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CFC 103: Flex PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bihom Tarsun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janus Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bihom Tarsun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janus Cross!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cross is defended easily by Tarsun.
Cross shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Tarsun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Tarsun scores with a nice strike.
A right-left combo lands from Tarsun.
Cross walks into a straight right hand from Tarsun.
Tarsun scores with a head kick.
Cross misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Bihom Tarsun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janus Cross.
Cross will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarsun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tarsun defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Cross.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Tarsun circles away.
Tarsun clobbers Cross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cross gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Tarsun.
Cross closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Cross looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Tarsun is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tarsun gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cross tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Tarsun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tarsun misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cross.
Tarsun prevents the takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cross has Tarsun pressed against the cage, preventing Tarsun from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A frustrated look appears on Tarsun's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Tarsun throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cross controlling the action here for a moment.
Tarsun breaks from the clinch.
Cross shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Tarsun as he jumps to the side.
Cross closes the distance and clinches up with Tarsun, looking for a takedown. Cross pushes Tarsun against the cage but Tarsun circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Cross takes a kick to the side of the head.
Tarsun looks to land a combination. Cross sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
It looks like Janus Cross has been cut.
A right-left combo lands from Tarsun.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarsun lands with a right hand.
Tarsun fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cross on the side of the head.
Cross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cross fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Cross looks gassed!
Tarsun moves into range and clinches up with Cross.
Cross jumps guard but Tarsun stands there with Cross around his waist. Cross gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Cross gets control of Tarsun's arms and successfully pulls guard. Cross will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Tarsun with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tarsun postures up in Cross's guard and throws a big left but Cross blocks it.
Tarsun stands up and waves to Cross to follow him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarsun throws a sloppy head kick and Cross moves out of range easily.
Tarsun clinches with his opponent.
Tarsun is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Cross can't fight it off and eventually Tarsun manages to take the fight to the floor. Cross looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cross is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Tarsun 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.
Tarsun drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tarsun jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tarsun has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Cross is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bihom Tarsun dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Janus Cross'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.
Tarsun closes the distance and pushes Cross back into the cage.
Cross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tarsun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cross tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cross drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Bihom Tarsun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janus Cross.
Tarsun wants a takedown but no success here.
Tarsun misses with a knee strike.
Tarsun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cross drags the fight down to the ground.
Tarsun drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tarsun jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cross is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tarsun defends well.
Tarsun wants to stand but Cross has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Tarsun trying to stand up but can't free himself from Cross's guard.
Tarsun wants to control from the top but Cross keeps moving.
Cross has a closed guard, preventing Tarsun from standing up.
Cross looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cross has his foot on Tarsun's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Tarsun works his way back into a safe position though.
Tarsun trying to control the position from guard on top but Cross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cross takes one to the side of the head.
Cross tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tarsun is looking to slow Cross down with leg kicks.
Cross tries to score a power double leg takedown but Tarsun sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Cross somewhat.
Tarsun goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Tarsun plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cross shoots in but Tarsun avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Tarsun throws a right and a left that Cross avoids nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for Tarsun. That snapped Cross's head back.
Tarsun connects with the punch.
Tarsun lands with a kick to the temple. Cross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Nice takedown defense from Tarsun. No joy for Cross on that attempt.
Tarsun misses with a takedown
and Cross counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarsun moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Tarsun is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tarsun will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Tarsun stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
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!
Tarsun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cross. That did some damage!
Tarsun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Cross has his takedown stuffed
and Tarsun counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bihom Tarsun dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Janus Cross'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!
Cross on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tarsun. Tarsun obviously looking to wear him down.
Tarsun fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Decent striking displayed by Tarsun there.
Tarsun lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Tarsun throws a nice head kick!
Cross gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Tarsun counters with a head kick.
Cross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cross swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarsun.
Bihom Tarsun is winning the standup battle so far.
Tarsun scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarsun tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Cross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Tarsun lands a head kick!
Tarsun lands a nice hook to Cross's body. Cross takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Janus Cross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling Tarsun to counter with a crisp jab.
Cross with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tarsun counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bihom Tarsun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Janus Cross.
Tarsun lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarsun throws out a powerful jab.
Tarsun scores with the left hand. Cross knows he should have avoided that one.
Cross tries to clinch but Tarsun moves away
and Cross takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Tarsun clobbers Cross with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Tarsun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarsun lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Tarsun looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tarsun lands a with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarsun lands a high kick!
Cross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tarsun counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tarsun scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tarsun throws a nice outside leg kick.
Tarsun ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Tarsun takes the fight into the clinch.
Tarsun lands a nice elbow.
Tarsun scores with a knee to the head.
Bihom Tarsun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarsun with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Cross tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Tarsun just stands there and leans against the cage.
Cross jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tarsun walks away with a smile on his face. Cross gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A solid leg kick lands there for Tarsun.
Tarsun lands with a slapping head kick.
