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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jackk Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Karl Bones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffith comes to the cage accompanied by "Before I forget" by Slipknot. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackk Griffith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Karl Bones!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffith feints and as Bones raises his hands in defense, Griffith changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griffith drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Griffith jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Griffith trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Griffith pushes down on Bones's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Bones is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Griffith scores with a couple of nice shots.
Griffith wants to free his trapped foot but Bones is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Bones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffith looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Griffith is working for a submission of some sort.
Griffith slips a nice elbow through Bones's hands, connecting with Bones's forehead.
Bones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Griffith working Bones over with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bones is trying to stand up here but Griffith is controlling him well.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Ground and pound from Griffith.
Griffith is looking to advance position but Bones won't allow it.
Griffith winds up and cracks Bones with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Griffith. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Griffith passes the guard and advances to mount!
Bones is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Griffith has taken his back!
Griffith lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Bones hold on?!
Bones is rocked!
Bones is covering up but some of the strikes from Griffith are getting through and doing damage.
Bones is still in real trouble! Can Griffith finish him?
Bones looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
Bones is covering up but some of the strikes from Griffith are getting through and doing damage.
Bones controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Bones won't enjoy being in this position. Griffith looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Bones is tapping - it's over boys! Griffith picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jackk Griffith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Reece Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Koi Baladari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Reece Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Koi Baladari!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry slips a jab and a cross from Baladari.
Baladari doesn't manage to clinch there - Perry circles away.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Baladari has eaten all the pies!
Baladari clinches with his opponent.
Baladari working aggressively here.
Baladari lands a right hand.
Perry connects with a nasty looking knee right to Baladari's face.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baladari on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Perry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Baladari misses with a short punch on the inside.
Perry fails to pull guard.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baladari.
Baladari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baladari lands with a left to the head.
Baladari pressing his opponent against the cage.
Baladari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Baladari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Perry trying to land knees to the body.
Baladari looking to stall.
Perry blocks an uppercut.
Baladari misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baladari doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Baladari misses with a punch on the inside.
Baladari has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Perry blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baladari tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Perry drags the fight down to the ground.
Perry keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Baladari won't allow Perry to sweep him here.
Baladari won't allow Perry to get back to his feet.
Baladari sitting in guard here, content to control.
Perry pushes Baladari off and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Baladari misses.
Baladari has managed to clinch.
Baladari prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baladari content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Baladari manages to break the clinch.
Perry clinches with his opponent.
Baladari misses with some punches.
Baladari can't break the clinch.
Baladari throws a head punch that misses.
Perry throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Baladari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baladari lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Perry backwards.
Perry leaning his opponent against the cage.
Baladari is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Baladari lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Baladari tries to break the clinch but Perry is controlling the position.
Perry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Baladari.
Baladari has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
Perry's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Baladari has a couple of punches blocked by Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baladari lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Baladari misses with a punch on the inside.
Baladari wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Perry lands a nice elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Baladari takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Baladari breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Baladari has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Perry scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Perry 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.
Baladari looks gassed!
Baladari wants to get back to his feet.
Perry seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Perry tries to pass to full mount but Baladari defends it.
Perry stops Baladari from getting back to his feet.
Perry will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Baladari blocking the ground and pound attempt from Perry.
Perry works his way into side control.
Perry advances nicely into full mount.
Baladari really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Perry. 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Perry get's back to his feet.
Baladari tries to clinch but Perry is having none of it.
Baladari tries to keep at a distance but Perry has taken the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Perry lands a nice knee to the body.
Baladari is pressed up against the cage. Perry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Baladari down to the mat. Baladari avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Reece Perry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry clinches.
Perry cracks Baladari with a nice body shot.
Perry breaks from the clinch.
Horrible takedown by Perry or perhaps it was just good defense by Baladari which made him look bad.
Baladari tries to clinch but Perry moves out of range.
Perry moves into range and clinches up with Baladari.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Perry.
Baladari misses with a hook from the clinch.
Perry jumps guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Perry has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Baladari can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Perry lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Baladari!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reece Perry dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Baladari. No joy for Perry on that attempt.
Perry moves in looking to clinch but Baladari pushes him off.
Perry closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Perry stops Baladari from getting back to his feet.
Perry trying to control the action but Baladari is working from the bottom.
Perry prevents Baladari from standing back up.
Perry is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Baladari desperately trying to maintain half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Perry stops Baladari from getting back to his feet.
Baladari wants to sweep but Perry has passed to side control!
Baladari is breathing heavily.
Baladari taking a bit of punishment here - Perry scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baladari trying his best to control but Perry has mounted him.
Baladari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Perry.
Perry with good strikes from the mount here!
Baladari defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Perry.
Perry prevents Baladari from getting the reversal.
Perry scoring with strikes but Baladari is staying in there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Baladari can do anything to dispel that myth.
