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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alex Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Starsky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alex Bader has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Bader!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Starsky!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starsky tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Starsky throws a head kick that misses.
Starsky tries to clinch there but Bader circles away.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Starsky.
Starsky pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Starsky shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Bader pinned against the cage. Bader gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Starsky shoots in but Bader avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Alex Bader has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Starsky.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Bader scores with a jab.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Starsky.
Starsky uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bader.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bader circles away from the clinch attempt.
Starsky shoots for a takedown but Bader saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Starsky is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Starsky is trying hard to land a takedown here. Bader sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bader displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Starsky.
Starsky showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bader.
Bader works the jab nicely.
Some wild striking there from Bader.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Starsky closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bader circles away.
Alex Bader is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Starsky looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Starsky tries a head kick but it misses.
Starsky tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Starsky avoids a punch combination nicely.
Starsky wants to clinch.
Starsky has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starsky fails to land the takedown.
Some wild striking there from Starsky.
Starsky fails with the takedown.
Starsky tries to clinch but Bader moves out of range.
Starsky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Bader wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Starsky looks gassed!
Bader throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bader grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Starsky takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bader cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Alex Bader!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Colby Cauliflower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Lawton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Floyd Lawton will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Colby Cauliflower!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Lawton!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab-cross combination lands for Lawton and sends Cauliflower crashing to the mat! Lawton follows him down to the mat - Cauliflower regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Cauliflower is rocked!
It looks like Colby Cauliflower has been cut.
Cauliflower wants to get back to full guard.
Oh Cauliflower is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lawton is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Lawton decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Cauliflower seems to have got his legs back now.
Lawton throws a right and a left that Cauliflower avoids nicely.
Lawton stuffs the takedown attempt from Cauliflower. Cauliflower gets slowly back to his feet.
Lawton swinging wilding here.
Lawton tries to bum rush Cauliflower with a series of wild strikes but Cauliflower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawton gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Cauliflower to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Cauliflower is breathing heavily.
Lawton manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauliflower avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lawton misses with a few strikes there.
Cauliflower slips a jab and a cross from Lawton.
Lawton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A big left from Lawton misses.
Cauliflower gets a takedown into half guard.
Lawton keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Cauliflower wants to control but Lawton is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lawton kicks off Cauliflower and gets to his feet.
Lawton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cauliflower shoots in looking for a takedown. Lawton tries to sprawl out of it but Cauliflower keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lawton manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colby Cauliflower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cauliflower takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lawton drops Cauliflower with a left and a right! Oh, Cauliflower is hurt - Lawton dives into side control looking to finish!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lawton stands up and we're back to a striking position.
No luck for Cauliflower with that takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawton looks to land a combination but Cauliflower avoids it well.
Cauliflower fails with the takedown.
Lawton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lawton misses with a series of wild punches.
Cauliflower drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cauliflower tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawton is retaining full guard.
Cauliflower trying to control the position from guard on top but Lawton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cauliflower tries to free his leg and advance position but Lawton is retaining full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauliflower wanted to stand there but Lawton had control of the position.
Lawton pushes Cauliflower off and gets back to his feet.
Lawton throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Colby Cauliflower's cut is getting worse.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lawton swinging wilding here.
Lawton throws a nice looking combination but Cauliflower bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Floyd Lawton dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Colby Cauliflower's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cauliflower is looking to clinch but Lawton is avoiding it.
Lawton tries to bum rush Cauliflower with a series of wild strikes but Cauliflower uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lawton goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lawton misses with a series of wild punches.
Cauliflower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cauliflower gets a takedown into half guard.
Cauliflower is trying to control. Lawton wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Cauliflower slows the pace down in half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauliflower is trying to control the action in half guard but Lawton is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Lawton wants to get back to his feet.
Cauliflower knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Lawton on the ground.
Lawton is staying active underneath Cauliflower, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Lawton is trying to stand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cauliflower missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Lawton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lawton misses with a wild combination.
Lawton misses with a double jab.
Cauliflower closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lawton circles away.
Lawton displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lawton misses with a wild combination.
Floyd Lawton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cauliflower shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Lawton pinned against the cage. Lawton gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cauliflower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cauliflower displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lawton throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lawton misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cauliflower shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Cauliflower was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Lawton tries to buck Cauliflower off but he can't manage it.
The referee warns Lawton that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Cauliflower thowing shots but they're missing.
