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Redwood Rage 3 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kerm Frankin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kerm Frankin!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Smith misses.
Smith misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Frankin dodges the punch combination from Smith.
Smith throws a hook but Frankin blocks it.
Smith gets caught flat footed, as Frankin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Frankin stands and throws Smith's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Frankin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Smith pushes Frankin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Frankin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smith tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Smith tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Frankin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Frankin prevents Smith from getting the reversal.
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frankin raining down shots from the mount!
Frankin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankin controlling the position easily from mount.
Smith looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Smith is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Frankin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Frankin connects with a big shot to the side of Smith's head.
Smith looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Frankin biding his time, controlling Smith.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but Frankin has full control of the position and if anything, Smith has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Smith manages to escape to his feet.
Frankin feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Frankin trying to control but Smith is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smith wants to sweep but no luck.
Smith has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Frankin is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Smith.
Frankin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Smith tries to escape but Frankin is in control.
Smith is trying to work for a sweep but Frankin has mounted him!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frankin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Smith working to try and regain half guard.
Smith flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Smith tries to reverse the position but Frankin maintains control.
Frankin tries to control but Smith wriggling away.
Smith keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frankin has control of Smith's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Smith regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Frankin looking to control but Smith is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerm Frankin dominated that round.
That's time! Smith's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Smith throws a jab when Frankin was well out of range.
Smith misses with a jab, cross combination.
Frankin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Frankin has taken the fight to the clinch.
Smith has a couple of punches blocked by Frankin.
Frankin successfully pulls guard.
Smith is looking to stand up but Frankin won't let him.
Smith has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Frankin manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Smith really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Smith is squirming around, avoiding Frankin's attempts to control the action.
Frankin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Smith to take his back!
Smith is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frankin struggling to keep hold of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Smith wants to escape the position.
Frankin punishes Smith with strikes from the back mount.
Frankin controls the position.
Smith prevents Frankin from getting a body triangle.
Smith tries to escape but Frankin has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Frankin looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Frankin isn't that keen on the idea.
Frankin looking to secure an arm triangle but Smith defends it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Frankin fails to take his opponent's back.
Frankin controlling the pace for now.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Frankin isn't that keen on the idea.
Smith is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Smith taking shots to the head.
Frankin stands up from mount. Strange move.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Frankin counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
A good leg kick by Frankin.
Smith throws a head kick that misses
and Frankin counters with a low kick, right behind Smith 's knee.
Frankin is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith misses with a leg kick
and Frankin counters with a shoot takedown. Smith fights it but they end up in guard.
Frankin advances to half guard.
Smith is looking to get back to full guard here but Frankin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Smith looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Frankin biding his time, looking for the opening.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
Smith looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Frankin's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Smith has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Frankin throwing sloppy strikes.
Smith is trying to break free.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frankin doesn't have the hooks in and Smith manages to turn into his guard.
Smith tries to free his leg and advance position but Frankin is retaining full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Smith throws a combination that misses
and Frankin counters with a nice double leg into side control. Smith won't be happy with that.
Smith is not content to let Frankin control the position.
Smith regains half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith trying to get back to full guard but Frankin takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Frankin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Frankin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smith is looking to escape.
Smith can't escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kerm Frankin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Frankin fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Frankin.
Smith misses with a combination
and Frankin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Smith gets full guard.
Smith doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Frankin slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Smith.
Smith missing with punches from the bottom.
Smith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Frankin prevents Smith from improving his position.
Smith looking for a kimura from the bottom but Frankin passes into side control!
Frankin is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smith manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith is looking to get back to full guard here but Frankin has managed to pass to side control instead.
Smith looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Frankin has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Smith has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Smith trying to get back to his feet but Frankin is in full control for now.
Smith is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Frankin.
I really don't envy Smith right now.
Frankin tries to keep control of the position but Smith is staying busy.
John Smith has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Frankin is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
A lull in the action here.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Smith wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
Frankin softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Smith holding both Frankin 's hands and preventing any damage.
