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ICF 8 - Barely Legal PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Slacks Houligan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Oxmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slacks Houligan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.4lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slacks Houligan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Oxmall!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Houligan shoots in for a takedown but Oxmall shows good takedown defense.
Oxmall tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Houligan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Oxmall as he avoids it easily.
Oxmall decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oxmall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Oxmall in particular looking to stall.
Oxmall is looking to take a break and control but Houligan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Houligan wants to control but Oxmall is keeping busy.
Houligan is not content to let Oxmall control the position.
Houligan is trying to maintain the position but Oxmall is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan wants to improve his position but Oxmall is controlling well.
Houligan on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Houligan tries to get out of the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Houligan with a poor takedown
and Oxmall counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Houligan!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slacks Houligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houligan is breathing heavily.
Oxmall controlling from the full mount.
Houligan is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall content just to control the position here.
Houligan is trying desperately to improve position.
Oxmall looking to control and managing it successfully.
Houligan working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall controlling from mount.
Oxmall wants to control the pace but Houligan is squirming around nicely.
That's four 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.
Oxmall tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mike Oxmall just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Houligan with a poor takedown
and Oxmall counters by clinching up.
Oxmall looking for a takedown.
Houligan pulls guard effortlessly.
Oxmall controlling from the top position.
Houligan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Oxmall gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Oxmall controls from within his opponent's guard.
Oxmall tries to stand but Houligan is controlling from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Oxmall dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Oxmall takes the fight into the clinch.
Oxmall lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
It looks like Oxmall is going to stand back up.
Houligan is pressing down on Oxmall's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Houligan looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Houligan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Houligan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oxmall!
Oxmall tries to lock up and control but Houligan gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Oxmall is looking to escape.
Oxmall is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Houligan has control of Oxmall's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Oxmall regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Houligan lands a heavy elbow.
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.
Houligan goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Oxmall turns into him and now he's in Houligan's guard.
Houligan striking off his back but it's not causing Oxmall any problems.
Houligan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Oxmall has passed into side control.
Oxmall lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Houligan down.
Houligan struggling a bit here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Houligan gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Houligan makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Houligan.
Oxmall stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Houligan with a poor takedown
and Oxmall counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Houligan's guard now.
Houligan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Oxmall can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Houligan has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Oxmall is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Houligan.
Houligan tries to improve position but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall stands up.
Houligan has his takedown stuffed
and Oxmall counters with a two punch combo.
Mike Oxmall is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Houligan has his takedown stuffed
and Oxmall counters with a single leg into guard. Houligan didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slacks Houligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Houligan is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Houligan looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oxmall puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Oxmall showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Houligan shoots and misses
and Oxmall counters with a solid body kick.
Houligan fails with the takedown
and Oxmall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Houligan wants to control but Oxmall is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Houligan tries to get to full guard but Oxmall has control of the leg.
Oxmall decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Oxmall shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Houligan but Houligan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Oxmall tries to clinch but Houligan is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Houligan shoots and misses
and Oxmall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Slacks Houligan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Houligan wants to get back to full guard but Oxmall has passed into side control.
Houligan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Houligan is working hard here to advance position.
Oxmall can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Houligan is looking to escape.
Houligan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall controlling his opponent.
Oxmall tries to control but Houligan wriggling away.
Houligan can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oxmall looking to control but Houligan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Houligan wants to hold on but Oxmall pushes him away.
Houligan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Houligan is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Oxmall controlling his opponent.
Houligan wants to control but Oxmall is having none of it.
That's four 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.
Houligan is trying desperately to improve position.
Houligan throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Houligan working to try and regain half guard.
Slacks Houligan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Houligan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Oxmall comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Oxmall has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Oxmall!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garry Dupuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupuis comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar (Remix) by N.E.R.D. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Dupuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe Gomez!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dupuis swivels and escapes.
Dupuis displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
It looks like Pepe Gomez has been cut.
Gomez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dupuis tries a head kick but it misses.
Dupuis scores with a one two! Gomez had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Dupuis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Garry Dupuis!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Copeland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Debor Tan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Copeland comes into the arena with Come To Life blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Copeland!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Debor Tan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Copeland checks a leg kick.
Tan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Copeland. That did some damage!
Copeland fails with a takedown attempt.
Tan instigates a clinch.
Tan manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Copeland has clasped his hands together around Tan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Tan can do anything to dispel that myth.
