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MCC 53: Underground Pride PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ali Souleymane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zbigniew Zbigniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ali Souleymane has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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217 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Big heart |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Souleymane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zbigniew Zbigniewski!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Souleymane steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Zbigniewski.
Souleymane lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Zbigniewski closes the distance and pushes Souleymane back into the ropes.
Zbigniewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Zbigniewski is trying to force a seperation but Souleymane has the dominant position.
A short body shot lands from Souleymane as the two fighters clinch.
Souleymane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zbigniewski takes an elbow to the forehead.
Zbigniewski blocking some punches.
Zbigniewski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Souleymane leaning his opponent against the ropes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbigniewski wants to break free but Souleymane has control.
Zbigniewski tries to break the clinch but Souleymane is controlling the position.
Souleymane with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A left hand lands to the body for Souleymane.
Zbigniewski tries to circle away but Souleymane has him pinned against the ropes.
Zbigniewski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Zbigniewski tries to circle away but Souleymane has him pinned against the ropes.
Souleymane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zbigniewski working hard to break the clinch.
Souleymane scores with a hook to the body.
Zbigniewski tries to break free but Souleymane pushes him back against the ropes.
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.
Zbigniewski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Zbigniewski forces Souleymane back against the ropes and clinches.
A bit of stalling here from Souleymane.
Souleymane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zbigniewski's efforts to push away.
Souleymane throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Souleymane landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The referee is keeping an eye on Souleymane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Souleymane for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zbigniewski avoiding damage as Souleymane throws knees to the body.
Zbigniewski is trying to push Souleymane away but Souleymane has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Souleymane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ali Souleymane.
Souleymane thows a body shot but no joy.
Souleymane will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A low kick from Zbigniewski misses
and Souleymane counters with a slapping leg kick.
Souleymane tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Zbigniewski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Souleymane circles away quickly and effectively.
Zbigniewski lands a jab.
Zbigniew Zbigniewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Zbigniewski misses with a double jab
and Souleymane counters by clinching up.
Zbigniewski tries to break the clinch but Souleymane is controlling the position.
Souleymane is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Zbigniewski has had enough of the clinch but Souleymane keeps him there for the moment.
Souleymane displaying some good clinch control by pressing Zbigniewski up against the ropes.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Souleymane missing with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Souleymane dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Souleymane closes the distance and clinches.
Souleymane makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zbigniewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Souleymane has double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Souleymane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Souleymane.
Souleymane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Zbigniewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zbigniewski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zbigniewski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Souleymane stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Souleymane throws an elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Souleymane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zbigniewski.
Zbigniewski avoiding damage as Souleymane throws knees to the body.
Zbigniewski blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Zbigniewski is trying to break the clinch but Souleymane has him pressed against the ropes.
Zbigniewski avoids a wild elbow strike from Souleymane.
Zbigniewski is looking to break free of the clinch but Souleymane has double underhooks.
The fighters are pressed against the ropes, as the pace of the fight slows.
Zbigniewski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Souleymane keeps control of Zbigniewski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Souleymane lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Souleymane throws an elbow but it misses.
Souleymane stalling against the ropes.
Zbigniewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Zbigniewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Souleymane won't allow it.
Souleymane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zbigniewski throws a punch but it's blocked by Souleymane.
Souleymane taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Zbigniewski has had enough of the clinch but Souleymane keeps him there for the moment.
Souleymane looking to throw knees to the head but Zbigniewski is blocking nicely.
Zbigniewski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane misses with a punch on the inside.
Souleymane effectively controlling the action here.
Zbigniewski tries to break free but Souleymane pushes him back against the ropes.
Souleymane creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Zbigniewski blocks an elbow strike from Souleymane.
Zbigniewski is trying to break the clinch but Souleymane is controlling him.
Zbigniewski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Zbigniewski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zbigniewski rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Souleymane moves into the clinch.
Souleymane working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Souleymane misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Zbigniewski.
A hook to the body from Souleymane.
The referee is keeping an eye on Souleymane - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Souleymane is leaning against Zbigniewski and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Zbigniewski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Zbigniewski tries to break free but Souleymane pushes him back against the ropes.