Frankin trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Smith controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frankin is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Smith tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Frankin is working for a guillotine from mount but Smith frees his head quite easily.
Smith is looking to improve his position but Frankin isn't that keen on the idea.
Frankin controlling the pace for now.
Frankin manages to capitalize on a mistake by Smith to take his back!
Smith wants to get back to his feet.
Smith is trying to break free.
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.
Frankin is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Smith rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Frankin is looking to take a break and control but Smith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Smith tries to get to full guard but Frankin has control of the leg.
Smith makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Smith.
Frankin won't allow Smith to sweep him here.
Frankin avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Smith working for a triangle but Frankin defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kerm Frankin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Frankin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kerm Frankin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Renoit De Gallis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker has chosen Eye of the Tiger as his entrance music. Joe Baker will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Renoit De Gallis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Baker!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Gallis misses with a two punch combination.
De Gallis tries to clinch up but Baker circles away and keeps his distance.
A clash of legs there as De Gallis blocks the low kick.
De Gallis fails with the takedown.
Baker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baker shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Horrible takedown by De Gallis or perhaps it was just good defense by Baker which made him look bad.
Baker scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
De Gallis could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Baker blocks the strikes from De Gallis.
De Gallis taking some punishment here, with Baker in his half guard.
Baker wants to free his trapped foot but De Gallis is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Baker looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks De Gallis with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Baker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Baker not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baker scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
De Gallis wants to improve his position but Baker is controlling well.
De Gallis is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker trying to mount his opponent but De Gallis defends it.
De Gallis is breathing heavily.
Baker is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
De Gallis landing rabbit punches to the side of Baker's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Baker tries to stand but his hand is stuck under De Gallis.
De Gallis won't allow Baker to pass to mount.
Baker drops an elbow to the side of De Gallis's head.
De Gallis is controlling Baker's trapped leg to prevent Baker from advancing to side control.
Baker has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Baker is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, De Gallis has managed to free his arm - good work.
Baker working over De Gallis with some ground and pound. De Gallis looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gallis has hold of Baker's hands but Baker slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
De Gallis is trying to maintain the position but Baker is very close to passing his half guard.
Baker stands up and beckons De Gallis to join him on the feet.
Baker looks for a takedown but De Gallis sprawls well.
Baker stuffs the takedown attempt from De Gallis. De Gallis gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoit De Gallis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
De Gallis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Baker tries to clinch
and De Gallis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
De Gallis lands a nice elbow.
Knees in the clinch landing for De Gallis.
De Gallis breaks from the clinch.
De Gallis shoots in for a takedown but Baker shows good takedown defense.
Baker wants to clinch
and De Gallis counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Baker wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
De Gallis pulls guard.
Baker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Gallis is proving hard to escape from.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gallis trying to keep a closed guard but Baker is proving a slippery customer.
De Gallis has a closed guard, preventing Baker from standing up.
De Gallis is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
De Gallis tries for a takedown but Baker manages to get underhooks.
De Gallis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Baker has closed the distance and engaged De Gallis in a clinch.
De Gallis lands a nice shot to the body.
De Gallis turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Baker sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
De Gallis wants to pass to mount but Baker is defending the position.
Baker kicks De Gallis off and gets back to his feet.
Baker lands with a nice combination. De Gallis backs away looking to recover.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Baker. No joy for De Gallis on that attempt.
Baker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A jab-cross combination lands for De Gallis and sends Baker crashing to the mat! De Gallis follows him down to the mat - Baker regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Baker is rocked!
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!
Nice strikes from De Gallis there.
Baker is still in real trouble! Can De Gallis finish him?
De Gallis is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Baker!
De Gallis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baker looks a forlorn figure.
De Gallis has hold of Baker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Baker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Baker keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Gallis has hold of Baker's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Baker manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Baker seems to have recovered his senses.
Baker gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Joe Baker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Baker looks to land a combination. De Gallis sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
De Gallis wants to clinch up but Baker keeps it at a distance.
Baker throws a combination that misses
so De Gallis counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
De Gallis is looking to stand up but Baker won't let him.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Gallis is one step ahead there.
