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CEFC 21 Thunderbolt PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brycen Gionet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tamdan McCrory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gionet comes to the cage accompanied by "Mosh" by Eminem. Both these guys are coming into the fight with injuries so let's see if that has a bearing on the fight. This should be a great matchup!
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203 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brycen Gionet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tamdan McCrory!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gionet looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Gionet is breathing heavily.
McCrory misses with a takedown
and Gionet counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for McCrory!
Gionet looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
McCrory is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gionet jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but McCrory manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gionet tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrory is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Gionet is controlling him well.
Gionet working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
McCrory sneaks out the side door and pushes Gionet away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
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.
McCrory stuffs the takedown attempt from Gionet. Gionet gets slowly back to his feet.
Gionet shoots and misses
and McCrory counters with a nice double leg into guard.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brycen Gionet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gionet had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. McCrory defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gionet is looking for a triangle but McCrory pushes his legs off easily.
McCrory really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gionet. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gionet is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McCrory is controlling him.
McCrory postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Gionet has an active guard here but McCrory has managed to pass into half guard.
McCrory is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCrory scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCrory lands a nice short elbow.
McCrory working Gionet over with strikes.
Gionet flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Gionet actively working from the bottom here.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McCrory lands a nice short elbow.
Gionet manages to get to full guard.
McCrory connects with a couple of short punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
McCrory stands up over Gionet, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Gionet is looking for a triangle but McCrory pushes his legs off easily.
Gionet has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCrory can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McCrory landing some decent shots from guard.
Gionet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
McCrory lands a couple of elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gionet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Gionet wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brycen Gionet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McCrory throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Gionet's waist but Gionet gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McCrory off to one side.
Gionet with a lazy takedown attempt
and McCrory counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gionet!
McCrory lands a nice shot to the head.
Gionet is trying to stand up.
Gionet is trying to escape the mount.
McCrory landing punches.
McCrory cracks Gionet with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Gionet is trying desperately to improve position.
McCrory working the ground and pound effectively.
McCrory scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCrory lands a nice shot to the head.
Gionet tries to reverse the position but McCrory maintains control.
Gionet bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gionet postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! McCrory is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gionet, into his guard.
Gionet looking for a guillotine here but McCrory defends easily.
Gionet is looking for a triangle but McCrory pushes his legs off easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCrory makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
McCrory preventing the sweep.
Brycen Gionet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gionet has his foot on McCrory's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. McCrory works his way back into a safe position though.
McCrory working some strikes from top position.
Gionet is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCrory is posturing up here but Gionet has hold of an arm and he's gone for an armbar! McCrory tries to roll out but it's too tight and McCrory has to tap! Slick submission there by Gionet!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brycen Gionet!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Billy wescott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Buddy Guy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Billy wescott has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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189 lbs
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Good takedowns
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy wescott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buddy Guy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
wescott avoids a punch combination nicely.
Guy wants to clinch up but wescott keeps it at a distance.
Guy closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Guy lands in his opponent's guard.
Guy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
wescott has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Guy doesn't defend quickly enough and wescott has managed to lock this one up! Can Guy escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to wescott on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Billy wescott!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clayton Epp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and guigui borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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160 lbs
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayton Epp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, guigui borgne!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Epp uses good head movement to avoid the hook from borgne.
borgne dodges the punch combination from Epp.
borgne shoots in but Epp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
borgne throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Epp misses with a few strikes there.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Epp!
borgne misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Epp lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for borgne.
Epp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Epp misses with a wild combination.
borgne shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Epp sprawls well. Epp wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. borgne gets slowly back to his feet.
Clayton Epp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of guigui borgne.
borgne tries to clinch there but Epp circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Epp scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Epp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Clayton Epp is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Epp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
borgne fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Epp slaps away a takedown attempt from borgne, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Epp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but borgne circles away quickly and effectively.
Epp misses with a few strikes there.
borgne fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Epp avoids it really well and circles away.
borgne looks gassed!
Epp throws a series of punches but borgne moves out of range.
Epp misses with a series of wild punches.
Epp throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Epp misses with a double jab.
Epp misses with a few strikes there.
Epp throws a right hand that borgne ducks under and follows up with a left that borgne also avoids with ease.
Epp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
borgne misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from Epp does no damage.
Epp misses with a jab, cross combination.
Epp misses with a few strikes there.
