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Sunday Night Fights 15 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Red Nose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cory Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cory Scott has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Red Nose!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cory Scott!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nose blocks the body kick.
Scott fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Scott is looking to clinch.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Nose, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Nose against the cage but Nose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Scott checks the leg kick.
Scott gets a clinch.
Scott has had enough of the clinch but Nose keeps him there for the moment.
Nose lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Scott backwards.
Nose drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nose presses Scott against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nose really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Nose is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Red Nose. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Come on Scott - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nose breaks the clinch.
Nose fails with the takedown
and Scott counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott throws a strike but Nose rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Nose trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
Scott looking for a sweep. Not yet Scott, not yet.
Scott is trying to control the position but Nose postures up.
Nose 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.
Scott seems keen to control Nose's posture.
Nose trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
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.
Nose 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Scott shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Nose is breathing heavily.
Nose is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Scott is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nose can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nose tries to lock up and control but Scott gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nose is desperately trying to improve his position but Scott has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott working the ground and pound effectively.
Nose wants to control but Scott is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scott is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Nose tries to hold on but Scott pushes him away.
Scott looking to control but Nose is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Scott wants to control but Nose has made it back to half guard. Nice work.
Nose pushes Scott off looking to stand but Scott dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Scott lands a nice short elbow.
Nose wants to control but Scott is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nose looks like he's trying to stand up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nose gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Scott counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Scott wants to clinch up but Nose keeps it at a distance.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt
and Nose counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Scott's guard now.
Nose wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Nose working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Cory Scott will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Scott swinging wilding here.
Nose closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scott circles away.
Scott throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nose counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Scott!
Nose trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Nose lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Scott hang on?
Nose looking to finish Scott with some ground and pound. This is bad for Scott!
Nose landing strikes from the mount and Scott is in trouble!
Scott sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Scott is pressing down on Nose's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nose thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nose trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nose trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Nose.
Scott looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Scott keeping moving, preventing Nose from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nose swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
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.
Scott moves into range and clinches up with Nose.
Scott tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Nose breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nose feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Scott's calf.
Nose jabs at Scott's body.
Nose tries to clinch there but Scott circles away.
Scott wants to clinch
letting Nose counter with a right hand.
Scott is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nose looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Scott has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Nose is working away from the top position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott tries to get to full guard but Nose has control of the leg.
Nose keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Nose is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Nose works his foot free and advances to mount.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Nose gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nose looking to control but Scott is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Nose has hold of Scott's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Scott manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Scott is trying to escape the mount.
Scott is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Nose raining down shots from the mount!
Nose controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Red Nose dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Nose counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Nose trying to control the position from guard on top but Scott is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Red Nose overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Nose accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Scott looking to control.
Nose controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Nose wants to control from the top but Scott keeps moving.
Nose throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Nose trying to stand up but can't free himself from Scott's guard.
Nose trying to control but Scott is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Nose misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Nose takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Scott closes the distance and clinches up with Nose, looking for a takedown. Scott pushes Nose against the cage but Nose circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nose scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scott actively working from the bottom here.
Nose thows a huge punch but Scott dodges it nicely.
Scott is refusing to be controlled, as Nose sits in half guard.
Scott tries to roll over but Nose keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nose is trying to control the action in half guard but Scott is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Scott tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Scott trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Nose manages to pass to mount!
Nose lands with some strikes.
Scott wants to control but Nose is having none of it.
Nose working Scott over with strikes here.
Scott is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Nose cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Scott is squirming around, avoiding Nose's attempts to control the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nose has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Scott's face.
Nose content just to control the position here.
Nose landing strikes, looking to finish!
Scott tries to reverse the position but Nose maintains control.
Nose 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.
Nose working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Nose looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Nose tries to control but Scott wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Nose is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scott can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Nose tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nose unloads with some shots from mount but Scott bucks and avoids them well.
Nose dominating with strikes here.
