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RR25: Two tournaments PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Torspo Murikka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jabae Whiteson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Murikka comes to the cage accompanied by Porilaisten marssi. Whiteson has chosen You Said a Bad Word as his entrance music. Jabae Whiteson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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300 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Torspo Murikka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jabae Whiteson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whiteson tries a head kick but it misses.
Whiteson tries to clinch but Murikka moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whiteson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Whiteson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Murikka moves into the clinch.
Murikka has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Whiteson uses from the top position.
Murikka wants to control the position but Whiteson says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Murikka is looking for a sweep. Whiteson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Murikka wants to control but Whiteson is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whiteson wants to get back to his feet.
Murikka punching from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteson stands up and beckons Murikka to join him on the feet.
Murikka closes the distance and clinches.
Murikka stalling in the clinch but Whiteson improves position.
Whiteson misses with a punch on the inside.
Murikka throws an elbow but it misses.
Murikka throws an elbow that misses.
Murikka pushes off an throws an elbow but Whiteson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Whiteson.
With the fighters up against the cage, Whiteson throws an elbow but misses.
Whiteson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Murikka takes a shot to the head.
Murikka blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Murikka throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Whiteson lands a right hand.
Murikka using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Whiteson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A short left from Whiteson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whiteson working aggressively here.
Murikka drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Whiteson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Murikka.
Whiteson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Whiteson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Whiteson avoids the elbow strike from Murikka, against the cage.
Whiteson lands a body shot.
Murikka is breathing heavily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Whiteson.
A short right from Whiteson on the inside.
Whiteson lands a body punch in the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Whiteson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whiteson breaks the clinch.
Jabae Whiteson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Murikka circles away from the clinch attempt
and Murikka cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Whiteson wants to clinch up but Murikka keeps it at a distance.
Whiteson tries to close the distance and clinch but Murikka swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whiteson moves out of range as Murikka strikes.
Whiteson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whiteson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whiteson ducks under a wild hook from Murikka.
Whiteson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whiteson wants to clinch up but Murikka keeps it at a distance.
Whiteson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Murikka swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Whiteson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Whiteson tries to clinch but Murikka is having none of it.
Whiteson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Murikka is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Whiteson is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Whiteson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whiteson swings wildly with an uppercut but Murikka uses good head movement to avoid it.
Whiteson lands a shot to the body.
Murikka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
A short uppercut from Whiteson.
A nice left hand lands by Whiteson.
Whiteson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whiteson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murikka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whiteson tries to clinch but Murikka is having none of it.
Whiteson throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murikka keeps the fight on the outside.
Whiteson rushes Murikka and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Nice body punch from Whiteson.
Still in the clinch, Whiteson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Whiteson scores with a shoulder strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Whiteson.
Murikka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Whiteson cracks Murikka with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Whiteson.
Whiteson lands a left hand that snaps the head of Murikka backwards.
Whiteson lands a nice shot to the body.
Whiteson breaks the clinch.
Nice combo by Whiteson! Oh, that's hurt him - Murikka falls to the canvas and Whiteson follows him into side control.
Murikka is rocked!
It looks like Torspo Murikka has been cut.
Whiteson decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Oh Murikka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Whiteson tries to clinch up but Murikka circles away and keeps his distance.
Murikka seems to have got his legs back now.
Whiteson throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Murikka stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Whiteson follows into mount!
Whiteson prevents Murikka from getting the reversal.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jabae Whiteson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Torspo Murikka's cut.
That's time! Murikka's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Whiteson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Murikka paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Whiteson moves in looking to clinch but Murikka pushes him off.
Murikka fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Whiteson, pushing him back against the cage.
Whiteson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Murikka looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Murikka trying to land knees to the body.
Murikka tries a knee to the head but Whiteson blocks it.
Murikka throws an elbow that misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
With the fighters up against the cage, Murikka throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Murikka.
A short uppercut from Whiteson.
Murikka wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whiteson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whiteson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Whiteson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whiteson prevents Murikka from breaking the clinch.
A body shot lands from Whiteson.
A right handed body shot lands from Whiteson.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Whiteson working aggressively here.
Whiteson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Whiteson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Whiteson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Whiteson.
Whiteson lands with a right to the head.
A short right from Whiteson.
Murikka is rocked!
Jabae Whiteson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Whiteson.
Murikka's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Oh Murikka is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whiteson working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Whiteson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Whiteson - that landed with a thud.
Murikka is trapped in a tight thai clinch here. Whiteson pulls him left and then right before unleashing a vicious knee to the head. Oh damn - Murikka is out cold! That's some serious business! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Jabae Whiteson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Suraski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Suraski!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steele lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Steele listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Steele misses with a hook. Suraski ducked under it nicely.
Suraski displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steele throws out the jab.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suraski.
Steele is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suraski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele throws a head kick but Suraski moves out of range.
Steele dodges the punch combination from Suraski.
Steele takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Suraski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Steele moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suraski fails to land with a series of punches.