Epp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but borgne circles away quickly and effectively.
Epp forces borgne back against the cage and clinches.
Epp tries to break free but borgne pushes him back against the cage.
borgne manages to break the clinch.
Epp throws a right hand that borgne ducks under and follows up with a left that borgne also avoids with ease.
Epp throws a combination but it was largely blocked by borgne.
Epp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but borgne circles away quickly and effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
borgne shoots in but Epp avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Epp misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Epp lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but borgne circles away quickly and effectively.
Epp fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Epp displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from borgne.
borgne closes the distance and clinches up with Epp, looking for a takedown. borgne pushes Epp against the cage but Epp circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
guigui borgne seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Epp misses with a two punch combination.
Epp tries to bum rush borgne with a series of wild strikes but borgne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Epp misses with a series of wild punches.
borgne shoots in looking for a takedown. Epp tries to sprawl out of it but borgne keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Epp manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
borgne slips a jab and a cross from Epp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
borgne looks for a takedown but Epp sprawls well.
Epp throws a right and a left that borgne avoids nicely.
borgne wants to clinch but Epp slips to the side
and Epp counters with a three punch combo that has borgne backing up. borgne nods at Epp to acknowledge the strikes.
Epp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Epp stalks borgne and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into borgne's face. borgne staggers backwards, shaken.
borgne closes the distance but Epp moves to the side
and Epp counters with a left and a right that stings borgne.
borgne wants to clinch but Epp slips to the side
and Epp counters with a left and a right that stings borgne.
borgne shoots in but no luck this time.
Epp swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clayton Epp dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
A head kick from borgne lands but Epp takes it in his stride.
Epp throws a right and a left that borgne avoids nicely.
borgne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Epp pinned against the cage. Epp gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Epp misses with a series of wild punches.
Epp closes the distance and clinches.
Epp has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Epp wants to get back to striking at distance but borgne won't allow it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
borgne tries to pull guard but Epp won't allow it.
A right hook to the body lands for Epp.
borgne drags the fight down to the ground.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
borgne looking for a triangle here. Epp is fighting it but it looks tight! borgne pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Epp is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). guigui borgne!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Morris Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Strey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morris Minor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Strey!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strey shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Strey seems to be looking for submissions.
Minor is looking to control Strey's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minor avoid being mounted?
Strey missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Minor manages to get to full guard.
Minor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strey defends it easily.
Strey trying to control the position from guard on top but Minor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minor looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Strey is defending well. Minor quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Strey has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Minor celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Morris Minor!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zenon Rojek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackk Griffith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffith comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Por Ti Volare kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jackk Griffith will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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217 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Zenon Rojek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackk Griffith!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Griffith.
Rojek leaves Griffith with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rojek drops Griffith with a beautiful combination! Griffith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Rojek is looking for the KO!
It looks like Jackk Griffith has been cut.
Jab by Rojek.
Griffith is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A big right followed by a crushing left from Rojek knocks Griffith out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zenon Rojek!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jo Banza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nelson Muntz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Muntz has a niggling injury. He would have liked to come in 100% fit but that's not always possible. Nelson Muntz has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Jo Banza's chin.
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jo Banza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nelson Muntz!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banza slips a jab and a cross from Muntz.
Banza looks to land a right hand but Muntz moved out of range.
Muntz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Banza circles away quickly and effectively.
Muntz slips under a jab from Banza.
Banza misses with a looping right.
A combination from Muntz does no damage.
Muntz gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Muntz looks gassed!
Banza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Banza trying to stand up but can't free himself from Muntz's guard.
Muntz pulls Banza in close to prevent any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Banza wants to stand but Muntz has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Banza sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Banza would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Banza looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Muntz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muntz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Muntz throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Muntz throws a combination. Banza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Jo Banza has been cut.
Muntz throws a combination. Banza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Muntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muntz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Muntz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Banza.
Muntz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick from Banza misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Banza.
Muntz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Muntz throws a nice looking combination but Banza bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A punch combination from Muntz misses.
Banza throws a right and a left that Muntz avoids nicely.
Muntz lands with a hook. Banza tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Muntz lands with a cross.
Muntz throws a series of punches but Banza moves out of range.
Banza on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Banza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banza throws a right and a left that both miss.
Banza wants to clinch.