Cross takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cross takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Tarsun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Tarsun lands with a hook. Cross tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Janus Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cross throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Tarsun was covering up waiting for the punch and Cross finishes the takedown easily into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bihom Tarsun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Tarsun, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bihom Tarsun!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Softy McSofterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominick Luc Boivers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luc Boivers is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Champ is Here by Lupe Fiasco (Instumental). Dominick Luc Boivers will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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250 lbs
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290 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Softy McSofterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominick Luc Boivers!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Luc Boivers misses with a hook. McSofterson ducked under it nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Luc Boivers. No joy for McSofterson on that attempt.
Luc Boivers throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nice jab there from Luc Boivers.
McSofterson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from McSofterson.
McSofterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Luc Boivers.
Luc Boivers misses with a straight right.
Luc Boivers circles away from the clinch attempt.
Luc Boivers swats away the attempt to clinch by McSofterson.
Luc Boivers misses the shot to the body.
McSofterson scores with a shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSofterson misses with a few strikes there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Luc Boivers misses with a combination
and McSofterson counters with a single leg into guard. Luc Boivers didn't expect that.
McSofterson gets to his feet - Luc Boivers follows without any prompting.
McSofterson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Luc Boivers connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Luc Boivers looks to score with a jab to the body but McSofterson is just out of range.
Nice shot lands for Luc Boivers.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McSofterson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Luc Boivers misses with a looping right.
Luc Boivers throws a looping overhand right but McSofterson ducks down to avoid it.
Luc Boivers throws a right hand that McSofterson ducks under and follows up with a left that McSofterson also avoids with ease.
McSofterson slips a straight right by Luc Boivers.
Luc Boivers fakes high and swings low for a body shot but McSofterson manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McSofterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from McSofterson misses.
Luc Boivers jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Luc Boivers looks to throw the jab but McSofterson is out of range.
Luc Boivers misses with a combination
and McSofterson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Luc Boivers thows a body shot but no joy.
McSofterson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Luc Boivers counters with a nice uppercut.
McSofterson is rocked!
Luc Boivers misses with a few strikes there.
McSofterson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Luc Boivers is fending him off so far but McSofterson persists. Nope, Luc Boivers circles away and we're back to standing.
Dominick Luc Boivers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Luc Boivers lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Oh McSofterson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Luc Boivers drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of McSofterson's head, knocking him out cold! Luc Boivers is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dominick Luc Boivers!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Stryfe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier comes to the cage accompanied by Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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162 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Stryfe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stryfe moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cormier throws a body kick that misses.
Cormier looks to throw the jab but Stryfe is out of range.
Stryfe tries to clinch up but Cormier circles away and keeps his distance.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Stryfe throws a looping overhand right but Cormier ducks down to avoid it.
Stryfe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stryfe tries to clinch up.
Corey Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cormier misses with a straight left.
A telegraphed right hand from Cormier misses the target.
Stryfe ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Cormier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryfe scores with a kick to the midsection.
Cormier swats away the attempt to clinch by Stryfe.
Cormier slips a jab from Stryfe.
Stryfe works the jab nicely.
A right-left combo lands from Cormier.
Cormier 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.
Cormier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cormier misses with a two punch combination.
Cormier throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Stryfe counters with a good low kick that Cormier was not able to check.
Stryfe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stryfe uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Cormier.
Cormier misses with a combination
and Stryfe counters with a leg kick.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Stryfe wants to clinch.
Stryfe changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stryfe dips to his left and cracks Cormier with an uppercut!
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with a good low kick that Cormier was not able to check.
Cormier lands with a nice combination. Stryfe backs away looking to recover.
Cormier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stryfe takes a swing at Cormier's ribcage but misses.
Cormier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Stryfe misses
and Cormier connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Stryfe gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stryfe lands a nice leg kick that just misses Cormier's sensitive parts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab by Stryfe.
Stryfe lands with a nice combination. Cormier backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Corey Cormier has been cut.
Stryfe throws a nice outside leg kick.
Stryfe connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Stryfe connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cormier momentarily.
Stryfe throws a leg kick which misses Cormier's front leg but catches the back leg as Cormier tries to avoid it.
Cormier shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Stryfe cracks Cormier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Stryfe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Stryfe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Stryfe has Cormier pressed against the cage, preventing Cormier from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Stryfe is struggling to control the position.
Stryfe lands an elbow just above Cormier 's eye.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe lands an elbow that stopped Cormier in his tracks for a moment.
Cormier wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Stryfe has him pressed against the cage.
Cormier tries to break the clinch but Stryfe is controlling the position.
Stryfe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stryfe is struggling to control the position.
Stryfe breaks from the clinch.
Stryfe stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stryfe looks to land a combination. Cormier sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cormier throws a lazy head kick
and Stryfe counters with a one-two to the body.
Stryfe looks to land a left hand but Cormier moved out of range nicely.
Stryfe ducks under a wild hook from Cormier.
Stryfe showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cormier.
Stryfe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Stryfe connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Stryfe ducks under a wild hook from Cormier.
Stryfe misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe clinches.
Stryfe keeps control of Cormier as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Stryfe.
Stryfe lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Stryfe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryfe is looking to clinch but Cormier is avoiding it.
Cormier throws out a loose jab but Stryfe uses good head movement to avoid it.
Stryfe misses with a few strikes there.
