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36th Klash! PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jordan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Prozak - Under The Rain. Davis has chosen Crash by 12 Stones as his entrance music. Johnny Davis will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Davis. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Davis.
Davis is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Jones dodges the punch combination from Davis.
Davis swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Davis connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Davis will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Davis throws a one two combo.
Jones defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jones backs up against the cage.
Davis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Davis closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Jones did well to prevent Davis getting side control.
Jones is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Jones is not content to let Davis control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Jones is looking to get back to full guard here but Davis has managed to pass to side control instead.
Davis scoring with strikes but Jones is staying in there.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Davis avoids the attempt from Jones to control.
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to escape the mount.
Jones wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Jones wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis lands with some strikes.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis breaks from Jones's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Jones is breathing heavily.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davis controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jones looks a forlorn figure.
Jones really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Davis looking to control and managing it successfully.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Jones is working to get back to half guard.
Davis looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis lands with some strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Davis cracks a nice hook into Jones's ribs.
Davis shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Davis passes the guard and advances to mount!
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Jones tries to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
Davis cracks Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Davis wants to control the pace but Jones is squirming around nicely.
Davis landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Jones might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Davis works his way into full mount!
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Davis cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Jones is looking to improve his position but Davis isn't that keen on the idea.
Davis punishing his opponent with strikes.
Davis with good strikes from the mount here!
Davis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Jones is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Davis lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Oh Jones is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Davis lands a big elbow.
Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
Jones tries to hold on but Davis postures up.
Jones seems to have got his legs back now.
Davis with shots to the head and body - Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Johnny Davis has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jones in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis looking to control but Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jones is trying desperately to improve position.
Davis lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis looking to finish Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Jones!
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Jones tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Davis lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jones hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jones?
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jones is squirming around, avoiding Davis's attempts to control the action.
Davis in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Davis prevents Jones from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Davis landing shots from mount.
Davis with the ground and pound from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Jones takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Davis throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Davis fails with the takedown
and Jones holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Davis changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnny Davis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones defending well as Davis loads up on a big left hand.
Davis misses with an uppercut.
Davis misses with a straight left.
Jones misses with a takedown attempt
and Davis counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jones takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jones shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Davis is trying to defend but Jones finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis keeping control of the position.
Davis tries to get to full guard but Jones has control of the leg.
Davis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Jones is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Davis trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Jones fails to move to back control.
Jones jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Davis is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Davis and Jones has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jones working away.
Davis gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Davis is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Davis regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Jones.
Davis looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jones is one step ahead there.
Jones trying to control but Davis is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Davis scores with a jab.
Davis scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jones in his tracks.
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.
Davis scores with a jab. Jones acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Davis.
Davis decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Jones wants to get back to full guard but Davis has passed into side control.
The referee warns Jones that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jones is wriggling around trying to escape.
Davis landing punches.
Jordan Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Davis trying to control but Jones is having none of it.
Jones is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnny Davis is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Davis lands with some strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Davis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Davis 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Davis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rex Texas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesset comes into the arena with Psycho Killer blaring out of the sound system. Arnfinn Nesset could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rex Texas's chin.
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203 lbs
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189 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
World class boxer
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arnfinn Nesset!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Texas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A big right from Nesset misses.
Texas dives in and grabs Nesset's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nesset pushes down on Texas's head and hops out.
Nesset tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Texas was well out of range. Poor timing from Nesset.
Texas throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nesset's waist but Nesset gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Texas off to one side.
Texas looks for a takedown but Nesset sprawls well.
Arnfinn Nesset has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rex Texas.
Texas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Nesset as he avoids it easily.
Nesset comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Texas takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Texas looks gassed!
Texas shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nesset sprawls well. Nesset wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Texas gets slowly back to his feet.
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Texas sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Texas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nesset sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Texas somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset cracks Texas with a big right hand and Texas goes down!
It looks like Rex Texas has been cut.
