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SFC 65 - Riley vs. Stevenson PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mezza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kennedy comes to the cage accompanied by Domination by Jim Johnson. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Kennedy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Mezza!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mezza tries to close the distance and clinch up but Kennedy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Horrible takedown by Kennedy or perhaps it was just good defense by Mezza which made him look bad.
Mezza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mezza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mezza throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kennedy looks for a takedown but Mezza sprawls well.
Kennedy shoots in for a double leg but Mezza sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kennedy will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mezza lands a jab to the head.
Mezza misses with a double jab.
Kennedy swats away the attempt to clinch by Mezza.
Mezza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Mezza.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mezza looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Mezza as Kennedy shoots in.
Mezza misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Mezza as he jumps to the side.
A punch combination from Mezza misses.
Kennedy fails to land the takedown.
Mezza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mezza misses with a series of wild punches.
Mezza lands a jab to Kennedy's midsection.
Kennedy is breathing heavily.
Kennedy takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Mezza throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mezza misses with a double jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Mezza avoids it really well and circles away.
Mezza throws a one two combo.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Kennedy. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
A nice combination there by Mezza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kennedy tries to keep at a distance but Mezza has taken the fight into the clinch.
Mezza breaks from the clinch.
Mezza has closed the distance and engaged Kennedy in a clinch.
Kennedy jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mezza walks away with a smile on his face. Kennedy gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Mezza tries to bum rush Kennedy with a series of wild strikes but Kennedy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mezza scores with a three punch combo!
A right-left combo lands from Mezza.
Mezza misses with a two punch combination.
Mezza lands a lovely overhand right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Mezza lands a jab-cross combination.
Kennedy gets caught flat footed, as Mezza shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Kennedy looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mezza content to stall in guard here.
Mezza gets to his feet. Kennedy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Mezza closes the distance and clinches.
Kennedy tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mezza gets underhooks to prevent Kennedy's takedown attempt.
Mezza breaks from the clinch.
Mezza fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kennedy, pushing him back against the cage.
Mezza is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Mezza putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Kennedy in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Mezza manages to pull guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kennedy stops Mezza from standing up.
Mezza is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Mezza slows the pace down in half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mezza trying to control from half guard but Kennedy is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Mezza dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Mezza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Kennedy ducks under a wild hook from Mezza.
Mezza lands with a nice combination. Kennedy backs away looking to recover.
Kennedy dodges the punch combination from Mezza.
Steve Mezza seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mezza throws a nice looking combination but Kennedy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kennedy gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mezza counters with a nice uppercut.
Mezza tries to clinch but Kennedy moves out of range.
Mezza looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Mezza fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mezza dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kennedy tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Mezza misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mezza slaps away a takedown attempt from Kennedy, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Mezza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Kennedy has his takedown stuffed
and Mezza counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Kennedy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mezza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A left lands for Mezza.
Mezza throws a series of punches but Kennedy avoids them all with ease.
Mezza lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kennedy circles away quickly and effectively.
Mezza moves into the clinch successfully.
Kennedy goes for a takedown in the clinch but Mezza prevents it.
Mezza wants the takedown. Kennedy is fighting it off but Mezza persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Kennedy's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mezza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kennedy's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mezza trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Mezza tries to stand but Kennedy is controlling from the bottom.
Mezza tries to free his leg and advance position but Kennedy is retaining full guard.
Mezza is posturing up here but Kennedy has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! Mezza tries to roll out but it's too tight and Mezza has to tap! Slick submission there by Kennedy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Evan Kennedy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Tallings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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163 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Tallings!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Manny Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tallings is looking to clinch but Mayweather is avoiding it.
Tallings has Mayweather up against the cage in a clinch.
Tallings stops a takedown attempt from Mayweather.
Tallings lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mayweather backwards.
Tallings drags the fight down to the ground.
Mayweather postures up.
Tallings throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Tallings looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tallings looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mayweather is one step ahead there.
Tallings looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Mayweather wants to control from the top but Tallings keeps moving.
Mayweather must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallings working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Mayweather.
Tallings lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mayweather!
Tallings misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Tallings looking to finish with strikes here!