Cormier throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stryfe moves into the clinch.
Stryfe pushes off an throws an elbow but Cormier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stryfe scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Cormier is trying to stall.
Stryfe misses with an elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryfe gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Stryfe is stalling here.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Stryfe.
Stryfe displaying some good clinch control by pressing Cormier up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stryfe dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Cormier's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cormier looks to land a combination. Stryfe sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Cormier moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Cormier will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cormier checks a low kick from Stryfe.
Cormier misses with a combination
and Stryfe cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Stryfe lands with a nice combination. Cormier backs away looking to recover.
Stryfe lands a two punch combo.
The fight stays on the outside here - Stryfe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cormier swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Stryfe throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Stryfe blocks a head kick by Cormier.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Stryfe in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryfe blocks a jab.
Stryfe tries a head kick but it misses.
Cormier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Nathan Stryfe seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cormier misses with a kick to the body
and Stryfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier misses with a few strikes there.
Cormier lands with a nice combination. Stryfe backs away looking to recover.
Stryfe is breathing heavily.
Cormier misses with a double jab.
Stryfe is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cormier.
Cormier misses the shot to the body.
Cormier misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cormier misses with a series of wild punches.
Stryfe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cormier.
Stryfe connects with a high kick.
Cormier throws a body punch but Stryfe moves out of range.
Cormier throws a big shot that misses.
Cormier throws a hook to the side of Stryfe's head but Stryfe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormier chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Stryfe waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Cormier.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with a nice uppercut.
Cormier throws a right hand that Stryfe ducks under and follows up with a left that Stryfe also avoids with ease.
Stryfe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Stryfe throws a series of punches but Cormier moves out of range.
Corey Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Stryfe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cormier.
Cormier misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stryfe shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Cormier looks to land a combination but Stryfe avoids it well.
A telegraphed right hand from Cormier misses the target.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with an inside leg kick.
Stryfe throws a shot from downtown. Cormier moves away and avoids it.
Stryfe misses the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier moves forwards but Stryfe connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cormier throws a leg kick but Stryfe checks it.
Cormier throws a body kick that misses.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cormier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stryfe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stryfe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cormier.
Stryfe slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stryfe blocks a head kick by Cormier.
Stryfe throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cormier falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stryfe counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Stryfe.
Cormier throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Stryfe chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Cormier on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Stryfe scores with a jab.
Cormier circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Cormier fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Stryfe manages to avoid it.
Stryfe lands with a hook. Cormier tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Cormier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Stryfe.
Stryfe throws a head kick that misses.
Stryfe moves into range and clinches up with Cormier.
Stryfe taking a breather.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cormier. Stryfe does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stryfe avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Stryfe throws a leg kick that misses.
Stryfe takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Stryfe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Cormier lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Stryfe has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Stryfe and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Stryfe throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Stryfe throws a hook to the side of Cormier's head but Cormier sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Cormier lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nathan Stryfe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Cormier's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Stryfe moves forwards but Cormier connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Cormier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Stryfe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Stryfe displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Stryfe gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Cormier tries to bum rush Stryfe with a series of wild strikes but Stryfe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cormier is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
A big left from Stryfe misses.
Cormier misses with a series of wild punches.
Cormier smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Cormier throws a jab when Stryfe was well out of range.
A combination from Stryfe does no damage.
Stryfe uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Cormier.
Stryfe throws a big shot that misses.
Cormier throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Stryfe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Cormier loads up on a big right hand but Stryfe slips the punch.
Stryfe dodges the punch combination from Cormier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Cormier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cormier lands a jab-cross combination.
Stryfe moves into the clinch.
Stryfe just leaning against Cormier, taking a breather.
Cormier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stryfe throws the left hand but Cormier avoids the punch easily.
Cormier throws the kick towards the body but Stryfe avoids it.
Stryfe wants to clinch but Cormier slips to the side
and Cormier counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier thows a body kick. Stryfe tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Cormier looks to land a combination but Stryfe avoids it well.
Cormier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stryfe.
Cormier fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Cormier jabs Stryfe right on the nose. Stryfe blinks but takes it well.
Corey Cormier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Cormier.
Cormier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Cormier lands a jab-cross combination.
Stryfe darts in trying to clinch
and Cormier cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cormier turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Stryfe dodges the punch combination from Cormier.
Stryfe works over Cormier's head and body with a nice combination.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryfe stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Cormier.
Stryfe moves into the clinch successfully.
Stryfe pushes off an throws an elbow but Cormier leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Stryfe pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Stryfe takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Jab from Cormier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe ducks under a wild hook from Cormier.
Stryfe thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cormier throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Stryfe throws out a loose jab but Cormier uses good head movement to avoid it.
Cormier keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Stryfe.
The fighters circle momentarily. Cormier darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Cormier throws a combination that misses
and Stryfe counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Cormier fails to land with a series of punches.
Stryfe throws a head kick but Cormier moves out of range.
Stryfe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Cormier slips under a jab from Stryfe.
Cormier dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cormier wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
A good leg kick by Cormier.
Cormier throws a sloppy head kick
and Stryfe counters with a good low kick that Cormier was not able to check.
