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CFC 83: Féroce PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kreg Yamovitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Oleg Vasiliev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Vasiliev's choice of entrance music: Hate me now. 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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163 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kreg Yamovitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oleg Vasiliev!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yamovitch misses with a hook.
A big right from Yamovitch misses.
Yamovitch throws a right and a left that Vasiliev avoids nicely.
Vasiliev moves away from the strike by Yamovitch.
Yamovitch lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
No luck for Vasiliev with that takedown attempt.
Yamovitch throws a hook to the side of Vasiliev's head but Vasiliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vasiliev takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A jab from Yamovitch misses.
A punch combination from Yamovitch misses.
Vasiliev walks into a straight right hand from Yamovitch.
Kreg Yamovitch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vasiliev slips under a jab.
Vasiliev has a takedown stuffed.
Vasiliev has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Vasiliev there as he acknowledges the shot.
Yamovitch misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch thows a body shot but no joy.
Yamovitch scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab by Yamovitch.
Vasiliev keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Yamovitch. That snapped Vasiliev's head back.
Yamovitch throws a hook to the side of Vasiliev's head but Vasiliev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Yamovitch swings for the body but Vasiliev moves out of range.
Yamovitch keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Kreg Yamovitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Oleg Vasiliev.
Yamovitch displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Yamovitch rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vasiliev moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yamovitch lands with an overhand left.
Vasiliev slips a jab from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vasiliev at a distance.
Yamovitch throws out a powerful jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yamovitch ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasiliev moves away.
Yamovitch throws a series of strikes that have Vasiliev backpedaling.
Yamovitch lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Yamovitch lands with a right hand.
Yamovitch swings for the body but Vasiliev moves out of range.
Yamovitch scores with a nice right hand.
Yamovitch throws a hook but Vasiliev avoids it easily.
Yamovitch misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Vasiliev uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch loads up on a big right hand but Vasiliev slips the punch.
Vasiliev ducks under a wild hook from Yamovitch.
Vasiliev is trying desperately to land a takedown but Yamovitch is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Vasiliev.
Vasiliev walks into a straight right hand from Yamovitch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vasiliev ducks under a wild hook from Yamovitch.
Vasiliev shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Yamovitch won't allow Vasiliev to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yamovitch defending well though.
Yamovitch actively working from the bottom here.
Vasiliev trying to control the pace.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Yamovitch is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yamovitch makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Yamovitch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yamovitch is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Vasiliev avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vasiliev stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Yamovitch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Vasiliev stopping the sweep attempt from Yamovitch.
Yamovitch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vasiliev!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Yamovitch with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yamovitch with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yamovitch is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yamovitch prevents Vasiliev from getting the reversal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kreg Yamovitch dominated that 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.
Yamovitch slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Yamovitch wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Vasiliev looks for a takedown but Yamovitch sprawls well.
Yamovitch just misses with a punch to the body.
Vasiliev on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Vasiliev drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Yamovitch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vasiliev!
Yamovitch goes for an armbar but Vasiliev turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Vasiliev.
Vasiliev tries to free his leg and advance position but Yamovitch is retaining full guard.
Yamovitch lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Vasiliev!
Vasiliev is breathing heavily.
Yamovitch is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Vasiliev is surviving well by controlling Yamovitch's body position as best he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yamovitch with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Yamovitch looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Vasiliev is in all sorts of trouble here.
Yamovitch working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Vasiliev looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Yamovitch! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Kreg Yamovitch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phillip Barron (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Barron's choice of entrance music: Dizzee Rascal - Bonkers. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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184 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Polk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phillip Barron!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polk drops Barron with a left right combo! Polk follows him down to the ground into side control.
Barron is rocked!
It looks like Phillip Barron has been cut.
Polk controlling the position from side mount.
Barron is still in real trouble! Can Polk finish him?
Barron is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Barron seems to have recovered his senses.
Barron is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Barron wants to control but Polk postures up.
