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UEC 45: Schim's Pre-B Day Bash PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Patenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Babich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Patenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Babich!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Babich shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Babich trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Babich in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Babich with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like Vinny Patenza has been cut.
Babich stopping the sweep attempt from Patenza.
Patenza tries to strike from the bottom.
Patenza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Patenza thows a huge punch but Babich dodges it nicely.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patenza slows the pace down in half guard.
Babich keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babich is looking to control Patenza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Babich avoid being mounted?
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
Patenza lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Babich tries to get to full guard but Patenza has control of the leg.
Patenza really is a fat lump.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
Patenza not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Patenza just misses with a punch to the body.
Babich looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Patenza tries to roll over but Babich keeps him under control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Patenza regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Babich.
Patenza bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Babich's guard.
Babich utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Babich really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Patenza. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Patenza stopping the sweep attempt from Babich.
Babich trying to control the position.
Patenza is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Patenza slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Babich is working to avoid the ground and pound but Patenza connects with a decent elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Patenza.
Patenza 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.
Patenza trying to control the position but Babich is working away.
Babich tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Babich struggling a bit here.
Patenza works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Patenza scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Babich to see if he's OK.
Patenza working the body and head with strikes.
Patenza tries to advance to mount but Babich denies him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Babich regains half guard.
Babich is trying to get back to full guard.
Babich taking some punishment here, with Patenza in his half guard.
Babich is looking to escape.
Nice strikes from Patenza there.
Patenza controlling the action here.
Patenza is nestled in close to Babich, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Patenza thows a huge punch but Babich dodges it nicely.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Babich defending well though.
Patenza scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Vinny Patenza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Vinny Patenza's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Babich shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Patenza napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Patenza might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Babich lands a few punches from side control.
Patenza on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Patenza tries to get out of the position.
Patenza is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Babich off and has taken his back!
Babich covers up after taking a massive shot to the side of the head.
Patenza missing with punches from the back.
Babich covering up well and avoiding damage.
Patenza throws a big right hand but he misses and hits the mat. Ouch.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patenza lands a shot to the head.
Babich covering up well and avoiding damage.
Patenza somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babich trying to control the hands but Patenza breaks the grip.
Patenza trying desperately to keep hold of the dominant position.
Patenza cracks Babich with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Babich from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Babich trying to control the position but Patenza manages to sink in the hooks.
Babich is keeping busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patenza is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Patenza misses with a punch to the head.
Patenza softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Patenza throwing wild punches that miss their target.
Patenza is working the ground and pound. Can Babich escape?
Patenza lands punches and elbows.
Patenza thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Babich holding both Patenza 's hands and preventing any damage.
Babich is covering up but some of the strikes from Patenza are getting through and doing damage.
Babich trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Patenza is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Babich. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Patenza misses with an elbow to the head.
Patenza is looking to finish with some ground and pound!
Patenza is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Babich up.
Patenza connects with a big shot to the side of Babich's head.
Babich staying busy and making it hard for Patenza to control.
Babich avoids the strikes from Patenza.
Patenza landing with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babich takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Vinny Patenza overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Babich trying to control the hands but Patenza breaks the grip.
Patenza scores with strikes from the back.
Patenza throwing sloppy strikes.
Babich avoids the strikes from Patenza.
Patenza not allowing Babich to control his hands.
Babich covering up well under a barage of strikes.
Babich prevents Patenza from getting a body triangle.
Patenza avoiding Babich 's attempts to control his hands.
Patenza misses with punches from the back.
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.
Patenza lands punches and elbows.
Babich covers up after that shot from Patenza.
Patenza misses with an elbow to the head.
Babich covering up well under a series of strikes from Patenza.
Babich trying to control the hands but Patenza won't let him.
Patenza connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for Babich to escape the position.
Will Patenza go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Patenza dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Vinny Patenza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Patenza fails to land with a series of punches.
Vinny Patenza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Babich fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Babich clinches up with Patenza and pushes him back against the cage.
Babich has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Patenza is trying to keep an underhook but Babich manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Babich lands with a punch from half guard.
Babich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patenza slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Patenza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Patenza landing strikes from the mount and Babich is in trouble!
Babich takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Patenza scoring with strikes but Babich is staying in there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Babich is working to get back to half guard.
Patenza is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Babich has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Babich is looking to improve his position but Patenza isn't that keen on the idea.
Babich is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Patenza trying to control but Babich is having none of it.
Patenza raining down shots from the mount!
Babich wants to control but Patenza is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Patenza looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Patenza sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Patenza cracks Babich with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Patenza is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Patenza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Patenza with a couple of short strikes.
Patenza landing strikes from the mount and Babich is in trouble!
Patenza lands a big elbow.
Babich taking shots to the head.
Babich holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Patenza tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Patenza thowing shots but they're missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Babich is working to get back to half guard.
Patenza looking to finish Babich with some ground and pound. This is bad for Babich!
Patenza lands a big elbow.
Babich is looking to improve his position but Patenza isn't that keen on the idea.
Patenza landing punches.
Patenza lands a big elbow.
A nice elbow there by Patenza.
A nice elbow there by Patenza.
Patenza raining down shots from the mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza raining down shots from the mount!
Patenza lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Babich hang on?
Babich is in a horrible position here. Patenza smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Patenza connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Patenza lands a nice shot to the head.