Cormier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryfe is looking to clinch but Cormier is avoiding it.
Cormier cracks the inside of Stryfe's front leg.
Cormier looks for the body kick but Stryfe saw that one coming.
Cormier fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Cormier blocks a head kick by Stryfe.
Cormier takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Cormier pushes Stryfe away with a front kick.
Cormier with a hook.
Stryfe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Stryfe dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Cormier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Stryfe fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cormier.
Cormier throws a solid leg kick but Stryfe takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Cormier.
Nathan Stryfe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Nice uppercut there from Stryfe.
Cormier misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Cormier showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stryfe has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Stryfe!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dungeon Master (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Master comes to the cage accompanied by Soulja Boy singin' Crank Dat... Ya Ho's!. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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192 lbs
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183 lbs
12 - 8 - 0 |
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dungeon Master!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Master takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lowe, right into the meat.
Lowe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Master.
Lowe cracks the inside of Master's front leg.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Master circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe lands a head kick!
Master avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lowe throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Master's head.
Lowe throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anthony Lowe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Master misses.
Lowe tries to bum rush Master with a series of wild strikes but Master uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Master waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Lowe.
Lowe dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Master. That did some damage!
Master is breathing heavily.
Lowe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Master swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Lowe tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lowe throws a head kick but Master moves out of range.
Lowe closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Lowe.
A knee to the head by Lowe.
Lowe scores a nice knee to the body.
Lowe digs a right hand underneath Master's ribcage. Master let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowe obliges.
Lowe lands a nice knee to the body.
Lowe lands a good knee to the midsection. Master won't want to take too many of those.
Lowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Master's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowe.
Lowe connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lowe.
Lowe landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lowe obliges.
Lowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lowe landing knees to the head.
Lowe lands a nice uppercut.
Lowe is pushing Master up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Lowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Master's face.
Lowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lowe lands a knee to the head.
Lowe lands a left hand.
Lowe lands a knee to the body.
Lowe lands a right hand that snaps the head of Master backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands with a short shot to the head.
Lowe dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Master lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Lowe is controlling Master's trapped leg to prevent Master from advancing to side control.
Master prevents Lowe from improving his position.
Master is trying to work for a kimura but Lowe is defending well.
Lowe moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Lowe wants to sweep here but Master controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Master!
Lowe looking to control but Master is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lowe landing strikes, looking to finish!
BOOM! Lowe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Lowe scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Master wants to hold on but Lowe pushes him away.
Lowe landing strikes, looking to finish!
Lowe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lowe avoids the attempt from Master to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Master's face.
Master is bucking up trying to escape but Lowe cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
A nice elbow there by Lowe.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lowe trying to control but Master is having none of it.
Master is trying to escape the mount.
Master is in a horrible position here. Lowe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lowe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Master tries to reverse the position but Lowe maintains control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lowe dominated that round.
That's time! Master's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Lowe needs to keep his hands up - Master had a free shot at his head there.
Lowe throws a hook to the side of Master's head but Master sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Master showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lowe.
Master misses with a hook. Lowe ducked under it nicely.
Master misses with a head kick.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Lowe ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Master moves away.
Lowe scores with a head kick.
Lowe misses the shot to the body.
Master throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Lowe scores with the left hand. Master knows he should have avoided that one.
Master is rocked!
Lowe circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Master to the canvas! Master doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Lowe keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Lowe!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between YB Sol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kanehara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sol comes to the cage accompanied by SFIV - Theme of Ryu 2. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Akira Kanehara enters the cage!
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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
15 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, YB Sol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kanehara!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sol shoots in for a takedown but Kanehara shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A decent looking cross lands there for Sol.
Sol misses with an uppercut.
Sol moves into the clinch.
Kanehara manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Sol stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kanehara swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kanehara keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
Kanehara looking to control but Sol passes into half guard.
Kanehara is looking to improve his position.
Sol is looking to advance position but Kanehara won't allow it.
Kanehara manages to get to full guard.
Kanehara wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kanehara working a defensive guard here.
Sol wants to control from the top but Kanehara keeps moving.
Kanehara wants to hit a switch here but Sol passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kanehara there!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sol working for a submission but Kanehara is keeping him at bay.
Kanehara is trying to escape the mount.
Sol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
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.
Sol can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kanehara is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kanehara wants to hold on but Sol pushes him away.
Kanehara really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
BOOM! Sol connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Kanehara working to try and regain half guard.
Sol in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kanehara is wriggling around trying to escape.
Sol lands a big shot there that rocks Kanehara but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol wants to control the pace but Kanehara is squirming around nicely.
Kanehara is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sol trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Kanehara is looking to improve his position but Sol isn't that keen on the idea.
Sol wants to control the pace but Kanehara is squirming around nicely.
Sol is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Kanehara is desperately trying to improve his position but Sol has a good base and remains in mount.
Sol content just to control the position here.
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.
Sol working the ground and pound effectively.
Kanehara is trying desperately to improve position.
Sol working the ground and pound effectively.
Kanehara is trying to escape the mount.
Sol wants to control the pace but Kanehara is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol 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.