Barron is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
James Polk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Polk works the jab nicely.
Polk drops Barron with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Barron! Polk dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Polk!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Diomedes Argosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Argosian's entrance music is "Scarface Groove" by Paris. A fine choice. Harrison has chosen God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diomedes Argosian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Argosian but Argosian pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
A telegraphed right hand from Harrison misses the target.
Harrison takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Argosian misses with a straight left.
Harrison misses with an uppercut. Argosian saw that one coming.
Argosian throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diomedes Argosian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Harrison.
Argosian avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argosian 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.
It looks like William Harrison has been cut.
Harrison changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Argosian looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Harrison swings around for an armbar but Argosian sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Harrison's guard.
Harrison trying to keep a closed guard but Argosian is proving a slippery customer.
Harrison keeping full guard, as Argosian tries to pass.
Harrison is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Argosian trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argosian controls from within his opponent's guard.
Argosian works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Argosian knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Harrison manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Argosian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Argosian thows a big elbow that misses.
Argosian avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harrison is pulling down on Argosian's head. It's preventing any offense from Argosian, at least for the moment.
Argosian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Argosian trying to control the position from guard on top but Harrison is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Harrison is looking to sweep but instead, Argosian has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison wants to get back to full guard.
Argosian wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison trying to hold on to Argosian's head to control him but Argosian postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Harrison slips under a jab.
Harrison shoots in and drives through. Argosian sprawls well.
Diomedes Argosian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harrison fails to land the takedown.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Argosian drops Harrison with a left and a right! Oh, Harrison is hurt - Argosian dives into side control looking to finish!
Harrison can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harrison looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Argosian working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Argosian keeps moving and retains side control.
Argosian grinds an elbow into Harrison's temple.
Argosian controls the position.
Harrison is looking to regain half guard here but Argosian keeps moving and retains side control.
Argosian wants to control but Harrison is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Argosian stands up and beckons Harrison to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diomedes Argosian dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Harrison's cut.
That's time! Argosian's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Argosian lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches up with Argosian, looking for a takedown. Harrison pushes Argosian against the cage but Argosian circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Argosian lands a glancing blow to the side of Harrison's head.
Argosian catches Harrison napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Harrison to the canvas!
Harrison is rocked!
Argosian passes Harrison's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Harrison is still in real trouble! Can Argosian finish him?
Argosian lands with a punch from half guard.
Argosian works his way into side control.
Argosian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Harrison seems to have recovered his senses.
Harrison is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison regains half guard, as Argosian was trying to land strikes.
Harrison tries to roll over but Argosian keeps him under control.
Argosian wants to take a breather but Harrison is having none of it.
Argosian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Argosian is keen to just control but Harrison is a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Argosian swings for the body but Harrison moves out of range.
Donk. Argosian catches Harrison right on the button with a cross.
Argosian lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Harrison or perhaps it was just good defense by Argosian which made him look bad.
Harrison is breathing heavily.
Argosian works the jab nicely.
Argosian cracks Harrison with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Harrison falls to his knees and Argosian doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diomedes Argosian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kelvin Shum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Solih (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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225 lbs
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260 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Kelvin Shum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Solih!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shum tests Solih's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Shum looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Shum is nestled in close to Solih, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shum tries to pass the half guard into mount. Solih knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Solih tries to get to full guard but Shum has control of the leg.
Shum blocks the strikes from Solih.
Solih is trying to get back to full guard.
Solih trying to get back to full guard but Shum takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
A nice elbow there by Shum.
Shum scoring with strikes but Solih is staying in there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Solih keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Solih throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shum with the ground and pound from mount.
Shum prevents Solih from getting the reversal.
Shum 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.
Shum landing strikes from the mount.
Shum tries to control but Solih wriggling away.
Solih is trying desperately to improve position.
Shum scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Solih?
Shum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solih keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Shum controlling his opponent.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shum working Solih over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shum controlling from the full mount.
Solih taking shots to the head.
