Psychedelic: 001 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dustin Smash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smash comes to the cage accompanied by Karazy- Swamp Music. Dustin Smash has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Smash
vs
Rude

185 cm
24
205 lbs
3 - 5 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dustin Smash!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Rude!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Smash looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smash staying out of range there.
Smash takes a head kick and shrugs it off.

It looks like Dustin Smash has been cut.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Rude enables Smash to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Rude manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Smash tries to free his leg and advance position but Rude is retaining full guard.
Rude working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Smash.
Rude is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smash is controlling him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Smash is fighting to break Rude's control of his arms but Rude is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Rude's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Smash trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Smash trying to control the position from guard on top but Rude is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rude managing to control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dominic Rude.
Rude tries a head kick but it misses.
Smash tries for a takedown but Rude sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Smash uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rude.
Rude misses with a looping left.
Smash blocks a head kick by Rude.

A head kick lands from Rude that sends Smash to the canvas. Smash tries to scramble back to his feet but Rude brings him back down into side control.

Smash is rocked!
Smash is trying to escape the position but Rude is controlling the position.
Oh Smash is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!

Rude decides to stand back up.
Look low, kick high! Rude uses the oldest trick in the book to send Smash tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Rude is absolutely delighted - when Smash wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Dominic Rude!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
81%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brian Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lee Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the cage it seems that Brian Wilson has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Brian Wilson seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?

Wilson
vs
Brown

187 cm
22
218 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

185 cm
29
215 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Good wrestler
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Brown!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Wilson.
Brown tries for a takedown but Wilson circles away easily

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Brown won't be happy with that.
Brown manages to work his way to half guard, despite Wilson's best efforts.
Brown is trying to get back to full guard.

Brown looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to get back to full guard.
Brown blocking the ground and pound attempt from Wilson.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Wilson winds up and cracks Brown with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Brown trying to control but Wilson postures up.
Wilson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Wilson throwing shots but Brown is blocking nicely.
Brown taking some punishment here, with Wilson in his half guard.
Wilson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Brown is looking for a sweep. Wilson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown gets back to full guard.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson landing with the ground and pound.
Brown wants to sweep but no luck.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson stands up over Brown, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Brown trying to control the position.
Brown looks gassed!
Brown tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brown's head.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.

Brown working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Wilson is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wilson throwing strikes from guard but Brown blocks nicely.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown looking to hit a scissor sweep but Wilson is one step ahead there.
Wilson works over Brown with some ground and pound from guard.
Brown avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson is working Brown over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Wilson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Brown has wrist control.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Wilson lands a couple of elbows.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Wilson content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wilson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wilson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wilson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brown preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson cracks Brown with a solid left hand.
Wilson is in close to Brown's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Wilson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Wilson lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Wilson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Brown utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brown working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brown's head.
Wilson chips away with some ground and pound.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Brian Wilson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Wilson jabs at Brown's body.
Wilson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Wilson scores with a jab.
Wilson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Wilson scores with a body shot.
A shot to the liver by Wilson. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson throws a series of strikes that have Brown backpedaling.
Wilson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Brown back to the cage. Wilson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brown misses with a takedown attempt
and Wilson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

Wilson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Wilson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Wilson lands a big elbow.
Wilson dominating with strikes here.

Brown is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson landing punches.
Brown is still in real trouble! Can Wilson finish him?
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Wilson! Brown is out cold! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Brian Wilson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luigi Watanabe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Gygax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Watanabe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bad Man A Step. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!

Watanabe
vs
Gygax

175 cm
21
160 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

175 cm
24
165 lbs
2 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good kicks
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luigi Watanabe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Gygax!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watanabe misses with an uppercut
and Gygax cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watanabe throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gygax tries to clinch up but Watanabe circles away and keeps his distance.

Gygax closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Watanabe is pressing down on Gygax's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Watanabe looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gygax is one step ahead there.
Watanabe is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Gygax is not content to let Watanabe control the position.
Gygax wants to control but Watanabe is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gygax tries to get to full guard but Watanabe has control of the leg.
Gygax is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Watanabe is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gygax doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watanabe.
Gygax is looking for a sweep. Watanabe is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.