Scott holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Nose tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Nose quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Nose but it's paid off an Scott is forced to tap! Nice work by Nose.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Red Nose!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Grant Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hugh Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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178 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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179 cm
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187 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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Brawler
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grant Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hugh Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
No luck for Matthews with that takedown attempt.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Matthews shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood scores with a jab. Matthews acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Matthews takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Matthews looks gassed!
Wood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wood tries to work over Matthews's front leg with a kick but Matthews checks it.
Matthews throws out a loose jab but Wood uses good head movement to avoid it.
Matthews looks to land a right hand but Wood moved out of range.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matthews checks it well.
Matthews waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Wood.
Matthews throws a lazy right hand but Wood sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Matthews checks a leg kick nicely.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Matthews is rocked!
BOOM! Wood lands a beautiful left hook that drops Matthews. Matthews tries to recover but Wood is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Matthews lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Grant Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayatollah Khomeini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wilby Champion (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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178 lbs
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179 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayatollah Khomeini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wilby Champion!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khomeini shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Khomeini scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Khomeini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Champion, who protects the arm well.
Khomeini tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Khomeini thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Khomeini wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Champion, who protects the arm well.
Champion sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champion is trying to stand back up but Khomeini is controlling him
Khomeini is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Champion trying to hold on to Khomeini's head to control him but Khomeini postures up.
Champion works his way to full guard. Good work.
Khomeini advances to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Champion actively working from the bottom here.
Champion has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Khomeini is working away from the top position though.
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.
Khomeini trying to control the action but Champion is working from the bottom.
Khomeini is looking for a kimura but Champion is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Khomeini to get the leverage.
Champion is looking to control Khomeini's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Champion avoid being mounted?
Khomeini seems to be working for a kimura but Champion defends the submission attempt.
Khomeini seems to be looking for submissions.
Khomeini is breathing heavily.
Champion is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Khomeini shoots in for a takedown but Champion shows good takedown defense.
The fight stays on the outside here - Champion looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Champion is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
A left and a right from Champion both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Ayatollah Khomeini has been cut.
Champion throws a series of punches but Khomeini avoids them all with ease.
Khomeini avoids the body shot from Champion.
Khomeini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Khomeini fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Champion checks it well.
Champion throws a right hand that Khomeini ducks under and follows up with a left that Khomeini also avoids with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Champion rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Khomeini moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Khomeini keeps the fight on the outside.
Champion misses with an uppercut. Khomeini saw that one coming.
Khomeini takes a kick to the side of the head.
Khomeini will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayatollah Khomeini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Champion throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Champion misses with a body shot.
Khomeini tries to clinch up but Champion circles away and keeps his distance.
Champion wants to clinch but Khomeini slips to the side
and Khomeini counters with a shoot takedown. Champion fights it but they end up in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Wilby Champion will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ayatollah Khomeini's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Champion tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Khomeini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Champion takes the fight into the clinch.
Champion gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Khomeini.
Nice body punch from Champion - that landed with a thud.
Champion is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Khomeini can't fight it off and eventually Champion manages to take the fight to the floor. Khomeini looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Khomeini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Champion is one step ahead there.
Khomeini throws his legs up looking for a submission but Champion uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Champion decides to stand back up. Champion steps back and let's Khomeini get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khomeini moves out of range of the leg kick from Champion.
Champion scores with a nice right hand.
Khomeini changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Champion tries to avoid it but Khomeini manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Champion to the ground. Champion escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Khomeini tries to clinch there but Champion circles away.
Champion fails in his attempt to clinch.
Champion looks to clinch
and Khomeini counters with a nice uppercut.
Champion connects with a nice looking jab.
Champion tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Khomeini is able to avoid easily.
Khomeini lands a jab to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Khomeini moves out of range of the strikes.
Ayatollah Khomeini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Champion tries to clinch up
and Khomeini counters with a series of strikes. Champion will be more careful next time no doubt.
Khomeini feints and as Champion raises his hands in defense, Khomeini changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Champion controls Khomeini momentarily but Khomeini frees himself.
Khomeini drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Champion dives on top into guard.
