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GSF 89 Clothesoff vs Lauzou II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
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166 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Good kicks
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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
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Michaels!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Miller throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Left hook, right uppercut from Michaels.
Miller connects with a single shot there.
Miller misses with a combination
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels counters with an inside leg kick.
Michaels takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
No joy there for Michaels, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A head kick misses from Michaels.
Michaels takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Michaels counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Miller's guard now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller pushes Michaels off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miller gets tackled into the cage by Michaels. Michaels maintains the clinch.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Michaels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Miller has Michaels pressed against the cage, preventing Michaels from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Michaels.
Michaels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Miller with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Michaels is trying to break the clinch but Miller has him pressed against the cage.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller throws an off balance right hand
and Michaels counters with a nice uppercut.
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Miller punishes Michaels's body with a nice straight punch.
Michaels scores with a three punch combo!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a left and a right that both miss
and Michaels counters with a nice leg kick.
Miller throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ivan Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Miller stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Michaels.
Miller looks to clinch
and Michaels counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Miller throws a predictable looking body shot
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michaels counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Miller is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ivan Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michaels counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Michaels walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Miller needs to keep his hands up - Michaels had a free shot at his head there.
Miller scores with a jab. Michaels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michaels throws a front kick that sends Miller stumbling back into the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miller moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller misses with a hook
and Michaels counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Good exchange - Michaels coming out on top.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Michaels counters with a leg kick.
Miller takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Miller looks to clinch
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Michaels looks to land a combination. Miller sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Michaels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Miller.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Michaels is working the combinations to good effect here.
Michaels lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Miller circles away quickly and effectively.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaels counters with a straight right hand.
Miller is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a series of strikes. Miller will be more careful next time no doubt.
Miller is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller with a jab.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller closes the distance but Michaels moves to the side
and Michaels counters with a head kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Michaels is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Miller had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Michaels throws a front kick aimed at Miller's knee but Miller avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michaels counters with a left and a right that stings Miller.
Miller tries to clinch but Michaels moves away
and Michaels counters with a nice leg kick.
Michaels scores with a push kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
Miller tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Michaels throws a nice looking combination but Miller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Michaels lands a leg kick that knocks Miller off balance momentarily.
Miller moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Michaels counter with a right hand.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels counters with a nice low kick that buckles Miller's knee momentarily.
Miller tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
A slapping leg kick lands for Michaels.
Michaels goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Miller swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Michaels fails to land with a series of punches.
Michaels throws a nice outside leg kick.
Good exchange - Michaels coming out on top.
Miller will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Miller throws a lazy uppercut
and Michaels counters with a head kick that drops Miller to the mat! Miller scrambles across the canvas and gets back to his feet, still wobbly!
Oh Miller is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Shawn Michaels seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Michaels makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Miller is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michaels stuns Miller with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Miller seems to have got his legs back now.
Miller gets caught flat footed, as Michaels shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Michaels decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Miller, up you get!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller looks to clinch
and Michaels counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Michaels lands with a good body shot.
Michaels lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Michaels throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Miller.
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Michaels feints and then cracks Miller's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Miller down.
A jab from Miller finds it's way through Michaels's defenses.
Michaels lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Michaels!
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Michaels counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Michaels counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Michaels has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Michaels lands with a thumping leg kick.
Michaels scores with a nice body kick.
Miller throws a combination that misses
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Michaels lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Michaels throws a nice head kick!
Michaels is looking to slow Miller down with leg kicks.
Michaels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Miller.
Michaels lands a jab to the nose.
Michaels feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Michaels seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is working an open guard so Michaels takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Michaels swinging wildly here.
Michaels wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Michaels with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Miller fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Michaels manages to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Michaels lunges at Miller with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Miller's hand.
Miller has managed to clinch.
Michaels blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Miller throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Michaels blocks it with crossed arms.
Miller tries to land a knee to the head but Michaels blocks with his arms.
Miller landing knees to the head.
Michaels breaks from the clinch.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Michaels counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Miller takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels counters with a nice body kick.
Michaels connects with a solid leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a right hand that Michaels ducks under and follows up with a left that Michaels also avoids with ease.
Miller tries to clinch
and Michaels counters with a nice kick to the body.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Michaels counters with a head kick. That will keep Miller thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Michaels looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Miller misses with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Ivan Miller is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Miller misses with an uppercut
and Michaels cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Michaels finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Miller moves to clinch but Michaels breaks away
and Michaels counters with a three punch combo that has Miller backing up. Miller nods at Michaels to acknowledge the strikes.
Miller darts in trying to clinch
and Michaels counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Michaels.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Miller looking to control.
Michaels stands up from Miller's guard - Michaels perhaps looking for a knockout.
Michaels throws a nice inside leg kick.
Michaels looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Michaels thows a leg kick but Miller checks it
and Miller counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller lands a nice hook to Michaels's body. Michaels takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Michaels fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Miller has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Miller misses with a lunging right hand
and Michaels makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Miller really felt that one!
Michaels moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Michaels throws a sloppy head kick and Miller moves out of range easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a nice shot to the body.
Michaels lands a nice leg kick that just misses Miller's sensitive parts.
Miller falls off balance throwing a combination
and Michaels counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Michaels forces Miller back against the cage and clinches.
Miller using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Michaels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Michaels escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Miller swings widly with a right hand
and Michaels counters with a head kick.
Michaels throws a head kick that Miller semi-blocks.
Michaels scores with a shot to the body.
Miller misses with a left hand
and Michaels counters with a good low kick that Miller was not able to check.
A nice leg kick lands there from Michaels.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels lands a jab to the nose.
Shawn Michaels is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Miller closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Michaels to counter with a crisp jab.