Nesset is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Texas looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Nesset has picked Texas up and slammed him! Texas can't keep hold of the triangle and Nesset manages to pass to side control!
Nesset controls the position.
Nesset decides to stand back up.
Nesset takes a swing at Texas's ribcage but misses.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Nesset does it's job there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesset cracks Texas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nesset scores with a shot to the body.
Nesset cracks Texas with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Texas slips under a jab from Nesset.
Decent striking displayed by Nesset there.
Nesset scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Texas is rocked!
Nesset lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Texas falls backwards - clearly groggy! Nesset dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arnfinn Nesset!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Carlo Severus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salvatore Fecchinni has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Carlo Severus's chin.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlo Severus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Severus connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Salvatore Fecchinni has been cut.
Fecchinni fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Severus avoids it really well and circles away.
Fecchinni tries to close the distance and clinch but Severus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Carlo Severus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severus throws a body kick that misses.
Fecchinni fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Severus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Severus cracks Fecchinni with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Severus tries to clinch but Fecchinni moves away
and Fecchinni counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Severus!
Fecchinni throws some wild stikes that Severus manages to avoid easily.
Fecchinni thowing shots but they're missing.
Severus is looking to improve his position but Fecchinni isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fecchinni looking to ground and pound but Severus is blocking nicely.
Severus bucks up and throws Fecchinni to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Severus is looking to slow Fecchinni down with leg kicks.
Fecchinni blocks a head kick by Severus.
Severus ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Fecchinni moves away.
A big left from Fecchinni misses.
Severus is looking to score with low kicks.
Severus closes the distance and clinches.
Fecchinni tries to break the clinch but Severus is controlling the position.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Severus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fecchinni.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Severus throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Severus scores a nice knee to the body.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Severus smiles and moves away.
Carlo Severus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Fecchinni.
Severus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Fecchinni counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Severus!
Severus is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fecchinni misses with a head shot.
Severus blocking the ground and pound.
Fecchinni swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Severus is now in Fecchinni's guard. A big mistake from Fecchinni there, giving up the dominant position!
Severus wants to stand but Fecchinni is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Severus gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fecchinni looking to hit a scissor sweep but Severus is one step ahead there.
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.
Severus wants to get up but he can't break Fecchinni's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Fecchinni striking off his back but it's not causing Severus any problems.
Severus stopping the sweep attempt from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Severus throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Fecchinni avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fecchinni is trying hard to land a takedown here. Severus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fecchinni tries to keep at a distance but Severus has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fecchinni is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Severus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Severus throws a combination. Fecchinni tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Salvatore Fecchinni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Severus turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Severus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fecchinni, pushing him back against the cage.
Fecchinni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Severus misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni trying to stall but Severus improves his position.
Fecchinni wants to get back to striking at distance but Severus won't allow it.
Severus working Fecchinni over with knees to the body.
Severus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Severus throws an elbow but misses.
Fecchinni tries to pull guard but Severus won't allow it.
Severus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fecchinni breaks the clinch.
Severus clinches but Fecchinni breaks the clinch
and Fecchinni counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fecchinni has a couple of punches blocked by Severus.
Nice elbow from Severus.
That has opened up Salvatore Fecchinni's cut even more.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Severus unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fecchinni taking a breather.
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
Fecchinni managing to block the knees to the body from Severus.
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Severus just misses with a elbow thrown towards Fecchinni's brow.
Severus comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Knees in the clinch landing for Severus.
Fecchinni has Severus pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Fecchinni pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Severus tumbling to the mat - Fecchinni dives into Severus's guard.
Fecchinni has gone for a leg lock! Severus slips out almost immediately though and dives into Fecchinni's guard.
Fecchinni looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Severus puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Fecchinni tries to get to full guard but Severus has control of the leg.
Severus is taking a breather. Fecchinni says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Fecchinni trying to get back to full guard but Severus takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severus blocks Fecchinni's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Severus controlling the position easily from mount.