Champion stands and throws Khomeini's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Champion tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Champion has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Champion is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Champion has hold of Khomeini's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Khomeini seems comfortable defending it but Champion has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Khomeini is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Khomeini is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Champion couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Wilby Champion!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Hain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hain has chosen Shadow Boxing by Nasty Habits as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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167 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Parise!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Hain!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hain scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hain throwing strikes but Parise manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hain is looking to reverse the position.
Hain gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Hain has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hain is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parise is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Hain looking for submissions off his back.
Hain tries to roll over but Parise keeps him under control.
Parise knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hain on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parise tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hain.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Horrible takedown by Hain or perhaps it was just good defense by Parise which made him look bad.
Hain gets the takedown into side control.
Parise tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
Hain working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Hain is landing with some decent strikes but Parise is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Hain prevents Parise from getting the reversal.
Hain with good strikes from the mount here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hain looking to secure an arm triangle but Parise defends it well.
Hain lands a big shot there that rocks Parise but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Hain lands a big elbow.
Parise is bucking up trying to escape but Hain cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Hain trying to control but Parise is having none of it.
Hain looking to ground and pound but Parise is blocking nicely.
Parise is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hain looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Parise's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Hain lands a big elbow.
Hain punching from mount but Parise doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Hain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Parise can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hain landing strikes, looking to finish!
Hain sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Hain goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Parise is on top in guard.
Hain bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Parise's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parise is trying to keep Hain in close.
Hain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hain accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hain working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Hain trying to control but Parise is working from the bottom.
Hain thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Hain dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Parise fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hain shoots in and bounces Parise off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hain sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Parise's guard.
Hain lands strikes from half guard.
Parise is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hain 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.
Hain landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Hain in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Parise tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Hain!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sam Hain!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Carlie Phelps (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and At las (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phelps kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Dixie. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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152 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlie Phelps!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, At las!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
las clinches.
las is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Phelps can't fight it off and eventually las manages to take the fight to the floor. Phelps looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
las drops back looking for a leg! Phelps is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Phelps manages to kick las off! las jumps back into Phelps's guard.
las is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Phelps is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Phelps has escaped and now he's on top!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now las is on top in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
las stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Phelps swivels though and keeps the full guard.
las 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.
las is pushing down on Phelps's leg trying to pass to half guard. Phelps is fighting to maintain full guard but las has managed to sneak the leg through.
Phelps is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phelps looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Phelps might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
las frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
las looking for a guillotine from mount but Phelps is having none of it.
las is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Phelps has managed to escape the submission attempt.
las is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! las extends the arm and Phelps is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). At las!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Dog Catcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dog Catcher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Carter!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Catcher scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Carter is looking to improve his position.
Carter is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter trying to hold on to Catcher's head to control him but Catcher postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Catcher.
Catcher throwing shots but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter is looking for a sweep. Catcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Carter is trying to control but Catcher manages to pass to mount!
Carter is looking to get to half guard.
Catcher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Catcher can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Carter is looking to escape.
Carter is working to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catcher dominating with strikes here.
Carter is looking to get to half guard.
BOOM! Catcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Catcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Carter can't escape the position.
Catcher tries to control but Carter wriggling away.
Carter really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Catcher with shots to the head and body - Carter looks very uncomfortable down there.
Carter is trying desperately to improve position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Catcher landing shots from mount.
Catcher landing strikes from the mount.
Catcher lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Carter hang on?
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Catcher scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Carter?
Carter sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Nice strikes from Catcher there.
Catcher scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Carter trying to control here.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Catcher trying to pass the guard but Carter defending well.
Catcher thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carter's head.
Catcher throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carter is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Catcher scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Catcher sits in half guard.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Catcher.
Carter trying to control from the bottom.
Carter keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Carter trying to hold on to Catcher's head to control him but Catcher postures up.
Carter blocking the ground and pound attempt from Catcher.
Carter is looking to control Catcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
Carter is looking for a sweep. Catcher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Catcher checks the leg kick.
Carter misses with a takedown
and Catcher counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Carter looks gassed!