De Gallis wants to pass the guard but Baker is keeping the position.
De Gallis prevents Baker from getting back to his feet.
De Gallis throwing strikes from guard but Baker blocks nicely.
Baker manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. De Gallis manages to get himself to full guard.
Baker forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Baker lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Joe Baker has got the better of the ground game so far.De Gallis moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Gallis trying to control the position.
De Gallis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
De Gallis is trying to keep Baker in close.
De Gallis wriggles free and stands up.
Baker throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De Gallis's waist but De Gallis gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Baker off to one side.
Baker tries for a takedown but De Gallis circles away easily
and De Gallis counters with a takedown into side control.
De Gallis is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baker is trying to improve his position.
De Gallis moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
De Gallis is looking to take a break and control but Baker is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Baker is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Baker is trying to get back to half guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Baker takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Baker stuffs the takedown.
Baker falls off balance throwing a combination
and De Gallis counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Baker!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gallis with good strikes from the mount here!
Baker is looking to improve his position but De Gallis isn't that keen on the idea.
Baker tries to hold on but De Gallis pushes him away.
Baker trying desperately to get to his feet.
De Gallis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
De Gallis controlling from the full mount.
De Gallis tries to control but Baker wriggling away.
Baker tries to lock up and control but De Gallis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
De Gallis tries to control but Baker wriggling away.
Baker is trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
De Gallis looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Baker is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Baker tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Baker is trying to stand up.
A nice elbow there by De Gallis.
Baker flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Baker really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
De Gallis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Baker is trying desperately to improve position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
De Gallis lands with some strikes.
Baker is looking to improve his position but De Gallis isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Renoit De Gallis dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for De Gallis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Baker tries to clinch up.
De Gallis tries for a takedown but Baker sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Baker scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Baker fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Baker walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De Gallis checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Joe Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Gallis clinches up with Baker and pushes him back against the cage.
De Gallis drops down looking for an ankle pick but Baker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Renoit De Gallis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
De Gallis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Baker.
Nice sprawl there from Baker as De Gallis shoots in.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Renoit De Gallis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight stays on the outside here - De Gallis looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
De Gallis has a takedown stuffed.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Baker lands a nice looking body shot.
De Gallis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Baker circles away.
De Gallis keeps the fight on the outside.
Baker misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Danga de danga de dang - Baker scores with a four punch combination!
Baker lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Baker finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Baker throws a leg kick that misses.
De Gallis scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baker circles away from the clinch attempt.
Baker misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Baker fails with the takedown.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
De Gallis is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Baker closes the distance but De Gallis moves to the side
and De Gallis counters with a two punch combo.
De Gallis looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
De Gallis stands up and waves to Baker to follow him.
Baker misses with a double jab
and De Gallis holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
De Gallis lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
De Gallis trying to control from half guard but Baker is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De Gallis prevents Baker from standing back up.
De Gallis prevents Baker from improving his position.
Baker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
De Gallis trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
De Gallis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Baker's head.
De Gallis is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Baker is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Gallis trying to control but Baker is working from the bottom.
Baker throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Baker scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Baker shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Baker throwing shots but De Gallis is blocking nicely.
De Gallis makes his way to full guard. A much better position for De Gallis.
Baker distracts De Gallis with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Baker takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
De Gallis throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Baker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of De Gallis is proving hard to escape from.
Baker is looking to work some ground and pound but De Gallis has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Baker trying to stand up but can't free himself from De Gallis's guard.
Baker landing some decent shots from guard.
Baker scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now De Gallis is on top in guard.
De Gallis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baker looking to hit a scissor sweep but De Gallis is one step ahead there.
Baker is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst De Gallis is controlling him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
De Gallis passes into half guard.
De Gallis stalling.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Renoit De Gallis.
I think De Gallis has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Renoit De Gallis!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Glen Growes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alcuid Francois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Francois has chosen Intro as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glen Growes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alcuid Francois!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Francois wants to clinch up but Growes keeps it at a distance.