Tan is pushing Copeland's head away, looking to escape. Copeland manages to hold on to the position though.
Tan tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Copeland could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Copeland goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Tan rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Copeland's guard! Nice work there by Tan!
Tan forces his way into half guard.
Tan content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Copeland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Copeland is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tan lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Tan looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tan landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Tan seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Tan is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Copeland defends it well.
Tan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Copeland tries to roll over but Tan keeps him under control.
Tan is trying to control the action in half guard but Copeland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copeland tries to get to full guard but Tan has control of the leg.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Tan works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Tan.
Tan looking to control and managing it successfully.
Tan looking to control but Copeland is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Tan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Copeland is working to get back to half guard.
Tan content just to control the position here.
Tan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Copeland's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tan controlling the pace for now.
Tan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Copeland?
Tan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Copeland working to try and regain half guard.
Tan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Copeland?
Copeland is rocked!
Tan in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Oh Copeland is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Tan lands a big shot to the head and Copeland winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Debor Tan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and michel jocolyn pierre peirre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter comes to the cage accompanied by Run this Town. pierre peirre has chosen Why Most I Cry as his entrance music. 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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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, michel jocolyn pierre peirre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
pierre peirre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
pierre peirre fails with an attempt to clinch.
Carter tries to clinch but pierre peirre is having none of it.
Carter is looking to clinch.
Carter lands a with a good body shot.
Carter throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as pierre peirre stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Carter follows into mount!
pierre peirre is rocked!
It looks like michel jocolyn pierre peirre has been cut.
pierre peirre blocking the ground and pound.
Carter controlling from mount.
Carter throws some wild stikes that pierre peirre manages to avoid easily.
Carter landing shots from mount.
pierre peirre tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Carter looking to finish pierre peirre with some ground and pound. This is bad for pierre peirre!
Carter tries to control but pierre peirre wriggling away.
Carter dominating with strikes here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
pierre peirre is wriggling around trying to escape.
pierre peirre tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
Carter trying to control but pierre peirre is having none of it.
pierre peirre wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
Carter landing strikes, looking to finish!
Carter looking to finish with strikes here!
Carter scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Carter 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.
Carter avoids the attempt from pierre peirre to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two 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.
Carter tries to control but pierre peirre wriggling away.
Carter throwing strikes here but pierre peirre is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
pierre peirre wants to get back to his feet.
pierre peirre is looking to improve his position but Carter isn't that keen on the idea.
Carter takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
pierre peirre is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
pierre peirre is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
pierre peirre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
pierre peirre blocking the ground and pound.
pierre peirre wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
pierre peirre can't escape the position.
Carter trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carter controlling the position easily from mount.
pierre peirre working to try and regain half guard.
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.
Carter throws some wild stikes that pierre peirre manages to avoid easily.
pierre peirre is working to get back to half guard.
pierre peirre looks gassed!
Carter controlling his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Carter dominated that round.
The cut man is working on michel jocolyn pierre peirre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Carter throws a combination but it was largely blocked by pierre peirre.
Shawn Carter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carter chopping away at his opponent's legs.
pierre peirre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
pierre peirre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Carter counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Carter takes the fight into the clinch.
Carter breaks the clinch.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Carter tries to clinch up.
pierre peirre is breathing heavily.
Carter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with pierre peirre, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands a left hand that snaps the head of pierre peirre backwards.
pierre peirre is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Good body shot from Carter.
Carter fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Carter is trying to work for a single leg takedown but pierre peirre pulls him back up using the underhooks.
pierre peirre is pressed up against the cage. Carter has hold of a leg and is looking to drag pierre peirre down to the mat. pierre peirre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
pierre peirre darts in trying to clinch
and Carter counters with an inside leg kick.
pierre peirre tries to close the distance and clinch up but Carter swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter forces pierre peirre back against the cage and clinches.
Carter leaning his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter pulls guard successfully.
Carter pushes pierre peirre off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Carter throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Carter throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Carter misses with a takedown
and pierre peirre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Carter's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
pierre peirre seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Carter keeping moving, preventing pierre peirre from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
pierre peirre looking to pass the guard.
pierre peirre won't allow Carter to get back to his feet.
pierre peirre gets to his feet - Carter follows without any prompting.
pierre peirre connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
pierre peirre tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Carter paws at him with a jab and circles away.
pierre peirre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carter fails with the takedown
and pierre peirre connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Carter tries to clinch up but pierre peirre circles away and keeps his distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
pierre peirre connects with a single shot there.