Solih is working to get back to half guard.
Shum wants to control the pace but Solih is squirming around nicely.
Shum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Solih is squirming around, avoiding Shum's attempts to control the action.
Solih swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Shum controlling the position easily from mount.
Shum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Solih's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solih keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Solih looks gassed!
Shum is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Shum dominating with strikes here.
Shum pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Shum tries to control but Solih wriggling away.
Solih is desperately trying to improve his position but Shum has a good base and remains in mount.
Shum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Solih's face.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Solih can do anything to dispel that myth.
Solih is bucking up trying to escape but Shum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Shum lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Solih hang on?
Solih wants to hold on but Shum pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Solih is trying to escape the mount.
Shum lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Solih hang on?
Shum landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Shum lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Solih is trying desperately to improve position.
Shum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Solih is bucking up trying to escape but Shum cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Solih's face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shum controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Shum dominated that round.
That's time! Shum's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Shum misses with a double jab.
Solih takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Shum lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Shum has Solih up against the cage in a clinch.
Shum escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The crowd cheers as Shum lands an impressive looking overhand right. Solih doesn't seem phased though.
Shum looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Solih looking for a sweep. Not yet Solih, not yet.
Solih keeping moving, preventing Shum from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Solih trying to keep a closed guard but Shum is proving a slippery customer.
Solih is breathing heavily.
Shum works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shum lands with a punch from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Solih trying to control here.
Shum is trying to control the action in half guard but Solih is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Solih flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Shum passes to full mount!
Solih taking shots to the head.
Solih is trying desperately to improve position.
Shum working the ground and pound effectively.
Shum with the ground and pound from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shum looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Solih is desperately trying to improve his position but Shum has a good base and remains in mount.
Shum lands a big elbow.
Solih throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Shum is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Solih can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shum putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The referee warns Solih that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Shum lands a nice shot to the head.
Shum content just to control the position here.
Shum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Solih is looking to escape.
Solih is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Shum connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Shum controlling from mount.
Shum landing punches.
Shum has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Solih's face.
Shum looking to finish Solih with some ground and pound. This is bad for Solih!
Solih can't escape the position.
Shum in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Shum trying to control but Solih is having none of it.
Solih keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shum can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Solih is looking to escape.
Solih throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shum. What's that going to do exactly?
Shum landing strikes from the mount and Solih is in trouble!
Shum landing shots from mount.
Shum looking to control but Solih is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shum scores with a couple of good head shots there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kelvin Shum dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Solih on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Shum throws a series of punches but Solih avoids them all with ease.
Solih shoots in but Shum avoids the takedown attempt easily.
The fighters circle momentarily. Shum darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Solih.
Shum is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Solih can do to turn this around?
Shum closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Shum wants to lay and pray for a moment but Solih keeps working.
Kelvin Shum overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Shum is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Solih will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Solih wants to control but Shum postures up.
Shum working the head with strikes.
Shum wants to control but Solih is keeping him busy.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shum landing strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shum moves into full mount!
Shum landing strikes, looking to finish!
Shum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Shum trying to control but Solih is having none of it.
Solih is wriggling around trying to escape.
Shum looking to control but Solih is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shum lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Shum lands a big shot there that rocks Solih but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Shum raining down shots from the mount!
Solih is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shum lands a heavy elbow.
Shum connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shum wants to control the pace but Solih is squirming around nicely.
Shum punishing his opponent with strikes.
Shum looking to control but Solih is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Shum takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Solih is in a horrible position here. Shum smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Shum landing strikes from the mount and Solih is in trouble!
Solih can't escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Solih is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shum lands a heavy elbow.
Shum looking to control but Solih is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Solih tries to hold on but Shum pushes him away.
Solih tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kelvin Shum is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Shum controlling from the full mount.
Solih is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Solih that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Solih tries to reverse the position but Shum maintains control.
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.
Solih tries to lock up and control but Shum gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Shum blocks Solih's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Shum tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shum prevents Solih from getting the reversal.