Catcher wants to control from the top but Carter keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Catcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Catcher is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Carter has his foot on Catcher's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Catcher works his way back into a safe position though.
Carter had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Catcher is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Carter Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Catcher's back instead.
Catcher holding both Carter 's hands and preventing any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Catcher trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Catcher dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter missing with a left hand there. Catcher was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Catcher decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Catcher is stalling here. Carter is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Catcher seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Carter has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Catcher tries to improve position but can't.
Catcher is not content to let Carter control the position.
Catcher can't do much from the bottom here.
Carter trying to control the action but Catcher is working from the bottom.
Catcher manages to get back to half guard.
Carter is just content to waste time from the top position. Catcher takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Catcher controlling the position.
Catcher throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Carter being controlled here momentarily.
Carter 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.
Catcher keeping full guard, as Carter tries to pass.
Carter drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Carter jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Carter is breathing heavily.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Catcher is on top in guard.
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.
Carter is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Catcher thows a big elbow that misses.
Dog Catcher overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Catcher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Catcher slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Catcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Carter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Catcher's guard.
Carter 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.
Catcher 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Catcher is working from the bottom.
Catcher has his hands on Carter's head, controlling the position.
Carter is on the wrong end of a couple of strikes there.
Catcher throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Carter stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Catcher swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carter wants to control from the top but Catcher keeps moving.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Catcher throws a head kick that misses.
Catcher misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Carter's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Carter duly obliges.
Catcher shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carter tries to hold on but Catcher pushes him away.
Catcher postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Carter looks a forlorn figure.
Carter swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Catcher landing strikes from the mount and Carter is in trouble!
Carter can't escape the position.
Catcher is landing with some decent strikes but Carter is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Catcher putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Catcher fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dog Catcher dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Catcher looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Carter is looking to control Catcher's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carter avoid being mounted?
Carter is refusing to be controlled, as Catcher sits in half guard.
Catcher takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Carter manages to get to full guard.
Catcher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Catcher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Catcher gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Catcher lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Catcher has picked Carter up and slammed him! Carter can't keep hold of the triangle and Catcher manages to pass to side control!
Catcher is chipping away with strikes.
Catcher working the ground and pound.
Carter tries to buck Catcher off but Catcher is having none of it.
Catcher scoring with punches and elbows.
Catcher landing strikes.
Catcher in side control lands a decent elbow.
Catcher lands a few punches from side control.
Carter is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Catcher off and has taken his back!
Catcher holding both Carter 's hands and preventing any damage.
Catcher tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Carter looking to control but Catcher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carter prevents Catcher from getting the reversal.
Carter looking to control but Catcher is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Catcher is wriggling around trying to escape.
Catcher wants to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Catcher is desperately trying to improve his position but Carter has a good base and remains in mount.
Catcher tries to hold on but Carter pushes him away.
Catcher tries to reverse the position but Carter maintains control.
Catcher taking shots to the head.
Carter is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Catcher can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Catcher is looking to escape.
Catcher is in all sorts of trouble here.
Carter wants to control the pace but Catcher is squirming around nicely.
Carter has hold of Catcher's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Catcher manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Carter unloads with some shots from mount but Catcher bucks and avoids them well.
Catcher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Catcher throwing hammer fists to the chest of Carter. What's that going to do exactly?
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.
Catcher tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
Carter jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Catcher is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Catcher and Carter has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Catcher can't do much from the bottom here.
Joe Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dog Catcher is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Catcher is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Carter off and has taken his back!
Carter covering up well and avoiding damage.
Catcher working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dog Catcher showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Catcher, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dog Catcher!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaiser Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dios comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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24
141 lbs
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140 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Via Dios!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaiser Soze!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios shoots in but Soze avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Soze tries to land a front kick but Dios steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Dios shoots in for a takedown but Soze shows good takedown defense.
Dios fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Via Dios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dios is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A good leg kick by Soze.
Dios takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soze is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dios scores with a hook.
It looks like Kaiser Soze has been cut.
A low kick from Dios is predictable there
and Soze counters with a nice uppercut.