Growes darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Francois on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Growes is tying to control. Francois wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Growes is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Growes takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Francois slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Growes thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Growes will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Growes showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Growes slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Growes is looking to take a break and control but Francois is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Francois is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francois manages to work his way to half guard, despite Growes's best efforts.
Growes working Francois over with strikes.
Francois is pressing down on Growes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Growes trying to control but Francois is working from the bottom.
Growes knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Francois on the ground.
Francois looking for a sweep. Not yet Francois, not yet.
Francois looking to control.
Growes really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Francois has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Growes can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Growes drops back, looking for a kneebar! Francois looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Francois looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Francois!
Francois scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Francois laying and praying for a moment but Growes takes advantage and regains half guard.
Francois wants to free his trapped foot but Growes is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Francois is looking for a kimura but Growes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Francois to get the leverage.
Francois is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Francois looks gassed!
Growes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Growes wants to improve his position but Francois is controlling well.
Francois seems to be looking for submissions.
Growes regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Francois.
Francois avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Francois tries to free his leg and advance position but Growes is retaining full guard.
Francois trying to control the position from guard on top but Growes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Francois throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Francois looking to pass the guard.
Growes is controlling Francois's posture.
Francois trying to control but Growes is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Francois with a lazy takedown attempt
and Growes counters by clinching up.
Growes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Growes looking for a takedown.
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.
Francois works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Francois passes Growes's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Growes wants to improve his position but Francois is controlling well.
Francois seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Growes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Francois trying to mount his opponent but Growes defends it.
Growes trying to control from the bottom.
Francois is just content to waste time from the top position. Growes takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Francois trying to control the position from guard on top but Growes is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Growes looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Growes working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Francois.
Francois stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Francois shoots and misses
and Growes counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Francois!
Glen Growes has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcuid Francois.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A nice elbow there by Growes.
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 Glen Growes will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Francois has his takedown stuffed
and Growes counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Growes.
Francois working for a triangle but Growes defends it easily.
Growes is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Growes wants to control from the top but Francois keeps moving.
Francois working a defensive guard here.
Francois keeping full guard, as Growes tries to pass.
Growes is working hard here to advance position.
Growes passes Francois's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Growes is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Francois is looking to control Growes's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Francois avoid being mounted?
Growes wants to work for an arm triangle but Francois is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Francois works his way to full guard. Good work.
Francois looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Francois isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Growes stacks Francois on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Growes!
Growes controlling the position from side mount.
Francois tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Growes presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Growes trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Growes is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Growes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Glen Growes!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abu Babu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kenney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Max Kenney enters the cage!
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275 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abu Babu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kenney!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kenney stuffs the takedown attempt from Babu. Babu gets slowly back to his feet.
Babu looks for a takedown but Kenney sprawls well.
Kenney closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Kenney lands in his opponent's guard.
Kenney chips away with some ground and pound.
Kenney throws a big right hand that misses.
Babu tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kenney stands up over Babu, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Babu is rocked!
It looks like Abu Babu has been cut.
Kenney pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Babu is keeping the position for now.
Oh Babu is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kenney working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Babu's head.
Kenney lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kenney is in close to Babu's body, working some short punches and elbows.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Babu is on top in guard.
Babu missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kenney looking for a guillotine here but Babu defends easily.
Kenney wants to sweep here but Babu controlling him for the moment.
Kenney is looking for a triangle but Babu pushes his legs off easily.
Kenney trying to control the position.
Kenney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Babu.
Babu thows a big elbow that misses.
Babu won't allow Kenney to sweep him here.
Babu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Kenney is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Babu, into his guard.
Babu is looking for a triangle but Kenney pushes his legs off easily.
Babu is breathing heavily.
Babu can't keep his opponent in guard - Kenney advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kenney looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Babu with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Babu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kenney lands with a punch from half guard.
Babu has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kenney lands a nice short elbow.
Kenney tries to pass the half guard into mount. Babu knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Kenney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kenney has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Babu in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Babu taking shots to the head.