Cauliflower looking to control but Lawton is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauliflower punishing his opponent with strikes.
Cauliflower can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lawton is looking to escape.
Cauliflower is really struggling to control Lawton but he's trying to hold on to the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Colby Cauliflower dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Colby Cauliflower's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Lawton throws a right and a left that Cauliflower avoids nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Lawton. No joy for Cauliflower on that attempt.
Lawton lands a nice shot that snaps Cauliflower's head back.
A jab-cross combination lands for Lawton and sends Cauliflower crashing to the mat! Lawton follows him down to the mat - Cauliflower regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Cauliflower is trying to get back to full guard.
Lawton gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Lawton lands a big shot that drops Cauliflower! Can he finish him?
Lawton gets to his feet - Cauliflower follows without any prompting.
Lawton is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
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!
Lawton misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A punch combination from Lawton misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lawton lands a slapping body shot.
Cauliflower shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lawton misses.
Cauliflower dodges the punch combination from Lawton.
Lawton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lawton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cauliflower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lawton throws a series of punches but Cauliflower avoids them all with ease.
Cauliflower fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Colby Cauliflower. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jab from Lawton.
Lawton takes a swing at Cauliflower's ribcage but misses.
Cauliflower is looking to clinch but Lawton is avoiding it.
No joy there for Lawton, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Floyd Lawton seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lawton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Lawton misses.
Cauliflower lands a head kick. Lawton smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Cauliflower fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Lawton.
Lawton will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Cauliflower shoots for a takedown but Lawton saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lawton clobbers Cauliflower with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Cauliflower is looking to clinch but Lawton is avoiding it.
Cauliflower bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cauliflower decides to stand back up. Cauliflower steps back and let's Lawton get back to his feet.
Lawton moves out of range of the body kick.
Lawton fails to land with a series of punches.
Lawton swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Cauliflower drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauliflower wants to control but Lawton is keeping him busy.
Lawton being controlled for a moment.
Cauliflower throws a strike aimed at the side of Lawton's head but Lawton avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Cauliflower tries to get to his feet but Lawton is in the middle of advancing position himself and ends up with Cauliflower in his guard.
Lawton preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Lawton pushes Cauliflower off and gets back to his feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Floyd Lawton comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Lawton has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Floyd Lawton!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Snow Denn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Buttowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buttowski is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: TNT. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ivan Buttowski enters the cage!
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195 lbs
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197 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snow Denn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Buttowski!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buttowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Denn slips a straight right by Buttowski.
No joy there for Buttowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Snow Denn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Denn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Denn.
Denn uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Buttowski.
A right-left combo lands from Buttowski.
Buttowski feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Denn sprawling to the canvas! Denn rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Buttowski finish him?!
Denn is rocked!
It looks like Snow Denn has been cut.
Buttowski throws a pinpoint strike between Denn's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Denn crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Buttowski scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ivan Buttowski!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Cirianni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wade Willson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sugar Hill Gang - Apache. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
5 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Cirianni!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wade Willson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Cirianni misses.
Cirianni fails with an attempt to clinch.
Willson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirianni.
Cirianni closes the distance and clinches.
Cirianni gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Willson.
Willson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cirianni prevents it.
Willson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Cirianni smiles and moves away.
Mike Cirianni has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wade Willson.
A head kick misses from Cirianni.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirianni wants to clinch.
Cirianni misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirianni misses with a wild combination.
Cirianni darts in and clinches Willson up against the cage.
Willson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cirianni gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Willson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Cirianni prevents it.
Willson tries to score a body lock takedown but Cirianni shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Cirianni prevents the takedown attempt.
Willson tries for a takedown but Cirianni manages to get underhooks.
Cirianni breaks the clinch.
Cirianni moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Cirianni avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Cirianni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirianni shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Willson looks gassed!
Cirianni avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Willson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cirianni wants to control from the top but Willson keeps moving.
Cirianni tries to stand but Willson is controlling from the bottom.
Cirianni forces his way into half guard.
Cirianni gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirianni fails to land with a series of punches.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Cirianni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirianni shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Willson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Cirianni wants to stand but Willson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cirianni looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Willson working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Cirianni has passed into half guard!
Willson is looking to get back to full guard here but Cirianni has managed to pass to side control instead.
Cirianni working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Cirianni is landing with some decent strikes but Willson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Cirianni get's back to his feet.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Cirianni.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Cirianni dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Cirianni moves into the clinch.