Dios shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soze but Soze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dios takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Soze.
Dios tries to keep at a distance but Soze has taken the fight into the clinch.
Dios fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Dios is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Dios connects with a knee to the head.
Dios jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Soze walks away with a smile on his face. Dios gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Dios will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soze goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Soze fails to land with a series of punches.
Dios throws a series of punches but Soze avoids them all with ease.
Soze throws a nice looking combination but Dios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dios moves out of range of the body kick from Soze.
Dios moves away from the strike by Soze.
Dios shoots in looking for a takedown. Soze tries to sprawl out of it but Dios keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Soze manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dios rushes Soze and presses him up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kaiser Soze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soze looks to land a combination but Dios avoids it well.
Dios misses with an uppercut. Soze saw that one coming.
Soze bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dios tries to clinch but Soze is having none of it.
Soze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Soze is looking to clinch.
Dios takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dios looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Soze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dios counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Soze will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Soze throws a sloppy head kick and Dios moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Soze.
Good exchange - Dios coming out on top.
Dios keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dios stalks Soze and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Soze's face. Soze staggers backwards, shaken.
Dios really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dios gets the takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Soze is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Dios throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Dios working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Dios crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dios looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Dios is breathing heavily.
Dios tries for a kimura but Soze is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soze avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Dios.
Soze is looking for a sweep.
Dios in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dios working the ground and pound but Soze is defending the strikes.
Dios misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dios creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Soze sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Dios tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Soze parries the strikes from Dios easily there. Dios is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Soze to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Via Dios dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaiser Soze's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Soze misses with a jab, cross combination.
Soze lands with a kick to the ribs.
Via Dios is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Soze throws a leg kick which misses Dios's front leg but catches the back leg as Dios tries to avoid it.
Soze throws a head kick that misses.
Soze misses with a double jab
and Dios counters by moving into the clinch.
Soze lands an elbow that stopped Dios in his tracks for a moment.
Soze gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Dios.
Soze throws a knee to the head but misses.
Soze looking to throw knees to the head but Dios is blocking nicely.
Dios breaks from the clinch.
Dios looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Soze throws a head kick that misses.
Dios shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Soze but Soze pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dios shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Soze as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Via Dios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze slips under a jab from Dios.
Soze lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Soze throws a head kick that half lands.
Soze fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Dios manages to avoid it.
Dios avoids a kick to the body.
Soze moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Soze misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dios misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dios wants to clinch up but Soze keeps it at a distance.
Soze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dios is fending him off so far but Soze persists. Nope, Dios circles away and we're back to standing.
Soze scores with a three punch combo!
Dios blocks a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Soze. No joy for Dios on that attempt.
Soze fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Soze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dios counters with a nice uppercut.
Dios blocks a jab.
Dios shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soze as he jumps to the side.
Soze is looking to chop away at Dios's legs.
Soze moves in looking to clinch but Dios pushes him off.
Dios instigates a clinch.
Soze's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Dios moves into the clinch successfully.
Dios can't get the takedown.
Soze tries a knee to the head but Dios blocks it.
Dios prevents Soze from breaking the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze is trying to break the clinch but Dios has him pressed against the cage.
Soze breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Dios misses with a double jab.
Dios misses with a series of wild punches.
Soze blocks a leg kick.
Nice takedown defense from Soze. No joy for Dios on that attempt.
Soze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dios.
No joy there for Soze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soze scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Soze attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Soze throws a low kick, looking for Dios's leg but Dios calmly moves out of range.
Soze misses with a combination
and Dios counters with a nice low kick that buckles Soze's knee momentarily.
That's four 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.
Soze is looking to clinch.
Dios shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Dios wants to work for an arm triangle but Soze is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Soze wants to improve his position but Dios is controlling well.
Dios thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Soze's head.
Dios not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Dios throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Kaiser Soze will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Kaiser Soze's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Dios shoots in for a double leg but Soze sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dios looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Soze is fending him off so far but Dios persists. Nope, Soze circles away and we're back to standing.
Decent striking displayed by Dios there.
