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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jose Mata (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jose Mata has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Mata!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Parker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mata lands with a shot to the body.
Mata throws a big shot that misses.
Parker bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mata scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Parker moves out of range of the strikes.
Mata takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mata moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Mata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jose Mata seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata fails to land with a series of punches.
Mata looks to land a right hand but Parker moved out of range.
Parker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Mata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mata misses with a looping right.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mata misses with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mata thows a body shot but no joy.
Mata looks to land a combination. Parker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Mata misses with a wild body shot.
Mata lands with a shot to the body.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mata.
Mata takes a swing at Parker's ribcage but misses.
Mata misses with a body shot.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata misses with the combination.
Mata moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mata misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Mata. That snapped Parker's head back.
Mata with a jab.
Mata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
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.
Mata swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Parker.
Parker ducks under a wild hook from Mata.
Mata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Mata ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A left and a right from Mata both land. Nice combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mata misses with the combination.
Mata throws a right and a left that both miss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Mata dominated that round.
That's time! Mata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Mata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mata throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mata throws a shot from downtown. Parker moves away and avoids it.
Mata fails to land with a series of punches.
Jose Mata is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mata scores with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mata lands a right hook to the body.
Mata misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mata misses with a double jab.
Mata wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Parker avoids the body shot from Mata.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mata.
Mata misses with a looping right.
Mata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mata dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Mata.
Parker avoids the body shot from Mata.
Mata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Jose Mata is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mata misses with a few strikes there.
Mata is looking to wear down Parker with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mata uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Parker has time to react.
Mata missing with a left hand there. Parker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mata lands a head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Mata throws a big shot that misses.
Parker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mata throws out the jab.
Mata lands a glancing blow to the side of Parker's head.
Mata scores with a body shot.
Mata throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mata scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mata just misses with a punch to the body.
Parker defending well as Mata loads up on a big left hand.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parker walks into a jab.
Mata lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mata looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Mata dominated that second round.
That's time! Mata's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Parker with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mata to score with a decent uppercut.
Mata misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Parker.
Mata throws a combination. Parker tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parker slips under a jab from Mata.
Mata throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Parker takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Parker dodges the punch combination from Mata.
Mata swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A swing and a miss from Mata.
Mata misses with a wild body shot.
Mata waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Parker.
Mata swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
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.
Mata misses the shot to the body.
Mata misses with a few strikes there.
Parker avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jose Mata is winning the standup battle so far.
Mata goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mata fails to land with a series of punches.
Mata throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mata misses with a hook.
Mata looks to land a combination but Parker avoids it well.
Mata digs a good hook to Parker's body.
Mata lands a nice looking body shot.
Mata lands a really nice looking cross but Parker seems unphased.
Parker slips a straight right by Mata.
Mata getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Mata fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Parker manages to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Parker on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mata misses with a double jab.
Donk. Mata catches Parker right on the button with a cross.
Mata looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
Mata ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mata throws a body punch but Parker moves out of range.
Peter Parker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mata thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Mata showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Mata 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Mata!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Wayne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jesse St Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bruce Wayne's chin.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Wayne!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Wayne swivels and escapes.
St Pierre scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wayne manages to get back to half guard.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wayne is looking to control St Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wayne avoid being mounted?
Wayne blocking the ground and pound attempt from St Pierre.
Wayne manages to get to full guard.
Wayne looking for a sweep. Not yet Wayne, not yet.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Wayne is looking to sweep but instead, St Pierre has passed into half guard.
St Pierre content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Wayne is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wayne wants to sweep but St Pierre has passed to side control!
Wayne sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wayne wants to get back to full guard but St Pierre has passed into side control.
Wayne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wayne manages to regain half guard. Good work.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Wayne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wayne looking for submissions off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well, if St Pierre 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.
Wayne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
St Pierre working Wayne over with strikes.
St Pierre seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Wayne does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wayne wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura but Wayne is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Wayne shows good takedown defense.
Wayne darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre is trying to stand up here but Wayne is controlling him well.
Wayne is trying to work for a kimura but St Pierre is defending well.