Cirianni is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Willson tries for a takedown but Cirianni manages to get underhooks.
Willson misses with the head strike.
Cirianni's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Some wild striking there from Cirianni.
Willson circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cirianni looks for the body kick but Willson saw that one coming.
Willson circles away from the clinch attempt.
Willson is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cirianni shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Cirianni wants to lay and pray for a moment but Willson keeps working.
Cirianni stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Mike Cirianni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cirianni is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cirianni tries to close the distance and clinch but Willson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Willson tries to keep at a distance but Cirianni has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Willson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Cirianni pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Cirianni tries for a takedown. No joy.
Cirianni breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Willson swats away the attempt to clinch by Cirianni.
Cirianni tries to clinch up.
Cirianni moves into the clinch successfully.
Cirianni scores with a hook to the body.
Willson letting Cirianni take a breather here.
Cirianni breaks the clinch.
Cirianni tries to clinch up but Willson circles away and keeps his distance.
Cirianni rushes Willson and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cirianni pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cirianni pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Mike Cirianni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Willson stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Willson wants it to stay on the feet.
Cirianni misses with the combination.
Willson tries to keep at a distance but Cirianni has taken the fight into the clinch.
Cirianni breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cirianni tries to clinch there but Willson circles away.
Cirianni drops Willson with a beautiful combination! Willson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Cirianni is looking for the KO!
Cirianni scores a takedown into full mount!
Willson is rocked!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cirianni postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Willson bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Cirianni and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Cirianni!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Remi Nilsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Audet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kid Rock - Bawitdaba. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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225 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remi Nilsen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Audet!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Audet misses.
Audet misses with the combination.
Nilsen could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Audet lands with an uppercut that bounces Nilsen off the cage and back into rage.
Nilsen wants to clinch up but Audet keeps it at a distance.
Nilsen moves into range and clinches up with Audet.
Audet wants to get back to striking at distance but Nilsen won't allow it.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Nilsen misses with a punch to the body.
Audet manages to break the clinch.
Nilsen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Audet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Nilsen keeping full guard, as Audet tries to pass.
Audet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Audet prevents Nilsen from getting back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet wants to control from the top but Nilsen keeps moving.
Audet landing with the ground and pound.
Audet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Audet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Audet with a nice head shot there.
Nilsen is trying to control the position but Audet postures up.
Audet postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nilsen is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Audet, into his guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Audet can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
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.
Audet looking to hit a scissor sweep but Nilsen is one step ahead there.
Nilsen has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Audet is proving hard to escape from.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Audet dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Audet swings for the body but Nilsen moves out of range.
Audet with a jab.
Audet throws a right and a left that both miss.
Nilsen is looking to clinch but Audet is avoiding it.
Remi Nilsen is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Audet looks to land a combination but Nilsen avoids it well.
Nilsen wants to clinch.
Audet steps into range and unloads a brutal right left combo! Nilsen is out on his feet! Audet sets himself and nearly takes Nilsen's head off with a straight right, sending him crashing to the mat! Wow, that was nasty... but awesome! Wooo!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michael Audet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaun Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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163 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaun Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Webster avoids the body shot from Sanchez.
Webster slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Webster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Webster drives through and clinches with Sanchez against the cage.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Webster has double underhooks.
Webster breaks the clinch.
Sanchez connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Mitch Webster has been cut.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Webster tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Webster moves into range and connects with a jab.
Webster slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Webster uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Webster connects with a crisp jab.
It looks like Jaun Sanchez has been cut.
Webster rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Webster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez looks to land a right hand but Webster moved out of range.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Webster gets a clinch.
Sanchez pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Sanchez throws a combination. Webster tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Webster is rocked!
Sanchez will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jaun Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webster rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Webster fails to land.
Webster tries to throw a body punch but Sanchez avoids it by throwing Webster back against the cage.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Webster fails with an attempt to clinch.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez misses with a looping right.
Webster looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sanchez 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.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Webster throws out a powerful jab.
Webster tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Webster misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Webster wants to get back to striking at distance but Sanchez won't allow it.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Webster counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Webster fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sanchez looks gassed!
Webster doesn't manage to clinch there - Sanchez circles away.
Webster tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Webster fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Webster takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Webster moves away from the strike by Sanchez.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Webster will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Sanchez up against the cage.
Webster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez keeps the fight on the outside.