Baladari wants to get back to his feet.
Perry is working for a guillotine from mount but Baladari frees his head quite easily.
Baladari really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Perry looking to control but Baladari is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry has hold of Baladari's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Baladari manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Baladari tries to hold on but Perry pushes him away.
Perry prevents Baladari from getting the reversal.
Baladari looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Baladari is trying to get back to his feet but Perry has full control of the position and if anything, Baladari has just worked his way into a worse spot.
Perry connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Baladari to escape the position.
Perry is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Baladari defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Baladari is trying to get back to his feet but he's not managed it yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry is hanging on to Baladari's back as he tries to escape.
Baladari trying to get back to his feet but Perry is in full control for now.
Perry lands a shot to the head.
Baladari trying to control but not successfully.
Baladari trying to get back to his feet but Perry is in full control for now.
Baladari surviving as best he can, preventing damage.
Perry has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Baladari has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Perry's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Baladari is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry working for the choke.
Baladari is trying to stand back up.
Perry is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Baladari with him. Baladari is trying to defend but Perry has an arm under the chin now! Baladari grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Reece Perry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dave Zero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rolando Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zero comes into the arena with Countdown to Insanity - H-Blockx blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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188 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Zero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolando Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zero scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Zero!
Silva is rocked!
Zero keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Zero finish him?
Zero cracks Silva on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Silva falls backwards against the cage. Zero follows up with more strikes that drop Silva to his knees. Zero keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Silva! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Zero!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chandler O Reily (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). O Reily comes into the arena with Get Down with the Sickness blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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280 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chandler O Reily!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
O Reily shoots in for a takedown but Jackson shows good takedown defense.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Jackson has eaten all the pies!
Jackson fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt O Reily.
Jackson misses with a double jab.
O Reily has managed to clinch.
O Reily breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
O Reily fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jackson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but O Reily moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
O Reily chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jackson can pounce on him.
O Reily tries to clinch up.
O Reily misses with a two punch combination.
O Reily tries to clinch up.
Jackson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in O Reily's guard.
Jackson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
O Reily is not content to let Jackson control the position.
Jackson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reily avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
Jackson wants to pass to mount but O Reily is defending the position.
O Reily kicks off Jackson and gets to his feet.
O Reily looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by O Reily.
Chandler O Reily seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! O Reily crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Jackson - the referee stops the clock and O Reily gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Jackson. O Reily manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
O Reily tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
O Reily tries to clinch but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Reily fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reily doesn't manage to clinch there - Jackson circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from O Reily.
Jackson lets loose with a powerful body kick. O Reily will feel that in the morning.
O Reily is breathing heavily.
O Reily fails with an attempt to clinch.
O Reily is looking to clinch.
O Reily misses with a combination
and Jackson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
O Reily is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jackson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jackson trying to control from half guard but O Reily is working away.
Jackson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed O Reily's head.
O Reily avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jackson.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jackson lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
O Reily is staying active underneath Jackson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is looking for a kimura but O Reily is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Jackson to get the leverage.
Jackson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and O Reily reverses the position - he's now on top in Jackson's guard.
Jackson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jackson can do anything to dispel that myth.
O Reily won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jackson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
O Reily wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a single leg into guard. O Reily didn't expect that.
Jackson wants to pass the guard but O Reily is keeping the position.
Jackson postures up in O Reily's guard and throws a big left but O Reily blocks it.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but O Reily has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
O Reily wants to stand but Jackson is controlling the position.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but O Reily has wrist control.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson is looking to work some ground and pound but O Reily has wrist control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Jackson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
O Reily slips a jab and a cross from Jackson.
O Reily wants to clinch but Jackson slips to the side
and Jackson counters with a low kick, right behind O Reily 's knee.
O Reily moves out of range as Jackson throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reily darts in trying to clinch
and Jackson counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Jackson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
O Reily tries to clinch up
and Jackson counters with a two punch combo.
O Reily is rocked!
O Reily fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jackson manages to avoid it.
Oh O Reily is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
O Reily ducks into an uppercut from Jackson and that's knocked him out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tyrone Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vade Steamboat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Murilo Pele (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steamboat comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vade Steamboat!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Murilo Pele!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pele scores a takedown into full mount!
Steamboat tries to reverse the position but Pele maintains control.
Pele controlling the position easily from mount.
Pele landing strikes, looking to finish!
Steamboat might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Pele sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Pele cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pele has control of Steamboat's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Steamboat regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Steamboat is trying desperately to improve position.
Pele controlling the position easily from mount.
Pele scoring with strikes but Steamboat is staying in there.
Pele landing strikes, looking to finish!
Pele controlling his opponent.
Let's hope that Pele has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat is trying to escape the mount.
Pele sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Steamboat is working to get back to half guard.