Sol connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
A punch lands to the side of Kanehara 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Kanehara moves forwards but Sol connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kanehara ducks right into an uppercut from Sol.
Kanehara wants to land a leg kick but Sol is out of range.
Sol fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sol uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kanehara.
Kanehara keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sol.
Sol misses with a two punch combination.
Kanehara swats away the attempt to clinch by Sol.
Kanehara lands a two punch combo.
Kanehara tries a low kick but Sol avoids it.
Sol scores with a kick to the midsection.
Sol throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sol digs a good body shot into Kanehara's ribs.
Kanehara is breathing heavily.
Sol thows a body shot but no joy.
Sol scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Akira Kanehara is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sol lands a right hook to the body.
Kanehara misses with a body shot.
A jab from Sol does it's job there.
Sol throws out a powerful jab.
Kanehara throws a right hand that Sol ducks under and follows up with a left that Sol also avoids with ease.
Kanehara swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Sol cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sol digs a good body shot into Kanehara's ribs.
Sol lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kanehara walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Sol moves into range and clinches up with Kanehara.
Kanehara drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sol gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sol goes for a takedown attempt but Kanehara pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Sol moves in looking to clinch but Kanehara pushes him off.
Sol dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sol tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kanehara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kanehara looks to throw the jab but Sol is out of range.
Sol is looking to clinch.
Kanehara on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Good leg kick by Sol there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Sol tries to close the distance and clinch but Kanehara swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kanehara misses with a double jab
and Sol counters with a series of strikes. Kanehara will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sol thuds his right hand into Kanehara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Sol scores with a sloppy right hand. Kanehara should have avoided that one.
Sol connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kanehara. Kanehara circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Sol fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kanehara, pushing him back against the cage.
Kanehara tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Sol just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sol has Kanehara pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sol pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Kanehara tumbling to the mat - Sol dives into Kanehara's guard.
Kanehara is looking to sweep but instead, Sol has passed into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sol seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Sol 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.
Sol wants to free his trapped foot but Kanehara is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sol is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Kanehara has managed to free his arm - good work.
Kanehara makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Kanehara.
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.
Sol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kanehara keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kanehara is on top in guard.
Sol tries to land a sweep but no joy.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kanehara pushing down on Sol's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Sol flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Kanehara looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
YB Sol dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Sol misses with an uppercut. Kanehara saw that one coming.
Kanehara uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sol.
Sol avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sol with a nice cross.
Sol throws a hook to the side of Kanehara's head but Kanehara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanehara thows a body shot but no joy.
Kanehara connects with a looping right hand.
Kanehara shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kanehara shoots in for a takedown but Sol shows good takedown defense.
Kanehara throws a combination that misses
and Sol counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kanehara attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A shot to the body from Kanehara misses
and Sol counters with a two punch combo.
YB Sol is winning the standup battle so far.
Kanehara jabs at Sol's body.
Kanehara misses with a straight left.
Kanehara takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sol scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sol lands a nice shot that snaps Kanehara's head back.
Sol thuds his right hand into Kanehara's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Kanehara misses.
Kanehara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Sol lands a jab to the head.
Sol scores with a nice strike.
Kanehara staying out of range there.
Kanehara throws a leg kick
and Sol counters with a straight right hand.
Sol cracks Kanehara with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sol connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Sol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanehara thows a leg kick but Sol checks it
and Sol counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kanehara is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
No joy there for Kanehara, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kanehara takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Kanehara circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sol fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sol throws a hook to the side of Kanehara's head but Kanehara sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Kanehara fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sol lunges at Kanehara with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Kanehara's hand.
Sol is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara throws out a loose jab but Sol uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sol ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kanehara lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanehara misses the target.
Kanehara slips a straight right by Sol.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kanehara.
YB Sol has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kanehara.
Kanehara shoots in for a double leg but Sol sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Sol shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Kanehara manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sol wants to control from the top but Kanehara keeps moving.
Sol preventing the sweep.
Sol is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Kanehara is on top in guard.
Sol manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kanehara manages to get himself to full guard.
Sol is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Kanehara working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sol.
Sol working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kanehara's head.
Kanehara keeping moving, preventing Sol from controlling successfully.
Sol decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kanehara, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kanehara throws a jab but it's blocked by Sol.
Sol throws a half hearted mid kick.
Kanehara changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sol tries to avoid it but Kanehara manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sol to the ground. Sol escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Kanehara throws a wild body kick that Sol sees coming a mile off.
Akira Kanehara has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sol tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kanehara sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Sol somewhat.
Sol defending well as Kanehara loads up on a big left hand.
Kanehara has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Sol slips under a jab from Kanehara.
Sol jabs Kanehara right on the nose. Kanehara blinks but takes it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A telegraphed right hand from Kanehara misses the target.
Sol stuns Kanehara with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sol lands a jab-cross combination.
YB Sol is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sol scores with a nice head shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
YB Sol showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sol has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... YB Sol!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Zizzmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angus Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Khan has chosen Reign in Blood by Slayer as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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221 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Zizzmen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angus Khan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zizzmen throws a good cross that connects.