Carter on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
michel jocolyn pierre peirre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
pierre peirre throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Carter tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but pierre peirre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Carter wants to clinch.
Carter closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Carter can't break the clinch.
pierre peirre breaks the clinch.
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 Shawn Carter will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on michel jocolyn pierre peirre's cut.
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. This is the final round!
pierre peirre looks for the body kick but Carter saw that one coming.
Carter fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carter slips a straight right by pierre peirre.
Carter uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from pierre peirre.
No luck for pierre peirre with that takedown attempt.
Nice sprawl there from pierre peirre as Carter shoots in.
Carter shoots in looking for a takedown. pierre peirre tries to sprawl out of it but Carter keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. pierre peirre manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Carter looks for a takedown but pierre peirre sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Shawn Carter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
pierre peirre tries to land a front kick but Carter steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter clinches up against the cage.
Carter lands with a right to the head.
Carter jumps guard.
pierre peirre wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
Carter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
pierre peirre decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
pierre peirre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
pierre peirre is fighting to break Carter's control of his arms but Carter is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to sweep here but pierre peirre controlling him for the moment.
pierre peirre is pushing down on Carter's leg trying to pass to half guard. Carter is fighting to maintain full guard but pierre peirre has managed to sneak the leg through.
pierre peirre controlling the action here.
pierre peirre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
pierre peirre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
pierre peirre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Carter defending well though.
Carter is pressing down on pierre peirre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter wants to get back to his feet but pierre peirre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
pierre peirre controlling from the top position.
Carter looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
pierre peirre stays in close to Carter's body and controls the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter has his foot on pierre peirre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. pierre peirre works his way back into a safe position though.
pierre peirre thows a big elbow that misses.
pierre peirre thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
pierre peirre trying to control the position from guard on top but Carter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
pierre peirre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Carter instigates a clinch.
pierre peirre breaks from the clinch.
pierre peirre lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The fight stays on the outside here - Carter looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
michel jocolyn pierre peirre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter shoots and misses
and pierre peirre cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Carter swats away the attempt to clinch by pierre peirre.
Carter throws a shot to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
michel jocolyn pierre peirre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Carter 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Carter!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 99 Problems. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Knife!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Quinn.
A punch combination from Quinn misses.
Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Knife tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Quinn manages to pull guard.
Quinn utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knife stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Quinn swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Knife won't allow Quinn to get back to his feet.
Knife drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Knife jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Knife has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Knife trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
Knife with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knife trying to control but Quinn is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Quinn changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Knife looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Quinn will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Quinn working away.
Knife manages to work his way to half guard, despite Quinn's best efforts.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knife tries to get to full guard but Quinn has control of the leg.
Quinn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Knife on the ground.
Quinn is looking to advance position but Knife won't allow it.
Quinn wants to stand but Knife has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knife makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Knife.
Knife trying to keep a closed guard but Quinn is proving a slippery customer.
Knife looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Quinn clinches.
Quinn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Knife moves in looking to clinch but Quinn pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Knife or perhaps it was just good defense by Quinn which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knife with a lazy takedown attempt
and Quinn counters with a three punch combo that has Knife backing up. Knife nods at Quinn to acknowledge the strikes.
Cyrus Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Knife.
Knife shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Quinn counters with a shoot takedown. Knife fights it but they end up in guard.
Knife wants to sweep but no luck.
Knife looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Quinn puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Quinn seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Quinn is breathing heavily.
Knife is pressing down on Quinn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Knife controls Quinn momentarily but Quinn frees himself.
Knife has his foot on Quinn's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Quinn works his way back into a safe position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knife is trying to keep Quinn in close.
Knife is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Quinn breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Quinn scores with a head kick.
Quinn finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Quinn tries for a takedown but Knife circles away easily
and Knife counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Quinn!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knife cracks Quinn with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Quinn dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Knife scores a takedown into full mount!
Knife goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Quinn turns into him and now he's in Knife's guard.
Quinn is fighting to break Knife's control of his arms but Knife is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Quinn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Knife is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Knife looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Knife keeps moving.
Knife manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Quinn manages to get himself to full guard.
Quinn scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Knife looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Knife tries to clinch there but Quinn circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn clinches up against the cage.