Babich is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Patenza fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee warns Babich that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Babich is in all sorts of trouble here.
Tony Babich has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vinny Patenza is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Patenza tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Patenza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patenza, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Patenza!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Andrew Hermiston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marko Kiviluola (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hermiston's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Rusty Cage. Marko Kiviluola acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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152 lbs
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150 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Hermiston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marko Kiviluola!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hermiston throws a head kick that half lands.
A punch combination from Kiviluola misses.
Kiviluola fails with an attempt to clinch.
Hermiston tries to clinch there but Kiviluola circles away.
Kiviluola has managed to clinch.
Hermiston pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Kiviluola fails to pull guard.
Kiviluola wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hermiston lands a shoulder strike.
Hermiston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hermiston moves in looking to clinch but Kiviluola pushes him off.
Hermiston doesn't manage to clinch there - Kiviluola circles away.
Hermiston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kiviluola connects with a nice looking jab.
Hermiston throws a big shot that misses.
Kiviluola wants to clinch
and Hermiston counters with a slapping leg kick.
Hermiston darts in trying to clinch
and Kiviluola connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hermiston dodges the punch combination from Kiviluola.
Kiviluola misses with a head kick.
Hermiston gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kiviluola jumps guard but Hermiston stands there with Kiviluola around his waist. Kiviluola gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Kiviluola gets underhooks to prevent Hermiston's takedown attempt.
Kiviluola prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hermiston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hermiston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hermiston.
Hermiston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Kiviluola wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermiston has him pressed against the cage.
Kiviluola's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick from Kiviluola lands but Hermiston takes it in his stride.
It looks like Andrew Hermiston has been cut.
Kiviluola tries to clinch there but Hermiston circles away.
Kiviluola lands with a nice combination. Hermiston backs away looking to recover.
Hermiston clinches up with Kiviluola and pushes him back against the cage.
Hermiston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiviluola's defenses.
Hermiston lands a nice elbow.
Kiviluola tries to circle away but Hermiston has him pinned against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Hermiston just misses with a elbow thrown towards Kiviluola's brow.
Hermiston manages to break the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hermiston closes the distance and clinches.
Kiviluola tries to circle away but Hermiston has him pinned against the cage.
Kiviluola can't break the clinch.
Hermiston lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Hermiston tightens his grip and picks Kiviluola up, before dumping him to the ground. Kiviluola manages to land in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hermiston trying to control the position from guard on top but Kiviluola is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kiviluola wants to stand but Hermiston is controlling the position.
Kiviluola is trying to control the position but Hermiston postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kiviluola is looking to stand up but Hermiston isn't so interested in that idea.
Hermiston stands up from Kiviluola's guard - Hermiston perhaps looking for a knockout.
Hermiston takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Kiviluola tries to land a body kick
and Hermiston holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Hermiston blocks the elbow strike.
Hermiston lands with a right to the head.
Hermiston tries to pull guard but Kiviluola won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andrew Hermiston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kiviluola can't break the clinch.
Hermiston stalls.
Hermiston lands with a right to the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Hermiston as Kiviluola tries to tie him up.
Kiviluola takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hermiston misses with an elbow over the top.
Hermiston lands an elbow inside that Kiviluola shrugs off.
Hermiston is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kiviluola takes a knee right on the jaw!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hermiston comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Hermiston breaks the clinch.
Hermiston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Hermiston tries to clinch but Kiviluola moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hermiston dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kiviluola throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Hermiston is looking to clinch.
A swing and a miss from Hermiston.
Hermiston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kiviluola swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Hermiston counters by clinching up.
Kiviluola looking to stall.
Hermiston with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hermiston breaks the clinch.
Andrew Hermiston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hermiston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kiviluola wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Hermiston has him pressed against the cage.
Kiviluola blocks the elbow strike.
Kiviluola dodges an elbow strike from Hermiston.
Hermiston breaks the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hermiston connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hermiston has taken the fight to the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Hermiston.
Hermiston fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hermiston breaks the clinch.
Hermiston clinches with his opponent.
Kiviluola is trying to break the clinch but Hermiston has him pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermiston tries to stall but Kiviluola uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Hermiston lands a body punch.
Hermiston throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Hermiston lands an elbow inside.
Kiviluola is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kiviluola is breathing heavily.
Hermiston breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hermiston looks to land a combination. Kiviluola sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Hermiston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Kiviluola paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Hermiston wants to clinch up but Kiviluola keeps it at a distance.
Hermiston avoids the head kick by Kiviluola.
Hermiston gets a clinch.
Hermiston dodges an elbow strike from Kiviluola.
Hermiston has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Kiviluola is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Kiviluola lands a left hand.
Hermiston lands a takedown into guard.
Kiviluola working a defensive guard here.
Kiviluola working a defensive guard but Hermiston passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston prevents Kiviluola from improving his position.
Hermiston works his way into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Hermiston decides to stand back up.
Hermiston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Kiviluola counters with a two punch combo.
Kiviluola tries a head kick but it misses.
Kiviluola shoots and misses
and Hermiston counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hermiston.
Kiviluola tries to pull guard but Hermiston won't allow it.
Andrew Hermiston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marko Kiviluola.
Hermiston creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kiviluola's defenses.
Hermiston jumps into guard, dragging Kiviluola to the mat.
Hermiston controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kiviluola!
Kiviluola wants to control but Hermiston is having none of it.
