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TNF 1 - The Rising PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between jr jrod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Senecal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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210 lbs
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205 lbs
2 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, jr jrod!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Senecal!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jrod throws a right and a left that Senecal avoids nicely.
Senecal rushes jrod and presses him up against the cage.
jrod tries to break the clinch but Senecal is controlling the position.
Senecal works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
jrod preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Senecal tries to free his leg and advance position but jrod is retaining full guard.
Senecal gets to his feet - jrod follows without any prompting.
Senecal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with jrod but jrod pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Senecal fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
jrod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
jrod lands a head kick. Senecal smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
jrod misses with a wild combination.
jrod misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
jrod swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
jrod misses with a jab, cross combination.
jrod displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Senecal.
jr jrod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Senecal.
Senecal tries to clinch there but jrod circles away.
jrod jabs at Senecal's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jrod misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
jrod throws a series of strikes that have Senecal backpedaling.
jrod rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Senecal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Senecal misses with a takedown attempt - jrod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Senecal blocks a head kick by jrod.
Senecal shoots in for a takedown but jrod shows good takedown defense.
jr jrod is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Senecal looks gassed!
jrod clinches up with Senecal and pushes him back against the cage.
jrod throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
jrod pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
jrod misses with a wild combination.
Senecal fails with a takedown attempt.
jrod throws a right and a left that Senecal avoids nicely.
Senecal is looking to clinch but jrod is avoiding it.
Senecal slips a jab and a cross from jrod.
jrod lands the left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from jrod lands but Senecal takes it in his stride.
jrod fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
jrod connects with a jab.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
jrod is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Some wild striking there from jrod.
jrod lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Senecal misses the target.
Senecal shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. jrod manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
jrod wants to get back to his feet but Senecal is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Senecal advances to half guard.
Senecal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. jrod defending well though.
Senecal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senecal stops jrod from getting back to his feet.
Senecal throwing shots but jrod is blocking nicely.
Senecal not landing any meaningful shots this time.
jrod wants to get back to his feet.
Senecal postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for jrod to stand up.
jrod misses with a double jab.
Senecal shoots in looking for a takedown. jrod tries to sprawl out of it but Senecal keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. jrod manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
jrod lands a right hook to the body.
jrod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Senecal, pushing him back against the cage.
jrod manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jrod digs a good hook to Senecal's body.
No joy there for jrod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
jrod looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Senecal looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
jrod looks to land a combination but Senecal avoids it well.
jrod scores with a one two! Senecal had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
jrod stalks Senecal and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Senecal's face. Senecal staggers backwards, shaken.
jrod lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Senecal wants to clinch
and jrod counters with a big head kick but Senecal shrugs it off.
jrod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
jrod circles away from the clinch attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
jrod throws a right and a left that Senecal avoids nicely.
jrod lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
jrod is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Senecal shoots and misses
and jrod counters with an outside leg kick.
jrod scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
jr jrod dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
jrod lands with a nice body punch.
No joy there for jrod, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Danga de danga de dang - jrod scores with a four punch combination!
jrod throws a nice looking combination but Senecal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Senecal darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Senecal lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Senecal tries to pass the half guard into mount. jrod knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
jrod makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Senecal fails with a takedown attempt.
Senecal tries to score with a low kick but jrod moves his leg out of the way.
Senecal swings and misses with a hook to the body.
jrod stuffs the takedown.
jrod throws a series of punches but Senecal avoids them all with ease.
jrod throws a combination. Senecal tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
jrod connects with a high kick.
jrod throws a series of strikes that have Senecal backpedaling.
Senecal is on the wrong end of a nice combination from jrod.
jrod fails to land with a series of punches.
Senecal shoots in and drives through. jrod sprawls well.
jr jrod has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Senecal.
Senecal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and jrod counters with a left and a right that stings Senecal.
Senecal on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Senecal tries to clinch up
and jrod counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
jrod clinches.
Senecal drops down looking for an ankle pick but jrod pulls his leg out and moves away.
jrod will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
jrod's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and jrod duly obliges.
jr jrod is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Senecal shoots for a takedown but jrod saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
jrod displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
A punch combination from jrod misses.
jrod throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Senecal.
jrod dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Senecal doesn't succeed with the takedown
and jrod counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
jrod misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jrod lands with a kick to the temple. Senecal shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
jrod tries to close the distance and clinch up but Senecal swats him away and circles back towards the center.
jrod tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Senecal shoots for a double leg takedown but jrod sprawls well. He's pushed Senecal's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Senecal closes the distance and clinches up with jrod, looking for a takedown. Senecal pushes jrod against the cage but jrod circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
jrod swinging wilding here.
jrod looks to land a combination but Senecal avoids it well.
jrod is looking to wear down Senecal with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Senecal dives in and grabs jrod's left leg, looking for a takedown. jrod pushes down on Senecal's head and hops out.
jrod throws a head kick that misses.
