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RR36: Power Trip PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gluteus Maximus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vadim Cesna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maximus comes to the cage accompanied by Fredi - Pump Pump. Gluteus Maximus has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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199 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gluteus Maximus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vadim Cesna!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maximus lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Some wild striking there from Maximus.
Maximus throws a head kick but Cesna moves out of range.
Cesna shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Maximus pinned against the cage. Maximus gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Maximus stuffs the takedown attempt from Cesna. Cesna gets slowly back to his feet.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Cesna lands with an uppercut that bounces Maximus off the cage and back into rage.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Maximus looks to score with a jab to the body but Cesna is just out of range.
Cesna fails with the takedown.
Gluteus Maximus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Cesna.
Cesna closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Maximus wants to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cesna trying to pass the guard but Maximus defending well.
The fighters are battling for position here. Maximus manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Maximus keeping moving, preventing Cesna from controlling successfully.
Maximus is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Maximus stalling.
Maximus wants to free his trapped foot but Cesna is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Maximus is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cesna actively working from the bottom here.
Cesna is trying to get back to full guard.
Cesna looks gassed!
Maximus stalling.
Cesna gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus content to stall in guard here.
Cesna wants to sweep here but Maximus controlling him for the moment.
Maximus advances to half guard.
Maximus slips a nice elbow through Cesna's hands, connecting with Cesna's forehead.
Cesna trying to control here.
Maximus trying to control the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gluteus Maximus just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Cesna misses with a takedown attempt - Maximus sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Maximus closes the distance and clinches.
Maximus breaks the clinch.
Cesna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Maximus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Maximus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Maximus misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maximus fails to land with a series of punches.
Cesna defending well as Maximus loads up on a big left hand.
Maximus has managed to clinch.
Maximus breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gluteus Maximus dominated that round.
That's time! Maximus's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Cesna is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
Maximus sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks Cesna to the ground! Maximus dives into full mount looking to finish!
Cesna is rocked!
It looks like Vadim Cesna has been cut.
Cesna is desperately trying to improve his position but Maximus has a good base and remains in mount.
Cesna is still in real trouble! Can Maximus finish him?
Cesna is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Cesna seems to have recovered his senses.
Cesna throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Maximus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Maximus landing strikes from the mount.
Maximus looking to finish Cesna with some ground and pound. This is bad for Cesna!
Maximus controlling the position easily from mount.
Cesna working to try and regain half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cesna is breathing heavily.
Maximus trying to control but Cesna is having none of it.
Maximus tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Cesna regains half guard.
Cesna is staying active underneath Maximus, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Maximus tries to pass to full mount but Cesna defends it.
Maximus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Maximus is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Maximus seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Cesna does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Gluteus Maximus just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Maximus slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Maximus just misses with a punch to the body.
Gluteus Maximus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cesna fails with the takedown.
Maximus has closed the distance and engaged Cesna in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cesna blocks it with crossed arms.
Cesna looking for a takedown.
Maximus prevents the takedown attempt.
Gluteus Maximus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Cesna.
Maximus landing knees to the body.
Maximus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Maximus comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Maximus misses with a head kick.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
Maximus closes the distance and pushes Cesna back into the cage.
Maximus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cesna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Maximus landing knees to the body.
Maximus lands an elbow inside.
Knees in the clinch landing for Maximus.
Maximus slows down the pace here.
Maximus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Maximus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cesna's face.
Maximus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maximus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus has closed the distance and engaged Cesna in a clinch.
Maximus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Cesna fails to pull guard.
Maximus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maximus loads up on a big right hand but Cesna slips the punch.
Cesna fails with the takedown.
Maximus lands a head kick. Cesna smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Maximus tries a head kick but it misses.
Maximus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cesna shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Maximus is wriggling around trying to escape.
Maximus is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gluteus Maximus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vadim Cesna's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
The crowd cheers as Maximus lands an impressive looking overhand right. Cesna doesn't seem phased though.
Maximus scores with a head kick.
Cesna throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Maximus's waist but Maximus gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Cesna off to one side.
Cesna keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Maximus.
Maximus has Cesna up against the cage in a clinch.
Maximus connects with a knee to the head.
Maximus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maximus crunches a lovely knee into Cesna's ribcage.
Maximus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cesna lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cesna tries to pull guard but Maximus holds him up against the cage and eventually Cesna drops back down to his feet.
Maximus missing with knees to the body.
Cesna tries for a takedown. No joy.
Gluteus Maximus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vadim Cesna.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Maximus landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Maximus manages to break the clinch.
Maximus scores with a kick to the body.
Cesna is looking to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maximus lands a jab to the head.
Gluteus Maximus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Maximus misses with a straight right.
Maximus thows a left - swing and a miss!
Maximus misses with a wild body shot.
Cesna wants to clinch up but Maximus keeps it at a distance.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cesna closes the distance and clinches.
Maximus breaks the clinch.
Gluteus Maximus is winning the standup battle so far.
