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SFC 39 - Takaya vs. Hill II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Odie Cleghorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blue Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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151 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Odie Cleghorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Blue Sr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A decent looking cross lands there for Blue Sr.
Cleghorn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Blue Sr.
Blue Sr lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
It looks like Odie Cleghorn has been cut.
Cleghorn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Cleghorn looking to ground and pound but Blue Sr is blocking nicely.
Cleghorn jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blue Sr is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blue Sr and Cleghorn has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Blue Sr wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Blue Sr wants to control but Cleghorn postures up.
Blue Sr is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Cleghorn has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Cleghorn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blue Sr keeps working.
Blue Sr is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Cleghorn's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Cleghorn is thwarting Blue Sr's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cleghorn throwing shots but Blue Sr is blocking nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A right-left combo lands from Blue Sr.
Cleghorn looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Blue Sr!
Blue Sr is looking to get to half guard.
Blue Sr is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Cleghorn landing punches.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cleghorn with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Cleghorn throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cleghorn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Blue Sr is looking to escape.
Blue Sr wants to get back to his feet.
Cleghorn moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Blue Sr has worked his arm free - good work by Blue Sr!
Cleghorn working the ground and pound but Blue Sr is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cleghorn trying to pass the guard but Blue Sr defending well.
Cleghorn is trying to work for a kimura but Blue Sr is defending well.
Cleghorn is breathing heavily.
Blue Sr is pressing down on Cleghorn's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Blue Sr kicks Cleghorn off and gets to his feet.
Blue Sr moves into the clinch successfully.
Blue Sr escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleghorn 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.
Cleghorn drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blue Sr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blue Sr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blue Sr!
Blue Sr scoring with punches from side control.
Cleghorn is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Blue Sr decides to stand back up. Blue Sr steps back and let's Cleghorn get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue Sr lands a jab to the head.
Blue Sr uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Cleghorn has time to react.
Blue Sr lands a jab to the nose.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blue Sr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Odie Cleghorn's cut.
That's time! Cleghorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Blue Sr closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Blue Sr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blue Sr throws a leg kick but Cleghorn sees it coming and moves out of range.
Cleghorn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Cleghorn wants to lay and pray for a moment but Blue Sr keeps working.
Blue Sr is defending against the submission attempts here by Cleghorn.
Blue Sr throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Blue Sr is trying to stand up here but Cleghorn is controlling him well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cleghorn is trying to control the action in half guard but Blue Sr is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr is looking to escape.
Cleghorn looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Cleghorn seems to be working for a kimura but Blue Sr defends the submission attempt.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Blue Sr lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cleghorn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Jab, jab by Blue Sr - just one landing.
John Blue Sr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cleghorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Blue Sr closes the distance and clinches.
Blue Sr breaks from the clinch.
Blue Sr misses with the combination.
A jab from Cleghorn finds it's way through Blue Sr's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr throws a right hand that Cleghorn ducks under and follows up with a left that Cleghorn also avoids with ease.
A punch combination from Blue Sr misses.
Cleghorn shoots in but no luck this time.
Cleghorn circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cleghorn fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odie Cleghorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue Sr dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Blue Sr misses with the combination.
Blue Sr pushes Cleghorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Blue Sr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blue Sr lands with a cross.
Blue Sr stalks Cleghorn and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Cleghorn's face. Cleghorn staggers backwards, shaken.
Horrible takedown by Cleghorn or perhaps it was just good defense by Blue Sr which made him look bad.
Cleghorn takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Cleghorn closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr sizes up Cleghorn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Cleghorn on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Blue Sr darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cleghorn throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Blue Sr lands a two punch combo.
Blue Sr lands with a cross.
Blue Sr connects with a nice looking jab.
Cleghorn tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Blue Sr swivels and escapes.
Blue Sr misses with the combination.
Blue Sr throws a one two combo.
Nice sprawl there from Blue Sr as Cleghorn shoots in.
Cleghorn slips a jab and a cross from Blue Sr.
Blue Sr throws out a powerful jab.
Nice takedown defense from Blue Sr. No joy for Cleghorn on that attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Cleghorn.
Blue Sr throws a combination. Cleghorn tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Cleghorn drops his hands momentarily and Blue Sr takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cleghorn takes one on the button.