Senecal fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. jrod sprawls well initially but Senecal persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Senecal stops jrod from getting back to his feet.
Senecal is nestled in close to jrod, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Senecal looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
jrod taking some punishment here, with Senecal in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jrod is in trouble now - Senecal has advanced to mount!
jrod really wants to buck Senecal off and get back to his feet.
Senecal tries to control but jrod wriggling away.
jrod is trying to stand up.
Senecal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jrod is looking to escape.
Senecal throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that jr jrod will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Senecal looks to clinch
and jrod counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
jrod throws a right and a left that both miss.
Senecal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Senecal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Senecal unloading with bombs!
Senecal goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now jrod is on top in guard.
Alex Senecal has got the better of the ground game so far.
jrod has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Senecal is proving hard to escape from.
Senecal pushes jrod off and scrambles back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Senecal misses with a takedown attempt - jrod sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
jrod scores with a head kick.
Senecal shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Senecal was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
jrod's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Senecal throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
jrod is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Senecal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
jrod taking shots to the head.
Senecal fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Senecal can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jrod is looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Senecal with the ground and pound from mount.
Senecal is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Senecal working jrod over with strikes here.
jrod tries to buck Senecal off but he can't manage it.
jrod in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
jrod wants to get back to his feet.
Senecal landing punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Senecal lands a big shot there that rocks jrod but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Senecal thowing shots but they're missing.
Senecal landing shots from mount.
jrod squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Senecal lands with some vicious ground and pound - can jrod hang on?
jrod's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
jrod is in a horrible position here. Senecal smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Senecal trying to control but he's not successful this time.
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.
Senecal sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
jrod is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
jrod wants to get back to his feet.
Senecal scoring with strikes but jrod is staying in there.
Senecal working away from the top, dropping strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Senecal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think jrod has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... jr jrod!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between gearge jone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Quinn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quinn has chosen Break Stuff as his entrance music. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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200 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
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205 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, gearge jone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Quinn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
jone is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
jone throws a right hand that Quinn ducks under and follows up with a left that Quinn also avoids with ease.
gearge jone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quinn throws a sloppy head kick and jone moves out of range easily.
jone tries to clinch but Quinn moves out of range.
jone pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quinn fails with an attempt to clinch.
jone tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Quinn counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Quinn decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on jone, up you get!
Quinn tries to clinch up but jone circles away and keeps his distance.
jone wants to clinch but Quinn slips to the side
and Quinn counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps jone thinking.
jone is breathing heavily.
jone keeps the fight on the outside.
Quinn chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before jone can pounce on him.
jone tries to clinch
and Quinn counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but jone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn controlling from the top position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Quinn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn controlling from the top position.
Quinn stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Quinn clinches.
Quinn crunches a lovely knee into jone's ribcage.
Quinn is looking to break free of the clinch but jone has double underhooks.
Quinn stalls.
Quinn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn keeps jone at a distance using the push kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Quinn.
A combination from jone does no damage.
Quinn dodges the punch combination from jone.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Quinn.
Quinn tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Quinn has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Quinn lands a nice forearm strike.
Quinn stands up.
A punch combination from jone misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn scores with a head kick.
Quinn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Quinn, right into the meat.
jone throws a sloppy head kick
and Quinn counters with a low kick, right behind jone 's knee.
Quinn shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. jone is trying to defend but Quinn finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Quinn stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Quinn clinches up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
jone pulls guard.
Quinn trying to control the position from guard on top but jone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Quinn gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
jone tries to clinch
and Quinn counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
You can see the frustration on jone's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
jone tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
jone tries to bench press Quinn off him but Quinn keeps the position.
jone wants to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Quinn decides to take the fight back to the feet.
jone misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Quinn dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
jone fails with an attempt to clinch.
Quinn lands a high kick!
jone fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Quinn feints and then cracks jone's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow jone down.
gearge jone is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
jone has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Quinn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent jone stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Quinn scoring well with a low kick there.
Quinn wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Quinn scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
jone is trying to escape the position but Quinn is controlling the position.
jone takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Quinn decides to stand back up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Quinn lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crunch! Quinn slams his shin into jone's torso.
Quinn tries to clinch up but jone circles away and keeps his distance.
