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CFC 65: Division PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Kayo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kanehara!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Kayo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kayo throws a right and a left that Kanehara avoids nicely.
Kanehara 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.
Kayo is looking for a sweep.
Kayo gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kanehara punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kanehara working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Kayo can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kayo tries to hold on but Kanehara pushes him away.
Kanehara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kayo is looking to get to half guard.
Kanehara lands a nice shot to the head.
Kanehara wants to control the pace but Kayo is squirming around nicely.
Kanehara landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kayo takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Kayo is looking to get to half guard.
Kanehara moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Kayo has worked his arm free - good work by Kayo!
Kayo struggling a bit here.
Kanehara cracks Kayo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kayo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kayo trying to control here.
Kanehara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kanehara is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kanehara wants to control but Kayo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara prevents Kayo from improving his position.
Kanehara lands with a punch from half guard.
Kanehara prevents Kayo from improving his position.
Kanehara moves into full mount! Kayo won't be happy about that!
Kanehara with a couple of short strikes.
Kanehara dominating with strikes here.
Kanehara looking to control but Kayo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kanehara looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Kayo is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kayo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kanehara is landing with some decent strikes but Kayo is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Kayo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kanehara scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Kayo looks gassed!
Kanehara with shots to the head and body - Kayo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kanehara lands a big shot there that rocks Kayo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Kayo is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kayo tries to lock up and control but Kanehara gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Kayo is squirming around, avoiding Kanehara's attempts to control the action.
Kanehara landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara lands a heavy elbow.
Kanehara scoring with strikes but Kayo is staying in there.
Kanehara punishing his opponent with strikes.
Kanehara is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Kayo has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Kanehara raining down shots from the mount!
Kayo keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kanehara 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.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kanehara has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Kayo's face.
Kanehara trying to control but Kayo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kanehara dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kanehara misses with an uppercut.
Kayo stuns Kanehara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kanehara displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Kayo throws out the jab.
Bubba Kayo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kayo misses with an attempted mid kick.
Kayo throws a series of punches but Kanehara moves out of range.
Kayo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Kayo misses with an uppercut. Kanehara saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kanehara throws a shot from downtown. Kayo moves away and avoids it.
Kanehara misses with a looping right.
Kayo tries to bum rush Kanehara with a series of wild strikes but Kanehara uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Kayo misses with a few strikes there.
Kayo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Kayo is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kayo to the mat! Kayo manages to get full guard.
Kanehara postures up.
Kanehara is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kanehara thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Kayo working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kanehara.
Kayo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kanehara sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kayo's guard.
Kanehara lands strikes from half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Kanehara connects with a nice short shot to Kayo's temple.
Kanehara 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.
Kanehara stops Kayo from getting back to his feet.
Kanehara lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kayo is refusing to be controlled, as Kanehara sits in half guard.
Kanehara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kanehara passes to full mount!
Kanehara landing shots from mount.
Kanehara dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Kanehara.
Kanehara connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Kanehara raining down shots from the mount!
Kayo regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Nice strikes from Kanehara there.
Kanehara stalling.
Kanehara landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kanehara has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kayo taking shots to the head.
Kanehara raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Kayo is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kanehara working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Kanehara in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kanehara postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kayo looks a forlorn figure.
Kanehara lands a big elbow.
Kanehara trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kanehara breaks from Kayo's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Akira Kanehara dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Kayo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Kanehara.
Kayo throws a right and a left that Kanehara avoids nicely.
Kayo throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Kayo swings for the body but Kanehara moves out of range.
Kayo gets caught flat footed, as Kanehara shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kayo striking off his back but it's not causing Kanehara any problems.
Kanehara keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kayo's head.
Kanehara makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Kanehara postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kayo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kanehara, into his guard.
Kanehara lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kayo!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara lands a nice shot to the head.
Kanehara with shots to the head and body - Kayo looks very uncomfortable down there.
Kanehara raining down shots from the mount!
Kanehara with good strikes from the mount here!
Kanehara lands a heavy elbow.
Kanehara with good strikes from the mount here!
Kanehara looking to control but Kayo is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kanehara is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kanehara looking to finish Kayo with some ground and pound. This is bad for Kayo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Kayo is now in Kanehara's guard. A big mistake from Kanehara there, giving up the dominant position!
Kayo thows a big elbow that misses.
Akira Kanehara overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kanehara keeping moving, preventing Kayo from controlling successfully.