Watanabe stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Watanabe misses with a left hand
and Gygax counters with a thumping low kick.
Watanabe throws a poor cross that misses

and Gygax counters with a takedown into side control.
Watanabe gets back to half guard.
Watanabe is not content to let Gygax control the position.
Gygax not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Watanabe regains full guard. Nicely done.
Gygax wants to pass the guard but Watanabe is keeping the position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Gygax's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watanabe slips nicely into half guard.
Watanabe passes to full mount!
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!
Gygax is in a horrible position here. Watanabe smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Watanabe working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Watanabe trying to control but Gygax is having none of it.

Watanabe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gygax manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gygax tries to buck Watanabe off but Watanabe is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watanabe works to advance to full mount. Gygax defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.

Watanabe looking for a guillotine from mount but Gygax is having none of it.

Watanabe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gygax manages to avoid the submission attempt.

Watanabe is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gygax has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watanabe advances nicely into full mount.
Gygax is squirming around, avoiding Watanabe's attempts to control the action.
Gygax wants to control but Watanabe is having none of it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe has control of Gygax's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Gygax regains control of the situation pretty easily.

Watanabe looking to secure an arm triangle but Gygax defends it well.
Gygax is trying to escape the mount.

Watanabe looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watanabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Watanabe working for a guillotine from mount but Gygax is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Luigi Watanabe dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Gygax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watanabe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gygax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Gary Gygax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Watanabe rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gygax counters with an inside leg kick.
Watanabe wants to land a leg kick but Gygax is out of range.
Watanabe misses with a lunging right hand

and Gygax holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Gygax breaks from the clinch.
Watanabe fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Gygax avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Watanabe misses with a right hand
and Gygax counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.

Gygax shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Gygax showed some decent athleticism there.
Watanabe gets back to full guard.
Watanabe looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Watanabe manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gygax manages to get himself to full guard.
Gygax tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Watanabe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gygax is keeping the position for now.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gygax can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gygax striking off his back but it's not causing Watanabe any problems.
Watanabe works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Watanabe frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watanabe in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Watanabe avoids the attempt from Gygax to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watanabe looking to control but Gygax is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gygax is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Watanabe working for a submission but Gygax is keeping him at bay.
Gygax is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Gygax is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Watanabe tries to control but Gygax wriggling away.

Watanabe is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Gygax can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Watanabe cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Watanabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gygax's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.

Watanabe working for a guillotine from mount but Gygax is in no mood to give up.
Watanabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.

Watanabe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gygax manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Gygax wants to control but Watanabe postures up.
Gygax gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Watanabe trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Watanabe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Watanabe has hold of Gygax's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Gygax manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Watanabe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Gygax manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Luigi Watanabe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Gygax wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Watanabe has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Gygax's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Gygax is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Watanabe!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Luigi Watanabe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Al Capone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Capone
vs
Green

180 cm
23
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

171 cm
21
152 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

ADCC Champion
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Capone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Lester Green!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Capone misses with a hook. Green ducked under it nicely.
Capone checks a leg kick.
Green misses with an attempted mid kick.
Green displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Capone throws out the jab.
Capone throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Al Capone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Capone misses with a looping left.
The fighters circling - Capone throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Capone misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Green.
Capone misses with a hook
and Green counters with a low kick, right behind Capone 's knee.
Capone on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Capone lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Capone connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Capone takes a swing at Green's ribcage but misses.
Capone jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Capone is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Green.
Green staying out of range there.

Green fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Capone sprawls well initially but Green persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

Capone is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Green pulls his head out easily.
Capone trying to control from the bottom.
Green working over Capone with some ground and pound. Capone looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Green working the head and body with strikes.
Green scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Green winds up and cracks Capone with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Capone has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Green is working away from the top position though.
Capone avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Green.
Green working the head and body with strikes.
Green lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Green lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Green lands a nice short elbow.
Green is taking a breather. Capone says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.

Green is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Capone is just riding it out for now. Green eventually gives up the hold.
Green is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Green wants to control but Capone is keeping him busy.
Green with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.