Quinn shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Quinn looking to control but jone is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Quinn landing strikes from the mount.
jone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
jone is wriggling around trying to escape.
jone wants to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
Quinn controlling from the full mount.
jone is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quinn connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quinn is landing with some decent strikes but jone is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
jone is trying desperately to improve position.
jone tries to hold on but Quinn postures up.
Quinn looking to finish jone with some ground and pound. This is bad for jone!
jone is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quinn cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Quinn controlling the pace for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
jone tries to reverse the position but Quinn maintains control.
Quinn with good strikes from the mount here!
Quinn has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Quinn controlling from the full mount.
Quinn working jone over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Quinn looking to control and managing it successfully.
Quinn avoids the attempt from jone to control.
Quinn lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
jone is squirming around, avoiding Quinn's attempts to control the action.
jone keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Quinn sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
jone is working to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Quinn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
jone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Quinn is trying to get back to full guard.
Quinn gets back to full guard.
Quinn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Quinn manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. jone manages to get himself to full guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Quinn forces his way into half guard.
Peter Quinn has got the better of the ground game so far.
jone pushes Quinn off looking to stand but Quinn dives back in and keeps control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Quinn keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
jone strikes from the bottom but Quinn passes into mount!
jone wants to control but Quinn is having none of it.
Quinn prevents jone from getting the reversal.
Quinn controlling the position easily from mount.
jone is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
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.
jone wants to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
jone can't escape the position.
jone is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
jone can't escape the position.
jone is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
jone tries to hold on but Quinn pushes him away.
Quinn can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as jone is looking to escape.
jone wants to try and get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quinn takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Quinn avoids the attempt from jone to control.
Quinn wants to control the pace but jone is squirming around nicely.
Quinn has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
jone tries to reverse the position but Quinn maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Quinn looking to control and managing it successfully.
jone is trying to stand.
Quinn trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Quinn avoids the attempt from jone to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
jone is looking to improve his position but Quinn isn't that keen on the idea.
gearge jone has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Quinn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Quinn looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Quinn.
Well Quinn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Quinn!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Steven Semenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Micheal Zak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Semenko kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Sure Fire Winners. Steven Semenko has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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144 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Semenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Micheal Zak!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zak gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Semenko to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Zak looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Semenko wants to control from the top but Zak keeps moving.
Semenko is in close to Zak's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Semenko is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Zak is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Zak has escaped and now he's on top!
Semenko looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Semenko looking for a guillotine here but Zak defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zak looking to pass the guard.
Semenko could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Semenko is looking for a triangle but Zak pushes his legs off easily.
Zak is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Semenko has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Zak is looking to defend but Semenko has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Zak! Semenko pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Zak taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Steven Semenko!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Brentwood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Hayes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hayes has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. This should be a great matchup!
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285 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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300 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Brentwood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Hayes!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Hayes as Brentwood shoots in.
Hayes looks gassed!
Brentwood throws a lazy right hand but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brentwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brentwood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Brentwood shoots in but no luck this time.
Brentwood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brentwood somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Brentwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brentwood throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hayes has taken the fight to the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brentwood has Hayes pressed against the cage, preventing Hayes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Hayes is trying to break free.
Brentwood blocks an elbow strike from Hayes.
Brentwood keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hayes's efforts to push away.
Hayes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Brentwood changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hayes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Brentwood shoots in for a double leg but Hayes sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brentwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hayes swivels and escapes.
Brentwood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hayes lands a head kick!
The fight stays on the outside here - Hayes looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hayes moves into range and clinches up with Brentwood.
Hayes escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brentwood comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brentwood tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Hayes counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Brentwood tries for a takedown but Hayes sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brentwood shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hayes makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Brentwood really felt that one!
Brentwood misses with a takedown
and Hayes counters with a nice leg kick.
Hayes buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Brentwood changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Hayes looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Brentwood taking a break here but Hayes is having none of it and regains half guard.
Brentwood scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hayes controlling the position for now.
Hayes trying to control but Brentwood postures up.
Brentwood tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Brentwood throws a strike but Hayes avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Hayes is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
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.
Brentwood is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hayes wants to get back to his feet but Brentwood is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Brentwood makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hayes looking to control.
Brentwood with a nice head shot there.
Hayes is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brentwood is controlling him.
Brentwood trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but John Hayes will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hayes throws a nice head kick!
