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TKO #3: Rastafari vs Gauthier PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Brisebois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janne Korpi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Janne Korpi will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Brisebois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Janne Korpi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Korpi tries to clinch up but Brisebois circles away and keeps his distance.
Brisebois swats away the attempt to clinch by Korpi.
Korpi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Korpi wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Brisebois uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Korpi wants to stand and escape but instead Brisebois has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Korpi can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Brisebois controls the pace.
Brisebois stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Korpi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brisebois controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Brisebois moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Brisebois decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Korpi looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Janne Korpi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Brisebois darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Korpi is not content to let Brisebois control the position.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Brisebois in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Brisebois keeps the fight on the outside.
Brisebois avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Brisebois dodges the punch combination from Korpi.
Korpi doesn't manage to clinch there - Brisebois circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Brisebois.
Korpi fails to land with a series of punches.
Brisebois has Korpi up against the cage in a clinch.
Korpi misses with a knee strike.
Korpi looks gassed!
Brisebois has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Korpi is trying to keep an underhook but Brisebois manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brisebois looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brisebois not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Brisebois dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brisebois scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Korpi doesn't seem bothered though.
Korpi stuffs the takedown.
Korpi looks to clinch
and Brisebois counters with a body kick that stops Korpi in his tracks momentarily.
Brisebois moves into the clinch.
Brisebois avoiding damage.
Brisebois has picked Korpi up - he's going for a ride! Brisebois dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Brisebois drops an elbow to the side of Korpi's head.
Brisebois stalling.
Brisebois decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Korpi wants to clinch but Brisebois slips to the side
and Brisebois counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Brisebois winds up and cracks Korpi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Korpi is breathing heavily.
Brisebois uses his free foot to push down on Korpi's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Korpi.
Brisebois landing strikes from the mount.
Brisebois cracks Korpi with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Brisebois takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Brisebois'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 three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Brisebois.
Brisebois controlling from the full mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Damien Brisebois just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Korpi does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Korpi dodges the punch combination from Brisebois.
Brisebois feints and as Korpi raises his hands in defense, Brisebois changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Brisebois is pushing down on Korpi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Korpi is fighting to maintain full guard but Brisebois has managed to sneak the leg through.
Brisebois is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Korpi doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Brisebois.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brisebois decides to stand up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Brisebois 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. 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.
Brisebois is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Korpi's half guard.
Brisebois is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brisebois wants to control but Korpi is keeping him busy.
Korpi is trying to stand back up but Brisebois is controlling him
Korpi throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Korpi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Brisebois looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Korpi with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Brisebois stands up and beckons Korpi to join him on the feet.
Korpi tries to clinch but Brisebois moves away
and Brisebois counters with a takedown into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Brisebois shoots in and bounces Korpi off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Korpi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Brisebois is pushing down on Korpi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Korpi is fighting to maintain full guard but Brisebois has managed to sneak the leg through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Brisebois decides to stand and escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brisebois seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damien Brisebois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Brisebois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brisebois 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Brisebois!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexandre Burrows could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Georges Pierre's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandre Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burrows is looking to clinch but Pierre is avoiding it.
Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Burrows did well to prevent Pierre getting side control.
Pierre is thwarting Burrows's attempts to control the position.
Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Burrows is trying to control but can't.
Pierre is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Burrows has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pierre is working away from the top position though.
Pierre perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Burrows regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Burrows keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Burrows is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Pierre has his hands clasped together but Burrows extends an breaks Pierre's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Burrows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alexandre Burrows!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johan Fransson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fausto Carmelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fransson's entrance music is Idas Sommarvisa. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Fransson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Fausto Carmelon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fransson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fransson keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Carmelon.
Fransson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Carmelon to the mat! Carmelon manages to get full guard.
Carmelon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Carmelon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Fransson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Carmelon is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fransson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fransson 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.
Carmelon controls Fransson momentarily but Fransson frees himself.
Fransson throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransson trying to control but Carmelon is working from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carmelon doesn't manage to clinch there - Fransson circles away.
Carmelon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fransson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fransson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fransson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carmelon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carmelon is staying active underneath Fransson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Carmelon tries to kick Fransson off but Fransson keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Carmelon is looking to improve his position.
Carmelon pushes Fransson off looking to stand but Fransson dives back in and keeps control.