Pele has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Steamboat's face.
Steamboat tries to control Pele's body but Pele pushes him off. Steamboat squirms to his side and now Pele has his back!
Steamboat tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Steamboat is wriggling around trying to escape.
Steamboat is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pele controlling the pace for now.
Pele wants to control the pace but Steamboat is squirming around nicely.
Steamboat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Steamboat is working hard here to advance position.
Pele working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Pele really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steamboat. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steamboat really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Pele controlling his opponent.
Pele manages to capitalize on a mistake by Steamboat to take his back!
Pele biding his time, controlling Steamboat.
Steamboat looking very determined here, making life difficult for Pele.
Steamboat trying to control the position but Pele manages to sink in the hooks.
Steamboat tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Steamboat is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Pele dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pele tries to clinch but Steamboat is having none of it.
Steamboat misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Steamboat fails with the takedown
and Pele counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pele is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Steamboat throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Steamboat is trying to hold Pele in close to prevent damage but Pele has managed to pass into half guard.
Steamboat actively working from the bottom here.
Steamboat is trying to maintain the position but Pele is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pele with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Steamboat on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat is looking to improve his position.
Pele stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Steamboat to get to his feet.
Steamboat checks a low kick from Pele.
Steamboat showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pele.
Pele feints and as Steamboat raises his hands in defense, Pele changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pele passes into half guard.
Steamboat is looking to improve his position.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat wants to get back to full guard.
Pele perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Steamboat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pele is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pele trying to control from half guard but Steamboat is working away.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Pele has managed to clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pele.
Steamboat wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vade Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pele jumps guard.
Steamboat trying to control but Pele is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat drops back, looking for a kneebar! Pele looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Pele looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Pele!
Pele has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Pele is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pele wants to clinch.
Pele gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pele lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Steamboat backwards.
Pele landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Steamboat tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pele smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Horrible takedown by Pele or perhaps it was just good defense by Steamboat which made him look bad.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Pele.
Murilo Pele has got the better of the ground game so far.
Steamboat is looking to reverse the position.
Pele is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Steamboat is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Pele stands up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pele scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steamboat closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Steamboat lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Murilo Pele 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!
Pele tries to clinch up but Steamboat circles away and keeps his distance.
Pele doesn't manage to clinch there - Steamboat circles away.
Steamboat fails with the takedown.
Pele dodges the punch combination from Steamboat.
Pele tries to clinch up.
Pele scores with a takedown into Steamboat's guard.
Pele chips away with some ground and pound.
Pele stands up from Steamboat's guard - Pele perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Steamboat avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steamboat misses with a takedown
and Pele counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Steamboat!
Pele lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Steamboat is trying desperately to improve position.
Steamboat gets back to half guard.
Steamboat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pele is trying to control the action in half guard but Steamboat is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Steamboat trying to control but Pele postures up.
Steamboat gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Pele is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Steamboat Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Pele's back instead.
Pele turns into Steamboat and is now in his guard.
Pele controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pele pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Steamboat is keeping the position for now.
Pele decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Steamboat with a poor takedown
and Pele counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Pele.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vade Steamboat. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pele gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Steamboat lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Pele!
Steamboat wants to control the pace but Pele is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steamboat goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Pele turns into him and now he's in Steamboat's guard.
Steamboat is looking for a triangle here but Pele uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Steamboat taking punishment in the form of punches.
Pele is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Steamboat has escaped the position, nice work there.
Steamboat is trying to control Pele's posture but Pele avoids it.
Steamboat looks to move to half guard but instead Pele has passed into mount! Damn!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pele content just to control the position here.
Steamboat manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Pele controlling the action here.
Steamboat tries to kick Pele off but Pele keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pele escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steamboat gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Pele counters with a good low kick that Steamboat was not able to check.
Vade Steamboat has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steamboat with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Steamboat shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
And that's the end of the fight!
Murilo Pele comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pele 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Murilo Pele!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cool Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunner Haze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haze has chosen "Payback" by Flaw as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cool Jay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunner Haze!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Haze's waist but Haze gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jay off to one side.
Jay is looking to clinch but Haze is avoiding it.
Jay fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jay throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jay tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Haze swivels and escapes.
Haze stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cool Jay. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Haze moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Jay slips a jab and a cross from Haze.
Jay looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Haze shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Haze scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Haze cracks Jay with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
A nice elbow there by Haze.
Jay is rocked!
Haze lands a heavy elbow.
Oh Jay is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It looks like Cool Jay has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jay in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Haze is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Haze in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Haze lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haze scoring with strikes but Jay is staying in there.
Haze working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Haze lands a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haze with good strikes from the mount here!
Jay is breathing heavily.
Haze quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Haze but it's paid off an Jay is forced to tap! Nice work by Haze.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Gunner Haze!
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