Tallings can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mayweather is looking to escape.
Mayweather is just holding on here. Tallings manages to take his back.
Mayweather really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Tallings. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tallings has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Mayweather has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mayweather is in bad spot here.
Mayweather trying to control but not successfully.
Tallings keeps control of the position as Mayweather tries to break free.
Mayweather trying to control the hands but Tallings breaks the grip.
Mayweather is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Mayweather trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Mayweather might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Tallings kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tallings controls the position.
Mayweather is covering up but some of the strikes from Tallings are getting through and doing damage.
Mayweather just trying to survive but Tallings is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
The referee is taking a good look at Mayweather as he is on the wrong end of some big shots from Tallings!
Tallings 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.
Tallings is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Mayweather up.
Will Tallings go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Tallings somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Tallings misses with an elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tallings avoiding Mayweather 's attempts to control his hands.
Mayweather covering up well under a series of strikes from Tallings.
Mayweather tries to roll but Tallings sticks to his back.
Mayweather covers up after that shot from Tallings.
Tallings is persistently looking for the submission but Mayweather is defending it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mayweather wants to control his opponent's hands but Tallings gets his hands free.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather biding his time here by controlling the hands, looking to escape.
Mayweather wants to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Tallings 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.
Mayweather attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mayweather swats away the attempt to clinch by Tallings.
Mayweather clinches but Tallings breaks the clinch
and Tallings holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Tallings manages to pull guard.
Mayweather trying to control but Tallings is working from the bottom.
Tallings is looking for a triangle but Mayweather pushes his legs off easily.
Mayweather trying to control the position from guard on top but Tallings is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mayweather missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Tallings wants to sweep here but Mayweather controlling him for the moment.
Mayweather seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tallings is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Tallings keeping moving, preventing Mayweather from controlling successfully.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Mayweather clinches but Tallings breaks the clinch
and Tallings counters by clinching up.
Tallings jumps into guard, dragging Mayweather to the mat.
Mayweather postures up in Tallings's guard and throws a big left but Tallings blocks it.
Tallings lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Mayweather!
Tallings with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather wants to control but Tallings is having none of it.
Tallings fails to advance to Mayweather's back.
Tallings throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Tallings wants to control the pace but Mayweather is squirming around nicely.
Mayweather controls the position.
Tallings thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Mayweather is looking to improve his position but Tallings isn't that keen on the idea.
Tallings is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Mayweather has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather is wriggling around here but as he tries to escape, Tallings has taken his back.
Mayweather just trying to survive but Tallings is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Tallings is riding his opponent, not letting Mayweather buck him off.
You can see the frustration on Mayweather's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Tallings avoiding Mayweather 's attempts to control his hands.
Tallings thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Mayweather covering up well under a barage of strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Mayweather is trying to break free.
Mayweather manages to escape to a better position under a series of strikes. Tallings is now in side control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayweather closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Tallings avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tallings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather looks for the body kick but Tallings saw that one coming.
Tallings tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Mayweather shoots in but Tallings avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mayweather closes the distance but Tallings moves to the side
and Tallings moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Tallings dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Tallings looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Tallings darts in trying to clinch
and Mayweather counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Mayweather.
Tallings breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mayweather is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Tallings. No joy for Mayweather on that attempt.
Mayweather misses with a low kick.
Tallings wants to clinch but Mayweather slips to the side
and Mayweather counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Tallings drags the fight down to the ground.
Tallings is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Tallings sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mayweather defending well though.
Mayweather wants to control but Tallings is keeping busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Tallings.
Tallings works his way into side control.
Tallings trying to control the position but Mayweather is working away.
Tallings is trying to get an arm triangle but Mayweather is defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tallings lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Tallings is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Mayweather has escaped the position, nice work there.
Mayweather defending against the ground and pound.
Dan Tallings is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mayweather is trying to control Tallings's posture but Tallings avoids it.
Mayweather is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tallings is controlling him well.
Tallings working away.
Tallings is looking to take a break and control but Mayweather is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mayweather tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Mayweather shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather throws a low kick, looking for Tallings's leg but Tallings calmly moves out of range.