Horrible takedown by Dios or perhaps it was just good defense by Soze which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Via Dios. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dios is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Soze.
Soze keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Soze dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dios. That did some damage!
Soze walks into a stiff left hand from Dios.
Dios on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Dios circles away from the clinch attempt.
Soze throws a series of punches but Dios moves out of range.
Soze cracks Dios with a right hand to the side of the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soze lands with a slapping head kick.
Soze stuffs the takedown.
No joy there for Soze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Dios. Dios circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Soze cracks the inside of Dios's front leg.
Soze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dios counters with a one-two to the body.
Soze lands with a thumping leg kick.
Soze throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dios counters with a nice double leg into side control. Soze won't be happy with that.
Soze regains half guard.
Dios is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Soze is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dios's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dios's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios tries to break free.
Dios covering up well under a series of strikes from Soze.
Soze is not going to allow Dios to sit and survive in this position.
Dios breaks Soze's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Dios works over Soze with some ground and pound from guard.
Soze keeping moving, preventing Dios from controlling successfully.
Soze lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dios!
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!
Dios regains half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soze's back!
Dios is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Soze has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Dios misses with a punch to the head.
Dios is hanging on to Soze's back as he tries to escape.
Dios lands punches and elbows.
Dios somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dios has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Soze has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
Dios throwing sloppy strikes.
Dios missing with strikes from the back.
Soze is trying to get back to his feet but Dios has full control of the position and if anything, Soze has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Dios avoiding Soze 's attempts to control his hands.
Dios is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Soze won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Dios off his unconscious opponent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:04 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Via Dios!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Adebisi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hjalmar Klason (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Klason is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: (Hed) Pe - Raise Hell. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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216 lbs
7 - 3 - 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
8 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Adebisi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hjalmar Klason!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Adebisi throws a series of strikes that have Klason backpedaling.
It looks like Hjalmar Klason has been cut.
Klason misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Klason steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Adebisi.
Adebisi blocks a head kick by Klason.
Nice defenses there by Adebisi.
Klason keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Klason looks to land a left hand but Adebisi moved out of range nicely.
Adebisi thuds his shin into the meat of Klason's side.
Klason looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice combo by Adebisi! Oh, that's hurt him - Klason falls to the canvas and Adebisi follows him into side control.
Adebisi has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Adebisi thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Klason if he has to take too many more of those.
An inside leg kick lands from Adebisi.
Adebisi lands with a nice body punch.
Adebisi tries to clinch up but Klason circles away and keeps his distance.
Adebisi circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Klason drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Adebisi follows Klason to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Adebisi!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Boyette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Veb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Boyette comes to the cage accompanied by Frenzal Bomb - Mr. Charisma. Veb has chosen Damian Marley ft Nas - Road to Zion as his entrance music. Danny Boyette is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Boyette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Veb!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Veb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Boyette walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Veb checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Boyette closes the distance and clinches up with Veb, looking for a takedown. Boyette pushes Veb against the cage but Veb circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Boyette throws a right and a left that Veb avoids nicely.
Boyette throws a combination. Veb tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like BJ Veb has been cut.
Boyette avoids the head kick by Veb.
Boyette swats away the attempt to clinch by Veb.
Boyette drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Boyette misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Boyette working away.
Boyette tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Boyette lands a few punches from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Veb gets back to half guard.
Boyette landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Veb is refusing to be controlled, as Boyette sits in half guard.
Boyette is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Veb has managed to free his arm - good work.
Veb trying to control but Boyette postures up.
Veb is not content to let Boyette control the position.
Boyette is looking for a kimura here.
Veb looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boyette works his way into side control.
Boyette working the ground and pound.
Veb regains half guard.
Boyette lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Veb is trying to control but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Boyette missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Veb regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Boyette.
Veb trying to control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boyette trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Veb trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Veb striking from the bottom.
Boyette lands a couple of digs.
Boyette is looking to work some ground and pound but Veb has wrist control.
Boyette 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.
Boyette pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veb is keeping the position for now.
Boyette is breathing heavily.