Some wild striking there from Maximus.
Maximus fails to land with a series of punches.
Cesna staying out of range there.
Maximus misses with a straight right.
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.
Cesna throws a head kick but Maximus moves out of range.
Cesna keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Cesna ducks under a wild hook from Maximus.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses
and Cesna counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Cesna gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Cesna shoots for a double leg takedown but Maximus sprawls well. He's pushed Cesna's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Maximus closes the distance and pushes Cesna back into the cage.
Maximus landing knees to the body.
Maximus breaks the clinch.
Maximus swinging wilding here.
Cesna tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Maximus swivels and escapes.
Maximus stuffs the takedown attempt from Cesna. Cesna gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maximus stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
Maximus keeps the fight on the outside.
Maximus will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cesna shoots in for a double leg but Maximus sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Maximus moves into the clinch.
Maximus lands an elbow inside that Cesna shrugs off.
Maximus connects with a knee to the head.
Maximus lands a nice knee to the body.
Cesna takes an elbow to the forehead.
Maximus's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Cesna staying out of range there.
Maximus throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maximus throws a head kick but Cesna moves out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Maximus as Cesna shoots in.
Maximus looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Maximus.
Cesna is looking to clinch but Maximus is avoiding it.
No luck for Cesna with that takedown attempt.
Vadim Cesna has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cesna shoots for a takedown but Maximus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Maximus rushes Cesna and presses him up against the cage.
Maximus breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cesna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Maximus throws a head kick that misses.
Gluteus Maximus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A head kick by Maximus misses
and Cesna decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Maximus's guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gluteus Maximus.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Maximus, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gluteus Maximus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Anders Jaerderoth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Colin Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaerderoth comes to the cage accompanied by Ella ja Aleksi - Kakkaa lumella. Harris has chosen Any Way You Want It as his entrance music. Colin Harris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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145 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
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140 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined |
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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
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Anders Jaerderoth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colin Harris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harris looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jaerderoth is fending him off so far but Harris persists. Nope, Jaerderoth circles away and we're back to standing.
Harris avoids the head kick by Jaerderoth.
Jaerderoth lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jaerderoth drops Harris with a big left hand! Harris is injured, injured bad! Jaerderoth jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anders Jaerderoth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jack Keenen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Osmo Vasama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vasama has chosen Beastie Boys - Sureshot as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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155 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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150 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Keenen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osmo Vasama!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Keenen drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Keenen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Keenen is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Vasama is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Keenen content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Vasama keeping moving, preventing Keenen from controlling successfully.
Keenen is looking to work some ground and pound but Vasama has wrist control.
Keenen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Keenen works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasama struggling a bit here.
Keenen is looking to take a break and control but Vasama is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Vasama struggling a bit here.
Keenen wants to control but Vasama is keeping him busy.
Vasama is trying to control Keenen 's posture but Keenen avoids it.
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.
Vasama sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Vasama has one foot on Keenen 's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Keenen moves out of range of the body kick.
Keenen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Keenen has a takedown stuffed.
Keenen blocks a head kick by Vasama.
Nice takedown defense from Vasama. No joy for Keenen on that attempt.
Vasama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasama breaks the clinch.
Vasama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Vasama pushes Keenen up against the cage in a clinch.
Vasama prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Keenen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Keenen breaks from the clinch.
Vasama tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vasama moves in looking to clinch but Keenen pushes him off.
Vasama throws a head kick that half lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenen goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Keenen will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Keenen is breathing heavily.
Vasama checks the leg kick nicely there.
Vasama throws a head kick that misses.
Vasama misses with a head kick.
Vasama rushes Keenen and presses him up against the cage.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vasama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasama pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Vasama moves into the clinch successfully.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keenen misses with a low kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Vasama.
Keenen keeps the fight on the outside.
Keenen throws and low kick but Vasama moves out of range easily.
Vasama tries to clinch up but Keenen circles away and keeps his distance.
Vasama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Keenen ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vasama moves away.
A head kick misses from Vasama.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenen shoots in for a double leg but Vasama sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Keenen tries to work over Vasama's front leg with a kick but Vasama checks it.
Vasama moves into the clinch.
Vasama manages to break the clinch.
Vasama is looking to clinch but Keenen is avoiding it.
Osmo Vasama is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keenen avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Crunch! Vasama slams his shin into Keenen 's torso.
Vasama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keenen 's calf.
A head kick misses from Vasama.
Vasama with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Vasama pushes Keenen up against the cage in a clinch.
Keenen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Vasama crunches a lovely knee into Keenen 's ribcage.
Keenen managing to block the knees to the body from Vasama.
Vasama's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vasama keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Vasama gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenen trying to control the position from guard on top but Vasama is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Vasama dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Keenen tries to clinch up.
Vasama has taken the fight to the clinch.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenen blocks a head kick by Vasama.
Vasama feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Keenen 's calf.
Vasama blocks a head kick by Keenen .
