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RAFL 4: Pinnacle PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rock Wood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Carwin Jr (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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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Wood!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carwin Jr!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Carwin Jr blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Carwin Jr is trying to drag Wood to the mat but Wood just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Carwin Jr wants a takedown.
Wood lands with a short shot to the head.
Wood looking to stall.
Wood swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Carwin Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Rock Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin Jr.
Wood scores with a shot to the side of Carwin Jr's head.
Wood tries a body shot but Carwin Jr blocks it.
Wood doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Wood tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Carwin Jr's elbow.
Carwin Jr drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Wood gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Carwin Jr pulls guard.
Carwin Jr pushes Wood off and gets back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wood as Carwin Jr shoots in.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wood scores with a nice strike.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Carwin Jr fails with the takedown.
Carwin Jr looks gassed!
Carwin Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood lands with a nice combination. Carwin Jr backs away looking to recover.
Wood lands with a straight right. Carwin Jr didn't see that one coming.
Wood shoots in but Carwin Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carwin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Wood counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin Jr.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wood.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
Wood works Carwin Jr's body with a nice hook.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wood lands with a nice combination. Carwin Jr backs away looking to recover.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carwin Jr sprawls well. Carwin Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carwin Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Carwin Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wood fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Carwin Jr.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Wood scores with a decent looking hook.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No luck for Wood with that takedown attempt.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wood with a nice cross.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood is working the combinations to good effect here.
Wood clobbers Carwin Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Carwin Jr shoots for a takedown but Wood saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Carwin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Carwin Jr takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Carwin Jr shoots in but no luck this time.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A decent looking cross lands there for Wood.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wood lands a slapping body shot.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood is looking to clinch.
Wood swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Carwin Jr.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood looks to land a combination. Carwin Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Carwin Jr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Carwin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
Wood thuds his right hand into Carwin Jr's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wood moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shane Carwin Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood is looking to clinch but Carwin Jr is avoiding it.
Carwin Jr keeps the fight on the outside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood swinging wilding here.
Wood instigates a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Wood dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carwin Jr changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Wood tries to avoid it but Carwin Jr manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Wood to the ground. Wood escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Carwin Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Wood counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wood lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wood looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Wood closes this distance looking for a takedown but Carwin Jr circles away.
Wood lands a nice looking body shot.
Wood ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wood lands with an uppercut that bounces Carwin Jr off the cage and back into rage.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood wants to clinch.
Carwin Jr circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice sprawl there from Carwin Jr as Wood shoots in.
Carwin Jr is breathing heavily.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wood closes the distance and pushes Carwin Jr back into the cage.
Wood misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wood lands an uppercut.
Wood is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Carwin Jr is keeping busy.
Wood is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carwin Jr can do to turn this around?
Carwin Jr successfully pulls guard.
Wood tries to stand but Carwin Jr is controlling from the bottom.
Carwin Jr is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wood is controlling him.
Wood would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Carwin Jr working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wood.
Wood wanted to stand there but Carwin Jr had control of the position.
Wood trying to control the position from guard on top but Carwin Jr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carwin Jr shoots in looking for a takedown. Wood tries to sprawl out of it but Carwin Jr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wood manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Wood throws a series of punches but Carwin Jr avoids them all with ease.
Wood jabs at Carwin Jr's body.
Wood throws a right and a left that Carwin Jr avoids nicely.
Carwin Jr fails with the takedown.
Rock Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Rock Wood is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
No joy there for Wood, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
Wood circles away from the clinch attempt.
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Carwin Jr takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nice cross by Wood.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Wood lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Carwin Jr backs up against the cage.
Carwin Jr is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Wood.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood moves in looking to clinch but Carwin Jr pushes him off.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch there but Wood circles away.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Wood doesn't manage to clinch there - Carwin Jr circles away.
Wood lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wood misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wood will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rock Wood is winning the standup battle so far.
Wood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wood scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Wood throws a right hand that Carwin Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Carwin Jr also avoids with ease.
Wood misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carwin Jr tries to clinch up.
Wood displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Carwin Jr throws out the jab.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Carwin Jr.
Carwin Jr walks into a stiff left hand from Wood.
