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GSF 10 Tenth Anniversary PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Peter Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Mica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Mica!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mica blocks a jab.
Lee takes the fight into the clinch.
Mica can't get the takedown.
Lee pushes Mica back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lee lands a shoulder strike.
Mica wants a takedown.
Lee manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Lee lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lee takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A right hook to the body lands for Lee.
Lee lands with a light punch inside.
The referee calls for Lee to work.
Lee pulls guard.
Mica stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mica stopping the sweep attempt from Lee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working for a triangle but Mica defends it easily.
Lee working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mica doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mica manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Lee has a closed guard, preventing Mica from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mica stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Lee swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mica wants to stand but Lee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mica seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
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.
Mica slips a jab from Lee.
Peter Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mica tries to land a front kick but Lee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Lee misses with an uppercut. Mica saw that one coming.
Mica swinging wilding here.
Mica stuffs the takedown attempt from Lee. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Mica lands a two punch combo.
Mica misses with a series of wild punches.
Lee avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lee thuds a left hand into Mica's body.
Mica looks gassed!
Lee looks to land a combination. Mica sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mica misses with the combination.
Lee shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Mica really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Lee. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee with shots to the head and body - Mica looks very uncomfortable down there.
Lee unloads with some shots from mount but Mica bucks and avoids them well.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Mica tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mica hang on?
Lee looking to finish with strikes here!
Lee scoring with strikes but Mica is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lee dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Lee throws a combination that misses
and Mica counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mica walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Mica misses with a double jab
letting Lee counter with a right hand.
Lee changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Mica looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mica is not content to let Lee control the position.
Lee landing strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Mica can do anything to dispel that myth.
Mica is breathing heavily.
The ground and pound from Lee seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Lee in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee working the ground and pound from side control.
Lee controls the position.
Mica managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lee.
Lee scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mica to see if he's OK.
Mica is looking to regain half guard here but Lee keeps moving and retains side control.
Mica prevents Lee from moving into mount.
Lee lands a nice forearm strike.
Lee has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee looks up at the clock and then as Mica takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Lee smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Lee moves into full mount!
Lee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Lee scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Mica?
Lee lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Mica hang on?
Lee landing shots from mount.
Mica in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Lee dominating with strikes here.
Lee lands a big shot there that rocks Mica but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Lee with good strikes from the mount here!
Lee in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Mica is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee unloading with bombs!
Lee working Mica over with strikes here.
Lee cracks Mica with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Lee landing strikes from the mount.
Lee fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lee dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lee misses with a shot to the body
and Mica counters with a series of strikes. Lee will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lee scores with a decent looking hook.
Lee throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mica avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Mica is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Lee scores with a couple of nice shots.
Lee is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Mica defends it well.
Mica keeping hold of Lee's head, controlling as best he can.
Lee throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mica does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lee thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mica's head.
Mica trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lee throwing strikes here but Mica is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Mica tries to hold on but Lee postures up.
Lee raining down shots from the mount!
Mica is looking to improve his position but Lee isn't that keen on the idea.
Mica tries to buck Lee off but he can't manage it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The referee warns Mica that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lee punishing his opponent with strikes.
Peter Lee overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mica is in a horrible position here. Lee smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Lee lands a nice shot to the head.
Mica is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lee breaks from Mica's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Lee with the ground and pound from mount.
Lee thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
A nice elbow there by Lee.
Lee tries to control but Mica wriggling away.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lee lands a heavy elbow.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peter Lee showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lee has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Lee!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Vijur Sabian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir Violator (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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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vijur Sabian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir Violator!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabian steps into range and cracks Violator with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Violator flops backwards and Sabian dives into his guard looking to finish!
Violator is rocked!
It looks like Sir Violator has been cut.
Sabian stands up from Violator's guard - Sabian perhaps looking for a knockout.
Violator is still on wobbly legs! Can Sabian finish him?