Severus wants to control the pace but Fecchinni is squirming around nicely.
Fecchinni is trying desperately to improve position.
Severus trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Severus prevents Fecchinni from getting the reversal.
Fecchinni swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Severus is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Severus moves into the clinch.
Fecchinni tries to break free but Severus pushes him back against the cage.
Fecchinni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Severus.
Severus landing some nice looking knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fecchinni.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severus connects with a knee to the head.
Severus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fecchinni tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Severus obliges.
Fecchinni takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlo Severus dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni'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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Severus gets a clinch.
Fecchinni takes an elbow to the temple.
Fecchinni misses with some punches.
Severus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Severus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fecchinni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Severus misses with an elbow strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Fecchinni.
Fecchinni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Severus gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Fecchinni fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Fecchinni takes a knee to the side of the body.
Fecchinni misses with the head strike.
Severus creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Fecchinni's defenses.
Fecchinni tries to pull guard but Severus holds him up against the cage and eventually Fecchinni drops back down to his feet.
Severus pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Fecchinni has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Severus avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Fecchinni throws an elbow but it misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Severus lands a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fecchinni tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Severus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Carlo Severus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Salvatore Fecchinni.
Severus tries to land a knee to the head but Fecchinni blocks with his arms.
Fecchinni looking for a takedown.
Severus lands a nice knee to the body.
Severus missing with knees to the body.
Fecchinni takes an elbow to the temple.
Fecchinni blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fecchinni throws a head punch that misses.
Severus blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Severus is pressed up against the cage. Fecchinni has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Severus down to the mat. Severus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Carlo Severus is winning the standup battle so far.
Severus chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Severus cracks the inside of Fecchinni's front leg.
Fecchinni gets a clinch.
Severus lands an elbow inside.
Fecchinni is working for takedown but Severus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Severus with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fecchinni on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Salvatore Fecchinni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Severus lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Fecchinni takes an elbow to the forehead.
Severus lands a knee to the head.
Fecchinni fails to pull guard.
Fecchinni tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Severus smiles and moves away.
Severus throws a leg kick but Fecchinni checks it.
Severus lands a jab to Fecchinni's midsection.
Fecchinni throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Carlo Severus is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Severus darts in trying to clinch
and Fecchinni holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fecchinni's face.
Fecchinni connects with a knee to the head.
Severus trying to land knees to the body.
Severus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fecchinni changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Severus fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Severus lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fecchinni's sensitive parts.
Carlo Severus is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Severus swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Severus throws and low kick but Fecchinni moves out of range easily.
Severus works Fecchinni's body with a nice hook.
Severus tries to clinch up but Fecchinni circles away and keeps his distance.
Severus throws a one two combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Severus tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fecchinni displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Severus throws out the jab.
Severus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Severus throws a right and a left that both miss.
Severus checks the leg kick.
Severus tries to clinch but Fecchinni moves away
and Fecchinni counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Fecchinni missing with a left hand there. Severus was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fecchinni shoots in for a takedown but Severus shows good takedown defense.
Fecchinni avoids the body shot from Severus.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlo Severus showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Severus, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlo Severus!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Big Steve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cope Two (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve comes to the cage accompanied by RENEGADE MASTER. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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210 lbs
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210 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Steve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cope Two!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Two misses with a double jab.
Two lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steve circles away quickly and effectively.
Steve moves into the clinch.
Two is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Steve has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Two avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Steve tries for a takedown but Two manages to get underhooks.
Steve tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Big Steve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Two can't get the takedown.
Two gets underhooks to prevent Steve's takedown attempt.
Steve can't break the clinch.
Two pushes off an throws an elbow but Steve leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Steve manages to pull guard.
Two with a flurry of punches that miss.
Two wants to control from the top but Steve keeps moving.
Two must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Steve wants to sweep but no luck.