Zizzmen lands with an uppercut that bounces Khan off the cage and back into rage.
Zizzmen clobbers Khan with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Khan lands a nice shot to the body.
Khan tries to clinch up but Zizzmen circles away and keeps his distance.
Zizzmen is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Khan.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zizzmen throws a series of punches but Khan moves out of range.
Khan displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Zizzmen throws out the jab.
Khan dips to his left and cracks Zizzmen with an uppercut!
Khan tries to clinch up.
Joey Zizzmen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Zizzmen checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Zizzmen cracks Khan with an open hand slap.
Zizzmen takes a swing at Khan's ribcage but misses.
Khan drops Zizzmen with a left and a right! Oh, Zizzmen is hurt - Khan dives into side control looking to finish!
Zizzmen is rocked!
It looks like Joey Zizzmen has been cut.
Khan in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Zizzmen wants to control but Khan postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Khan trying to control the action but Zizzmen is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zizzmen parries the strikes from Khan easily there. Khan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zizzmen to escape.
Khan controlling from side mount.
Khan working the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ground and pound from Khan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
The ground and pound from Khan seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Khan working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Khan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Zizzmen is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Zizzmen parries the strikes from Khan easily there. Khan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Zizzmen to escape.
Khan misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Khan fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Khan throwing strikes but Zizzmen manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Khan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zizzmen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Khan struggling a bit here.
Khan tries to bench press Zizzmen off him but Zizzmen keeps the position.
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.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zizzmen throws a shot to the body.
Khan misses with a double jab
and Zizzmen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zizzmen misses with an uppercut. Khan saw that one coming.
Khan misses with a hook.
Khan avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Zizzmen looks to land a left hand but Khan moved out of range nicely.
Khan tries to clinch up
and Zizzmen counters with a stiff right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zizzmen works over Khan's head and body with a nice combination.
Khan seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Zizzmen shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Khan is backing up but Zizzmen catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Khan covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Zizzmen Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joey Zizzmen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Korter Poundre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamal Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Poundre comes to the cage accompanied by Did My Time. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jamal Johnson enters the cage!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korter Poundre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Poundre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Poundre's head but Poundre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Poundre ducks down to avoid it.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
Poundre scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
It looks like Jamal Johnson has been cut.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Poundre moves away.
Poundre changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Poundre manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Johnson throws a hook but Poundre avoids it easily.
Poundre doesn't manage to clinch there - Johnson circles away.
Johnson misses with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Johnson. No joy for Poundre on that attempt.
Poundre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Johnson but Johnson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Poundre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
Poundre dives in and grabs Johnson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Johnson pushes down on Poundre's head and hops out.
Poundre is breathing heavily.
Johnson moves in looking to clinch but Poundre pushes him off.
Johnson throws a hook to the side of Poundre's head but Poundre sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Poundre slips under a jab from Johnson.
Poundre clobbers Johnson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Poundre throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Poundre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poundre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Poundre is striking from the bottom but Johnson uses the opportunity to pass into half guard.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Poundre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Poundre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Poundre is defending against the submission attempts here by Johnson.
Poundre regains full guard. Nicely done.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
Poundre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Poundre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Poundre is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Johnson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Johnson!
Johnson trying to control but Poundre is working from the bottom.
Poundre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Johnson uses it to pass to side control.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
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.
Johnson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Poundre regains half guard.
Johnson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Johnson is controlling the pace.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Poundre tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korter Poundre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jamal Johnson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Poundre swings away with a body shot that misses
and Johnson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Poundre thinking.
Poundre ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Poundre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poundre slips a straight right by Johnson.
Poundre ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Poundre keeps the fight on the outside.
Poundre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Poundre misses with a takedown
and Johnson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Poundre shoots and misses
and Johnson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Poundre blocks an uppercut.
Johnson lands a shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A bit of stalling here from Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundre prevents a body shot from Johnson.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poundre.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Poundre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Poundre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Poundre backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
A short uppercut from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow strike.
Poundre prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Poundre dodges an elbow strike from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
With the fighters up against the cage, Johnson throws an elbow but misses.
Johnson lands a nice shot to the body.
Johnson prevents the takedown attempt.
Poundre blocking some punches.
Poundre blocks an uppercut.
Johnson working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Poundre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
The referee calls for Johnson to work.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Poundre blocking some punches.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson throws a punch but it's blocked by Poundre.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poundre.
Johnson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Poundre blocks it with crossed arms.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Poundre blocking some punches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Poundre.
Johnson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Poundre backwards.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Poundre uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson has Poundre pushed against the cage.
Poundre tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Johnson just stands there and leans against the cage.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
Poundre can't get the takedown.
Poundre is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Johnson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Johnson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Johnson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Poundre looking for a takedown.
Still in the clinch, Johnson scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four 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.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Poundre prevents a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short left from Johnson.
Johnson misses with an elbow over the top.
Poundre blocks a body shot from Johnson.
Johnson gets underhooks to prevent Poundre's takedown attempt.
Johnson misses with a punch to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson misses with a punch on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Johnson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Johnson fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jamal Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jamal Johnson'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. This is the final round!