Webster tries to clinch up.
A lazy left from Sanchez finds it's target.
Sanchez on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
Webster slips a jab and a cross from Sanchez.
Sanchez connects with a crisp jab.
A combination from Sanchez does no damage.
Webster misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez throws an overhand right that lands on Webster's shoulder, as Webster tries to avoid the shot.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
Webster lands a jab to Sanchez's midsection.
Webster tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Webster counters by moving into the clinch.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Webster is controlling him.
Webster pushes Sanchez back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Webster scores with a nice hook to the head.
Webster keeps control of Sanchez as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Webster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez throws a looping overhand right but Webster ducks down to avoid it.
Sanchez swats away the attempt to clinch by Webster.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster rushes Sanchez and presses him up against the cage.
Sanchez blocks the elbow strike.
Webster taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Webster breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Webster dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Webster moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez misses with a few strikes there.
Mitch Webster is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Webster counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Webster.
Webster lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Webster stalls.
Webster lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Webster prevents Sanchez from breaking the clinch.
Webster is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Sanchez is trying to break the clinch but Webster has him pressed against the cage.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
Webster breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sanchez throws a nice looking combination but Webster bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Webster has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez swinging wilding here.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Webster moves into the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Webster - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Sanchez wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Webster working hard to break the clinch.
Sanchez blocking some punches.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Webster manages to break the clinch.
Webster tries to clinch up but Sanchez circles away and keeps his distance.
Sanchez misses with a two punch combination.
Some wild striking there from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Webster manages to avoid it.
Webster misses with a two punch combination.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Webster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Webster counters with a stiff right hand.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webster avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez stalks Webster and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Webster's face. Webster staggers backwards, shaken.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Webster counters by moving into the clinch.
Webster lands a right hand that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez keeps control of Webster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Webster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webster tries to clinch there but Sanchez circles away.
Webster throws a series of punches but Sanchez moves out of range.
Webster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Webster tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Webster tries to clinch up.
Sanchez scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Webster counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster has managed to clinch.
Webster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Webster tries to bum rush Sanchez with a series of wild strikes but Sanchez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Webster darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Webster moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Sanchez fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Webster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Webster misses with a looping left.
Sanchez throws a series of punches but Webster avoids them all with ease.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webster wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Webster avoids a punch combination nicely.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sanchez wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Webster pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Webster wants to clinch up but Sanchez keeps it at a distance.
Webster has closed the distance and engaged Sanchez in a clinch.
Sanchez manages to break the clinch.
Webster swinging wilding here.
Mitch Webster is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez takes a swing at Webster's ribcage but misses.
Webster scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Webster throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Webster tries to clinch but Sanchez moves out of range.
Webster lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanchez's head.
Sanchez thows a left - swing and a miss!
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch but Sanchez swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sanchez catches Webster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sanchez throws a right hand that Webster ducks under and follows up with a left that Webster also avoids with ease.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Webster!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitch Webster dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Webster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Sanchez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Webster was well out of range. Poor timing from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a right hand that Webster ducks under and follows up with a left that Webster also avoids with ease.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Webster.
Sanchez throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Webster stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Sanchez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sanchez throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Webster connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sanchez goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Sanchez circles away from the clinch attempt.
Webster closes the distance and clinches.
Webster tries to stall but Sanchez uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Webster lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Webster lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Sanchez backwards.
Sanchez is trying to break free.
Webster swings wildly with an uppercut but Sanchez uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster breaks the clinch.
Sanchez misses with a straight left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Webster looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good exchange - Webster coming out on top.
Sanchez avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Sanchez paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sanchez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Webster moves away.
Webster tries to clinch but Sanchez is having none of it.
Sanchez smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Webster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sanchez.
A nice combination there by Sanchez.
Webster moves in looking to clinch but Sanchez pushes him off.
Webster fails in his attempt to clinch.
Webster throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
Webster looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanchez lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Webster circles away quickly and effectively.
Sanchez looks to throw the jab but Webster is out of range.
Webster wants to clinch.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and Webster moves into the clinch.
Sanchez is looking to break free of the clinch but Webster has double underhooks.
Webster breaks the clinch.
Webster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sanchez falls off balance throwing a combination
and Webster counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sanchez looks to land a combination but Webster avoids it well.
Webster tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sanchez swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webster moves into the clinch.