Kanehara bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kayo's guard.
Kayo looking for a guillotine here but Kanehara defends easily.
Kanehara trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kanehara is working hard here to advance position.
Kanehara is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kayo can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara working some strikes from top position.
Kanehara throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kayo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kanehara lands a couple of elbows.
Kanehara slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Kanehara scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Kayo to see if he's OK.
Kayo is looking to regain half guard here but Kanehara keeps moving and retains side control.
Kanehara wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kayo keeps working.
Kanehara lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Kayo down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kayo is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kanehara connects with a decent elbow.
Kayo is trying to improve his position.
Kanehara is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Kayo's shoulder. That is not cool.
Kanehara connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Kayo some visible discomfort.
Kanehara cracks Kayo with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Kanehara working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Kayo wants to control but Kanehara postures up.
Bubba Kayo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kanehara lands a nice forearm strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Akira Kanehara showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kanehara has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Akira Kanehara!
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FIGHT
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Taka Gominori (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snatch Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gominori comes to the cage accompanied by In Flames - Take This Life. Dat has chosen Bring The Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. The key to victory for Taka Gominori has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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218 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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190 cm
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207 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Poweful takedowns
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taka Gominori!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snatch Dat!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dat misses with the combination.
Dat misses with a double jab.
Dat gets a takedown into half guard.
Gominori looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Dat prevents Gominori from improving his position.
Dat thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dat has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Gominori tries to get to full guard but Dat has control of the leg.
Dat content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Dat moves nicely into side control.
You can see the frustration on Gominori's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Dat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gominori is trying to get back to half guard.
An elbow from Dat crashes against the mat.
Dat is looking to take a break and control but Gominori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Dat goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Gominori rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Dat's guard! Nice work there by Gominori!
Gominori trying to control but Dat is working from the bottom.
Dat tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Gominori is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gominori trying to control but Dat is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gominori is one step ahead there.
Dat working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Gominori doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Gominori manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Dat wants to sweep here but Gominori controlling him for the moment.
Dat is looking for a triangle but Gominori pushes his legs off easily.
Gominori wanted to stand there but Dat had control of the position.
Gominori trying to control but Dat is working from the bottom.
Dat bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gominori's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dat advances position into side control!
Dat is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gominori knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dat is looking to take a break and control but Gominori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gominori can't do much from the bottom here.
Dat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gominori regains half guard.
Gominori trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gominori is doing well to control the position and prevent Dat from advancing to side control.
Dat trying to mount his opponent but Gominori defends it.
Dat works his way into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gominori is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gominori is not content to let Dat control the position.
Gominori manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snatch Dat dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dat swinging wilding here.
Gominori misses with an uppercut. Dat saw that one coming.
Dat takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Gominori dips to his left and cracks Dat with an uppercut!
Dat avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gominori throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gominori tries to bum rush Dat with a series of wild strikes but Dat uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Gominori throws a jab when Dat was well out of range.
Gominori avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Dat or perhaps it was just good defense by Gominori which made him look bad.
Dat will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Taka Gominori has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snatch Dat.
Gominori throws a sloppy head kick and Dat moves out of range easily.
Gominori misses with a two punch combination.
Gominori swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Some wild striking there from Dat.
Taka Gominori seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gominori throws a series of punches but Dat moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dat throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gominori.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gominori throws and low kick but Dat moves out of range easily.
Gominori dodges the punch combination from Dat.
Dat slips a jab and a cross from Gominori.
Gominori misses with the combination.
Dat looks to land a combination but Gominori avoids it well.
Gominori throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dat.
Dat tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gominori swivels and escapes.
Dat shoots in but Gominori avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Nice cross by Gominori.
Dat scores a takedown into full mount!
Dat trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dat with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gominori is squirming around, avoiding Dat's attempts to control the action.
Gominori holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Dat tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Gominori working to try and regain half guard.
Dat swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Gominori is now in Dat's guard. A big mistake from Dat there, giving up the dominant position!
Dat is trying to keep Gominori in close.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gominori is fighting to break Dat's control of his arms but Dat is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Dat escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gominori gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gominori wants to get up but he can't break Dat's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dat is trying to keep Gominori in close.
Despite being in the dominant position, Snatch Dat just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Gominori lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Gominori.
Gominori swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gominori looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dat throws a nice looking combination but Gominori bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dat misses with a jab, cross combination.
