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SFC 45 - Manhoef vs Aeacuson 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Sheen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dmitri Romonov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheen's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Mighty Ducks. Dmitri Romonov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Marcus Sheen's chin.
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Sheen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitri Romonov!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romonov just misses with a punch to the body.
Romonov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sheen.
Romonov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sheen fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Romonov sprawls well initially but Sheen persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Romonov wants to get back to full guard.
Sheen is thwarting Romonov's attempts to control the position.
Sheen thows a huge punch but Romonov dodges it nicely.
Sheen is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Romonov doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Sheen.
Romonov is refusing to be controlled, as Sheen sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sheen.
Sheen tries to bum rush Romonov with a series of wild strikes but Romonov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Sheen lands with a nice combination. Romonov backs away looking to recover.
Romonov lands with a shot to the body.
Romonov tries to bum rush Sheen with a series of wild strikes but Sheen uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Romonov gets a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Romonov as the two fighters clinch.
Sheen is breathing heavily.
Sheen can't get the takedown.
Romonov leaning against his opponent.
Romonov breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Romonov lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romonov lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Marcus Sheen has been cut.
Romonov cracks Sheen with a hook to the temple - Sheen is on wobbly legs here! Romonov swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Sheen falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Romonov wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Dmitri Romonov!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jarvis Chapman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pat Marr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jarvis Chapman could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Pat Marr's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarvis Chapman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pat Marr!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chapman throws a big shot that misses.
Chapman tries to clinch up.
Marr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Chapman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Chapman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Marr.
Chapman tries to clinch but Marr is having none of it.
Chapman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Marr swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Marr dodges the punch combination from Chapman.
The fight stays on the outside here - Chapman looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Marr steps into range and cracks Chapman with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Chapman flops backwards and Marr dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Jarvis Chapman has been cut.
Marr trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Marr controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Marr postures up in Chapman's guard and throws a big left but Chapman blocks it.
Marr is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chapman not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Marr throws a big right hand that misses.
Marr stands up over Chapman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chapman is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Marr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Marr slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Chapman is controlling Marr's posture.
Marr trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Marr stands up over Chapman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Marr has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Marr working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Marr sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Marr throws a big right hand that misses.
Marr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Marr trying to control the position from guard on top but Chapman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Marr accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chapman keeping moving, preventing Marr from controlling successfully.
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.
Chapman trying to control the position here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Marr misses with a straight left.
Chapman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A leg kick checked by Marr.
Chapman is looking to clinch but Marr is avoiding it.
Chapman avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Chapman keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Marr.
Chapman tries to clinch up.
Chapman slips a jab from Marr.
Marr throws an overhand right that lands on Chapman's shoulder, as Chapman tries to avoid the shot.
Chapman tries to clinch up.
Chapman is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Marr has Chapman up against the cage in a clinch.
Chapman tries to stall but Marr uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pat Marr dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jarvis Chapman's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Marr throws a shot from downtown. Chapman moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheers as Marr lands an impressive looking overhand right. Chapman doesn't seem phased though.
Chapman clinches but Marr breaks the clinch
and Marr makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Marr fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Marr lands a with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Marr cracks Chapman on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Chapman falls backwards against the cage. Marr follows up with more strikes that drop Chapman to his knees. Marr keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Chapman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pat Marr!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rellik X (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Du Pont (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). X comes to the cage accompanied by Best Around. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rellik X!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Du Pont!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Du Pont tries to clinch up but X circles away and keeps his distance.
Du Pont gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Du Pont is trying to control the position but X postures up.
Du Pont avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
X tries to stand but Du Pont is controlling from the bottom.
Du Pont trying to control the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
X decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Du Pont, up you get!
X will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
X steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Du Pont.
That's one minute gone in the round.
X misses with a wild combination.
X misses with a double jab.
Du Pont tries for a takedown but X sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
X looks to land a combination but Du Pont avoids it well.
X stalks Du Pont and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Du Pont's face. Du Pont staggers backwards, shaken.
Du Pont shoots in but X avoids the takedown attempt easily.
