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OFC 76: Checkmate PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jerome Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carter has chosen Ludacris-Move Bitch as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Peter Griffin has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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208 lbs
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202 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jerome Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter misses with a combination
and Griffin counters with a stiff right hand.
Carter throws an off balance right hand
and Carter takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Griffin on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
It looks like Peter Griffin has been cut.
Carter throws out a loose jab but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Griffin avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jerome Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Carter swings widly with a right hand
and Griffin counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Carter connects with a good straight punch right through the guard and follows up with a right hook and a left hook! That last one sent Griffin tumbling to the canvas! Carter pours on the pressure with more strikes and the referee has no hesitation diving in to stop the fight! Griffin was done - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Jerome Carter!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Klaus Engbloom (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Darsley (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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170 lbs
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170 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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Brawler
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Klaus Engbloom!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Darsley!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Engbloom there.
Thomas Darsley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darsley misses with a takedown attempt
and Engbloom counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Darsley!
Engbloom misses with a head shot.
Darsley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Engbloom.
Darsley is in a horrible position here. Engbloom smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Darsley looks gassed!
Engbloom unloads with some shots from mount but Darsley bucks and avoids them well.
Engbloom throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Engbloom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Darsley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Engbloom.
Engbloom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Engbloom punching from mount but Darsley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engbloom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Engbloom thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Engbloom throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Engbloom has control of Darsley's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Darsley regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Engbloom throws some wild stikes that Darsley manages to avoid easily.
Engbloom is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Darsley is surviving well by controlling Engbloom's body position as best he can.
Darsley avoids a series of strikes thrown by Engbloom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Engbloom trying to control but he's not successful this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Darsley can do anything to dispel that myth.
Darsley blocking the ground and pound.
Engbloom looking to finish with strikes here!
Engbloom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Engbloom throwing strikes here but Darsley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Engbloom thowing shots but they're missing.
Engbloom thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Engbloom looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engbloom looking to finish with strikes here!
Engbloom really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Engbloom has hold of Darsley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Darsley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Engbloom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Darsley blocking the ground and pound.
Darsley blocking the ground and pound.
Engbloom sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Engbloom is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Darsley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Engbloom landing strikes from the mount and Darsley is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Engbloom can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Darsley is looking to escape.
Engbloom landing shots from mount.
Engbloom with the ground and pound from mount.
Engbloom is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Darsley to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Darsley shrugs it off.
Engbloom looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Engbloom 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.
Klaus Engbloom dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Engbloom throws a series of strikes that have Darsley backpedaling.
Engbloom tries to land a front kick but Darsley steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Engbloom lands a jab to Darsley's midsection.
Darsley tries to sprawl but Engbloom drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Engbloom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Engbloom throwing shots but Darsley is blocking nicely.
Engbloom 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.
Engbloom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darsley's head.
Engbloom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Engbloom frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Engbloom throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Darsley is breathing heavily.
Engbloom punching from mount but Darsley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engbloom thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Engbloom looking for a guillotine from mount but Darsley is having none of it.
Engbloom working for a guillotine from mount but Darsley is in no mood to give up.
Engbloom thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Engbloom controlling the pace for now.
Engbloom has hold of Darsley's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Darsley manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Engbloom misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Engbloom throws some wild stikes that Darsley manages to avoid easily.
Engbloom is working for a guillotine from mount but Darsley frees his head quite easily.
Engbloom wants to finish this one by submission but Darsley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Engbloom.
Engbloom throws some wild stikes that Darsley manages to avoid easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engbloom tries to control but Darsley wriggling away.
Engbloom throwing strikes here but Darsley is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Darsley wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Engbloom.
Engbloom looking to control but Darsley is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Engbloom thowing shots but they're missing.
Engbloom is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Darsley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
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.
Engbloom punching from mount but Darsley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Darsley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Engbloom.
Engbloom throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Engbloom punching from mount but Darsley doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Engbloom looking to ground and pound but Darsley is blocking nicely.
Engbloom looking to finish with strikes here!
Engbloom looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Klaus Engbloom dominated that second round.
That's time! Engbloom's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. 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.
Engbloom looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Left hook, right uppercut from Engbloom.
Darsley tries for a takedown but Engbloom circles away easily
and Engbloom counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Darsley's guard now.
Engbloom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Engbloom trying to control but Darsley is working from the bottom.
Engbloom missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Darsley takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darsley keeping full guard, as Engbloom tries to pass.
Engbloom throwing strikes but missing.