Carmelon is trying to get back to full guard.
Carmelon wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Carmelon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Carmelon keeping moving, preventing Fransson from controlling successfully.
Fransson looking to pass the guard.
Fransson passes Carmelon's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Fransson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Carmelon trying to control but Fransson postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fransson throwing shots but Carmelon is blocking nicely.
Fransson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Carmelon's head.
Carmelon is looking to control Fransson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Carmelon avoid being mounted?
Fransson is trying to control the action in half guard but Carmelon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Fransson gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Fransson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Fransson dominated that round.
That's time! Fransson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Fransson moves forwards but Carmelon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Fransson throws a head kick that misses.
Carmelon with a poor takedown
and Fransson counters with a single leg into guard. Carmelon didn't expect that.
Fransson wants to control from the top but Carmelon keeps moving.
Fransson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fransson passes Carmelon's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Carmelon wants to get back to full guard.
Fransson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransson is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Carmelon keeping hold of Fransson's head, controlling as best he can.
Fransson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Carmelon!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Carmelon is desperately trying to improve his position but Fransson has a good base and remains in mount.
Carmelon tries to lock up and control but Fransson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Fransson with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Fransson raining down shots from the mount!
Fransson looking to control but Carmelon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Carmelon tries to hold on but Fransson pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Carmelon is on top in guard.
Carmelon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Fransson is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Carmelon frees his head nicely. Oh but Fransson has switched to an armbar! Carmelon is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Johan Fransson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Blake Gray (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Krzysztof Soszynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gray comes to the cage accompanied by "Beautiful Dangerous" by Slash. Blake Gray could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Krzysztof Soszynski's chin.
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Gray!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Krzysztof Soszynski!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gray looks to throw the jab but Soszynski is out of range.
Soszynski shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Soszynski showed some decent athleticism there.
Gray keeping control of the position.
Gray is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soszynski's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soszynski's back!
Gray controls the position.
Gray is not going to allow Soszynski to sit and survive in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski covers up after that shot from Gray.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gray is not going to allow Soszynski to sit and survive in this position.
Soszynski has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Gray.
Soszynski wants to control his opponent's hands but Gray gets his hands free.
Gray punishes Soszynski with strikes from the back mount.
Soszynski breaks Gray's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Soszynski trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gray holds on and takes a little breather.
Soszynski wants to stand but Gray has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Gray holds on and takes a little breather.
Soszynski connects with a couple of short punches.
Soszynski trying to control but Gray is working from the bottom.
Gray is working an open guard so Soszynski takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Soszynski shoots in for a takedown but Gray shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Blake Gray seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Soszynski tries to keep at a distance but Gray has taken the fight into the clinch.
Gray tries to pull guard but Soszynski holds him up against the cage and eventually Gray drops back down to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Soszynski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gray tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Soszynski smiles and moves away.
Gray moves into the clinch.
Gray drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Blake Gray. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Soszynski jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gray walks away with a smile on his face. Soszynski gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Soszynski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Gray leaves Soszynski with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Soszynski tries to score a power double leg takedown but Gray sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Soszynski somewhat.
Gray clinches with his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gray lands a nice knee to the body.
Gray's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Soszynski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gray fails to land the takedown.
Gray fails with the takedown
and Soszynski counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Soszynski displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gray up against the cage.
Gray has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Soszynski uses from the top position.
Gray is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Soszynski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gray has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Gray dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gray shoots in for a double leg but Soszynski sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Gray bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Soszynski explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Gray gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Soszynski counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Gray tries to get to full guard but Soszynski has control of the leg.
Soszynski passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Gray!
Gray takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski fails to move to back control.
Soszynski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gray is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Soszynski with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Gray keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Soszynski tries to control but Gray wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gray reaches up to try and control the position but Soszynski seems to have an arm triangle now! Uh oh! Gray rolls and tries to escape and now Soszynski has his back!
Soszynski lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Soszynski tries to keep control of the position but Gray is staying busy.
I would not like to be Gray right now.
Soszynski lands shots from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Gray's body.
Gray defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Soszynski's arms.
Soszynski keeps control of the position as Gray tries to break free.
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.
Soszynski controlling from the back.
Soszynski lands a shot to the head.