Brentwood fails with the takedown
and Hayes counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Brentwood is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Brentwood fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hayes tries to bum rush Brentwood with a series of wild strikes but Brentwood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brentwood gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hayes is pressed up against the cage. Brentwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayes down to the mat. Hayes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Brentwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hayes doesn't manage to clinch there - Brentwood circles away.
Hayes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brentwood moves into range and connects with a jab.
Brentwood throws a left and a right that both miss
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Brentwood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid body kick from Hayes.
Hayes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Brentwood has his takedown stuffed
and Hayes holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Brentwood tries for a takedown. No joy.
Brentwood prevents Hayes from breaking the clinch.
Hayes is pressed up against the cage. Brentwood has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Hayes down to the mat. Hayes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Hayes lands a head kick!
Brentwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Brentwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brentwood fails with the takedown
and Hayes counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hayes.
Hayes's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Brentwood tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Hayes counters with a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brentwood connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Brentwood doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hayes counters with a body kick.
Brentwood gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brentwood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayes lands a nice elbow.
Hayes gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Hayes prevents the takedown attempt.
Brentwood fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hayes breaks from the clinch.
Bruce Brentwood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Brentwood fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hayes avoids it really well and circles away.
Brentwood fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brentwood shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hayes pinned against the cage. Hayes gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
No luck for Brentwood with that takedown attempt.
Brentwood misses with a takedown attempt
and Hayes counters with a head kick. That will keep Brentwood thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Brentwood gets a takedown into half guard.
Brentwood prevents Hayes from standing back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brentwood not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brentwood prevents Hayes from standing back up.
Brentwood scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Hayes gets back to full guard.
Hayes wants to stand but Brentwood is controlling the position.
Hayes will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Hayes throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Hayes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brentwood with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hayes counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Brentwood fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Hayes. No joy for Brentwood on that attempt.
Hayes closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Brentwood did well to prevent Hayes getting side control.
Brentwood keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Brentwood trying to get back to full guard but Hayes takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Hayes looking to finish with strikes here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Brentwood tries to reverse the position but Hayes maintains control.
Brentwood on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brentwood tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayes throws a sloppy strike and Brentwood uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Brentwood has ended up in Hayes's guard.
Hayes has his feet on Brentwood's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brentwood.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Brentwood. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brentwood misses with a takedown attempt
and Hayes counters with a nice body kick.
Hayes fakes the leg kick and cracks Brentwood in the body.
Hayes throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brentwood.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brentwood with a poor takedown
and Hayes counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brentwood avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brentwood tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Hayes swivels and escapes.
Brentwood tries to score a power double leg takedown but Hayes sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Brentwood somewhat.
Brentwood takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brentwood shoots in for a takedown but Hayes shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for Brentwood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brentwood takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Hayes goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brentwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brentwood has his takedown stuffed
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Brentwood.
Brentwood shoots in looking for a takedown. Hayes tries to sprawl out of it but Brentwood keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Hayes manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Hayes throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brentwood's head.
Brentwood looks to clinch
and Hayes counters with a nice kick to the body.
The fight stays on the outside here - Brentwood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Brentwood throws a predictable looking body shot
and Hayes counters with a head kick.
Hayes darts in and clinches Brentwood up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hayes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hayes being controlled against the cage.
Hayes with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Hayes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Hayes can't break the clinch.
Hayes tries to circle away but Brentwood has him pinned against the cage.
Hayes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Hayes can't break the clinch.
Brentwood tries for a takedown but Hayes manages to get underhooks.
Hayes throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Brentwood blocks it with crossed arms.
Hayes breaks the clinch.
Bruce Brentwood seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hayes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hayes tries to close the distance and clinch but Brentwood swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bruce Brentwood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
John Hayes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A big left from Brentwood misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Hayes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Hayes winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Hayes!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Soboyt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Link Copper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnny Soboyt had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Soboyt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Link Copper!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soboyt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Copper drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Soboyt dives on top into guard.
Soboyt would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Copper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Copper really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Soboyt. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Soboyt gets to his feet. Copper looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Soboyt really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Soboyt shoots in but no luck this time.
Copper fails in his attempt to clinch.
Copper is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Soboyt shoots in looking for a takedown. Copper tries to sprawl out of it but Soboyt keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Copper manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Soboyt has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copper gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Soboyt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnny Soboyt. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Copper keeps control of Soboyt as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Soboyt gets underhooks to prevent Copper's takedown attempt.
Soboyt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Copper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Copper throws a leg kick that misses.
Copper looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Copper looks gassed!
Soboyt slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Copper trying to control the position from guard on top but Soboyt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soboyt manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Copper tries to lock up and control but Soboyt gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Copper is squirming around, avoiding Soboyt's attempts to control the action.