Tallings tries to clinch there but Mayweather circles away.
Tallings is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mayweather is looking to chop away at Tallings's legs.
Mayweather looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Tallings is fending him off so far but Mayweather persists. Nope, Tallings circles away and we're back to standing.
Dan Tallings has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Manny Mayweather.
Mayweather circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mayweather avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dan Tallings is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mayweather fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayweather fails with a takedown attempt.
Tallings tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mayweather counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mayweather throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tallings uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mayweather.
Tallings moves in looking to clinch but Mayweather pushes him off.
Tallings moves into the clinch successfully.
Mayweather has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Tallings is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Tallings digs a right hand underneath Mayweather's ribcage. Mayweather let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tallings jumps guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mayweather controlling from the top position.
Tallings not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Tallings showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Tallings has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dan Tallings!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Parker John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diddy Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mayweather's choice of entrance music: Beggin by Madcon. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parker John!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diddy Mayweather!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for John.
John rushes Mayweather and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mayweather manages to break the clinch.
John closes the distance and clinches up with Mayweather, looking for a takedown. John pushes Mayweather against the cage but Mayweather circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Mayweather throws a looping overhand right but John ducks down to avoid it.
John takes a swing at Mayweather's ribcage but misses.
Mayweather lands with a nice body punch.
Mayweather scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
John tries to clinch up.
A shot to de liver by Mayweather. Beautiful body shot.
Mayweather connects with a nice looking jab.
Diddy Mayweather seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mayweather drops John with a beautiful combination! John stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Mayweather is looking for the KO!
John is rocked!
Mayweather ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with John's jaw. John's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Mayweather does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Diddy Mayweather!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam MacIntyre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying MacIntyre's choice of entrance music: Forever, by Throwdown. Peter Griffin is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam MacIntyre!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacIntyre closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Griffin avoids any damage from the ground and pound of MacIntyre.
MacIntyre throws a strike aimed at the side of Griffin's head but Griffin avoids it well.
MacIntyre wants to take a breather but Griffin manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for MacIntyre.
MacIntyre wants to pass the guard but Griffin is keeping the position.
Griffin avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
MacIntyre landing with the ground and pound.
MacIntyre is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MacIntyre chips away with some ground and pound.
MacIntyre prevents Griffin from getting back to his feet.
MacIntyre keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Griffin's head.
MacIntyre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacIntyre looking to pass the guard.
MacIntyre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing MacIntyre from controlling successfully.
MacIntyre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Griffin scrambles and gets back to his feet.
A punch combination from Griffin misses.
MacIntyre takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
MacIntyre scores with a kick to the midsection.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
MacIntyre moves out of range of the strikes.
Peter Griffin is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
MacIntyre fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Griffin sprawls well initially but MacIntyre persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
MacIntyre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MacIntyre thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.
Griffin might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Ground and pound from MacIntyre.
MacIntyre is trying for a kimura here. Griffin looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! MacIntyre wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Adam MacIntyre!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Hickey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boris Smirnov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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22
214 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Hickey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boris Smirnov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smirnov with a jab.
Hickey ducks under a wild hook from Smirnov.
Hickey shoots in for a takedown but Smirnov shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Hickey.
Smirnov drops Hickey with a beautiful combination! Hickey stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Smirnov is looking for the KO!
It looks like Randy Hickey has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smirnov loads up on a big right hand but Hickey slips the punch.
Hickey shoots in and drives through. Smirnov sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Hickey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smirnov leaves Hickey with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Smirnov scores with a punch to the head.
Smirnov cracks Hickey with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Hickey looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Smirnov finish him?
Hickey is rocked!
Horrible takedown by Hickey or perhaps it was just good defense by Smirnov which made him look bad.
Hickey is breathing heavily.
Hickey fails to land the takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hickey doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Smirnov tries to bum rush Hickey with a series of wild strikes but Hickey uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Boris Smirnov is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smirnov scores with a hook.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smirnov feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Hickey sprawling to the canvas! Hickey rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Smirnov finish him?!
Hickey bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! Smirnov comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hickey falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hickey was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Boris Smirnov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson St Pennianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vladamir Petrov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson St Pennianenko could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Vladamir Petrov's chin.