The fight stays on the outside here - Keenen looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Vasama pushes Keenen away with a front kick.
Keenen throws a right and a left that Vasama avoids nicely.
Vasama moves into the clinch.
Vasama landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Vasama connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Vasama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vasama goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Vasama thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Keenen if he has to take too many more of those.
Vasama throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Vasama pushes Keenen up against the cage in a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Keenen takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Keenen avoids the head kick by Vasama.
Keenen takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Vasama as Keenen shoots in.
Vasama closes the distance and clinches.
Vasama manages to break the clinch.
Vasama throws a head kick but Keenen moves out of range.
Keenen shoots in and drives through. Vasama sprawls well.
Vasama forces Keenen back against the cage and clinches.
Keenen tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Keenen . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vasama pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Keenen avoids the head kick by Vasama.
Vasama fakes the leg kick and cracks Keenen in the body.
Keenen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Vasama circles away.
Vasama looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vasama throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Keenen 's head.
Keenen shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keenen can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Vasama is looking to escape.
Vasama is trying to escape the mount.
Keenen fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vasama holds on for dear life.
Vasama tries to reverse the position but Keenen maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keenen wants to control the pace but Vasama is squirming around nicely.
Vasama is looking to get to half guard.
Vasama is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
A nice elbow there by Keenen .
Keenen jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Vasama is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Vasama and Keenen has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Vasama gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Keenen trying to mount his opponent but Vasama defends it.
Vasama is looking for a sweep. Keenen is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Vasama is doing well to control the position and prevent Keenen from advancing to side control.
Keenen missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Keenen looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Keenen is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Osmo Vasama showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Vasama rushes Keenen and presses him up against the cage.
Vasama scores a nice knee to the body.
Vasama escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Vasama goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Keenen tries to clinch up but Vasama circles away and keeps his distance.
A head kick lands from Vasama that sends Keenen to the canvas. Keenen tries to scramble back to his feet but Vasama brings him back down into side control.
Keenen is rocked!
Keenen is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Vasama is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Oh Keenen is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Vasama controlling from mount.
Keenen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Keenen seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Vasama controlling from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keenen is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Vasama controlling his opponent.
Keenen really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vasama looking to control and managing it successfully.
Despite being in the dominant position, Osmo Vasama just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vasama is looking to clinch but Keenen is avoiding it.
Osmo Vasama seems to be getting the better of the standup.
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.
Keenen blocks a head kick by Vasama.
Vasama lands with a kick to the temple. Keenen shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Vasama tries a head kick but it misses.
Vasama looks to land a body kick but Keenen moved away.
Keenen shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Vasama pinned against the cage. Vasama gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Vasama moves into the clinch.
Vasama breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Vasama explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Vasama avoids a punch combination nicely.
Vasama throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Vasama connects with a high kick.
Jack Keenen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vasama gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Vasama connects with a nasty looking knee right to Keenen 's face.
Osmo Vasama is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vasama breaks the clinch.
Vasama lands a head kick. Keenen smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
And that's the end of the fight!
Osmo Vasama comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Vasama 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Osmo Vasama!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Coco Nutz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Iroquois Pliskin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nutz comes to the cage accompanied by Afrika Bambaataa - Feel The Wibe. Pliskin has chosen Metal Gear Solid Main Theme as his entrance music. Coco Nutz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coco Nutz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Iroquois Pliskin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pliskin closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Nutz is trying to improve his position.
Nutz is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Pliskin off and has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nutz missing with strikes.
Nutz has the hooks in. Pliskin is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Pliskin trying to control the hands but Nutz breaks the grip.
Nutz looking for the choke from the back.
Nutz looking for the RNC.
Pliskin trying to control the action but Nutz just sinks the hooks in.
Pliskin manages to scramble and ends up in full guard, under a barage of strikes . Great composure from Pliskin.
Nutz is looking to advance position but Pliskin has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pliskin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pliskin is landing with some decent strikes but Nutz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Nutz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Pliskin takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Nutz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nutz is working hard here to advance position.
Pliskin controlling his opponent.
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.
Pliskin unloading with bombs!
Pliskin is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Nutz can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Pliskin controlling his opponent.
Nutz is trying to escape the mount.
Pliskin controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nutz is wriggling around trying to escape.
Pliskin looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Pliskin tries to control but Nutz wriggling away.
Nutz can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Nutz is breathing heavily.
Nutz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Pliskin can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Nutz is looking to escape.
Nutz manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pliskin works his way into side control.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pliskin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nutz keeps working.
Nutz manages to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iroquois Pliskin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Nutz shoots and misses
and Pliskin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Nutz trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Pliskin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Nutz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Pliskin gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Nutz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Pliskin trying to control but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Pliskin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Nutz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Nutz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pliskin seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Pliskin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Pliskin showed some decent athleticism there.
Pliskin trying to control the action but Nutz is working from the bottom.
Pliskin controlling the pace.