Wood getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wood lands a two punch combo.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carwin Jr gets cracked there but stands up to it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood looks to land a combination. Carwin Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Wood.
Wood fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Carwin Jr looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Carwin Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rock Wood dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Wood stalks Carwin Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carwin Jr's face. Carwin Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Carwin Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Carwin Jr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Wood defends it nicely.
Carwin Jr has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rock Wood has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Carwin Jr.
Wood scores with a one two! Carwin Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood throws a right and a left that Carwin Jr avoids nicely.
Carwin Jr slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Wood wants to clinch.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin Jr.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wood lands a nice shot that snaps Carwin Jr's head back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Wood throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Wood misses with a two punch combination.
Carwin Jr misses with a takedown attempt - Wood sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Carwin Jr throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Wood's waist but Wood gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Carwin Jr off to one side.
Wood cracks Carwin Jr with a right hand to the side of the head.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Carwin Jr stuffs the takedown.
Wood keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wood is looking to clinch but Carwin Jr is avoiding it.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Carwin Jr dives in and grabs Wood's left leg, looking for a takedown. Wood pushes down on Carwin Jr's head and hops out.
Wood stalks Carwin Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Carwin Jr's face. Carwin Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
Wood looks to land a combination. Carwin Jr sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Wood misses with a few strikes there.
Wood's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Wood duly obliges.
Nice takedown defense from Wood. No joy for Carwin Jr on that attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carwin Jr throws a left and a right that both miss
and Carwin Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Wood displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wood shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carwin Jr sprawls well. Carwin Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wood gets slowly back to his feet.
Wood scores with a one two! Carwin Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Carwin Jr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wood but Wood pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Wood scores with a one two! Carwin Jr had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
Wood closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Good exchange - Wood coming out on top.
Wood lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wood fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wood throws a combination. Carwin Jr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Carwin Jr with that takedown attempt.
Wood lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Wood.
A left lands for Wood.
Wood jabs Carwin Jr right on the nose. Carwin Jr blinks but takes it well.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood works over Carwin Jr's head and body with a nice combination.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Wood scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wood fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Wood goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Wood looks to land a combination but Carwin Jr avoids it well.
Carwin Jr fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Wood avoids it really well and circles away.
Wood misses with a series of wild punches.
Wood scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carwin Jr fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Wood.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Wood.
Wood throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carwin Jr.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Wood!
Carwin Jr slips a jab and a cross from Wood.
Wood is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Wood throws a one two combo.
Carwin Jr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wood tries to close the distance and clinch but Carwin Jr swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wood throws a series of punches but Carwin Jr moves out of range.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wood looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carwin Jr fails with a takedown attempt.
Wood moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wood throws a nice looking combination but Carwin Jr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wood lands a jab-cross combination.
Shane Carwin Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rock Wood is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carwin Jr fails to land the takedown.
Danga de danga de dang - Wood scores with a four punch combination!
And that's the end of the fight!
Rock Wood showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Wood, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rock Wood!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Dean Whinchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
8 - 8 - 0 |
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140 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dean Whinchester!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Williams!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whinchester paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch but Whinchester swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Whinchester is looking to score with low kicks.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Whinchester is defended easily by Williams.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Whinchester checks a leg kick.
Williams clinches.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams misses with a head kick.
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Whinchester circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whinchester swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams feints and then cracks Whinchester's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Whinchester down.
Whinchester is breathing heavily.
Whinchester takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Williams moves in looking to clinch but Whinchester pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whinchester on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Williams rushes Whinchester with punches - Whinchester moves straight backwards instead of circling and gets clipped by the second strike... and the third... and the fourth! Oh, Whinchester goes down! Williams follows up with more strikes and the ref steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lee Williams!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hassan Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zach Parise (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hassan Hassan had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.2lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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182 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hassan Hassan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zach Parise!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parise throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hassan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Parise scores with a one two! Hassan had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Parise scores with a nice head shot.
Parise scores with a jab to the head.
Parise lands with a hook. Hassan tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Parise thuds a left hand into Hassan's body.