Shum raining down shots from the mount!
Solih throwing hammer fists to the chest of Shum. What's that going to do exactly?
Tim Solih has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Solih is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kelvin Shum showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shum has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kelvin Shum!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Montazelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moy Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen War Machine - AC/DC as his entrance music. Moy Mendez will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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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
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Montazelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moy Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Montazelli misses with a low kick as Mendez jumps back.
Mendez misses with a looping left.
A big left from Mendez misses.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Montazelli lands a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Montazelli.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez can't do much from the bottom here.
Montazelli is trying to get an arm triangle but Mendez is defending well.
Mendez gets back to half guard.
Mendez looking for submissions off his back.
Mendez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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.
Mendez actively working from the bottom here.
Mendez won't allow Montazelli to pass to mount.
Montazelli is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Montazelli thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montazelli wants to work for an arm triangle but Mendez is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Montazelli looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Montazelli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Montazelli.
Montazelli is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Mendez wants to get back to his feet.
Mendez is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Montazelli pulls his head out easily.
Montazelli is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendez doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Montazelli.
Montazelli is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Mendez sees it coming and defends easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Mendez is looking to improve his position.
Mendez wants to control but Montazelli is keeping busy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Montazelli counters with a takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antonio Montazelli dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendez with a poor takedown
and Montazelli counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mendez!
Montazelli wants to finish this one by submission but Mendez is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Montazelli.
Mendez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mendez is squirming around, avoiding Montazelli's attempts to control the action.
Mendez can't escape the position.
Montazelli is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Mendez can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Mendez is looking to improve his position but Montazelli isn't that keen on the idea.
Montazelli working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Mendez looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Montazelli! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Antonio Montazelli!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Michael Dube (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Quan Raiden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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 Quan Raiden was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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163 lbs
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167 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Dube!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Quan Raiden!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raiden cracks Dube with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Dube throws a big shot that misses.
Dube misses the shot to the body.
Raiden shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Raiden is looking to slow Dube down with leg kicks.
Dube throws a shot from downtown. Raiden moves away and avoids it.
A solid leg kick lands there for Raiden.
Raiden uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Dube.
Dube throws a series of punches but Raiden moves out of range.
Dube misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dube connects with a crisp jab.
Dube throws a leg kick
and Raiden counters by clinching up.
Raiden is stalling here.
Raiden lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Raiden blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Dube as the two fighters clinch.
Raiden lands a shoulder strike.
Dube goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Raiden scores with a shoulder strike.
Dube lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Dube has a couple of punches blocked by Raiden.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
Raiden digs a right hand underneath Dube's ribcage. Dube let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Raiden lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dube misses with a punch to the body.
Dube throws a punch but it's blocked by Raiden.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
A short right from Raiden.
Dube misses with a hook from the clinch.
Dube misses with a short punch on the inside.
Raiden blocking some punches.
Dube lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Raiden.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
A head punch on the inside from Dube fails to land.
Raiden throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dubes head.
Dube misses with a hook to the ribs.
Raiden scores with a shot to the side of Dube's head.
Dube can't find room to land a body shot as Raiden controls the action.
Raiden lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dube struggles to land a body shot inside as Raiden controls his hands.
Dube fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Dube.
Raiden's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Michael Dube seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raiden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Dube is rocked!
Raiden drops Dube with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Dube! Raiden dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Quan Raiden!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Daigo Goto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeffrey Lui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daigo Goto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Lui!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lui scores with the left hand. Goto knows he should have avoided that one.
It looks like Daigo Goto has been cut.
Lui tries to bum rush Goto with a series of wild strikes but Goto uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lui just misses with a punch to the body.
Lui misses the shot to the body.
Jeffrey Lui seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Goto shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lui as he avoids it easily.
Goto shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lui but Lui pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Lui with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Goto slips under a jab.
Lui throws a body punch but Goto moves out of range.
Goto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lui cracks Goto with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lui tries to clinch up.