Gray breaks Soszynski's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Soszynski looking to control.
Gray tries to free his leg and advance position but Soszynski is retaining full guard.
Soszynski is trying to keep Gray in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Krzysztof Soszynski 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. 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.
Soszynski gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Soszynski stops a takedown attempt from Gray.
Gray prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gray pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gray.
Gray closes the distance and clinches.
Nice body punch from Gray.
Soszynski lands a right hand.
Soszynski avoiding damage as Gray throws knees to the body.
Soszynski pulls guard effortlessly.
Gray wants to pass the guard but Soszynski is keeping the position.
Soszynski is working an open guard so Gray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Soszynski shoots in but Gray avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Blake Gray is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gray moves into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Soszynski taking a breather.
Soszynski decides to pull guard.
Krzysztof Soszynski has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gray wants to control from the top but Soszynski keeps moving.
Soszynski throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soszynski is trying to keep Gray in close.
Soszynski is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gray would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gray wants to control from the top but Soszynski keeps moving.
Gray trying to stand up but can't free himself from Soszynski's guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Soszynski doesn't manage to clinch there - Gray circles away.
Soszynski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Gray counters with a straight right hand.
Blake Gray has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Krzysztof Soszynski.
Gray shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Soszynski's guard.
Gray trying to control the position from guard on top but Soszynski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gray controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski is working an open guard so Gray takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
A combination from Soszynski does no damage.
Soszynski feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gray is adopting a defensive guard.
Gray looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Soszynski throwing strikes from guard but Gray blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Soszynski decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gray, up you get!
Soszynski misses with a takedown attempt
and Gray moves into the clinch.
Soszynski changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Gray fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Gray gets a clinch.
Soszynski is looking to break free of the clinch but Gray has double underhooks.
Soszynski jumps guard but Gray stands there with Soszynski around his waist. Soszynski gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gray breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gray shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Gray was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Soszynski is desperately trying to improve his position but Gray has a good base and remains in mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Blake Gray showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Gray 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Blake Gray!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Juarez's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Prison Song. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnson Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Juarez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tyson.
Tyson lands with a straight right. Juarez didn't see that one coming.
Tyson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Juarez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Juarez drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Juarez jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Juarez passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Tyson is trying to get back to half guard.
Juarez has hold of Tyson's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Tyson seems comfortable defending it but Juarez has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Tyson is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Tyson is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Juarez couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Johnson Juarez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dupri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ma Chao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Dupri is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Dupri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ma Chao!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupri will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Chao will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dupri closes the distance and clinches up with Chao, looking for a takedown. Dupri pushes Chao against the cage but Chao circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dupri shoots in but Chao avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dupri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Chao misses with a wild combination.
Chao closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chao lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Chao throws a right hand that Dupri ducks under and follows up with a left that Dupri also avoids with ease.
Dupri throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chao's waist but Chao gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dupri off to one side.
Dupri fails to land the takedown.
Dupri takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ma Chao seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dupri moves out of range of the body kick.
Chao throws a right and a left that both miss.
Chao looks to land a combination but Dupri avoids it well.
Chao tries to bum rush Dupri with a series of wild strikes but Dupri uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dupri takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dupri shoots in for a takedown but Chao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Chao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Chao.
Dupri is breathing heavily.
A short left from Chao.
Chao lands with a short shot to the head.
Chao is working Dupri over against the cage.
Chao lands a right hand that snaps the head of Dupri backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Chao.
A nice right hand lands inside from Chao.
Dupri is rocked!
Chao lands a shoulder strike.
Oh Dupri is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Still in the clinch, Chao scores with a nice short uppercut.
Chao creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Dupri with a big uppercut! Dupri tries to clinch up but Chao pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Dupri to the mat! Dupri covers up and Chao unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ma Chao!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prince Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wild is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ATTACK ATTACK - The Peoples Elbow. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Wild!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Madison.
Madison is trying hard to land a takedown here. Wild sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No luck for Madison with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wild has Madison up against the cage in a clinch.
Madison pulls guard effortlessly.
Madison has a closed guard, preventing Wild from standing up.
Madison is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Madison has a closed guard, preventing Wild from standing up.
Madison has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wild can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wild would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Madison looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wild has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Madison is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is looking for a triangle but Wild pushes his legs off easily.