Sabian cracks Violator with a left hook right on the temple and Violator goes down! He's out! Referee! Stop the fight! Sabian lands a few more punches before the dopey ref steps in - hopefully Violator is OK!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vijur Sabian!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mahmoud Hakim Jamil (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Jones's choice of entrance music: Go DJ by Lil Wayne. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mahmoud Hakim Jamil!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Jones lands in his opponent's guard.
Jones looking to pass the guard.
Jones 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.
Hakim Jamil wants to stand and escape but Jones is having none of it.
Jones stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hakim Jamil swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jones stops Hakim Jamil from standing up.
Jones postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hakim Jamil is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jones, into his guard.
Hakim Jamil wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones 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.
Jones manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Hakim Jamil manages to get himself to full guard.
Jones 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.
Jones working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones stops Hakim Jamil from standing up.
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.
Jones drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Jones jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Jones drops back, looking for a kneebar! Hakim Jamil looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Hakim Jamil looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Hakim Jamil!
Jones tries to buck Hakim Jamil off but Hakim Jamil is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Hakim Jamil wants to stand but Jones has his arm trapped.
Jones struggling a bit here.
Hakim Jamil tries to stand but Jones is controlling his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to control Hakim Jamil's posture but Hakim Jamil avoids it.
Jones manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hakim Jamil is breathing heavily.
Jones actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hakim Jamil throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hakim Jamil tries to clinch but Jones moves out of range.
Hakim Jamil gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Jones is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Jones shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hakim Jamil as he avoids it easily.
A nice combination there by Hakim Jamil.
No luck for Jones with that takedown attempt.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
A left and a right from Hakim Jamil both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hakim Jamil throws a half hearted mid kick.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Hakim Jamil avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones is looking for a kimura but Hakim Jamil is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jones to get the leverage.
Hakim Jamil knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Jones moves into full mount! Hakim Jamil won't be happy about that!
Hakim Jamil on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hakim Jamil tries to get out of the position.
Hakim Jamil is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jones wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
Jones is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Dave Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jack Marsters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Carter's choice of entrance music: Empire State of Mind. Shawn Carter will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ White 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Marsters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter moves into the clinch successfully.
Marsters throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Carters head.
Carter is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Marsters escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Marsters lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Carter falls backwards - clearly groggy! Marsters dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Marsters!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edgar Figaro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Neilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Neilson's choice of entrance music: Who Run This- 50 cent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Figaro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Neilson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Figaro gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Figaro is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Neilson is trying to escape and Figaro transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Neilson is forced to tap! Nice work there by Figaro! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Edgar Figaro!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hal Gibson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gibson comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible by Disturbed. Rafael Santos will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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203 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hal Gibson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Santos!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gibson shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Santos cracks the inside of Gibson's front leg.
Gibson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos digs a good hook to Gibson's body.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Santos as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Santos stuffs the takedown.
Santos scores with a body shot.
Gibson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gibson fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson shoots in but Santos avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Gibson is breathing heavily.
Gibson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Santos is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gibson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gibson fails with a takedown attempt.
Gibson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
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.
Santos scores with a hook to the body. Gibson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gibson walks into a straight right hand from Santos.
Gibson stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Santos.
Santos clinches with his opponent.
A short body shot lands from Santos as the two fighters clinch.
Santos is looking to break free of the clinch but Gibson has double underhooks.
A short uppercut from Santos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Santos.
Santos is trying to break free.
A left hand lands to the body for Santos.
Santos lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gibson or not.
Nice body punch from Santos.
A right handed body shot lands from Santos.
Santos wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gibson has him pressed against the cage.
Santos breaks from the clinch.
Santos misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Santos scores with a jab to the head.
Santos moves into the clinch.
Gibson tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Santos just stands there and leans against the cage.
Santos breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santos takes the fight into the clinch.
Santos ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Santos no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Gibson uses it to pass to side control.
Santos is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Santos gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Santos looking for submissions off his back.
Santos is trying to get back to full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters are battling for position here. Santos manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gibson trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Santos dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gibson has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Santos finds it's way round the side to connect with Gibson's head.
Santos throws out a powerful jab.
Gibson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Santos tries to avoid it but Gibson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Santos to the ground. Santos escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Gibson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Santos is fending him off so far but Gibson persists. Nope, Santos circles away and we're back to standing.