Zach Parise seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan loses concentration momentarily and Parise pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Hassan crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Parise finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Zach Parise!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Smithers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott comes into the arena with Down blaring out of the sound system. Smithers has chosen Metallica - No Leaf Clover as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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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
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Scott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Smithers!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Smithers manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smithers keeping full guard, as Scott tries to pass.
Smithers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smithers is looking for a triangle but Scott pushes his legs off easily.
Scott controlling from the top position.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smithers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Scott postures up in Smithers's guard and throws a big left but Smithers blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Smithers swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smithers is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Smithers has his foot on Scott's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Scott works his way back into a safe position though.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scott pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smithers is keeping the position for now.
Smithers keeping moving, preventing Scott from controlling successfully.
Scott knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smithers on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Scott looking to sit in guard and control but Smithers gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Scott is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice takedown defense from Smithers. No joy for Scott on that attempt.
Smithers doesn't manage to clinch there - Scott circles away.
Scott gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Smithers manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Smithers working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scott doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scott manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scott trying to control the position from guard on top but Smithers is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smithers is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Scott defends well.
Scott slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Scott decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Smithers uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Scott.
Smithers closes this distance looking for a takedown but Scott circles away.
Scott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Scott lands in his opponent's guard.
Scott is looking to advance position but Smithers has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scott regains half guard.
Smithers wants to work for an arm triangle but Scott is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smithers seems to be looking for submissions.
Smithers looks gassed!
Scott looking for submissions off his back.
Scott wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scott slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smithers dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt
and Smithers counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Scott on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Scott tries to get out of the position.
Scott trying to control but Smithers postures up.
Scott wants to improve his position but Smithers is controlling well.
Smithers seems to be working for a kimura but Scott defends the submission attempt.
Scott moves into full guard.
Scott is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Scott is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Smithers is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scott is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smithers is controlling him.
Smithers wants to pass the guard but Scott is keeping the position.
Jim Smithers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Smithers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smithers is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Smithers is breathing heavily.
Scott looking to control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Scott keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Scott scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Scott wants to pass to mount but Smithers is defending the position.
Smithers has one foot on Scott's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Scott shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jim Smithers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Smithers shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Smithers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Scott to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Scott shrugs it off.
Scott is trying to escape the mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Smithers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Scott wants to try and get back to his feet.
Smithers is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Scott is surviving well by controlling Smithers's body position as best he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott is looking to get to half guard.
Scott tries to lock up and control but Smithers gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smithers looking for a guillotine from mount but Scott is having none of it.
Scott is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scott wants to hold on but Smithers pushes him away.
Smithers is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Scott to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Scott shrugs it off.
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.
Scott is trying desperately to improve position.
Smithers is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Scott can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Scott is trying desperately to improve position.
Scott tries to hold on but Smithers pushes him away.
Smithers has hold of Scott's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Scott manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jim Smithers showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Scott throws a leg kick but Smithers sees it coming and moves out of range.
Scott gets a clinch.
Scott gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Scott wants to pass the guard but Smithers is defending well.
Smithers wants to get back to his feet.
Smithers tries to get to full guard but Scott has control of the leg.
Scott tries to pass the half guard into mount. Smithers knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Smithers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Scott missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smithers actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smithers is in trouble now - Scott has advanced to mount!
Scott can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Smithers is looking to escape.
Scott looking for a guillotine from mount but Smithers is having none of it.
Scott working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Smithers tries to reverse the position but Scott maintains control.
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.
Smithers gets back to half guard.
Smithers looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Scott moves nicely into side control.
Scott scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jim Smithers is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Scott working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Smithers is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scott off and has taken his back!
Scott is really stuck here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scott rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Smithers keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scott trying to control but Smithers postures up.
Scott is trying to get back to full guard.
Scott has one foot on Smithers's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Smithers closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Scott wants to improve his position but Smithers is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smithers controlling the action here.
Smithers wants to take a breather but Scott is having none of it.
Nathan Scott has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Smithers is taking a breather. Scott says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Scott is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Scott showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Smithers 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jim Smithers!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Hadou The Punisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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188 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hadou The Punisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Thomas as The Punisher shoots in.
The Punisher scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The Punisher wants to control but Thomas is keeping him busy.
Thomas is looking for a sweep.