Miller avoids a kick to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Michaels.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Michaels tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Miller slips a jab and a cross from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ivan Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Michaels misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Michaels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shawn Michaels comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Michaels has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shawn Michaels!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Erol Ganush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Incredius Roundius will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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196 lbs
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199 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Erol Ganush!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ganush shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Roundius but Roundius pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Roundius tries to clinch but Ganush moves away
and Ganush counters with a shoot takedown. Roundius fights it but they end up in guard.
Ganush sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Ganush throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roundius is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Roundius being controlled here, momentarily.
Roundius looking to hit a scissor sweep but Ganush is one step ahead there.
Ganush scoring with punches to the head and body.
Roundius keeping moving, preventing Ganush from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius kicks Ganush off and gets to his feet.
Ganush throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ganush scores with a jab.
Roundius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Ganush thows a body shot but no joy.
Roundius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Ganush closes the distance and clinches up with Roundius, looking for a takedown. Ganush pushes Roundius against the cage but Roundius circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Roundius tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roundius connects with a crisp jab.
Roundius dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Ganush. That did some damage!
Roundius wants to clinch up but Ganush keeps it at a distance.
Ganush waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Roundius.
Roundius rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ganush moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Roundius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ganush counters with a three punch combo that has Roundius backing up. Roundius nods at Ganush to acknowledge the strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundius throws a combination. Ganush tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Roundius fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ganush slips a jab and a cross from Roundius.
Ganush throws a lazy uppercut
and Roundius counters with a head kick. That will keep Ganush thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Ganush throws a jab when Roundius was well out of range.
Ganush catches Roundius with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Roundius throws a head kick that half lands.
It looks like Erol Ganush has been cut.
Incredius Roundius is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Roundius darts in trying to clinch
and Ganush counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Roundius preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Roundius is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ganush drops an elbow to the side of Roundius's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Ganush is working away from the top position though.
Ganush passes to side control.
Roundius throws Ganush to one side and escapes!
Roundius goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Ganush missing with a left hand there. Roundius was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ganush lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Ganush takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Ganush is breathing heavily.
Roundius tries to clinch but Ganush moves away
and Ganush counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ganush.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Roundius wants to get back to his feet but Ganush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganush trying to control the position from guard on top but Roundius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ganush content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Roundius keeping moving, preventing Ganush from controlling successfully.
Ganush working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Roundius's head.
Ganush prevents Roundius from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Roundius wants to get back to his feet but Ganush passes into half guard.
Ganush working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Incredius Roundius will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Erol Ganush's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Nice defenses there by Roundius.
Incredius Roundius seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ganush walks forward, straight into a front kick from Roundius.
Roundius swings for the body but Ganush moves out of range.
Roundius misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ganush throws out a loose jab but Roundius uses good head movement to avoid it.
Roundius uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ganush.
Roundius tries to clinch up
and Ganush counters with a straight right hand.
Incredius Roundius seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roundius misses with a head kick.
Ganush throws a hook but Roundius avoids it easily.
Roundius rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ganush counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Roundius thinking.
Roundius tries a low kick but Ganush avoids it.
Roundius throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Roundius closes the distance and clinches.
Ganush has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Roundius is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ganush effectively controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius can't find room to land a body shot as Ganush controls the action.
Ganush wants to break the clinch but can't.
Roundius manages to break the clinch.
Roundius pushes Ganush up against the cage in a clinch.
Roundius misses with the head strike.
Roundius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ganush.
Roundius breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Roundius wants to clinch but Ganush slips to the side
and Ganush counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ganush fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Roundius sprawls well initially but Ganush persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Roundius is breathing heavily.
Roundius is trying to stand up here but Ganush is controlling him well.
Roundius is staying active underneath Ganush, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ganush missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Erol Ganush overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Roundius looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ganush has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ganush not doing much here.
Ganush thows a huge punch but Roundius dodges it nicely.
Ganush not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ganush misses with a head shot. Roundius uses the momentum to regain guard.
Ganush won't allow Roundius to get back to his feet.
Ganush is pushing down on Roundius's leg trying to pass to half guard. Roundius is fighting to maintain full guard but Ganush has managed to sneak the leg through.
Ganush missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ganush not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Ganush connects with a good right hand that stumbles Roundius. Roundius circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Roundius is looking to clinch but Ganush is avoiding it.
Roundius misses with a head kick.
Ganush throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ganush on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Ganush misses the jab.
A jab from Ganush misses.
Incredius Roundius is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Roundius lands with an uppercut that bounces Ganush off the cage and back into rage.
Roundius tries to clinch up but Ganush circles away and keeps his distance.
Roundius misses with a kick to the body.
Roundius moves out of range of the strikes.
Roundius wants to clinch but Ganush slips to the side
and Ganush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roundius buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Roundius is looking to clinch but Ganush is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roundius closes the distance looking to clinch
and Ganush counters with a shoot takedown. Roundius fights it but they end up in guard.
Roundius looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ganush is looking to work some ground and pound but Roundius has wrist control.
Ganush loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Roundius wants to get back to his feet but Ganush is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Roundius keeping moving, preventing Ganush from controlling successfully.
Roundius pushes Ganush off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roundius jabs at Ganush's body.
Ganush drives through with a takedown into guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Erol Ganush dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Erol Ganush'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. This is the final round!
Roundius tries to clinch up
and Ganush counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ganush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roundius tries to clinch but Ganush moves away
and Ganush cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ganush looks to land a left hand but Roundius moved out of range nicely.
Ganush works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Roundius throws a leg kick which misses Ganush's front leg but catches the back leg as Ganush tries to avoid it.
Roundius lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Roundius darts in trying to clinch
and Ganush counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Ganush.
Roundius escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ganush gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Roundius wants to stand up but Ganush is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ganush forces his way into half guard.
Ganush is trying to control the action in half guard but Roundius is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ganush is looking to stall here but Roundius recovers full guard.
