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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Squishy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason McDonnald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Squishy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason McDonnald!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Squishy stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonnald. McDonnald gets slowly back to his feet.
Squishy misses with the combination.
McDonnald misses with a takedown attempt - Squishy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown by McDonnald or perhaps it was just good defense by Squishy which made him look bad.
Steve Squishy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason McDonnald.
McDonnald gets the takedown into side control.
Squishy is looking for a sweep.
McDonnald misses with the ground and pound.
McDonnald scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Squishy to see if he's OK.
McDonnald throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
McDonnald is trying to get an arm triangle but Squishy is defending well.
Squishy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McDonnald on the ground.
McDonnald sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Squishy is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonnald looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Squishy is avoiding damage well.
McDonnald throws an elbow but Squishy slips to the side and avoids it well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McDonnald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Squishy pinned against the cage. Squishy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
McDonnald avoids the head kick by Squishy.
Left hook, right uppercut from Squishy.
It looks like Jason McDonnald has been cut.
McDonnald looks gassed!
Squishy steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! McDonnald is out on his feet! Squishy sets himself and nearly takes McDonnald's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steve Squishy!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Jacobs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Jacobs (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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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Jacobs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Jacobs!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ryan Jacobs lands with a nice combination. Anthony Jacobs backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Anthony Jacobs has been cut.
A combination from Ryan Jacobs does no damage.
A left and a right from Ryan Jacobs both land. Nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ryan Jacobs fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Ryan Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony Jacobs.
Anthony Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ryan Jacobs.
Ryan Jacobs ducks under a wild hook from Anthony Jacobs.
Ryan Jacobs looks to land a combination but Anthony Jacobs avoids it well.
Ryan Jacobs lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Anthony Jacobs sprawling to the canvas. Ryan Jacobs follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Anthony Jacobs hang on?
Anthony Jacobs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Ryan Jacobs. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ryan Jacobs is looking to advance position but Anthony Jacobs won't allow it.
Ryan Jacobs is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Anthony Jacobs is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ryan Jacobs is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Anthony Jacobs doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Ryan Jacobs.
Ryan Jacobs is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Anthony Jacobs reverses the position - he's now on top in Ryan Jacobs's guard.
Ryan Jacobs wants to sweep here but Anthony Jacobs controlling him for the moment.
Ryan Jacobs is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Ryan Jacobs has his foot on Anthony Jacobs's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Anthony Jacobs works his way back into a safe position though.
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.
Ryan Jacobs had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Anthony Jacobs is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Ryan Jacobs Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Anthony Jacobs's back instead.
Anthony Jacobs looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Ryan Jacobs is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anthony Jacobs is defending well though. Ryan Jacobs let's go of the attempt for now.
Ryan Jacobs is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anthony Jacobs is defending well though. Ryan Jacobs let's go of the attempt for now.
Ryan Jacobs is breathing heavily.
Anthony Jacobs is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Ryan Jacobs gets his way!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Jacobs working for the choke.
Ryan Jacobs tightening his grip on Anthony Jacobs, looking for the choke.
Ryan Jacobs tightening his grip on Anthony Jacobs, looking for the choke.
Anthony Jacobs holding both Ryan Jacobs 's hands and preventing any damage.
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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anthony Jacobs preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Ryan Jacobs.
Anthony Jacobs is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan Jacobs is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Anthony Jacobs is defending well though. Ryan Jacobs let's go of the attempt for now.
Ryan Jacobs is persistently looking for the submission but Anthony Jacobs is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Jacobs dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Anthony Jacobs's cut.
That's time! Ryan Jacobs's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ryan Jacobs throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anthony Jacobs.
Anthony Jacobs slips under a jab from Ryan Jacobs.
Anthony Jacobs tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ryan Jacobs paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ryan Jacobs showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anthony Jacobs.
Ryan Jacobs moves out of range of the strikes.
Anthony Jacobs throws a jab but it's blocked by Ryan Jacobs.
Ryan Jacobs defending well as Anthony Jacobs loads up on a big left hand.