Boyette trying to control the position from guard on top but Veb is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Boyette stopping the sweep attempt from Veb.
Boyette distracts Veb with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Veb looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Boyette connects with a couple of short punches.
Veb looking for a guillotine here but Boyette defends easily.
Veb tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Boyette connects with a couple of short punches.
Boyette with a flurry of punches that miss.
Veb looking to control.
Boyette postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Veb manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Boyette tries to reverse the position but Veb maintains control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny Boyette dominated that round.
The cut man is working on BJ Veb's cut.
That's time! Boyette's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A punch combination from Boyette misses.
Boyette throws a leg kick but Veb moved away.
Boyette lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Boyette closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Boyette lands in his opponent's guard.
Veb is trying to keep Boyette in close.
Boyette has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Boyette is sitting in close to Veb's body. Veb has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Boyette is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Boyette is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Veb.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). BJ Veb!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bobby Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wood kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Nobody gets out alive. Boucher has chosen Protect Ya Neck by Wu Tang Clan as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Boucher!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wood lands with a hook. Boucher tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Wood throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Wood fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wood rushes Boucher and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Boucher takes a shot to the head.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wood scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Wood misses with a knee to the head.
Boucher ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Boucher no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Wood looking to pass the guard.
Boucher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Boucher keeping full guard, as Wood tries to pass.
Wood trying to control but Boucher is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wood is looking to work some ground and pound but Boucher has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boucher has momentary wrist control but Wood slips an elbow through the middle.
Wood avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Boucher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Boucher looks gassed!
Boucher keeping moving, preventing Wood from controlling successfully.
Wood looking to pass the guard.
Boucher had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Wood is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Boucher Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Wood's back instead.
Wood rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Boucher is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wood is looking for a sweep. Boucher is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood gets back to full guard.
Wood wants to sweep but no luck.
Wood keeping full guard, as Boucher tries to pass.
Boucher preventing the sweep.
Boucher postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Wood scores with a nice right hand.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Boucher misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boucher tries to clinch up
and Wood counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood digs a good hook to Boucher's body.
Boucher doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Wood counters with a shoot takedown. Boucher fights it but they end up in guard.
Wood slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Wood passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Boucher!
Boucher in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Wood working away from the top, dropping strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Boucher can't escape the position.
Wood cracks Boucher with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Boucher taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Wood.
Wood fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Boucher can't escape the position.
The referee warns Boucher that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boucher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wood punishing his opponent with strikes.
Boucher is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wood landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Wood cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Wood landing punches.
A nice elbow there by Wood.
Boucher is working to get back to half guard.
Wood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wood lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Boucher is looking to improve his position but Wood isn't that keen on the idea.
Wood in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Wood is landing with some decent strikes but Boucher is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Wood dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Boucher shoots and misses
and Wood counters with a one-two to the body.
Wood drives through and clinches with Boucher against the cage.
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood lands a body shot.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Wood lands a nice uppercut.
A hook to the body from Wood.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
A short uppercut from Wood.
Boucher is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wood gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Wood.
Wood lands a shoulder strike.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wood lands a body punch.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wood throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short right from Wood.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Boucher can do to turn this around?
Wood working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Wood lands with a left to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Wood.
Wood gets through Boucher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood lands a hook that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wood lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Wood lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
A short right from Wood on the inside.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wood makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Wood lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Wood scores with a hook to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Wood.
Wood softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood lands a right hand that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Wood gets through Boucher's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Wood lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Boucher.
Wood is working Boucher over against the cage.
Wood working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Wood lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wood lands with a right to the head.
Wood cracks Boucher with a nice body shot.
Wood lands a left hand that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wood lands a right hand.
Wood throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Boucher blocks it with crossed arms.
Wood lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Boucher backwards.
Wood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Boucher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Boucher takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood feints and as Boucher raises his hands in defense, Wood changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Wood accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Boucher utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jon Wood overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Boucher looking for a triangle here. Wood is fighting it but it looks tight! Boucher pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wood is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Bobby Boucher!
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