X forces Du Pont back against the cage and clinches.
X escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du Pont tries to clinch but X is having none of it.
Du Pont tries to clinch up
and X counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Du Pont working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. X doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. X manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
X trying to control but Du Pont is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. X stacks Du Pont on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by X!
Du Pont is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, X asserts his dominance and retains side control.
X decides to stand up, so the ref orders Du Pont to his feet.
Rellik X seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
X looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Du Pont fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rellik X has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Du Pont.
X throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
X avoids the head kick by Du Pont.
X throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
X closes the distance and clinches.
Du Pont jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as X walks away with a smile on his face. Du Pont gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
X fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Du Pont tries to clinch there but X circles away.
X misses with a few strikes there.
X moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
X misses with the combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Pont shoots in for a double leg but X sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
X swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Du Pont looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? X is fending him off so far but Du Pont persists. Nope, X circles away and we're back to standing.
Du Pont looks gassed!
X scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Nice sprawl there from X as Du Pont shoots in.
X misses with the combination.
X forces Du Pont back against the cage and clinches.
X's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
X throws a series of strikes that have Du Pont backpedaling.
X is working the combinations to good effect here.
Du Pont dodges the punch combination from X.
Du Pont slips a jab and a cross from X.
X misses with the combination.
X moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rellik X dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
No joy there for X, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
X rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Du Pont moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Left hook, right uppercut from X.
Du Pont changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. X tries to avoid it but Du Pont manages to keep hold of a leg and drag X to the ground. X escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
X decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
X stops Du Pont from getting back to his feet.
X stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Du Pont moves out of range of the body kick from X.
X scores with a three punch combo!
X throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
X keeps the fight on the outside.
X scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Du Pont is trying to control X's posture but X avoids it.
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.
X decides to take the fight back to the feet.
X fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Du Pont tries to clinch but X moves out of range.
Rellik X is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Du Pont misses with a takedown attempt - X sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Du Pont is breathing heavily.
X has closed the distance and engaged Du Pont in a clinch.
Du Pont is looking for a takedown up against the cage. X gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rellik X has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Du Pont.
X changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Du Pont fights it off and pushes away nicely.
X throws a right hand that Du Pont ducks under and follows up with a left that Du Pont also avoids with ease.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from X.
Du Pont fakes high and swings low for a body shot but X manages to avoid it.
X moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
X clinches up with Du Pont and pushes him back against the cage.
X breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Du Pont.
X rushes Du Pont and presses him up against the cage.
X escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Du Pont has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
X scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Du Pont's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Du Pont manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
X gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Du Pont shoots in for a takedown but X shows good takedown defense.
X throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Du Pont with a poor takedown
and X counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by X.
A nice right hand lands inside from X.
X escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by X!
X stalks Du Pont and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Du Pont's face. Du Pont staggers backwards, shaken.
X stuffs the takedown.
X swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
No joy there for X, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
X misses with a jab, cross combination.
X moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
X has closed the distance and engaged Du Pont in a clinch.
X pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
X closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
X breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice sprawl there from X as Du Pont shoots in.
X throws a series of strikes that have Du Pont backpedaling.
X tries to bum rush Du Pont with a series of wild strikes but Du Pont uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
X throws a nice looking combination but Du Pont bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
X clinches.
X breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Du Pont misses with a takedown attempt
and X counters with a series of strikes. Du Pont will be more careful next time no doubt.
X misses with a jab, cross combination.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
X lands a jab-cross combination.
X misses with a jab, cross combination.
X throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Du Pont.
Du Pont avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rellik X dominated that second round.
That's time! X's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Du Pont tries to clinch but X is having none of it.
X lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
X gets a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, X creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Du Pont manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
X would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
X has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Du Pont working for a triangle but X defends it easily.
X stands up from Du Pont's guard - X perhaps looking for a knockout.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
X scores a takedown into full mount!
X avoids the attempt from Du Pont to control.
Du Pont tries to get back to half guard but can't.
X looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont is trying to escape the mount.
X controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Du Pont is working to get back to half guard.
X controlling the pace for now.
Du Pont is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Du Pont tries to lock up and control but X gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Jean Du Pont has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
X gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
X looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
X misses with a series of wild punches.
A combination from X does no damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rellik X showed his dominance in that final round.
Well X has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rellik X!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Vanvalkenburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vanvalkenburg's entrance music is Enter Sandman - Metallica. A fine choice. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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191 lbs
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Vanvalkenburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vanvalkenburg gets the takedown into side control.
Vanvalkenburg has hold of Thompson's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Thompson tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Vanvalkenburg cranks the arm and Thompson screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Thompson, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Lance Vanvalkenburg!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Troy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Christopher Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson looks to land a combination but Benoit avoids it well.
Benoit looks for a takedown but Johnson sprawls well.
Johnson tries to clinch there but Benoit circles away.
Johnson catches Benoit with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Johnson closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Benoit out cold! Benoit corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Troy Johnson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spoon McGinty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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162 lbs
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162 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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spoon McGinty!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinty circles away.
McGinty's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and McGinty duly obliges.
Kyle Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGinty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
A nice combination there by McGinty.
It looks like Kyle Walker has been cut.
Walker is on the wrong end of a nice combination from McGinty.
McGinty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
McGinty controls the position from side control.
Walker is looking for a sweep.
Walker throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
McGinty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Walker wants to clinch up but McGinty keeps it at a distance.
Walker takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Walker tries to close the distance and clinch but McGinty swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Walker tries to clinch but McGinty is having none of it.
McGinty swats away the attempt to clinch by Walker.
Walker drops his hands momentarily and McGinty takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGinty lands with a kick to the ribs.
Walker looks to land a right hand but McGinty moved out of range.
McGinty looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
McGinty content to stall in guard here.
McGinty thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Walker is looking to stand back up but McGinty counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Walker.
Walker is pressing down on McGinty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Walker throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Walker looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGinty is one step ahead there.
McGinty works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Walker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McGinty on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinty seems to be working for a kimura but Walker defends the submission attempt.
Walker strikes from the bottom but McGinty uses the opportunity to move to side control.
McGinty decides to stand back up. McGinty steps back and let's Walker get back to his feet.
Walker has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Walker tries to clinch up but McGinty circles away and keeps his distance.
McGinty circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGinty darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Walker is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walker misses with a straight left.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGinty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Walker tries to clinch up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinty keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries to clinch up but McGinty circles away and keeps his distance.
McGinty moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
McGinty lands a glancing blow to the side of Walker's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kyle Walker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker wants to break the clinch but can't.
Walker breaks from the clinch.
McGinty avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Walker doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
McGinty scores with a punch to the head.
McGinty with a hook.
McGinty gets the takedown into side control.
Walker gets back to half guard.
Walker slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to strike from the bottom.
McGinty stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Walker swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McGinty prevents Walker from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Walker keeping moving, preventing McGinty from controlling successfully.
McGinty looks gassed!
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
McGinty keeps the fight on the outside.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but McGinty moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spoon McGinty dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kyle Walker's cut.
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.
Walker tries to clinch but McGinty moves out of range.
Walker is looking to clinch.
McGinty scores a takedown into full mount!
McGinty won't let Walker get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Walker working to try and regain half guard.
McGinty with the ground and pound from mount.
McGinty wants to control the pace but Walker is squirming around nicely.
McGinty is landing with some decent strikes but Walker is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
McGinty raining down shots from the mount!
Walker throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker is desperately trying to improve his position but McGinty has a good base and remains in mount.
McGinty get's back to his feet.
McGinty scores a takedown into full mount!
McGinty is breathing heavily.
McGinty scoring with strikes but Walker is staying in there.
McGinty working Walker over with strikes here.
Walker is looking to improve his position but McGinty isn't that keen on the idea.
Walker tries to improve his position but instead McGinty has taken his back!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker rolls, trying to escape but McGinty keeps control of the position.