Nutz is not content to let Pliskin control the position.
Pliskin is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pliskin landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nutz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Pliskin content just to control the position here.
Pliskin working the ground and pound effectively.
Nutz can't escape the position.
Pliskin sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Nutz is desperately trying to improve his position but Pliskin has a good base and remains in mount.
Pliskin content just to control the position here.
Pliskin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Nutz has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pliskin prevents Nutz from getting the reversal.
The referee warns Nutz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Iroquois Pliskin has got the better of the ground game so far.
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.
Nutz is looking to improve his position but Pliskin isn't that keen on the idea.
Pliskin tries to control but Nutz wriggling away.
Pliskin is landing with some decent strikes but Nutz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Pliskin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Nutz regains half guard.
Nutz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pliskin is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Iroquois Pliskin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Nutz with a poor takedown
and Pliskin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Nutz looking for a kimura from the bottom but Pliskin passes into side control!
Pliskin is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Nutz will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Pliskin scores with punches from side control.
Pliskin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nutz keeps working.
Despite being in the dominant position, Iroquois Pliskin just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pliskin gets the takedown into side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pliskin tries to move to mount but Nutz blocks the move with his legs.
Nutz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nutz being controlled for a moment.
Nutz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Pliskin wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Pliskin working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nutz manages to work his way to half guard, despite Pliskin's best efforts.
Pliskin takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nutz has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Pliskin escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Pliskin!
Pliskin just content to control the position.
Nutz is looking to regain half guard here but Pliskin keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Nutz's face as Pliskin controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Nutz!
Pliskin is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Nutz can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Nutz is looking to improve his position but Pliskin isn't that keen on the idea.
Nutz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pliskin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
A nice elbow there by Pliskin.
Nutz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pliskin tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Coco Nutz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nutz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Pliskin controlling the position easily from mount.
Nutz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Nutz flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Iroquois Pliskin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pliskin has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Iroquois Pliskin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Randle Floyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Derleth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
140 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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135 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randle Floyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Derleth!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Derleth. No joy for Floyd on that attempt.
The fight stays on the outside here - Derleth looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Derleth tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Floyd paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Derleth clinches up with Floyd and pushes him back against the cage.
Derleth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Floyd's defenses.
Derleth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Floyd avoids a wild elbow strike from Derleth.
Floyd wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Derleth has him pressed against the cage.
Floyd tries to land knees in the clinch but Derleth avoids the damage to the body.
Derleth is trying to maintain a safe position but Floyd gets an underhook and turns Derleth into the cage.
Derleth misses with a knee strike.
Floyd missing with knees to the body.
Floyd trying to land knees to the body.
Derleth landing knees to the head.
Floyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Floyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Derleth lands a knee to the body.
Floyd tries a body shot but Derleth blocks it.
Derleth is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Derleth landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Derleth prevents a body shot from Floyd.
Derleth throws an elbow but it misses.
Floyd ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Floyd no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Derleth wants to stand but Floyd has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Derleth won't allow Floyd to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd looking to hit a scissor sweep but Derleth is one step ahead there.
Derleth gets to his feet - Floyd follows without any prompting.
Floyd tries to close the distance and clinch but Derleth swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Floyd looks for a takedown but Derleth sprawls well.
Floyd fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randle Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floyd is breathing heavily.
Floyd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Floyd counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Derleth wants to clinch.
Derleth fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Floyd, pushing him back against the cage.
Derleth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Floyd's face.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Floyd.
Nice elbow from Derleth.
Floyd taking a breather.
Floyd is looking to break free of the clinch but Derleth has double underhooks.
Derleth tries to land a knee to the head but Floyd blocks with his arms.
Derleth avoiding damage as Floyd throws knees to the body.
Derleth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Floyd tries to work over Derleth's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Derleth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derleth avoiding damage.
Derleth scores with a knee to the head.
Derleth lands an elbow that stopped Floyd in his tracks for a moment.
Come on Derleth - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
With the fighters up against the cage, Derleth throws an elbow but misses.
Derleth lands a damaging elbow.
Derleth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Floyd's defenses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Derleth slowing the pace effectively.
Derleth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Floyd's defenses.
Derleth lands a nice elbow.
Floyd pulls guard.
Derleth stops Floyd from standing up.
Floyd is working an open guard so Derleth takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Derleth is looking to clinch.
Derleth tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Floyd counters with a single leg into guard. Derleth didn't expect that.
Floyd postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Derleth is trying to keep Floyd in close.
Derleth kicks Floyd off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd circles away from the clinch attempt
and Floyd counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Floyd throwing shots but Derleth is blocking nicely.
Derleth is trying to stand back up but Floyd is controlling him
Derleth is looking for a sweep. Floyd is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Floyd not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Floyd is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Derleth is just riding it out for now. Floyd eventually gives up the hold.
Derleth keeping control of the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Randle Floyd will probably get the nod.
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.
Derleth displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Derleth wants to clinch.