Steve working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Two.
Two working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Two throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Steve is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A leg kick checked by Steve.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Two clinches but Steve breaks the clinch
and Steve counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Two looking for submissions off his back.
Two really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Steve. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Steve is trying to control. Two wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Steve is looking for a kimura but Two is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Steve to get the leverage.
Steve wants to lay and pray for a moment but Two keeps working.
Two is trying to stand back up but Steve is controlling him
Two trying to control here.
Steve in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Two tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Steve!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Big Steve!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Macon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Macon comes to the cage accompanied by Rock You Like a Hurricane. Silva has chosen BIG FOOT as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Macon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Silva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macon tries to keep at a distance but Silva has taken the fight into the clinch.
Macon tries to land knees in the clinch but Silva avoids the damage to the body.
Silva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Macon jumps guard.
Silva tries to stand but Macon is controlling from the bottom.
Silva gets to his feet. Macon looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Silva pushes Macon up against the cage in a clinch.
Macon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Silva fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Macon closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Macon on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Silva scores with a kick to the body.
Macon is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Silva wants to stand up but Macon has a hold of him and won't allow it.
Silva stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Macon fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Drake Macon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva clinches.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short left from Silva.
Nice elbow from Silva.
Silva lands a nice uppercut.
Silva lands an elbow inside.
It looks like Drake Macon has been cut.
Silva lands a body shot.
Macon letting Silva take a breather here.
Silva lands a body punch.
Silva lands with a short head shot on the inside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva gets through Macon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Silva.
Silva pushes Macon back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Silva softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Silva throws a punch but it's blocked by Macon.
Silva avoiding damage.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Silva makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Silva lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Silva gets through Macon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Silva looking to throw knees to the head but Macon is blocking nicely.
Silva taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Silva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Silva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Silva fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Macon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Silva scores with a nice hook to the head.
Silva controlling the action here for a moment.
Silva lands a left hand that snaps the head of Macon backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Silva stalls.
A short uppercut from Silva.
Silva lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Macon backwards.
Silva is pushing Macon up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Silva has a couple of punches blocked by Macon.
A short right from Silva.
Silva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Macon's defenses.
A short right from Silva.
Silva lands a right hand.
Silva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva pushes Macon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Macon is rocked!
Silva dips a shoulder and cracks Macon with a mighty uppercut! Macon falls back against the cage and Silva unloads with a barrage of strikes! Macon is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Silva screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antonio Silva!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Zach Leduc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pravi Hordas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leduc comes to the cage accompanied by The Spirit Never Dies. Hordas is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: U Novi Boj. Pravi Hordas has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Leduc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pravi Hordas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hordas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leduc looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Hordas tries for a kimura but Leduc is defending well.
Leduc is trying to improve his position.
Leduc stops Hordas from passing to mount.
Hordas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hordas is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Leduc has escaped the position, nice work there.
Leduc manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Leduc looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Leduc tries to get to full guard but Hordas has control of the leg.
Hordas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leduc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hordas.
Hordas is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Leduc has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leduc makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
A head kick misses from Leduc.
Hordas changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Leduc looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Leduc is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hordas has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Hordas tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hordas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Leduc knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Hordas looks gassed!
Leduc sneaks back into half guard.
Leduc wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Leduc is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hordas stops Leduc from getting back to his feet.
Leduc works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hordas pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leduc is keeping the position for now.
Hordas is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hordas 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.
Leduc is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Leduc is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hordas is just riding it out for now. Leduc eventually gives up the hold.
Hordas tries to get to full guard but Leduc has control of the leg.
Leduc thows a huge punch but Hordas dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hordas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Leduc trying to pass the guard but Hordas defending well.
Hordas works his way to full guard. Good work.
Leduc postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hordas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Leduc sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hordas's guard.
Hordas looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Leduc tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Hordas.
Hordas blocking the ground and pound attempt from Leduc.