Muntz falls off balance throwing a combination
and Banza connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muntz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Muntz misses with a few strikes there.
Muntz looks to land a combination but Banza avoids it well.
A punch lands to the side of Muntz 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Nelson Muntz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Muntz throws a right and a left that Banza avoids nicely.
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.
Muntz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Muntz misses with the combination.
Banza dodges the punch combination from Muntz.
Muntz tries to bum rush Banza with a series of wild strikes but Banza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banza takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Muntz tries to bum rush Banza with a series of wild strikes but Banza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Banza moves in looking to clinch but Muntz pushes him off.
Muntz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banza.
Muntz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Muntz throws a one two combo.
Muntz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Muntz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Banza avoids the body shot from Muntz.
Muntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Muntz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nelson Muntz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jo Banza's cut.
That's time! Banza's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Banza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Muntz ducks under a wild hook from Banza.
Muntz misses with a two punch combination.
Muntz showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Banza.
Muntz throws a combination that misses
and Banza counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Muntz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Muntz slips a jab and a cross from Banza.
Jo Banza is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Muntz lands with a nice combination. Banza backs away looking to recover.
Muntz tries to bum rush Banza with a series of wild strikes but Banza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Nelson Muntz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muntz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banza counters with a three punch combo that has Muntz backing up. Muntz nods at Banza to acknowledge the strikes.
Muntz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Banza.
Banza tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Muntz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muntz takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Banza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muntz.
Muntz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banza dodges the punch combination from Muntz.
Muntz misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz walks into a jab.
The fighters circle momentarily. Banza darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Banza slips a jab and a cross from Muntz.
Banza attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Muntz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Muntz misses with a combination
and Banza counters by moving into the clinch.
Muntz throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Banzas head.
Banza wants to break free but Muntz has control.
Muntz manages to break the clinch.
Some wild striking there from Muntz.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Banza prevents the takedown attempt.
Muntz breaks from the clinch.
Banza fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muntz misses with a double jab.
Muntz scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Muntz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muntz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Muntz misses with a double jab.
Banza wants to clinch.
Muntz throws a right and a left that Banza avoids nicely.
Muntz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Banza closes the distance and pushes Muntz back into the cage.
Muntz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Muntz swinging wilding here.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Muntz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Banza shoots in for a takedown but Muntz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Muntz throws a series of punches but Banza moves out of range.
Muntz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Muntz misses.
Muntz blocks a head kick by Banza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz fails to land with a series of punches.
Muntz swinging wilding here.
Banza shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Muntz defends it nicely.
Banza lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Muntz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
A right-left combo lands from Muntz.
Muntz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Muntz misses.
Banza lands with a right hand.
A jab from Banza misses.
Muntz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Banza shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muntz as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jo Banza. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muntz looks to land a combination but Banza avoids it well.
Banza tries to bum rush Muntz with a series of wild strikes but Muntz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Muntz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Muntz scores with a shot to the body.
Muntz moves out of range as Banza strikes.
Banza throws a series of punches but Muntz avoids them all with ease.
Muntz lands a slapping body shot.
Banza scores with a nice head shot.
Banza showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Muntz.
Banza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Muntz looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Muntz, right into the meat.
Banza lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muntz throws a combination. Banza tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Muntz misses with a double jab
and Banza counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Banza misses with a wild combination.
Muntz is working the combinations to good effect here.
Muntz throws a series of punches but Banza avoids them all with ease.
Muntz throws a left and a right that both miss
and Banza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jo Banza will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jo Banza's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Muntz throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Banza scores a takedown into full mount!
Banza wants to control the pace but Muntz is squirming around nicely.
Banza jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Muntz is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Muntz and Banza has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Banza is trying to ground and pound but Muntz uses the momentary lack of control by Banza to regain half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muntz controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Banza tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Muntz.
Banza wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Muntz uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Banza throws a strike but Muntz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Muntz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Muntz lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Muntz scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Muntz makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Muntz prevents Banza from getting back to his feet.
Muntz content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Banza is looking to stand up but Muntz isn't so interested in that idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muntz lands a couple of digs.
Banza pushes Muntz off and gets back to his feet.
Banza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muntz throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Banza counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Banza throwing shots but Muntz is blocking nicely.
Banza is looking to take a break and control but Muntz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Banza thows a huge punch but Muntz dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Banza seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Banza is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Muntz manages to get to full guard.