Souleymane lands an elbow inside.
Souleymane doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Zbigniewski avoiding damage as Souleymane throws knees to the body.
Souleymane prevents Zbigniewski from breaking the clinch.
Zbigniewski managing to block the knees to the body from Souleymane.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ali Souleymane dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Zbigniewski misses with a two punch combination.
Souleymane takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Zbigniewski connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Souleymane's hands.
Zbigniewski blocks a head kick by Souleymane.
Souleymane tries to clinch there but Zbigniewski circles away.
Zbigniewski loads up on a big right hand but Souleymane slips the punch.
Souleymane avoids the body shot from Zbigniewski.
A shot to the body from Zbigniewski misses
and Souleymane counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Souleymane throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zbigniewski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zbigniewski looks to throw the jab but Souleymane is out of range.
Zbigniewski buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Zbigniewski clinches up with Souleymane and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zbigniewski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Souleymane with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Souleymane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Zbigniewski wants to get back to striking at distance but Souleymane won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zbigniewski manages to break the clinch.
Souleymane moves away from the strike by Zbigniewski.
Zbigniewski throws a hook but Souleymane avoids it easily.
Souleymane has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Zbigniewski.
Souleymane scores with a body shot.
Souleymane on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Souleymane misses with a straight right.
Souleymane throws a wild body kick that Zbigniewski sees coming a mile off.
Zbigniewski uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zbigniewski dips to his left and cracks Souleymane with an uppercut!
A shot to the liver by Souleymane. Beautiful body shot.
A swing and a miss from Zbigniewski.
Zbigniewski blocks a low kick nicely.
Zbigniewski throws out a loose jab but Souleymane uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zbigniewski lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zbigniewski clinches up with Souleymane and pushes him back against the ropes.
Zbigniewski breaks the clinch.
Zbigniewski throws a left and a right that both miss
and Souleymane counters by moving into the clinch.
Souleymane lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Zbigniew Zbigniewski has been cut.
Zbigniewski is trying to break the clinch but Souleymane is controlling him.
Souleymane lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Zbigniewski.
Souleymane has Zbigniewski pressed against the ropes.
Souleymane prevents Zbigniewski from breaking the clinch.
Souleymane leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Zbigniewski tries to break the clinch but Souleymane is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Souleymane creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Zbigniewski's defenses.
Zbigniewski tries to break the clinch but Souleymane is controlling the position.
Zbigniewski makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zbigniewski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Souleymane pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Souleymane content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Souleymane throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Zbigniewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souleymane has him pressed against the ropes.
Souleymane connects with a nasty looking knee right to Zbigniewski's face.
A short body shot lands from Souleymane as the two fighters clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zbigniewski tries to break the clinch but Souleymane is controlling the position.
Souleymane trying to land knees to the body.
Souleymane lands a hook to the side of the head.
Souleymane unloads a knee to the mid-section. Zbigniewski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Souleymane swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hand to the body from Souleymane.
Souleymane stalling.
Zbigniewski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Souleymane has him pressed against the ropes.
Souleymane misses with a knee strike.
Souleymane keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Zbigniewski's efforts to push away.
Souleymane pressing his opponent against the ropes.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zbigniew Zbigniewski.
I think Souleymane 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Ali Souleymane!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Ali Souleymane!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Ali Souleymane!
Ali Souleymane wins by unanimous decision!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Drew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Bash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bash has chosen Black Sabbath - Paranoid as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jon Bash has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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199 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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199 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Drew!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Bash!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bash scores with a nice right hand.
Drew doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Bash counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A swing and a miss from Bash.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bash.
Drew with a poor takedown
and Bash counters with a nice uppercut.
Bash misses with a straight right.
Drew throws a sloppy head kick and Bash moves out of range easily.
Bash looks to land a combination. Drew sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Drew is rocked!
Bash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Oh Drew is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Drew finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Drew seems to have got his legs back now.
Bash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Drew ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Bash misses with a straight right.