Copper is in a horrible position here. Soboyt smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Soboyt avoids the attempt from Copper to control.
Soboyt lands with some strikes.
Soboyt is standing up, even though he is in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Copper wants to clinch
and Soboyt counters with a body kick.
Soboyt doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Copper counters with a single leg into guard. Soboyt didn't expect that.
Copper wants to control from the top but Soboyt keeps moving.
Copper would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Soboyt will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Soboyt wants to stand up but Copper is controlling him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soboyt trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Soboyt keeping moving, preventing Copper from controlling successfully.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Soboyt throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Copper throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Soboyt was covering up waiting for the punch and Copper finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Soboyt wants to stand but Copper is controlling the position.
Copper is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Soboyt trying to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Copper dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Soboyt gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Copper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Soboyt is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Soboyt wants to get back to his feet but Copper is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Copper wanted to stand there but Soboyt had control of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Copper pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Soboyt is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Copper postures up.
Copper stops Soboyt from standing up.
Soboyt wants to sweep but no luck.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Copper fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Soboyt sprawls well initially but Copper persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Soboyt regains full guard. Nicely done.
Copper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soboyt is proving hard to escape from.
Copper won't allow Soboyt to get back to his feet.
Soboyt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Copper manages to get himself to full guard.
Soboyt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copper closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Copper stands up.
Soboyt stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Soboyt wants it to stay on the feet.
Copper shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Soboyt manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Soboyt is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Copper is controlling him.
Copper has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Soboyt is proving hard to escape from.
Copper trying to control but Soboyt is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soboyt working a defensive guard here.
Soboyt pushes Copper off and gets back to his feet.
Soboyt rushes Copper and presses him up against the cage.
Copper pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Copper clinches with his opponent.
Soboyt changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Copper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Soboyt gets caught flat footed, as Copper shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soboyt keeping moving, preventing Copper from controlling successfully.
Soboyt wants to stand but Copper is controlling the position.
Copper must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Copper tries to free his leg and advance position but Soboyt is retaining full guard.
Copper looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Soboyt wants to sweep here but Copper controlling him for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Link Copper showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Soboyt keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Copper shoots in and bounces Soboyt off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Soboyt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Copper looking to pass the guard.
Link Copper has got the better of the ground game so far.
Soboyt looking to hit a scissor sweep but Copper is one step ahead there.
Copper drops back looking for a leg! Soboyt is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Soboyt manages to kick Copper off! Copper jumps back into Soboyt's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soboyt manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Copper manages to get himself to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soboyt gets to his feet - Copper follows without any prompting.
Copper has taken the fight to the clinch.
Copper is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Soboyt gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Copper turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Copper manages to end up in side control.
Soboyt prevents Copper from moving into mount.
Copper wants to stand but Soboyt is controlling his arm.
Copper works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee asks Copper politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Copper prefers to stall for the moment though.
Soboyt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Copper wants to improve his position but Soboyt is controlling well.
Copper is trying to control but Soboyt manages to pass to mount!
Copper looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
Soboyt controlling well, preventing Copper from escaping the position.
Copper defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
I really don't envy Copper right now.
Soboyt is looking to control Copper but Copper is wriggling around and keeping busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soboyt working for a choke but Copper is defending well.
I really don't envy Copper right now.
Copper is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Copper rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Soboyt wants to stand but Copper has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Copper is pressing down on Soboyt's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soboyt stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Soboyt steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Copper.
Soboyt tries a head kick but it misses.
Soboyt scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Copper wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Soboyt throws a head kick that misses.
Copper wants to clinch.
Copper shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Soboyt as he jumps to the side.
Johnny Soboyt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Copper drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Johnny Soboyt.
I think Copper has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Link Copper!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sheldon Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Blanks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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200 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sheldon Green!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Blanks!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blanks changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Green tries to avoid it but Blanks manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Green to the ground. Green escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Green gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Blanks goes for a takedown attempt but Green pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Green throws a head kick but Blanks moves out of range.
Green displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Blanks.
Sheldon Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blanks.
Nice takedown defense from Green. No joy for Blanks on that attempt.
Green has his takedown stuffed
and Blanks counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Blanks looks gassed!
Green is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Green sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Blanks defending well though.
Green missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Green content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green works his way into side control.
Green is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Blanks has escaped the position, nice work there.
Green 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.
Blanks throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Green scores with a nice right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blanks doesn't manage to clinch there - Green circles away.
Good shot there by Green.
Blanks misses with a head kick.