Darsley avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Engbloom trying to control but Darsley is working from the bottom.
Engbloom is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Darsley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Engbloom.
Engbloom showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Engbloom working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
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.
Engbloom trying to control but Darsley is working from the bottom.
Engbloom works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Darsley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Engbloom missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Darsley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Engbloom.
Engbloom is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Darsley defends it well.
Engbloom throwing shots but Darsley is blocking nicely.
Engbloom is looking to take a break and control but Darsley is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Engbloom missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Engbloom seems to be looking for submissions.
Engbloom wants to take a breather but Darsley is having none of it.
Engbloom sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Darsley defending well though.
Darsley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Engbloom.
Engbloom looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Engbloom looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Darsley with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
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.
Engbloom thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Darsley's head.
Engbloom will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Engbloom wants to work for an arm triangle but Darsley is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Darsley blocking the ground and pound attempt from Engbloom.
Darsley wants to get back to full guard.
Darsley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Klaus Engbloom is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Engbloom thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Engbloom not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thomas Darsley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Engbloom in particular looking to stall.
And that's the end of the fight!
Klaus Engbloom showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Engbloom has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Klaus Engbloom!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between King Justus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alek Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justus comes to the cage accompanied by Villain. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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176 lbs
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167 lbs
7 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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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
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, King Justus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alek Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justus wants to clinch but Mitchell slips to the side
and Mitchell counters with a stiff right hand.
Mitchell throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Justus makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mitchell misses with a lunging right hand
and Justus counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Justus tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Mitchell counters with a nice double leg into side control. Justus won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Justus wants to control but Mitchell postures up.
Justus tries to improve position but can't.
Mitchell is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Justus is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Mitchell swings around for an armbar but Justus sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Mitchell's guard.
Justus pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mitchell is keeping the position for now.
Justus trying to control the position from guard on top but Mitchell is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Justus has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Mitchell to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Justus is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Mitchell pulls down on the head and he's put Justus to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alek Mitchell!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jozo Martini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Woleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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164 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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161 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jozo Martini!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Woleman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woleman misses with an uppercut
and Woleman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Martini steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Woleman.
Martini fails with a takedown attempt.
Mark Woleman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Woleman rushes Martini and presses him up against the cage.
Woleman prevents the takedown attempt.
Woleman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Martini.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jozo Martini. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Woleman breaks from the clinch.
Martini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Woleman fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Woleman is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Martini slips under a jab.
Martini staying out of range there.
Martini keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman takes a swing at Martini's ribcage but misses.
Woleman throws a hook to the side of Martini's head but Martini sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Woleman just misses with a punch to the body.
Woleman closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Let's hope that Woleman has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Martini might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Woleman scores with punches from side control.
You can see the frustration on Martini's face as Woleman controls the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman trying to control the action but Martini is working from the bottom.
Woleman controlling the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Mark Woleman.
Martini leaves Woleman with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Martini takes a swing at Woleman's ribcage but misses.
Woleman throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Woleman connects with a crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman misses with a right hand
and Martini counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Woleman bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Martini's guard.
Woleman controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Martini pulls Woleman in to control the position.
Martini looking to hit a scissor sweep but Woleman is one step ahead there.
Woleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Mark Woleman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Woleman drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Woleman moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woleman is working Martini over with some ground and pound from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Mark Woleman will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Woleman looks to land a combination but Martini avoids it well.
Woleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Woleman cracks a nice hook into Martini's ribs.
Woleman slips under a jab.
Martini shoots in looking for a takedown but Woleman manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Martini's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Woleman is defended easily by Martini.
Woleman fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jozo Martini has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Woleman.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Woleman throws a right hand that misses
and Martini counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Woleman's guard now.
Woleman pulls Martini in close to his closed guard and prevents Martini from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martini scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Martini connects with a couple of short punches.
Martini throwing strikes from guard but Woleman blocks nicely.
Woleman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Martini tries to free his leg and advance position but Woleman is retaining full guard.
Martini throwing strikes but missing.
Martini working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Woleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martini manages to get himself to full guard.
Martini trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woleman trying to control the position from guard on top but Martini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Woleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woleman.
Woleman showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Martini on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Martini tries to get out of the position.
Mark Woleman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Martini misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martini gets caught flat footed, as Woleman shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Martini looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Martini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Woleman looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Martini preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martini keeping moving, preventing Woleman from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Mark Woleman hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Woleman misses with a takedown attempt
letting Martini counter with a right hand.