Suraski throws a series of punches but Steele moves out of range.
Suraski with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Suraski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A jab-cross combination lands for Suraski and sends Steele crashing to the mat! Suraski follows him down to the mat - Steele regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
It looks like James Steele has been cut.
Suraski looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Steele with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Steele is rocked!
Suraski not doing much here.
Oh Steele is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Suraski postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Steele to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraski lands with a right and another and another! Steele is in big trouble! Suraski lands again and this time it's lights out for Steele! A quality knockout there for Suraski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dave Suraski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ukko Petkele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and JohnnyB Butt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Petkele might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to M.A. Numminen - Perkele. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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189 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ukko Petkele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JohnnyB Butt!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Butt takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petkele rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Butt moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petkele shoots in and bounces Butt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Petkele slips nicely into half guard.
Petkele tries to pass the half guard into mount. Butt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Butt is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Petkele's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Petkele's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petkele manages to reverse the position and now he's in Butt's guard. Nice work there by Petkele.
Petkele pushes down on Butt's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Petkele is looking for a kimura but Butt is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Petkele to get the leverage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkele tries to pass the half guard into mount. Butt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Petkele is working for a kimura but Butt is defending it quite comfortably.
Petkele is looking for a kimura here.
Petkele is looking to take a break and control but Butt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petkele works his foot free and advances to mount.
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.
Petkele avoids the attempt from Butt to control.
Butt manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Petkele is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Well, if Petkele 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.
Petkele wants to pass the guard but Butt is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Butt is defending against the submission attempts here by Petkele.
Petkele is breathing heavily.
Butt wants to control but Petkele is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Petkele wants to pass to mount but Butt is defending the position.
Petkele is tying to control. Butt wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Petkele looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Petkele scores with a hook.
That's four 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.
Butt shoots and misses
and Petkele counters with a nice double leg into side control. Butt won't be happy with that.
Petkele wants to control but Butt is keeping him busy.
Petkele wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Butt, who protects the arm well.
Petkele is looking to take a break and control but Butt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Petkele moves into full mount!
Petkele looking to control but Butt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ukko Petkele 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.
Butt fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Petkele dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Butt. That did some damage!
Petkele tries a head kick but it misses.
Petkele jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Butt shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Butt was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Petkele regains half guard.
Butt wants to lay and pray for a moment but Petkele keeps working.
Butt tries to stand and escape but Petkele is controlling the position.
Butt is breathing heavily.
Petkele controlling the position well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petkele regains full guard. Nicely done.
Petkele looking for a guillotine here but Butt defends easily.
Butt is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Petkele has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Butt is looking to defend but Petkele has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Butt! Petkele pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Butt taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Ukko Petkele!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benedict Hayes (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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275 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Richter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benedict Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayes shoots in looking for a takedown. Richter tries to sprawl out of it but Hayes keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Richter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayes closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Hayes lands in his opponent's guard.
Hayes avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Hayes scoring with some ground and pound.
Richter looking for a guillotine here but Hayes defends easily.
Richter controls Hayes momentarily but Hayes frees himself.
Hayes pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richter is keeping the position for now.
Richter tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richter is working hard here to advance position.
Hayes trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Richter looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Richter working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hayes doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hayes manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Hayes in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hayes wants to pass the guard but Richter is keeping the position.
Richter trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Hayes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hayes trying to control the position from guard on top but Richter is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richter being controlled here, momentarily.
Hayes passes Richter's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Richter is looking for a sweep. Hayes is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Hayes is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richter tries to get to full guard but Hayes has control of the leg.
Richter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hayes scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hayes seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Richter does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Hayes not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Richter is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Richter gets full guard.
Richter tries to strike from the bottom.
Richter manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hayes wants to control but Richter is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter blocks Hayes's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Richter breaks from Hayes's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Hayes working to try and regain half guard.
Hayes throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Hayes looks gassed!
Richter working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Hayes turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Richter off and cradles Hayes's limp body as Richter celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). John Richter!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sven Torsk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damon Anathema (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Torsk's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hammer Fall - Hearts on Fire. Anathema has chosen Last Ninja theme as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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190 lbs
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191 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sven Torsk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damon Anathema!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anathema throws a head kick but Torsk moves out of range.
Anathema avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Damon Anathema seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anathema lands with a nice body punch.
Anathema circles away from the clinch attempt.
Torsk has Anathema up against the cage in a clinch.
Torsk wants the takedown. Anathema is fighting it off but Torsk persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anathema's guard against the cage.
Torsk passes Anathema's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Torsk wants to pass to mount but Anathema is defending the position.
Anathema actively working from the bottom here.
Torsk is looking for a kimura here.
Anathema is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Torsk is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Anathema is just riding it out for now. Torsk eventually gives up the hold.
Torsk wants to control but Anathema is keeping him busy.
Torsk looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Anathema gets full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anathema keeping full guard, as Torsk tries to pass.
Anathema is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A combination from Anathema does no damage.