Hal Gibson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No luck for Gibson with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hal Gibson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gibson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gibson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Santos swivels and escapes.
Hal Gibson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gibson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Santos to score with a decent uppercut.
Santos tries to clinch up but Gibson circles away and keeps his distance.
Gibson shoots in but no luck this time.
Gibson shoots in for a double leg but Santos sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Santos fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Gibson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
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.
Gibson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Santos lands with a straight right. Gibson didn't see that one coming.
Santos lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Santos lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Gibson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Santos scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos wants to clinch up but Gibson keeps it at a distance.
Santos shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Santos was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gibson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Santos working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Santos is working for a guillotine from mount but Gibson frees his head quite easily.
Santos is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Gibson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Gibson!
Santos looking for a guillotine here but Gibson defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gibson stays in close to Santos's body and controls the position.
Gibson passes Santos's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gibson is working for a submission here. He's got hold of the far side arm and he's looking for a kimura. He's cranking on the arm and he's got it! Santos is tapping out! Ouch, that looked like it hurt!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hal Gibson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Henderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Henderson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Henderson as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre misses the shot to the body.
St Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Henderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre throws a body punch but Henderson moves out of range.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Henderson is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henderson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
Henderson trying to control the position here.
St Pierre prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
St Pierre'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.
St Pierre has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. George St Pierre just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
St Pierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Henderson.
Henderson stuffs the takedown.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice takedown defense from Henderson. No joy for St Pierre on that attempt.
Henderson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
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.
St Pierre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Henderson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Pierre shoots in but Henderson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
St Pierre shoots in for a double leg but Henderson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre shoots for a takedown but Henderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
George St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Henderson closes the distance and clinches.
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 George St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as St Pierre shoots in.
St Pierre avoids the head kick by Henderson.
St Pierre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Henderson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
St Pierre misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
Henderson tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for St Pierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Henderson manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre pulls Henderson in close to his closed guard and prevents Henderson from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for a sweep. Not yet St Pierre, not yet.
St Pierre has Henderson pulled in close to control his posture.
St Pierre is working an open guard so Henderson takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in and drives through. Henderson sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Henderson throws the left hand but St Pierre avoids the punch easily.
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A head kick misses from Henderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Henderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from St Pierre.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Henderson as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre moves out of range as Henderson strikes.
St Pierre blocks a head kick by Henderson.
St Pierre misses with a body shot.
St Pierre bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre controlling the position from side mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Henderson wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre drags him back down.
Henderson can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee asks St Pierre politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. St Pierre prefers to stall for the moment though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
St Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Henderson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
St Pierre slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but Henderson is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
St Pierre stands up and waves to Henderson to follow him.
Henderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
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.
St Pierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Henderson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Henderson looking to control.
St Pierre prevents Henderson from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Henderson wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling the position.
Henderson keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Nice sprawl there from Henderson as St Pierre shoots in.
Some wild striking there from St Pierre.
St Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Eric Henderson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Henderson tries to clinch but St Pierre moves out of range.
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Henderson swivels and escapes.
Henderson tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre tries to bum rush Henderson with a series of wild strikes but Henderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Henderson sprawls well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Henderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
And that's the end of the fight!
George St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Pierre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ty Law (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Djavan Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Law comes to the cage accompanied by We Run This Town. Ty Law has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ty Law!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Djavan Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Law shoots in but Ferreira avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Ferreira gets caught flat footed, as Law shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Law controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Law drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Ferreira dives on top into guard.
Law wants to sweep but no luck.
Law has his foot on Ferreira's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ferreira works his way back into a safe position though.
Law throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ferreira tries to free his leg and advance position but Law is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Law looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Ferreira is defending well. Law quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Ferreira has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Law celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ty Law!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between martin louis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton has chosen Voices as his entrance music. Randy Orton will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, martin louis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
louis instigates a clinch.
louis blocking some punches.