Derleth clinches up against the cage.
Derleth scores with a knee to the head.
Derleth with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A bit of stalling here from Derleth.
Derleth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derleth lands a nice elbow.
Derleth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Derleth throws an elbow but it misses.
Derleth lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Derleth lands an elbow that stopped Floyd in his tracks for a moment.
Derleth creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Floyd's defenses.
Derleth lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A knee to the head by Derleth.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Derleth scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derleth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Floyd has had enough of the clinch but Derleth keeps him there for the moment.
Derleth looking to throw knees to the head but Floyd is blocking nicely.
A knee to the head by Derleth.
Floyd takes an elbow to the forehead.
Floyd is looking to control Derleth's arms but Derleth gets an underhook and turns him. Now Floyd has his back to the cage.
Derleth tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Floyd tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Derleth managing to block the knees to the body from Floyd.
Derleth lands an elbow just above Floyd 's eye.
Derleth with a knee to the head.
Derleth throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Derleth as Floyd tries to tie him up.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Derleth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Floyd misses with a knee to the head.
Derleth unloads a knee to the mid-section. Floyd lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The referee calls for Derleth to work.
Derleth misses with a knee strike.
Floyd tries to land a knee to the head but Derleth blocks with his arms.
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.
Derleth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Floyd shoots in for a double leg but Derleth sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derleth tries to clinch up but Floyd circles away and keeps his distance.
Derleth doesn't manage to clinch there - Floyd circles away.
Floyd swats away the attempt to clinch by Derleth.
Derleth is looking to clinch.
August Derleth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Floyd keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Derleth tries to clinch there but Floyd circles away.
Nice takedown defense from Derleth. No joy for Floyd on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randle Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Floyd avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Derleth shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Floyd pinned against the cage. Floyd gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Floyd looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Derleth tries to clinch up.
Derleth doesn't manage to clinch there - Floyd circles away.
Floyd tries for a takedown but Derleth sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Derleth shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Derleth was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Derleth prevents Floyd from getting the reversal.
Derleth get's back to his feet.
Derleth tries to close the distance and clinch but Floyd swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derleth gets a clinch.
Floyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Derleth lands an elbow just above Floyd 's eye.
Derleth lands a nice elbow.
Derleth controlling the action here for a moment.
Derleth lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derleth landing knees to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Derleth.
Derleth lands a damaging elbow.
Derleth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derleth lands an elbow inside.
Floyd tries to pull guard but Derleth holds him up against the cage and eventually Floyd drops back down to his feet.
Derleth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Floyd takes an elbow to the temple.
Floyd jumps into guard, dragging Derleth to the mat.
Derleth stands and steps away. Floyd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Derleth is looking to clinch but Floyd is avoiding it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
August Derleth 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. And we move into the final round!
Derleth tries to clinch up but Floyd circles away and keeps his distance.
Derleth moves in looking to clinch but Floyd pushes him off.
Derleth tries to clinch up but Floyd circles away and keeps his distance.
Derleth shoots in but no luck this time.
Floyd shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Derleth counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Floyd's guard now.
Floyd doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Derleth stands and steps away. Floyd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Floyd tries to clinch there but Derleth circles away.
Derleth darts in and clinches Floyd up against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derleth with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Derleth lands a damaging elbow.
Derleth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Derleth clinches but Floyd breaks the clinch
and Floyd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Derleth won't be happy with that.
Derleth really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Floyd. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Floyd stands up.
Derleth shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Floyd but Floyd pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Floyd has his takedown stuffed
and Derleth counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Derleth.
Floyd takes a knee right on the jaw!
Derleth will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Floyd up against the cage.
Derleth tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Derleth stalling in the clinch but Floyd improves position.
Floyd wants to break free but Derleth has control.
Derleth comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derleth blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derleth with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Floyd is trying to break the clinch but Derleth has him pressed against the cage.
Derleth crunches a lovely knee into Floyd's ribcage.
Derleth lands a damaging elbow.
Derleth misses with a knee to the head.
Derleth throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Floyd drops down looking for an ankle pick but Derleth pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randle Floyd. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Derleth keeps control of Floyd as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Derleth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derleth connects with a nasty looking knee right to Floyd's face.
Derleth lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Derleth is stalling here.
Derleth stops a takedown attempt from Floyd.
Derleth lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derleth lands a damaging elbow.
Derleth landing knees to the head.
Floyd tries for a takedown. No joy.
Derleth using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Floyd tries to pull guard but Derleth holds him up against the cage and eventually Floyd drops back down to his feet.
Derleth lands an elbow inside.
Derleth pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Derleth moves in looking to clinch but Floyd pushes him off.
Derleth tries to clinch up
and Floyd counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Floyd throws a strike but Derleth rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Derleth gets to his feet. Floyd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Floyd shoots and misses
and Derleth moves into the clinch.
Derleth gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Derleth lands an elbow inside.