Blue Sr closes the distance and pushes Cleghorn back into the cage.
Cleghorn tries to pull guard but Blue Sr holds him up against the cage and eventually Cleghorn drops back down to his feet.
Blue Sr breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cleghorn shoots in for a takedown but Blue Sr shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Cleghorn takes one to the side of the head.
Blue Sr moves into range and clinches up with Cleghorn.
Blue Sr pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blue Sr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Cleghorn looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue Sr fails to land with a series of punches.
Cleghorn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue Sr.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Blue Sr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Odie Cleghorn's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Cleghorn tries to clinch there but Blue Sr circles away.
Cleghorn shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blue Sr's guard.
Cleghorn drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Blue Sr manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cleghorn has Blue Sr in his guard.
Cleghorn is working an open guard so Blue Sr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Blue Sr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Blue Sr cracks a nice hook into Cleghorn's ribs.
Blue Sr smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Blue Sr misses with a two punch combination.
Cleghorn gets a takedown into half guard.
Blue Sr is trying to stand up here but Cleghorn is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr gets full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cleghorn postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blue Sr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Cleghorn, into his guard.
Cleghorn escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Blue Sr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Cleghorn is looking for a triangle here but Blue Sr uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Cleghorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr decides to take the fight back to the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Cleghorn misses the target.
Cleghorn throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blue Sr's waist but Blue Sr gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cleghorn off to one side.
Blue Sr lands an overhand right.
Blue Sr might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Blue Sr, as that shot connected.
John Blue Sr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blue Sr lands with an uppercut that bounces Cleghorn off the cage and back into rage.
Blue Sr changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Blue Sr has Cleghorn up against the cage in a clinch.
Blue Sr breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Cleghorn circles away quickly and effectively.
Cleghorn bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Blue Sr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Cleghorn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cleghorn fails to land the takedown.
Blue Sr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Blue Sr clobbers Cleghorn with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Blue Sr throws a jab but it's blocked by Cleghorn.
Blue Sr catches Cleghorn with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Blue Sr stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Odie Cleghorn. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue Sr misses with a series of wild punches.
Blue Sr cracks Cleghorn with an open hand slap.
Blue Sr works over Cleghorn's head and body with a nice combination.
Cleghorn dodges the punch combination from Blue Sr.
Cleghorn dodges the punch combination from Blue Sr.
Blue Sr throws a lazy right hand but Cleghorn sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
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.
Blue Sr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Blue Sr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cleghorn changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blue Sr tries to avoid it but Cleghorn manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blue Sr to the ground. Blue Sr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Cleghorn misses with a takedown attempt - Blue Sr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Blue Sr lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
John Blue Sr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blue Sr works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Blue Sr looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cleghorn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Blue Sr tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Cleghorn is able to avoid easily.
Cleghorn fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Blue Sr throws a head kick but Cleghorn moves out of range.
Blue Sr cracks Cleghorn with a good jab.
Cleghorn fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Blue Sr clinches.
John Blue Sr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Blue Sr doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Blue Sr comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Blue Sr winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Blue Sr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Pat Marr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and vitor silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pat Marr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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155 lbs
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163 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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Marr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, vitor silva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marr connects with a looping right hand.
silva takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Marr looks to land a left hand but silva moved out of range nicely.
Marr connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
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!
silva looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Marr is fending him off so far but silva persists. Nope, Marr circles away and we're back to standing.
Marr lands a body shot.
silva looks gassed!
Marr throws a left that rocks silva and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Marr dives into side control, looking to finish! Can silva regain composure!
silva is rocked!
Marr controls the position from side control.
Marr's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Marr lands some shots froms side control.
Marr controls the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
silva is trying to get back to half guard.
silva takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
silva taking a bit of punishment here - Marr scoring with strikes.
silva tries to bench press Marr off him but Marr keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr landing strikes.
Marr controls the position from side control.
Marr in side control lands a decent elbow.
silva is working to avoid the ground and pound but Marr connects with a decent elbow.
Marr 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.
Marr lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
silva is letting Marr control him for a moment.
silva tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Marr works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Marr working the body and head with strikes.
Marr advances to full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marr with good strikes from the mount here!
Marr with a couple of short strikes.
Marr connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Marr scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish silva?
Marr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Marr dominating with strikes here.