Knife avoids the elbow strike from Quinn, against the cage.
Knife tries for a takedown but Quinn manages to get underhooks.
Knife is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Quinn is keeping busy.
Quinn gets underhooks to prevent Knife's takedown attempt.
Cyrus Quinn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Knife.
Knife drops down looking for an ankle pick but Quinn pulls his leg out and moves away.
Quinn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Knife takes a kick to the side of the head.
Quinn misses with a takedown
and Knife decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Quinn's guard.
Knife trying to control the position from guard on top but Quinn is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knife stands and throws Quinn's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Knife thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Knife has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Quinn!
Knife putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knife can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Quinn is looking to escape.
Knife content just to control the position here.
Knife's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Knife fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Knife showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Knife gets the takedown into side control.
You can see the frustration on Quinn's face as Knife controls the position.
Quinn is looking for a sweep.
Quinn is not content to let Knife control the position.
Quinn takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Knife works to advance to full mount. Quinn defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Quinn tries to lock up and control but Knife gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Knife working for a submission but Quinn is keeping him at bay.
Quinn tries to hold on but Knife postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knife is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Knife is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Quinn is surviving well by controlling Knife's body position as best he can.
Quinn is bucking up trying to escape but Knife cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Knife tries to control but Quinn wriggling away.
Knife connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knife throwing strikes here but Quinn is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Knife working for a guillotine from mount but Quinn is in no mood to give up.
Knife has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Quinn is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jim Knife!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corey Washington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tong Po (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Washington comes to the cage accompanied by "Hawaii Five-O" by The Ventures. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Corey Washington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tong Po!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Po uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Washington.
Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Po takes a jab right on the kisser.
Washington ducks under a wild hook from Po.
Washington closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Washington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
Washington lands an elbow just above Po 's eye.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Washington lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Po takes an elbow to the forehead.
Washington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Tong Po has been cut.
Washington is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Po goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Po has Washington pressed against the cage.
Nice elbow from Washington.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
Po can't break the clinch.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Washington with a knee to the head.
Washington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Po blocks an elbow strike from Washington.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
Po dodges an elbow strike from Washington.
Washington misses with a knee strike.
Po misses with a hook to the ribs.
Po wants to break free but Washington has control.
A bit of stalling here from Po.
Washington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Po avoids the elbow strike from Washington, against the cage.
Washington landing knees to the head.
Washington tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
A knee to the head by Washington.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Po.
Washington stops a takedown attempt from Po.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Washington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Washington is breathing heavily.
Washington prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
Washington lands a knee to the head.
Washington keeps control of Po as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Washington landing knees to the body.
Washington landing knees to the body.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po missing with knees to the body.
Washington tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Nice elbow from Washington.
Washington avoiding damage as Po throws knees to the body.
Po manages to break the clinch.
Po throws a sloppy head kick and Washington moves out of range easily.
Po shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Washington but Washington pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Corey Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tong Po.
Po throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Po's calf.
Po throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Po has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Po there as he acknowledges the shot.
Washington rushes Po and presses him up against the cage.
Washington gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Washington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po avoiding damage as Washington throws knees to the body.
Washington landing knees to the body.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po throws a right and a left that both miss.
Washington forces Po back against the cage and clinches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice knee to the body.
Washington lands a knee to the head.
Washington content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Po takes an elbow to the temple.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
Washington lands a nice knee to the body.
Po tries to break the clinch but Washington is controlling the position.
Washington with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Po wants to stall.
Po tries to break the clinch but Washington is controlling the position.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Washington lands an elbow just above Po 's eye.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Po wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington stalls.
Nice elbow from Washington.
Washington gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Po.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice elbow.
Washington crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Washington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washington lands an elbow inside that Po shrugs off.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Po tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Washington gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Washington is blocking nicely.
Washington lands a nice elbow.
Po tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Po is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington throws a knee to the head but misses.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
A knee to the head by Washington.
Washington comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Washington landing knees to the head.
Washington misses with a knee strike.
Po blocks the elbow strike.
Washington lands an elbow that stopped Po in his tracks for a moment.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Washington lands a nice knee to the body.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Washington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Washington.
Po tries a head kick but it misses.
Washington throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Washington.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Washington chopping away at his opponent's legs.
A slow jab from Washington misses its intended target.
Washington gets a clinch.