Orton is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orton wants to break the clinch but can't.
louis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
louis lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
louis tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
louis wants the takedown. Orton is fighting it off but louis persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Orton's guard against the cage.
louis won't allow Orton to sweep him here.
louis wants to stand but Orton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Orton looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
louis wants to stand but Orton has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Orton throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Orton escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. louis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but louis can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Orton throws his legs up looking for a submission but louis uses it to pass to side control.
louis stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Orton misses the jab.
louis rushes Orton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
louis misses with a knee strike.
louis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
louis with a knee to the head.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but louis is keeping busy.
Orton tries to break the clinch but louis is controlling the position.
Orton letting louis take a breather here.
Orton takes a knee right on the jaw!
louis is breathing heavily.
louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
louis stalling in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Orton.
louis stalling in the clinch but Orton improves position.
louis with a knee to the head.
Orton is trying to maintain a safe position but louis gets an underhook and turns Orton into the cage.
Orton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orton wants to stall.
Orton is trying to break the clinch but louis has him pressed against the cage.
Orton misses with a hook from the clinch.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
louis trying to stall but Orton improves his position.
Orton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of louis backwards.
Orton is looking to control louis's arms but louis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orton has his back to the cage.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orton will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning louis up against the cage.
louis prevents Orton from breaking the clinch.
Orton can't break the clinch.
louis looking to throw knees to the head but Orton is blocking nicely.
louis looking to throw knees to the head but Orton is blocking nicely.
Orton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but louis keeps him there for the moment.
Orton is trying to stall.
louis tries a knee to the head but Orton blocks it.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but louis keeps him there for the moment.
Orton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
louis fails to pull the fight into his guard.
louis looking to throw knees to the head but Orton is blocking nicely.
Orton can't break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
louis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Orton.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orton lands a left hand that snaps the head of louis backwards.
Orton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orton tries to break the clinch but louis is controlling the position.
louis tries to pull guard but Orton holds him up against the cage and eventually louis drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for martin louis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
louis misses with a knee to the head.
Orton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A jab from Orton finds it's way through louis's defenses.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Orton, as that shot connected.
Left hook, right uppercut from Orton.
Orton getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
louis drops his hands momentarily and Orton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Orton.
Nice jab there from Orton.
louis is rocked!
Orton looks to throw the jab but louis is out of range.
Oh louis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
louis tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
louis ducks right into an uppercut from Orton.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
louis walks into a left hand.
louis seems to have got his legs back now.
Nice shot lands for Orton.
Orton cracks louis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
louis dodges the punch combination from Orton.
louis is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
louis wants to clinch up but Orton keeps it at a distance.
louis wants to clinch.
Orton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
louis moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
louis darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Orton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Orton is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but louis pulls his head out easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
louis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
louis is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
louis tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
louis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orton, pushing him back against the cage.
louis tries a knee to the head but Orton blocks it.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
louis blocks an uppercut.
Orton tries to break the clinch but louis is controlling the position.
Orton tries to stall but louis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
louis is trying to maintain a safe position but Orton gets an underhook and turns louis into the cage.
Orton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but louis keeps him there for the moment.
Orton tries to break the clinch but louis is controlling the position.
louis lands a knee to the head.
Orton wants to get back to striking at distance but louis won't allow it.
Orton looking to stall.
Orton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Orton swats away the attempt to clinch by louis.
Orton catches louis with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Orton lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
louis is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
louis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
louis tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
Orton throws a series of punches but louis avoids them all with ease.
Randy Orton is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Orton throws a combination. louis tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
louis has closed the distance and engaged Orton in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
louis blocks the elbow strike.
Orton tries to break the clinch but louis is controlling the position.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as louis takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
louis landing knees to the head.
louis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orton looking to slow down the pace here.
Orton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
louis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Orton wants to break the clinch but can't.
louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
louis tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Orton wants to break the clinch but can't.
louis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Orton wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
louis looking to throw knees to the head but Orton is blocking nicely.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Orton.
Orton breaks from the clinch.
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.
louis drives through and clinches with Orton against the cage.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but louis is keeping busy.
louis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
louis misses with a knee to the head.
louis keeps control of Orton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orton manages to break the clinch.