Capone looking for subs from the bottom but Green mounts him!
Green has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Green controlling the position easily from mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Green in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Green trying to control but Capone is having none of it.
Capone tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Green with the ground and pound from mount.
Green working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Capone is in a horrible position here. Green smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Green has isolated one of Capone's arms. Capone looking to fight him off but Green twists into an armbar. It's tight... Will he tap?? YES, he's tapped! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Lester Green!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Stakoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Gatho is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Stakoski
vs
Gatho

180 cm
19
177 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

175 cm
20
187 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Stakoski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Gatho!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stakoski avoids a kick to the body.
Stakoski scores with a jab. Gatho acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Stakoski throws a hook to the side of Gatho's head but Gatho sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gatho wants to clinch up but Stakoski keeps it at a distance.
Gatho drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Gatho scores with the left hand. Stakoski knows he should have avoided that one.

It looks like Patrick Stakoski has been cut.
Ben Gatho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatho throws a sloppy head kick and Stakoski moves out of range easily.
Stakoski checks a leg kick.
Stakoski misses with an uppercut

and Gatho counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gatho loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gatho cracks Stakoski with a solid left hand.
Stakoski looking to control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho trying to control but Stakoski is working from the bottom.
Stakoski wants to sweep but no luck.
Stakoski is trying to control the position but Gatho postures up.

Stakoski escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gatho gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gatho working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gatho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gatho trying to control the position from guard on top but Stakoski is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gatho is pushing down on Stakoski's leg trying to pass to half guard. Stakoski is fighting to maintain full guard but Gatho has managed to sneak the leg through.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stakoski is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Gatho scores with a couple of nice shots.
Stakoski gets back to full guard.
Stakoski can't keep his opponent in guard - Gatho advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Gatho looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

Gatho is working for a kimura but Stakoski is defending it quite comfortably.
Gatho trying to control the action but Stakoski is working from the bottom.
Stakoski tries to get to full guard but Gatho has control of the leg.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stakoski is pressing down on Gatho's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Stakoski looking for a sweep. Not yet Stakoski, not yet.
Stakoski is breathing heavily.
Stakoski keeping moving, preventing Gatho from controlling successfully.
Gatho throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Stakoski has momentary wrist control but Gatho slips an elbow through the middle.
Gatho lands a couple of decent looking shots.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatho scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Gatho pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Stakoski is keeping the position for now.
Gatho trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gatho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gatho sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Stakoski's guard.
Gatho wants to pass to mount but Stakoski is defending the position.
Gatho stalling.
Gatho lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Stakoski trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Gatho manages to pass to mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stakoski is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ben Gatho dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Patrick Stakoski's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

A solid body kick from Gatho.
Gatho looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Stakoski takes one to the chin there.

Patrick Stakoski's cut is getting worse.
Gatho pushes Stakoski away with a front kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gatho tries a head kick but it misses.
Gatho with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Stakoski avoids the head kick by Gatho.
Stakoski blocks a head kick by Gatho.

Gatho sends Stakoski crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Gatho is motioning to the referee to let Stakoski up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Stakoski is rocked!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Stakoski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Oh Stakoski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gatho throws a quick inside leg kick.
Stakoski seems to have got his legs back now.
Ben Gatho seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gatho walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Stakoski checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Gatho throws a head kick but Stakoski moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Gatho.
Gatho digs a good body shot into Stakoski's ribs.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatho throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gatho.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho throws out a loose jab but Stakoski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Gatho misses with a head kick.
Gatho tries to close the distance and clinch but Stakoski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gatho lands a leg kick that knocks Stakoski off balance momentarily.
Gatho fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Stakoski.
Stakoski bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gatho getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Patrick Stakoski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.

Gatho lands a big right hand that sends Stakoski crashing to the mat! Gatho stays standing though and waves Stakoski back to his feet!

Jeez, Patrick Stakoski's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gatho dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Stakoski has had enough and taps out.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ben Gatho!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes into the arena with Snow (Hey Oh) blaring out of the sound system. Tyler has chosen Wrestling Machine as his entrance music. Jean Silver could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Tyler's chin.