Madison is breathing heavily.
Madison throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Madison has a closed guard, preventing Wild from standing up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Wild keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Wild rushes Madison and presses him up against the cage.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wild walks away with a smile on his face. Madison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Madison is defended easily by Wild.
Wild pushes Madison up against the cage in a clinch.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Madison goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wild prevents it.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Madison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wild just stands there and leans against the cage.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Knees to the body from Wild.
Wild scores a nice knee to the body.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Wild putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wild obliges.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Madison takes a knee to the side of the body.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild landing knees to the body.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a knee to the body.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild crunches a lovely knee into Madison's ribcage.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wild lands a good knee to the midsection. Madison won't want to take too many of those.
Wild lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
Wild unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Wild dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wild instigates a clinch.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wild smiles and moves away.
Wild wants to clinch.
Prince Madison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wild tries to clinch but Madison moves out of range.
Horrible takedown by Madison or perhaps it was just good defense by Wild which made him look bad.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wild has closed the distance and engaged Madison in a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Eric Wild seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Madison tries to pull guard but Wild won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wild lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Madison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wild just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Madison tries to pull guard but Wild holds him up against the cage and eventually Madison drops back down to his feet.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild crunches a lovely knee into Madison's ribcage.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wild smiles and moves away.
Wild closes the distance and clinches.
Wild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Madison is rocked!
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Oh Madison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Knees in the clinch landing for Wild.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Madison seems to have got his legs back now.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wild putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Wild unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild working Madison over with knees to the body.
Wild scores a nice knee to the body.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Madison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Madison tries to pull guard but Wild won't allow it.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Wild obliges.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild unloads a knee to the mid-section. Madison lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madison jumps guard but Wild stands there with Madison around his waist. Madison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Wild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Madison fails to pull guard.
Wild lands a good knee to the midsection. Madison won't want to take too many of those.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Madison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wild walks away with a smile on his face. Madison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wild keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wild forces Madison back against the cage and clinches.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Wild lands a nice knee to the body.
Madison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wild just stands there and leans against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Madison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wild just stands there and leans against the cage.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eric Wild showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Wild has closed the distance and engaged Madison in a clinch.
Madison fails to pull guard.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Madison takes an elbow to the temple.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Madison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Knees to the body from Wild.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wild with a knee to the head.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild working Madison over with knees to the body.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Madison fails to pull guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild landing knees to the body.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wild lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Knees to the body from Wild.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands a good knee to the midsection. Madison won't want to take too many of those.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Madison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wild walks away with a smile on his face. Madison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wild has taken the fight to the clinch.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Madison tries to pull guard but Wild holds him up against the cage and eventually Madison drops back down to his feet.
Wild with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Madison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wild walks away with a smile on his face. Madison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Wild darts in and clinches Madison up against the cage.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
Wild scores a nice knee to the body.
Madison fails to pull guard.
Madison tries to pull guard but Wild won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wild smiles and moves away.
Madison looks for a takedown but Wild sprawls well.
Wild clinches with his opponent.
Madison takes a knee right on the jaw!
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madison's face.
Wild is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Wild lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
A knee to the head by Wild.
Madison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wild lands an elbow just above Madison 's eye.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Madison tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Wild just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Madison goes for a takedown attempt but Wild pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Wild utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Nice elbow from Wild.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Madison in his tracks for a moment.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Wild smiles and moves away.
Wild clinches up with Madison and pushes him back against the cage.
Madison jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Wild walks away with a smile on his face. Madison gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Madison shoots in but Wild avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild clinches up against the cage.
Wild lands a good knee to the midsection. Madison won't want to take too many of those.
Wild connects with a nasty looking knee right to Madison's face.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild scores a nice knee to the body.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a damaging elbow.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Madison tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Madison fails to pull guard.
Wild lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Wild creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Madison's defenses.
Wild lands a knee to the body.
Eric Wild is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Wild unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Madison takes an elbow to the forehead.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Prince Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Madison shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Eric Wild comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Wild 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 William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eric Wild!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between JAH RASTAFARI (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Derek Gauthier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think RASTAFARI might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Welcome To Jamrock. Gauthier has chosen Ice Ice Baby as his entrance music. JAH RASTAFARI has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JAH RASTAFARI!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derek Gauthier!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
RASTAFARI leaves Gauthier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gauthier tries to score a power double leg takedown but RASTAFARI sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gauthier somewhat.