Roundius uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Ganush bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Ganush tries to score with some ground and pound. Roundius controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ground and pound from Ganush seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Roundius is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Roundius explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
Ganush shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Roundius manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Ganush missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ganush trying to control the position from guard on top but Roundius is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Roundius is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius stopping the sweep attempt from Ganush.
Roundius throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Ganush works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Roundius lands a couple of elbows.
Roundius throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Roundius gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Roundius.
Roundius tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ganush paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ganush misses with a right hand
and Roundius counters with a nice body kick.
Ganush takes a kick to the side of the head.
Roundius tries to clinch up but Ganush circles away and keeps his distance.
Ganush thows a body shot but no joy.
Roundius moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ganush shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Roundius moves into the clinch successfully.
Ganush tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Erol Ganush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Roundius lands a body shot.
Roundius misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ganush.
Roundius lands a body shot in the clinch.
Roundius misses with some punches.
Roundius lands a body punch.
Roundius escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ganush takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Roundius darts in trying to clinch
and Ganush counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Roundius's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Roundius duly obliges.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Incredius Roundius.
I think Roundius 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Barbossa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Marshall has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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270 lbs
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Barbossa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marshall!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barbossa throws out a loose jab but Marshall uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barbossa throws a hook but Marshall avoids it easily.
Marshall misses with a takedown attempt
and Barbossa counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Marshall!
Barbossa lands a heavy elbow.
Barbossa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barbossa connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Barbossa is landing with some decent strikes but Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Marshall can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Marshall is bucking up trying to escape but Barbossa cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Barbossa lands a nice shot to the head.
Barbossa pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa cracks Marshall with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Barbossa landing strikes from the mount.
Marshall is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Barbossa controlling the position easily from mount.
Marshall is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Marshall looks gassed!
Barbossa landing strikes, looking to finish!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Marshall is squirming around, avoiding Barbossa's attempts to control the action.
Barbossa landing punches.
Barbossa has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Barbossa with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Barbossa wants to finish this one by submission but Marshall is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Barbossa.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa tries to control but Marshall wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Barbossa takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee warns Marshall that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Barbossa dominating with strikes here.
Barbossa working for a guillotine from mount but Marshall is in no mood to give up.
Marshall takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa controlling the pace for now.
Marshall taking shots to the head.
Barbossa is landing with some decent strikes but Marshall is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barbossa raining down shots from the mount!
Barbossa looking to finish Marshall with some ground and pound. This is bad for Marshall!
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barbossa with good strikes from the mount here!
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barbossa landing shots from mount.
Barbossa unloading with bombs!
Marshall wants to get back to his feet.
Marshall in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Barbossa raining down shots from the mount!
Barbossa with a couple of short strikes.
Barbossa tries to control but Marshall wriggling away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barbossa dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Barbossa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Barbossa 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.
Marshall takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Barbossa lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Barbossa.
Barbossa lands the left hand.
Marshall is rocked!
Barbossa fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Marshall sprawls well initially but Barbossa persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Anthony Barbossa overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barbossa keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Barbossa has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barbossa looking to control but Marshall is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barbossa won't let Marshall get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
Barbossa can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Marshall is looking to escape.
Barbossa lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
A nice elbow there by Barbossa.
Marshall is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barbossa landing strikes from the mount and Marshall is in trouble!
Barbossa lands a big elbow.
Barbossa wants to control the pace but Marshall is squirming around nicely.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Barbossa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Marshall is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Barbossa scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Marshall is still in real trouble! Can Barbossa finish him?
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marshall can do anything to dispel that myth.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Barbossa! Marshall is hurt baaadly! Barbossa is firing away with more strikes - Marshall is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Anthony Barbossa!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Daniels might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Hate me now. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
171 lbs
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant swinging wildly here.
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Nice body punch from Daniels.
Grant lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Grant fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice jab there from Daniels.
Grant avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Daniels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Grant throws a combination that misses
and Daniels connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Daniels thows a left - swing and a miss!
Daniels misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grant.
Daniels swinging wildly here.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant throws a nice looking combination but Daniels bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Daniels needs to keep his hands up - Grant had a free shot at his head there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big left from Daniels misses.
Grant throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Grant swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant misses with a shot to the body
enabling Daniels to counter with a crisp jab.
Jack Daniels seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Daniels misses with the combination.
Grant lands a head shot.
Grant with a nice cross.
Grant throws a series of punches but Daniels avoids them all with ease.
Daniels tests Grant's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A combination from Grant does no damage.
Grant pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Danga de danga de dang - Grant scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Daniels changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Grant looks gassed!
Grant throws an off balance right hand
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels throws a poor cross that misses
and Grant counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Grant takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Grant at a distance.
Daniels works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A telegraphed right hand from Daniels misses the target.
A big right from Daniels misses.
Grant throws a jab but it's blocked by Daniels.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Grant.
Grant misses with a hook.
Daniels misses with a wild body shot.
Grant takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A looping hook to the body misses from Daniels. Grant does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Grant cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Grant throws a lazy uppercut
and Daniels counters with a nice uppercut.
Daniels showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Grant.
Grant keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Daniels.
Grant just misses with a punch to the body.
Grant looks to land a right hand but Daniels moved out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daniels misses the body punch
and Grant counters with a left and a right... And another left! Daniels is down! He's done! The ref dives in to save him and that's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Grant!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George St Pierre is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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29
180 lbs
19 - 12 - 1 |
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184 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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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
19 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Baloney!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Baloney thows a left - swing and a miss!
Baloney misses with a body shot.
Baloney avoids the body shot from St Pierre.
St Pierre misses with an uppercut
and Baloney counters with a two punch combo.
St Pierre takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Baloney misses with a straight left.
St Pierre looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
St Pierre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre won't allow Baloney to get back to his feet.
St Pierre cracks Baloney with a solid left hand.