Washington looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Washington prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
Po takes a knee right on the jaw!
Washington crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Po takes an elbow to the temple.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Po wants to break the clinch but can't.
With the fighters up against the cage, Washington throws an elbow but misses.
Po tries to land a knee to the head but Washington blocks with his arms.
Po using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Washington has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po avoids the elbow strike from Washington, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The is referee keeping an eye on Washington - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Po avoiding damage as Washington throws knees to the body.
Po creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Washington on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Washington lands a knee to the body.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Washington landing knees to the body.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Washington lands a nice elbow.
Po creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Po wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington dodges an elbow strike from Po.
Washington throws an elbow but it misses.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Washington tries to stall but Po uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Po misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Washington.
Po tries to work over Washington's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Po tries to land knees in the clinch but Washington avoids the damage to the body.
Po with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Washington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Washington is keeping busy.
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.
Po manages to break the clinch.
Washington takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Po throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Washington.
Po throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Washington pushes Po up against the cage in a clinch.
Washington lands an elbow just above Po 's eye.
Po tries to stall but Washington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A knee to the head by Washington.
Po wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Washington misses with an elbow strike.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Washington misses with an elbow over the top.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.
Washington blocks the elbow strike.
Po is trying to break free.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Washington scores with a knee to the head.
Washington landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Washington prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Corey Washington has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Washington lands an elbow that stopped Po in his tracks for a moment.
Po throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Washington blocks it with crossed arms.
Washington throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po takes an elbow to the forehead.
Po wants to break the clinch but can't.
Washington connects with a nasty looking knee right to Po's face.
Washington blocking some punches.
Po breaks from the clinch.
Washington scores with a jab. Po acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Po throws a head kick but Washington moves out of range.
Po pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Washington throws a combination. Po tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Corey Washington is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Washington clinches with his opponent.
Knees to the body from Washington.
Po wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Washington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Po stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Washington scores with a knee to the head.
Washington throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Po blocks it with crossed arms.
Po goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Po takes an elbow to the temple.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po leaning his opponent against the cage.
Washington using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Po has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Po wants to break free but Washington has control.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po is trying to break free.
Po looking to throw knees to the head but Washington is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Washington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tong Po'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!
Washington avoids the head kick by Po.
A head kick misses from Po.
Washington gets a clinch.
Washington using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Po goes for a takedown in the clinch but Washington prevents it.
Po managing to block the knees to the body from Washington.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Po goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Po misses with a body shot.
Washington clinches with his opponent.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Washington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Washington prevents a takedown attempt there.
Corey Washington has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tong Po.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Washington lands an elbow inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Washington lands a nice knee to the body.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but Po blocks with his arms.
Po pulls guard.
Washington stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Po listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Po misses with a body shot.
A punch lands to the side of Po 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Washington stuns Po with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Po tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Washington is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Washington with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Nice shot by Washington.
Washington misses with an uppercut. Po saw that one coming.
Washington attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Washington fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Po, pushing him back against the cage.
Washington holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Washington looking to throw knees to the head but Po is blocking nicely.
Washington connects with a knee to the head.
Po's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Washington tries to stall but Po uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Washington prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
Po blocks an elbow strike from Washington.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Washington prevents Po from breaking the clinch.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Washington blocks an elbow strike from Po.
Nice body punch from Po - that landed with a thud.
Washington misses with an elbow over the top.
Po tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Washington just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tong Po has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Washington lands an elbow just above Po 's eye.
Po can't break the clinch.
Washington misses with a knee to the head.
Washington tries to land knees in the clinch but Po avoids the damage to the body.
Po is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Washington managing to block the knees to the body from Po.
Po with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Po wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Washington scores a nice knee to the body.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Washington misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Po.
Po missing with knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Po goes for a takedown attempt but Washington pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Washington lands an overhand right.
Po avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Po shoots in for a double leg but Washington sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Washington throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Washington closes the distance and clinches.
Washington tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Po is looking to break free of the clinch but Washington has double underhooks.
Po tries to pull guard but Washington holds him up against the cage and eventually Po drops back down to his feet.
Washington landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Washington with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Washington tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Po is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Po wants to break free but Washington has control.
Po wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Washington just leaning against Po, taking a breather.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Po wants to get back to striking at distance but Washington won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Po throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Washington trying to land knees to the body.
Po has had enough of the clinch but Washington keeps him there for the moment.