Blanks with a lazy takedown attempt
and Green counters with a nice double leg into side control. Blanks won't be happy with that.
Blanks gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Blanks in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Green trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Blanks is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Blanks is desperately trying to improve his position but Green has a good base and remains in mount.
Green wants to control the pace but Blanks is squirming around nicely.
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.
Green controlling from mount.
Blanks wants to control but Green is having none of it.
Green jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Blanks is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Blanks and Green has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Blanks stops Green from passing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Green dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Blanks has his takedown stuffed
and Green holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Green tries to pull guard but Blanks holds him up against the cage and eventually Green drops back down to his feet.
Blanks is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Green wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Blanks has him pressed against the cage.
Green breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blanks fails with the takedown
and Green counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sheldon Green has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Blanks.
Green shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Blanks's guard.
Green advances to half guard.
Green trying to pass the guard but Blanks defending well.
Blanks wants to get back to full guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blanks is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Green scores with a couple of nice shots.
Blanks is looking for a sweep. Green is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Blanks is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Green pulls his head out easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Green in particular looking to stall.
Green trying to control from Blanks's half guard. Blanks has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Green trying to control but Blanks is working from the bottom.
Green is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Blanks is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Blanks not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Green trying to control but Blanks is working from the bottom.
Blanks seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control the position from guard on top but Blanks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blanks is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blanks throwing shots but Green is blocking nicely.
Blanks is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Green is staying active underneath Blanks, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Green wants to control but Blanks is keeping busy.
Green is trying to get back to full guard.
Green tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Blanks manages to move to mount!
Green is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Blanks throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Blanks is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Blanks throws a half hearted mid kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sheldon Green dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Green scores with a nice strike.
Blanks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Green decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Blanks's guard.
Blanks pulls Green in close to his closed guard and prevents Green from doing any damage or advancing position.
Green trying to control but Blanks is working from the bottom.
Green sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Blanks's guard.
Blanks is trying to stand up here but Green is controlling him well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Green is working for a kimura but Blanks is defending it quite comfortably.
Green is working for a kimura but Blanks is defending it quite comfortably.
Green seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Blanks does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Blanks is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Green's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Green's back!
Green preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Blanks.
Blanks is trying to control but Green is trying to escape here - he's now mounted.
Blanks takes Green's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Green is in trouble.
Blanks is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Green is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blanks has managed to slip his arm under Green's chin. This could be all over... yep, Green is tapping out! Submission win for Blanks.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:28 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Billy Blanks!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Herbie Hide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herbie Hide!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hide scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hide trying to control the action but Hammer is working from the bottom.
Hammer is looking to reverse the position.
Hide is trying to ground and pound but Hammer uses the momentary lack of control by Hide to regain half guard.
Hammer wants to control but Hide is keeping busy.
Hide is taking a breather. Hammer says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Hide is looking to advance position but Hammer won't allow it.
Hide perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hammer is trying to maintain the position but Hide is very close to passing his half guard.
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.
Hammer is refusing to be controlled, as Hide sits in half guard.
Hide throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hide is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hide closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Hammer to the mat! Hammer manages to get full guard.
Hide wants to pass the guard but Hammer is keeping the position.
Hide passes Hammer's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hammer manages to get to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Hide controls the pace.
Hammer looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Hide trying to control the position from guard on top but Hammer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hide.
Hide controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Hammer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammer is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Hide pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hammer is keeping the position for now.
Hide sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hide tries to free his leg and advance position but Hammer is retaining full guard.
Hide is looking to work some ground and pound but Hammer has wrist control.
Hammer is trying to control the position but Hide postures up.
Hide has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hide looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hammer tries to free his leg and advance position but Hide is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Donk. Hide catches Hammer right on the button with a cross.
Hammer fails with the takedown
and Hide counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hammer!
Hide can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
Hide takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Hide dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Hammer tries for a takedown but Hide circles away easily
so Hide counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hammer is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Hide wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Hide throwing strikes but missing.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Hide from controlling successfully.
Hide trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hammer looking for a sweep. Not yet Hammer, not yet.
Hide content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide working some strikes from top position.
Hide trying to control but Hammer is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammer had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Hide is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Hammer Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Hide's back instead.
Hammer is breathing heavily.
Hide defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Hide looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
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.
Hide rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Hammer seems to be working for a kimura but Hide defends the submission attempt.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hammer shoots and misses
and Hide counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hide.
Hide slips nicely into half guard.
Hide lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hide slows the pace down in half guard.
Hide'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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Hide scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Hide has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Hide controlling from mount.