Gominori fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gominori misses with a two punch combination.
Dat feints and as Gominori raises his hands in defense, Dat changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Dat won't allow Gominori to get back to his feet.
Gominori working a defensive guard here.
Dat trying to control the position from guard on top but Gominori is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gominori keeping full guard, as Dat tries to pass.
Gominori keeping moving, preventing Dat from controlling successfully.
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 Taka Gominori will probably get the nod.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Gominori. No joy for Dat on that attempt.
Taka Gominori is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gominori misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dat takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Gominori gets caught flat footed, as Dat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gominori pulls Dat in close to prevent any damage.
Dat thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gominori trying to keep a closed guard but Dat is proving a slippery customer.
Dat works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Dat not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dat seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gominori does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gominori is just riding it out for now. Dat eventually gives up the hold.
Dat is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gominori doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Dat.
Gominori tries to roll over but Dat keeps him under control.
Gominori is working hard here to advance position.
Gominori is not content to let Dat control the position.
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.
Dat is trying to work for a kimura but Gominori is defending well.
Gominori trying to control from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gominori misses with a few strikes there.
Dat bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Gominori is looking to reverse the position.
Dat wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gominori, who protects the arm well.
Dat throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Gominori tries to improve position but can't.
Dat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dat is looking to take a break and control but Gominori is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dat working the head and body with strikes.
Dat wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gominori keeps working.
Gominori is trying to control Dat's posture but Dat avoids it.
Dat thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dat tries to move into full mount but can't pass Gominori's legs.
Gominori struggling a bit here.
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.
Dat tries for a kimura but Gominori is defending well.
Dat looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gominori is trying to improve his position.
Dat trying to control the position but Gominori is working away.
Gominori is trying to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Snatch Dat comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dat has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Snatch Dat!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phal Um (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phal Um will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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168 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phal Um!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Um changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Um throws a strike aimed at the side of Johnson's head but Johnson avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson trying to control but Um flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Um controls the position.
Um throwing lazy shots from the back mount that aren't doing any damage.
Um has good solid back control here.
Um lands strikes to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um is riding his opponent, not letting Johnson buck him off.
Johnson trying to control but not successfully.
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.
Um controls the position.
Um's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Johnson just trying to survive but Um is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good control from Um.
Johnson wants to escape the position.
Um biding his time, looking for the opening.
Despite being in the dominant position, Phal Um just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Um drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Johnson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Um paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Um scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Um with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Let's hope that Um has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Johnson has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Um is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Um tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Um is controlling the pace.
Johnson tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Um manages to move to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Um takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Um looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Phal Um just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Um cracks Johnson with an open hand slap.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Um shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Johnson's guard.
Johnson is trying to keep Um in close.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Um sitting in guard here, content to control.
Um loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Um passes into half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Johnson pushes Um off but Um dives into side control.
Johnson tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phal Um showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Johnson throws a hook but Um avoids it easily.
Um ducks right into an uppercut from Johnson.
Um waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Johnson.
Um lands with a hook. Johnson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Um circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Um moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Johnson moves out of range as Um strikes.
Um shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Um content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to maintain the position but Um is very close to passing his half guard.
Um performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Um is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Um winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Um with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Um winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Johnson trying to hold on to Um's head to control him but Um postures up.
Matt Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Johnson is working hard here to advance position.
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.
Um is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Johnson tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Um has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Um sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phal Um comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Um winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phal Um!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lalli Jaakonpoika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rush has chosen Tom Sawyer - Rush as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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188 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lalli Jaakonpoika!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rush throws a leg kick but Jaakonpoika moved away.
Jaakonpoika tries to close the distance and clinch up but Rush swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jaakonpoika fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaakonpoika fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jaakonpoika dodges the punch combination from Rush.
Rush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaakonpoika shoots in and drives through. Rush sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lalli Jaakonpoika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaakonpoika shoots in for a double leg but Rush sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jaakonpoika blocks a head kick by Rush.
Rush fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rush misses with a straight left.
Rush stuffs the takedown attempt from Jaakonpoika. Jaakonpoika gets slowly back to his feet.
Rush throws a body kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika gets the takedown into side control.
Rush is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jaakonpoika wants to control for a moment but Rush uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Rush trying to control the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking to advance position but Jaakonpoika won't allow it.
Jaakonpoika is pressing down on Rush's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jaakonpoika looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rush is one step ahead there.