Hermiston controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrew Hermiston dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andrew Hermiston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Kiviluola misses with a two punch combination.
Hermiston clinches with his opponent.
Hermiston lands a shoulder strike.
Hermiston with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Kiviluola tries to circle away but Hermiston has him pinned against the cage.
Kiviluola wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hermiston using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Kiviluola has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hermiston lands an elbow inside that Kiviluola shrugs off.
Hermiston with a knee to the head.
Hermiston wants a takedown but no success here.
Kiviluola is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kiviluola can't break the clinch.
Kiviluola manages to break the clinch.
Kiviluola takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A head kick misses from Kiviluola.
Hermiston scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kiviluola moves into range and connects with a jab.
Hermiston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kiviluola, pushing him back against the cage.
Kiviluola wants to get back to striking at distance but Hermiston won't allow it.
Kiviluola is fighting off a takedown attempt but Hermiston is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Kiviluola to the mat. Kiviluola regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hermiston 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.
Hermiston thows a big elbow that misses.
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.
Kiviluola not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hermiston is looking to work some ground and pound but Kiviluola has wrist control.
Hermiston is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Hermiston trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hermiston is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kiviluola is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hermiston is controlling him.
Hermiston works over Kiviluola with some ground and pound from guard.
Andrew Hermiston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Kiviluola is working an open guard so Hermiston takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Kiviluola throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kiviluola has a takedown stuffed.
Marko Kiviluola has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hermiston rushes Kiviluola and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kiviluola tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kiviluola tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Kiviluola tries to pull guard but Hermiston won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Hermiston.
Hermiston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kiviluola takes an elbow to the temple.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Hermiston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hermiston, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andrew Hermiston!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robbie Lawler (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 Robbie Lawler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robbie Lawler!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Davis lands with a right that hurts Lawler. Lawler looks to clinch but Davis throws a short knee that drops Lawler. This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punch and Knee). Michael Davis!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eric Cartman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy Thunder (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tommy Thunder is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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160 lbs
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20
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Brawler
Powerful |
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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, Eric Cartman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Thunder!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Cartman as Thunder shoots in.
Thunder shoots in for a takedown but Cartman shows good takedown defense.
Cartman tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thunder swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Thunder is looking to clinch but Cartman is avoiding it.
Cartman circles away from the clinch attempt.
Thunder tries a head kick but it misses.
Thunder misses the shot to the body.
Cartman avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Thunder throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Thunder misses with a body kick.
Thunder swings for the body but Cartman moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunder.
Tommy Thunder seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thunder misses with a two punch combination.
Cartman stuffs the takedown.
Eric Cartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Thunder.
No joy there for Cartman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Thunder.
Thunder has Cartman up against the cage in a clinch.
Thunder stalling in the clinch.
Cartman tries to break free but Thunder pushes him back against the cage.
Cartman blocks an elbow strike.
Thunder drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cartman gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cartman blocks an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Thunder working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Thunder lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Thunder pushes off an throws an elbow but Cartman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thunder misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thunder displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cartman up against the cage.
Cartman tries to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling the position.
Cartman avoids a wild elbow strike from Thunder.
Thunder effectively controlling the action here.
Thunder misses with a short punch on the inside.
Thunder displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cartman up against the cage.
Thunder comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Thunder lands a knee to the body.
Thunder lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder just leaning against Cartman, taking a breather.
Thunder keeps control of Cartman as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Cartman goes for a takedown in the clinch but Thunder prevents it.
Thunder landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A frustrated look appears on Cartman's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Thunder throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Cartmans head.
Thunder taking a breather.
Thunder tries to land a knee to the head but Cartman blocks with his arms.
Cartman takes an elbow to the forehead.
Thunder using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thunder tries to pull guard but Cartman holds him up against the cage and eventually Thunder drops back down to his feet.
Thunder just leaning against Cartman, taking a breather.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thunder is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thunder looks gassed!
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
Thunder leaning against his opponent.
Thunder is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Cartman is defending well for now.
Thunder content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Thunder can't find room to land a body shot as Cartman controls the action.
With the fighters up against the cage, Thunder throws an elbow but misses.
Cartman tries to break free but Thunder pushes him back against the cage.
Cartman is trying to break the clinch but Thunder is controlling him.
Thunder misses with a punch on the inside.
Cartman really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Thunder lands a shoulder strike.
Cartman blocks an elbow strike from Thunder.
Thunder throws a punch but it's blocked by Cartman.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Thunder dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Thunder misses with a combination
and Cartman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
No luck for Thunder with that takedown attempt.
Thunder scores with a nice body kick.
Thunder swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Cartman counters with a crisp one two that drops Thunder! Cartman thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Thunder to his feet! Thunder is in big trouble!
Thunder is rocked!
Eric Cartman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cartman misses with a head kick.
Cartman misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Thunder.
Cartman looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Cartman fails in his attempt to clinch.
Thunder is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder tries for a takedown but Cartman sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cartman misses with a double jab
and Thunder counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Thunder.
Cartman tries to break free but Thunder pushes him back against the cage.
Thunder can't get the takedown.
Eric Cartman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tommy Thunder.
Thunder trying to stall but Cartman improves his position.
Thunder working aggressively here.
Cartman blocks a body shot from Thunder.
Cartman blocks the elbow strike.
Thunder drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Cartman is trying to force a seperation but Thunder has the dominant position.
That's two 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.