Ryan Jacobs misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ryan Jacobs darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ryan Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony Jacobs counters with a nice uppercut.
Ryan Jacobs displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anthony Jacobs throws out the jab.
Ryan Jacobs staying out of range there.
Ryan Jacobs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ryan Jacobs throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Ryan Jacobs misses with a looping left.
Ryan Jacobs is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anthony Jacobs ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ryan Jacobs closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anthony Jacobs circles away.
Ryan Jacobs misses with an uppercut. Anthony Jacobs saw that one coming.
Anthony Jacobs jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Ryan Jacobs misses with a double jab
and Ryan Jacobs takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ryan Jacobs has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Anthony Jacobs finds it's way round the side to connect with Ryan Jacobs's head.
Anthony Jacobs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ryan Jacobs was well out of range. Poor timing from Anthony Jacobs.
Ryan Jacobs tests Anthony Jacobs's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Anthony Jacobs's cut even more.
Anthony Jacobs scores with a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Anthony Jacobs throws a head kick but Ryan Jacobs moves out of range.
Ryan Jacobs loads up on a big right hand but Anthony Jacobs slips the punch.
Anthony Jacobs takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Ryan Jacobs fails to land with a series of punches.
Anthony Jacobs keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Anthony Jacobs misses the target.
Ryan Jacobs tries to bum rush Anthony Jacobs with a series of wild strikes but Anthony Jacobs uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anthony Jacobs throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ryan Jacobs avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Ryan Jacobs or perhaps it was just good defense by Anthony Jacobs which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Jacobs. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ryan Jacobs rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Anthony Jacobs moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ryan Jacobs staying out of range there.
Ryan Jacobs misses with a combination
enabling Anthony Jacobs to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice body punch from Ryan Jacobs.
A combination from Ryan Jacobs does no damage.
The fighters circling - Anthony Jacobs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan Jacobs throws a looping overhand right but Anthony Jacobs ducks down to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Jacobs is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anthony Jacobs.
Ryan Jacobs throws a combination that misses
and Anthony Jacobs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Ryan Jacobs swinging wilding here.
Ryan Jacobs throws a big shot that misses.
Anthony Jacobs throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ryan Jacobs.
Anthony Jacobs moves into range and connects with a jab.
Anthony Jacobs misses with a looping left.
Anthony Jacobs wants to clinch up but Ryan Jacobs keeps it at a distance.
Anthony Jacobs is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ryan Jacobs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anthony Jacobs.
Anthony Jacobs tries a low kick but Ryan Jacobs avoids it.
Anthony Jacobs fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fighters circling - Ryan Jacobs throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ryan Jacobs misses with a hook. Anthony Jacobs ducked under it nicely.
Ryan Jacobs missing with a left hand there. Anthony Jacobs was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ryan Jacobs is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ryan Jacobs misses with the combination.
Ryan Jacobs throws a left and a right that both miss
and Anthony Jacobs counters with a good low kick that Ryan Jacobs was not able to check.
A slow jab from Ryan Jacobs misses its intended target.
A big right from Ryan Jacobs misses.
Ryan Jacobs shoots and misses
and Anthony Jacobs connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ryan Jacobs staying out of range there.
A big left from Anthony Jacobs misses.
Ryan Jacobs takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Anthony Jacobs misses the shot to the body.
Ryan Jacobs listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ryan Jacobs misses with a combination
and Anthony Jacobs counters with a nice uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ryan Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony Jacobs counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Anthony Jacobs moves into the clinch.
Ryan Jacobs has Anthony Jacobs pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Anthony Jacobs manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Anthony Jacobs is fighting off a takedown attempt but Ryan Jacobs is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Anthony Jacobs to the mat. Anthony Jacobs regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Jacobs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Anthony Jacobs's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Ryan Jacobs blocks the body kick.
A combination from Ryan Jacobs does no damage.
Ryan Jacobs throws a series of punches but Anthony Jacobs moves out of range.