Rush 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.
Rush postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jaakonpoika is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rush, into his guard.
Jaakonpoika wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaakonpoika controls from within his opponent's guard.
Jaakonpoika seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rush for as long as he can get away with.
Rush pulls Jaakonpoika in close to his closed guard and prevents Jaakonpoika from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Jaakonpoika trying to control the position from guard on top but Rush is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Jaakonpoika is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jaakonpoika pushes down on Rush's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Jaakonpoika is looking to advance position but Rush won't allow it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Rush is looking to control Jaakonpoika's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rush avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lalli Jaakonpoika dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jaakonpoika wants to clinch.
Jaakonpoika shoots for a double leg takedown but Rush sprawls well. He's pushed Jaakonpoika's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rush keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jaakonpoika shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Lalli Jaakonpoika. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jaakonpoika tries to move into range but Rush moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jaakonpoika is rocked!
Jaakonpoika avoids a punch combination nicely.
Oh Jaakonpoika is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jaakonpoika shoots in but Rush avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jaakonpoika seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jaakonpoika.
Lalli Jaakonpoika is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush keeps the fight on the outside.
Rush lands a with a good body shot.
Lalli Jaakonpoika seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jaakonpoika looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Rush lands a really nice looking cross but Jaakonpoika seems unphased.
Jaakonpoika takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Rush stuffs the takedown.
Rush drops Jaakonpoika with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Jaakonpoika looks back up at him and smiles so Rush waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Rush throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Jaakonpoika crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jesper Rush!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Dali (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeppe Turska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turska is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Last of the Mohicans Theme. The key to victory for Salvador Dali has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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190 lbs
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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
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Dali!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeppe Turska!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turska shoots in for a double leg but Dali sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dali looks to land a left hand but Turska moved out of range nicely.
Turska bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Dali is looking for a sweep.
Dali is working hard here to advance position.
A lull in the action here as Turska stalls from top position.
Turska working the head with strikes.
Turska looks up at the clock and then as Dali takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Turska smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Turska tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Turska has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turska tries to score with some ground and pound. Dali controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dali is looking to reverse the position.
Turska in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Dali is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeppe Turska!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hyde Vamp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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255 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hyde Vamp!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vamp sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Vamp swinging wilding here.
Wood looks to land a left hand but Vamp moved out of range nicely.
Vamp tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Wood misses with a head kick.
Vamp blocks a head kick by Wood.
Vamp blocks a head kick by Wood.
A jab from Vamp misses.
Vamp on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Wood slips under a jab from Vamp.
Wood lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wood. That's going to slow Vamp down.
Vamp looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Vamp if he has to take too many more of those.
Wood lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Vamp sprawling to the canvas. Wood follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Vamp hang on?
Vamp is rocked!
It looks like Hyde Vamp has been cut.
Wood decides to return to a standing position.
Vamp is still on wobbly legs! Can Wood finish him?
Vamp chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wood can pounce on him.
Vamp seems to have recovered his senses.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A solid body kick from Wood.
Vamp takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood lands a brutal head kick. Vamp looks out on his feet and Wood throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). BJ Wood!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cruz comes to the cage accompanied by Welcome to the Jungle. Vasiliev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Russian Barakuda kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Oleg Vasiliev has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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163 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
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163 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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Counter striker
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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
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vasiliev changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cruz tries to avoid it but Vasiliev manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cruz to the ground. Cruz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cruz throws a body punch but Vasiliev moves out of range.
Vasiliev closes the distance and clinches up with Cruz, looking for a takedown. Vasiliev pushes Cruz against the cage but Cruz circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kale Cruz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cruz misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circling - Cruz throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cruz throws a nice looking combination but Vasiliev bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Vasiliev gets the takedown into side control.
Vasiliev tries for a kimura but Cruz is defending well.
Vasiliev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Cruz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vasiliev working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Vasiliev off and has taken his back!
Cruz controlling from the back.
Vasiliev tries to roll but Cruz sticks to his back.
I would not like to be Vasiliev right now.
Vasiliev rolls, trying to escape but Cruz keeps control of the position.
Vasiliev is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cruz is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Vasiliev turns into Cruz and is now in his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Cruz throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Cruz has his hands on Vasiliev's head, controlling the position.
Cruz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vasiliev's guard.
Cruz is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Vasiliev looking for a guillotine here but Cruz defends easily.