Thunder stalling in the clinch but Cartman improves position.
Cartman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cartman dodges an elbow strike from Thunder.
Cartman is trying to break the clinch but Thunder has him pressed against the cage.
Thunder pushes off an throws an elbow but Cartman leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thunder is working for takedown but Cartman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Cartman drops down looking for an ankle pick but Thunder pulls his leg out and moves away.
Thunder dodges the punch combination from Cartman.
Cartman fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cartman was covering up waiting for the punch and Thunder finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Thunder with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thunder won't allow Cartman to get back to his feet.
Cartman knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thunder on the ground.
Cartman keeping moving, preventing Thunder from controlling successfully.
Cartman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cartman tries to get out of the position.
Thunder tries to free his leg and advance position but Cartman is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thunder controlling from the top position.
Thunder stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cartman swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thunder trying to control the position from guard on top but Cartman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thunder content to stall in guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Cartman dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Thunder tries to land a leg kick but Cartman saw it coming and moves away.
Thunder wants to clinch up but Cartman keeps it at a distance.
A solid body kick from Thunder.
Cartman blocks a head kick by Thunder.
Cartman misses with a takedown attempt - Thunder sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thunder looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cartman is fending him off so far but Thunder persists. Nope, Cartman circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Thunder takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thunder misses with a combination
and Cartman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thunder fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cartman works over Thunder's head and body with a nice combination.
Thunder showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cartman.
Cartman lands a jab to the nose.
Cartman jabs Thunder right on the nose. Thunder blinks but takes it well.
Thunder wants to clinch up but Cartman keeps it at a distance.
Cartman connects with a single shot there.
Cartman shoots in but no luck this time.
Thunder tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cartman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Cartman.
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!
Cartman keeps the fight on the outside.
Cartman shoots in and drives through. Thunder sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Eric Cartman. That's going to take a lot out of him.
No joy there for Cartman, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cartman lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Thunder backs up against the cage.
Thunder throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Thunder gets a clinch.
Thunder misses with some punches.
Cartman blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Thunder.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thunder fails to pull guard.
Cartman wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thunder landing knees to the head.
Thunder tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cartman just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cartman blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Thunder creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thunder has Cartman pressed against the cage, preventing Cartman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thunder. Cartman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thunder throws a right and a left that Cartman avoids nicely.
Thunder misses with a wild combination.
Cartman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cartman misses with a wild combination.
Cartman fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cartman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Thunder circles away quickly and effectively.
Thunder is looking to slow Cartman down with leg kicks.
Cartman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Thunder scores with a three punch combo!
Cartman is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thunder fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cartman throws a leg kick
and Thunder counters with a two punch combo.
Cartman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Cartman showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Cartman has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Cartman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Munroe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Slice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slice is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hit em' Up. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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22
255 lbs
3 - 0 - 1 |
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24
278 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Good low kicks
Powerful |
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Munroe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimbo Slice!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slice scores with a body shot.
Munroe is looking to clinch but Slice is avoiding it.
Slice dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Slice lands a two punch combo.
Slice throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Slice scores with a body shot.
Slice lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slice ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Munroe is breathing heavily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Slice.
Slice lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Slice is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Slice thuds his right hand into Munroe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Slice is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Munroe rather than just go for the knockout.
Slice lands a slapping body shot.
Slice fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice uppercut there from Slice.
Slice throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Munroe's head.
Slice moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slice scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Good standup being displayed there by Slice as he connects with a hook.
Munroe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Slice throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Slice lands the left hand.
Munroe is rocked!
Slice thuds his shin into the meat of Munroe's side.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slice scores with a nice strike.
A left and a right from Slice both land. Nice combination.
Oh Munroe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Slice connects with a picture perfect right hand that knocks Munroe out cold! This one is over in a flash!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Kimbo Slice!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joshua Weiss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Run this Town. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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219 lbs
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23
220 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua Weiss!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Weiss lands an overhand right.
It looks like Shawn Carter has been cut.
Carter pushes Weiss up against the cage in a clinch.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter wants to stall.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Weiss shrugs off.
Weiss presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter taking a breather.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
Weiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiss as Carter tries to tie him up.
Carter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Weiss's elbow.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
Carter throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Weiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weiss tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees to the body from Carter.
Carter tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Carter works on Weiss's body with a couple of short punches.
Carter is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Weiss stalling the fight.
Weiss lands an uppercut.
Weiss lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Carter.
Weiss lands a nice shot to the body.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Carter avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Weiss throws a head punch that misses.
Weiss lands an uppercut.
A short body shot lands from Weiss as the two fighters clinch.
Carter throws an elbow but it misses.
A knee to the head by Weiss.
Weiss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weiss misses with a knee strike.
Weiss doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Weiss lands a body shot.
Carter looks gassed!
Weiss scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter has a couple of punches blocked by Weiss.
Carter stalling in the clinch but Weiss improves position.
Weiss pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Weiss as Carter tries to tie him up.
Weiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weiss lands a hook that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter looking to stall.
Weiss stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Weiss lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Weiss crunches a lovely knee into Carter's ribcage.
Weiss unloads a knee to the mid-section. Carter lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Weiss.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weiss.
Weiss utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
The is referee keeping an eye on Weiss - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Weiss lands a body punch.
A knee to the head by Weiss.
Weiss misses with a knee strike.
Carter misses with a knee strike.