Torsk shoots in looking for a takedown. Anathema tries to sprawl out of it but Torsk keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anathema manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Torsk is breathing heavily.
Torsk tries a head kick but it misses.
Torsk will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anathema throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Anathema scores with a punch to the head.
Anathema lets loose with a powerful body kick. Torsk will feel that in the morning.
Anathema tests Torsk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anathema gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Anathema breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Anathema catches Torsk with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Anathema lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Torsk falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Damon Anathema!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jebediah Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is Would I Lie To You. Jebediah Reed had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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275 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jebediah Reed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reed.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The fighters circling - Reed throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Nice takedown defense from Reed. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed misses the jab.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Good shot there by Reed.
Reed lands a really nice looking cross but Ivanov seems unphased.
A shot to de liver by Reed. Beautiful body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed moves in looking to clinch but Ivanov pushes him off.
Reed misses with an uppercut.
Reed uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Ivanov slips under a jab.
Reed jabs Ivanov right on the nose. Ivanov blinks but takes it well.
Reed wants to clinch up but Ivanov keeps it at a distance.
Reed swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Reed misses the shot to the body.
Nice shot lands for Reed.
Reed fails with an attempt to clinch.
Reed throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a hook.
Ivanov uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Reed.
A big left from Reed misses.
Ivanov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ivanov trying to control the action but Reed is working from the bottom.
Ivanov is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Reed throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed is staying active underneath Ivanov, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ivanov misses with a head shot. Reed uses the momentum to regain guard.
Reed is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reed is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ivanov is controlling him.
Ivanov sitting in guard, not really doing much.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Reed keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Reed tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jebediah Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Ivanov.
Reed throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ivanov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Reed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jebediah Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ivanov dodges the punch combination from Reed.
Reed misses with a straight right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebediah Reed dominated that round.
That's time! Reed's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Reed misses with a double jab.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Ivanov slips a jab from Reed.
Ivanov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reed's waist but Reed gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ivanov off to one side.
A shot to de liver by Reed. Beautiful body shot.
Reed throws a hook but Ivanov blocks it.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Reed connects with a body shot.
Ivanov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Ivanov is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed looks to land a left hand but Ivanov moved out of range nicely.
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Ivanov avoids the body shot from Reed.
Reed tries to clinch but Ivanov is having none of it.
Ivanov throws a head kick that misses.
Ivanov uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Reed.
Reed throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanov drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Reed is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reed fails to land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Reed throws a big shot that misses.
Ivanov slips a jab from Reed.
Jebediah Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reed throws a shot from downtown. Ivanov moves away and avoids it.
Ivanov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reed.
Reed fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ivanov manages to avoid it.
Reed is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Reed tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jebediah Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Ivanov.
Reed throws a jab when Ivanov was well out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reed tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reed throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
Reed is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ivanov can do to turn this around?
Ivanov steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reed.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Ivanov closes the distance and clinches up with Reed, looking for a takedown. Ivanov pushes Reed against the cage but Reed circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Reed throws an overhand right that lands on Ivanov's shoulder, as Ivanov tries to avoid the shot.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed clobbers Ivanov with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reed getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Reed fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ivanov looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Reed lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ivanov shoots in looking for a takedown. Reed tries to sprawl out of it but Ivanov keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Reed manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Jebediah Reed is winning the standup battle so far.
Reed throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reed with a body punch. A glancing blow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jebediah Reed dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Reed misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
Reed throws a series of punches but Ivanov avoids them all with ease.
Ivanov shoots in and drives through. Reed sprawls well.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Reed as he jumps to the side.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Ivanov.
Nice defenses there by Ivanov.
A jab from Reed misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Reed. No joy for Ivanov on that attempt.
Jebediah Reed has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Aleksander Ivanov.
Reed takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Reed swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ivanov.
Reed throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
Ivanov keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reed.
Reed cracks a nice hook into Ivanov's ribs.
Ivanov tries for a takedown but Reed sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ivanov takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Ivanov on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Reed throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reed misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivanov defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Aleksander Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reed looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Reed misses with a looping left.
Reed closes the distance and clinches.
Ivanov keeps control of Reed as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ivanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Reed smiles and moves away.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Ivanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanov fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reed.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Ivanov is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ivanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Reed sprawls well. He's pushed Ivanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reed moves out of range as Ivanov strikes.
Reed swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Reed throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ivanov sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ivanov defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Reed checks a leg kick.
Reed misses with a looping right.
Reed throws the left hand but Ivanov avoids the punch easily.
Reed throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Reed misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
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.
Ivanov shoots in and drives through. Reed sprawls well.
Reed misses with a wild body shot.
Ivanov slips a jab from Reed.
Reed missing with a left hand there. Ivanov was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov shoots for a double leg takedown but Reed sprawls well. He's pushed Ivanov's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Ivanov slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
A slow jab from Reed misses its intended target.