Gauthier showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gauthier moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
RASTAFARI really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick but Gauthier moves out of range.
RASTAFARI thumps Gauthier with a low kick.
Gauthier misses with a takedown attempt - RASTAFARI sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
JAH RASTAFARI has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Gauthier.
Gauthier fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. RASTAFARI sprawls well initially but Gauthier persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Gauthier is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and RASTAFARI defends it well.
Gauthier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
RASTAFARI is trying to stand back up but Gauthier is controlling him
RASTAFARI 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier wants to pass to mount but RASTAFARI is defending the position.
Well, if Gauthier is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Gauthier wants to lay and pray for a moment but RASTAFARI keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gauthier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gauthier fails with the takedown.
JAH RASTAFARI seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
RASTAFARI buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Gauthier closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Gauthier throws an elbow but RASTAFARI slips to the side and avoids it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gauthier trying to control the action but RASTAFARI is working from the bottom.
Gauthier tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Gauthier looks gassed!
RASTAFARI wants to get back to his feet but Gauthier drags him back down.
RASTAFARI regains half guard there - taking advantage of Gauthier's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gauthier performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Gauthier landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Gauthier trying to control from half guard but RASTAFARI is working away.
Gauthier not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Gauthier has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Gauthier wants to control but RASTAFARI is keeping him busy.
RASTAFARI pushes Gauthier off looking to stand but Gauthier dives back in and keeps control.
Gauthier content to control rather than advance.
Gauthier is pressing down on RASTAFARI's thigh, looking to free his foot. RASTAFARI is holding on for now.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
RASTAFARI plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Derek Gauthier dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gauthier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that Gauthier semi-blocks.
RASTAFARI looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gauthier looks for a takedown but RASTAFARI sprawls well.
RASTAFARI lands a high kick!
Gauthier is trying hard to land a takedown here. RASTAFARI sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
JAH RASTAFARI has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Gauthier.
RASTAFARI misses with a double jab.
RASTAFARI plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
RASTAFARI fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
RASTAFARI connects with a high kick.
RASTAFARI lands with a kick to the temple. Gauthier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gauthier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by RASTAFARI. RASTAFARI obviously looking to wear him down.
Gauthier avoids the head kick by RASTAFARI.
Gauthier takes a kick to the side of the head.
RASTAFARI lands with a nice combination. Gauthier backs away looking to recover.
Gauthier tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but RASTAFARI swivels and escapes.
Gauthier is breathing heavily.
RASTAFARI dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gauthier. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gauthier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
RASTAFARI scores with a spinning back kick!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Gauthier is defended easily by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI lands with a slapping head kick.
Gauthier tries to score a power double leg takedown but RASTAFARI sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gauthier somewhat.
Gauthier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
RASTAFARI lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
RASTAFARI tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RASTAFARI connects with a high kick.
RASTAFARI lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
RASTAFARI connects with a high kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from RASTAFARI.
Gauthier tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI misses with a two punch combination.
RASTAFARI misses with a head kick.
Gauthier closes the distance and clinches up with RASTAFARI, looking for a takedown. Gauthier pushes RASTAFARI against the cage but RASTAFARI circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
RASTAFARI misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
RASTAFARI thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Gauthier if he has to take too many more of those.
JAH RASTAFARI is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gauthier blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI throws a nice head kick!
RASTAFARI throws a head kick but Gauthier moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gauthier.
RASTAFARI stuffs the takedown.
RASTAFARI scores with a kick to the body.
RASTAFARI is looking to slow Gauthier down with leg kicks.
Gauthier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
RASTAFARI works over Gauthier's head and body with a nice combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
RASTAFARI lands with a slapping head kick.
Gauthier takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from RASTAFARI lands but Gauthier takes it in his stride.
RASTAFARI closes the distance and lands a one-two.
RASTAFARI throws a leg kick which misses Gauthier's front leg but catches the back leg as Gauthier tries to avoid it.
JAH RASTAFARI is winning the standup battle so far.
Gauthier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by RASTAFARI. RASTAFARI obviously looking to wear him down.
RASTAFARI scores with a head kick.