Marr lands a big elbow.
silva is trying to escape the mount.
Marr is landing with some decent strikes but silva is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Marr jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but silva manages to avoid the submission attempt.
A lull in the action here.
Marr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused silva some visible discomfort.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
silva takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
silva tries to bench press Marr off him but Marr keeps the position.
silva is not content to let Marr control the position.
Marr controls the position.
Marr is looking to take a break and control but silva is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Marr lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marr lands a jab-cross combination.
Marr closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Marr working silva over with strikes.
silva taking some punishment here, with Marr in his half guard.
Marr takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Marr not doing much here.
Marr winds up and cracks silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
silva is looking for a sweep. Marr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Marr takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Marr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Marr 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.
Marr with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Marr throws a hook but silva blocks it.
Marr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Marr.
silva tries for a takedown but Marr circles away easily
and Marr counters with a one-two to the body.
Marr lands a jab to the head.
silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marr counters with a nice uppercut.
silva has his takedown stuffed
and Marr counters with a left to the body.
Pat Marr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor silva.
Marr jabs silva right on the nose. silva blinks but takes it well.
Marr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marr closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
silva is trying to get back to half guard.
silva takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
silva is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
silva is looking to regain half guard here but Marr keeps moving and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Marr connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused silva some visible discomfort.
silva is looking for a sweep.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marr looks to land a combination. silva sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Pat Marr is winning the standup battle so far.
silva shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Marr scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. silva doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marr lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Marr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Good standup being displayed there by Marr as he connects with a hook.
silva misses with a takedown attempt
and Marr counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Marr looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Marr is looking to stand up but silva won't let him.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now silva is on top in guard.
silva looking to pass the guard.
silva slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
silva is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Marr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Marr struggling a bit here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marr tries to bench press silva off him but silva keeps the position.
silva throws an elbow but Marr slips to the side and avoids it well.
silva is trying to get an arm triangle but Marr is defending well.
silva postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Marr struggling a bit here.
silva working the ground and pound from side control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Marr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent silva stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Marr 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.
Marr moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
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.
silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
silva misses with a takedown
and Marr counters with a lovely shot to the body.
silva tries for a takedown but Marr circles away easily
and Marr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Marr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Marr lands with an uppercut that bounces silva off the cage and back into rage.
silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Marr counter with a right hand.
Marr fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
silva blocks a jab.
silva misses with a takedown
and Marr counters with a straight right hand.
Marr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by silva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Marr dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Marr punishes silva's body with a nice straight punch.
silva is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Marr lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Marr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Marr just misses with a punch to the body.
A swing and a miss from Marr.
Marr misses the shot to the body.
Horrible takedown by silva or perhaps it was just good defense by Marr which made him look bad.
Marr gets caught flat footed, as silva shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Marr trying to control the position.
silva trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Marr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marr bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in silva's guard.
silva 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marr with a nice head shot there.
Marr wants to control from the top but silva keeps moving.
Marr is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because silva is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
silva tries to land a sweep but no joy.
silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Marr stopping the sweep attempt from silva.
Marr scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Marr lands a nice hook to silva's body. silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Marr moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
silva shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Marr decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in silva's guard.
silva trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
silva 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.
silva looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Marr puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Marr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Pat Marr overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Marr slips a nice elbow through silva's hands, connecting with silva's forehead.
silva flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
silva tries to get to full guard but Marr has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Marr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
silva moves away from the strike by Marr.
silva misses with a takedown
and Marr counters with a straight right hand.
Pat Marr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of vitor silva.
A punch combination from Marr misses.
Pat Marr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
silva tries for a takedown but Marr circles away easily
letting Marr counter with a right hand.
silva doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Marr connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between silva's hands.
Marr misses with a looping left.
Marr tests silva's chin there with a solid looking shot.
silva closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - silva lands in his opponent's guard.
Marr avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
silva looking to pass the guard.
silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marr trying to control the position.
Marr is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that silva can do to turn this around?