Weiss with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weiss working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Weiss slowing the pace effectively.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
Carter throws an elbow that misses.
Weiss scores with a knee to the head.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weiss stalling.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Weiss gets through Carter's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Weiss scores with a knee to the head.
Weiss taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Weiss gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Nice body punch from Weiss.
Weiss scores with a nice hook to the head.
Weiss is struggling to control the position.
A shot in the inside from Weiss.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weiss digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Weiss digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Weiss.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.
Weiss lands a right hand that snaps the head of Carter backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Carter is trying to maintain a safe position but Weiss gets an underhook and turns Carter into the cage.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Weiss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Weiss blocks it with crossed arms.
Weiss lands a good knee to the midsection. Carter won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Weiss to work.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but Weiss blocks with his arms.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Weiss looking to throw knees to the head but Carter is blocking nicely.
Carter managing to block the knees to the body from Weiss.
A bit of stalling here from Weiss.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weiss.
Carter tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua Weiss dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter'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.
Carter wants to clinch up but Weiss keeps it at a distance.
Carter wants to clinch.
Weiss throws a right and a left that both miss.
Weiss has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Carter scores with a three punch combo!
Weiss slips under a jab from Carter.
Carter is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Weiss avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Weiss moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Carter doesn't manage to clinch there - Weiss circles away.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Carter is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carter lands with a kick to the ribs.
Weiss has taken the fight to the clinch.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Weiss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Carter is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Carter lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Weiss.
Weiss digs a right hand into Carter's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Carter's gas tank.
Weiss blocking some punches.
Carter looking to stall.
Weiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Joshua Weiss has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss trying to control the position but instead, Carter has worked for underhooks and has pushed Weiss into the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Weiss.
Carter looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A right handed body shot lands from Weiss.
Carter tries to land knees in the clinch but Weiss avoids the damage to the body.
Weiss tries to land knees in the clinch but Carter avoids the damage to the body.
Carter avoiding damage as Weiss throws knees to the body.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Weiss letting Carter take a breather here.
Weiss lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Carter misses with an elbow over the top.
Carter scores with a nice hook to the head.
Nice body punch from Weiss - that landed with a thud.
Weiss scores a nice knee to the body.
Weiss lands a right hand.
A knee to the head by Weiss.
Weiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short left from Weiss.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Weiss landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Weiss leaning his opponent against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Weiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiss landing knees to the head.
Carter takes a knee right on the jaw!
Weiss with a knee to the head.
Carter creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Weiss scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A left hand lands to the body for Weiss.
Weiss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Weiss missing with knees to the body.
Weiss lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Carter or not.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Weiss wants to stall.
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.
Carter makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Weiss tries to stall but Carter uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Carter lands an elbow just above Weiss 's eye.
Carter controlling the action here for a moment.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Carter blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Carter is working Weiss over against the cage.
Weiss dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter is trying to slow the pace down but that's a couple of times in a row that he's tried to get underhooks and Weiss has denied him.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter misses with a punch to the body.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weiss on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Weiss has Carter pushed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Joshua Weiss will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Shawn Carter's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Carter tries to clinch
and Weiss counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Weiss swings for the body but Carter moves out of range.
Carter wants to clinch but Weiss slips to the side
and Weiss cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Weiss clinches with his opponent.
Weiss lands with a right to the head.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss misses with a knee strike.
Weiss blocks an elbow strike.
The is referee keeping an eye on Weiss - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Weiss blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Weiss lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Carter tries a knee to the head but Weiss blocks it.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carter looking to slow down the pace here.
Weiss lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Weiss scores with a shot to the side of Carter's head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Weiss.
Carter misses with a hook to the ribs.
Carter misses with a knee to the head.
Weiss misses with a knee strike.
Weiss is working Carter over against the cage.
Weiss slowing the pace effectively.
Weiss trying to land knees to the body.
Carter is trying to stall.
Carter being controlled against the cage.
Weiss lands with a right to the head.
Carter wants to stall.
Weiss pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weiss throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Carter blocks it with crossed arms.
Weiss throws a knee to the head but misses.
Carter takes a shot to the head.
Weiss using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Weiss lands a nice uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weiss controlling the action here for a moment.
Weiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
Carter blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Weiss is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Carter using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Weiss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Weiss.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Weiss.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Weiss.
Weiss throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Weiss lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Weiss controlling the action here for a moment.
Weiss pushes Carter back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Weiss tries a knee to the head but Carter blocks it.
Carter throws a knee to the head but misses.
Weiss digs a right hand underneath Carter's ribcage. Carter let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Weiss managing to block the knees to the body from Carter.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Weiss pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Weiss pushes Carter back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Carter looking to throw knees to the head but Weiss is blocking nicely.
Weiss is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Weiss lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Weiss creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Weiss lands with a light punch inside.
Weiss dodges an elbow strike from Carter.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Joshua Weiss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Weiss blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
Weiss unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.
Carter tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Weiss avoids it.
Weiss with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Carter using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Weiss.
Weiss is struggling to control the position.
Good body shot from Carter.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Weiss.
Weiss avoids a wild elbow strike from Carter.
Weiss dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Shawn Carter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Weiss lands a body punch in the clinch.
Weiss tries to land a knee to the head but Carter blocks with his arms.
Weiss missing with knees to the body.
Weiss just leaning against Carter, taking a breather.
Carter on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter missing with knees to the body.