Ivanov throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ivanov paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jebediah Reed showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Reed, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jebediah Reed!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vadim Cesna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vadim Cesna could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chuck Price's chin.
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190 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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193 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Big heart |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Cesna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Price!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Price wants to finish this one by submission but Cesna is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Price.
Price working for a submission but Cesna is keeping him at bay.
Cesna swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Price trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Price is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Cesna is surviving well by controlling Price's body position as best he can.
Cesna regains half guard.
Price content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesna trying to hold on to Price's head to control him but Price postures up.
Price is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cesna doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Price.
Cesna trying to control from the bottom.
Cesna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cesna wants to control but Price passes into side.
Price tries for a kimura but Cesna is defending well.
Price looks gassed!
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.
Cesna wants to control but Price postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cesna shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Price moves into full guard.
Cesna wants to control from the top but Price keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cesna distracts Price with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Cesna drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Price dives on top into guard.
Cesna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price trying to control the position from guard on top but Cesna is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price stands up out of Cesna's guard for a moment - Cesna manages to land a nice upkick.
Price is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Cesna escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Price gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Price wants to control from the top but Cesna keeps moving.
Price avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesna has an active guard here but Price has managed to pass into half guard.
Cesna wants to control but Price is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Price is trying to work for a kimura but Cesna is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Price trying to mount his opponent but Cesna defends it.
Cesna gets full guard.
Cesna is trying to keep Price in close.
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 Vadim Cesna will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Price misses with a takedown
and Cesna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Cesna trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Price looking for a sweep. Not yet Price, not yet.
Price looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Cesna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Cesna trying to control the position from guard on top but Price is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cesna's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cesna wants to get up but he can't break Price's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Price closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cesna is staying active underneath Price, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Cesna trying to get back to full guard but Price takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Cesna is squirming around, avoiding Price's attempts to control the action.
Cesna is working to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price wants to control the pace but Cesna is squirming around nicely.
Cesna slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Price is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Cesna!
Cesna is squirming around, avoiding Price's attempts to control the action.
Cesna is trying to escape the mount.
Price trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Cesna manages to regain half guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cesna is refusing to be controlled, as Price sits in half guard.
Cesna trying to control from the bottom.
Cesna is refusing to be controlled, as Price sits in half guard.
Cesna is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Price stops Cesna from getting back to his feet.
Price prevents Cesna from improving his position.
Price is keen to just control but Cesna is a slippery customer.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cesna wants to get back to full guard but Price has passed into side control.
Price takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Price is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Cesna can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Cesna is in all sorts of trouble here.
Cesna defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Price.
Cesna wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Price.
Cesna tries to reverse the position but Price maintains control.
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 Vadim Cesna will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Price bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Price trying to control the position but Cesna is working away.
Price tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Price working away.
Cesna is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cesna manages to get back to half guard.
Price is working for a kimura but Cesna is defending it quite comfortably.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price trying to work for an americana but Cesna has managed to regain full guard.
Cesna trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cesna looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cesna manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
Cesna preventing the sweep.
Cesna being controlled here momentarily.
Cesna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Price looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cesna is one step ahead there.
Price working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Cesna doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Cesna manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Price is looking for a triangle but Cesna pushes his legs off easily.
Cesna avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Cesna stays in close to Price's body and controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cesna darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Price tries to get to full guard but Cesna has control of the leg.
Cesna is working for a submission of some sort.
Cesna is pressing down on Price's thigh, looking to free his foot. Price is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cesna is working hard here to advance position.
Cesna is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Chuck Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Price controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Cesna wants to take a breather but Price is having none of it.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Cesna is looking for a kimura here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Price fails with the takedown
and Cesna counters with a nice double leg into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vadim Cesna showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cesna 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vadim Cesna!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Humu Kalakaua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Muhamad Masolini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalakaua comes to the cage accompanied by Ho'okena. Masolini has chosen Warriors Dance as his entrance music. Muhamad Masolini is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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288 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Humu Kalakaua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Muhamad Masolini!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Masolini throws a right and a left that Kalakaua avoids nicely.
Masolini throws a head kick but Kalakaua moves out of range.
Kalakaua slips a jab and a cross from Masolini.
A decent looking cross lands there for Kalakaua.
It looks like Muhamad Masolini has been cut.
Masolini throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Masolini looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Masolini tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Masolini swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masolini is looking to clinch.
Kalakaua lands a left and a right that sends Masolini crashing to the canvas! Kalakaua dives into mount looking to finish!
Masolini is rocked!
Masolini looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalakaua content just to control the position here.
Masolini is still in real trouble! Can Kalakaua finish him?
Kalakaua'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.
Masolini seems to have recovered his senses.
Kalakaua has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Masolini is looking to improve his position but Kalakaua isn't that keen on the idea.
Kalakaua sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kalakaua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Masolini is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Kalakaua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masolini is working to get back to half guard.
Kalakaua controlling from mount.