Baloney is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
St Pierre with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloney working a defensive guard here.
Baloney is looking to stand up but St Pierre isn't so interested in that idea.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as St Pierre accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Baloney wants to get back to his feet but St Pierre is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
St Pierre throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Baloney works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
St Pierre throwing strikes from guard but Baloney blocks nicely.
Baloney working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
Baloney controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Baloney is retaining full guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Baloney preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Baloney is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Baloney's head.
Baloney keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Baloney swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Baloney wants to control the action here but instead St Pierre manages to pass to full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney tries to reverse the position but St Pierre maintains control.
Baloney is bucking up trying to escape but St Pierre cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Baloney tries to hold on but St Pierre postures up.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, St Pierre cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Baloney is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
St Pierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Baloney can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Baloney is trying to escape the mount.
St Pierre working Baloney over with strikes here.
Baloney avoids a series of strikes thrown by St Pierre.
St Pierre thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
St Pierre looking to ground and pound but Baloney is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Baloney that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Baloney's face.
Baloney is in a horrible position here. St Pierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Baloney is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baloney takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Baloney is still in real trouble! Can St Pierre finish him?
St Pierre looking to control but Baloney is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Baloney seems to have recovered his senses.
St Pierre breaks from Baloney's wrist control and lands an elbow.
St Pierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Baloney looks a forlorn figure.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee warns Baloney that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre looking to finish Baloney with some ground and pound. This is bad for Baloney!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George St Pierre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Baloney ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
St Pierre throws a poor cross that misses
and Baloney counters with a nice body shot.
St Pierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Baloney counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pierre misses the body punch
enabling Baloney to counter with a crisp jab.
St Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Baloney counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Baloney with a jab.
St Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Baloney did well to prevent St Pierre getting side control.
St Pierre prevents Baloney from standing back up.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Baloney taking some punishment here, with St Pierre in his half guard.
Baloney is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baloney wants to get back to full guard.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
St Pierre looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
St Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Baloney is trying to control but St Pierre manages to pass to mount!
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Baloney is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
St Pierre prevents Baloney from getting the reversal.
St Pierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre landing shots from mount.
Baloney is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre landing strikes, looking to finish!
St Pierre raining down hammerfists from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
St Pierre cracks Baloney with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). George St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Maikkel Mikkelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trent Severn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Severn has chosen White Zombie - Electric Head: The Extasy (Pt 2) as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
188 lbs
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193 lbs
7 - 3 - 0 |
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
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Maikkel Mikkelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trent Severn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mikkelsson misses with a body shot.
Severn throws a head kick that misses.
Mikkelsson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Mikkelsson scores with a hook to the body. Severn takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Severn throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Mikkelsson really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Severn tries to land a leg kick but Mikkelsson saw it coming and moves away.
Mikkelsson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mikkelsson tests Severn's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Severn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Severn counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson cracks a nice hook into Severn's ribs.
Mikkelsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Severn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikkelsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Severn stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Mikkelsson is looking to wear down Severn with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Severn scoring well with a low kick there.
Severn throws a lazy uppercut
and Mikkelsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mikkelsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Severn misses with a leg kick
enabling Mikkelsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Mikkelsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Severn.
Severn attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mikkelsson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mikkelsson throws a lazy uppercut
and Severn counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mikkelsson's knee momentarily.
Severn misses the body punch
and Mikkelsson counters with a left to the body.
A low kick from Severn misses
and Mikkelsson counters with a three punch combo that has Severn backing up. Severn nods at Mikkelsson to acknowledge the strikes.
A chopping leg kick lands by Severn.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mikkelsson swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
Severn takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Severn misses with a leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mikkelsson. Severn does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn throws a sloppy head kick and Mikkelsson moves out of range easily.
Mikkelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Good leg kick by Severn there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Severn misses with a wild body shot.
Maikkel Mikkelsson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Severn is looking to slow Mikkelsson down with leg kicks.
Mikkelsson is breathing heavily.
Severn wants to slow Mikkelsson down by chopping away at his legs.
Severn tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Mikkelsson throws a hook but Severn blocks it.
Severn moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn slips a jab from Mikkelsson.
Severn misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Severn misses with a head kick.
Mikkelsson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Severn.
Severn uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mikkelsson.
Mikkelsson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Severn's hands.
Mikkelsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Severn defending well as Mikkelsson loads up on a big left hand.
Mikkelsson swings for the body but Severn moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Severn 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.
Severn swings for the body but Mikkelsson moves out of range.
Mikkelsson lands a jab to the nose.
Mikkelsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Severn tried to score with a low kick but Mikkelsson checks it.
Mikkelsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Trent Severn seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mikkelsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Mikkelsson misses with a combination
and Severn counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mikkelsson won't be happy with that.
Severn working the strikes but Mikkelsson uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Mikkelsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Severn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mikkelsson is looking for a sweep. Severn is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Mikkelsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Severn.
Severn thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mikkelsson's head.
Severn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mikkelsson defending well though.
Severn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Mikkelsson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Severn.
Severn seems to be looking for submissions.
Severn is just content to waste time from the top position. Mikkelsson takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Severn wants to control from the top but Mikkelsson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Severn advances to half guard.
It looks like Severn is going to stand back up.
Severn seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mikkelsson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Severn missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Severn sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mikkelsson defending well though.
Severn with the ground and pound but Mikkelsson uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Severn working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Severn is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Severn throws and elbow that misses. Mikkelsson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Severn's guard. Nice move by Mikkelsson!
Severn is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mikkelsson defends well.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Severn has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mikkelsson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Severn trying to keep a closed guard but Mikkelsson is proving a slippery customer.
Mikkelsson is looking to stand up but Severn won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Severn manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Mikkelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Mikkelsson lands a nice hook to Severn's body. Severn takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mikkelsson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mikkelsson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Mikkelsson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Mikkelsson throws a hook to the side of Severn's head but Severn sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Severn shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mikkelsson sprawls well. Mikkelsson wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Severn gets slowly back to his feet.