McGinty is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
You can see the frustration on Walker's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Walker wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinty controlling well, preventing Walker from escaping the position.
Walker is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McGinty tightening his grip on Walker, looking for the choke.
Spoon McGinty has got the better of the ground game so far.
McGinty is trying to stick to Walker's back but Walker is turning into McGinty. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in McGinty's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Walker.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to stand but McGinty has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
McGinty wants to sweep here but Walker controlling him for the moment.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Walker gets to his feet - McGinty follows without any prompting.
McGinty circles away from the clinch attempt.
McGinty moves away from the strike by Walker.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but McGinty pushes him off.
McGinty avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
McGinty keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but McGinty is having none of it.
Walker loads up on a big right hand but McGinty slips the punch.
Walker tries to clinch but McGinty moves out of range.
Walker tries to clinch but McGinty moves out of range.
Walker moves in looking to clinch but McGinty pushes him off.
Walker is looking to clinch.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGinty displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walker doesn't manage to clinch there - McGinty circles away.
McGinty lands a front kick.
Walker fails with an attempt to clinch.
McGinty lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Walker backs up against the cage.
Walker tries to clinch there but McGinty circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Spoon McGinty showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Kyle Walker's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Walker takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
McGinty lands with a straight right. Walker didn't see that one coming.
McGinty changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Walker looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Walker tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but McGinty wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
McGinty controlling from side mount.
Walker tries to buck McGinty off but McGinty is having none of it.
McGinty trying to control the position but Walker is working away.
Walker looks to move to half guard but instead McGinty has passed into mount! Damn!
McGinty cracks Walker with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McGinty takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
McGinty stands up from mount. Strange move.
McGinty closes the distance and pushes Walker back into the cage.
Walker landing knees to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker breaks the clinch.
Walker clinches.
Walker throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGinty blocks it with crossed arms.
McGinty pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McGinty throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Walker wants to clinch but McGinty slips to the side
and McGinty counters with a nice uppercut.
McGinty closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walker to the mat! Walker manages to get full guard.
Walker bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in McGinty's guard.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but McGinty blocks nicely.
Walker wanted to stand there but McGinty had control of the position.
Walker throwing strikes from guard but McGinty blocks nicely.
Walker postures up.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGinty avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
McGinty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Walker manages to get himself to full guard.
Walker manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McGinty taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Walker.
Poor strikes thrown by Walker there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Walker with a couple of short strikes.
McGinty regains half guard.
Walker throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGinty is trying to maintain the position but Walker is very close to passing his half guard.
McGinty avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Walker.
McGinty tries to get to full guard but Walker has control of the leg.
Walker winds up and cracks McGinty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walker seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Walker winds up and cracks McGinty with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Walker trying to mount his opponent but McGinty defends it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
McGinty ducks under a wild hook from Walker.
A telegraphed right hand from Walker misses the target.
McGinty scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Walker darts in trying to clinch
and McGinty cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
McGinty scores with a decent looking hook.
McGinty looks to land a combination. Walker sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Walker tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling McGinty to counter with a crisp jab.
Walker closes the distance but McGinty moves to the side
and McGinty counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
Walker trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
McGinty connects with a couple of short punches.
Walker wants to improve his position but instead McGinty has moved into half guard.
Spoon McGinty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The fighters are battling for position here. Walker manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McGinty takes a decent strike to the side of the head.
Kyle Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Walker doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
McGinty controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Spoon McGinty comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got McGinty 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Spoon McGinty!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Blue Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hill comes to the cage accompanied by Wanted Dead Or Alive by Bon Jovi. Blue Sr is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: I Gotta Feeling. Bret Hill has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Blue Sr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blue Sr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hill in his tracks.
Hill closes the distance and clinches up with Blue Sr, looking for a takedown. Hill pushes Blue Sr against the cage but Blue Sr circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Blue Sr has managed to clinch.
Hill crunches a lovely knee into Blue Sr's ribcage.
Hill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blue Sr's face.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Blue Sr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Blue Sr is trying to maintain a safe position but Hill gets an underhook and turns Blue Sr into the cage.