Vasiliev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Cruz controls the pace.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Vasiliev looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Vasiliev wants to improve his position but instead Cruz has moved into half guard.
Well, if Cruz is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Vasiliev is looking for a sweep. Cruz is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cruz controlling the action here.
Cruz prevents Vasiliev from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cruz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Vasiliev tries to get to full guard but Cruz has control of the leg.
Cruz tries to pass to full mount but Vasiliev defends it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vasiliev looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cruz is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Vasiliev!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Cruz dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Cruz jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vasiliev uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cruz.
Vasiliev displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Cruz throws out the jab.
Cruz misses with a hook.
Cruz swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Cruz swings for the body but Vasiliev moves out of range.
Cruz is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Cruz's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Cruz loads up on a big right hand but Vasiliev slips the punch.
Cruz scores with a shot to the body.
Vasiliev avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Cruz scores with a nice head shot.
Cruz throws a lazy right hand but Vasiliev sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cruz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Oleg Vasiliev has been cut.
Vasiliev moves out of range as Cruz strikes.
Cruz throws a jab when Vasiliev was well out of range.
Vasiliev shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cruz as he jumps to the side.
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Cruz attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A big left from Cruz misses.
Vasiliev fails with the takedown.
Cruz misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Vasiliev.
Kale Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Vasiliev.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cruz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cruz missing with a left hand there. Vasiliev was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
A slow jab from Cruz misses its intended target.
Cruz connects with a looping right hand.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Vasiliev's shoulder, as Vasiliev tries to avoid the shot.
Cruz throws an overhand right that lands on Vasiliev's shoulder, as Vasiliev tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Vasiliev slips under a jab.
Vasiliev looks for a takedown but Cruz sprawls well.
Cruz looks to land a right hand but Vasiliev moved out of range.
Cruz bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Vasiliev gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Cruz tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Vasiliev keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cruz content just to control the position here.
Vasiliev is trying to escape the mount.
Cruz with a couple of short strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kale Cruz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Oleg Vasiliev'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!
Cruz throws a series of punches but Vasiliev avoids them all with ease.
Vasiliev misses with a takedown attempt
and Cruz counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Cruz throws the left hand but Vasiliev avoids the punch easily.
Cruz throws a shot from downtown. Vasiliev moves away and avoids it.
Cruz throws a hook to the side of Vasiliev's head but Vasiliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cruz drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cruz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasiliev lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cruz!
Vasiliev sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasiliev moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Cruz has worked his arm free - good work by Cruz!
Vasiliev swings around for an armbar but Cruz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Vasiliev's guard.
Vasiliev looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Cruz passes into side control.
Cruz works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Vasiliev is looking for a sweep.
You can see the frustration on Vasiliev's face as Cruz controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Vasiliev for as long as he can get away with.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vasiliev is looking to regain half guard here but Cruz keeps moving and retains side control.
Cruz working the ground and pound from side control.
Vasiliev is trying to control Cruz's posture but Cruz avoids it.
Vasiliev is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz taking a breather here.
Cruz scores with punches from side control.
Cruz is working Vasiliev over with some ground and pound from side control.
Vasiliev is looking for a sweep.
A lull in the action here.
Cruz scores with a couple of short elbows.
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.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Cruz is chipping away with strikes.
Kale Cruz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Vasiliev is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
Cruz slows the pace down.
Cruz's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Cruz has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Vasiliev!
And that's the end of the fight!
Kale Cruz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cruz 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kale Cruz!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Leonard Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Goodfellow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonard Khan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Goodfellow!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goodfellow fails to land with a series of punches.
Khan throws a hook but Goodfellow avoids it easily.
Goodfellow bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Khan bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Goodfellow's head backwards.
It looks like Andrew Goodfellow has been cut.
Khan throws a body punch but Goodfellow moves out of range.
Khan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Goodfellow.
Khan drops Goodfellow with a left and a right! Oh, Goodfellow is hurt - Khan dives into side control looking to finish!
Goodfellow is rocked!
Khan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Goodfellow knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Goodfellow is still in real trouble! Can Khan finish him?
Khan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Goodfellow rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Khan's guard! Nice work there by Goodfellow!
Khan is wriggling around but Goodfellow manages to pass to half guard.
Goodfellow seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan gets full guard.
Khan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Goodfellow's guard.
Goodfellow keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Goodfellow wants to stand but Khan is controlling the position.