Wayne wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wayne in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. St Pierre tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Wayne!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bruce Wayne!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Chace!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Hall!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chace tries to bum rush Hall with a series of wild strikes but Hall uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Chace rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hall moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chace misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Chace.
Some wild striking there from Chace.
Hall cracks Chace with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Chace lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Hank Hall has been cut.
Hall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hall throws out a powerful jab.
Chace swinging wilding here.
Hall showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Chace.
Hall slips under a jab.
Johnny Chace seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hall cracks a nice hook into Chace's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chace works the jab nicely.
Hall has Chace up against the cage in a clinch.
Chace wants to break free but Hall has control.
Hall lands a body shot in the clinch.
Hall escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hall throws a chopping leg kick but Chace manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Hall lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Hall looks to score with a jab to the body but Chace is just out of range.
Hall looks to land a body kick but Chace moved away.
Hall clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice body punch from Hall - that landed with a thud.
Chace is breathing heavily.
Hall breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chace falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hall counters with a stiff right hand.
Chace is rocked!
Hall drops Chace with a straight right hand, right on the button! Hall follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Hank Hall!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ben Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Stark (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Stark!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva shoots in but Stark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva shoots in for a double leg but Stark sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Silva really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Stark throws a nice looking combination but Silva bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silva shoots in for a takedown but Stark shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva closes this distance looking for a takedown but Stark circles away.
Stark stuffs the takedown attempt from Silva. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Stark as Silva shoots in.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark swinging wilding here.
Stark lands with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Stark, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Silva ducks under a wild hook from Stark.
Stark misses the shot to the body.
Stark looks gassed!
Silva tries to clinch there but Stark circles away.
Silva closes the distance and clinches up with Stark, looking for a takedown. Silva pushes Stark against the cage but Stark circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Silva lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva gets the takedown into side control.
Silva blocks the strikes from Stark.
The ground and pound from Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Stark is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Silva's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Stark kicks Silva off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side.
Silva moves into range and clinches up with Stark.
Stark breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Silva misses with a head kick.
Stark swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to clinch up but Stark circles away and keeps his distance.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Tony Stark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stark misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva shoots in but Stark avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Silva wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark works over Silva's head and body with a nice combination.
A big left from Stark misses.
Stark throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Stark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva clinches with his opponent.
Silva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Stark shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva drops down looking for an ankle pick but Stark pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Stark as he jumps to the side.
Stark misses with a few strikes there.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Stark jabs at Silva's body.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stark swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Silva doesn't manage to clinch there - Stark circles away.
Silva wants to clinch.
Stark throws a series of punches but Silva moves out of range.
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stark paws at him with a jab and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Stark 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.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Silva wants to clinch up but Stark keeps it at a distance.
Silva moves out of range of the strikes.
Silva fails with the takedown.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Stark misses with a series of wild punches.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stark fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Stark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Silva throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Stark's waist but Stark gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Silva off to one side.
Stark swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stark throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Silva slips a jab and a cross from Stark.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Stark sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stark throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stark throws a lazy head kick
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Some wild striking there from Stark.
Stark misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a single leg into guard. Stark didn't expect that.
Stark looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stark is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Silva will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Silva trying to control but Stark is working from the bottom.
Stark wants to sweep here but Silva controlling him for the moment.
Silva stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Stark swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stark manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Stark advances to half guard.
Silva wants to get back to full guard but Stark has passed into side control.
Silva is squirming around, avoiding Stark's attempts to control the action.
Stark lands a heavy elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stark with a couple of short strikes.
Silva knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Stark on the ground.
Silva is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Stark sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stark lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tony Stark will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Stark scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Stark throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Silva counters by moving into the clinch.
Silva has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stark avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Silva keeps control of Stark as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Silva breaks from the clinch.
Ben Silva is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stark misses with a double jab
and Silva counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ben Silva. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stark.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stark misses with the combination.
Tony Stark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva darts in and clinches Stark up against the cage.
Stark wants to break free but Silva has control.
Silva is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Silva seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Stark wants a takedown but no success here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Silva creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Stark prevents a takedown attempt there.
Stark is pressed up against the cage. Silva has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stark down to the mat. Stark avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Silva moves in looking to clinch but Stark pushes him off.
Stark bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Silva's head.