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson St Pennianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vladamir Petrov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrov fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pennianenko fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Petrov manages to avoid it.
Petrov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pennianenko blocking the ground and pound attempt from Petrov.
St Pennianenko avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Petrov.
St Pennianenko has hold of Petrov's hands but Petrov slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
St Pennianenko is refusing to be controlled, as Petrov sits in half guard.
St Pennianenko actively working from the bottom here.
Petrov wants to lay and pray for a moment but St Pennianenko keeps working.
Petrov not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pennianenko tries to kick Petrov off but Petrov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Petrov is keen to just control but St Pennianenko is a slippery customer.
Petrov trying to mount his opponent but St Pennianenko defends it.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Petrov is defended easily by St Pennianenko.
Petrov shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Petrov was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrov throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Petrov tries to control but St Pennianenko wriggling away.
St Pennianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Petrov is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but St Pennianenko is surviving well by controlling Petrov's body position as best he can.
Petrov is landing with some decent strikes but St Pennianenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pennianenko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Petrov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov scores with a couple of good head shots there.
St Pennianenko tries to lock up and control but Petrov gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Petrov in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
St Pennianenko is looking to get to half guard.
Petrov wants to control the pace but St Pennianenko is squirming around nicely.
Petrov throws some wild stikes that St Pennianenko manages to avoid easily.
Petrov punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pennianenko really wants to buck Petrov off and get back to his feet.
Petrov seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but St Pennianenko is holding on tight.
Petrov landing strikes from the mount.
St Pennianenko is breathing heavily.
Poor strikes thrown by Petrov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The referee warns St Pennianenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Petrov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but St Pennianenko manages to avoid the submission attempt.
St Pennianenko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Petrov is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, St Pennianenko has escaped the position, nice work there.
Petrov tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Petrov has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vladamir Petrov dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
St Pennianenko looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Petrov tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pennianenko swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
No joy there for St Pennianenko, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A punch combination from St Pennianenko misses.
Anderson St Pennianenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pennianenko looks to clinch
and Petrov counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Petrov works his way into side control.
Petrov tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Petrov is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. St Pennianenko knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Petrov working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Petrov is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pennianenko is looking to regain half guard here but Petrov keeps moving and retains side control.
St Pennianenko struggling a bit here.
St Pennianenko is not content to let Petrov control the position.
Petrov swings around for an armbar but St Pennianenko sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Petrov's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrov thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
St Pennianenko stands up and waves to Petrov to follow him.
Petrov tries to clinch but St Pennianenko is having none of it.
Petrov fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. St Pennianenko sprawls well initially but Petrov persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Petrov is pressing down on St Pennianenko's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Pennianenko is holding on for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ground and pound from Petrov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrov controlling the pace.
Petrov seems to be working for a kimura but St Pennianenko defends the submission attempt.
St Pennianenko wants to control but Petrov is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Nice strikes from Petrov there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Petrov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Petrov has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can St Pennianenko defend it? Petrov steps over the head and cranks it - St Pennianenko is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Petrov!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Vladamir Petrov!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Kevin Wood has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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151 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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149 lbs
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Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Penn!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Penn is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wood sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A shot to de liver by Wood. Beautiful body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Penn drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Wood is retaining full guard.
Wood working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Penn.
Wood manages to escape and get back to his feet.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Wood.
Penn throws a head kick that misses.
Wood throws a push kick but Penn slaps the foot to one side.
Wood throws a head kick but Penn moves out of range.
Penn blocks a head kick by Wood.
Wood pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wood throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Penn walks into a jab.
Penn shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Penn dodges the punch combination from Wood.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Penn looks gassed!
Penn shoots in and drives through. Wood sprawls well.
Kevin Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of BJ Penn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Penn's hands.
Penn is rocked!
It looks like BJ Penn has been cut.
Wood drops Penn with a huge uppercut! Penn drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes. Wood is raining down punches and the ref stops the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shane The Pain Killer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Pain Killer comes to the cage accompanied by Combat Baby. Steven Knight has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Shane The Pain Killer's chin.