Marr wants to sweep but no luck.
silva wants to pass the guard but Marr is keeping the position.
silva working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Marr 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
silva gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
vitor silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pat Marr is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
silva gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Marr.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pat Marr showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Marr 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pat Marr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Bobandy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keith Jardine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bobandy comes to the cage accompanied by The Ultimate Cheeseburger. Randy Bobandy is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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23
216 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Prefers standup |
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Good kicks
Intelligent |
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Bobandy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Jardine!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bobandy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jardine connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Bobandy throws a right and a left that Jardine avoids nicely.
Jardine has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jardine lands a nice knee to the body.
Bobandy is breathing heavily.
Jardine misses with a knee strike.
Jardine looking for a takedown.
Bobandy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Jardine breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Jardine throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Bobandy is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Keith Jardine!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Altoo Muca (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Cash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Cash is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Altoo Muca!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Cash!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cash gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Cash tries to land knees in the clinch but Muca avoids the damage to the body.
Muca wants to get back to striking at distance but Cash won't allow it.
Cash pulls guard successfully.
Cash keeping moving, preventing Muca from controlling successfully.
Muca won't allow Cash to sweep him here.
Cash looking for a guillotine here but Muca defends easily.
Cash wants to sweep here but Muca controlling him for the moment.
Muca wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
Cash wants to sweep here but Muca controlling him for the moment.
Cash lands an upkick as Muca stands over him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muca trying to control but Cash is working from the bottom.
Cash is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Muca wants to control but Cash is keeping busy.
Cash is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Muca sees it coming and defends easily.
Cash is working for a kimura but Muca is defending it quite comfortably.
Cash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muca's head.
Muca wants to improve his position but Cash is controlling well.
Cash stops Muca from getting back to his feet.
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.
Cash landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Muca is looking for a sweep. Cash is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Cash is thwarting Muca's attempts to control the position.
Cash thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Muca's head.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Muca is trying to control but can't.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Muca throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cash gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Muca tries to bum rush Cash with a series of wild strikes but Cash uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cash is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Muca.
Cash closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Cash connects with a nasty looking knee right to Muca's face.
Cash lands a nice knee to the body.
Muca is breathing heavily.
Muca wants to break free but Cash has control.
Cash is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash lands a knee to the body.
Muca avoids the elbow strike from Cash, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Cash.
Cash lands an elbow inside.
Muca avoids a wild elbow strike from Cash.
Muca pulls guard.
Muca working a defensive guard here.
Muca utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cash with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cash accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cash is fighting to break Muca's control of his arms but Muca is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Muca not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Muca keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Cash stands up over Muca, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Muca throws a hook but Cash blocks it.
Muca pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Muca looks to throw the jab but Cash is out of range.
Cash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Muca circles away quickly and effectively.
Cash misses with a wild body shot.
Cash swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Muca has a takedown stuffed.
Cash rushes Muca and presses him up against the cage.
Cash will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Muca up against the cage.
Muca blocks an elbow strike from Cash.
Cash crunches a lovely knee into Muca's ribcage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Cash dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Muca defending well as Cash loads up on a big left hand.
Muca takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Muca.
Muca misses with a few strikes there.
Muca on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Cash swings for the body but Muca moves out of range.
Cash looks to land a body kick but Muca moved away.
Jeff Cash seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muca scores with a jab to the head.
Cash throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Muca sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The fighters circling - Cash throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cash closes this distance looking for a takedown but Muca circles away.
A slow jab from Muca misses its intended target.
Muca missing with a left hand there. Cash was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Cash uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muca.
Cash feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Muca's calf.
Muca takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cash thumps Muca with a low kick.
The crowd cheers as Cash lands an impressive looking overhand right. Muca doesn't seem phased though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cash shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cash showed some decent athleticism there.
Cash working Muca over with strikes.
Cash working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Cash lands with a punch from half guard.
Cash controlling the action here.
Muca is trying to maintain the position but Cash is very close to passing his half guard.
Muca keeping control of the position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Cash connects with a nice short shot to Muca's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Cash thows a huge punch but Muca dodges it nicely.
Cash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Muca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cash is working away from the top position though.
Cash is nestled in close to Muca, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Muca is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Cash scores with a couple of nice shots.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Cash lands a nice short elbow.
Cash wants to lay and pray for a moment but Muca keeps working.
Muca has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cash is working away from the top position though.
Muca is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Cash is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Cash content to control rather than advance.
Muca on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Cash working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Muca slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Cash with a flurry of punches that miss.