Silver
vs
Tyler

167 cm
18
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

175 cm
21
140 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyler!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Silver scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tyler regains half guard, as Silver was trying to land strikes.
Silver missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tyler pushes Silver off looking to stand but Silver dives back in and keeps control.
Silver moves into full mount! Tyler won't be happy about that!
Silver thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Tyler working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tyler's face.
Tyler is trying to stand.
Silver landing punches.
Tyler tries to reverse the position but Silver maintains control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Tyler manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Tyler is refusing to be controlled, as Silver sits in half guard.
Tyler is looking to improve his position.
Tyler wants to control but Silver is keeping busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler gets back to full guard.

Tyler looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Tyler looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silver puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Tyler is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Silver jumps into side control!
Silver trying to control the action but Tyler is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silver lands a nice forearm strike.
Silver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Silver dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!

Tyler misses with a takedown attempt
and Silver counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Tyler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Silver counters with a single leg into guard. Tyler didn't expect that.
Tyler wants to hit a switch here but Silver passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Tyler there!
Tyler wants to control but Silver is having none of it.
Silver raining down hammerfists from mount.
Silver breaks from Tyler's wrist control and lands an elbow.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Jean Silver overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tyler keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
A nice elbow there by Silver.
Silver tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyler looks a forlorn figure.
Silver postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tyler looks a forlorn figure.
Silver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silver dominating with strikes here.
Silver landing punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
Tyler tries to lock up and control but Silver gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Silver lands with some strikes.
Silver landing strikes, looking to finish!
Silver landing strikes from the mount.
Silver scoring with strikes but Tyler is staying in there.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silver wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Silver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silver tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.
Silver scoring with strikes but Tyler is staying in there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jean Silver dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and Silver counters with a nice uppercut.
Silver scores with a body shot.

Tyler drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.

Silver pushes Tyler off and scrambles back to his feet.
Silver lands a nice hook to Tyler's body. Tyler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Silver cracks Tyler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Silver lands a jab to the nose.
Silver cracks a nice hook into Tyler's ribs.
Tyler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Tyler tries to move into range but Silver moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silver digs a good hook to Tyler's body.

Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Tyler is bucking up trying to escape but Silver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Silver putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Silver 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.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
Silver controlling the pace for now.
Silver looking to finish Tyler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyler!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver landing strikes from the mount and Tyler is in trouble!
Tyler is trying desperately to improve position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silver tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.
Silver looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver tries to control but Tyler wriggling away.
Tyler is in all sorts of trouble here.
Silver controlling the pace for now.
Silver lands a big shot there that rocks Tyler but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Silver lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Silver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Silver unloading with bombs!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver landing strikes from the mount.
Mike Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Tyler hang on?

And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silver has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Silver!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
56%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Safet Susic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vitor Roque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Roque is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Parangolé - Balacobaco. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Susic
vs
Roque

169 cm
28
135 lbs
7 - 1 - 0

175 cm
19
136 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Safet Susic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vitor Roque!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roque shoots and misses
enabling Susic to counter with a crisp jab.
Roque misses with a takedown
and Susic counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

Susic closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Roque quickly recovers to half guard.
Roque tries to roll over but Susic keeps him under control.
Susic sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Susic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Susic takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Roque wants to improve his position but Susic is controlling well.
Roque is not content to let Susic control the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Susic is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Roque is refusing to be controlled, as Susic sits in half guard.
Roque tries to get to full guard but Susic has control of the leg.
Susic sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Roque wants to improve his position but Susic is controlling well.

