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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between chai skantze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and MacDonald Rory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, chai skantze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, MacDonald Rory!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rory displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as skantze throws out the jab.
Rory dodges the punch combination from skantze.
Rory fails with a takedown attempt.
skantze looks to land a combination but Rory avoids it well.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rory.
Rory is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but skantze is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
skantze tries to strike from the bottom but misses.
Rory scores with punches from side control.
skantze wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Rory tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Rory looks up at the clock and then as skantze takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rory smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's one minute gone in the round.
skantze is looking for a sweep.
skantze manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Rory is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
skantze wants to improve his position but Rory is controlling well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
skantze is trying to maintain the position but Rory is very close to passing his half guard.
Rory seems to be working for a kimura but skantze defends the submission attempt.
Rory looks gassed!
Rory not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
skantze wants to get back to his feet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Rory lands a nice short elbow.
skantze pushes Rory off looking to stand but Rory dives back in and keeps control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
skantze misses with a wild combination.
chai skantze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rory 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.
Rory postures up.
skantze wants to stand but Rory is controlling the position.
skantze knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Rory on the ground.
Rory preventing the sweep.
Rory wants to control from the top but skantze keeps moving.
skantze on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if skantze tries to get out of the position.
Rory won't allow skantze to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rory pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. skantze is keeping the position for now.
skantze is looking to stand up but Rory isn't so interested in that idea.
skantze looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rory is one step ahead there.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
skantze tries a head kick but it misses.
Rory decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
skantze looks like he's trying to stand up.
Rory with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
skantze looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rory working over skantze with some ground and pound. skantze looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Rory working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
skantze is defending against the submission attempts here by Rory.
skantze manages to escape and get back to his feet!
skantze really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
skantze lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for skantze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rory slips a jab and a cross from skantze.
skantze looks for the body kick but Rory saw that one coming.
Rory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but skantze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MacDonald Rory dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
skantze throws a sloppy head kick and Rory moves out of range easily.
skantze tries to land a front kick but Rory steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
skantze throws a head kick but Rory moves out of range.
Rory moves out of range of the body kick.
Horrible takedown by Rory or perhaps it was just good defense by skantze which made him look bad.
skantze misses with a body kick.
skantze gets caught flat footed, as Rory shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rory throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as skantze works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rory's corner is telling him to maintain position.
skantze wants to sweep here but Rory controlling him for the moment.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rory content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
skantze is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rory cracks skantze with a solid left hand.
skantze wants to stand and escape but Rory is having none of it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
skantze misses with a two punch combination.
skantze connects with a good right hand that stumbles Rory. Rory circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Rory closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
skantze tries to escape but Rory is in control.
Rory decides to stand back up.
chai skantze is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but skantze moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for skantze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rory tries to clinch but skantze is having none of it.
Rory keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rory shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches skantze napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Rory is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. skantze knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
skantze explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
skantze looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
No joy there for skantze, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rory dives in and grabs skantze's left leg, looking for a takedown. skantze pushes down on Rory's head and hops out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
skantze misses with a few strikes there.
Rory shoots in for a takedown but skantze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
chai skantze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MacDonald Rory.
skantze misses with a two punch combination.
skantze misses with a combination
and Rory decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in skantze's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rory thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rory wants to control from the top but skantze keeps moving.
Rory prevents skantze from getting back to his feet.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
skantze looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rory stands up and waves to skantze to follow him.
skantze fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
skantze throws a lazy body kick
and Rory counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Rory is keen to just control but skantze is a slippery customer.
Rory is trying to work for a kimura but skantze is defending well.
MacDonald Rory has got the better of the ground game so far.
skantze gets back to full guard.
Rory with a flurry of punches that miss.
skantze looking for a sweep. Not yet skantze, not yet.
skantze wants to get back to his feet but Rory is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rory stands up from skantze's guard - Rory perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rory fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
MacDonald Rory showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
skantze throws a push kick but Rory slaps the foot to one side.
Rory moves out of range as skantze throws a body kick.