Silva fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Stark lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Stark.
Stark throws a combination. Silva tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Silva will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Stark is fending him off so far but Silva persists. Nope, Stark circles away and we're back to standing.
Stark throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Stark keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Stark lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Silva backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Stark swinging wilding here.
Stark throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Silva.
Silva shoots for a double leg takedown but Stark sprawls well. He's pushed Silva's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stark misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stark throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva counters by clinching up.
Silva lands a nice elbow.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Silva has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Stark is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stark tries to break the clinch but Silva is controlling the position.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Stark wants to get back to striking at distance but Silva won't allow it.
Stark is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Stark stops a takedown attempt from Silva.
Stark wants to break the clinch but can't.
Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ben Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Stark blocks an elbow strike from Silva.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Stark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Stark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Stark!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Zelick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy LaPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Zelick had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Zelick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy LaPierre!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaPierre fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
LaPierre clinches up against the cage.
LaPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Zelick avoids the damage to the body.
LaPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
Zelick scores with an uppercut up the middle.
LaPierre breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaPierre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Zelick tries to avoid it but LaPierre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Zelick to the ground. Zelick escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
LaPierre slips a jab and a cross from Zelick.
LaPierre moves in looking to clinch but Zelick pushes him off.
The fight stays on the outside here - LaPierre looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
LaPierre goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
LaPierre has a takedown stuffed.
Alex Zelick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy LaPierre.
Zelick moves in looking to clinch but LaPierre pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
LaPierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zelick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Zelick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaPierre clinches but Zelick breaks the clinch
enabling Zelick to counter with a crisp jab.
LaPierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Zelick counters by clinching up.
LaPierre looks gassed!
LaPierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
LaPierre is looking to control Zelick's arms but Zelick gets an underhook and turns him. Now LaPierre has his back to the cage.
Zelick crunches a lovely knee into LaPierre's ribcage.
Zelick looking to throw knees to the head but LaPierre is blocking nicely.
Zelick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zelick moves away from the strike by LaPierre.
A nice inside leg kick there by Zelick. That's going to slow LaPierre down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zelick clinches with his opponent.
LaPierre avoiding damage as Zelick throws knees to the body.
Zelick lands an uppercut.
Zelick manages to break the clinch.
LaPierre dodges the punch combination from Zelick.
Zelick misses with a series of wild punches.
Zelick shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Zelick is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
LaPierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaPierre keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaPierre tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Zelick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
LaPierre wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Zelick has him pressed against the cage.
Zelick stops a takedown attempt from LaPierre.
Zelick just leaning against LaPierre, taking a breather.
LaPierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zelick prevents it.
LaPierre is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Zelick pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Zelick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaPierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelick.
Zelick pressing his opponent against the cage.
LaPierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Zelick blocks it with crossed arms.
LaPierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zelick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaPierre is looking to clinch but Zelick is avoiding it.
Zelick has LaPierre up against the cage in a clinch.
LaPierre can't break the clinch.
LaPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
Zelick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaPierre misses with a short punch on the inside.
LaPierre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Zelick just stands there and leans against the cage.
LaPierre wants to stall.
Zelick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaPierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Zelick on the side of the head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from LaPierre.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Zelick dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Zelick darts in trying to clinch
and LaPierre counters with a head kick. That will keep Zelick thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Guy LaPierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zelick!
LaPierre wants to clinch but Zelick slips to the side
and Zelick counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Zelick is looking to control LaPierre's arms but LaPierre gets an underhook and turns him. Now Zelick has his back to the cage.
Zelick with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Zelick dodges an elbow strike from LaPierre.
LaPierre looking to throw knees to the head but Zelick is blocking nicely.
LaPierre misses with a knee strike.
Zelick blocks the elbow strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaPierre stalling in the clinch but Zelick improves position.
LaPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Zelick avoids the damage to the body.
Zelick using the Thai plumb to throw knees but LaPierre has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zelick is trying to break the clinch but LaPierre has him pressed against the cage.
LaPierre goes for a takedown attempt but Zelick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LaPierre tries for a takedown but Zelick circles away easily
and Zelick counters by clinching up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zelick lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
LaPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
Zelick working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
LaPierre jumps guard but Zelick stands there with LaPierre around his waist. LaPierre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alex Zelick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy LaPierre.