Banza postures up in Muntz's guard and throws a big left but Muntz blocks it.
Muntz is working an open guard so Banza takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Banza shoots in but Muntz avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Muntz misses with the combination.
Banza is trying hard to land a takedown here. Muntz sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jo Banza showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Banza has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rocket Stone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maximus Meridius (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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193 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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, Rocket Stone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Maximus Meridius!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meridius drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Stone is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Meridius defends well.
Meridius drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Meridius jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meridius wants to pass the guard but Stone is keeping the position.
Stone looking to control.
Meridius postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Stone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Meridius, into his guard.
Meridius has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Stone doesn't defend quickly enough and Meridius has managed to lock this one up! Can Stone escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Meridius on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Maximus Meridius!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Knee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Takla Griss (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Griss's choice of entrance music: Furious Angels (Reversed). Ricky Knee has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Knee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takla Griss!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knee tries to close the distance and clinch but Griss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Griss lands a head kick!
Knee goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Knee finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Griss misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Griss throws a leg kick but Knee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Knee misses with a head kick.
Griss scores with a takedown into Knee's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Griss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knee, up you get!
Knee misses with a head kick.
Knee throws a lazy head kick
and Griss makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Griss thows a body shot but no joy.
Takla Griss seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Griss lands a body shot.
Griss throws a low kick but Knee avoids it.
Knee listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
A nice leg kick lands there from Griss.
Knee lands a nice shot that snaps Griss's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knee tries to clinch but Griss moves out of range.
Knee lands a head kick. Griss smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Ricky Knee is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Griss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Griss throws a head kick but Knee moves out of range.
Griss jabs at Knee's body.
Knee wants to clinch.
Griss feints and as Knee raises his hands in defense, Griss changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Griss decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Griss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Griss pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Griss looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Griss misses with a leg kick.
Knee misses with a wild body shot.
Knee tries to close the distance and clinch up but Griss swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knee scores with a jab to the body.
Knee lands a high kick!
Knee scoring well with a low kick there.
Griss thuds his shin into the meat of Knee's side.
Knee is looking to clinch.
No joy there for Griss, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A low kick from Griss misses
and Knee counters with a left to the body.
Knee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Griss stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knee doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Griss connects with a solid leg kick.
Knee throws a chopping leg kick but Griss manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Griss connects with a high kick.
Griss tries a head kick but it misses.
Knee misses with a head kick.
Knee scoring well with a low kick there.
A head kick misses from Knee.
Knee moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Griss throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee throws a head kick that misses
and Griss counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Griss has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Knee is proving hard to escape from.
Griss got a little sloppy there for a moment and Knee has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Griss has managed to get both his arms back between Knee's legs - danger averted.
Griss wants to stand and escape but instead Knee has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Griss working for a triangle but Knee defends it easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Knee's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griss avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Griss working for a triangle but Knee defends it easily.
Knee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Griss has his foot on Knee's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Knee works his way back into a safe position though.
Griss keeping moving, preventing Knee from controlling successfully.
Knee postures up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Griss wriggles free and stands up.
Griss misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takla Griss dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Griss shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Griss attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Knee tries to clinch but Griss is having none of it.
Knee lands with a thumping leg kick.
Griss throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
A head kick by Knee misses
and Griss counters with a nice double leg into side control. Knee won't be happy with that.
Griss stands up and beckons Knee to his feet.
Knee lands a body shot.
Griss feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Knee's calf.
Griss throws a leg kick but Knee sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Griss throws a sloppy head kick and Knee moves out of range easily.
Knee tries to close the distance and clinch but Griss swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Knee scores with a jab.
Griss gets a takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
It looks like Griss is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griss is thwarting Knee's attempts to control the position.
Griss decides to return to a standing position.
An inside leg kick lands from Griss.
Griss misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Griss there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
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.
Griss chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Griss throws a leg kick
and Knee counters by moving into the clinch.
Knee tries to work over Griss's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Knee misses with a knee to the head.
Knee using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Griss has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Griss can't break the clinch.
Knee misses with a knee strike.
Griss blocking some punches.
Griss escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Griss - that will leave a mark!
Knee moves out of range of the body kick from Griss.
Knee takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Griss misses with a body kick.
Knee cracks the inside of Griss's front leg.
Knee tries a low kick but Griss avoids it.