Carter is looking to control Weiss's arms but Weiss gets an underhook and turns him. Now Carter has his back to the cage.
Weiss lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Weiss working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Come on Weiss - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Weiss presses Carter against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Carter misses with some punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joshua Weiss showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Weiss, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joshua Weiss!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between James Young (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kostya Tszyu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Young comes to the cage accompanied by Dont Sweat The Technique. Tszyu comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Badstreet Atlanta Ga kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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164 lbs
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25
163 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Young!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Kostya Tszyu!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tszyu throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Young sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Young throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tszyu.
Young really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Tszyu circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tszyu misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young misses with a takedown attempt - Tszyu sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Young throws a nice looking combination but Tszyu bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Tszyu throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
James Young seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tszyu scores with the left hand. Young knows he should have avoided that one.
A combination from Young does no damage.
Tszyu misses with a few strikes there.
Young swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu misses with a looping left.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Young shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Young was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Tszyu is in all sorts of trouble here.
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young with good strikes from the mount here!
Young trying to control but Tszyu is having none of it.
Tszyu is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Young scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tszyu?
Young has control of Tszyu's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Tszyu regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Young scoring with strikes but Tszyu is staying in there.
Tszyu really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Tszyu can't escape the position.
Tszyu defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Young.
Young wants to finish this one by submission but Tszyu is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Young.
Tszyu throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Young prevents Tszyu from getting the reversal.
Tszyu throwing hammer fists to the chest of Young. What's that going to do exactly?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tszyu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tszyu is looking for a sweep. Young is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tszyu regains full guard. Nicely done.
Tszyu is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Young thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Young is breathing heavily.
Young preventing the sweep.
Tszyu striking off his back but it's not causing Young any problems.
Young stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Tszyu swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Young stops Tszyu from standing up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Tszyu blocks a head kick by Young.
Tszyu takes a swing at Young's ribcage but misses.
Tszyu swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Young throws and low kick but Tszyu moves out of range easily.
Young wants to slow Tszyu down by chopping away at his legs.
Tszyu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Young counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Tszyu avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tszyu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A slow jab from Tszyu misses its intended target.
Young fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Young fails in his attempt to clinch.
Young shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tszyu.
Tszyu thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Young will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Young lands a right hook to the body.
Young swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Tszyu counters with a series of strikes. Young will be more careful next time no doubt.
Tszyu with a jab.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch but Tszyu swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Young moves out of range as Tszyu strikes.
A head kick misses from Young.
Young throws a chopping leg kick but Tszyu manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Young throws a leg kick that misses.
A decent looking cross lands there for Tszyu.
Tszyu missing with a left hand there. Young was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tszyu misses the jab.
Tszyu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Young tries to clinch there but Tszyu circles away.
A big right from Tszyu misses.
Tszyu swinging wilding here.
Young throws a head kick but Tszyu moves out of range.
James Young is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tszyu misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tszyu throws a jab but it's blocked by Young.
Young has Tszyu up against the cage in a clinch.
Tszyu manages to break the clinch.
Young closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Kostya Tszyu is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Tszyu throws a left and a right that both miss
and Young counters with a nice uppercut.
Young looks to land a combination but Tszyu avoids it well.
Young throws a sloppy head kick and Tszyu moves out of range easily.
Tszyu 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.
Young tries to clinch but Tszyu moves out of range.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Young ducks under a wild hook from Tszyu.
Young scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Young scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Tszyu swinging wilding here.
Tszyu dodges the punch combination from Young.
Tszyu lands a nice shot that snaps Young's head back.
Young looks for a takedown but Tszyu sprawls well.
Young misses with a low kick as Tszyu jumps back.
Tszyu cracks Young with an open hand slap.
Young throws a hook but Tszyu avoids it easily.
Young is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tszyu throws a shot from downtown. Young moves away and avoids it.
Tszyu throws an overhand right that lands on Young's shoulder, as Young tries to avoid the shot.
Young tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tszyu throws the left hand but Young avoids the punch easily.
Tszyu throws a looping overhand right but Young ducks down to avoid it.
Tszyu throws a series of punches but Young moves out of range.
Tszyu misses with a hook. Young ducked under it nicely.
Young falls off balance throwing a combination
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Young uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tszyu.
Young tries to clinch up but Tszyu circles away and keeps his distance.
Young misses with a double jab.
Young looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Young misses with a takedown attempt
and Tszyu counters with a nice body shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Tszyu as he connects with a hook.
Young throws a front kick aimed at Tszyu's knee but Tszyu avoids it well.
Tszyu looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Tszyu misses.
Kostya Tszyu seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Young tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tszyu swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Young.
Tszyu misses with a looping left.
Tszyu throws a one two combo.
Young goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Tszyu throws a right and a left that Young avoids nicely.
Tszyu jabs Young right on the nose. Young blinks but takes it well.
Young is rocked!
Tszyu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Oh Young is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Young moves away from the strike by Tszyu.
Young has his takedown stuffed
and Tszyu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for James Young. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Young fails with a takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tszyu looks to land a left hand but Young moved out of range nicely.
Tszyu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Young seems to have got his legs back now.
Young dodges the punch combination from Tszyu.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kostya Tszyu showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Young drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Tszyu is trying to buck Young off.
Young avoids the strikes from the bottom by Tszyu.
Tszyu regains half guard.