Khan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Goodfellow is keeping the position for now.
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.
Khan throwing strikes from guard but Goodfellow blocks nicely.
Khan stops Goodfellow from standing up.
Goodfellow keeping full guard, as Khan tries to pass.
Goodfellow keeping moving, preventing Khan from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Goodfellow lands a head shot.
Khan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Goodfellow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Goodfellow wants to clinch.
Khan scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Khan misses with a wild combination.
Goodfellow is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Khan.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Goodfellow throws out the jab.
Khan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Goodfellow.
Goodfellow takes one on the button.
Khan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Goodfellow.
Khan missing with a left hand there. Goodfellow was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Khan knocks Goodfellow out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Leonard Khan!
Leonard Khan retains his lightweight title!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cool McCold (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes into the arena with F'd up blaring out of the sound system. McCold has chosen Back in Black as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cool McCold!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McCold throws a right and a left that Mann avoids nicely.
Mann shoots in for a takedown but McCold shows good takedown defense.
McCold stuffs the takedown attempt from Mann. Mann gets slowly back to his feet.
A cross from McCold lands.
Mann looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McCold bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mann's guard.
Mann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mann doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McCold throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mann works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McCold is sitting in close to Mann's body. Mann has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! McCold is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, McCold is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Mann.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Mike Mann!
Mike Mann retains his heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesus Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sol's entrance music is SFIV - Theme of Ryu 2. A fine choice. Gonzalez has chosen Why Cant we Be Friends! as his entrance music. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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
14 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, YB Sol!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Gonzalez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez defending well as Sol loads up on a big left hand.
Gonzalez throws out a loose jab but Sol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gonzalez lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Gonzalez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sol blocks a low kick nicely.
Sol looks to throw the jab but Gonzalez is out of range.
Gonzalez stuffs the takedown.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Gonzalez throws a head kick but Sol moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sol.
Donk. Gonzalez catches Sol right on the button with a cross.
Sol lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Decent striking displayed by Sol there.
Sol fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Gonzalez scores with a leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sol throws the left hand but Gonzalez avoids the punch easily.
Sol shoots in and bounces Gonzalez off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Sol working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
Sol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gonzalez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Gonzalez has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Sol pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzalez is keeping the position for now.
Sol trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzalez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sol postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Gonzalez is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sol, into his guard.
Sol isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Gonzalez stacks Sol on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Gonzalez!
Sol might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sol manages to work his way to half guard, despite Gonzalez's best efforts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol wants to get back to full guard.
Sol avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez tries to stand but can't do so whilst Sol controls his leg.
Sol is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Gonzalez pulls his head out easily.
Sol punching from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol is looking for a sweep. Gonzalez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Gonzalez decides to stand and escape the position.
Sol takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sol misses with a takedown attempt - Gonzalez sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for YB Sol. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sol is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Gonzalez misses.
Sol shoots in but Gonzalez avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gonzalez lands a really nice looking cross but Sol seems unphased.
Gonzalez with a nice cross.
Gonzalez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Nice jab there from Sol.
Gonzalez cracks Sol with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Sol throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gonzalez sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sol misses with an uppercut. Gonzalez saw that one coming.
Sol scores with a takedown into Gonzalez's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sol wants to pass the guard but Gonzalez is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Gonzalez dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Gonzalez with a hook.
Sol tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gonzalez swivels and escapes.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sol looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sol moves out of range of the strikes.
A low kick from Sol misses
and Gonzalez counters with a leg kick.
Sol fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sol takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Gonzalez looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Gonzalez drops his shoulder and cracks Sol with a huge uppercut! Sol goes down! Can Gonzalez finish him?
Sol is rocked!
Gonzalez content to stall in guard here.
Oh Sol is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sol seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sol controls Gonzalez momentarily but Gonzalez frees himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sol had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Gonzalez is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sol Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Gonzalez's back instead.
Sol is trying to stick to Gonzalez's back but Gonzalez is turning into Sol. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Sol's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Gonzalez.
Sol utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sol looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Gonzalez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Sol takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sol takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Gonzalez misses with a body shot.
Jesus Gonzalez is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gonzalez dips to his left and cracks Sol with an uppercut!
Gonzalez lands a head shot.
Nice defenses there by Sol.
Gonzalez circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Sol to the canvas! Sol doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Gonzalez keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Gonzalez!
Jesus Gonzalez is the new light heavyweight champion!
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