Poundre fails with the takedown
and Johnson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Johnson takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Korter Poundre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Poundre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson lands a jab.
Korter Poundre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Johnson closes the distance looking to clinch
and Poundre counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poundre wants to advance to full mount but Johnson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Poundre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poundre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Johnson dives on top into guard.
Johnson advances position into side control!
Johnson scoring with punches from side control.
Poundre is trying to control Johnson's posture but Johnson avoids it.
Poundre takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Johnson working the ground and pound from side control.
Johnson trying to control the action but Poundre is working from the bottom.
Johnson lands a nice forearm strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poundre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Poundre is trying to get back to half guard.
Jamal Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Johnson throws an elbow but Poundre slips to the side and avoids it well.
Poundre is looking for a sweep.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Poundre manages to work his way to half guard, despite Johnson's best efforts.
Poundre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Poundre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson throws a hook but Poundre blocks it.
Poundre tries for a takedown but Johnson circles away easily
and Johnson counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Johnson 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.
Poundre takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poundre with a lazy takedown attempt
and Johnson counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Korter Poundre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson clinches with his opponent.
Poundre jumps guard but Johnson stands there with Poundre around his waist. Poundre gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Johnson lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Poundre fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Poundre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Poundre blocks an uppercut.
Johnson working aggressively here.
Johnson swings wildly with an uppercut but Poundre uses good head movement to avoid it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Johnson.
Johnson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Poundre's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson has a couple of punches blocked by Poundre.
Poundre drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Johnson gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Johnson misses with the head strike.
Poundre drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Johnson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Johnson lands a shoulder strike.
Poundre tries for a takedown. No joy.
Johnson throws a head punch that misses.
Johnson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson scores with a shoulder strike.
Johnson lands an uppercut.
Poundre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Johnson misses with some punches.
Poundre blocks a punch to the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jamal Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jamal Johnson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Alice in Chains - Them Bones kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Joseph Jones is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Joseph Jones!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin cracks Jones with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones wants to land a leg kick but Griffin is out of range.
Jones throws a head kick but Griffin moves out of range.
Griffin ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Griffin throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Griffin misses with an uppercut.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jones showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Griffin.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Griffin misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Griffin shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Jones lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Brian Griffin has been cut.
Jones throws a shot from downtown. Griffin moves away and avoids it.
Griffin takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griffin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Griffin pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Griffin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Griffin throws a combination that misses
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A good leg kick by Griffin.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Good standup being displayed there by Jones as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Griffin thinking.
Griffin fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
A left and a right from Jones both land. Nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin lands a really nice looking cross but Jones seems unphased.
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Griffin blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Griffin breaks the clinch.
Joseph Jones is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Griffin slips a jab from Jones.
Griffin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Griffin misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Brian Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice defenses there by Griffin.
Jones tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Griffin counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Griffin defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Griffin looks to score with a jab to the body but Jones is just out of range.
Griffin misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones blocks a head kick by Griffin.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Griffin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice uppercut there from Griffin.
Jones is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Griffin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griffin moves away.
Griffin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Griffin doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Griffin.
Griffin scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin looks to throw the jab but Jones is out of range.
Jones throws a hook but Griffin blocks it.
Griffin works Jones's body with a nice hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Griffin throws a head kick that misses.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Jones 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.
Jones throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Griffin thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jab by Jones.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
Griffin scores with a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Griffin's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Griffin throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Brian Griffin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joseph Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Griffin throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones leaning against his opponent.
Jones misses with some punches.
Griffin is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Nice body punch from Jones - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Griffin.
Griffin is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin breaks from the clinch.
Griffin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Griffin.
Jones ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jones lands with a hook. Griffin tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Griffin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones checks a low kick from Griffin.
Jones works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Jones is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Griffin's shoulder, as Griffin tries to avoid the shot.
Jones slips a jab from Griffin.
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Griffin, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Griffin will be more careful next time no doubt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin falls off balance throwing a combination
and Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Brian Griffin's cut is getting worse.
Jones misses with a body punch
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Griffin.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Griffin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jones throws out the jab.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Griffin takes one on the button.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Griffin's head back.
Jones looks to land a body kick but Griffin moved away.
Griffin closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Jones moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Jones slips under a jab from Griffin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jones.
Jones misses with a straight left.
Griffin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Griffin counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Griffin scores with a shot to the body.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brian Griffin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Griffin shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Jones is trying to defend but Griffin finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Griffin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones manages to get to full guard.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Griffin is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Griffin stops Jones from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joseph Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Brian Griffin's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Jones gets caught flat footed, as Griffin shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Griffin won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones looking to hit a scissor sweep but Griffin is one step ahead there.
Griffin throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Griffin is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch but Griffin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griffin misses with a jab to the body
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Griffin.
Jones uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Griffin.
Griffin swings for the body but Jones moves out of range.
Griffin slips a jab and a cross from Jones.
Griffin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griffin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Griffin.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Jones but Jones pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Jones pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griffin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Jones gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Griffin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Griffin wants to control from the top but Jones keeps moving.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but Griffin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jones looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Griffin stopping the sweep attempt from Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones seems keen to control Griffin's posture.