Ryan Jacobs on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ryan Jacobs misses with a straight right.
Anthony Jacobs 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.
Ryan Jacobs is rocked!
Ryan Jacobs swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anthony Jacobs counters with a crisp right that sends Ryan Jacobs to the canvas! Anthony Jacobs follows up with punches from the mount and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Jacobs!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Ellis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Cabreros (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
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Ellis!
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 Cabreros!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ellis moves in looking to clinch but Cabreros pushes him off.
Ellis tries to clinch there but Cabreros circles away.
Ellis tries to clinch but Cabreros moves out of range.
Ellis moves forwards but Cabreros connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Ellis throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cabreros avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cabreros tries to keep at a distance but Ellis has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ellis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ellis connects with a knee to the head.
Ellis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ellis with a knee to the head.
Ellis with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cabreros throws a punch but it's blocked by Ellis.
Ellis looking to throw knees to the head but Cabreros is blocking nicely.
Ellis misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabreros.
Cabreros lands a right hand.
Cabreros takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellis unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabreros lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ellis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cabreros tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Ellis's elbow.
Cabreros wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ellis misses with a knee to the head.
Ellis looking to throw knees to the head but Cabreros is blocking nicely.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ellis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabreros blocks it with crossed arms.
Ellis is breathing heavily.
Ellis landing knees to the head.
Ellis tries a knee to the head but Cabreros blocks it.
Ellis misses with a knee strike.
Cabreros avoiding damage as Ellis throws knees to the body.
Ellis looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Cabreros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabreros lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Ellis with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Cabreros misses with a hook from the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabreros.
Ellis prevents Cabreros from breaking the clinch.
Ellis misses with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabreros wants to break free but Ellis has control.
Ellis throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabreros blocks it with crossed arms.
Cabreros wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ellis blocking some punches.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Cabreros creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Cabreros.
Ellis is rocked!
A right handed body shot lands from Cabreros.
Cabreros avoiding damage as Ellis throws knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Cabreros - that landed with a thud.
Cabreros misses with a punch on the inside.
Ellis keeps control of Cabreros as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cabreros lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ellis or not.
Cabreros throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Cabreros fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cabreros can't break the clinch.
Cabreros lands an uppercut.
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!
Ellis throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabreros lands with a short shot to the head.
Oh Ellis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cabreros lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ellis backwards.
Cabreros is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Cabreros.
Cabreros creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Ellis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Ellis drops to his knees and Cabreros pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Peter Cabreros!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerald Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique St Paul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Henrique St Paul has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerald Rush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique St Paul!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Paul uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rush.
St Paul lands a slapping body shot.
Rush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Paul!
Rush working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
BOOM! Rush connects with a massive shot to the dome!
It looks like Henrique St Paul has been cut.
Rush tries to control but St Paul wriggling away.
St Paul is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Rush tries to control but St Paul wriggling away.
Rush working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul wants to control but Rush is having none of it.
Rush has control of St Paul's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and St Paul regains control of the situation pretty easily.
St Paul wants to hold on but Rush pushes him away.
St Paul swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Rush trying to control but St Paul is having none of it.
St Paul tries to buck Rush off but he can't manage it.
Rush thowing shots but they're missing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rush with the ground and pound from mount.
Rush is breathing heavily.
St Paul is working to get back to half guard.
St Paul sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
St Paul is trying to get back to full guard.
St Paul looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Rush pushes past his half guard into mount!
Rush fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rush looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Rush looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
St Paul tries to lock up and control but Rush gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul tries to buck Rush off but he can't manage it.
St Paul is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Paul's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Rush wants to finish this one by submission but St Paul is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Rush.
Rush looking to finish with strikes here!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Paul wants to hold on but Rush pushes him away.
St Paul is trying to escape the mount.
Rush can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Paul is looking to escape.
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.
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.
Rush stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
St Paul plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
St Paul throws a series of punches but Rush avoids them all with ease.