Young seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Tszyu does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Young is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tszyu!
Tszyu is desperately trying to improve his position but Young has a good base and remains in mount.
Tszyu sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Tszyu is trying to stand back up but Young is controlling him
Young is thwarting Tszyu's attempts to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tszyu is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Young's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Young's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Young is trying to stand back up.
Tszyu looking to break Young's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Young remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Tszyu will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Tszyu thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Young defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Young rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Young slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Young avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
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.
Tszyu looking to pass the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tszyu accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Young throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Young wants to sweep but no luck.
Tszyu tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
Young looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tszyu postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Young looking for a sweep. Not yet Young, not yet.
Tszyu postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Young is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Tszyu, into his guard.
Tszyu is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Young regains full guard. Nicely done.
Young looking to hit a scissor sweep but Tszyu is one step ahead there.
Tszyu wants to pass the guard but Young is keeping the position.
Young throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
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.
Young keeping moving, preventing Tszyu from controlling successfully.
Tszyu postures up and lands a big shot to Young's brow.
Young has his foot on Tszyu's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tszyu works his way back into a safe position though.
Tszyu tries to free his leg and advance position but Young is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Tszyu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The fighters circling - Tszyu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Young misses with the combination.
Tszyu misses with a hook.
Young displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Tszyu throws out the jab.
Young needs to keep his hands up - Tszyu had a free shot at his head there.
Young closes the distance but Tszyu moves to the side
and Tszyu counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Kostya Tszyu.
I think Tszyu has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kostya Tszyu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Sausage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
223 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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24
204 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Sausage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Sharpe!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sharpe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Sharpe content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sausage tries to roll over but Sharpe keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sharpe seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sausage does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sausage regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sausage is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Sausage keeping moving, preventing Sharpe from controlling successfully.
Sharpe looking to sit in guard and control but Sausage gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sharpe keeping moving, preventing Sausage from controlling successfully.
Sausage is really struggling to control Sharpe but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Sharpe punching to the body, from the bottom.
Sharpe is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sausage trying to control the position from guard on top but Sharpe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sausage moves away from the strike by Sharpe.
Sausage throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sharpe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sharpe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sharpe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sausage's elbow.
Sausage digs a right hand underneath Sharpe's ribcage. Sharpe let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sausage lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hand to the body from Sausage.
Sausage blocks a body shot from Sharpe.
Sharpe wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sausage blocking some punches.
Sharpe lands with a left to the head.
Sausage blocks an uppercut.
Sausage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Sausage gets through Sharpe's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Sausage blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sharpe's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sharpe misses with a straight right.
No joy there for Sausage, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sausage tries to work over Sharpe's front leg with a kick but Sharpe checks it.
Sausage tries to clinch up
and Sausage takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Sharpe moves out of range of the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe tries to move into range but Sausage moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sausage closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sausage lands in his opponent's guard.
Sausage 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.
Sharpe is trying to hold Sausage in close to prevent damage but Sausage has managed to pass into half guard.
Sharpe is trying to get back to full guard.
Sausage seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sharpe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sausage showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Sharpe working a defensive guard here.
Sausage has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sausage sitting in guard here, content to control.
Sausage trying to control but Sharpe is working from the bottom.
Sharpe trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sausage dominated that round.
That's time! Sausage's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nice defenses there by Sharpe.
Sharpe thows a body shot but no joy.
Sharpe misses with a takedown attempt - Sausage sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Sausage avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sausage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharpe counters with a left to the body.
Sausage digs a good body shot into Sharpe's ribs.
Sharpe misses with a takedown attempt
and Sausage holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sausage breaks the clinch.
Sausage blocks a jab.
Sharpe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sausage but Sausage pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sonny Sausage has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Sharpe.
Sharpe moves away from the strike by Sausage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausage misses with a double jab
and Sharpe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sharpe trying to mount his opponent but Sausage defends it.
Sharpe trying to control the pace.
Sharpe trying to control the action but Sausage is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sausage to regain full guard.
Sausage looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sharpe trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sharpe swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sharpe forces Sausage back against the cage and clinches.
Sharpe tries to pull guard but Sausage won't allow it.
Sausage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Sausage prevents Sharpe from breaking the clinch.
Sausage lands a body shot.
Sharpe is breathing heavily.
Sharpe swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Sharpe's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sausage is pressed up against the cage. Sharpe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sausage down to the mat. Sausage avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Sausage misses the jab.
Sharpe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sausage misses with a double jab
and Sharpe finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Sharpe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sharpe has managed to clinch.
Sharpe looking for a takedown.
Sharpe is looking to break free of the clinch but Sausage has double underhooks.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sausage.
Sausage keeps control of Sharpe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A shot in the inside from Sharpe.
Sharpe tries for a takedown but Sausage manages to get underhooks.
Sharpe tries to break free but Sausage pushes him back against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Sausage as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Sausage.
Sharpe goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sausage prevents it.
Sausage works on Sharpe's body with a couple of short punches.
Sausage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sausage lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Sharpe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sharpe looking for a takedown.
Sausage breaks from the clinch.
A jab from Sausage misses.
Sausage shoots in but no luck this time.
Sausage tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Sharpe was well out of range. Poor timing from Sausage.
Sharpe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sausage attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sharpe uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sausage.
Sharpe throws a right hand that Sausage ducks under and follows up with a left that Sausage also avoids with ease.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sausage throws the left hand but Sharpe avoids the punch easily.