Rory is trying hard to land a takedown here. skantze sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rory fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with skantze, pushing him back against the cage.
skantze escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
skantze lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rory circles away quickly and effectively.
skantze stalks Rory and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rory's face. Rory staggers backwards, shaken.
skantze throws a right and a left that Rory avoids nicely.
skantze stuffs the takedown attempt from Rory. Rory gets slowly back to his feet.
Rory shoots in for a takedown but skantze shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
chai skantze has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of MacDonald Rory.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
skantze throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
skantze lands a jab-cross combination.
skantze swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
skantze throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rory.
skantze throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rory counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Rory.
Rory lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Rory's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
skantze wants to stand up but Rory is controlling him.
Rory stands up from guard. Let's bang!
skantze swinging wilding here.
skantze throws a shot from downtown. Rory moves away and avoids it.
Rory scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
skantze tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Rory wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Rory wants to lay and pray for a moment but skantze keeps working.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
skantze is looking for a sweep.
Rory has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rory looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
skantze tries to get back to half guard but can't.
skantze is working hard here to advance position.
skantze pushes Rory away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Rory gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rory moves into full mount!
Rory lands with some strikes.
Rory has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of skantze's face.
Rory sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
skantze is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
skantze is trying desperately to improve position.
Rory tries to control but skantze wriggling away.
skantze really wants to buck Rory off and get back to his feet.
skantze manages to regain half guard. Good work.
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.
Rory scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
MacDonald Rory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Rory 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.
Rory is looking to take a break and control but skantze is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
skantze pushes Rory off looking to stand but Rory dives back in and keeps control.
chai skantze has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rory trying to control the action but skantze is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
MacDonald Rory comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rory 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... MacDonald Rory!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Shcenk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Shcenk had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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280 lbs
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260 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Shcenk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shcenk misses with a few strikes there.
Shcenk lands with a right hand.
Freeman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shcenk circles away quickly and effectively.
Freeman misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shcenk throws a nice looking combination but Freeman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shcenk misses with a wild combination.
Shcenk will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Shcenk misses with a combination
and Freeman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Freeman clinches up with Shcenk and pushes him back against the cage.
Freeman wants a takedown but no success here.
Freeman drags the fight down to the ground.
Freeman had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shcenk defends it easily.
Shcenk prevents Freeman from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Freeman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Shcenk's guard.
Freeman drops back looking for a submission - "I'm sorry sir, but I'm gunna break your leg" says Freeman as he cranks on the unfortunate limb! Shcenk screams and taps out before any major damage is done! Don't mess with Freeman! Nice submission victory there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Gordon Freeman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thiago Suzuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Cushing II (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thiago Suzuki has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thiago Suzuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Cushing II!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suzuki scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki works Cushing II's body with a nice hook.
Suzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cushing II. That did some damage!
Cushing II checks the leg kick.
Cushing II closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Suzuki did well to prevent Cushing II getting side control.
Cushing II sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Suzuki defending well though.
Cushing II is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Suzuki pushes Cushing II off looking to stand but Cushing II dives back in and keeps control.
Suzuki slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Suzuki has control of Cushing II's left arm, preventing Cushing II from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suzuki scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cushing II takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
It looks like Brian Cushing II has been cut.
Cushing II staying out of range there.
A solid leg kick lands there for Suzuki.
Cushing II tries for a takedown but Suzuki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Cushing II is looking to clinch.
Cushing II throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice shot lands for Suzuki.
Cushing II takes one on the button.
Cushing II looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Suzuki lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Cushing II at a distance.
Cushing II looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Cushing II.
Thiago Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Cushing II.
Cushing II fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cushing II tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Suzuki catches Cushing II with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A lazy left from Suzuki finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suzuki fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Cushing II.
Suzuki lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Nice combo by Suzuki! Oh, that's hurt him - Cushing II falls to the canvas and Suzuki follows him into side control.
Cushing II is rocked!
Suzuki is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Cushing II's shoulder. That is not cool.
Suzuki stands up and we're back to a striking position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a leg kick.
Suzuki scores with a jab.
Suzuki throws a sloppy head kick and Cushing II moves out of range easily.
Suzuki throws a leg kick which misses Cushing II's front leg but catches the back leg as Cushing II tries to avoid it.