Abu Babu's cut is getting worse.
Babu regains half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kenney lands a nice short elbow.
Babu trying to control here.
Babu has hold of Kenney's hands but Kenney slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babu flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Babu is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kenney scores with a couple of nice shots.
Babu is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Babu has a hand on Kenney's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Kenney takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Kenney scoring with strikes but Babu is staying in there.
Babu keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kenney lands a heavy elbow.
Babu working to try and regain half guard.
Kenney can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Babu is looking to escape.
Babu is wriggling around trying to escape.
Babu is working hard here to advance position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Babu tries to hold on but Kenney pushes him away.
Kenney looking to control but Babu is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Babu is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kenney is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Babu slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Babu is trying to get back to full guard.
Babu trying to control from the bottom.
Kenney looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Babu is defending against the submission attempts here by Kenney.
Babu works his way to full guard. Good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kenney scoring with some ground and pound.
Abu Babu's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kenney makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Kenney dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Abu Babu's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Kenney gets a big slam - oh, Babu is out! Babu is out! That's a nasty KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Max Kenney!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dewayne Jennings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frankie Mandel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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186 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Good knees
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dewayne Jennings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frankie Mandel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mandel fails with the takedown.
Jennings connects with a jab and follows up with a big overhand right! Oh that's hurt Mandel! He's out on his feet! Jennings rushes in and drops Mandel with another big right hand, forcing the referee to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dewayne Jennings!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Steele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Mieto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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230 lbs
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270 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Steele!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Juha Mieto!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mieto lands a nice leg kick that just misses Steele's sensitive parts.
A punch combination from Mieto misses.
Mieto misses with a takedown attempt - Steele sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mieto tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Steele swivels and escapes.
Steele fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Steele looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Steele tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mieto.
Steele moves out of range of the body kick from Mieto.
Mieto throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mieto throws a nice outside leg kick.
Steele takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Mieto tries to clinch up.
Steele checks a leg kick.
Mieto throws a leg kick but Steele checks it.
Steele rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mieto counters with an inside leg kick.
Mieto decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Steele is looking to improve his position.
Steele is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Mieto's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Mieto's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mieto trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Steele is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Steele is breathing heavily.
Steele is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mieto up.
Mieto rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Steele wants to free his trapped foot but Mieto is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Steele throws a strike but Mieto avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Mieto trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Mieto working a defensive guard here.
Steele trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steele working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steele thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Steele keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
James Steele has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Juha Mieto.
Steele throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Steele swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mieto makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steele lands a big head kick that sends Mieto to the canvas! Steele follows up with strikes from the mount that forces the ref to step in and stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Steele!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Yoshi Morimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abdullah Maleh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morimoto has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Abdullah Maleh was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoshi Morimoto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abdullah Maleh!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morimoto shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maleh pinned against the cage. Maleh gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maleh bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Morimoto throws a solid leg kick but Maleh takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Morimoto.
Maleh lands a nice hook to Morimoto's body. Morimoto takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Morimoto looks to land a right hand but Maleh moved out of range.
Morimoto shoots in but Maleh avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maleh bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Morimoto's head backwards.
Maleh stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Yoshi Morimoto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morimoto is breathing heavily.
Maleh lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Left hook, right uppercut from Maleh.
Morimoto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Morimoto takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maleh swinging wilding here.
A lazy left from Maleh finds it's target.
Maleh's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Maleh duly obliges.
Morimoto is rocked!
Morimoto fails with the takedown.
Oh Morimoto is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maleh throws a monster overhand right that drops Morimoto! Maleh follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Abdullah Maleh!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clark Gerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coco Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutz has chosen Afrika Bambaataa - Feel The Wibe as his entrance music. Coco Nutz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Clark Gerra's chin.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clark Gerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coco Nutz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gerra tries a head kick but it misses.
Gerra misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nutz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Gerra counters with a takedown into side control.
Nutz is trying to improve his position.
Nutz is not content to let Gerra control the position.
Nutz manages to get back to half guard.