Masolini tries to reverse the position but Kalakaua maintains control.
Kalakaua looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masolini swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Masolini throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Masolini's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Kalakaua controlling the position easily from mount.
Masolini wants to control but Kalakaua is having none of it.
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.
Masolini is desperately trying to improve his position but Kalakaua has a good base and remains in mount.
Kalakaua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masolini is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kalakaua takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humu Kalakaua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Muhamad Masolini's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Masolini fails with an attempt to clinch.
Jab by Kalakaua.
Kalakaua moves out of range as Masolini strikes.
Masolini tries a head kick but it misses.
Kalakaua cracks a nice hook into Masolini's ribs.
A jab lands there for Kalakaua.
Humu Kalakaua is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kalakaua drops his shoulder and cracks Masolini with a huge uppercut! Masolini goes down! Can Kalakaua finish him?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kalakaua decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Masolini, up you get!
Masolini has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Kalakaua.
Kalakaua lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masolini is breathing heavily.
Masolini misses with a kick to the body
and Kalakaua lands a stunning uppercut that sends Masolini to the mat!
Kalakaua stalling.
Kalakaua has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalakaua content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Masolini wants to get back to his feet.
Masolini swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
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.
Kalakaua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Masolini is wriggling around trying to escape.
Masolini is trying to stand.
Kalakaua content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masolini is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kalakaua controlling the position easily from mount.
Masolini is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Kalakaua controlling the position easily from mount.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Humu Kalakaua just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Masolini takes a jab right on the kisser.
Masolini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalakaua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masolini on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Masolini takes a kick to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalakaua works Masolini's body with a nice hook.
Kalakaua's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Kalakaua duly obliges.
Kalakaua scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Humu Kalakaua dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Muhamad Masolini's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Masolini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Masolini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Masolini throws a head kick that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a nice body shot.
Kalakaua scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Kalakaua cracks Masolini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalakaua connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Masolini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalakaua counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kalakaua lands with a shot to the body.
Humu Kalakaua is winning the standup battle so far.
Kalakaua lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Masolini backs up against the cage.
Muhamad Masolini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Masolini moves forwards but Kalakaua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalakaua closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kalakaua connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Masolini's hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kalakaua connects with a body shot.
A head kick by Masolini misses
and Kalakaua counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Masolini thinking.
Kalakaua connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kalakaua throws a combination. Masolini tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Kalakaua connects with a single shot there.
Kalakaua throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice uppercut there from Kalakaua.
Kalakaua scores with a shot to the body.
Kalakaua lands with a slapping head kick.
Kalakaua with a jab.
Masolini throws a combination that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a left and a right that stings Masolini.
Kalakaua lands an overhand right.
Kalakaua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Masolini takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Masolini throws a combination that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a three punch combo that has Masolini backing up. Masolini nods at Kalakaua to acknowledge the strikes.
Masolini takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Masolini throws a head kick that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a left to the body.
Masolini wants to clinch
and Kalakaua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masolini misses with a combination
and Kalakaua counters with a left and a right that stings Masolini.
Kalakaua lands a with a good body shot.
Masolini is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Kalakaua.
Kalakaua is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masolini can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Masolini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalakaua counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Masolini throws a sloppy head kick
and Kalakaua counters with a one-two to the body.
Masolini throws a combination that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a nice kick to the body.
Masolini tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kalakaua moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masolini misses with a double jab
and Kalakaua counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masolini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalakaua counters with a body kick that stops Masolini in his tracks momentarily.
Masolini throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Kalakaua counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Masolini throws a head kick that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a series of strikes. Masolini will be more careful next time no doubt.
Kalakaua cracks Masolini with a good jab.
Masolini throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Kalakaua counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Masolini throws a left and a right that both miss
and Kalakaua counters with a two punch combo.
Kalakaua cracks Masolini with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Kalakaua lands with a slapping head kick.
A head kick by Masolini misses
and Kalakaua finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Kalakaua lands a high kick!
Masolini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kalakaua counters with a leg kick.
Masolini tries to clinch but Kalakaua moves away
and Kalakaua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masolini moves forwards but Kalakaua connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kalakaua connects with a high kick.
Kalakaua is working the combinations to good effect here.
Masolini wants to clinch but Kalakaua slips to the side
and Kalakaua counters with a good, hard body kick but Masolini shrugs it off.
Masolini throws an overhand right that lands on Kalakaua's shoulder, as Kalakaua tries to avoid the shot.
Kalakaua lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kalakaua.
Masolini throws a combination that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Masolini misses with the body kick
and Kalakaua counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Masolini throws a combination that misses
and Kalakaua counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Muhamad Masolini has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Masolini swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Masolini takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kalakaua scores with a decent looking hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kalakaua scores with the left hand. Masolini knows he should have avoided that one.
Masolini throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
enabling Kalakaua to counter with a crisp jab.
Masolini has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Masolini there as he acknowledges the shot.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Kalakaua, as that shot connected.