Cushing II drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice body kick there by Suzuki.
Cushing II takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Suzuki lands a slapping body shot.
Suzuki thuds a left hand into Cushing II's body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Suzuki lands with a kick to the temple. Cushing II shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Suzuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Suzuki lands a with a good body shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Suzuki.
Suzuki cracks the inside of Cushing II's front leg.
Suzuki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That has opened up Brian Cushing II's cut even more.
Suzuki connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suzuki scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Cushing II takes a body punch but keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Suzuki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Cushing II's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Suzuki changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Suzuki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cushing II can do to turn this around?
Suzuki gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Suzuki is leaning against Cushing II and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Suzuki lands a body shot.
Cushing II wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Cushing II working hard to break the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Suzuki.
Suzuki breaks from the clinch.
Suzuki throws a nice looking combination but Cushing II bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Suzuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Cushing II.
Suzuki is looking to wear down Cushing II with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cushing II is breathing heavily.
Suzuki with a body punch. A glancing blow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cushing II wants to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a left and a right that stings Cushing II.
Cushing II doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suzuki dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Cushing II. That did some damage!
Suzuki goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Suzuki lands a nice shot that snaps Cushing II's head back.
Suzuki cracks a nice hook into Cushing II's ribs.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Suzuki, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cushing II is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The cut above Brian Cushing II's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Thiago Suzuki is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Suzuki lunges at Cushing II with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Cushing II's hand.
Cushing II has his takedown stuffed
and Suzuki connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a leg kick which misses Cushing II's front leg but catches the back leg as Cushing II tries to avoid it.
Nice shot lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Suzuki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Cushing II backs up against the cage.
Suzuki gets caught flat footed, as Cushing II shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cushing IIis looking to pass into half guard but Suzuki pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Suzuki is in guard.
Suzuki showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Suzuki stands up from Cushing II's guard - Suzuki perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a series of punches but Cushing II moves out of range.
Thiago Suzuki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Suzuki lands a glancing blow to the side of Cushing II's head.
Cushing II shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cushing II has his takedown stuffed
and Suzuki counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thiago Suzuki has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Cushing II.
Suzuki scores with a nice right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suzuki throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cushing II.
Cushing II misses with a takedown attempt
and Suzuki counters with a left and a right that stings Cushing II.
Suzuki throws a nice inside leg kick.
Suzuki fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Cushing II has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A slapping leg kick lands for Suzuki.
Suzuki connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Cushing II momentarily.
Suzuki lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Brian Cushing II's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Suzuki plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Suzuki takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Cushing II walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Suzuki throws a good cross that connects.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thiago Suzuki dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Cushing II'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Suzuki throws a one two combo.
Cushing II tries for a takedown but Suzuki circles away easily
and Suzuki counters with a nice body kick.
Suzuki lands with a straight right. Cushing II didn't see that one coming.
Suzuki scores with a hook.
Cushing II shoots and misses
and Suzuki makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Suzuki lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Suzuki throws a one two combo.
Cushing II is still on wobbly legs! Can Suzuki finish him?
Suzuki misses the shot to the body.
Cushing II seems to have recovered his senses.
A good leg kick by Suzuki.
Suzuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suzuki scores with a hook.
Cushing II chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Suzuki can pounce on him.
Suzuki looks to land a combination but Cushing II avoids it well.
Cushing II tries to clinch
and Suzuki counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Suzuki throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Cushing II's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Brian Cushing II's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:35 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Thiago Suzuki!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vince Noir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guy Dude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Noir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Eels - The Mighty Boosh. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Very confident |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Noir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy Dude!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dude takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Dude ducks under a wild hook from Noir.
Noir scores with a nice right hand.
Dude fails with a takedown attempt.
Noir connects with a crisp jab.
Noir throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Noir slaps away a takedown attempt from Dude, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Noir drops Dude with a beautiful combination! Dude stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Noir is looking for the KO!
Dude is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dude uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Noir.
Dude is still on wobbly legs! Can Noir finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dude keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Noir.
Dude seems to have recovered his senses.
Dude uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Noir.
