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ICF 16 - Calm Before the Storm PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jim Knife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Trill (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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210 lbs
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180 cm
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200 lbs
5 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Knife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Trill!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knife thows a body kick. Trill tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Knife closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Trill to the mat! Trill manages to get full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knife works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Trill is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knife is trying to work for a kimura but Trill is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Knife looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Knife stalling.
Knife prevents Trill from improving his position.
Knife stalling.
Knife is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Trill has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trill manages to get to full guard.
Knife passes into half guard.
Trill wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Knife not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Knife connects with a nice short shot to Trill's temple.
Trill is looking for a sweep. Knife is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Knife passes to side control.
Knife wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Trill, who protects the arm well.
Trill takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trill tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knife advances nicely into full mount.
Knife landing strikes, looking to finish!
Trill is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Trill looks gassed!
BOOM! Knife connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Knife is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Trill is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Trill flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Knife anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Trill and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Knife slips an arm under Trill chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Knife has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Knife is squeezing on Trill like an anaconda would it's prey. Trill fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Jim Knife!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Gunn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Marak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marak has chosen Templars of Steele - Hammer Fall as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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212 lbs
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212 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Gunn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Marak!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Marak darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gunn wants to improve his position but Marak is controlling well.
Marak working the head and body with strikes.
Marak lands strikes from half guard.
Marak prevents Gunn from improving his position.
Gunn moves into full guard.
Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marak is aware though and is defending well.
Marak advances position into side control!
Marak is putting a hurting on Gunn here, landing some big shots from side control.
Marak trying to control the action but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Marak lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gunn is trying to get back to half guard.
Marak wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gunn, who protects the arm well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marak is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gunn knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Marak is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gunn is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Marak looks gassed!
Gunn sneaks back into half guard.
Marak is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gunn sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gunn is looking to improve his position.
Marak is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gunn defends it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gunn is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gunn manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gunn looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Gunn keeping moving, preventing Marak from controlling successfully.
Gunn not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Gunn looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marak is one step ahead there.
Gunn had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Marak is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Gunn Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Marak's back instead.
Marak manages to reverse the position and now he's in Gunn's guard. Nice work there by Marak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gunn tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Marak thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Gunn is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Marak is aware though and is defending well.
Gunn knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Marak on the ground.
Gunn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Marak can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Marak trying to control but Gunn is working from the bottom.
Gunn is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gunn working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Marak has passed into half guard!
Gunn is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Marak lands strikes from half guard.
Gunn looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gunn is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Marak's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Marak's back!
Marak preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Gunn.
Gunn is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gunn tightening his grip on Marak, looking for the choke.
Gunn is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Marak is defending well though. Gunn let's go of the attempt for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Marak dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gunn has closed the distance and engaged Marak in a clinch.
Marak is fighting off a takedown attempt but Gunn is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Marak to the mat. Marak regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Marak striking from his own guard.
Gunn stopping the sweep attempt from Marak.
Gunn looking to pass the guard.
Marak escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gunn gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gunn drops back looking for a leg! Marak is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Marak manages to kick Gunn off! Gunn jumps back into Marak's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gunn preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gunn slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Gunn working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Gunn has control of an arm but Marak manages to advance to Gunn's back!
Marak looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Gunn can't escape the position.
Well, with Marak on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Gunn is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Gunn is trying to defend against the choke here but Marak has an arm under his chin. This one might not last much longer. Marak Tightens the hold and Gunn taps out furiously! Marak displays superior BJJ to win the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Max Marak!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lyon Du (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaleb Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Du might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Du Hast. Lyon Du has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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181 lbs
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175 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyon Du!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaleb Strader!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strader shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Du pinned against the cage. Du gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Du jabs at Strader's body.
Strader takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Du clinches with his opponent.
Du throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Straders head.
Du lands an uppercut.
Du lands a right hand that snaps the head of Strader backwards.
The is referee keeping an eye on Du - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Strader's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Du lands a nice uppercut.
Du cracks Strader with a nice body shot.
Strader is trying to break free.
Strader has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Du avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Du lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Strader looks gassed!
Nice body punch from Du.
Du has Strader pressed against the cage.
Du lands a left hand that snaps the head of Strader backwards.
Strader is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Du unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Strader! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Du is unloading with more strikes now! Strader drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lyon Du!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cyrus Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benito Sobral (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn comes to the cage accompanied by 99 Problems. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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214 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyrus Quinn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benito Sobral!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sobral tries to close the distance and clinch up but Quinn swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Quinn scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Sobral is not content to let Quinn control the position.