Joseph Jones 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.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Griffin from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Griffin wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Griffin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
Griffin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Griffin throws a front kick aimed at Jones's knee but Jones avoids it well.
Griffin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jones looks to land a left hand but Griffin moved out of range nicely.
Griffin loads up on a big right hand but Jones slips the punch.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Brian Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jones misses with the combination.
Griffin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Brian Griffin.
I think Jones has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joseph Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Harry Balls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeppe Turska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Turska has chosen Last of the Mohicans Theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Very strong |
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Balls!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeppe Turska!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Turska is defended easily by Balls.
Balls shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turska counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Turska thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Turska throwing strikes from guard but Balls blocks nicely.
Balls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turska working some strikes from top position.
Balls is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Turska working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turska thows a big elbow that misses.
Balls throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Turska has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turska trying to control the position from guard on top but Balls is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Turska pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Balls is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls controls Turska momentarily but Turska frees himself.
Balls wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Turska doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Balls makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Turska misses the target.
Balls shoots and misses
and Turska counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Turska.
Turska thows a big elbow that misses.
Balls trying to keep a closed guard but Turska is proving a slippery customer.
Turska tries to free his leg and advance position but Balls is retaining full guard.
Turska throwing strikes but missing.
Balls looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Balls bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Turska's guard.
Turska manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Balls manages to get himself to full guard.
Balls is looking for a triangle but Turska pushes his legs off easily.
Turska wants to control from the top but Balls keeps moving.
Turska throws and elbow that misses. Balls uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Turska's guard. Nice move by Balls!
Balls cracks Turska with a solid left hand.
Balls wants to control from the top but Turska keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Balls pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Turska is keeping the position for now.
Turska working for a triangle but Balls defends it easily.
Balls has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Balls wants to control from the top but Turska keeps moving.
Balls working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Balls wants to control from the top but Turska keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Balls with a lazy takedown attempt
so Turska counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Harry Balls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turska throwing strikes from guard but Balls blocks nicely.
Turska connects with a couple of short punches.
Balls working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Turska.
Balls is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Balls tries to strike from the bottom.
Balls keeping full guard, as Turska tries to pass.
Balls controls Turska momentarily but Turska frees himself.
Turska won't allow Balls to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeppe Turska 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.
Turska tries for a takedown but Balls circles away easily
and Balls counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Turska's guard now.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Turska is on top in guard.
Balls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turska missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Turska postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Balls tries to strike from the bottom.
Turska throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Balls works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Balls throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Balls tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Balls throws a low kick but Turska avoids it.
Turska ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Balls waving his hands out infront of him, looking to distract Turska.
Turska moves out of range as Balls throws a body kick.
Turska gets the takedown into side control.
Balls is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Turska is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Balls is refusing to be controlled, as Turska sits in half guard.
Balls tries to get to full guard but Turska has control of the leg.
Turska wants to lay and pray for a moment but Balls keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turska prevents Balls from improving his position.
Balls won't allow Turska to pass to mount.
Balls is staying active underneath Turska, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Turska checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turska misses with a wild body shot.
Turska avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A big left from Balls misses.
Balls misses with a low kick.
Turska avoids the body shot from Balls.
Balls throws an overhand right that lands on Turska's shoulder, as Turska tries to avoid the shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turska gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Balls to counter with a crisp jab.
Balls misses with a takedown attempt
and Turska counters with a nice double leg into side control. Balls won't be happy with that.
Balls manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Turska is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Turska looking to finish Balls with some ground and pound. This is bad for Balls!
Balls is looking to improve his position but Turska isn't that keen on the idea.
Turska unloading with bombs!
Balls is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turska cracks Balls with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jeppe Turska!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aon Fillman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bubba Bistro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aon Fillman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
12 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aon Fillman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bubba Bistro!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A slow jab from Fillman misses its intended target.
Fillman blocks a low kick nicely.
Fillman lands a jab to the nose.
Bistro fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Fillman, pushing him back against the cage.
Bistro unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fillman lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bistro unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fillman tries to circle away but Bistro has him pinned against the cage.
Bistro landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bistro avoiding damage.
Bistro tries a knee to the head but Fillman blocks it.
Fillman is trying to break free.
With the fighters up against the cage, Bistro throws an elbow but misses.
Bistro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Bistro throws a leg kick but Fillman moved away.
Some wild striking there from Fillman.
Bistro tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Fillman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fillman bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bistro's head.
Bistro fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fillman.
Fillman is breathing heavily.
Fillman throws a hook but Bistro avoids it easily.
Bistro stuns Fillman with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Bistro.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bistro scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Aon Fillman has been cut.
Bistro is looking to slow Fillman down with leg kicks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bistro has managed to clinch.
Bistro gets through Fillman's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bistro stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Bistro connects with a knee to the head.
Fillman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bistro works on Fillman's body with a couple of short punches.
Bistro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bistro lands a big head kick that sends Fillman tumbling to the mat! Bistro takes a step backwards and waves Fillman back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fillman is rocked!
A head kick by Bistro - that's a beauty! Fillman is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Bistro can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Bubba Bistro!
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