Vince Noir is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Noir misses with an uppercut. Dude saw that one coming.
Dude fails with a takedown attempt.
Vince Noir has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Guy Dude.
Noir throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Dude avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dude shoots in for a double leg but Noir sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Noir attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Noir wants to land a leg kick but Dude is out of range.
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.
Noir connects with a looping right hand.
Noir throws a monster overhand right that drops Dude! Noir follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vince Noir!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Johnson Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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171 lbs
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164 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Johnson Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Johnson Jr does no damage.
Johnson Jr tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thomas fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson Jr manages to avoid it.
Johnson Jr misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Johnson Jr blocks a jab.
Thomas dodges the punch combination from Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Johnson Jr gets caught flat footed, as Thomas shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Johnson Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Thomas is controlling him.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Johnson Jr can't keep his opponent in guard - Thomas advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Thomas is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Thomas is working for a kimura here but Johnson Jr manages to reverse the position and he's now in Thomas's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Johnson Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Johnson Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
Johnson Jr pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Thomas is keeping the position for now.
Johnson Jr throws a big right hand that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson Jr pushing down on Thomas's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Thomas looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Thomas is trying to control but can't.
Johnson Jr looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Thomas with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson Jr postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Thomas to stand up.
Johnson Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thomas throws a hook but Johnson Jr avoids it easily.
Johnson Jr slips a straight right by Thomas.
Thomas looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson Jr looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Johnson Jr looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson Jr throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Johnson Jr is looking to stand up but Thomas isn't so interested in that idea.
Thomas postures up.
Thomas passes Johnson Jr's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Johnson Jr tries to kick Thomas off but Thomas keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A combination from Johnson Jr does no damage.
Johnson Jr tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr is trying hard to land a takedown here. Thomas sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Thomas showed some decent athleticism there.
Thomas is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Thomas is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Johnson Jr can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson Jr is trying desperately to improve position.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson Jr can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Thomas has hold of Johnson Jr's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Johnson Jr manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Johnson Jr wants to control but Thomas is having none of it.
Johnson Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Thomas. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Thomas looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Thomas looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Johnson Jr wants to hold on but Thomas pushes him away.
Thomas unloads with some shots from mount but Johnson Jr bucks and avoids them well.
Johnson Jr defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Thomas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Thomas dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Johnson Jr shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Johnson Jr showed some decent athleticism there.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson Jr.
Thomas is trying to get back to full guard.
Thomas is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Johnson Jr pulls his head out easily.
Ground and pound from Johnson Jr.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson Jr.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson Jr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Thomas's head.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thomas avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson Jr.
Thomas actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson Jr not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Nice cross by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr throws a combination. Thomas tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Johnson Jr shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Johnson Jr was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Johnson Jr with shots to the head and body - Thomas looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson Jr landing shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Thomas sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Johnson Jr passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to improve his position but Johnson Jr isn't that keen on the idea.
Johnson Jr putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Thomas is looking to get to half guard.
Johnson Jr landing strikes from the mount and Thomas is in trouble!
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!
Johnson Jr wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
Johnson Jr landing strikes, looking to finish!
A nice elbow there by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Thomas hang on?
Thomas takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Johnson Jr breaks from Thomas's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Johnson Jr lands a heavy elbow.
Thomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Johnson Jr has a good base and remains in mount.
Johnson Jr looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas is squirming around, avoiding Johnson Jr's attempts to control the action.
Johnson Jr is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
Johnson Jr prevents Thomas from getting the reversal.
Johnson Jr is landing with some decent strikes but Thomas is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Thomas avoids a series of strikes thrown by Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr lands a nice shot to the head.
Thomas is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Thomas is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Johnson Jr lands a big elbow.
Johnson Jr wants to control the pace but Thomas is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thomas gets back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tyrone Johnson Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Thomas swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A cross from Johnson Jr lands.
Johnson Jr misses with a takedown attempt
and Thomas counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thomas throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thomas slaps away a takedown attempt from Johnson Jr, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Johnson Jr gets the takedown into side control.
Thomas sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Thomas makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Thomas.
Thomas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Johnson Jr!