Hide can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Hammer is looking to escape.
Hide fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herbie Hide dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Hide misses with a wild combination.
Hide shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hide showed some decent athleticism there.
Hide is thwarting Hammer's attempts to control the position.
Hide is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hide with the ground and pound from mount.
Hide pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Hide trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Hide landing strikes from the mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hide working the ground and pound effectively.
Hammer is trying desperately to improve position.
Hide raining down shots from the mount!
Hammer in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Hammer is squirming around, avoiding Hide's attempts to control the action.
Hammer is wriggling around trying to escape.
Hide dominating with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hide content just to control the position here.
Hide with good strikes from the mount here!
Hammer takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hide takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hide looking to control but Hammer is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hide looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Hide wants to control the pace but Hammer is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Herbie Hide just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Hide bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Hide wants to control but Hammer is keeping him busy.
Hide tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Hide throws a strike aimed at the side of Hammer's head but Hammer avoids it well.
Herbie Hide overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hide creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Hammer sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Hide throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Hammer parries the strikes from Hide easily there. Hide is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Hammer to escape.
Hide content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Hammer is looking to reverse the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hammer with a lazy takedown attempt
and Hide counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Hammer!
Hammer is in all sorts of trouble here.
Hammer wants to hold on but Hide pushes him away.
BOOM! Hide connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Hide scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Hide sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herbie Hide showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hide 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herbie Hide!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between William Hearty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carson The Arson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson The Arson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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20
205 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Hearty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carson The Arson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hearty wants to clinch up but The Arson keeps it at a distance.
The Arson moves into the clinch.
The Arson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The Arson drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The Arson stands up and beckons Hearty to his feet.
Hearty moves into the clinch successfully.
A short right from Hearty.
Hearty has had enough of the clinch but The Arson keeps him there for the moment.
The Arson breaks the clinch.
Hearty looks to land a combination but The Arson avoids it well.
The Arson shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. The Arson showed some decent athleticism there.
Hearty is trying to control but The Arson manages to pass to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Arson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hearty wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Arson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearty tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four 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 Arson controlling from the full mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The Arson lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson The Arson dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Hearty misses with the combination.
Hearty has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by The Arson.
Hearty throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The Arson lands a head kick. Hearty smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
It looks like William Hearty has been cut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Arson throws a front kick that sends Hearty stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hearty gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The Arson 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.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Despite being in the dominant position, Carson The Arson just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
The Arson throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hearty with a poor takedown
so The Arson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The Arson forces his way into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Arson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carson The Arson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on William Hearty's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
The Arson looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The Arson stands up from half guard.
Hearty chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before The Arson can pounce on him.
The Arson lands with a nice combination. Hearty backs away looking to recover.
The Arson moves into the clinch.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from The Arson.
The Arson is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hearty working hard to break the clinch.
The Arson manages to pull guard.
The Arson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hearty throws and elbow that misses. The Arson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hearty's guard. Nice move by The Arson!
The Arson is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The Arson stands up and waves to Hearty to follow him.
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.
Hearty looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The Arson controlling the position.
Hearty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The Arson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
The Arson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hearty postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if The Arson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hearty throws and elbow that misses. The Arson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hearty's guard. Nice move by The Arson!
The Arson controlling from the top position.
The Arson decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Hearty, up you get!
Carson The Arson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Hearty forces The Arson back against the cage and clinches.
The Arson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A thudding body kick lands there by The Arson!
Nice uppercut lands for The Arson. That snapped Hearty's head back.
William Hearty has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Hearty shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches The Arson napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Hearty working the strikes but The Arson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The Arson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
The Arson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
The Arson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hearty gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Hearty is trying to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carson The Arson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well The Arson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carson The Arson!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terrance Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Correa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Correa is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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300 lbs
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Fortuna!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Correa!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuna throws the kick towards the body but Correa avoids it.
Fortuna shoots in but Correa avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Correa bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Fortuna's head.
Fortuna shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Correa sprawls well. Correa wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fortuna gets slowly back to his feet.
Fortuna gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fortuna fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Fortuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fortuna is breathing heavily.
Correa paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Correa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Correa slips under a jab from Fortuna.
Correa stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Correa wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab by Correa.
Correa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Correa is looking to slow Fortuna down with leg kicks.
Correa connects with a solid leg kick.
Fortuna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Correa. Correa obviously looking to wear him down.
Correa is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fortuna shoots in for a double leg but Correa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Correa avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Eric Correa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jab from Correa.
Correa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Correa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortuna. Fortuna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
A solid leg kick lands there for Correa.