Muca is trying to keep Cash in close.
Muca avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Muca throws his legs up looking for a submission but Cash uses it to pass to side control.
Cash wants to control but Muca is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cash looks up at the clock and then as Muca takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Cash smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Muca struggling a bit here.
Muca tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Muca takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cash works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Cash creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Cash scores with a couple of short elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Cash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Muca doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Cash moves into the clinch.
Cash has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Muca uses from the top position.
Muca wants to control from the top but Cash keeps moving.
Muca looking to pass the guard.
Cash is looking to sweep but instead, Muca has passed into half guard.
Cash is staying active underneath Muca, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
It looks like Muca is going to stand back up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Cash punching from the bottom.
Cash looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Cash with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muca loads up on a big right hand but Cash slips the punch.
Cash throws a hook but Muca blocks it.
Muca uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cash.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muca.
Muca is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cash.
Cash staying out of range there.
Cash lands a nice leg kick that just misses Muca's sensitive parts.
A swing and a miss from Cash.
Muca swats away the attempt to clinch by Cash.
Cash feints and as Muca raises his hands in defense, Cash changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Cash stands up over Muca, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cash working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cash wants to pass the guard but Muca is keeping the position.
Muca controls Cash momentarily but Cash frees himself.
Cash throwing strikes from guard but Muca blocks nicely.
Cash throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Muca works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Muca keeping moving, preventing Cash from controlling successfully.
Muca is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Muca looks to throw the jab but Cash is out of range.
Cash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muca.
Cash gets the takedown into side control.
Muca takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cash working the ground and pound.
Muca can't do much from the bottom here.
Muca is trying to improve his position.
Cash has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Cash in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Muca is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jeff Cash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boris Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coulton Maguire (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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21
214 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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22
216 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Smirnov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coulton Maguire!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Smirnov throws a series of punches but Maguire avoids them all with ease.
Boris Smirnov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smirnov throws a series of punches but Maguire avoids them all with ease.
Maguire tries to clinch up.
Smirnov throws a right and a left that Maguire avoids nicely.
Maguire moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Boris Smirnov has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smirnov lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Maguire fails in his attempt to clinch.
Smirnov lands with a right that hurts Maguire. Maguire looks to clinch but Smirnov throws a short knee that drops Maguire. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Boris Smirnov!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Evangelos Terrofinos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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20
175 lbs
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170 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evangelos Terrofinos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to bum rush Terrofinos with a series of wild strikes but Terrofinos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Johnson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Terrofinos looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Johnson trying to control the action but Terrofinos is working from the bottom.
Terrofinos wants to get back to his feet but Johnson is dominant here and he's now got Terrofinos's back!
Terrofinos is having to fend off submission attempts from Johnson, who is looking to sink in the choke. Johnson doesn't have the hooks in though and Terrofinos manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Terrofinos is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrofinos stands and steps away. Johnson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Terrofinos misses with a straight left.
Johnson pushes Terrofinos up against the cage in a clinch.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Terrofinos looks to clinch
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Evangelos Terrofinos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos avoids the head kick by Johnson.
Terrofinos closes the distance but Johnson moves to the side
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnson closes the distance and pushes Terrofinos back into the cage.
Terrofinos lands with a short shot to the head.
Johnson drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Terrofinos scores with a hook to the body.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Knees in the clinch landing for Terrofinos.
Johnson blocks an elbow strike from Terrofinos.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrofinos is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Terrofinos tries to tie him up.
Terrofinos misses with a body punch.
Johnson pushes Terrofinos back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Terrofinos lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Terrofinos lands a nice knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looking to stall.
Terrofinos works on Johnson's body with a couple of short punches.
Johnson stalling in the clinch but Terrofinos improves position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Johnson.
A hook to the body from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Terrofinos lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson takes a shot to the head.
Terrofinos lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrofinos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Terrofinos creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A short uppercut from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos scores a nice knee to the body.
Johnson looks gassed!
Terrofinos is stalling here.
Terrofinos lands a body punch in the clinch.
Terrofinos scores a nice knee to the body.
Terrofinos throws an elbow but it misses.
Terrofinos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Terrofinos, against the cage.
Johnson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Terrofinos fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Johnson, pushing him back against the cage.
Terrofinos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Terrofinos with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Terrofinos throws an elbow but misses.