Orton connects with a crisp jab.
Orton connects with a looping right hand.
Orton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton sizes up louis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
louis walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
louis moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
louis moves into the clinch.
louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orton is trying to maintain a safe position but louis gets an underhook and turns Orton into the cage.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Orton connects with a single shot there.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Orton cracks louis with a good jab.
Some wild striking there from Orton.
louis moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
louis gets the takedown into side control.
Orton manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Orton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Orton looking for submissions off his back.
Orton wants to get back to full guard but louis has passed into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
louis working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Orton tries to reverse the position but louis maintains control.
louis manages to capitalize on a mistake by Orton to take his back!
louis wants to control but Orton is keeping busy.
louis keeps control of the position easily here as Orton tries to buck him off.
Will louis go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Orton turns into louis and is now in his guard.
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.
Orton stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. louis swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Orton sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed louis's guard.
louis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Orton is working away from the top position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Orton is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Orton moves into full mount! louis won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
louis working to try and regain half guard.
louis might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Orton is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But louis has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from louis!
Orton looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! louis has picked Orton up and slammed him! Orton can't keep hold of the triangle and louis manages to pass to side control!
louis decides to stand back up.
louis tries to clinch up but Orton circles away and keeps his distance.
Orton lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
louis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Orton paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Orton fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches louis on the side of the head.
louis is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Orton swats away the attempt to clinch by louis.
louis drives through and clinches with Orton against the cage.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Orton makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but louis is keeping busy.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
louis prevents Orton from breaking the clinch.
louis misses with a knee to the head.
Orton is looking to control louis's arms but louis gets an underhook and turns him. Now Orton has his back to the cage.
louis misses with a knee to the head.
A short left from Orton.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
martin louis clearly takes that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Orton bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps louis's head backwards.
louis tries to clinch but Orton is having none of it.
louis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
louis tries to clinch but Orton moves out of range.
Orton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
louis clinches.
louis tries a knee to the head but Orton blocks it.
Orton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
louis misses with a knee to the head.
Orton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Orton breaks the clinch.
louis takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Orton cracks louis with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
louis tries to clinch but Orton moves out of range.
louis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Orton fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
louis takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Orton cracks louis with a good jab.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Horrible takedown by louis or perhaps it was just good defense by Orton which made him look bad.
Orton thuds his right hand into louis's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Randy Orton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot by Orton.
The fighters circle momentarily. Orton darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Orton might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Orton moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Orton with a body punch. A glancing blow.
louis doesn't manage to clinch there - Orton circles away.
Orton lands the left hand.
martin louis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
louis moves into the clinch.
louis has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Orton regains guard immediately.
Orton wants to sweep but no luck.
louis forces his way into half guard.
martin louis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Orton moves into full guard.
Orton isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. louis stacks Orton on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by louis!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton is looking for a sweep.
louis stands up.
louis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
louis tries to clinch but Orton is having none of it.
louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orton throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent louis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
louis tries to clinch but Orton is having none of it.
louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Orton keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
louis has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton lands a glancing blow to the side of louis's head.
Orton looks to land a combination. louis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
louis fails with an attempt to clinch.
louis is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
louis moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
louis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
louis is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
Orton scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Orton works louis's body with a nice hook.
louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Orton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orton connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Orton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
louis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Orton, pushing him back against the cage.
louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Orton can't break the clinch.
louis holding his opponent close, against the cage.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but louis keeps him there for the moment.
louis tries a knee to the head but Orton blocks it.
louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orton looking to slow down the pace here.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Orton.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Orton is trying to break the clinch but louis has him pressed against the cage.
louis is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Orton is keeping busy.
louis keeps control of Orton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Orton misses with the head strike.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but louis keeps him there for the moment.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orton wants to get back to striking at distance but louis won't allow it.
Orton wants to break free but louis has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that fourth round.
That's time! louis's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
louis walks into a stiff left hand from Orton.
louis is looking to clinch.
Orton throws a right and a left that both miss.
louis moves in looking to clinch but Orton pushes him off.