Martini tries to bum rush Woleman with a series of wild strikes but Woleman uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Woleman swings for the body but Martini moves out of range.
Martini misses with a hook
and Woleman counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Martini thinking.
Martini moves out of range as Woleman strikes.
Woleman swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Woleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martini moves away.
Martini gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Woleman to score an easy takedown into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jozo Martini will probably get the nod.
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. This is the final round!
Woleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martini counters with a shoot takedown. Woleman fights it but they end up in guard.
Martini trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Woleman is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Woleman is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Woleman is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martini wants to control but Woleman is keeping busy.
Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woleman sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Woleman throwing shots but Martini is blocking nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woleman seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Woleman thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Woleman is taking a breather. Martini 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.
Woleman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Martini is looking to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mark Woleman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Woleman ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Martini avoids the body shot from Woleman.
Woleman with a lazy takedown attempt
and Martini counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Woleman's guard now.
Woleman pulls Martini in to control the position.
Woleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jozo Martini overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Martini is fighting to break Woleman's control of his arms but Woleman is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Woleman manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Martini manages to get himself to full guard.
Martini working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Woleman.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woleman sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Martini seems keen to control Woleman's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Woleman is stalling in the full guard.
Mark Woleman has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Woleman misses with a hook. Martini ducked under it nicely.
Woleman misses the shot to the body.
Woleman has a takedown stuffed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martini moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Woleman connects with a body shot.
Martini with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Woleman to score with a decent uppercut.
Woleman bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Martini's head backwards.
Jozo Martini is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Woleman misses with a left hand
and Martini counters with a nice uppercut.
Woleman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Martini counters with a takedown into side control.
Woleman gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Martini working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Woleman's thigh. Woleman counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Martini scoring with some ground and pound.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jozo Martini showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Martini 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheehan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Worldwide Choppers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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190 lbs
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178 lbs
5 - 8 - 1 |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Brinkley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sheehan lands a big uppercut and Brinkley crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Brinkley looks OK. Sheehan waves Brinkley back to his feet!
It looks like Jesse Brinkley has been cut.
Brinkley looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Brinkley takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sheehan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Sheehan lands in his opponent's guard.
Sheehan engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Sheehan advances position into side control!
Sheehan controls the position.
Sheehan cracks Brinkley with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brinkley is letting Sheehan control him for a moment.
Sheehan works to advance to full mount. Brinkley defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Brinkley takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan working the ground and pound effectively.
Sheehan landing strikes, looking to finish!
The cut above Jesse Brinkley's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Sheehan is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Brinkley is bucking up trying to escape but Sheehan cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Brinkley in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Jesse Brinkley's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jesse Brinkley's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Justus Sheehan!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Katsunori Kikuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daizu Mitsusada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mitsusada has chosen Metallica - Nothing Else Matters as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Daizu Mitsusada was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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160 lbs
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163 lbs
13 - 7 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Katsunori Kikuno!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Daizu Mitsusada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuno keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kikuno lands with a good body shot.
Kikuno darts in trying to clinch
and Mitsusada moves into the clinch.
Mitsusada blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kikuno swings wildly with an uppercut but Mitsusada uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kikuno lands a body punch in the clinch.
Mitsusada blocks an uppercut.
Kikuno goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Mitsusada lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kikuno throws a punch but it's blocked by Mitsusada.
Mitsusada is trying to push Kikuno away but Kikuno has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A right handed body shot lands from Kikuno.
Kikuno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitsusadas head.
Kikuno lands a body shot.
Mitsusada content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A short uppercut from Kikuno.
Kikuno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Mitsusada's efforts to push away.
Mitsusada stalling in the clinch but Kikuno improves position.
Mitsusada working some nice short punches 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!
Good body shot from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands with a short shot to the head.
Kikuno lands a nice shot to the body.
Mitsusada looks gassed!
Mitsusada is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kikuno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Mitsusada breaks from the clinch.
Kikuno looks to score with a jab to the body but Mitsusada is just out of range.
Mitsusada tries to keep at a distance but Kikuno has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitsusada backwards.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Mitsusada.
Mitsusada misses with a body punch.
Kikuno scores with a hook to the body.
Kikuno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitsusada backwards.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kikuno.
Mitsusada is rocked!
Kikuno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Mitsusada is still on wobbly legs! Can Kikuno finish him?
Kikuno pushes Mitsusada back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikuno scores with a shoulder strike.