Lui closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lui happy to just control the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Let's hope that Lui has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Lui working away.
Goto is looking to reverse the position.
Lui happy to just control the position for now.
Lui wants to control but Goto is keeping him busy.
Lui takes a little break here. Goto wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Goto tries to bench press Lui off him but Lui keeps the position.
Goto gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Goto keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lui controlling from the full mount.
Lui's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Goto is trying to escape the mount.
Lui controlling his opponent.
Despite being in the dominant position, Jeffrey Lui just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Goto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lui fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lui slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lui with a poor takedown
letting Goto counter with a right hand.
Goto fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Daigo Goto. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Goto misses with a hook. Lui ducked under it nicely.
Lui misses with a straight right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Goto on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lui bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Lui looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lui controls the position from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Daigo Goto's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Goto gets a takedown into half guard.
Lui is controlling Goto's trapped leg to prevent Goto from advancing to side control.
Lui on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Goto is looking to take a break and control but Lui is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Goto with the ground and pound but Lui uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Lui is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goto forces his way into half guard.
Goto takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Goto moves into full mount! Lui won't be happy about that!
Lui wants to hold on but Goto pushes him away.
Goto thowing shots but they're missing.
Lui tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lui is squirming around, avoiding Goto's attempts to control the action.
Lui tries to hold on but Goto pushes him away.
Lui is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Lui avoids a series of strikes thrown by Goto.
Lui gets back to half guard.
Lui avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Goto.
Goto lands strikes from half guard.
Goto not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Lui is looking for a sweep. Goto is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Goto missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Goto missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Lui keeping hold of Goto's head, controlling as best he can.
Goto is keen to just control but Lui is a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lui is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lui will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Goto looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Goto missing with a left hand there. Lui was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lui swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Goto counters with a straight right hand.
Lui cracks a nice hook into Goto's ribs.
Lui misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Goto.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goto misses with a takedown
and Lui counters with a single leg into guard. Goto didn't expect that.
Goto keeping moving, preventing Lui from controlling successfully.
Lui preventing the sweep.
Lui is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Lui preventing the sweep.
Lui tries to stand but Goto is controlling from the bottom.
Goto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Lui trying to control but Goto is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lui showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Daigo Goto's cut.
That's time! Goto's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Lui swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Goto counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Lui's guard now.
Goto looking to pass the guard.
Goto postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Goto postures up.
Goto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Lui looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Lui wants to get back to his feet but Goto is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Goto is working Lui over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lui takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Lui holds on and takes a little breather.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Lui thows a body shot but no joy.
Lui throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lui throws a series of punches but Goto avoids them all with ease.
Lui is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Goto rather than just go for the knockout.
Lui tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Goto paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Goto shoots for a double leg takedown but Lui sprawls well. He's pushed Goto's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Lui keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lui scores with a jab.
Goto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Lui swings away with a body shot that misses
and Goto counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Goto won't allow Lui to sweep him here.
Goto trying to control but Lui is working from the bottom.
Goto looking to pass the guard.
Lui not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lui wants to hit a switch here but Goto passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Lui there!
Goto trying to control but Lui is having none of it.
Goto has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Lui's face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goto jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Lui is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Lui and Goto has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Lui is trying to control Goto's posture but Goto avoids it.
Lui dodges the ground and pound from Goto.
Goto tries to score with some ground and pound. Lui controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lui wants to control but Goto postures up.
Goto trying to control the position but Lui is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Goto tries to advance to mount but can't.
Goto tries to score with some ground and pound. Lui controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Lui is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Lui wants to control but Goto is keeping busy.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lui scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Goto doesn't seem bothered though.
Daigo Goto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lui's corner calls for a 1-2. Lui obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Goto uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lui.
Jeffrey Lui is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jeffrey Lui seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lui throws a nice looking combination but Goto bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daigo Goto showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lui 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Lui!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Travis Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snatch Dat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dat is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Bring The Pain. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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215 lbs
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216 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snatch Dat!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Dat.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Dat shoots in.