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155 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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25
160 lbs
7 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane The Pain Killer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 1, fighting out of New York, Steven Knight!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The Pain Killer tries to clinch but Knight moves out of range.
Knight circles away from the clinch attempt.
The Pain Killer looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Knight lands a nice hook to The Pain Killer's body. The Pain Killer takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Knight lands a high kick to the side of The Pain Killer's head that stuns him and send him tumbling down to the canvas! Knight dives into guard, looking to finish.
The Pain Killer is rocked!
It looks like Shane The Pain Killer has been cut.
Knight arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! The Pain Killer's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Steven Knight!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Sachel (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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175 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Sachel!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sachel is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dylan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dylan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Sachel did well to prevent Dylan getting side control.
Dylan slows the pace down in half guard.
Sachel looking for submissions off his back.
Dylan thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Sachel's head.
Sachel works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sachel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Dylan is one step ahead there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dylan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Dylan with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Sachel has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dylan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Sachel looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachel escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Dylan gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Dylan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Dylan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sachel working for a triangle but Dylan defends it easily.
Sachel trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Dylan chips away with some ground and pound.
Sachel looking to control but Dylan passes into half guard.
Dylan trying to control from half guard but Sachel is working away.
Dylan trying to mount his opponent but Sachel defends it.
Sachel wants to control but Dylan is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sachel shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Dylan moves into the clinch.
Dylan lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sachel backwards.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Dylan misses with a hook to the ribs.
Dylan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sachel takes a shot to the head.
Sachel being controlled against the cage.
A short right from Dylan on the inside.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sachel's elbow.
Dylan misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Dylan lands a nice shot to the body.
A right hand to the body from Dylan.
Sachel looks gassed!
Dylan lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands a body punch.
A short body shot lands from Dylan as the two fighters clinch.
Dylan is leaning against Sachel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Dylan.
Good body shot from Dylan.
Dylan lands a left hand.
A right hook to the body lands for Dylan.
Dylan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dylan scores with a hook to the body.
Dylan gets underhooks to prevent Sachel's takedown attempt.
Rob Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sachel.
Dylan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dylan lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dylan lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Sachel or not.
A short body shot lands from Dylan as the two fighters clinch.
Dylan gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Sachel regains guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dylan forces his way into half guard.
Dylan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Dylan is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Dylan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dylan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Dylan unloading with bombs!
BOOM! Dylan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Dylan landing punches.
Sachel is trying to escape the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sachel wants to control but Dylan is having none of it.
Sachel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Dylan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Dylan works Sachel's body with a nice hook.
Sachel on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Dylan closes the distance and clinches.
Sachel tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dylan lands a body shot.
Dylan scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Sachel turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Sachel is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Dylan knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Dylan manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Sachel is breathing heavily.
Dylan takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rob Dylan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dylan is nestled in close to Sachel, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Ground and pound from Dylan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sachel actively working from the bottom here.
Dylan moves nicely into side control.
Sachel is looking to regain half guard here but Dylan keeps moving and retains side control.
Dylan taking a breather here.
Dylan working the head and body with strikes.
Sachel taking punishment in the form of punches.
You can see the frustration on Sachel's face as Dylan controls the position.
Dylan in side control lands a decent elbow.
Dylan gets to mount! Sachel was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands with some strikes.
Dylan cracks Sachel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sachel is trying to escape the mount.
Dylan working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Dylan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sachel?
Dylan with good strikes from the mount here!
Sachel is rocked!
Dylan avoids the attempt from Sachel to control.
Sachel keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sachel wants to control but Dylan is having none of it.
Sachel is looking to improve his position but Dylan isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Sachel is bucking up trying to escape but Dylan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Dylan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Sachel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Dylan tries to control but Sachel wriggling away.
Sachel is looking to improve his position but Dylan isn't that keen on the idea.
Dylan trying to control but Sachel is having none of it.
Dylan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sachel can do to turn this around?
A nice elbow there by Dylan.
Dylan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sachel?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sachel really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dylan looking to finish Sachel with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sachel!
Dylan landing punches.
Dylan looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Sachel is still in real trouble! Can Dylan finish him?