Griss misses with a body shot.
Knee is looking to land body kicks.
Takla Griss is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Griss misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griss throws a leg kick but Knee moved away.
A good leg kick by Griss.
Knee takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Griss throws a nice head kick!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Griss.
Knee thows a body shot but no joy.
Griss throws a nice outside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Knee misses the body punch
and Griss counters with a single leg into guard. Knee didn't expect that.
Knee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Griss wants to stand but Knee is controlling his posture from full guard.
Griss is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knee wants to sweep but no luck.
Griss trying to stand up but can't free himself from Knee's guard.
Griss decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Knee, up you get!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knee dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Griss.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Takla Griss showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Knee throws the kick towards the body but Griss avoids it.
Griss is looking to slow Knee down with leg kicks.
A head kick from Griss lands but Knee takes it in his stride.
Griss shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Griss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griss tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Knee misses with a hook to the body
and Griss counters with a nice body shot.
Knee misses with a kick to the body.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Griss.
You can see the frustration on Knee's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Griss decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Griss looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Griss seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Griss postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Knee to stand up.
Knee is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Griss takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Knee throws a head kick but Griss moves out of range.
Griss just misses with a punch to the body.
Griss wants to slow Knee down by chopping away at his legs.
Griss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Griss misses with a low kick.
Griss fakes the leg kick and cracks Knee in the body.
Griss keeps Knee at a distance using the push kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griss lands with a thumping leg kick.
Knee checks a leg kick.
Griss misses with a kick to the body
and Knee counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Knee wants to clinch.
Knee throws a head kick but Griss moves out of range.
Griss tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Knee is able to avoid easily.
Knee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Griss moves away.
Griss lands a nice looking kick to the body. Knee takes a step back to recover.
Griss tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Knee throws a good cross that connects.
Knee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Knee pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A head kick by Knee misses
and Griss counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ricky Knee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Griss throws the kick towards the body but Knee avoids it.
Griss pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Knee throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Griss throws a head kick that misses.
Knee is looking to clinch but Griss is avoiding it.
Knee tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Griss stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Knee.
Knee is looking to slow Griss down with leg kicks.
Knee throws a head kick that Griss semi-blocks.
Griss misses with a body kick.
Griss tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Griss scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Griss moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Griss lands with a slapping head kick.
Griss feints and then cracks Knee's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Knee down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knee misses with a kick to the body
and Griss counters with an outside leg kick.
Griss closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Griss lands in his opponent's guard.
Knee is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Griss trying to control here.
Takla Griss is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Griss is pressing down on Knee's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Knee is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Knee postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Griss is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Knee, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Takla Griss comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Griss 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Takla Griss!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Clarkson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: should've been a cowboy. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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270 lbs
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262 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Clarkson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anstey goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anstey was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anstey throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Clarkson has his hands clasped together but Anstey breaks the hold and Clarkson is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Anstey!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Bunny Anstey!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Faustos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ver Cingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faustos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Dance Hall Days. Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!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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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Faustos!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ver Cingeto!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Faustos, as that shot connected.
A swing and a miss from Faustos.
Faustos throws a front kick aimed at Cingeto's knee but Cingeto avoids it well.
Cingeto misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cingeto throws a series of punches but Faustos avoids them all with ease.
Cingeto scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A big right from Cingeto misses.
Faustos stuffs the takedown attempt from Cingeto. Cingeto gets slowly back to his feet.
Ver Cingeto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cingeto swinging wilding here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Cingeto throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Cingeto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Faustos lands a jab to Cingeto's midsection.
Cingeto will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diego Faustos has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ver Cingeto.
Faustos thuds a left hand into Cingeto's body.
Cingeto moves out of range of the body kick from Faustos.
Faustos defending well as Cingeto loads up on a big left hand.
Cingeto misses with a kick to the body
and Faustos cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Faustos counters with a one-two to the body.
Cingeto shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Faustos tries to lock up and control but Cingeto gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Cingeto throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Faustos because Cingeto loaded up on that one.
Cingeto looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Cingeto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cingeto is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Faustos has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Faustos!
Faustos tries to free his leg and advance position but Cingeto is retaining full guard.
Faustos is sitting in close to Cingeto's body. Cingeto has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Faustos is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Faustos is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Cingeto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Ver Cingeto! Ver Cingeto retains his light heavyweight title!
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