Johnson Jr sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Thomas is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Johnson Jr has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Thomas tries to pass to full mount but Johnson Jr defends it.
Thomas seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson Jr defends the submission attempt.
Johnson Jr wants to get back to full guard.
Johnson Jr makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Johnson Jr looks to land a combination but Thomas avoids it well.
Johnson Jr misses with the combination.
Thomas throws and low kick but Johnson Jr moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson Jr shoots in but Thomas avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jack Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrone Johnson Jr.
Johnson Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnson Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Thomas defends it nicely.
Johnson Jr swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Thomas has gone for a leg lock! Johnson Jr slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking to control.
Johnson Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Johnson Jr controlling him for the moment.
Johnson Jr throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Thomas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson Jr wants to pass the guard but Thomas is keeping the position.
Thomas controls Johnson Jr momentarily but Johnson Jr frees himself.
Thomas keeping moving, preventing Johnson Jr from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas looks to land a right hand but Johnson Jr moved out of range.
Tyrone Johnson Jr is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A jab lands there for Thomas.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Johnson Jr!
Johnson Jr has his takedown stuffed
and Thomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Johnson Jr's guard.
Thomas stands and throws Johnson Jr's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thomas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thomas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is trying to get an arm triangle but Johnson Jr is defending well.
Thomas works to advance to full mount. Johnson Jr defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Thomas goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Johnson Jr turns into him and now he's in Thomas's guard.
Thomas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Johnson Jr gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson Jr trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Thomas 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Thomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Christian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryoto Lachida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryoto Lachida is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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210 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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210 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Counter striker
Solid chin |
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Christian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryoto Lachida!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Christian throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lachida stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lachida stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lachida wants it to stay on the feet.
Christian misses with a straight left.
Lachida tries to work over Christian's front leg with a kick but Christian checks it.
Christian lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lachida at a distance.
Lachida looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Christian throws a series of punches but Lachida moves out of range.
A telegraphed right hand from Christian misses the target.
Christian looks to land a left hand but Lachida moved out of range nicely.
Jack Christian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lachida steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Christian.
Christian lands a big shot that drops Lachida! Can he finish him?
It looks like Ryoto Lachida has been cut.
Christian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lachida is keeping the position for now.
Christian chips away with some ground and pound.
Christian content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lachida is rocked!
Christian gets to his feet and stands over Lachida, holding his ankles. He dives in with a big left hand that connects! Lachida felt that one! Christian unloads more punches and elbows and this one is over! The ref has dived in to save Lachida from any more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Christian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lance Partridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damian Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lance Partridge is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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22
180 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Partridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Partridge shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Partridge was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Pierre gets back to half guard.
Pierre wants to control but Partridge is keeping busy.
Pierre wants to get back to full guard.
Partridge passes the guard and advances to mount!
Partridge lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Partridge controlling from mount.
Pierre is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre wants to hold on but Partridge pushes him away.
Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Partridge controlling the action here.
Partridge thows a huge punch but Pierre dodges it nicely.
Partridge sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pierre defending well though.
Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Partridge is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Pierre defends it well.
Partridge is looking to take a break and control but Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Partridge works his way into full mount!
Partridge 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.
Pierre is trying to escape the mount.
Partridge putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Partridge pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Partridge controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Partridge is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Pierre has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Pierre tries to lock up and control but Partridge gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Partridge dominating with strikes here.
Pierre is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Partridge landing punches.
Partridge with the ground and pound from mount.
Partridge scoring with strikes but Pierre is staying in there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Partridge looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Pierre is wriggling around trying to escape.
Partridge lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Partridge with the ground and pound from mount.
Partridge lands a big elbow.
Partridge unloading with bombs!
Pierre is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Partridge takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Partridge dominating with strikes here.
Partridge moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Pierre has worked his arm free - good work by Pierre!
Partridge is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pierre tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Partridge dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Pierre misses with a takedown
and Partridge decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pierre's guard.
Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Partridge advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Lance Partridge overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Partridge seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Partridge throws a strike but Pierre avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Partridge defends easily.
Pierre looking for a guillotine here but Partridge defends easily.
Partridge missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Partridge trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Partridge from controlling successfully.