Webster trying to control the position but instead, Sanchez has worked for underhooks and has pushed Webster into the cage.
Webster manages to break the clinch.
Mitch Webster is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a two punch combo.
Webster closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Webster escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sanchez throws the left hand but Webster avoids the punch easily.
Sanchez with a nice cross.
Webster is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Sanchez takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and Webster holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Webster breaks from the clinch.
Webster is looking to clinch.
Webster has Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Webster trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
Jaun Sanchez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez wants to break free but Webster has control.
Sanchez tries to throw a body punch but Webster avoids it by throwing Sanchez back against the cage.
Webster lands with a left to the head.
Webster has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Sanchez is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A frustrated look appears on Sanchez's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Webster manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Sanchez can't find room to land a body shot as Webster controls the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mitch Webster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Webster 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 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mitch Webster!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tage Stam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce comes to the cage accompanied by Red Right Hand. Kyle Pierce has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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217 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Pierce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tage Stam!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stam looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nice cross by Pierce.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Pierce misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Stam.
Pierce stuns Stam with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stam throws a body kick that misses.
Pierce tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Stam was well out of range. Poor timing from Pierce.
Pierce cracks Stam with an open hand slap.
A big left from Pierce misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Stam.
Stam tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pierce misses with a straight right.
Stam tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stam throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Pierce.
It looks like Kyle Pierce has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Stam.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stam doesn't manage to clinch there - Pierce circles away.
Pierce misses with a wild combination.
Pierce swats away the attempt to clinch by Stam.
Pierce scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Stam doesn't seem bothered though.
Stam throws a body kick that misses.
Pierce fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice defenses there by Stam.
Stam will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Pierce throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Stam sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Stam connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
A big left from Stam misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stam misses with a body shot.
Stam tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Stam jabs at Pierce's body.
Tage Stam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stam fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Stam misses with a head kick.
Stam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Pierce.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stam misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Stam tries a head kick but it misses.
Pierce avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierce throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a series of punches but Stam avoids them all with ease.
A punch lands to the side of Stam 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Stam is rocked!
Pierce just misses with a punch to the body.
Stam tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pierce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Pierce lands a big right hand that sends Stam crashing to the mat! Pierce stays standing though and waves Stam back to his feet!
Stam is still on wobbly legs! Can Pierce finish him?
Pierce is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Stam hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Kyle Pierce!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lazaro Casanova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and whats that aboot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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204 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lazaro Casanova!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, whats that aboot!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Casanova closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Casanova working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
aboot is looking to regain half guard here but Casanova keeps moving and retains side control.
Casanova wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by aboot, who protects the arm well.
aboot tries to improve position but can't.
Check out the look on Casanova's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Casanova tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Casanova working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aboot is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Casanova asserts his dominance and retains side control.
aboot manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
aboot tries to pass the half guard into mount. Casanova knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Casanova has hold of aboot's hands but aboot slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Casanova has hold of a guillotine but he's not going to be able to crank on it really with only half guard, so it's no trouble for aboot. Oh but Casanova has got full guard now! Oh boy! This one could be over very soon! aboot goes limp - he's gone! Casanova jumps up and celebrates with the crowd - fantastic submission finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Lazaro Casanova!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buckley Burtopolous (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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Counter striker
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buckley Burtopolous!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burtopolous throws a body punch but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen tries for a takedown but Burtopolous sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burtopolous tries for a takedown but Sonnen circles away easily
and Sonnen counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sonnen not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burtopolous is trying to stand up here but Sonnen is controlling him well.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sonnen prevents Burtopolous from improving his position.
Burtopolous avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonnen.
Burtopolous is trying is best to control the position here.
Sonnen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Well, if Sonnen 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.
Sonnen will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Burtopolous holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sonnen is thwarting Burtopolous's attempts to control the position.
Burtopolous is trying to stand up here but Sonnen is controlling him well.
Burtopolous is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots.
Burtopolous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonnen.
Sonnen perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sonnen throwing shots but Burtopolous is blocking nicely.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burtopolous's head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burtopolous misses with a jab, cross combination.
Burtopolous throws a head kick but Sonnen moves out of range.
Sonnen looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sonnen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burtopolous blocking the ground and pound attempt from Sonnen.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burtopolous's head.
Sonnen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Burtopolous's head.
Sonnen working Burtopolous over with strikes.