Terrofinos misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Terrofinos creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Johnson.
Terrofinos slows down the pace here.
Johnson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Johnson avoids a wild elbow strike from Terrofinos.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson avoiding damage.
Terrofinos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Evangelos Terrofinos dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Terrofinos is looking to clinch but Johnson is avoiding it.
Terrofinos fails in his attempt to clinch.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Terrofinos thinking.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Terrofinos walks into a left hand.
Terrofinos tries to clinch up
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Terrofinos blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Terrofinos throws a leg kick
letting Johnson counter with a right hand.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Johnson moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson throws a series of punches but Terrofinos moves out of range.
Johnson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Johnson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrofinos has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Terrofinos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terrofinos pushes off an throws an elbow but Johnson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Terrofinos misses with a knee strike.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terrofinos lands an elbow inside that Johnson shrugs off.
Johnson breaks the clinch.
Terrofinos darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Terrofinos with a knee to the head.
Terrofinos misses with the head strike.
Terrofinos lands a damaging elbow.
Terrofinos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
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.
Terrofinos unloads a knee to the mid-section. Johnson lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Terrofinos looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Terrofinos gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Terrofinos misses with the head strike.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Terrofinos throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson avoids the elbow strike from Terrofinos, against the cage.
Johnson successfully pulls guard.
Johnson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Let's hope that Johnson 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.
Johnson doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands a decent shot there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Johnson pulls Terrofinos in close to prevent any damage.
Terrofinos has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Johnson is proving hard to escape from.
Johnson throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson is adopting a defensive guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Troy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Johnson throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Johnson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Terrofinos wants to clinch but Johnson slips to the side
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Terrofinos is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Terrofinos darts in trying to clinch
and Johnson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
Terrofinos tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Evangelos Terrofinos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Terrofinos tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Terrofinos tries to clinch there but Johnson circles away.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Terrofinos tries to clinch
and Johnson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Johnson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terrofinos slips a jab and a cross from Johnson.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Johnson keeps the fight on the outside.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Terrofinos prevents Johnson from breaking the clinch.
Terrofinos is trying to maintain a safe position but Johnson gets an underhook and turns Terrofinos into the cage.
Johnson gets through Terrofinos's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Johnson is struggling to control the position.
Terrofinos tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Johnson as Terrofinos tries to tie him up.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
Johnson has Terrofinos pressed against the cage.
Terrofinos with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Johnson pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrofinos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnson clinches up against the cage.
Johnson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Terrofinos keeps him there for the moment.
Terrofinos misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson avoiding damage as Terrofinos throws knees to the body.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Terrofinos has Johnson pushed against the cage.
Johnson is trying to maintain a safe position but Terrofinos gets an underhook and turns Johnson into the cage.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
Johnson lands a hook that snaps the head of Terrofinos backwards.
Johnson is trying to break free.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Terrofinos missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Terrofinos.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch on the inside from Terrofinos fails to land.
Evangelos Terrofinos has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Johnson tries to break the clinch but Terrofinos is controlling the position.
Terrofinos lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Terrofinos manages to get underhooks.
Terrofinos makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Terrofinos lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Johnson.
Johnson slowing the pace effectively.
Terrofinos swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Terrofinos tries to close the distance and clinch up but Johnson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Terrofinos cracks the inside of Johnson's front leg.
Johnson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Terrofinos which made him look bad.
Johnson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Terrofinos gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson prevents a body shot from Terrofinos.
Terrofinos pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Johnson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Terrofinos misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Terrofinos as Johnson tries to tie him up.
Johnson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A knee to the head by Terrofinos.
Johnson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Terrofinos up against the cage.
Terrofinos throws an elbow that misses.
Terrofinos scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson has had enough of the clinch but Terrofinos keeps him there for the moment.
Johnson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Evangelos Terrofinos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Johnson.
Terrofinos swings wildly with an uppercut but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terrofinos tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson is looking to break free of the clinch but Terrofinos has double underhooks.
Johnson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Troy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Troy Johnson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between OJ Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Bruno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brandon Bruno looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, OJ Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Bruno!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bruno is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bruno looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Bruno is looking to clinch but Simpson is avoiding it.
Simpson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Simpson.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Simpson.
Simpson passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Bruno!