Severn tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Mikkelsson is able to avoid easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Trent Severn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mikkelsson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Severn moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Mikkelsson listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Severn throws a chopping leg kick but Mikkelsson manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Maikkel Mikkelsson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mikkelsson lands with an overhand left.
Severn misses with a body kick.
Nice uppercut there from Mikkelsson.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Severn throws a leg kick but Mikkelsson sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mikkelsson throws a right hand that Severn ducks under and follows up with a left that Severn also avoids with ease.
Mikkelsson misses with a combination
and Severn decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Mikkelsson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Severn preventing the sweep.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mikkelsson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Severn wants to control from the top but Mikkelsson keeps moving.
Severn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Severn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Severn throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Severn postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Severn wants to control from the top but Mikkelsson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Mikkelsson keeping full guard, as Severn tries to pass.
Mikkelsson keeping moving, preventing Severn from controlling successfully.
Severn throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mikkelsson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Maikkel Mikkelsson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mikkelsson pulls Severn in close to his closed guard and prevents Severn from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mikkelsson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Severn is looking to improve his position but Mikkelsson isn't that keen on the idea.
Severn is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Severn sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Severn has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mikkelsson is working away from the top position though.
Mikkelsson slows the pace down in half guard.
Mikkelsson has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Severn is trying to control but can't.
Mikkelsson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Severn sees it coming and defends easily.
Mikkelsson will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Mikkelsson is thwarting Severn's attempts to control the position.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mikkelsson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Severn.
Trent Severn is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Severn trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
And that's the end of the fight!
Trent Severn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Severn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Trent Severn!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leonid Dmitriev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio's entrance music is Art of War. A fine choice. Dmitriev has chosen Sukh Knight - Diesel Not Petrol as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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215 lbs
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Lethal high kicks
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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
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leonid Dmitriev!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmitriev misses with an uppercut
and Distacio counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dmitriev.
Distacio holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Dmitriev is trying to get an arm triangle but Distacio is defending well.
The strikes coming from Dmitriev are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Distacio can't do much from the bottom here.
Dmitriev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Distacio tries to improve position but can't.
Dmitriev tries for a kimura but Distacio is defending well.
Dmitriev throwing shots but missing, from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dmitriev is trying to get an arm triangle but Distacio is defending well.
Distacio can't do much from the bottom here.
Distacio taking punishment in the form of punches.
Distacio is trying to get back to his feet.
Dmitriev is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Distacio has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dmitriev tries for a kimura but Distacio is defending well.
Dmitriev trying to control the action but Distacio is working from the bottom.
Dmitriev tries to move to mount but Distacio blocks the move with his legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Dmitriev is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Distacio knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Distacio is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Dmitriev is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Distacio is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Dmitriev creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Distacio sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Distacio is trying to control Dmitriev's posture but Dmitriev avoids it.
Dmitriev thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Distacio manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Distacio.
Dmitriev is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Dmitriev looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Distacio looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Dmitriev with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Distacio perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dmitriev gets back to full guard.
Dmitriev manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Distacio tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Distacio tries to lock up and control but Dmitriev gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Distacio manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dmitriev throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio wants to control but Dmitriev is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Dmitriev seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dmitriev is trying to work for a kimura but Distacio is defending well.
Distacio misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Dmitriev throwing shots but Distacio is blocking nicely.
Distacio has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Dmitriev is working away from the top position though.
Distacio blocking the ground and pound attempt from Dmitriev.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Distacio has his hands clasped together around Dmitriev's back. He's all about the action.
Dmitriev not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dmitriev wants to take a breather but Distacio is having none of it.
Distacio moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Leonid Dmitriev will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
A jab from Dmitriev does it's job there.
Dmitriev throws a predictable looking body shot
and Distacio cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Distacio lands with an uppercut that bounces Dmitriev off the cage and back into rage.
Dmitriev throws a lazy uppercut
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Distacio scores with a jab to the jaw.
Dmitriev shoots and misses
and Distacio moves into the clinch.
Distacio scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Distacio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Distacio stops a takedown attempt from Dmitriev.
Harry Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Dmitriev.
Dmitriev is breathing heavily.
Dmitriev blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Distacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dmitriev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A frustrated look appears on Dmitriev's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Distacio is working Dmitriev over against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Distacio.
Distacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
Distacio presses Dmitriev against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio lands a nice knee to the body.
Distacio misses with a knee to the head.
Distacio lands an elbow just above Dmitriev 's eye.
Distacio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dmitriev's defenses.
Distacio lands a nice shot to the body.
Distacio pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Distacio works on Dmitriev's body with a couple of short punches.
Distacio pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dmitriev tries for a takedown. No joy.
Knees to the body from Distacio.
Distacio lands a knee to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dmitriev managing to block the knees to the body from Distacio.
Dmitriev managing to block the knees to the body from Distacio.
A right hand to the body from Distacio.
Distacio pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Distacio lands a nice elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for Distacio.
Distacio lands an elbow just above Dmitriev 's eye.
Distacio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Distacio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dmitriev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Distacio.
Distacio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Distacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Distacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Distacio lands a nice elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Distacio.
Distacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Distacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Dmitriev won't want to take too many of those.
Distacio works on Dmitriev's body with a couple of short punches.
Distacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dmitriev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A knee to the head by Distacio.
Dmitriev fails to pull guard.
Dmitriev tries to pull guard but Distacio holds him up against the cage and eventually Dmitriev drops back down to his feet.
Distacio lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
Distacio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Distacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dmitriev or not.
Dmitriev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Distacio prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Distacio.
Distacio lands an elbow inside that Dmitriev shrugs off.
A right hand to the body from Distacio.
Distacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Distacio is leaning against Dmitriev and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Knees to the body from Distacio.