Hill misses with an elbow over the top.
Hill goes for a takedown attempt but Blue Sr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Blue Sr tries to clinch but Hill moves out of range.
Blue Sr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Blue Sr moves into the clinch.
Hill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue Sr blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill lands an elbow just above Blue Sr 's eye.
Blue Sr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Blue Sr tries to clinch there but Hill circles away.
Blue Sr closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Blue Sr in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blue Sr's face.
Hill connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill prevents Blue Sr from breaking the clinch.
Hill wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blue Sr wants to get back to striking at distance but Hill won't allow it.
Blue Sr pressing his opponent against the cage.
Blue Sr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hill tries a knee to the head but Blue Sr blocks it.
Blue Sr gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Hill.
Hill looking for a takedown.
A nice right hand lands inside from Blue Sr.
Hill drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Blue Sr gets the underhooks and prevents it.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Blue Sr creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Hill tries for a takedown. No joy.
Hill stalling in the clinch but Blue Sr improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Hill stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hill changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Blue Sr fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Hill is breathing heavily.
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.
Blue Sr rushes Hill and presses him up against the cage.
Hill lands an elbow that stopped Blue Sr in his tracks for a moment.
Hill with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hill goes for a takedown attempt but Blue Sr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hill tries to clinch but Blue Sr moves away
and Blue Sr moves into the clinch.
Blue Sr is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Hill throws an elbow but it misses.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill shoots in and drives through. Blue Sr sprawls well.
Blue Sr drives through and clinches with Hill against the cage.
Hill blocks an elbow strike.
Hill lands a damaging elbow.
Hill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue Sr blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hill tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Blue Sr counters by moving into the clinch.
Blue Sr wants to stall.
Hill tries to land a knee to the head but Blue Sr blocks with his arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr trying to stall but Hill improves his position.
Hill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue Sr blocks it with crossed arms.
Blue Sr holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Blue Sr avoids the elbow strike from Hill, against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hill.
Hill with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The referee calls for Blue Sr to work.
Blue Sr avoids the elbow strike from Hill, against the cage.
Hill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Blue Sr scores with a one two! Hill had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Blue Sr has closed the distance and engaged Hill in a clinch.
Hill is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Hill throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Blue Sr wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hill lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hill throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Blue Sr wants to break free but Hill has control.
Blue Sr blocks the elbow strike.
Hill lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hill blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blue Sr stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Blue Sr avoids a wild elbow strike from Hill.
A nice left hand lands by Hill.
Blue Sr is trying to break free.
Hill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hill misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hill tries to clinch there but Blue Sr circles away.
Blue Sr moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Blue Sr is trying to break the clinch but Hill has him pressed against the cage.
Hill connects with a nasty looking knee right to Blue Sr's face.
Hill tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Blue Sr smiles and moves away.
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blue Sr counters by clinching up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blue Sr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill looking to throw knees to the head but Blue Sr is blocking nicely.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Blue Sr.
Hill jumps guard but Blue Sr stands there with Hill around his waist. Hill gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Blue Sr will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Blue Sr looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Blue Sr scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hill in his tracks.
Blue Sr fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hill closes the distance looking to clinch
and Blue Sr counters with a straight right hand.
Hill uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Blue Sr.
Hill checks a leg kick nicely.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hill wants to clinch.
Hill changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blue Sr tries to avoid it but Hill manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blue Sr to the ground. Blue Sr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blue Sr has managed to clinch.
Hill goes for a takedown attempt but Blue Sr pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Hill is looking to clinch but Blue Sr is avoiding it.
Hill scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blue Sr slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Hill closes the distance but Blue Sr moves to the side
and Blue Sr counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Blue Sr takes an elbow to the temple.
Blue Sr is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hill is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Blue Sr to the mat. Blue Sr regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Blue Sr wants to stand but Hill is controlling the position.
Hill drops back, looking for a kneebar! Blue Sr looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Blue Sr looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Blue Sr!