Susic is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Roque is just riding it out for now. Susic eventually gives up the hold.
Susic works his way into side control.
Roque is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roque tries to buck Susic off but Susic is having none of it.
Roque pushes Susic away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Susic gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Roque looks gassed!
Roque is letting Susic control him for a moment.
Roque is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Roque is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

Susic tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Susic has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Susic thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Susic wants to lay and pray for a moment but Roque keeps working.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Susic is working to tighten is grip on Roque's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Roque has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Susic is really squeezing tight and eventually Roque passes out! Susic breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Safet Susic!
Safet Susic is the new bantamweight champion!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes to the cage accompanied by I Drove All Night. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Grande
vs
Coach

181 cm
24
198 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

186 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Coach!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Coach lands a nice hook to Grande's body. Grande takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Coach enables Grande to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Coach manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Grande trying to control the position from guard on top but Coach is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Coach is on top in guard.
Coach throws and elbow that misses. Grande uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Coach's guard. Nice move by Grande!
Grande wants to control from the top but Coach keeps moving.

Coach is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Grande defends well.
Grande wants to control from the top but Coach keeps moving.
Coach is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grande cracks Coach with a solid left hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Coach trying to strike off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Coach thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Grande wants to control from the top but Coach keeps moving.
Grande is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Coach is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Grande with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coach lands a couple of decent looking body shots there.
Coach is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.

Coach isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Grande stacks Coach on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Grande!
Grande scoring with punches from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Coach manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Grande is trying to stand back up but Coach is controlling him
Coach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Grande 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.
Grande avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Coach.
Coach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Coach scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Coach with the ground and pound but Grande uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Coach trying to control the position from guard on top but Grande is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grande looking to hit a scissor sweep but Coach is one step ahead there.
Coach won't allow Grande to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande managing to control the position.
Grande lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Coach!
Coach is looking to improve his position but Grande isn't that keen on the idea.
Coach is squirming around, avoiding Grande's attempts to control the action.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Grande cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Coach wants to control but Grande is having none of it.
Grande has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Coach's face.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Coach is looking to escape.
Grande takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Grande trying to control but Coach is having none of it.
Coach is working to get back to half guard.
Grande scoring with strikes but Coach is staying in there.
Coach wants to hold on but Grande pushes him away.

Grande looking to secure an arm triangle but Coach defends it well.
Coach tries to hold on but Grande postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacques Grande dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Coach. That's going to slow Grande down.
Grande doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Coach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Coach lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Grande is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Grande throws a lazy uppercut
and Coach connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Some wild striking there from Coach.
Grande gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Coach counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Coach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Grande tries for a takedown but Coach circles away easily
letting Coach counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jacques Grande. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Grande tries to sprawl but Coach drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Grande on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Grande tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Coach looks to land a strike but Grande avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Grande utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grande is trying to control the position but Coach postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Coach throwing strikes but missing.
Coach trying to control but Grande is working from the bottom.
Grande trying to keep a closed guard but Coach is proving a slippery customer.
Coach throwing strikes from guard but Grande blocks nicely.
Grande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coach.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coach.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Coach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Coach is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Grande trying to control the position here.

Jacques Grande has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Grande shoots and misses
and Coach counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Grande thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Grande with a poor takedown
and Coach counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Coach connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A slow jab from Coach misses its intended target.
Grande takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Grande dodges the punch combination from Coach.
Coach scores with a shot to the body.
Coach lands a really nice looking cross but Grande seems unphased.

Coach shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Grande's guard.
Coach working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Grande throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande looking to control.
Coach throwing strikes from guard but Grande blocks nicely.
Grande looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Coach puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Coach trying to control from Grande's half guard. Grande has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Grande wants to improve his position but instead Coach has moved into half guard.
Coach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Grande keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Nice strikes from Coach there.
Coach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Grande on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
James Coach has got the better of the ground game so far.
Coach prevents Grande from standing back up.
Coach missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coach works his way into full mount!
Coach looking to finish Grande with some ground and pound. This is bad for Grande!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coach with a couple of short strikes.
Coach throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

James Coach showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Coach lunges at Grande with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Grande's hand.
Grande takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Grande misses with a takedown attempt
and Grande takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Grande has his takedown stuffed
and Coach counters with a stiff right hand.
Coach throws a right hand that misses

and Grande counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Coach trying to control the position.
Grande sitting in guard, not really doing much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Grande working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

Coach looking for a triangle here. Grande is fighting it but it looks tight! Coach pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Grande is tapping out - this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). James Coach!
James Coach is the new light heavyweight champion!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mad Dog Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Braden Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vachon comes to the cage accompanied by Gros jambon. Turk is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Deeper and Down. Braden Turk has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mad Dog Vachon's chin.