Distacio landing knees to the body.
Distacio lands a body shot.
Knees in the clinch landing for Distacio.
Distacio throws a knee to the head but misses.
Distacio lands a knee to the body.
A shot in the inside from Distacio.
Harry Distacio has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Distacio unloads a knee to the mid-section.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Distacio.
Distacio scores with a knee to the head.
Distacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Distacio lands with a short shot to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Distacio.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio digs a right hand into Dmitriev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dmitriev's gas tank.
Distacio lands a nice knee to the body.
Distacio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Distacio lands a body shot.
Distacio working Dmitriev over with knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Distacio.
Distacio makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Distacio with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dmitriev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Distacio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Distacio lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Distacio lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Distacio landing knees to the body.
Dmitriev working hard to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Distacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dmitriev or not.
Distacio landing knees to the body.
Distacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Distacio.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Dmitriev throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Distacio counters with a nice leg kick.
Distacio has Dmitriev up against the cage in a clinch.
Distacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Distacio lands a nice knee to the body.
Dmitriev wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Dmitriev has Distacio pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Distacio manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Distacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Distacio putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Dmitriev in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Distacio missing with knees to the body.
Distacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Distacio lands a damaging elbow.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Distacio.
Distacio scores with a shoulder strike.
Distacio digs a right hand into Dmitriev's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Dmitriev's gas tank.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dmitriev takes an elbow to the temple.
Distacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Distacio with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Distacio lands with a light punch inside.
Distacio scores with a hook to the body.
Distacio lands a left hand.
Dmitriev takes a knee to the side of the body.
Distacio landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Distacio works on Dmitriev's body with a couple of short punches.
Distacio scores with a knee to the head.
Distacio lands a knee to the body.
Distacio working Dmitriev over with knees to the body.
Dmitriev takes an elbow to the forehead.
Distacio gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Distacio unloads a knee to the mid-section. Dmitriev lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Distacio working some nice short punches in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Distacio.
Distacio crunches a lovely knee into Dmitriev's ribcage.
A short right from Distacio.
Distacio is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Distacio tries to land knees in the clinch but Dmitriev avoids the damage to the body.
Distacio looking to throw knees to the head but Dmitriev is blocking nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Distacio.
Dmitriev goes for a takedown in the clinch but Distacio prevents it.
Distacio prevents a takedown attempt there.
Harry Distacio has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Leonid Dmitriev.
Distacio lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Dmitriev can't get the takedown.
Distacio is working Dmitriev over against the cage.
Distacio lands a body shot in the clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Dmitriev tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Distacio smiles and moves away.
Distacio lands a nice hook to Dmitriev's body. Dmitriev takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Distacio tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dmitriev paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dmitriev with a poor takedown
and Distacio holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Distacio lands with a left to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Distacio works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Distacio crunches a lovely knee into Dmitriev's ribcage.
Distacio lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Dmitriev or not.
Distacio lands with a light punch inside.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the head but Dmitriev blocks with his arms.
Distacio lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Distacio lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dmitriev backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Distacio.
Distacio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Distacio lands a nice uppercut.
Distacio pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Distacio lands a body punch in the clinch.
Distacio using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Distacio lands a nice knee to the body.
Distacio connects with a knee to the head.
Distacio tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Dmitriev avoids it.
Dmitriev tries to pull guard but Distacio won't allow it.
Dmitriev has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Distacio is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Distacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Dmitriev won't want to take too many of those.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Distacio landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Distacio scores with a shot to the side of Dmitriev's head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Distacio obliges.
Distacio creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Dmitriev's defenses.
Distacio lands a good knee to the midsection. Dmitriev won't want to take too many of those.
Distacio is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Dmitriev is defending well for now.
Distacio lands a body shot.
Distacio comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Distacio lands a body shot in the clinch.
Distacio with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Distacio lands a damaging elbow.
Distacio digs a right hand underneath Dmitriev's ribcage. Dmitriev let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Distacio pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Distacio pushes Dmitriev back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Dmitriev wants a takedown but no success here.
Distacio crunches a lovely knee into Dmitriev's ribcage.
Distacio throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Dmitriev has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Distacio avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Harry Distacio showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Distacio 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Harry Distacio!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaime Bolitho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaime Bolitho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas tries a head kick but it misses.
Bolitho displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Thomas.
Bolitho swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Thomas counters with a big head kick but Bolitho shrugs it off.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Thomas jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bolitho swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Bolitho rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thomas counters with a slapping leg kick.
A left lands for Thomas.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Bolitho moves out of range easily.
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Thomas works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Thomas looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Bolitho on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bolitho tries to get out of the position.
Thomas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bolitho is just riding it out for now. Thomas eventually gives up the hold.
Thomas is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas trying to control from half guard but Bolitho is working away.
Thomas is just content to waste time from the top position. Bolitho takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Thomas forces his way into half guard.
Thomas is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Bolitho is just riding it out for now. Thomas eventually gives up the hold.
Bolitho is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The fighters are battling for position here. Bolitho manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Thomas trying to control the position from guard on top but Bolitho is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bolitho utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Thomas stands and throws Bolitho's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Thomas in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bolitho is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Thomas!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sexton Furnival (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as John Turner enters the cage!
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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
16 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sexton Furnival!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Turner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Furnival misses with a two punch combination.
A head kick by Furnival misses
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Sexton Furnival has been cut.
Turner throws a looping overhand right but Furnival ducks down to avoid it.
Turner tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Furnival manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Turner.
A left and a right from Turner both land. Nice combination.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furnival.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses
and Turner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Furnival's knee momentarily.
Furnival connects with a looping right hand.
Turner misses with a wild body shot.
Turner tries to close the distance and clinch but Furnival swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nice uppercut there from Furnival.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furnival misses with a shot to the body
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Turner cracks Furnival with an open hand slap.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival scores with a nice right hand.