Sonnen is trying to control the action in half guard but Burtopolous is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sonnen scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sonnen with the ground and pound but Burtopolous uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Burtopolous is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burtopolous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Burtopolous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burtopolous pulls Sonnen in to control the position.
Sonnen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sonnen wants to control from the top but Burtopolous keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sonnen shoots in and bounces Burtopolous off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Burtopolous tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sonnen trying to control but Burtopolous is working from the bottom.
Burtopolous is adopting a defensive guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen landing some decent shots from guard.
Sonnen works over Burtopolous with some ground and pound from guard.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sonnen is in close to Burtopolous's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sonnen tries to free his leg and advance position but Burtopolous is retaining full guard.
Sonnen connects with a couple of short punches.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Burtopolous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sonnen won't allow Burtopolous to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sonnen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Burtopolous fails with the takedown
and Sonnen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Burtopolous's guard now.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Burtopolous blocks nicely.
Burtopolous is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sonnen is controlling him.
Sonnen connects with a couple of short punches.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Sonnen is in close to Burtopolous's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Sonnen works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Sonnen throwing shots but Burtopolous is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burtopolous is trying to stand back up but Sonnen is controlling him
Burtopolous avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Sonnen.
Ground and pound from Sonnen.
Sonnen takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sonnen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sonnen looks to land a strike but Burtopolous avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Burtopolous is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Sonnen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Burtopolous keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Sonnen throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen thows a big elbow that misses.
Sonnen throwing strikes but missing.
Sonnen pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Burtopolous is keeping the position for now.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Burtopolous's guard.
Burtopolous is looking to stand up but Sonnen isn't so interested in that idea.
Burtopolous keeping moving, preventing Sonnen from controlling successfully.
Burtopolous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Burtopolous being controlled here, momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burtopolous not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sonnen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Burtopolous works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sonnen drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Burtopolous tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sonnen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
An elbow from Sonnen crashes against the mat.
Sonnen fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Sonnen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Burtopolous keeps working.
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.
Burtopolous is trying to control Sonnen's posture but Sonnen avoids it.
Burtopolous tries to improve position but can't.
Burtopolous takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Sonnen lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sonnen scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Burtopolous to see if he's OK.
Sonnen grinds an elbow into Burtopolous's temple.
Burtopolous takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Sonnen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burtopolous prevents Sonnen from moving into mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sonnen dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Burtopolous tries to clinch up but Sonnen circles away and keeps his distance.
Sonnen shoots in looking for a takedown. Burtopolous tries to sprawl out of it but Sonnen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burtopolous manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A big right from Burtopolous misses.
Sonnen scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Burtopolous is trying to buck Sonnen off.
Sonnen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Sonnen controlling the position from side mount.
Sonnen is looking to take a break and control but Burtopolous is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burtopolous prevents Sonnen from moving into mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burtopolous can't do much from the bottom here.
Burtopolous manages to get back to half guard.
Sonnen thows a huge punch but Burtopolous dodges it nicely.
Burtopolous makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Burtopolous.
Nate Sonnen overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Burtopolous's head.
Sonnen trying to control the position from guard on top but Burtopolous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Burtopolous trying to control the position.
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.
Sonnen landing with the ground and pound.
Burtopolous is trying to keep Sonnen in close.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burtopolous trying to control the position.
Sonnen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Burtopolous is looking to land body kicks.
Burtopolous throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Burtopolous napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sonnen looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Burtopolous is avoiding damage well.
Sonnen sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Burtopolous is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sonnen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Burtopolous is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Sonnen is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Sonnen trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Sonnen dominating with strikes here.
Sonnen lands a big shot there that rocks Burtopolous but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
A nice elbow there by Sonnen.
Burtopolous tries to lock up and control but Sonnen gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Burtopolous takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Sonnen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen landing shots from mount.
Sonnen scoring with strikes but Burtopolous is staying in there.
Sonnen is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Sonnen looking to control but Burtopolous is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Sonnen landing shots from mount.
Buckley Burtopolous has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sonnen postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Burtopolous looks a forlorn figure.
Nate Sonnen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Sonnen with the ground and pound from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burtopolous tries to hold on but Sonnen postures up.
Burtopolous swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate Sonnen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sonnen, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Sonnen!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Dardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Numero 1. Georges St Pierre has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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181 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Han Dardy!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a nice jab.