Sachel is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Sachel that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sachel wants to hold on but Dylan pushes him away.
Dylan scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Sachel?
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sachel is trying to escape the mount.
Sachel is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Dylan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Dylan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Sachel seems to have recovered his senses.
Dylan scores with a decent looking hook.
Dylan moves into the clinch.
Dylan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dylan stalls.
Sachel is trying to drag Dylan to the mat but Dylan just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Dylan tries to work over Sachel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sachel tries for a takedown but Dylan manages to get underhooks.
Sachel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dylan lands with a right to the head.
Dylan prevents the takedown attempt.
Rob Dylan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Sachel.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sachel's elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan stalling the fight.
Dylan tries a body shot but Sachel blocks it.
Dylan digs a right hand into Sachel's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sachel's gas tank.
Dylan misses with a body punch.
Sachel jumps guard but Dylan stands there with Sachel around his waist. Sachel gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Dylan lands a shot to the body.
Dylan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dylan makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Dylan lands a nice shot to the body.
Dylan content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Dylan works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Dylan works on Sachel's body with a couple of short punches.
Dylan is leaning against Sachel and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dylan pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands a nice uppercut.
Nice body punch from Dylan.
Dylan avoiding damage.
Dylan cracks Sachel with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dylan stalling against the cage.
Dylan scores with a hook to the body.
Dylan tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Sachel's elbow.
Sachel drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nice body punch from Dylan - that landed with a thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan pushes Sachel back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Dylan lands a body shot.
Sachel fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Sachel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dylan pushes Sachel back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Dylan.
Dylan works on Sachel's body with a couple of short punches.
A shot in the inside from Dylan.
Dylan presses Sachel against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Dylan lands a shot to the body.
Dylan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Dylan prevents the takedown attempt.
Rob Dylan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A short right from Dylan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Dylan goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dylan prevents a takedown attempt there.
Sachel is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
A bit of stalling here from Dylan.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dylan. Sachel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jason Sachel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Dylan thuds a left hand into Sachel's body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dylan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Dylan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bogan Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joseph Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stevenson has chosen Higher Ground - Red Hot Chili Peppers as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bogan Riley!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joseph Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson moves into range and clinches up with Riley.
A short right from Stevenson.
Stevenson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stevenson is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Stevenson obliges.
Riley blocks an elbow strike.
Stevenson wants the takedown. Riley is fighting it off but Stevenson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Riley's guard against the cage.
Stevenson trying to control the position from guard on top but Riley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Riley looking to control.
Stevenson trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.
Stevenson postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Riley is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Stevenson, into his guard.
Riley passes Stevenson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stevenson trying to control from the bottom.
Riley trying to pass the guard but Stevenson defending well.
Stevenson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Stevenson looking to force a kimura from the bottom here. He's concentrating on that move too much though and Riley pushes past his half guard into mount!
Stevenson is desperately trying to improve his position but Riley has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Stevenson tries to lock up and control but Riley gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Stevenson is working to get back to half guard.
Riley is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Riley looks to land a right hand but Stevenson moved out of range.
Stevenson wants to clinch.
Bogan Riley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Riley stuns Stevenson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stevenson looks gassed!
Stevenson shoots in for a takedown but Riley shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Riley swings for the body but Stevenson moves out of range.
Stevenson wants to clinch up but Riley keeps it at a distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley digs a good hook to Stevenson's body.
Riley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Riley misses with a series of wild punches.
Riley smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Riley lands with a straight right. Stevenson didn't see that one coming.
Riley getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Riley tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stevenson was well out of range. Poor timing from Riley.
Riley lands with a hook. Stevenson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stevenson shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Riley defends it nicely.
Bogan Riley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joseph Stevenson.
Riley throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Stevenson drops his hands momentarily and Riley takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Riley is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Riley scores with a jab. Stevenson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stevenson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Riley lands a body shot.
Riley lands a left and a right that send Stevenson crashing to the mat, dazed. Riley thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Stevenson is rocked!
Riley steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Stevenson is out on his feet! Riley sets himself and nearly takes Stevenson's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bogan Riley!
Bogan Riley retains his welterweight title!
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