That kick from Furnival tenderised Turner's leg. Turner is trying to keep his angry face on.
Turner lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Furnival takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Sexton Furnival's cut is getting worse.
Furnival lands a leg kick that knocks Turner off balance momentarily.
Turner misses with an uppercut. Furnival saw that one coming.
Turner throws a lazy head kick
and Furnival counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turner's knee momentarily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Furnival swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Turner counters with a good low kick that Furnival was not able to check.
Furnival tries to clinch up
and Turner counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Furnival throws a push kick but Turner slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner checks a low kick from Furnival.
Nice shot by Furnival.
Furnival uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Turner.
Turner takes a swing at Furnival's ribcage but misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Furnival, right into the meat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Furnival.
Turner lands a nice leg kick that just misses Furnival's sensitive parts.
Turner tries a low kick but Furnival avoids it.
Furnival misses with a hook to the body
and Turner counters with a right hand to the body.
Furnival uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Turner dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Turner lands a nice hook to Furnival's body. Furnival takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner lands a nice looking kick to the body. Furnival takes a step back to recover.
Furnival is breathing heavily.
Turner throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Turner throws a right and a left that both miss.
Furnival closes the distance but Turner moves to the side
and Turner makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Furnival throws a sloppy head kick and Turner moves out of range easily.
Furnival misses with a body shot.
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nice defenses there by Furnival.
Furnival misses with a leg kick
and Turner finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Turner clobbers Furnival with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Turner.
Furnival throws a leg kick
and Turner connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Sexton Furnival's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Turner digs a good hook to Furnival's body.
Furnival displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Turner throws out the jab.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Turner.
Turner throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Turner cracks Furnival with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Furnival is out of range.
Turner circles away from the clinch attempt
and Turner counters with an inside leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Furnival uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Turner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sexton Furnival's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Furnival misses with a jab, cross combination.
Turner throws a solid leg kick but Furnival takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Turner.
Furnival swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furnival was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Furnival fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Turner manages to avoid it.
Furnival is looking to wear down Turner with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Turner throws a head kick that misses.
Furnival lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Furnival throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Furnival blocks a head kick by Turner.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Furnival dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
John Turner seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Turner misses with a body shot.
Furnival looks to score with a jab to the body but Turner is just out of range.
Furnival throws a big shot that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner throws a sloppy head kick and Furnival moves out of range easily.
Turner lands a glancing blow to the side of Furnival's head.
Furnival lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Furnival.
Furnival fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Furnival.
A big right from Furnival misses.
Furnival takes a swing at Turner's ribcage but misses.
Some wild striking there from Furnival.
Turner lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Furnival swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Turner counters with a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival wants to land a leg kick but Turner is out of range.
Furnival with a nice cross.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Turner throws a body punch but Furnival moves out of range.
Furnival rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Turner moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Turner connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Turner throws a lazy uppercut
and Furnival counters with a right hand to the body.
Furnival lunges at Turner with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Turner's hand.
Furnival throws a body punch but Turner moves out of range.
Furnival is looking to clinch.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
Furnival is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Turner moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner connects with an inside leg kick.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Furnival counters with a body kick.
Turner looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Turner moves out of range of the strikes.
Furnival scores with a spinning back kick!
Furnival throws a leg kick
and Turner counters with a leg kick.
Furnival is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Furnival takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Furnival throws a good cross that connects.
Furnival attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
A nice inside leg kick there by Furnival. That's going to slow Turner down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Turner there as he acknowledges the shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Turner throws a poor cross that misses
and Furnival counters with a nice low kick that buckles Turner's knee momentarily.
Furnival throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Turner throws a body kick the misses
and Furnival counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sexton Furnival seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Furnival motions for Turner to come forward. Furnival throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Turner digs a good body shot into Furnival's ribs.
Furnival throws a hook to the side of Turner's head but Turner sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Furnival lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Turner throws a right hand that misses
and Furnival counters with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Furnival connects with a nice looking jab.
Danga de danga de dang - Furnival scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like John Turner has been cut.
Turner throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Furnival counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sexton Furnival dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
A low kick from Furnival is predictable there
and Turner counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Furnival counters with a thumping low kick.
Furnival throws a series of strikes that have Turner backpedaling.
Turner connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Furnival closes the distance and pushes Turner back into the cage.
Furnival misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Turner.
Turner is working Furnival over against the cage.
Furnival breaks from the clinch.
Turner checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Turner uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Furnival.
Turner avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Turner tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Furnival was well out of range. Poor timing from Turner.
Furnival scores with a nice strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furnival ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Furnival moves out of range of the strikes.
Turner rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Furnival counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Turner pivots, looking for a leg kick but Furnival is out of range and Turner settles back down.
Furnival throws a head kick that misses
and Turner counters with a good low kick that Furnival was not able to check.
Furnival misses with a leg kick
and Turner counters with a nice uppercut.
Furnival throws a quick inside leg kick.
Furnival drops his hands momentarily and Turner takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Turner attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Furnival walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner moves out of range as Furnival throws a body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Furnival walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Turner checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Turner wants to land a leg kick but Furnival is out of range.
Furnival steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Turner.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Furnival's head but Furnival sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Furnival wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Turner throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Furnival makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Furnival misses with a wild body shot.
Furnival throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Turner takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Furnival misses with a leg kick
and Turner counters with a nice low kick that buckles Furnival's knee momentarily.
Furnival throws a nice head kick!
Turner misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furnival.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Furnival moves in looking to clinch but Turner pushes him off.
Furnival jabs at Turner's body.
Furnival's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Furnival duly obliges.
Furnival fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Turner on the side of the head.
An inside leg kick lands from Furnival.
A nice leg kick lands there from Furnival.
Furnival tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Furnival misses the shot to the body.