Leduc gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leduc throws an overhand right that lands on Hordas's shoulder, as Hordas tries to avoid the shot.
Hordas shoots in for a double leg but Leduc sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Hordas decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Leduc tries to get to full guard but Hordas has control of the leg.
Hordas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Leduc doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hordas.
The fighters are battling for position here. Leduc manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hordas 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.
Hordas won't allow Leduc to sweep him here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leduc manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Hordas closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Leduc did well to prevent Hordas getting side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hordas passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Leduc!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pravi Hordas dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Leduc bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hordas taking a bit of punishment here - Leduc scoring with strikes.
Hordas manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hordas gets back to full guard.
Leduc wants to get up but he can't break Hordas's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Hordas working for a triangle but Leduc defends it easily.
Hordas is working an open guard so Leduc takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Leduc misses with a few strikes there.
Zach Leduc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hordas shoots in but no luck this time.
Leduc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hordas feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Hordas won't allow Leduc to sweep him here.
Hordas looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hordas stops Leduc from standing up.
Hordas slips nicely into half guard.
Hordas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Hordas seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Leduc is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Pravi Hordas!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hakeem Bodman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Don Cherry was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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205 lbs
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220 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hakeem Bodman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cherry!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bodman uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cherry.
Cherry throws a big shot that misses.
Cherry closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bodman to the mat! Bodman manages to get full guard.
Cherry wants to get up but he can't break Bodman's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bodman looking for a sweep. Not yet Bodman, not yet.
Cherry gets to his feet. Bodman looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Bodman gets the takedown into side control.
Bodman passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Cherry!
Cherry keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cherry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bodman quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Bodman but it's paid off an Cherry is forced to tap! Nice work by Bodman.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Hakeem Bodman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lee Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Action Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Top 3 Selected. Action Jackson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Brown!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Action Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Brown pushes him off.
Jackson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brown throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Brown lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Brown pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick misses from Brown.
Jackson lands a jab to Brown's midsection.
Jackson connects with the punch.
Brown misses with a few strikes there.
Jackson throws a series of punches but Brown avoids them all with ease.
Jackson slips a straight right by Brown.
Brown misses with a body kick.
Jackson tries to land a leg kick but Brown saw it coming and moves away.
Brown lands with a cross.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Brown settles back down.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson looks gassed!
Jackson throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Jackson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jackson is rocked!
Brown misses with a kick to the body.
Brown motions for Jackson to come forward. Brown throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Jackson staying out of range there.
Brown misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Brown throws a low kick, looking for Jackson's leg but Jackson calmly moves out of range.
Brown dodges the punch combination from Jackson.
Brown throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Brown misses the jab.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brown fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Jackson sprawls well initially but Brown persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Brown scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Brown working over Jackson with some ground and pound. Jackson looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Brown is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Brown takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jackson is refusing to be controlled, as Brown sits in half guard.
Brown is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jackson!
Brown with good strikes from the mount here!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brown landing strikes, looking to finish!
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Brown working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Brown scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Jackson?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jackson looks a forlorn figure.
Brown 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.
Brown jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Brown wants to control but Jackson is keeping him busy.
Brown working away.
Jackson seems a little lost for a moment, as Brown dominates the positioning.
Jackson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Brown. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Brown working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown is chipping away with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown working the head and body with strikes.
Jackson gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Brown breaks from Jackson's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Brown trying to control but Jackson is having none of it.
Brown lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Brown lands with some strikes.
A nice elbow there by Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Jackson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Jackson is bucking up trying to escape but Brown cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lee Brown dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Brown lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jackson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Brown swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Brown misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Brown misses with an uppercut. Jackson saw that one coming.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jab by Jackson.
Brown misses with a two punch combination.
Brown fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Jackson avoids it really well and circles away.
Brown connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Brown takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Jackson slips a jab from Brown.
Brown takes a swing at Jackson's ribcage but misses.