Sobral has one foot on Quinn's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Quinn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sobral swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sobral misses with a takedown attempt
and Quinn counters by clinching up.
Quinn throws an elbow but it misses.
Sobral looking for a takedown.
Quinn gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Sobral tries to kick Quinn off but Quinn keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Quinn landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sobral pushes Quinn off looking to stand but Quinn dives back in and keeps control.
Quinn winds up and cracks Sobral with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Sobral avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Quinn.
Sobral blocking the ground and pound attempt from Quinn.
Quinn stops Sobral from getting back to his feet.
Sobral is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sobral looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Quinn.
Quinn slips a nice elbow through Sobral's hands, connecting with Sobral's forehead.
Quinn takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Quinn throwing shots but Sobral is blocking nicely.
Quinn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sobral's head.
Quinn not doing much here.
Quinn seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sobral won't allow Quinn to pass to mount.
Quinn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Quinn thows a huge punch but Sobral dodges it nicely.
Quinn wants to pass the guard but Sobral is defending well.
Quinn stalling away here and it's allowed Sobral to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Quinn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sobral is looking for a triangle but Quinn pushes his legs off easily.
Sobral looking to control.
Quinn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sobral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quinn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Quinn works over Sobral with some ground and pound from guard.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but Sobral is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sobral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quinn.
Quinn chips away with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Quinn.
Quinn scoring with punches to the head and body.
Quinn landing some decent shots from guard.
Quinn lands a couple of digs.
Sobral is looking to stand up but Quinn isn't so interested in that idea.
Quinn stands up over Sobral, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Quinn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sobral is keeping the position for now.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Quinn's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Quinn is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Quinn working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Sobral's head.
Sobral preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Quinn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Quinn scoring with some ground and pound.
Sobral wants to sweep here but Quinn controlling him for the moment.
Quinn is looking to work some ground and pound but Sobral has wrist control.
Quinn landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sobral scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Quinn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Sobral counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Quinn 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.
Sobral looks to throw a body kick
and Quinn counters with a single leg into guard. Sobral didn't expect that.
Sobral had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Quinn is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Sobral Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Quinn's back instead.
Quinn is trying to shake Sobral off. He's managed it and has hopped back to his feet! Sobral won't be happy about giving up the dominant position.
Quinn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sobral manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Quinn scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Quinn wants to control from the top but Sobral keeps moving.
Quinn gets to his feet - Sobral follows without any prompting.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sobral gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Quinn counters with a shoot takedown. Sobral fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral looking for a sweep. Not yet Sobral, not yet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sobral is trying to control the position but Quinn postures up.
Quinn avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sobral is adopting a defensive guard.
Quinn advances position into side control!
Quinn grinds an elbow into Sobral's temple.
Sobral is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Quinn asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sobral takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Quinn in side control lands a decent elbow.
Quinn stands up and beckons Sobral to his feet.
Benito Sobral seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sobral closes the distance but Quinn moves to the side
and Quinn counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Quinn.
A short left from Quinn.
A frustrated look appears on Sobral's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Quinn throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Sobrals head.
Quinn lands a right hand.
Quinn is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Sobral can't fight it off and eventually Quinn manages to take the fight to the floor. Sobral looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Quinn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sobral works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sobral working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Quinn doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Quinn manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Quinn trying to control but Sobral is working from the bottom.
Sobral looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Quinn is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Quinn won't allow Sobral to get back to his feet.
Quinn thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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.
Quinn trying to stand up but can't free himself from Sobral's guard.
Sobral controlling Quinn's posture.
Quinn lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Quinn tries to stand but Sobral is controlling from the bottom.
Sobral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sobral tries for a takedown but Quinn circles away easily
and Quinn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Sobral won't be happy with that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyrus Quinn dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Quinn gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Quinn lands a knee to the head.
A head punch on the inside from Quinn fails to land.
Sobral takes a shot to the head.
Sobral pulls guard.
Quinn stands and throws Sobral's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Quinn is chipping away with strikes.
Sobral throws a couple of punches but he's in a bad position and they don't land.
Quinn trying to control the position but Sobral is working away.
Sobral defending against the ground and pound.
Sobral sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Sobral moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sobral utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sobral lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Quinn!
Sobral swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Benito Sobral!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Richard Kuklinski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hobbis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hobbis comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Gingers Have Souls!! kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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250 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Kuklinski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Hobbis!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kuklinski moves into the clinch successfully.
Kuklinski lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hobbis backwards.
Kuklinski turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
A lull in the action here.