Po misses with a knee strike.
Washington lands an elbow inside that Po shrugs off.
Po tries to stall but Washington uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Po is trying to break the clinch but Washington has him pressed against the cage.
Po trying to land knees to the body.
Washington missing with knees to the body.
Washington unloads a knee to the mid-section. Po lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Washington crunches a lovely knee into Po's ribcage.
Washington tries a knee to the head but Po blocks it.
Po stalling in the clinch but Washington improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Washington.
Po has had enough of the clinch but Washington keeps him there for the moment.
Po struggles to land a body shot inside as Washington controls his hands.
Washington lands a knee to the body.
Washington lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Washington with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Washington throws an elbow that misses.
Po tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Po misses with an elbow over the top.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Washington showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Washington has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Washington!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between David Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 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, Mike Richards!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Richards gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Some wild striking there from Smith.
David Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richards pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith rushes Richards and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richards scores a takedown into full mount!
Richards is landing with some decent strikes but Smith is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Richards lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Smith hang on?
Poor strikes thrown by Richards there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Smith is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith is trying to stand.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Richards tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Richards has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Richards stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Smith has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Smith thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richards if he has to take too many more of those.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Richards.
Richards avoids the head kick by Smith.
Smith is looking to clinch but Richards is avoiding it.
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Richards should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Horrible takedown by Richards or perhaps it was just good defense by Smith which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a double jab.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
No joy there for Smith, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Smith tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith tries for a takedown but Richards sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Richards tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smith counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smith looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smith throws a head kick but Richards moves out of range.
Smith stalks Richards and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Richards's face. Richards staggers backwards, shaken.
Richards slips a jab and a cross from Smith.
Smith tries to clinch but Richards is having none of it.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A head kick by Richards misses
and Smith counters with a single leg into guard. Richards didn't expect that.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Richards is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards stops Smith from standing up.
Richards is standing up over Smith. Smith looks to escape but Richards dives into side control.
Richards is trying to move to mount but Smith reverses beautifully and ends up in Richards's guard.
Smith tries to stand but Richards is controlling from the bottom.
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 David Smith will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Richards shoots in for a double leg but Smith sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Smith plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Smith tries to bum rush Richards with a series of wild strikes but Richards uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smith scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Richards desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Richards tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Smith avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richards looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Smith tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Richards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Richards manages to get to full guard.
Richards looking for a sweep. Not yet Richards, not yet.
Smith decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Richards backwards.
Smith fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith throws a series of strikes that have Richards backpedaling.
Smith avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richards is breathing heavily.
Smith throws a head kick that misses.
Richards shoots for a takedown but Smith saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Richards swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Smith throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smith tests Richards's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Smith throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Richards counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Smith pushes Richards off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smith throws a half hearted mid kick.
Smith has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Richards.
Smith changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Richards looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith tries to clinch up.
Smith throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Smith scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Smith swinging wilding here.
Richards swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richards's guard now.
Richards wants to control but Smith passes easily into half guard.
Richards is looking to control Smith's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Richards avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Smith dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
No luck for Richards with that takedown attempt.
Smith displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Richards gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Smith to counter with a crisp jab.
Smith tries a head kick but it misses.
Richards has his takedown stuffed
and Smith counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Richards is lucky that one didn't land flush.
David Smith has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Richards.
Smith throws a right and a left that Richards avoids nicely.
Richards tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smith counters with a left and a right that stings Richards.
Richards takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Smith uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
No luck for Smith with that takedown attempt.
David Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith scores with a punch to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a one two combo.
Richards dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Richards counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith has one foot on Richards's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Smith moves into the clinch successfully.
Smith holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A short right from Smith.
Smith breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Smith throws a series of punches but Richards avoids them all with ease.
Smith closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith manages to break the clinch.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a wild combination.
Richards with a poor takedown
and Smith counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Richards's guard now.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Richards looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Smith lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Smith will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Richards wants to clinch but Smith slips to the side
and Smith counters with a series of strikes. Richards will be more careful next time no doubt.
Smith throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smith lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Smith closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Richards stuffs the takedown.
Richards feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Smith trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards tries to free his leg and advance position but Smith is retaining full guard.
David Smith overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smith is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Richards dives into side control.
Richards working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richards fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Mike Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Richards works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Smith showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Smith has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Smith!
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