Brown thows a body shot but no joy.
Jackson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Brown.
Good leg kick by Jackson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jackson thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown throws a sloppy head kick and Jackson moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown lands a head shot.
Brown is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Lee Brown seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson misses with a few strikes there.
A big right from Brown misses.
Jackson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Brown is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Brown lands with a nice body punch.
Brown shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Brown landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown trying to control the action but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Brown lands with a punch from half guard.
Jackson flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Ground and pound from Brown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Jackson!
Brown tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Brown is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson tries to lock up and control but Brown gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The referee warns Jackson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Brown controlling from the full mount.
Jackson is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Brown with shots to the head and body - Jackson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Brown with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jackson throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lee Brown overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brown tries to control but Jackson wriggling away.
Brown is working close to his opponent, looking to work a submission by the looks of things. Oh, he's managed to get a guillotine from mount as his opponent reached up! That looks tiiiiight! Will he tap? YES, he's tapped! Impressive submission by Brown!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lee Brown!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hue Jazz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gen Anduw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hue Jazz is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hue Jazz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Gen Anduw!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Anduw.
It looks like Hue Jazz has been cut.
Jazz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anduw.
A big left from Jazz misses.
Jazz slips under a jab from Anduw.
Jazz blocks a head kick by Anduw.
A big right from Anduw misses.
Jazz displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anduw throws out the jab.
Anduw misses with an uppercut.
Anduw tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jazz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jazz throws a leg kick which misses Anduw's front leg but catches the back leg as Anduw tries to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Anduw.
Jazz defending well as Anduw loads up on a big left hand.
Anduw looks gassed!
Jazz with a jab.
Anduw throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anduw misses with a body shot.
Jazz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anduw tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jazz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Anduw's calf.
Jazz moves into range and clinches up with Anduw.
Jazz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jazz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anduw circles away quickly and effectively.
Jazz cracks a nice hook into Anduw's ribs.
Jazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Jazz.
Jazz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anduw. That did some damage!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jazz, right into the meat.
Jazz drives through and clinches with Anduw against the cage.
Jazz slows down the pace here.
Jazz scores with a hook to the body.
Jazz decides to pull guard.
Jazz managing to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jazz wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jazz is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Anduw is controlling him.
Jazz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jazz is trying to control the position but Anduw postures up.
Anduw wants to stand but Jazz is controlling his posture from full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anduw throws a head kick that Jazz semi-blocks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anduw stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jazz.
Anduw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jazz counters with an outside leg kick.
Jazz darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jazz sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Jazz wants to pass to mount but Anduw is defending the position.
Jazz wants to stand but Anduw has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jazz not doing much here.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jazz connects with a nice short shot to Anduw's temple.
Jazz throwing shots but Anduw is blocking nicely.
Anduw tries to roll over but Jazz keeps him under control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Anduw keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hue Jazz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hue Jazz's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Anduw swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Gen Anduw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anduw misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Jazz.
Jazz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Anduw's guard.
Jazz is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Jazz seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Anduw for as long as he can get away with.
Jazz postures up.
Jazz wants to pass the guard but Anduw is keeping the position.
Jazz content to stall in guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jazz trying to control the position from guard on top but Anduw is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Anduw is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jazz is controlling him.
Jazz slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Jazz trying to control but Anduw is working from the bottom.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Hue Jazz just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Anduw avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jazz checks the leg kick nicely there.
Jazz ducks under a wild hook from Anduw.
Jazz misses with a head kick.
Jazz tries to bum rush Anduw with a series of wild strikes but Anduw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jazz lands the left hand.
A slow jab from Jazz misses its intended target.
Anduw throws a lazy right hand but Jazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Jazz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jazz.
Gen Anduw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jazz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anduw throws a body punch but Jazz moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz tries to land a leg kick but Anduw saw it coming and moves away.
Anduw might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nice defenses there by Anduw.