And that's the end of the fight!
Humu Kalakaua showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Kalakaua 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 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Humu Kalakaua!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Denari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Denari is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Judas Priest's Rapid Fire. Pablo Denari has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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184 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Denari!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denari is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Denari displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Smith throws out the jab.
Denari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Denari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith misses with a wild body shot.
Denari bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Smith's head backwards.
Smith is breathing heavily.
Denari scores with a leg kick.
Denari tries to clinch but Smith moves out of range.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denari.
Smith loads up on a big right hand but Denari slips the punch.
Denari fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Denari.
Denari fails with an attempt to clinch.
Denari is looking to score with low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denari.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Denari wants to clinch up but Smith keeps it at a distance.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Denari.
Denari throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denari tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denari fails in his attempt to clinch.
Denari ducks under a wild hook from Smith.
Denari tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Smith paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Denari throws a quick inside leg kick.
Denari uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Smith.
Denari throws a leg kick which misses Smith's front leg but catches the back leg as Smith tries to avoid it.
Denari is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Denari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith swings wildly with an uppercut but Denari uses good head movement to avoid it.
A right hook to the body lands for Denari.
A left hand lands to the body for Denari.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Denari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A left hand lands to the body for Denari.
Knees in the clinch landing for Denari.
Smith misses with the head strike.
A body shot lands from Denari.
Denari taking a breather.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denari lands a body punch in the clinch.
A short right from Denari on the inside.
Denari blocks an uppercut.
Denari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Denari lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Denari with a knee to the head.
Denari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Denari scores with a shot to the side of Smith's head.
Denari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denari softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Denari using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Denari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Denari lands with a short shot to the head.
Denari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A head punch on the inside from Smith fails to land.
Knees to the body from Denari.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Denari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Denari.
Denari scores with a hook to the body.
Smith can't break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denari lands an elbow inside.
Denari scores a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Denari.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denari stalling the fight.
Nice elbow from Denari.
Denari is trying to maintain a safe position but Smith gets an underhook and turns Denari into the cage.
Smith lands a hook that snaps the head of Denari backwards.
Denari prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Denari landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Denari lands with a short shot to the head.
A body shot lands from Denari.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
Smith is looking to break free of the clinch but Denari has double underhooks.
Denari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A left hand lands to the body for Denari.
A knee to the head by Denari.
Denari wants to stall.
Smith fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Denari lands with a short shot to the head.
Denari with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denari backwards.
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.
Denari blocking some punches.
Denari creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Smith's defenses.
Denari landing knees to the body.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith lands a body punch in the clinch.
Smith breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Denari moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Smith is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Denari feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
Smith waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Denari.
Denari tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A slapping leg kick lands for Denari.
Denari misses with a low kick.
John Smith seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Denari steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Smith.
Denari feints and then cracks Smith's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Smith down.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denari.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Denari dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Denari buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Denari is looking to clinch.
Pablo Denari seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Smith rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Denari moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Smith misses with a hook.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Denari tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Denari tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A chopping leg kick lands by Denari.
Denari lands a nice leg kick that just misses Smith's sensitive parts.
Denari lands with a thumping leg kick.
Denari has taken the fight to the clinch.
Denari lands a right hand that snaps the head of Smith backwards.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Nice elbow from Denari.
Denari lands a body punch in the clinch.
Denari landing knees to the body.
Denari lands with a right to the head.
Denari stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denari landing knees to the body.
Denari lands a body shot.
Still in the clinch, Denari scores with a nice short uppercut.
Denari lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Denari lands a shot to the body.
Denari lands with a left to the head.
Smith tries to work over Denari's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A right hand to the body from Denari.
Denari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A knee to the head by Denari.
Knees in the clinch landing for Denari.
Denari lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smith.
Denari cracks Smith with a nice body shot.
Smith working aggressively here.
A right hook to the body lands for Smith.
Denari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Denari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Denari's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Smith is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Smith's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Smith misses with the head strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Denari.
Come on Denari - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denari is stalling here.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith misses with some punches.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith lands with a short shot to the head.
Denari lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Denari throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smith blocks it with crossed arms.
Smith has had enough of the clinch but Denari keeps him there for the moment.
Denari lands a knee to the body.
Smith is leaning against Denari and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Denari trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith lands an uppercut.
Smith scores with a shot to the side of Denari's head.
Smith is working Denari over against the cage.
Smith takes an elbow to the forehead.
Denari lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Denari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Nice body punch from Smith - that landed with a thud.
Smith throws a head punch that misses.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Denari creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Smith avoiding damage as Denari throws knees to the body.
Smith lands a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith breaks from the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Denari.
Denari fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Smith is out of range.
Smith misses the jab.
Denari instigates a clinch.
Denari lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denari working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Denari lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Smith or not.
Denari is leaning against Smith and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Denari scores with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denari lands a nice uppercut.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Denari lands a body shot.
Denari looking to stall.
Pablo Denari seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Smith.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smith.