Derleth manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Derleth breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Derleth lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Derleth tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Floyd counters with a left to the body.
Derleth closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Floyd to the mat! Floyd manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Derleth wants to control from the top but Floyd keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Floyd working for a triangle but Derleth defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
August Derleth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Derleth 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... August Derleth!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between KJ Schofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Merker Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Schofield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is hollyhood vacation. Mark Merker Junior is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
170 lbs
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177 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, KJ Schofield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Merker Junior!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Merker Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Schofield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Merker Junior attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Merker Junior tries to clinch up but Schofield circles away and keeps his distance.
Merker Junior tries to clinch up.
Merker Junior lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Schofield moves out of range of the strikes.
Merker Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Merker Junior.
Merker Junior thows a left - swing and a miss!
Merker Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Merker Junior throws a hook to the side of Schofield's head but Schofield sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Merker Junior misses with a series of wild punches.
Merker Junior keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KJ Schofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Merker Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Schofield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Schofield shoots in for a double leg but Merker Junior sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Merker Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merker Junior's corner calls for a 1-2. Merker Junior obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like KJ Schofield has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Merker Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Merker Junior has closed the distance and engaged Schofield in a clinch.
Merker Junior slowing the pace effectively.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merker Junior works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Merker Junior gets to his feet - Schofield follows without any prompting.
Merker Junior lands with a kick to the temple. Schofield shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Schofield is breathing heavily.
Merker Junior misses with a hook. Schofield ducked under it nicely.
Merker Junior attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Merker Junior wants to clinch up but Schofield keeps it at a distance.
Merker Junior fails with an attempt to clinch.
Schofield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Merker Junior's waist but Merker Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schofield off to one side.
Merker Junior moves into the clinch.
Schofield tries to pull guard but Merker Junior won't allow it.
Merker Junior just leaning against Schofield, taking a breather.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Schofield. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Merker Junior connects with a nasty looking knee right to Schofield's face.
Merker Junior stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schofield goes for a takedown attempt but Merker Junior pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Merker Junior connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merker Junior clinches.
Schofield goes for a takedown in the clinch but Merker Junior prevents it.
A knee to the head by Merker Junior.
Merker Junior has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Schofield regains guard immediately.
Merker Junior gets to his feet - Schofield follows without any prompting.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Merker Junior instigates a clinch.
Merker Junior breaks the clinch.
Schofield tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Merker Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Merker Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merker Junior tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Schofield avoids the head kick by Merker Junior.
Merker Junior lands with an uppercut that bounces Schofield off the cage and back into rage.
Schofield shoots in and drives through. Merker Junior sprawls well.
Merker Junior wants to clinch up but Schofield keeps it at a distance.
Merker Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Merker Junior content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Merker Junior breaks the clinch.
Schofield needs to keep his hands up - Merker Junior had a free shot at his head there.
Merker Junior gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Merker Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merker Junior chopping away at his opponent's legs.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Merker Junior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Merker Junior clinches up against the cage.
Merker Junior stalling the fight.
Merker Junior breaks the clinch.
Merker Junior has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Schofield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Merker Junior gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Merker Junior has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Schofield is trying to keep an underhook but Merker Junior manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Merker Junior trying to control from half guard but Schofield is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Schofield is looking for a sweep. Merker Junior is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Merker Junior dominated that round.
The cut man is working on KJ Schofield's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Horrible takedown by Schofield or perhaps it was just good defense by Merker Junior which made him look bad.
Merker Junior lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Schofield will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Schofield takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Merker Junior has Schofield up against the cage in a clinch.
Merker Junior breaks from the clinch.
Schofield throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Merker Junior's waist but Merker Junior gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Schofield off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KJ Schofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Schofield swats away the attempt to clinch by Merker Junior.
Merker Junior clinches up against the cage.
Merker Junior lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Merker Junior gets control of Schofield's arms and successfully pulls guard. Merker Junior will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Merker Junior is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merker Junior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Merker Junior stops a takedown attempt from Schofield.
Merker Junior breaks from the clinch.
Mark Merker Junior seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schofield takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Merker Junior is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Merker Junior looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Schofield!
Merker Junior controlling from the full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merker Junior can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Schofield is looking to escape.
Schofield is trying to escape the mount.
Merker Junior wants to control the pace but Schofield is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schofield can't escape the position.
Schofield is squirming around, avoiding Merker Junior's attempts to control the action.
Merker Junior has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Merker Junior is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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.
Despite being in the dominant position, Mark Merker Junior just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice uppercut there from Merker Junior.
Schofield fails with the takedown
and Merker Junior counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Merker Junior tries to clinch but Schofield is having none of it.
Merker Junior closes the distance and clinches.
Merker Junior breaks from the clinch.
Schofield slips under a jab.
Merker Junior is looking to clinch.
Schofield fails with the takedown
and Merker Junior counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Merker Junior escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Merker Junior tries to close the distance and clinch but Schofield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Merker Junior throws a big shot that misses.