Gerra trying to control from half guard but Nutz is working away.
Nutz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Nutz looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Nutz regains full guard. Nicely done.
Nutz looks gassed!
Gerra tries to stand but Nutz is controlling from the bottom.
Gerra passes into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerra is looking to take a break and control but Nutz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gerra is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Nutz!
Gerra trying to control but Nutz is having none of it.
Nutz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Nutz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Nutz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Gerra takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Nutz showing good submission defense here.
Nutz defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gerra softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Gerra has his arm under Nutz's chin here. Game over son! Gerra squeezes tightly and Nutz is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Clark Gerra!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chad Hua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spiidi Haukka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chad Hua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spiidi Haukka!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Haukka shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Hua's guard.
Haukka is looking to stand up but Hua won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hua throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Hua is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haukka is looking to improve his position.
Hua trying to control the pace.
Haukka is trying to get back to full guard.
Hua trying to control from half guard but Haukka is working away.
Haukka is looking to control Hua's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Haukka avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Hua throwing shots but Haukka is blocking nicely.
Hua will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Haukka wants to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hua throws a body kick that misses.
Hua is breathing heavily.
Hua avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Haukka moves into range and connects with a jab.
Haukka shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hua slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua keeping moving, preventing Haukka from controlling successfully.
Haukka preventing the sweep.
Hua trying to keep a closed guard but Haukka is proving a slippery customer.
Haukka postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Haukka trying to control the position from guard on top but Hua is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hua trying to keep a closed guard but Haukka is proving a slippery customer.
Haukka working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Haukka trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Hua darts in trying to clinch
and Haukka counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Haukka postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Hua to stand up.
Haukka thows a body shot but no joy.
Hua moves into the clinch successfully.
Hua wants to break free but Haukka has control.
Haukka escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hua fails with the takedown
and Haukka counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Haukka throwing strikes but Hua manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Haukka tries to buck Hua off but Hua is having none of it.
Haukka looks to move to half guard but instead Hua has passed into mount! Damn!
Haukka can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hua looking to finish Haukka with some ground and pound. This is bad for Haukka!
Haukka is working to get back to half guard.
Hua looking to control and managing it successfully.
Haukka is working to get back to half guard.
Hua lands a big shot there that rocks Haukka but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hua landing strikes from the mount.
Haukka in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Haukka tries to lock up and control but Hua gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Haukka has given up his back - I don’t know if this is a deliberate ploy to try and escape or if he is just struggling down there.
Haukka is keeping busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spiidi Haukka dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Spiidi Haukka's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Hua swats away the attempt to clinch by Haukka.
Hua misses with a takedown
and Haukka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haukka.
Haukka not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Haukka won't allow Hua to get back to his feet.
Haukka landing some decent shots from guard.
Hua has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Haukka slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hua trying to keep a closed guard but Haukka is proving a slippery customer.
Haukka is in close to Hua's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hua keeping moving, preventing Haukka from controlling successfully.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hua controls Haukka momentarily but Haukka frees himself.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Haukka looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Haukka stops Hua from getting back to his feet.
Hua is refusing to be controlled, as Haukka sits in half guard.
Hua moves into full guard.
Haukka is fighting to break Hua's control of his arms but Hua is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hua really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Hua is looking for a triangle here but Haukka uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hua gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hua holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Hua gets back to full guard.
Haukka gets to his feet. Hua looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hua shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Haukka counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Haukka. Haukka scoring with some ground and pound.
Hua working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Haukka.
Haukkais looking to pass into half guard but Hua pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Hua is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hua gets to his feet. Haukka looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hua looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Haukka is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Haukka looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Hua puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haukka wants to control the action here but instead Hua manages to pass to full mount!
Hua scoring with strikes but Haukka is staying in there.
Hua trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Haukka tries to improve his position but Hua has taken his back! Hua has a choke - it's sunk in pretty tight... Will Haukka tap? No... maybe... yes! He's tapped! Hua Pushes Haukka away and gets up to celebrate with his corner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Chad Hua!
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