Smith on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Denari using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smith has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith lands a left hand that snaps the head of Denari backwards.
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.
Denari is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Denari has his back to the cage.
Smith tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Smith misses with some punches.
Denari has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Denari lands with a right to the head.
Denari trying to land knees to the body.
Smith lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Denari or not.
Smith lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Denari looking to slow down the pace here.
A short left from Smith.
Denari misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Smith lands a body punch.
Smith digs a right hand into Denari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denari's gas tank.
Denari tries a knee to the head but Smith blocks it.
Denari crunches a lovely knee into Smith's ribcage.
A body shot lands from Smith.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Smith creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Denari trying to land knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Smith.
Smith misses with a hook from the clinch.
Smith pushes Denari back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Denari unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smith lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Denari has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pablo Denari 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! 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.
Denari slips a jab from Smith.
Denari tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smith swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Denari tries to clinch there but Smith circles away.
Smith is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Denari attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Nice shot lands for Smith.
Smith digs a good hook to Denari's body.
Smith throws a leg kick but Denari sees it coming and moves out of range.
Smith throws a lazy right hand but Denari sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Denari tries to clinch but Smith is having none of it.
Smith fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Denari looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Smith tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Denari wants to clinch.
Smith takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Denari wants to clinch.
John Smith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smith throws out a loose jab but Denari uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith missing with a left hand there. Denari was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Denari avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Denari is looking to clinch but Smith is avoiding it.
Smith misses with a looping left.
A nice leg kick lands there from Denari.
Denari moves in looking to clinch but Smith pushes him off.
Denari connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Denari darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
A shot to de liver by Denari. Beautiful body shot.
The fighters circle momentarily. Denari darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A solid leg kick lands there for Denari.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Denari throws a nice head kick!
Smith works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Denari scores with a hook to the body. Smith takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Smith swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Denari throws a series of punches but Smith moves out of range.
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Smith tries to bum rush Denari with a series of wild strikes but Denari uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A nice inside leg kick there by Denari. That's going to slow Smith down.
Denari doesn't manage to clinch there - Smith circles away.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denari.
Smith misses with a combination
and Denari counters with an outside leg kick.
Smith misses with a low kick.
Denari throws a left and a right that both miss
and Denari takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smith misses with a straight right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Denari scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Smith throws a combination. Denari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Denari fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Smith.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Denari.
Smith lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Denari instigates a clinch.
Smith scores with a shoulder strike.
Denari blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Denari.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Denari digs a right hand underneath Smith's ribcage. Smith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Denari connects with a nasty looking knee right to Smith's face.
Denari lands a damaging elbow.
Denari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Denari tries to work over Smith's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Smith is trying to break the clinch but Denari has him pressed against the cage.
Denari is looking to control Smith's arms but Smith gets an underhook and turns him. Now Denari has his back to the cage.
Denari creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith lands a left hand.
Denari trying to stall but Smith improves his position.
Smith digs a right hand into Denari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Denari's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith prevents a body shot from Denari.
Smith lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Denari misses with the head strike.
Denari takes a shot to the head.
Smith lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Smith.
Denari misses with a knee strike.
Smith gets through Denari's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Smith misses with the head strike.
Denari landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Denari is stalling here.
Smith swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Smith misses with a short punch on the inside.
Denari lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Smith lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Smith misses with a punch to the body.
Smith wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Denari.
Denari prevents Smith from breaking the clinch.
Smith doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Denari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Smith tries to throw a body punch but Denari avoids it by throwing Smith back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pablo Denari comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Denari 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 William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pablo Denari!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pasi Rauha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abula Babu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rauha comes to the cage accompanied by Age of Aquarius. Pasi Rauha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pasi Rauha!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abula Babu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babu misses with a looping right.
Rauha scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Babu manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Babu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Rauha scores with a couple of nice shots.
Rauha thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Babu's head.
Rauha trying to control from half guard but Babu is working away.
Babu moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Babu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rauha postures up.
Rauha trying to control the position from guard on top but Babu is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rauha throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babu is keeping the position for now.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Rauha closes the distance and clinches.
Rauha breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Abula Babu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babu missing with a left hand there. Rauha was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Rauha shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rauha was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Babu is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Babu is working to get back to half guard.
Babu gets back to half guard.
Babu is trying to control but can't.
Babu moves into full guard.
Babu looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Rauha passes into half guard.
Babu wants to sweep but Rauha has passed to side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauha lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Babu down.
Rauha working the ground and pound.
Rauha tries to score with some ground and pound. Babu controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Rauha wants to control but Babu is keeping him busy.
Babu trying to control but Rauha flips him over like a cheap hooker and has his back!
Rauha landing with strikes.
Rauha controls the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rauha not allowing Babu to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babu is taking damage to the body and head.
Rauha wants to control but Babu is keeping busy.
Babu breaks Rauha's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Rauha pulls Babu in close to prevent any damage.