Hobbis is trying to control Kuklinski's posture but Kuklinski avoids it.
Kuklinski creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kuklinski lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Hobbis down.
Kuklinski grinds an elbow into Hobbis's temple.
Kuklinski looks up at the clock and then as Hobbis takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kuklinski smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuklinski scoring with punches from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuklinski cracks Hobbis with a big right hand but Hobbis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Kuklinski content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hobbis wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuklinski lands a nice forearm strike.
Kuklinski controlling the position from side mount.
Kuklinski prevents Hobbis from escaping the position.
Hobbis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hobbis tries to improve position but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hobbis tries to escape but Kuklinski is in control.
Hobbis looks gassed!
Kuklinski trying to control the position but Hobbis is working away.
Kuklinski cracks Hobbis with a big elbow.
Kuklinski controlling the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski lands a decent elbow from side control.
Kuklinski lands some shots froms side control.
Kuklinski is putting a hurting on Hobbis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hobbis is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Hobbis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kuklinski taking a breather here.
Kuklinski's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Kuklinski in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Kuklinski is putting a hurting on Hobbis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hobbis takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski decides to stand back up.
Kuklinski closes the distance and pushes Hobbis back into the cage.
Kuklinski lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Hobbis backwards.
Kuklinski lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Hobbis or not.
Kuklinski turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Kuklinski manages to end up in side control.
Kuklinski working the head and body with strikes.
Hobbis taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kuklinski working the head and body with strikes.
Kuklinski working the body and head with strikes.
Kuklinski scores with a couple of short elbows.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kuklinski scoring with punches and elbows.
Kuklinski landing a few strikes.
Hobbis takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hobbis is rocked!
Kuklinski landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hobbis is still in real trouble! Can Kuklinski finish him?
Check out the look on Kuklinski's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuklinski in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Hobbis looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Kuklinski turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Richard Kuklinski!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anthony D Amico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Jonson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
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180 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony D Amico!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Jonson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jonson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around D Amico's waist but D Amico gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jonson off to one side.
D Amico stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and D Amico wants it to stay on the feet.
Jonson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anthony D Amico has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jim Jonson.
Jonson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? D Amico is fending him off so far but Jonson persists. Nope, D Amico circles away and we're back to standing.
D Amico looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D Amico lands a glancing blow to the side of Jonson's head.
Jonson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Jonson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
D Amico lands a couple of digs.
D Amico lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
D Amico lands a couple of digs.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
D Amico is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Jonson looking for a guillotine here but D Amico defends easily.
Jonson looks gassed!
Jonson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
D Amico works over Jonson with some ground and pound from guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D Amico slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
D Amico works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
D Amico scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Jonson to see if he's OK.
D Amico lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
D Amico connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Jonson some visible discomfort.
D Amico looks up at the clock and then as Jonson takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, D Amico smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
D Amico landing a few strikes.
D Amico landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Jonson is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
D Amico working the ground and pound.
Jonson is still in real trouble! Can D Amico finish him?
D Amico trying to control the action but Jonson is working from the bottom.
Jonson seems to have recovered his senses.
Jonson is working to avoid the ground and pound but D Amico connects with a decent elbow.
D Amico lands a decent elbow from side control.
Jonson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonson taking a bit of punishment here - D Amico scoring with strikes.
Jonson is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
D Amico working the body and head with strikes.
Jonson is looking to reverse the position.
D Amico gets to mount! Jonson was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
D Amico unloading with bombs!
D Amico raining down shots from the mount!
D Amico is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Jonson is in all sorts of trouble here.
A nice elbow there by D Amico.
D Amico lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Jonson hang on?
Jonson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
D Amico unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! D Amico connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Jonson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jonson is working to get back to half guard.
D Amico unloading with bombs!
Jonson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
D Amico is in the full mount, landing strikes.
D Amico postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jonson looks a forlorn figure.
D Amico landing punches.
Jonson is desperately trying to improve his position but D Amico has a good base and remains in mount.
D Amico lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Jonson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
D Amico looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D Amico lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, D Amico cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
D Amico lands a big elbow.
D Amico cracks Jonson 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 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony D Amico!
Anthony D Amico retains his welterweight title!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Garry Dupuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Payton Strader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupuis comes to the cage accompanied by Champion by Kanye West. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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189 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Dupuis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Payton Strader!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupuis slips under a jab.
Dupuis fails to land the takedown.
Strader tries to clinch but Dupuis moves out of range.
Strader moves in looking to clinch but Dupuis pushes him off.
Dupuis looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Strader doesn't manage to clinch there - Dupuis circles away.