Gauthier takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A thudding body kick lands there by RASTAFARI!
Gauthier has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI misses with a two punch combination.
RASTAFARI misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
RASTAFARI throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
RASTAFARI fakes the leg kick and cracks Gauthier in the body.
RASTAFARI's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and RASTAFARI duly obliges.
RASTAFARI lets loose with a powerful body kick. Gauthier will feel that in the morning.
RASTAFARI throws a combination. Gauthier tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
RASTAFARI fails to land with a series of punches.
RASTAFARI lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gauthier blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
RASTAFARI throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gauthier's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Gauthier or perhaps it was just good defense by RASTAFARI which made him look bad.
JAH RASTAFARI is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
RASTAFARI lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that Gauthier semi-blocks.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
RASTAFARI throws a nice head kick!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
RASTAFARI throws a series of punches but Gauthier avoids them all with ease.
Gauthier fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
RASTAFARI closes the distance and lands a one-two.
RASTAFARI lands with a kick to the temple. Gauthier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gauthier takes a kick to the side of the head.
RASTAFARI keeps Gauthier at a distance using the push kick.
RASTAFARI throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gauthier's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
RASTAFARI lands a head kick!
RASTAFARI throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Gauthier.
RASTAFARI thumps Gauthier with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
JAH RASTAFARI dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
RASTAFARI thumps Gauthier with a low kick.
Gauthier's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A decent looking body kick lands there for RASTAFARI.
Gauthier fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
RASTAFARI misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Gauthier looks for a takedown but RASTAFARI sprawls well.
RASTAFARI throws a quick inside leg kick.
Gauthier shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as RASTAFARI sprawls well. RASTAFARI wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gauthier gets slowly back to his feet.
JAH RASTAFARI has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Derek Gauthier.
RASTAFARI connects with a solid leg kick.
RASTAFARI throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gauthier's head.
RASTAFARI misses with a few strikes there.
RASTAFARI pushes Gauthier away with a front kick.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that Gauthier semi-blocks.
Gauthier takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
RASTAFARI misses with a head kick.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that Gauthier semi-blocks.
RASTAFARI goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's one minute gone in the round.
RASTAFARI throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Gauthier's head.
RASTAFARI thuds his shin into the meat of Gauthier's side.
RASTAFARI tries a head kick but it misses.
Gauthier on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by RASTAFARI. RASTAFARI obviously looking to wear him down.
RASTAFARI delivers a nice body kick.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
RASTAFARI lands a head kick. Gauthier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
RASTAFARI connects with a high kick.
RASTAFARI fails to land with a series of punches.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that Gauthier semi-blocks.
Gauthier shoots in but no luck this time.
RASTAFARI lands with a slapping head kick.
RASTAFARI misses with a two punch combination.
Gauthier fails with the takedown.
RASTAFARI goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Gauthier avoids the head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI tries a head kick but it misses.
RASTAFARI tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that misses.
RASTAFARI throws a nice looking combination but Gauthier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Gauthier shoots in for a double leg but RASTAFARI sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
RASTAFARI connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that half lands.
RASTAFARI dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Gauthier. That did some damage!
Gauthier blocks a head kick by RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
RASTAFARI fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gauthier takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Gauthier is on the wrong end of a nice combination from RASTAFARI.
Gauthier slips a jab and a cross from RASTAFARI.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that half lands.
Gauthier on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Gauthier looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
RASTAFARI connects with a high kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI lands a head kick. Gauthier smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
RASTAFARI goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
RASTAFARI scores with a head kick.
RASTAFARI throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A slapping leg kick lands for RASTAFARI.
Gauthier takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Gauthier drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
RASTAFARI is looking to stand up but Gauthier isn't so interested in that idea.
Gauthier loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
RASTAFARI wants to stand and escape but Gauthier is having none of it.
Gauthier is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Gauthier throws and elbow that misses. RASTAFARI uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Gauthier's guard. Nice move by RASTAFARI!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
RASTAFARI wants to get up but he can't break Gauthier's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
RASTAFARI has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
RASTAFARI keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gauthier.
RASTAFARI lands with a kick to the temple. Gauthier shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
And that's the end of the fight!
JAH RASTAFARI showed his dominance in that final round.
I think RASTAFARI 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... JAH RASTAFARI!
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