Schofield swats away the attempt to clinch by Merker Junior.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Merker Junior showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on KJ Schofield's cut.
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!
Schofield tries to keep at a distance but Merker Junior has taken the fight into the clinch.
Merker Junior is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Schofield fails to pull guard.
Merker Junior controlling the action here for a moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Schofield tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Merker Junior just stands there and leans against the cage.
Schofield fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for KJ Schofield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Merker Junior manages to break the clinch.
Merker Junior is looking to slow Schofield down with leg kicks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Merker Junior rushes Schofield and presses him up against the cage.
Merker Junior pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Schofield shoots and misses
and Merker Junior counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Schofield jumps guard but Merker Junior stands there with Schofield around his waist. Schofield gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Merker Junior lands with a right to the head.
Schofield tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Merker Junior smiles and moves away.
Jab by Merker Junior.
Schofield on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Merker Junior throws the kick towards the body but Schofield avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Merker Junior clinches.
Merker Junior scores with a nice hook to the head.
Merker Junior's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Merker Junior clinches with his opponent.
Schofield drops down looking for an ankle pick but Merker Junior pulls his leg out and moves away.
Merker Junior connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Schofield tumbling to the canvas! Merker Junior pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Schofield was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Mark Merker Junior!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clark Gerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mulat Brutislav (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gerra's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Queen - Another One Bites The Dust. The crowd seem to be enjoying Brutislav's choice of entrance music: Focus - Hocus Pocus. Mulat Brutislav has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
161 lbs
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22
162 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Experienced |
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clark Gerra!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mulat Brutislav!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brutislav tries to clinch up.
Brutislav rushes Gerra and presses him up against the cage.
Gerra has Brutislav pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brutislav manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
A head punch on the inside from Brutislav fails to land.
Brutislav prevents the takedown attempt.
Gerra looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Clark Gerra. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brutislav prevents the takedown attempt.
Brutislav misses with a punch on the inside.
Brutislav lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Brutislav wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gerra has him pressed against the cage.
Brutislav is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerra has double underhooks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gerra.
Brutislav is looking to break free of the clinch but Gerra has double underhooks.
Brutislav is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Gerra is keeping busy.
Gerra avoiding damage as Brutislav throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brutislav wants to break free but Gerra has control.
Brutislav wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Brutislav works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Brutislav is trying to break the clinch but Gerra has him pressed against the cage.
Gerra is working for takedown but Brutislav is calmly controlling the position for now.
Brutislav avoiding damage.
Brutislav lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Brutislav prevents the takedown attempt.
Gerra has Brutislav pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Brutislav manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Brutislav stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Brutislav works on Gerra's body with a couple of short punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brutislav misses with the head strike.
Gerra has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brutislav avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Gerra fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Brutislav misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gerra being controlled against the cage.
Gerra has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Brutislav is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Gerra drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brutislav is pressed up against the cage. Gerra has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Brutislav down to the mat. Brutislav avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Brutislav connects with a superb combination that knocks Gerra out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Brutislav before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Gerra!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mulat Brutislav!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and josh mccabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
148 lbs
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137 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, josh mccabe!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre connects with a right hand. mccabe shakes it off.
mccabe misses with a jab, cross combination.
St Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but mccabe moves away.
mccabe throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
mccabe shoots for a double leg takedown but St Pierre sprawls well. He's pushed mccabe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
St Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
mccabe fails to land with a series of punches.
mccabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
St Pierre lands a nice shot to the body.
mccabe thows a left - swing and a miss!
St Pierre digs a good body shot into mccabe's ribs.
mccabe looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre stuns mccabe with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
St Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
St Pierre scores with a body shot.
Nice shot by St Pierre.
mccabe takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like josh mccabe has been cut.
St Pierre drives through with a takedown into guard.
St Pierre pushing down on mccabe's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
St Pierre seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. mccabe is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Felix St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brent Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacques Fournier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fournier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: L.L.Cool J - Mama said knock you out. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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164 lbs
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157 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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brent Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Fournier!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fournier throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
Carter ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fournier moves away.
Carter shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Carter cracks Fournier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Fournier is trying to escape the mount.
Carter looking to ground and pound but Fournier is blocking nicely.
Carter tries to control but Fournier wriggling away.
Carter is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Fournier is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Fournier tries to hold on but Carter postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Carter wants to control the pace but Fournier is squirming around nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter'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.
Carter has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Brent Carter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fournier throws an overhand right that lands on Carter's shoulder, as Carter tries to avoid the shot.
Fournier throws a hook but Carter avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Fournier ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carter moves away.
Carter looks to land a right hand but Fournier moved out of range.
Carter moves out of range as Fournier strikes.
Fournier uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Carter.
Carter displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fournier throws out the jab.
Fournier swinging wilding here.
Fournier misses with a shot to the body
and Carter counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fournier's guard now.
Fournier keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
Carter wants to pass the guard but Fournier is keeping the position.
Carter won't allow Fournier to sweep him here.