Rush throws a front kick aimed at St Paul's knee but St Paul avoids it well.
St Paul gets a clinch.
Rush keeps control of St Paul as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Paul wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rush breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
St Paul closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
St Paul breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rush looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Rush dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Henrique St Paul's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Rush fails with a takedown attempt.
Rush takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
St Paul misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Rush.
St Paul throws a sloppy head kick and Rush moves out of range easily.
Rush tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but St Paul paws at him with a jab and circles away.
St Paul fails with the takedown.
Rush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Paul!
Rush working the ground and pound effectively.
Rush throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul regains half guard.
Rush is looking to take a break and control but St Paul is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
St Paul looking for submissions off his back.
Rush prevents St Paul from improving his position.
Rush passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for St Paul!
St Paul wants to hold on but Rush pushes him away.
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.
St Paul is trying desperately to improve position.
St Paul is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Rush is working for a guillotine from mount but St Paul frees his head quite easily.
St Paul slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Rush wants to work for an arm triangle but St Paul is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Paul trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Paul is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Rush pulls his head out easily.
Rush throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Paul is trying to control but Rush passes into side control!
Gerald Rush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Rush trying to control the action but St Paul is working from the bottom.
St Paul is trying to control Rush's posture but Rush avoids it.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rush displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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.
St Paul tries to clinch there but Rush circles away.
St Paul with a poor takedown
and Rush decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in St Paul's guard.
Rush stands and steps away. St Paul gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
St Paul swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rush fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gerald Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Paul uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Rush drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rush lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerald Rush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Henrique St Paul's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rush tries to clinch up but St Paul circles away and keeps his distance.
Rush shoots in but St Paul avoids the takedown attempt easily.
St Paul tries to close the distance and clinch but Rush swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Rush stuffs the takedown.
St Paul tries to clinch but Rush is having none of it.
St Paul throws a nice inside leg kick.
St Paul misses with a straight right.
St Paul shoots for a takedown but Rush saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rush scores a takedown into full mount!
Rush is landing with some decent strikes but St Paul is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Paul is squirming around, avoiding Rush's attempts to control the action.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Paul is in all sorts of trouble here.
Rush landing shots from mount.
Rush is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, St Paul has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Rush looking to control but St Paul is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rush stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
St Paul scores a takedown into full mount!
Rush keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Paul with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
St Paul tries to control but Rush wriggling away.
Rush avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Paul.
St Paul trying to control but Rush is having none of it.
Rush gets back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking for a sweep. St Paul is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rush actively working from the bottom here.
Rush is staying active underneath St Paul, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Rush manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rush is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rush wants to sweep but no luck.
Gerald Rush is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rush looking to control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Paul closes the distance and clinches.
St Paul breaks the clinch.
Rush looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for St Paul!
St Paul tries to hold on but Rush postures up.
Henrique St Paul has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rush controlling the position easily from mount.
You get the feeling that St Paul really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Rush is working for a guillotine from mount but St Paul frees his head quite easily.
St Paul flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerald Rush showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Rush, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerald Rush!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dylan Bennett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals comes to the cage accompanied by Clint Eastwood. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Bennett!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals throws a head kick but Bennett moves out of range.
Micheals works Bennett's body with a nice hook.
Micheals misses with a double jab.
Bennett moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Micheals tries a head kick but it misses.
Micheals blocks a low kick nicely.
Micheals connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Bennett to the floor! Micheals dives in looking for the finish!
Bennett is rocked!
It looks like Dylan Bennett has been cut.
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!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Micheals in particular looking to stall.
Micheals'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.
Micheals decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bennett throws a hook but Micheals avoids it easily.
A punch combination from Micheals misses.
Micheals throws an overhand right that lands on Bennett's shoulder, as Bennett tries to avoid the shot.
Bennett lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Bennett throws a head kick but Micheals moves out of range.
Whack! Micheals lands a heavy head kick that drops Bennett. The ref tackles Micheals to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Bennett was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Frank Micheals!
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