Anduw jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Anduw misses with a looping left.
Anduw's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Anduw is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Anduw as Jazz shoots in.
Anduw throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jazz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Anduw tries to avoid it but Jazz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Anduw to the ground. Anduw escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Anduw lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jazz circles away quickly and effectively.
Anduw pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Jazz fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Anduw sprawls well initially but Jazz persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jazz performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Jazz thows a huge punch but Anduw dodges it nicely.
Jazz is controlling the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anduw tries to get to full guard but Jazz has control of the leg.
Jazz stands up out of the half guard.
Anduw tries to move into range but Jazz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jazz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Anduw looks to throw the jab but Jazz is out of range.
Jazz takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hue Jazz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Hue Jazz's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jazz.
Anduw misses with a straight right.
A leg kick checked by Anduw.
Jazz moves into the clinch.
Anduw working hard to break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Anduw's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Jazz - that landed with a thud.
Anduw misses with a knee to the head.
Anduw struggles to land a body shot inside as Jazz controls his hands.
Jazz breaks the clinch.
Anduw fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Good shot there by Anduw.
Anduw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jazz. Jazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Jazz looks to land a combination. Anduw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anduw takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jazz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jazz scoring well with a low kick there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jazz cracks Anduw with an open hand slap.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jazz.
Nice uppercut there from Jazz.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anduw takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Anduw takes one to the side of the head.
Jazz throws a right and a left that Anduw avoids nicely.
Anduw on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jazz. Jazz obviously looking to wear him down.
Anduw is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Jazz.
Anduw throws a lazy right hand but Jazz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A head kick from Jazz lands but Anduw takes it in his stride.
Jazz turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anduw takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jazz looks to land a combination. Anduw sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Jazz lands a with a good body shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jazz.
Jazz gets a clinch.
Jazz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Anduw can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A hook to the body from Jazz.
Jazz just leaning against Anduw, taking a breather.
Jazz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jazz moves into the clinch.
Jazz blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anduw is looking to break free of the clinch but Jazz has double underhooks.
Jazz breaks from the clinch.
Jazz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Anduw pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jazz.
Jazz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jazz lands a right hook to the body.
Anduw misses with a wild body shot.
Jazz closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Jazz is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Anduw will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Jazz working the ground and pound.
Jazz controlling the position from side mount.
Jazz passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Anduw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jazz controlling his opponent.
Anduw is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jazz wants to control the pace but Anduw is squirming around nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Jazz throws a wild left hand from mount and Anduw manages to wriggle his way back to half guard.
Gen Anduw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jazz slows the pace down in half guard.
Hue Jazz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jazz is trying to control the action in half guard but Anduw is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hue Jazz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Jazz 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hue Jazz!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Via Dios (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Mako (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dios comes to the cage accompanied by Sandstorm. Via Dios has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Via Dios!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Mako!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dios uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mako.
Mako is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dios sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dios looks to score with a jab to the body but Mako is just out of range.
Dios misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mako.
Dios takes a swing at Mako's ribcage but misses.
Mako takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice cross by Dios.
Dios misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mako misses with a hook to the body
and Dios connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mako shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Dios is trying to defend but Mako finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Dios wants to get back to full guard.
Mako lands with a punch from half guard.
Dios is in trouble now - Mako has advanced to mount!
Mako scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Dios slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Mako is trying to control the action in half guard but Dios is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mako misses with a head shot. Dios uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dios looking for a guillotine here but Mako defends easily.
Mako has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Dios is proving hard to escape from.
Mako throws and elbow that misses. Dios uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mako's guard. Nice move by Dios!
Dios working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mako's head.
Dios pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mako is keeping the position for now.
Dios will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dios trying to control but Mako is working from the bottom.
Dios working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Mako trying to control the position.
Dios stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mako swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dios displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Mako.
Dios blocks a head kick by Mako.
Dios scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
No joy there for Dios, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mako keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Dios.