Rauha keeping moving, preventing Babu from controlling successfully.
Rauha has his hands on Babu's head, controlling the position.
Babu trying to control but Rauha is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A right-left combo lands from Babu.
It looks like Pasi Rauha has been cut.
Babu misses with a straight right.
Babu tries for a takedown but Rauha circles away easily
and Rauha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rauha.
Babu looking for a sweep. Not yet Babu, not yet.
Babu throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rauha uses it to pass to side control.
Babu takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha grinds an elbow into Babu's temple.
Babu is breathing heavily.
Rauha avoids the strikes from the bottom by Babu.
Rauha has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Rauha staying out of range there.
Babu misses with an uppercut.
Babu looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Babu misses its intended target.
Rauha shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Babu pinned against the cage. Babu gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
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.
Rauha ducks under a wild hook from Babu.
Rauha clinches up against the cage.
Rauha breaks from the clinch.
Rauha slips a jab and a cross from Babu.
Rauha changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Babu tries to avoid it but Rauha manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Babu to the ground. Babu escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Babu misses with a double jab
and Rauha counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rauha.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babu keeping moving, preventing Rauha from controlling successfully.
Babu looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rauha is one step ahead there.
Babu is trying to hold Rauha in close to prevent damage but Rauha has managed to pass into half guard.
Babu trying to get back to full guard but Rauha takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Rauha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Babu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babu really wants to buck Rauha off and get back to his feet.
Babu can't escape the position.
Pasi Rauha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rauha fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Babu is squirming around, avoiding Rauha's attempts to control the action.
Rauha unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Pasi Rauha's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rauha looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Babu!
Rauha prevents Babu from getting the reversal.
Babu manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Rauha tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Rauha prevents Babu from improving his position.
Rauha winds up and cracks Babu with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Babu wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babu looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Babu takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Rauha missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Rauha looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rauha trying to control the action but Babu is working from the bottom.
Rauha with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Rauha working Babu over with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Rauha sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babu defending well though.
Rauha is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Rauha decides to stand and escape the position.
Rauha ducks under a wild hook from Babu.
Babu misses with a straight right.
Babu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Babu throws a nice looking combination but Rauha bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Rauha lands an impressive looking overhand right. Babu doesn't seem phased though.
Rauha clinches up with Babu and pushes him back against the cage.
Rauha lands a right hand that snaps the head of Babu backwards.
Rauha lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Rauha.
Rauha working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Rauha breaks the clinch.
Rauha misses with a takedown attempt - Babu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Rauha drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Babu will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauha is stalling in the full guard.
Rauha being controlled here momentarily.
Rauha working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Rauha wants to control from the top but Babu keeps moving.
Babu is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Pasi Rauha's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rauha scores a takedown into full mount!
Rauha lands a nice shot to the head.
Babu is working to get back to half guard.
Rauha trying to control but Babu is having none of it.
Poor strikes thrown by Rauha there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rauha trying to control but Babu is having none of it.
Babu tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rauha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rauha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Rauha with a couple of short strikes.
Babu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Babu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Babu is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rauha. What's that going to do exactly?
Rauha working Babu over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Rauha cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Babu takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rauha takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Babu is desperately trying to improve his position but Rauha has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Rauha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Babu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rauha lands strikes from half guard.
Rauha scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Rauha is controlling the pace.
Rauha passes to full mount!
Rauha trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauha lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Babu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Rauha lands a big elbow.
Rauha controlling the pace for now.
Babu is working to get back to half guard.
BOOM! Rauha connects with a massive shot to the dome!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pasi Rauha had his way with Abula Babu in that round.
The cut man is working on Pasi Rauha's cut.
That's time! 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.
Babu moves out of range as Rauha strikes.
Rauha gets the takedown into side control.
Babu throws Rauha to one side and escapes!
Pasi Rauha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rauha gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Babu counter with a right hand.
Rauha misses with a combination
and Babu counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Babu passes Rauha's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babu wants to pass to mount but Rauha is defending the position.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Nice strikes from Babu there.
Rauha is looking to improve his position.
Rauha controlling the position well.
Babu is thwarting Rauha's attempts to 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.
Rauha slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Babu stopping the sweep attempt from Rauha.
Rauha is working hard here to advance position.
Babu looking to pass the guard.
Babu wants to control from the top but Rauha keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rauha looking for a sweep. Not yet Rauha, not yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Babu throws a series of punches but Rauha moves out of range.
Rauha ducks under a wild hook from Babu.
Babu tries to clinch
and Rauha counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Babu!
Abula Babu has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rauha unloading with bombs!
Babu is squirming around, avoiding Rauha's attempts to control the action.
Rauha with shots to the head and body - Babu looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rauha has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Babu's face.
Babu regains half guard.
Babu looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Babu taking some punishment here, with Rauha in his half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Abula Babu.
I think Rauha has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pasi Rauha!
Pasi Rauha retains his middleweight title!
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FIGHT
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