A slow jab from Strader misses its intended target.
Strader keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Garry Dupuis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strader fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dupuis tries to close the distance and clinch but Strader swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dupuis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dupuis ducks under a wild hook from Strader.
Dupuis is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Strader's half guard.
Dupuis passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Strader!
Dupuis breaks from Strader's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Strader wants to control but Dupuis is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dupuis raining down shots from the mount!
Dupuis tries to control but Strader wriggling away.
Dupuis is going olschool here, as he tries to force Strader to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Strader shrugs it off.
Strader tries to hold on but Dupuis pushes him away.
Dupuis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Strader wants to hold on but Dupuis pushes him away.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strader can do anything to dispel that myth.
Strader really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two 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.
Dupuis trying to control but Strader is having none of it.
Strader throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Strader is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Strader wants to control but Dupuis is having none of it.
Dupuis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Dupuis lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dupuis connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dupuis is landing with some decent strikes but Strader is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Dupuis landing shots from mount.
BOOM! Dupuis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dupuis working the ground and pound effectively.
Dupuis looking to finish Strader with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strader!
Dupuis tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Dupuis lands a heavy elbow.
Strader is desperately trying to improve his position but Dupuis has a good base and remains in mount.
Dupuis 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.
Strader looks gassed!
Dupuis has isolated one of Strader's arms. Strader looking to fight him off but Dupuis twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Garry Dupuis!
Garry Dupuis retains his middleweight title!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Boxcar Willie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Malli Nukke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malli Nukke is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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280 lbs
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250 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boxcar Willie!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malli Nukke!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Nukke.
Nukke misses with a few strikes there.
Nukke throws a series of punches but Willie avoids them all with ease.
Nukke looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nukke throws a right and a left that Willie avoids nicely.
Nukke misses with a two punch combination.
Nukke swings for the body but Willie moves out of range.
Nukke lands a left and a right that send Willie crashing to the mat, dazed. Nukke thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Boxcar Willie has been cut.
Nukke sends Willie crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Nukke is motioning to the referee to let Willie up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Willie is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nukke throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Willie keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nukke misses with a double jab.
Nukke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Willie just misses with a punch to the body.
Willie misses with a straight left.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nukke misses with a wild combination.
Nukke tries to bum rush Willie with a series of wild strikes but Willie uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Willie throws a body punch but Nukke moves out of range.
Nukke swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nukke misses with a shot to the body
and Willie counters with a nice uppercut.
Nukke throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Willie counters with a nice double leg into side control. Nukke won't be happy with that.
Willie works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Willie throws an elbow but Nukke slips to the side and avoids it well.
Nukke tries to escape but Willie is in control.
An elbow from Willie crashes against the mat.
Willie cracks Nukke with an elbow. That is naaassty.
It looks like Malli Nukke has been cut.
Nukke is looking for a sweep.
Nukke on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Nukke tries to bench press Willie off him but Willie keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nukke wants to control but Willie postures up.
Willie in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Nukke tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Willie wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nukke is trying to get back to his feet.
Nukke taking punishment in the form of punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nukke gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Willie with shots to the head and body - Nukke looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up Malli Nukke's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Malli Nukke's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Boxcar Willie!
Boxcar Willie retains his heavyweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drederick Tatum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Neil Jules (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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213 lbs
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205 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drederick Tatum!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Neil Jules!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tatum lands a left and a right that send Jules crashing to the mat, dazed. Tatum thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Neil Jules has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tatum throws the kick towards the body but Jules avoids it.
Drederick Tatum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jules dodges the punch combination from Tatum.
Tatum throws a nice looking combination but Jules bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jules moves in looking to clinch but Tatum pushes him off.
Tatum missing with a left hand there. Jules was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tatum drops Jules with a beautiful combination! Jules stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Tatum is looking for the KO!
Jules is rocked!
Jules fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Tatum avoids it really well and circles away.
Jules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jules fails with a takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Jules or perhaps it was just good defense by Tatum which made him look bad.
Drederick Tatum has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Neil Jules.
Jules tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jules fails with the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tatum will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Tatum - that will leave a mark!
Jules looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tatum lands a nice leg kick that just misses Jules's sensitive parts.
Tatum swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jules.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tatum throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jules should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Tatum swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jules slips a jab and a cross from Tatum.
Jules takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Tatum lands a big head kick that sends Jules tumbling to the mat! Tatum takes a step backwards and waves Jules back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Tatum connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Jules to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Tatum!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Drederick Tatum!
Drederick Tatum retains his light heavyweight title!
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