The Punisher is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thomas knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The Punisher thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The Punisher tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Thomas is trying to control The Punisher's posture but The Punisher avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks The Punisher politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. The Punisher prefers to stall for the moment though.
Thomas tries to buck The Punisher off but The Punisher is having none of it.
Thomas struggling a bit here.
Thomas wants to control the position but that's not easy when your opponent is in side control! The Punisher seems to be going for some sort of submission here. Hard to say what - oh, it's a Brabo choke! He's got it! Thomas is tapping! Wow, great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Brabo Choke). Hadou The Punisher!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kit Latura (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kit Latura will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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204 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kit Latura!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Latura looks to land a combination. Benoit sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Latura scores with a jab. Benoit acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Kit Latura seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Latura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Benoit could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Benoit clinches up against the cage.
Benoit is trying to force a seperation but Latura has the dominant position.
Benoit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Latura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Benoit tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Latura just stands there and leans against the cage.
Latura tries to break free but Benoit pushes him back against the cage.
Benoit tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Latura smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Benoit. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Latura displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Latura sizes up Benoit with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Latura looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Benoit walks into a straight right hand from Latura.
Latura circles away from the clinch attempt.
Benoit is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Latura throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Latura works Benoit's body with a nice hook.
Latura clobbers Benoit with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Latura misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Latura misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Latura moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Benoit tries to clinch but Latura moves out of range.
Benoit shoots for a takedown but Latura saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A left and a right from Latura both land. Nice combination.
Benoit pushes Latura up against the cage in a clinch.
Latura leaning against his opponent.
Latura trying to stall but Benoit improves his position.
Benoit has Latura pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Benoit pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Latura tumbling to the mat - Benoit dives into Latura's guard.
Benoit is looking to advance position but Latura has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Benoit looking to escape from mount but he's given up his back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Latura avoiding Benoit 's attempts to control his hands.
Latura wants to control but Benoit is keeping busy.
You can see the frustration on Benoit's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Benoit wants to control his opponent's hands but Latura gets his hands free.
Latura trying to control momentarily.
Benoit controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit trying to control but not successfully.
Benoit tries to roll but Latura sticks to his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Latura tries to keep control of the position but Benoit is staying busy.
Latura is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Benoit with him. Benoit is trying to defend but Latura has an arm under the chin now! Benoit grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Kit Latura!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mikko Jagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikael Sundqvist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jagger comes into the arena with Rolling Stones - Paint It Black blaring out of the sound system. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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198 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikko Jagger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikael Sundqvist!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sundqvist is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jagger sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jagger decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Sundqvist tries to roll over but Jagger keeps him under control.
Jagger is looking for a kimura here.
Sundqvist wants to improve his position but Jagger is controlling well.
Sundqvist moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Sundqvist utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sundqvist looking for a sweep. Not yet Sundqvist, not yet.
Sundqvist has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Sundqvist uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sundqvist drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Sundqvist working away.
Sundqvist sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Jagger is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sundqvist lands an elbow.
Sundqvist trying to control the position but Jagger is working away.
Jagger is trying to get back to half guard.
Jagger is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Sundqvist is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jagger looking for a sweep but Sundqvist has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Sundqvist thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Jagger is looking to improve his position but Sundqvist isn't that keen on the idea.
Jagger is working hard here to advance position.
Jagger is squirming around, avoiding Sundqvist's attempts to control the action.
Jagger is desperately trying to improve his position but Sundqvist has a good base and remains in mount.
Sundqvist looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sundqvist has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jagger's face.
Jagger tries to hold on but Sundqvist postures up.
Sundqvist lands a nice shot to the head.
Jagger is in a horrible position here. Sundqvist smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sundqvist working for a submission here. He's tucked his head under his opponent's arm, looking for an arm triangle. He's hopped off into side control, looking to tighten the submission... is it going to work? He's given up a good position looking for it. Jagger looks OK. Oh, I spoke too soon, he's out! That must have been tighter than I thought! Excellent work there by Sundqvist! Submission of the night perhaps?
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Mikael Sundqvist!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Bridge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rice comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Thunderstruck kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! John Bridge has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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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 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Bridge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Rice!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bridge throws a nice head kick!