Hill on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hill is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hill gets full guard.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Blue Sr from standing up.
Hill might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Blue Sr is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill looking for a guillotine here but Blue Sr defends easily.
Hill throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Hill looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hill is working an open guard so Blue Sr takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Hill moves into the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hill is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Blue Sr gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hill. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hill misses with a knee strike.
Blue Sr is looking to break free of the clinch but Hill has double underhooks.
Blue Sr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Hill lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill tries a knee to the head but Blue Sr blocks it.
Hill jumps guard.
Hill had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Blue Sr is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hill Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Blue Sr's back instead.
Blue Sr turns into Hill and is now in his guard.
Blue Sr wants to stand but Hill has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Hill looking for a sweep. Not yet Hill, not yet.
Blue Sr passes into half guard.
Blue Sr tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hill looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hill gets back to full guard.
Hill bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Blue Sr's guard.
Hill is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hill postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Blue Sr is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hill, into his guard.
Hill has a closed guard, preventing Blue Sr from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bret Hill dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blue Sr paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blue Sr moves into range and clinches up with Hill.
Hill throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Blue Sr blocks it with crossed arms.
Hill keeps control of Blue Sr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Blue Sr throws a punch but it's blocked by Hill.
Hill manages to break the clinch.
Hill tries to close the distance and clinch but Blue Sr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blue Sr swinging wilding here.
Hill fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hill wants to clinch
and Blue Sr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hill has closed the distance and engaged Blue Sr in a clinch.
Hill lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Blue Sr is pressed up against the cage. Hill has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Blue Sr down to the mat. Blue Sr avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hill tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blue Sr holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hill tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hill looking to throw knees to the head but Blue Sr is blocking nicely.
Hill breaks the clinch.
Hill digs a good body shot into Blue Sr's ribs.
Blue Sr misses with a hook.
Hill scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hill works his way into side control.
Hill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blue Sr, who protects the arm well.
Hill is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blue Sr has escaped the position, nice work there.
Blue Sr is looking to reverse the position.
Blue Sr is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hill is controlling him well.
Hill wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Blue Sr, who protects the arm well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hill goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Blue Sr has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hill but great work by Blue Sr.
Hill tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Blue Sr presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Blue Sr tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Blue Sr trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hill is looking to improve his position but Blue Sr isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hill bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Hill tries to free his leg and advance position but Blue Sr is retaining full guard.
Hill drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Hill as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Blue Sr screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Hill! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Bret Hill!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathaniel Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Nathaniel Edwards enters the cage!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathaniel Edwards!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon blocks a head kick by Edwards.
Jon throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Edwards stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jon lands with a right and another and another! Edwards is in big trouble! Jon lands again and this time it's lights out for Edwards! A quality knockout there for Jon.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Jon!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Melvin Manhoef (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Telamon Aeacuson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aeacuson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. "Cloud Connected" by In Flames kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Manhoef!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Telamon Aeacuson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manhoef scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Aeacuson misses with a double jab.
Aeacuson doesn't manage to clinch there - Manhoef circles away.
Manhoef defending well as Aeacuson loads up on a big left hand.
Aeacuson moves into the clinch successfully.
Aeacuson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Aeacuson is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Manhoef is keeping busy.
Manhoef stops a takedown attempt from Aeacuson.
Aeacuson tries to throw a body punch but Manhoef avoids it by throwing Aeacuson back against the cage.
Aeacuson missing with knees to the body.
Aeacuson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Manhoef backwards.
Aeacuson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aeacuson throws a head punch that misses.
Manhoef tries to break the clinch but Aeacuson is controlling the position.
Aeacuson has a couple of punches blocked by Manhoef.
Manhoef taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Manhoef wants to break free but Aeacuson has control.
Manhoef wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manhoef is pressed up against the cage. Aeacuson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Manhoef down to the mat. Manhoef avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Aeacuson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like Telamon Aeacuson has been cut.
Manhoef lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Aeacuson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Melvin Manhoef!
Melvin Manhoef retains his middleweight title!
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