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
St Pierre looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dardy is fending him off so far but St Pierre persists. Nope, Dardy circles away and we're back to standing.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
St Pierre has control of Dardy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dardy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
St Pierre is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Dardy can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dardy because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
Dardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound but Dardy is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Dardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dardy?
Dardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dardy's face.
St Pierre has control of Dardy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dardy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Dardy is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Dardy's face.
St Pierre lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Dardy tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
Dardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dardy is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
St Pierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Dardy?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardy is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre tries to control but Dardy wriggling away.
St Pierre throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Dardy because St Pierre loaded up on that one.
Dardy is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Dardy has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Dardy is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
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.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dardy really wants to buck St Pierre off and get back to his feet.
Dardy is squirming around, avoiding St Pierre's attempts to control the action.
Dardy is wriggling around trying to escape.
St Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
St Pierre looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dardy is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Dardy misses with the combination.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dardy pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Dardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Dardy misses with a wild combination.
Dardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Dardy throws a hook but St Pierre blocks it.
Dardy just misses with a punch to the body.
Han Dardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Dardy throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardy wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
St Pierre is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
St Pierre thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dardy wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Dardy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Pierre 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.
Dardy slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Dardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
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.
Dardy fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
St Pierre avoids a punch combination nicely.
Dardy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Dardy tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dardy avoids a kick to the body.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Dardy sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dardy bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Han Dardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
St Pierre closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - St Pierre lands in his opponent's guard.
Dardy is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
St Pierre in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dardy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Dardy wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
Dardy wants to sweep but no luck.
St Pierre stands and throws Dardy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
St Pierre tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dardy stuffs the takedown.
A combination from Dardy does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Han Dardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Dardy throws a series of punches but St Pierre avoids them all with ease.
St Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Dardy did well to prevent St Pierre getting side control.
St Pierre is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Dardy has managed to free his arm - good work.
St Pierre stops Dardy from getting back to his feet.
Dardy tries to roll over but St Pierre keeps him under control.
St Pierre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre unloading with bombs!
Dardy tries to lock up and control but St Pierre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre punching from mount but Dardy doing a good job of avoiding damage.
St Pierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
St Pierre working for a guillotine from mount but Dardy is in no mood to give up.
Dardy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
Dardy is in all sorts of trouble here.
St Pierre misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Dardy blocking the ground and pound.
Dardy wants to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Dardy to control.
Dardy is looking to improve his position but St Pierre isn't that keen on the idea.
Dardy is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dardy is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Pierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
St Pierre throwing strikes here but Dardy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
St Pierre breaks from Dardy's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Dardy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St Pierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
St Pierre controlling the position easily from mount.
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Dardy holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as St Pierre tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Dardy throwing hammer fists to the chest of St Pierre. What's that going to do exactly?
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Dardy is working to get back to half guard.
St Pierre looking to ground and pound but Dardy is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Dardy throws a series of punches but St Pierre moves out of range.
Dardy goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Dardy misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from St Pierre.
Dardy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as St Pierre checks a leg kick.
St Pierre misses with a few strikes there.
St Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Dardy wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
St Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Dardy is retaining full guard.
Dardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Dardy keeps moving.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Dardy lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.
Dardy misses with the combination.
Dardy's corner calls for a 1-2. Dardy obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Dardy punishes St Pierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Dardy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dardy as he avoids it easily.
Dardy darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dardy connects with a single shot there.
Dardy misses with a few strikes there.
Danga de danga de dang - Dardy scores with a four punch combination!
Dardy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dardy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dardy thuds a left hand into St Pierre's body.
Dardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
St Pierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dardy circles away.
Dardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Dardy!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre unloads with some shots from mount but Dardy bucks and avoids them well.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dardy is desperately trying to improve his position but St Pierre has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Dardy is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre trying to control but Dardy is having none of it.
St Pierre throwing strikes here but Dardy is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dardy wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
St Pierre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
St Pierre tries to control but Dardy wriggling away.
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.
St Pierre working the ground and pound effectively.
St Pierre has control of Dardy's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Dardy regains control of the situation pretty easily.
St Pierre throwing strikes but Dardy uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A jab from Dardy finds it's way through St Pierre's defenses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Han Dardy dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Dardy lands with a big right hook that stumbles St Pierre - he's out on his feet here! Dardy follows up with another monster hook that separates St Pierre from consciousness! St Pierre falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Dardy stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 5, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Han Dardy!
Han Dardy is the new middleweight champion!
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