Orton missing with a left hand there. louis was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
louis takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
louis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Orton swats him away and circles back towards the center.
louis is looking to clinch.
Donk. Orton catches louis right on the button with a cross.
A combination from Orton does no damage.
louis walks into a straight right hand from Orton.
louis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. louis showed some decent athleticism there.
Orton wants to improve his position but louis is controlling well.
Orton wants to sweep but louis has passed to side control!
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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton is trying to work for a sweep but louis has mounted him!
louis controlling from mount.
louis is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Orton darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Orton scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Orton lunges at louis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by louis's hand.
Orton's corner calls for a 1-2. Orton obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
louis gets in close and instigates a clinch.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orton is trying to maintain a safe position but louis gets an underhook and turns Orton into the cage.
Orton lands a right hand.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orton lands with a short punch from the clinch.
louis lands a knee to the head.
louis keeps control of Orton as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Orton looking to stall.
louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orton lands with a left to the head.
louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orton wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Orton is trying to break free.
louis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Orton is looking to break free of the clinch but louis has double underhooks.
Orton wants to stall.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
louis misses with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
Orton is trying to break free.
louis misses with a knee strike.
Orton is trying to stall.
louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orton is trying to break free.
A bit of stalling here from louis.
Orton tries to stall but louis uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by louis.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but Orton blocks with his arms.
louis using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Orton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
louis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Orton wants to stall.
louis looking to throw knees to the head but Orton is blocking nicely.
Orton doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
louis is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
louis looking to throw knees to the head but Orton is blocking nicely.
Orton wants to get back to striking at distance but louis won't allow it.
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.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Orton stalling in the clinch but louis improves position.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Orton.
louis misses with a knee strike.
Orton is looking to break free of the clinch but louis has double underhooks.
louis tries to stall but Orton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
louis prevents Orton from breaking the clinch.
louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
louis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Orton blocks it with crossed arms.
Orton is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but louis is keeping busy.
louis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Orton lands with a short head shot on the inside.
martin louis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Orton scores with a shoulder strike.
louis tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Orton tries to break the clinch but louis is controlling the position.
Orton is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
louis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to martin louis.
I think Orton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Randy Orton!
Randy Orton is the new welterweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Dumonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Smek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Dumonte!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rollo Smek!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smek closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dumonte to the mat! Dumonte manages to get full guard.
Dumonte has his hands on Smek's head, controlling the position.
Dumonte keeping full guard, as Smek tries to pass.
Smek trying to control the position from guard on top but Dumonte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dumonte pushes Smek off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Smek scores a takedown into full mount!
Dumonte gets back to half guard.
Dumonte gets back to full guard.
Smek prevents Dumonte from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte wants to sweep but no luck.
Dumonte wants to get back to his feet but Smek is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Dumonte is wriggling around but Smek manages to pass to half guard.
Smek blocks the strikes from Dumonte.
Dumonte is trying to stand up here but Smek is controlling him well.
Smek looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Dumonte lands a high kick!
Smek staying out of range there.
Smek walks into a left hand.
Dumonte misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dumonte is breathing heavily.
Dumonte stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Smek.
Dumonte throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smek.
Smek misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smek moves into the clinch.
Smek stalls.
Dumonte tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Smek jumps guard but Dumonte stands there with Smek around his waist. Smek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dumonte blocks the elbow strike.
A left hand lands to the body for Dumonte.
Dumonte is pressed up against the cage. Smek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dumonte down to the mat. Dumonte avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Paul Dumonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Smek.
Dumonte shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Smek counters with a nice double leg into side control. Dumonte won't be happy with that.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smek working the ground and pound.
Smek working the head with strikes.
Dumonte tries to bench press Smek off him but Smek keeps the position.
Smek moves into full mount!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Smek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Smek lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smek landing punches.
Dumonte is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Smek trying to control but Dumonte is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smek wants to finish this one by submission but Dumonte is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Smek.
Dumonte is desperately trying to improve his position but Smek has a good base and remains in mount.
Smek controlling from the full mount.
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.
Smek can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dumonte is looking to escape.