Sharpe forces Sausage back against the cage and clinches.
Sausage lands a left hand that snaps the head of Sharpe backwards.
Sharpe manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sonny Sausage dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Good shot there by Sharpe.
Sausage throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sharpe tries to keep at a distance but Sausage has taken the fight into the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Sausage.
Sausage blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sharpe wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Sausage has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Sausage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Sharpe.
Sausage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sharpe throws a head punch that misses.
Sharpe has a couple of punches blocked by Sausage.
Sausage slows down the pace here.
Sausage blocking some punches.
Sharpe breaks the clinch.
Sharpe doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sausage counters with a low kick, right behind Sharpe 's knee.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sausage tries to clinch
and Sharpe counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sausage misses with a wild combination.
Sausage clinches.
Sausage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Sausage tries a body shot but Sharpe blocks it.
A right hook to the body lands for Sausage.
Sausage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sausage connects with a looping right hand.
Sharpe throws a body kick the misses
and Sausage counters with a nice body shot.
Sausage falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sharpe counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sausage won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe wants to lay and pray for a moment but Sausage keeps working.
Sausage tries to bench press Sharpe off him but Sharpe keeps the position.
Sausage might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Sharpe advances to full mount.
Sharpe wants to control the pace but Sausage is squirming around nicely.
Sharpe landing shots from mount.
Sonny Sausage is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sharpe lands a big shot there that rocks Sausage but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Sharpe controlling from mount.
Sharpe tries to control but Sausage wriggling away.
Sausage tries to hold on but Sharpe pushes him away.
Sharpe looking to finish with strikes here!
Sausage is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Sausage is squirming around, avoiding Sharpe's attempts to control the action.
Michael Sharpe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Sausage tries to hold on but Sharpe postures up.
Sausage is trying desperately to improve position.
Sharpe goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Sausage turns into him and now he's in Sharpe's guard.
Sharpe wants to sweep but no luck.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sonny Sausage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sausage, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sonny Sausage!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Edward Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stout's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Slaughterhouse-Wack MC's. Arthur Jenkins has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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196 lbs
10 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Stout!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Jenkins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jenkins fails with a takedown attempt.
Stout fails with the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jenkins is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Stout is pressing down on Jenkins's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Jenkins stops Stout from standing up.
Jenkins seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Stout working a defensive guard but Jenkins manages to pass into side control anyway.
Stout prevents Jenkins from improving position.
Jenkins takes a little break here. Stout wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jenkins tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Jenkins lands an elbow.
Stout tries to buck Jenkins off but Jenkins is having none of it.
Jenkins moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Jenkins has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Stout with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jenkins decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Stout's guard.
Stout has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Jenkins has passed into side control.
You can see the frustration on Stout's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Stout really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stout tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Jenkins wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Stout is breathing heavily.
Stout being controlled for a moment.
Stout is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jenkins is staying tight to Stout's torso, preventing him from escaping.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jenkins decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Stout fails with the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stout is trying to control the position but Jenkins postures up.
Jenkins slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Stout had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Jenkins is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Stout Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Jenkins's back instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins looking to control the position.
Stout is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Jenkins has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
Jenkins manages to reverse the position and now he's in Stout's guard. Nice work there by Jenkins.
Jenkins works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jenkins takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Jenkins dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Stout with a poor takedown
and Jenkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Stout being controlled here, momentarily.
Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jenkins shoots for a takedown but Stout saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Stout gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Jenkins counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Stout!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Jenkins with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
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.
Stout keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Jenkins content just to control the position here.
Stout is working to get back to half guard.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stout misses with a takedown
and Jenkins counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Stout's guard now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jenkins tries to free his leg and advance position but Stout is retaining full guard.
Stout is working an open guard so Jenkins takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Arthur Jenkins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stout misses with a takedown
and Jenkins counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Stout taking a bit of punishment here - Jenkins scoring with strikes.
Jenkins decides to stand up, so the ref orders Stout to his feet.
Jenkins with a poor takedown
and Stout decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jenkins's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stout won't allow Jenkins to get back to his feet.
Stout wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Jenkins pushes Stout off and gets back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Jenkins showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Stout misses with a takedown attempt
and Jenkins counters with a takedown into side control.
Jenkins happy to just control the position for now.
Stout tries to bench press Jenkins off him but Jenkins keeps the position.
Jenkins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Stout shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jenkins is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stout tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Stout is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jenkins defends well.
Stout wants to hit a switch here but Jenkins passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Stout there!
Jenkins looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Stout tries to reverse the position but Jenkins maintains control.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Arthur Jenkins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Stout is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Jenkins controlling the position easily from mount.
Stout is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Jenkins tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stout really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Jenkins controlling his opponent.
Stout is looking to improve his position but Jenkins isn't that keen on the idea.
Jenkins controlling his opponent.
Jenkins landing strikes from the mount.
Jenkins has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jenkins takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Despite being in the dominant position, Arthur Jenkins just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stout with a poor takedown
and Jenkins counters with a takedown into side control.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Edward Stout. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jenkins taking a breather here.
Jenkins stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Arthur Jenkins is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Stout shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jenkins counters with a shoot takedown. Stout fights it but they end up in guard.
Edward Stout has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jenkins wanted to stand there but Stout had control of the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arthur Jenkins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Jenkins winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Jenkins!
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