A slapping leg kick lands for Correa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A good leg kick by Correa.
Fortuna takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Correa connects with a right hand. Fortuna shakes it off.
A good leg kick by Correa.
Correa throws a nice outside leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Correa scores with a jab.
Correa scoring well with a low kick there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Correa.
Correa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Correa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Correa lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Correa scores with a decent looking hook.
Correa lands a slapping body shot.
Correa scores with a body shot.
Correa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Correa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Terrance Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Correa lands a nice hook to Fortuna's body. Fortuna takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fortuna fails to land the takedown.
Correa is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round!Fortuna had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Correa scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fortuna doesn't seem bothered though.
Correa thuds a left hand into Fortuna's body.
Correa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice leg kick lands there from Correa.
Correa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortuna's calf.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Fortuna. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Correa cracks the inside of Fortuna's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from Correa.
Correa with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fortuna stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Correa.
Correa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortuna's calf.
Correa looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fortuna's sensitive parts.
A shot to de liver by Correa. Beautiful body shot.
Jab from Correa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Correa dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Terrance Fortuna's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Correa lands with a cross.
Correa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fortuna is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Fortuna shoots in and drives through. Correa sprawls well.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Fortuna might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
Fortuna takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Correa tests Fortuna's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Correa lands a jab to the head.
Fortuna fails with an attempt to clinch.
Fortuna looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Correa is fending him off so far but Fortuna persists. Nope, Correa circles away and we're back to standing.
Correa connects with a good right hand that stumbles Fortuna. Fortuna circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Fortuna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Correa. Correa obviously looking to wear him down.
Eric Correa seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Correa lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fortuna takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A nice inside leg kick there by Correa. That's going to slow Fortuna down.
Correa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortuna.
Fortuna on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Correa. Correa obviously looking to wear him down.
Correa buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Correa. That's going to slow Fortuna down.
Correa lands with a thumping leg kick.
Correa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Correa, right into the meat.
Correa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortuna's calf.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa lands a with a good body shot.
Correa lands a jab to Fortuna's midsection.
Correa throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Fortuna stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Correa lands with a hook. Fortuna tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Correa.
Fortuna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Correa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Correa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Correa is looking to slow Fortuna down with leg kicks.
Good leg kick by Correa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Correa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Correa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Correa scores with a nice head shot.
Nice cross by Correa.
Correa thuds a left hand into Fortuna's body.
Correa connects with a looping right hand.
Correa fails with the takedown.
Correa has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Correa throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Correa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Correa scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Correa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Correa connects with a body shot.
Correa throws a quick inside leg kick.
Fortuna drops his hands momentarily and Correa takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Correa is looking to slow Fortuna down with leg kicks.
Fortuna fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Correa avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Fortuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Correa cracks the inside of Fortuna's front leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Correa throws a leg kick which misses Fortuna's front leg but catches the back leg as Fortuna tries to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Correa showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Terrance Fortuna's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Correa smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Fortuna tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fortuna fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Fortuna takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fortuna's sensitive parts.
Fortuna tries to land a front kick but Correa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
A lazy left from Correa finds it's target.
Fortuna takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Fortuna on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Fortuna takes one to the side of the head.
Correa digs a good hook to Fortuna's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Correa. Beautiful body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Correa.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
No luck for Fortuna with that takedown attempt.
Correa dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Correa connects with a nice looking jab.
Correa connects with a body shot.
Correa throws a nice inside leg kick.
Correa wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Correa scores with a jab to the body.
A good leg kick by Correa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Correa lands a jab to Fortuna's midsection.
Correa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Correa lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Horrible takedown by Fortuna or perhaps it was just good defense by Correa which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Terrance Fortuna. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Correa lands.
A good leg kick by Correa.
Fortuna takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Correa fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Fortuna.
A good leg kick by Correa.
Fortuna looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fortuna takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Correa, right into the meat.
Correa turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Correa.
Fortuna shoots and misses
and Correa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Correa feints and then cracks Fortuna's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Fortuna down.
Fortuna doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Fortuna tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Correa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Correa has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Correa throws a good cross that connects.
Correa cracks Fortuna with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by Correa. Beautiful body shot.
Correa with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Correa connects with a solid leg kick.
Correa fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Correa feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortuna's calf.
Correa throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Correa, right into the meat.
Fortuna chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Correa can pounce on him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Correa lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fortuna's sensitive parts.
A shot to de liver by Correa. Beautiful body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Correa comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Correa has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 24:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 24:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Correa!
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