Kikuno lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Mitsusada to his knees! Kikuno keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Katsunori Kikuno!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Snow Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Ambitionz Az A Ridah by Tupac. Sean Taylor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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155 lbs
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155 lbs
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snow Man!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor stuffs the takedown.
Taylor jabs Man right on the nose. Man blinks but takes it well.
Taylor looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Man shoots and misses
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Man looks gassed!
Taylor looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
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!
Taylor scores with a head kick. Man tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A right-left combo lands from Taylor.
Man swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Taylor cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Man is rocked!
Taylor fakes the body blow, causing Man to drop his hands! Left hook to the temple! Man goes stiff, and falls face first into the mat. Goodnight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Sean Taylor!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dj Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Trick Daddy-Lets Go kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Dj Jackson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dj Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Marston scores with a leg kick.
Jackson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Marston looks to land a left hand but Jackson moved out of range nicely.
Jackson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jackson slips a straight right by Marston.
Jackson closes the distance and pushes Marston back into the cage.
Jackson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Marston.
Jackson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston lands with a light punch inside.
It looks like Dj Jackson has been cut.
Marston lands a shot to the body.
Jackson misses with a body punch.
Marston is working Jackson over against the cage.
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Marston looking to slow down the pace here.
Marston manages to break the clinch.
Marston tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Marston closes the distance but Jackson moves to the side
and Jackson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Marston lunges at Jackson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jackson's hand.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jackson misses with a right hand
and Jackson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters with a stiff right hand.
Marston dips to his left and cracks Jackson with an uppercut!
Marston connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Marston misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a left to the body.
John Marston seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Marston misses with a right hand
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Marston doesn't seem bothered though.
Jackson throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Jackson.
Jackson lands with a nice body punch.
Marston is breathing heavily.
Jackson scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Marston uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jackson.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston swings widly with a right hand
and Jackson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jackson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch.
Jackson lands with a short head shot on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Marston throws a head punch that misses.
Marston scores with a nice hook to the head.
Marston goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Jackson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jackson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Marston misses with a lunging right hand
and Jackson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Marston thinking.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Jackson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson throws a right hand that misses
and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jackson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Marston counters with an outside leg kick.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Marston in a clinch.
Jackson has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Jackson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Marston takes a shot to the head.
Marston's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jackson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Marston.
Marston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Marston looks to land a combination. Jackson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Marston lands a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston lands a leg kick that knocks Jackson off balance momentarily.
Marston swings widly with a right hand
and Marston takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jackson misses with a shot to the body
and Marston counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson clinches up against the cage.
Marston lands an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marston prevents a body shot from Jackson.
Jackson prevents a body shot from Marston.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jackson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
A body shot lands from Marston.
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!
A shot in the inside from Marston.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
A left hand lands to the body for Marston.
Marston content to slow the pace in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dj Jackson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dj Jackson's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Marston fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Jackson throws a poor cross that misses
and Marston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Dj Jackson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Good leg kick by Marston there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Marston rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Jackson counter with a right hand.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Marston!
Marston throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Marston throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson swings widly with a right hand
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.
Jackson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Marston stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Marston counters with a straight right hand.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Marston.
Marston throws a leg kick which misses Jackson's front leg but catches the back leg as Jackson tries to avoid it.
Marston throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston lands with a hook. Jackson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Marston throws out a powerful jab.
Jackson is rocked!
Jab from Marston.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Marston finish him?
Marston finds Jackson's off switch, with a big overhand right that connects perfectly to the side of the head! Jackson flops back against the cage, eyes gazing into the distance. Marston lands an unnecessary shot before the referee has time to step in and end the fight. Brutal stuff but I'm sure Jackson will be OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). John Marston!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauri Ruoska (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. Ruoska has chosen Rolling Stones as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 lbs
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169 lbs
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World class boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James McNulty !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauri Ruoska!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ruoska doesn't seem bothered though.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Ruoska.
Ruoska looks to throw the jab but McNulty is out of range.
McNulty throws a leg kick
and Ruoska counters with a nice uppercut.
McNulty cracks Ruoska with a good jab.
McNulty throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ruoska dives in and grabs McNulty 's left leg, looking for a takedown. McNulty pushes down on Ruoska's head and hops out.
McNulty throws a right hand that misses
and McNulty takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
McNulty throws a combination that misses
and Ruoska counters with a nice uppercut.
McNulty is rocked!
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!
Ruoska is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches McNulty flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! McNulty is out cold! Ruoska holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mauri Ruoska!
Mauri Ruoska is the new welterweight champion!
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