Carter showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fournier thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Fournier working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Carter.
Carter thows a big elbow that misses.
Fournier is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Fournier pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carter throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fournier stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Fournier fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carter looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Jacques Fournier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fournier looks to throw the jab but Carter is out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Carter dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Carter staying out of range there.
Fournier swinging wilding here.
Fournier with a nice cross.
Carter wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Carter misses with a series of wild punches.
Carter throws a series of punches but Fournier moves out of range.
Fournier misses with a few strikes there.
Fournier thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fournier takes a swing at Carter's ribcage but misses.
No joy there for Fournier, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fournier waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Carter.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Fournier saw that one coming.
Carter is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Fournier misses with a combination
and Carter counters with a right hand to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter gets a takedown into half guard.
Fournier wants to get back to full guard but Carter has passed into side control.
Carter trying to control but Fournier is having none of it.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Carter tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Carter with good strikes from the mount here!
Carter controlling from the full mount.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fournier is looking to escape.
Fournier wants to control but Carter is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Fournier is having none of it.
Carter controlling his opponent.
Fournier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Fournier because Carter loaded up on that one.
Fournier is squirming around, avoiding Carter's attempts to control the action.
Carter cracks Fournier with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Carter can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fournier is looking to escape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Carter misses with a head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brent Carter dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Carter lands a jab to the nose.
A combination from Fournier does no damage.
Fournier cracks Carter with an open hand slap.
Carter throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fournier counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter slips a straight right by Fournier.
Carter uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Fournier.
Fournier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fournier thinking.
Carter lands a with a good body shot.
Fournier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carter counters with a straight right hand.
A big right from Fournier misses.
Carter feints and as Fournier raises his hands in defense, Carter changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carter trying to control the position from guard on top but Fournier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Carter accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter trying to control but Fournier is working from the bottom.
Fournier being controlled here, momentarily.
Fournier is pulling down on Carter's head to control his posture.
Fournier keeping moving, preventing Carter from controlling successfully.
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.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Brent Carter just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Fournier lands with a hook. Carter tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Carter ducks under a wild hook from Fournier.
Carter connects with a body shot.
Fournier keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Carter lands a jab-cross combination.
Carter shoots in for a double leg but Fournier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Carter is looking to wear down Fournier with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Carter showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fournier.
Carter lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Carter gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Carter wants to control but Fournier is keeping him busy.
Fournier tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Carter content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Fournier tries to bench press Carter off him but Carter keeps the position.
Fournier regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Carter slows the pace down in half guard.
Carter scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jacques Fournier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter trying to control the pace.
Fournier wants to get back to full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brent Carter showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Carter, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brent Carter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Chipped Shoulder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raket Pulver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raket Pulver will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chipped Shoulder!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raket Pulver!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Shoulder.
Pulver tries a head kick but it misses.
Shoulder misses with a head kick.
Shoulder misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Shoulder pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shoulder scores with a takedown into Pulver's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shoulder trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pulver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shoulder pushes down on Pulver's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Pulver tries to kick Shoulder off but Shoulder keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pulver actively working from the bottom here.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Shoulder tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pulver knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Shoulder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Pulver tries to roll over but Shoulder keeps him under control.
Shoulder wants to free his trapped foot but Pulver is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Shoulder 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pulver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Shoulder scores with a couple of nice shots.
Shoulder lands strikes from half guard.
Shoulder is looking to advance position but Pulver won't allow it.
Shoulder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shoulder working Pulver over with strikes.
Pulver is pressing down on Shoulder's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Shoulder works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Shoulder lands with a punch from half guard.
Pulver looks gassed!
Shoulder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Pulver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Pulver is defending against the submission attempts here by Shoulder.
Pulver is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder is nestled in close to Pulver, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Shoulder prevents Pulver from improving his position.
Shoulder seems to be looking for submissions.
Shoulder scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Shoulder lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Shoulder landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Shoulder working Pulver over with strikes.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Shoulder lands a nice short elbow.
Shoulder seems to be working for a kimura but Pulver defends the submission attempt.
Shoulder moves into full mount! Pulver won't be happy about that!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shoulder working Pulver over with strikes here.
Pulver wants to control but Shoulder is having none of it.
Pulver is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Shoulder working for a guillotine from mount but Pulver is in no mood to give up.
Shoulder has hold of Pulver's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Pulver manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Shoulder landing shots from mount.
Shoulder landing strikes from the mount.
Pulver tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Shoulder lands a nice shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pulver wants to hold on but Shoulder pushes him away.
Shoulder working for a submission but Pulver is keeping him at bay.
Shoulder working for a guillotine from mount but Pulver is in no mood to give up.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pulver taking shots to the head.
Shoulder prevents Pulver from getting the reversal.
Shoulder quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Shoulder but it's paid off an Pulver is forced to tap! Nice work by Shoulder.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chipped Shoulder!
Chipped Shoulder retains his featherweight title!
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