Dat shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Travis Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Snatch Dat.
Wood gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Dat counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wood won't be happy with that.
Dat is trying to get an arm triangle but Wood is defending well.
Wood tries to buck Dat off but Dat is having none of it.
Dat content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Wood sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Dat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Dat is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Wood is defending against the submission attempts here by Dat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dat prevents Wood from improving his position.
Wood gets back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dat drops back looking for a leg! Wood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wood manages to kick Dat off! Dat jumps back into Wood's guard.
Wood trying to control the position.
Wood working for a triangle but Dat defends it easily.
Dat trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dat trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dat.
Dat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dat stopping the sweep attempt from Wood.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dat blocks a low kick nicely.
Dat bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dat closes this distance looking for a takedown but Wood circles away.
Wood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Dat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Dat throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Wood works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dat drops back looking for a leg! Wood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wood manages to kick Dat off! Dat jumps back into Wood's guard.
Dat is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Dat looks gassed!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dat postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dat trying to control but Wood is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wood is on top in guard.
Wood trying to control but Dat is working from the bottom.
Dat is looking for a triangle but Wood pushes his legs off easily.
Dat keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Wood won't allow Dat to sweep him here.
Wood scoring with some ground and pound.
Wood passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Dat tries to bench press Wood off him but Wood keeps the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dat manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Wood is thwarting Dat's attempts to control the position.
Dat missing with punches from the bottom.
Wood not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dat is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Wood pulls his head out easily.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A low kick from Wood is predictable there
and Dat counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wood working a defensive guard here.
Wood looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Wood is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Snatch Dat dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wood shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Dat's guard.
Dat looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Wood won't allow Dat to sweep him here.
Dat looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Wood passes into side control.
Wood in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dat wants to control but Wood postures up.
Dat is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Snatch Dat has got the better of the ground game so far.
Dat misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Dat is trying to control Wood's posture but Wood avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dat is breathing heavily.
Dat tries to bench press Wood off him but Wood keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dat takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dat looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Wood!
Wood really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wood manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dat seems to be working for a kimura but Wood defends the submission attempt.
Wood is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dat's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dat's back!
Wood gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Dat is keeping busy.
Wood lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dat rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Wood is looking to advance position but Dat won't allow it.
Dat looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Dat is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Wood jumps into side control!
Wood trying to control the action but Dat is working from the bottom.
Dat sneaks back into half guard.
Dat moves into full guard.
Wood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood stands up over Dat, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dat is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Dat is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dat throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Wood postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Wood stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Dat swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wood trying to control but Dat is working from the bottom.
Wood working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Dat will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dat keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dat changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Wood looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wood manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Dat trying to hold on to Wood's head to control him but Wood postures up.
Dat keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Dat is trying to maintain the position but Wood is very close to passing his half guard.
Dat is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wood's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wood's back!
Dat has the hooks in. Wood is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Dat trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Dat is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Travis Wood will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wood looks to land a combination but Dat avoids it well.
Wood looks to land a right hand but Dat moved out of range.
Dat shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood just misses with a punch to the body.
Wood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wood fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dat manages to avoid it.
Wood throws the left hand but Dat avoids the punch easily.
Wood thows a left - swing and a miss!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wood throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wood gets caught flat footed, as Dat shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Wood is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dat stands and throws Wood's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Wood is looking for a sweep.
Dat wants to control but Wood is keeping him busy.
Wood is looking to reverse the position.
Dat has hold of Wood's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Wood tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Dat cranks the arm and Wood screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Wood, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Snatch Dat!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robin Hood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McClane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClane is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Megadeth - Symphony Of Destruction. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robin Hood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John McClane!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClane takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like John McClane has been cut.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McClane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hood tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McClane paws at him with a jab and circles away.
McClane connects with a body shot.
McClane with a nice cross.