Partridge working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Partridge thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Partridge counters with a single leg into guard. Pierre didn't expect that.
Partridge forces his way into half guard.
Partridge is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Partridge looking to finish Pierre with some ground and pound. This is bad for Pierre!
Pierre wants to control but Partridge is having none of it.
Partridge looking to control and managing it successfully.
Pierre working to try and regain half guard.
Partridge in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Pierre keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Partridge landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Partridge has a good base and remains in mount.
Partridge raining down shots from the mount!
Partridge punishing his opponent with strikes.
Pierre is looking to improve his position but Partridge isn't that keen on the idea.
Partridge is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Pierre is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Pierre flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Partridge anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Pierre and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Partridge slips an arm under Pierre chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Partridge has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Partridge is squeezing on Pierre like an anaconda would it's prey. Pierre fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Lance Partridge!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Saint Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerrin Booth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saint Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerrin Booth!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
A slow jab from Booth misses its intended target.
Nice takedown defense from Booth. No joy for Pierre on that attempt.
Booth throws a shot to the body.
Booth is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierre.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
No luck for Pierre with that takedown attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Booth lands an overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre scores with a takedown into Booth's guard.
Booth scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Booth, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Booth against the cage but Booth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierre.
Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre postures up and lands a big shot to Booth's brow.
Booth working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre stops Booth from standing up.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Booth can do anything to dispel that myth.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Booth preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pierre won't allow Booth to get back to his feet.
Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Booth works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Booth is fending him off so far but Pierre persists. Nope, Booth circles away and we're back to standing.
Pierre has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Booth finds it's way round the side to connect with Pierre's head.
Booth keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Booth misses with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Booth which made him look bad.
Pierre ducks under a wild hook from Booth.
Booth lands a nice shot to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Booth as Pierre shoots in.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Booth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pierre displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Booth throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Booth but Booth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Booth cracks Pierre with a right hand to the side of the head.
Horrible takedown by Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Booth which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrin Booth dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Booth swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Booth. No joy for Pierre on that attempt.
Pierre avoids the body shot from Booth.
A slow jab from Booth misses its intended target.
Booth takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Booth avoids it really well and circles away.
Booth leaves Pierre with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Booth swivels and escapes.
Jerrin Booth seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Booth fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Pierre manages to avoid it.
Booth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Booth looks to land a right hand but Pierre moved out of range.
Pierre defending well as Booth loads up on a big left hand.
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.
Booth swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Booth throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Booth takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
Booth throws a hook but Pierre blocks it.
Booth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pierre.
Booth scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Booth jabs at Pierre's body.
Booth looks to score with a jab to the body but Pierre is just out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Booth.
Booth tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Booth.
Booth fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Booth, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Booth against the cage but Booth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pierre dives in and grabs Booth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Booth pushes down on Pierre's head and hops out.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Pierre fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Booth circles away.
Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jerrin Booth 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
Booth lands a nice hook to Pierre's body. Pierre takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Booth scores with a shot to the body.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Booth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Booth thows a body shot but no joy.
Booth just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Booth pinned against the cage. Booth gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Booth misses with a wild body shot.
A lazy left from Booth finds it's target.
Pierre shoots in for a takedown but Booth shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Saint Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Booth swings for the body but Pierre moves out of range.
Booth misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pierre.
Booth keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, jab by Booth - just one landing.
Booth lands a nice looking body shot.
Booth smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Booth.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Booth misses with a body shot.
Booth throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Booth fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Pierre on the side of the head.
Booth misses the shot to the body.
Pierre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Booth.
Booth connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pierre looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Booth!
Booth is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
Booth bucks up and throws Pierre to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Booth ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pierre moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre blocks a jab.
Booth lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Booth lands a with a good body shot.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Booth sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Booth takes a swing at Pierre's ribcage but misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Booth misses the target.
Pierre drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jerrin Booth comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Booth 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jerrin Booth!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dirty Harry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix's entrance music is Im Still Fly - Page ft. Drake. A fine choice. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Dirty Harry!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A cross from Phoenix lands.
Harry misses with a double jab.
Phoenix just misses with a punch to the body.
Phoenix throws a big shot that misses.