Dumonte throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Dumonte is trying desperately to improve position.
Smek controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumonte is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Smek dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Smek dodges the punch combination from Dumonte.
A punch combination from Smek misses.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Smek.
Dumonte tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Smek to counter with a crisp jab.
Smek fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Dumonte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smek counters with a shoot takedown. Dumonte fights it but they end up in guard.
Dumonte being controlled here, momentarily.
Dumonte looking to control.
Smek trying to control but Dumonte is working from the bottom.
Smek drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Dumonte manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Smek has Dumonte in his guard.
Smek is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte trying to control but Smek is working from the bottom.
Dumonte gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dumonte throws a left and a right that both miss
and Smek moves into the clinch.
Smek is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dumonte pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Paul Dumonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Smek.
A short left from Dumonte.
Dumonte misses with a body punch.
Dumonte using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Smek has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smek drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Dumonte gets the underhooks and prevents it.
A body shot lands from Dumonte.
A head punch on the inside from Dumonte fails to land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Smek managing to block the knees to the body from Dumonte.
Dumonte tries a knee to the head but Smek blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Smek manages to pull guard.
Smek looking for a sweep. Not yet Smek, not yet.
Dumonte would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Smek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dumonte's guard.
Dumonte trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Smek content to stall in guard here.
Dumonte looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smek stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Dumonte throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dumonte pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smek moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Paul Dumonte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smek scores with a takedown into Dumonte's guard.
Smek stays in close to Dumonte's body and controls the position.
Dumonte wants to stand up but Smek is controlling him.
Smek trying to control but Dumonte is working from the bottom.
Dumonte wants to sweep here but Smek controlling him for the moment.
Smek is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Dumonte keeping moving, preventing Smek from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte working a defensive guard here.
Dumonte looking to control but Smek passes into half guard.
Dumonte wants to get back to full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Smek.
Dumonte throws a right and a left that both miss.
Smek closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dumonte circles away.
Smek has managed to clinch.
Smek has clasped his hands together around Dumonte's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dumonte is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Smek off and has taken his back!
Smek trying to control the hands but Dumonte won't let him.
Smek holding both Dumonte 's hands and preventing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Smek showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Dumonte tries to clinch but Smek moves out of range.
Smek shoots in for a takedown but Dumonte shows good takedown defense.
Dumonte throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Dumonte throws a right hand that Smek ducks under and follows up with a left that Smek also avoids with ease.
Dumonte avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Dumonte thuds a left hand into Smek's body.
Dumonte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Smek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dumonte's guard.
Smek drops back looking for a leg! Dumonte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Dumonte manages to kick Smek off! Smek jumps back into Dumonte's guard.
Dumonte keeping moving, preventing Smek from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dumonte throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Smek escapes and throws Dumonte's legs to the side, diving into side control!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte is looking to reverse the position.
Smek has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Smek controlling from the full mount.
Dumonte is wriggling around trying to escape.
Dumonte is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Dumonte is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Smek lands a big shot there that rocks Dumonte but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Smek seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Dumonte is holding on tight.
Smek controlling his opponent.
Dumonte squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Smek controlling his opponent.
Smek lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dumonte is squirming around, avoiding Smek's attempts to control the action.
Smek might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Dumonte kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Dumonte is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Smek has taken his back!
Smek is hanging on to Dumonte's back as he tries to escape.
Smek is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Smek struggling to keep hold of the position.
Dumonte trying to control the action but Smek just sinks the hooks in.
Smek is looking to control Dumonte but Dumonte is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smek biding his time, controlling Dumonte.
Dumonte tries to break free.
Dumonte preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Smek.
Dumonte trying to control the action but Smek just sinks the hooks in.
Dumonte tries to escape but Smek has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Smek's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Smek really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dumonte misses with a combination
and Smek decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Dumonte's guard.
Smek won't allow Dumonte to get back to his feet.
Smek stands up and waves to Dumonte to follow him.
Smek throws a head kick that Dumonte semi-blocks.
Dumonte moves out of range as Smek throws a body kick.