It looks like Robin Hood has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClane uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hood.
Hood throws a lazy right hand but McClane sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
McClane connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Hood momentarily.
Nice cross by McClane.
McClane throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McClane scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Hood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McClane.
McClane misses with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hood jabbing away but nothing is landing.
McClane misses the jab.
Hood throws an overhand right that lands on McClane's shoulder, as McClane tries to avoid the shot.
McClane fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Hood on the side of the head.
Robin Hood's cut is getting worse.
McClane drops Hood with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Hood! McClane dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John McClane!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Lunar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Robinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Robinson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up. 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 welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Lunar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rick Robinson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lunar lands a head kick!
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson stuns Lunar with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robinson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Lunar misses the jab.
Lunar throws a nice head kick!
A good leg kick by Robinson.
Lunar throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lunar misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Robinson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lunar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice combination there by Robinson.
Lunar throws a head kick but Robinson moves out of range.
Lunar moves out of range of the strikes.
Lunar gets caught flat footed, as Robinson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Lunar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robinson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Robinson trying to control but Lunar is working from the bottom.
Lunar can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Robinson controls the pace.
Robinson tries to free his leg and advance position but Lunar is retaining full guard.
Robinson wants to control from the top but Lunar keeps moving.
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.
Robinson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Robinson won't allow Lunar to sweep him here.
Lunar trying to control the position.
Lunar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Robinson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Robinson is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lunar preventing the sweep.
Lunar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Robinson controls Lunar momentarily but Lunar frees himself.
Lunar sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Robinson looking for a sweep. Not yet Robinson, not yet.
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.
Robinson throws his legs up looking for a submission but Lunar uses it to pass to side control.
Lunar trying to control the position but Robinson is working away.
Robinson is looking for a sweep.
Lunar tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Lunar tries to advance to mount but Robinson denies him.
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 Lucas Lunar will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Robinson works Lunar's body with a nice hook.
Lunar lands with a thumping leg kick.
Robinson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lunar.
Robinson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Robinson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Robinson duly obliges.
Robinson just misses with a punch to the body.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
Robinson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Robinson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lunar is trying desperately to improve position.
Robinson looking to control but Lunar is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lunar keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robinson content just to control the position here.
Robinson is working for a guillotine from mount but Lunar frees his head quite easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Robinson controlling from mount.
Lunar wants to hold on but Robinson pushes him away.
Robinson misses with a head shot.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Robinson cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Robinson avoids the attempt from Lunar to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Robinson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Robinson tries to control but Lunar wriggling away.
Lunar tries to reverse the position but Robinson maintains control.
Robinson trying to control but Lunar is having none of it.
Robinson content just to control the position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lunar slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Lunar is looking to control Robinson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Lunar avoid being mounted?
Robinson trying to control from half guard but Lunar is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick Robinson 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!
Robinson misses with a straight left.
A jab from Robinson misses.
Robinson fails to land the takedown.
Lunar misses with a looping left.
Lunar throws a leg kick
and Robinson counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lunar!
Lunar really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Robinson controlling the position easily from mount.
Lunar is just holding on here. Robinson manages to take his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lunar looking very determined here, making life difficult for Robinson.
Lunar trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Lunar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robinson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Robinson looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lunar covering up well and avoiding damage.
Robinson is looking to control Lunar but Lunar is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Lunar breaks Robinson's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Robinson trying to keep a closed guard but Lunar is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Rick Robinson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Robinson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lunar.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
Robinson lands a head shot.
Lunar plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Lunar avoids the body shot from Robinson.
Robinson throws a hook but Lunar avoids it easily.
Lunar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Lunar misses with a head kick.
Lunar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A head kick by Lunar misses
and Robinson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Robinson is looking to advance position but Lunar won't allow it.
Lunar is not content to let Robinson control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lunar is trying to maintain the position but Robinson is very close to passing his half guard.
Lunar desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Robinson controlling the action here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rick Robinson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Robinson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick Robinson!
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