LaPierre goes for a takedown in the clinch but Zelick prevents it.
LaPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Zelick throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but LaPierre blocks it with crossed arms.
LaPierre looking to throw knees to the head but Zelick is blocking nicely.
Zelick lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of LaPierre backwards.
LaPierre tries to score a body lock takedown but Zelick shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Zelick misses with a knee strike.
Knees to the body from Zelick.
Zelick misses with a knee strike.
LaPierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zelick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zelick scores with a nice hook to the head.
Zelick throws a blind hook that connects with the side of LaPierres head.
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.
LaPierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zelick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Zelick connects with a knee to the head.
Zelick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
LaPierre fails with the takedown
and Zelick counters by clinching up.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
LaPierre just leaning against Zelick, taking a breather.
Zelick misses with a knee to the head.
LaPierre wants to stall.
LaPierre tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zelick lands a damaging elbow.
LaPierre has Zelick pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Zelick manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
LaPierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Zelick has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
LaPierre decides to pull guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
LaPierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Zelick is controlling him.
Zelick stands up and waves to LaPierre to follow him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaPierre with a poor takedown
and Zelick counters with a series of strikes. LaPierre will be more careful next time no doubt.
LaPierre wants to clinch but Zelick slips to the side
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelick.
LaPierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LaPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Zelick avoids the damage to the body.
Zelick throws a knee to the head but misses.
Zelick manages to break the clinch.
LaPierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Zelick!
Zelick is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
LaPierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelick is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
LaPierre stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
LaPierre tries to clinch
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelick.
Zelick has LaPierre pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. LaPierre manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
LaPierre unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zelick lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Zelick lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
LaPierre fails to pull guard.
LaPierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Zelick fights it off and pushes away nicely.
LaPierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Zelick to counter with a crisp jab.
LaPierre wants to clinch but Zelick slips to the side
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelick.
Zelick escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Zelick dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
LaPierre clinches but Zelick breaks the clinch
and Zelick holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Zelick is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Zelick tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
LaPierre scores a nice knee to the body.
LaPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zelick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Zelick has had enough of the clinch but LaPierre keeps him there for the moment.
LaPierre connects with a knee to the head.
Zelick tries a knee to the head but LaPierre blocks it.
LaPierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Zelick tries a knee to the head but LaPierre blocks it.
LaPierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zelick breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Zelick tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but LaPierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
LaPierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zelick is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaPierre throws a head kick but Zelick moves out of range.
Alex Zelick is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
LaPierre darts in trying to clinch
and Zelick moves into the clinch.
LaPierre has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Zelick is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Alex Zelick has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy LaPierre.
LaPierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
LaPierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Zelick avoids the damage to the body.
Zelick misses with a knee strike.
Zelick breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaPierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch.
Zelick looking to throw knees to the head but LaPierre is blocking nicely.
LaPierre lands a nice knee to the body.
Zelick manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Zelick lands a knee to the body.
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.
Zelick is looking to break free of the clinch but LaPierre has double underhooks.
LaPierre is stalling here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Zelick throws an elbow but misses.
LaPierre misses with a knee to the head.
Zelick manages to break the clinch.
LaPierre tries to clinch
and Zelick counters with a straight right hand.
LaPierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Zelick counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Zelick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on LaPierre, up you get!
LaPierre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Zelick counters with a takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaPierre is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on LaPierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaPierre is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Zelick asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Zelick lands a decent elbow from side control.
Zelick has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
LaPierre fails with the takedown
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelick.
Zelick breaks the clinch.
LaPierre fails with the takedown
and Zelick counters by clinching up.
Alex Zelick has scored more points in the clinch so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zelick lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
LaPierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
LaPierre goes for a takedown attempt but Zelick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LaPierre with a poor takedown
and Zelick counters with a stiff right hand.
LaPierre fails with the takedown
and Zelick counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Zelick.
Zelick stalling in the clinch but LaPierre improves position.
Zelick tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
LaPierre looking for a takedown.
LaPierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Guy LaPierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zelick goes for a takedown attempt but LaPierre pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
LaPierre closes the distance and clinches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Zelick showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zelick 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Zelick!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between guigui borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darren Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, guigui borgne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darren Burns!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burns shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The fighters are battling for position here. borgne manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
borgne looking for a guillotine here but Burns defends easily.
Burns in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
borgne doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
borgne pulls Burns in close to his closed guard and prevents Burns from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
borgne managing to control the position.
Burns looking to pass the guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Burns avoids a punch combination nicely.
borgne displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
borgne tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Burns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
borgne throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Burns.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
borgne scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burns looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but borgne puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Burns wants to control but borgne is keeping busy.
Burns wants to get back to full guard.
Burns is looking to control borgne's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Burns avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with borgne in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burns is trying to escape back to his feet but borgne uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns manages to get back to half guard.
borgne is breathing heavily.
Burns moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
borgne preventing the sweep.
borgne missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
borgne wants to control from the top but Burns keeps moving.
Burns looking for a sweep. Not yet Burns, not yet.
borgne trying to control the position from guard on top but Burns is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Burns is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Burns is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
borgne is looking to control Burns's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can borgne avoid being mounted?
borgne tries to roll over but Burns keeps him under control.
Burns wants to work for an arm triangle but borgne is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 guigui borgne will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Burns darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burns with the ground and pound but borgne uses the opportunity to regain guard.
borgne pulls Burns in to control the position.
borgne bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Burns's guard.
borgne might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Burns keeping moving, preventing borgne from controlling successfully.
Burns working for a triangle but borgne defends it easily.
borgne looking to pass the guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns looking to hit a scissor sweep but borgne is one step ahead there.
borgne passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burns is looking for a sweep.
Burns is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
A control attempt from Burns but he's now mounted!
Burns is looking to get to half guard.
Burns bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Burns trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but borgne manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in borgne's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. borgne swivels though and keeps the full guard.
borgne throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
borgne trying to control the position here.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burns throws a strike but borgne rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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.
Burns striking off his back but it's not causing borgne any problems.
Burns bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in borgne's guard.
borgne preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
borgne throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Burns postures up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Burns trying to control the position from guard on top but borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Darren Burns showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
borgne will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Horrible takedown by borgne or perhaps it was just good defense by Burns which made him look bad.
Burns clinches up with borgne and pushes him back against the cage.
borgne fails to pull guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for guigui borgne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
borgne gets underhooks to prevent Burns's takedown attempt.
Burns wants a takedown but no success here.
Burns tries a knee to the head but borgne blocks it.
Burns blocks an elbow strike.
borgne throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
borgne looking to stall.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Burns tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Burns gets underhooks to prevent borgne's takedown attempt.
Burns has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed borgne clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
borgne wants to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
borgne tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
borgne tries to hold on but Burns postures up.
Burns with good strikes from the mount here!
Burns working the ground and pound effectively.
Burns with shots to the head and body - borgne looks very uncomfortable down there.
borgne keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Burns scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish borgne?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burns wants to control the pace but borgne is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Burns cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Burns with a couple of short strikes.
Poor strikes thrown by Burns there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
borgne wants to control but Burns is having none of it.
Burns with shots to the head and body - borgne looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burns wants to control the pace but borgne is squirming around nicely.
Burns postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. borgne looks a forlorn figure.
Burns with shots to the head and body - borgne looks very uncomfortable down there.
borgne working to try and regain half guard.
Burns avoids the attempt from borgne to control.
Burns tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Burns is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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.
borgne working to try and regain half guard.
Burns lands with some vicious ground and pound - can borgne hang on?
Burns avoids the attempt from borgne to control.
Burns controlling the pace for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
borgne is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Darren Burns comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Burns has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Darren Burns!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Grayson Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Baun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Davis might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All That Remains - Focus Shall Not Fail. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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154 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grayson Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Baun!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Baun has a takedown stuffed.
Davis misses with a takedown
and Baun counters with a nice double leg into side control. Davis won't be happy with that.
Baun tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Davis sneaks back into half guard.
Davis trying to control here.
Davis gets back to full guard.
Baun looking to pass the guard.
Baun is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Baun avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Davis looking for a triangle here. Baun is fighting it but it looks tight! Davis pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Baun is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Grayson Davis!
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