Smek tries to clinch but Dumonte moves out of range.
Smek shoots in looking for a takedown. Dumonte tries to sprawl out of it but Smek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dumonte manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Smek shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dumonte as he avoids it easily.
Dumonte wants to clinch
and Smek counters with a nice leg kick.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dumonte drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smek is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte thows a big elbow that misses.
Smek is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Smek is looking to stall here but Dumonte recovers full guard.
Dumonte avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dumonte keeping moving, preventing Smek from controlling successfully.
Dumonte is trying to keep Smek in close.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Dumonte is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smek has his feet on Dumonte's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Dumonte throws a jab when Smek was well out of range.
Smek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dumonte counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Smek's guard now.
Paul Dumonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Smek.
Dumonte wants to control from the top but Smek keeps moving.
Dumonte throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dumonte thows a big elbow that misses.
Smek wants to stand and escape but Dumonte is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Smek is on top in guard.
Dumonte wants to sweep here but Smek controlling him for the moment.
Dumonte wants to hit a switch here but Smek passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Dumonte there!
Smek wants to control the pace but Dumonte is squirming around nicely.
Dumonte wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
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.
Dumonte wants to control his opponent's hands but Smek gets his hands free.
Smek keeps control of the position as Dumonte tries to break free.
Dumonte is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Dumonte is keeping busy.
Dumonte wants to control his opponent's hands but Smek gets his hands free.
Smek is looking to control Dumonte but Dumonte is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Dumonte rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Rollo Smek has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smek stands up from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Rollo Smek will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. 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.
Smek tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dumonte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dumonte closes the distance but Smek moves to the side
and Smek counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dumonte wants to sweep but no luck.
Smek gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Dumonte misses with the combination.
Smek shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dumonte pinned against the cage. Dumonte gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dumonte misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smek.
Smek looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
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.
Dumonte tries to clinch but Smek moves out of range.
Smek fails with the takedown
and Dumonte counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smek won't be happy with that.
Paul Dumonte has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rollo Smek.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dumonte laying and praying for a moment but Smek takes advantage and regains half guard.
Smek avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dumonte.
Dumonte throwing shots but Smek is blocking nicely.
Smek trying to control from the bottom.
Smek looking for submissions off his back.
Dumonte wants to control but Smek is keeping him busy.
Smek wants to control but Dumonte is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dumonte is nestled in close to Smek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dumonte throws a head kick that misses
and Smek counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Smek avoids the elbow strike from Dumonte, against the cage.
Smek turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Smek manages to end up in side control.
Smek is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Smek decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Smek throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smek fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Dumonte drives through and clinches with Smek against the cage.
Dumonte landing knees to the body.
Smek missing with knees to the body.
Dumonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smek blocks it with crossed arms.
Dumonte swings wildly with an uppercut but Smek uses good head movement to avoid it.
Dumonte fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A hook to the body from Smek.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smek lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dumonte tries to land knees in the clinch but Smek avoids the damage to the body.
Dumonte misses with an elbow strike.
Smek looking for a takedown.
Dumonte lands a shot to the body.
Smek tries to pull guard but Dumonte holds him up against the cage and eventually Smek drops back down to his feet.
Dumonte lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dumonte misses with some punches.
Smek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dumonte lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Smek.
Smek avoiding damage as Dumonte throws knees to the body.
Smek can't get the takedown.
Dumonte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Dumonte throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Smek blocks it with crossed arms.
Smek breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dumonte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Dumonte fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Dumonte as Smek shoots in.
Dumonte darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smek gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dumonte counters with a straight right hand.
Dumonte swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Smek counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dumonte's guard now.
Smek trying to control but Dumonte is working from the bottom.
Dumonte punching from the bottom.
Smek tries to free his leg and advance position but Dumonte is retaining full guard.
Dumonte is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Paul Dumonte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dumonte pushes Smek off and scrambles back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A lazy left from Dumonte finds it's target.
Smek will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dumonte misses with a wild body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Smek comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smek winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 45:50
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 45:50
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Smek!
Rollo Smek is the new light heavyweight champion!
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