Dios throws a right hand that Mako ducks under and follows up with a left that Mako also avoids with ease.
Mako misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mako looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mako looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dios!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mako is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Dios is surviving well by controlling Mako's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dios working to try and regain half guard.
Mako punishing his opponent with strikes.
Mako wants to finish this one by submission but Dios is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Mako.
Dios in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mako putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Mako prevents Dios from getting the reversal.
Mako unloading with bombs!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dios is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dios tries to improve his position but instead Mako has taken his back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mako is landing with strikes from the back.
Mako throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Dios!
Mako is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Dios up.
Mako loading up with punches from the back mount - how long can Dios hold on?
Mako lands with a big left hand that may well have hurt his opponent. Can Dios hold on?!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dios turns into Mako and is now in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dios drops back looking for a leg! Mako is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Mako manages to kick Dios off! Dios jumps back into Mako's guard.
Dios is breathing heavily.
Mako lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dios!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Mako dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Dios stuffs the takedown.
Dios will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Mako throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Dios counters with a three punch combo that has Mako backing up. Mako nods at Dios to acknowledge the strikes.
Mako looks to land a body kick but Dios moved away.
Dios lands a head shot.
A big left from Mako misses.
Dios has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Mako throws a head kick that misses
and Dios cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mako throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Dios swinging wilding here.
Dios misses with a body shot.
Mako scores with a takedown into Dios's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dios is trying to control the position but Mako postures up.
Mako trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dios really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dios throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dios manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Mako manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Mako manages to get to full guard.
Mako striking off his back, scoring a few points.
Mako looking to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dios preventing the sweep.
Dios wants to control from the top but Mako keeps moving.
Dios is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Mako is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Mako has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mako throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dios works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Dios is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Mako with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mako postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Mako looking to pass the guard.
Dios can't keep his opponent in guard - Mako advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Dios is looking to improve his position.
Dios is pressing down on Mako's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Dios escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mako gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mako trying to control but Dios is working from the bottom.
Mako is in close to Dios's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mako pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dios is keeping the position for now.
Dios escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Mako gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Mako has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mako postures up and lands a big shot to Dios's brow.
Mako lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Mako wants to control from the top but Dios keeps moving.
Mako connects with a couple of short punches.
Mako trying to control the position from guard on top but Dios is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dios wants to sweep but no luck.
Mako trying to control but Dios is working from the bottom.
George Mako has got the better of the ground game so far.
Mako is stalling in the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Mako showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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.
Mako tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dios was well out of range. Poor timing from Mako.
Mako tries a head kick but it misses.
Mako has a takedown stuffed.
Nice defenses there by Dios.
Dios lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Mako misses with a body shot.
Mako throws a nice looking combination but Dios bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mako shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dios throws a head kick that misses.
Dios uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Mako has time to react.
Dios with a nice cross.
Mako cracks a nice hook into Dios's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mako throws a sloppy head kick
and Dios counters with a right hand to the body.
Mako takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Mako looks to land a right hand but Dios moved out of range.
Jab by Dios.
Mako looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mako tries to land a body kick
and Dios counters with a shoot takedown. Mako fights it but they end up in guard.
Dios wants to control from the top but Mako keeps moving.
Dios is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mako is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Mako is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Dios drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dios jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mako is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Dios is aware though and is defending well.
Mako throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Dios postures up in Mako's guard and throws a big left but Mako blocks it.
Dios tries to free his leg and advance position but Mako is retaining full guard.
Mako looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mako keeping full guard, as Dios tries to pass.
Mako looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dios is one step ahead there.
Dios slips nicely into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mako actively working from the bottom here.
Dios winds up and cracks Mako with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Mako wants to improve his position but Dios is controlling well.
Dios has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Mako defend it? Dios steps over the head and cranks it - Mako is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Dios!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Via Dios!
Via Dios retains his bantamweight title!
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