Simpson is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Bruno has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Simpson wants to take Bruno's back here but Bruno is holding on to an arm, himself looking to escape.
Simpson working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Bruno is squirming around, avoiding Simpson's attempts to control the action.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bruno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Bruno tries to lock up and control but Simpson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bruno has left one of his arms exposed and Simpson doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Bruno screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). OJ Simpson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Max Pac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Pac!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson shoots in for a double leg but Pac sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Thompson pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pac is out of range and Thompson settles back down.
Thompson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Thompson throws a right and a left that Pac avoids nicely.
Thompson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pac fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
Thompson gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pac.
Thompson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Thompson lands in his opponent's guard.
Thompson postures up.
Pac is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Thompson frees his head nicely. Oh but Pac has switched to an armbar! Thompson is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Max Pac!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoshihiro Takaya (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bret Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Takaya comes to the cage accompanied by Jimi Hendrix - All along the Watchtower. Hill is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi. Bret Hill is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoshihiro Takaya!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hill!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hill closes the distance and clinches.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Takaya smiles and moves away.
Hill moves in looking to clinch but Takaya pushes him off.
Hill tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Takaya is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Hill.
Hill throws a one two combo.
Hill waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Takaya.
Hill lands with an uppercut that bounces Takaya off the cage and back into rage.
Hill looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Takaya keeps the fight on the outside.
Takaya has managed to clinch.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Hill breaks from the clinch.
Hill smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Hill fails with a takedown attempt.
Takaya misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Hill.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takaya changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hill looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Takaya wants to control but Hill is keeping him busy.
Takaya wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Hill, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hill is trying to buck Takaya off.
Hill tries to buck Takaya off but Takaya is having none of it.
Takaya working the head and body with strikes.
Takaya works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Takaya working the ground and pound from side control.
Hill is looking for a sweep.
Takaya will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Hill is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Takaya asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill stops Takaya from passing to mount.
Hill manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Takaya tries to roll over but Hill keeps him under control.
Hill is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Takaya sees it coming and defends easily.
Takaya is trying to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hill throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hill looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Hill jabs Takaya right on the nose. Takaya blinks but takes it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Takaya counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hill's guard now.
Takaya scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Takaya defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Takaya trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Takaya keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hill's head.
Takaya is in close to Hill's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hill is looking for a triangle but Takaya pushes his legs off easily.
Hill looks gassed!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill 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.
Takaya working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hill's head.
Takaya trying to control the position from guard on top but Hill is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Takaya wants to pass the guard but Hill is keeping the position.
Takaya pushes down on Hill's leg and manages to get 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!
Takaya is keen to just control but Hill is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hill is looking to improve his position.
Takaya stops Hill from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yoshihiro Takaya dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Takaya decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hill's guard.
Hill wants to sweep here but Takaya controlling him for the moment.
Takaya trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Takaya with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hill keeping moving, preventing Takaya from controlling successfully.
Hill is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hill is looking for a triangle but Takaya pushes his legs off easily.
Takaya landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Takaya gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hill is breathing heavily.
Takaya postures up and lands a big shot to Hill's brow.
Takaya tries to free his leg and advance position but Hill is retaining full guard.
Takaya trying to control but Hill is working from the bottom.
Takaya won't allow Hill to get back to his feet.
Hill working for a triangle but Takaya defends it easily.
Hill has his foot on Takaya's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Takaya works his way back into a safe position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Takaya working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Takaya makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hill is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Takaya stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hill swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Hill is wriggling around but Takaya manages to pass to half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Takaya lands a nice short elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill looks like he's trying to stand up.
Takaya controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takaya scores with a couple of nice shots.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hill manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Takaya accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Takaya advances to half guard.
Hill pushes Takaya off looking to stand but Takaya dives back in and keeps control.
Takaya lands with a punch from half guard.
Hill is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Takaya scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hill is rocked!
Yoshihiro Takaya overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Takaya is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Hill is still in real trouble! Can Takaya finish him?
Takaya lands with a punch from half guard.
Takaya is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Takaya unloading with bombs!
Takaya in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Takaya is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takaya prevents Hill from getting the reversal.
Takaya postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hill bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Takaya and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Yoshihiro Takaya!
Yoshihiro Takaya retains his featherweight title!
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