Rice getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like John Bridge has been cut.
Steve Rice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rice misses with a series of wild punches.
Bridge tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A leg kick checked by Bridge.
Bridge throws a right hand that Rice ducks under and follows up with a left that Rice also avoids with ease.
Rice throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Bridge counters with a low kick, right behind Rice 's knee.
Rice throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Bridge sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Bridge misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bridge digs a good body shot into Rice's ribs.
Bridge displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Rice throws out the jab.
Rice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bridge counters with an outside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rice misses with a combination
and Bridge counters with a slapping leg kick.
Bridge stalks Rice and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Rice's face. Rice staggers backwards, shaken.
Rice misses with a leg kick
and Bridge counters with a leg kick.
Bridge throws a head kick that half lands.
Rice throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bridge ducks under a wild hook from Rice.
Rice on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Bridge. Bridge obviously looking to wear him down.
Bridge scores with a leg kick.
Bridge throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Rice pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Rice misses with the body kick
enabling Bridge to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bridge staying out of range there.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Rice crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Bridge - the referee stops the clock and Rice gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Bridge. Rice manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Rice misses the body punch
and Bridge counters with a straight right hand.
Rice falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bridge counters with a left and a right that stings Rice.
Rice looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bridge changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rice swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Bridge counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Bridge lands a jab-cross combination.
Bridge dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Rice. That did some damage!
Left hook, right uppercut from Bridge.
Bridge lands with a nice combination. Rice backs away looking to recover.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bridge's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Bridge duly obliges.
Bridge throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Bridge throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Rice is rocked!
The fighters circle, before Bridge throws a beautiful high kick that crashes into Rice's neck, sending him stumbling to the floor! Bridge lands more strikes and forces a referee stoppage! That one ended in an instant!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick & Punches). John Bridge!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cyborg Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Carrot (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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160 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cyborg Steel!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Carrot!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Steel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Steel scores with a sloppy right hand. Carrot should have avoided that one.
Steel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Steel ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Carrot misses with a wild combination.
Steel throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A swing and a miss from Steel.
Carrot scores with a crisp jab that stopped Steel in his tracks.
It looks like Cyborg Steel has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Carrot moves out of range easily.
Carrot misses with a few strikes there.
A left lands for Carrot.
Steel takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Some wild striking there from Carrot.
Carrot displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Steel throws out the jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel staying out of range there.
A punch combination from Steel misses.
Carrot misses with a hook. Steel ducked under it nicely.
Steel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Carrot moves away.
Carrot lands a big uppercut and Steel crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Steel looks OK. Carrot waves Steel back to his feet!
Steel is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Carrot misses the target.
Oh Steel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Carrot jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Carrot misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Steel seems to have got his legs back now.
Steel connects with a high kick.
It looks like Baby Carrot has been cut.
A punch combination from Carrot misses.
Steel throws a head kick that Carrot semi-blocks.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carrot cracks Steel with a good jab.
Carrot tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Steel misses with a hook. Carrot ducked under it nicely.
Carrot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carrot looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Carrot.
Carrot throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Carrot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Carrot throws a jab when Steel was well out of range.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Carrot moves out of range easily.
Steel ducks under a wild hook from Carrot.
Steel avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Some wild striking there from Carrot.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carrot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a head kick but Carrot moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Carrot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Carrot might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Steel scores with a head kick.
Steel takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Steel lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Steel throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Steel throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Carrot counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Carrot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Steel throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Carrot's head.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carrot.
Carrot throws a lazy right hand but Steel sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Steel keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Carrot.
Carrot is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Steel.
A punch combination from Carrot misses.
Steel throws a head kick that misses.
Carrot throws a hook but Steel avoids it easily.
Steel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carrot.
Carrot lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Steel at a distance.
Carrot checks the leg kick nicely there.
Carrot sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel defending well as Carrot loads up on a big left hand.
Steel throws a nice inside leg kick.
Steel bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cyborg Steel dominated that 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!
Steel takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A telegraphed right hand from Steel misses the target.
Carrot on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Steel. Steel obviously looking to wear him down.
Steel connects with a high kick.
Carrot drops Steel with a beautiful combination! Steel stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Carrot is looking for the KO!