Harry closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Phoenix scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Dirty Harry has been cut.
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!
A big right from Harry misses.
A punch combination from Harry misses.
Dirty Harry seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Phoenix takes a swing at Harry's ribcage but misses.
Harry throws a series of strikes that have Phoenix backpedaling.
Phoenix tries to close the distance and clinch but Harry swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Harry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Harry throws a left and a right that both miss
and Phoenix counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Harry misses with a low kick.
Harry swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Phoenix pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Some wild striking there from Harry.
Harry scores with a kick to the body.
Harry lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Phoenix circles away quickly and effectively.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling Phoenix to counter with a crisp jab.
Harry throws a series of punches but Phoenix avoids them all with ease.
Phoenix doesn't manage to clinch there - Harry circles away.
Phoenix misses with a body shot.
Harry falls off balance throwing a combination
and Phoenix counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Harry misses with a hook to the body
and Phoenix counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice straight punches there by Phoenix. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Phoenix.
Harry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Harry.
Phoenix works the jab nicely.
Harry misses with a series of wild punches.
A right-left combo lands from Harry.
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!
Phoenix takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harry lands a jab-cross combination.
Phoenix moves out of range of the strikes.
Harry looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
A head kick misses from Harry.
Harry plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Phoenix closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix scores with a hook to the body.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harry backwards.
Phoenix lands a shoulder strike.
Harry is trying to force a seperation but Phoenix has the dominant position.
Still in the clinch, Phoenix scores with a nice short uppercut.
Harry tries to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling the position.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Phoenix takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Phoenix lands a right hand that snaps the head of Harry backwards.
Phoenix digs a right hand into Harry's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Harry's gas tank.
Harry is trying to break the clinch but Phoenix is controlling him.
Harry has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harry backwards.
Harry looks gassed!
A hook to the body from Phoenix.
A shot in the inside from Phoenix.
Harry is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Phoenix lands a left hand that snaps the head of Harry backwards.
Phoenix lands a left hand.
Harry is rocked!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Phoenix creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Harry is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Phoenix working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A short right from Phoenix on the inside.
Phoenix stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Phoenix is leaning against Harry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Harry seems to have recovered his senses.
Phoenix lands with a short shot to the head.
Phoenix cracks Harry with a nice body shot.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fighters circle momentarily. Phoenix darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Harry avoids them all with ease.
Harry tries to keep at a distance but Phoenix has taken the fight into the clinch.
Phoenix lands a right hand.
Phoenix lands a body punch.
Phoenix breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A lazy left from Phoenix finds it's target.
Phoenix catches Harry with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harry takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Harry walks into a left hand.
Phoenix fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Harry, pushing him back against the cage.
Phoenix prevents Harry from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix clinches with his opponent.
A short right from Phoenix.
Phoenix pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harry keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Harry.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harry manages to avoid it.
Harry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Phoenix misses with a wild combination.
Harry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Harry misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Harry goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Phoenix fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harry stuns Phoenix with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Phoenix is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Phoenix lands with a straight right. Harry didn't see that one coming.
Harry misses with a combination
and Phoenix counters by moving into the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Phoenix.
Harry tries to circle away but Phoenix has him pinned against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Phoenix dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dirty Harry's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harry pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Phoenix fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Harry manages to avoid it.
Phoenix misses with a hook.
Harry throws a one two combo.
Harry throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Harry connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Phoenix drives through and clinches with Harry against the cage.
Harry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Phoenix lands with a nice body punch.
Phoenix drops Harry with a left and a right! Oh, Harry is hurt - Phoenix dives into side control looking to finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Phoenix fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Harry wants to get back to his feet but Phoenix drags him back down.
Phoenix stands up.
Harry is breathing heavily.
Harry looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Phoenix fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Phoenix ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harry takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Phoenix lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harry takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Phoenix lands a jab to the head.
That has opened up Dirty Harry's cut even more.
Phoenix connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Marcus Phoenix is winning the standup battle so far.
Phoenix drops Harry with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Harry! Phoenix dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Phoenix!
Marcus Phoenix retains his light heavyweight title!
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