Dog Vachon
vs
Turk

153 cm
26
130 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

168 cm
20
146 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

Olympic wrestler
Counter striker
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mad Dog Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Braden Turk!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Turk counters with a straight right hand.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Turk crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Vachon - the referee stops the clock and Turk gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Vachon. Turk manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Turk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Vachon misses with a takedown attempt

and Turk counters with a shoot takedown. Vachon fights it but they end up in guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Turk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vachon is looking to sweep but instead, Turk has passed into half guard.
Turk drops an elbow to the side of Vachon's head.
Turk thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vachon to regain full guard.
Turk is stalling in the full guard.
Turk preventing the sweep.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turkis looking to pass into half guard but Vachon pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Vachon is in guard.
Turk keeping moving, preventing Vachon from controlling successfully.
Turk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vachon wants to control from the top but Turk keeps moving.
Vachon tries to free his leg and advance position but Turk is retaining full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Vachon would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mad Dog Vachon wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vachon avoids the body shot from Turk.
Turk scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Vachon tries for a takedown but Turk circles away easily

and Turk counters with a single leg into guard. Vachon didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mad Dog Vachon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turk wants to control from the top but Vachon keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Turk accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vachon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turk lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Turk lands a couple of digs.
Turk is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Vachon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Turk postures up and lands a big shot to Vachon's brow.
Turk controlling from the top position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turk loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vachon being controlled here, momentarily.
Turk must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Vachon working a defensive guard but Turk manages to pass into side control anyway.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Turk dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Vachon wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side

and Turk counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Vachon's guard now.
Turk trying to control but Vachon is working from the bottom.
Turk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turk is stalling in the full guard.
Turk distracts Vachon with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Turk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turk landing some decent shots from guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Turk wants to control from the top but Vachon keeps moving.
Turk lands a couple of digs.
Turk postures up in Vachon's guard and throws a big left but Vachon blocks it.
Turk is looking to work some ground and pound but Vachon has wrist control.
Vachon keeping full guard, as Turk tries to pass.
Vachon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Turk looking to pass the guard.
Turk connects with a couple of short punches.
Turk landing some decent shots from guard.
Turk stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vachon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Turk stopping the sweep attempt from Vachon.
Turk trying to control the position from guard on top but Vachon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Turk's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Turk looking to pass the guard.
Vachon controls Turk momentarily but Turk frees himself.
Turk is in close to Vachon's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Turk controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Braden Turk has got the better of the ground game so far.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Turk fails to land with a series of punches.
Vachon wants to clinch but Turk slips to the side
letting Turk counter with a right hand.
Vachon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Turk counters with a lovely straight right hand!
No joy there for Vachon, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vachon checks a low kick from Turk.
Turk throws a shot from downtown. Vachon moves away and avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Braden Turk showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Turk closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vachon looks to move to half guard but instead Turk has passed into mount! Damn!
Vachon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Vachon is looking to improve his position.
Turk is stalling here. Vachon is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Turk seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Vachon has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Turk sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Turk tries to roll over but Vachon keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Vachon is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Vachon is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Vachon thows a huge punch but Turk dodges it nicely.
Turk is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Vachon tries to stand but his arm is trapped.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Turk controlling the position well.
Vachon prevents Turk from improving his position.
Turk keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Vachon is looking for a kimura here.
Turk keeping control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turk has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vachon is working away from the top position though.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Turk slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Turk looking to sweep here. No luck so far.

Vachon postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Turk is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Vachon, into his guard.
Mad Dog Vachon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Turk postures up and lands a big shot to Vachon's brow.
Turk stands and throws Vachon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Turk throws an elbow but Vachon slips to the side and avoids it well.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Vachon defending against the ground and pound.
Turk scoring with punches and elbows.

And that's the end of the fight!
Braden Turk comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Turk 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 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Braden Turk!