Turner lands with a cross.
Turner misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Furnival.
Turner misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furnival uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Turner.
Furnival lands with a slapping head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Furnival fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Turner checks it well.
Furnival fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Turner has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Furnival throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Turner counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Good work by Turner as he checks the leg kick.
Turner checks a low kick from Furnival.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner misses with a left hand
and Furnival counters with a stiff right hand.
Furnival takes one to the chin there.
Furnival misses with a low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sexton Furnival showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Furnival 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sexton Furnival!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Oliver Clothesoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jaeq Lauzou (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jaeq Lauzou enters the cage!
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Oliver Clothesoff!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jaeq Lauzou!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lauzou misses with a low kick as Clothesoff jumps back.
Clothesoff scores with a jab to the body.
Lauzou looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lauzou is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Clothesoff.
Lauzou thows a body shot but no joy.
Lauzou misses with a lunging right hand
and Clothesoff counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lauzou looks for the body kick but Clothesoff saw that one coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Lauzou. That snapped Clothesoff's head back.
Lauzou throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Clothesoff.
Jaeq Lauzou seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice cross by Lauzou.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lauzou throws out a loose jab but Clothesoff uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lauzou throws the kick towards the body but Clothesoff avoids it.
Lauzou throws a sloppy head kick
and Clothesoff connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Clothesoff gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lauzou.
Lauzou fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lauzou scores with a shoulder strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Clothesoff.
Lauzou lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Clothesoff misses with an elbow strike.
Clothesoff manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Clothesoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lauzou defends it easily.
Lauzou trying to control the position from guard on top but Clothesoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lauzou lands a couple of elbows.
Clothesoff is looking for a triangle but Lauzou pushes his legs off easily.
Clothesoff is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Clothesoff wants to sweep here but Lauzou controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lauzou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lauzou stands up and waves to Clothesoff to follow him.
A big head kick from Lauzou and Clothesoff is sent sprawling to the canvas!
Clothesoff is rocked!
Lauzou is looking to work some ground and pound but Clothesoff has wrist control.
Lauzou working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lauzou trying to control but Clothesoff is working from the bottom.
Lauzou must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Clothesoff looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Clothesoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lauzou defends it easily.
Clothesoff is trying to control the position but Lauzou postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lauzou won't allow Clothesoff to sweep him here.
Clothesoff had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lauzou defends it easily.
Clothesoff is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Clothesoff is looking for a triangle but Lauzou pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lauzou is working Clothesoff over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Lauzou got a little sloppy there for a moment and Clothesoff has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lauzou has managed to get both his arms back between Clothesoff's legs - danger averted.
Lauzou trying to control the position from guard on top but Clothesoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clothesoff escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Lauzou gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clothesoff looking for a sweep. Not yet Clothesoff, not yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lauzou throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lauzou postures up.
Lauzou avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lauzou trying to control the position from guard on top but Clothesoff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jaeq Lauzou dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Clothesoff swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Clothesoff throws a leg kick but Lauzou checks it.
Lauzou misses with a double jab
and Clothesoff counters with a left and a right that stings Lauzou.
Clothesoff throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lauzou keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Lauzou attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Clothesoff scores with a hook.
Lauzou swings widly with a right hand
and Clothesoff counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Lauzou is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Clothesoff pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lauzou is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clothesoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Lauzou is looking to stand up but Clothesoff isn't so interested in that idea.
Lauzou wants to sweep but no luck.
Lauzou is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jaeq Lauzou wasn't active enough on the ground.
Clothesoff scores with a jab to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Lauzou.
Lauzou misses with a combination
and Clothesoff counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff blocks a low kick nicely.
Lauzou misses with a double jab
and Clothesoff counters with a one-two to the body.
Lauzou is breathing heavily.
Lauzou throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Clothesoff counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Oliver Clothesoff is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick misses from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Lauzou takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Lauzou gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Clothesoff.
Clothesoff with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lauzou moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice leg kick lands there from Clothesoff.
Oliver Clothesoff is winning the standup battle so far.
Clothesoff throws a combination. Lauzou tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Clothesoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Clothesoff lands in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clothesoff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Clothesoff working some strikes from top position.
Clothesoff seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Clothesoff thows a big elbow that misses.
Clothesoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Lauzou is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clothesoff landing with the ground and pound.
Clothesoff lands a couple of elbows.
Lauzou wants to sweep here but Clothesoff controlling him for the moment.
Clothesoff wants to control from the top but Lauzou keeps moving.
Lauzou is controlling Clothesoff's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clothesoff looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Oliver Clothesoff dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clothesoff throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lauzou.
Clothesoff goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Clothesoff is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lauzou dodges the punch combination from Clothesoff.
Clothesoff scores with a hook to the body. Lauzou takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Clothesoff tries to work over Lauzou's front leg with a kick but Lauzou checks it.
Good work by Clothesoff as he checks the leg kick.
Clothesoff works the jab nicely.
Lauzou ducks under a wild hook from Clothesoff.
Lauzou misses with an uppercut
and Clothesoff counters with a nice uppercut.
Clothesoff comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Clothesoff shoots for a takedown but Lauzou saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Clothesoff misses with a hook
and Lauzou counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A low kick from Lauzou is predictable there
and Clothesoff counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lauzou looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Lauzou throws a left and a right that both miss
and Clothesoff counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lauzou takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lauzou keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Lauzou swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Clothesoff counters with a takedown into side control.
Clothesoff tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Clothesoff working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
The strikes coming from Clothesoff are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lauzou is looking to regain half guard here but Clothesoff keeps moving and retains side control.
Clothesoff sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Lauzou is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Clothesoff has hold of Lauzou's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Lauzou tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Clothesoff cranks the arm and Lauzou screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Lauzou, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Oliver Clothesoff!
Oliver Clothesoff retains his middleweight title!
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