Steel tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Carrot blocks a head kick by Steel.
Carrot fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Steel manages to avoid it.
Carrot throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A swing and a miss from Carrot.
Steel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Carrot.
Carrot missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Steel throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Carrot stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Steel lands a head kick. Carrot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carrot misses with a combination
and Steel counters with a head kick. That will keep Carrot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carrot missing with a left hand there. Steel was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A combination from Steel does no damage.
Steel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Carrot.
Cyborg Steel is winning the standup battle so far.
Carrot looks to land a combination but Steel avoids it well.
Carrot avoids the head kick by Steel.
Steel fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Carrot is out of range.
A punch combination from Carrot misses.
Steel throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Carrot scores with a sloppy right hand. Steel should have avoided that one.
Steel scores with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carrot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel scores with a kick to the body.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Carrot moves out of range easily.
Carrot has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Steel.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Steel goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Steel lands a head kick. Carrot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carrot thows a leg kick but Steel checks it
and Steel counters with a solid body kick.
Steel throws and low kick but Carrot moves out of range easily.
Carrot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carrot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carrot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carrot misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Carrot moves out of range easily.
Nice body kick there by Steel.
Carrot showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Steel.
Steel throws a quick inside leg kick.
Carrot misses with the combination.
Steel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Carrot lands a jab to the nose.
Carrot looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carrot misses with a double jab.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Carrot moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Steel showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Carrot.
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.
Steel lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Steel throws a head kick but Carrot moves out of range.
Steel is looking to slow Carrot down with leg kicks.
A shot to the body from Steel misses
and Carrot counters with a straight right hand.
Carrot misses with a series of wild punches.
A solid body kick from Steel.
Steel throws a head kick but Carrot moves out of range.
Carrot throws a combination that misses
and Steel counters with a head kick. That will keep Carrot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Steel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Carrot circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Carrot.
Cyborg Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carrot avoids the head kick by Steel.
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 Cyborg Steel will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Steel dodges the punch combination from Carrot.
Carrot steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Steel. That one must have hurt.
Steel pushes Carrot away with a front kick.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Steel looks for the body kick but Carrot saw that one coming.
Nice body kick from Steel.
Carrot takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
A swing and a miss from Carrot.
Carrot blocks a head kick by Steel.
A swing and a miss from Carrot.
Steel lands with a hook. Carrot tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Carrot pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Carrot ducks under a wild hook from Steel.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Carrot.
Steel throws a sloppy head kick and Carrot moves out of range easily.
Carrot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steel counters with a head kick. That will keep Carrot thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carrot dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A punch combination from Carrot misses.
Carrot throws a right and a left that Steel avoids nicely.
Nice defenses there by Carrot.
Steel lands with a slapping head kick.
Carrot lands with a cross.
Carrot misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circling - Carrot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Steel throws a head kick that Carrot semi-blocks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Some wild striking there from Carrot.
Carrot throws a right and a left that both miss.
Steel throws a nice head kick!
Carrot thows a body shot but no joy.
Carrot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Steel circles away quickly and effectively.
Steel lands a nice hook to Carrot's body. Carrot takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Carrot takes a swing at Steel's ribcage but misses.
Steel lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Carrot falls off balance throwing a combination
and Steel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Steel misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel moves forwards but Carrot connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A head kick misses from Steel.
Carrot lands an overhand right.
Carrot swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Steel chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Steel.
Carrot throws a leg kick that is checked
and Steel counters with a thumping low kick.
Baby Carrot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carrot takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Carrot!
Steel keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Carrot loads up on a big right hand but Steel slips the punch.
A head kick by Steel misses
and Carrot counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steel smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carrot will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Carrot throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Steel counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Carrot blocks a head kick by Steel.
A left lands for Carrot.
Steel misses with a head kick.
Carrot swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Carrot swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carrot throws a shot from downtown. Steel moves away and avoids it.
Steel moves out of range of the strikes.
Baby Carrot has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Steel lands a head kick. Carrot smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Steel.
Cyborg Steel is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Carrot avoids the head kick by Steel.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cyborg Steel showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Steel 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cyborg Steel!
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RATING
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