Drew shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bash as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Drew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bash comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bash throws a wild body kick that Drew sees coming a mile off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Bash displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Drew throws out the jab.
Drew slips a jab and a cross from Bash.
A jab lands there for Bash.
Drew slips a straight right by Bash.
Drew tries to clinch
and Bash counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Bash lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Drew circles away quickly and effectively.
Bash throws a jab but it's blocked by Drew.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Drew. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Bash checks a leg kick.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Bash.
Bash throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Drew slips a jab from Bash.
Drew darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Bash wants to improve his position but Drew is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash has his hands clasped together around Drew's back. He's all about the action.
Bash tries to get to full guard but Drew has control of the leg.
Bash tries to kick Drew off but Drew keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Bash avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Drew.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew slips a nice elbow through Bash's hands, connecting with Bash's forehead.
Drew trying to pass the guard but Bash defending well.
Well, if Drew is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Drew throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Bash wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Drew trying to control the action but Bash is working from the bottom.
Drew 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.
Drew trying to mount his opponent but Bash defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Drew sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bash defending well though.
Drew not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Drew thows a huge punch but Bash dodges it nicely.
Drew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drew throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bash keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Drew is looking to take a break and control but Bash is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bash dominated that round.
That's time! Drew's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bash throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Drew counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bash's knee momentarily.
Drew tries for a takedown but Bash circles away easily
letting Bash counter with a right hand.
Bash lands with a hook. Drew tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Drew works over Bash's head and body with a nice combination.
Drew ducks under a wild hook from Bash.
Bash lands a jab to Drew's midsection.
Bash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drew moves away.
Nice takedown defense from Bash. No joy for Drew on that attempt.
Left hook, right uppercut from Bash.
Drew shoots for a double leg takedown but Bash sprawls well. He's pushed Drew's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Drew. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bash throws out a loose jab but Drew uses good head movement to avoid it.
Drew avoids the body shot from Bash.
Bash misses with a body shot
and Drew cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bash ducks under a wild hook from Drew.
Jon Bash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Nice sprawl there from Bash as Drew shoots in.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drew uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Bash.
Drew with a lazy takedown attempt
and Bash counters with a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Drew takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Bash thows a body shot but no joy.
Tyson Drew seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Drew lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Bash misses with a low kick.
Drew misses with a right hand
and Bash counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Drew darts in trying to clinch
and Bash counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Drew thinking.
Drew scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Bash manages to work his way to half guard, despite Drew's best efforts.
Drew prevents Bash from standing back up.
Bash is refusing to be controlled, as Drew sits in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bash is trying to get back to full guard.
Bash is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Drew throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bash regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Drew.
Bash really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Drew. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Drew throwing strikes from guard but Bash blocks nicely.
Drew trying to control but Bash is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drew trying to move into half guard but instead Bash has managed to sweep!
Drew keeping full guard, as Bash tries to pass.
Drew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Drew isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Bash stacks Drew 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 Bash!
Drew taking a bit of punishment here - Bash scoring with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Bash trying to control the action but Drew is working from the bottom.
Drew regains half guard.
Drew works his way to full guard. Good work.
Drew looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Bash trying to control the position from guard on top but Drew is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Bash showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Drew tries to clinch up
and Bash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bash throws an off balance right hand
so Drew counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Drew wants to control from the top but Bash keeps moving.
Drew throws and elbow that misses. Bash uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Drew's guard. Nice move by Bash!
Drew avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bash trying to control but Drew is working from the bottom.
Drew has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bash can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bash controlling from the top position.
Bash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Drew is keeping the position for now.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Jon Bash wasn't active enough on the ground.
Drew fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Bash is out of range.
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.
Bash catches Drew with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jon Bash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Drew misses the body punch
and Bash counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Drew misses with a low kick.
Drew misses with a straight right.
Bash connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Drew's hands.
Bash jabs Drew to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Drew swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Bash counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Bash ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Drew moves away.
Bash showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Drew.
Drew takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Drew falls off balance throwing a combination
and Bash connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A jab from Bash misses.
Bash ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bash scores with a jab to the head.
Bash lunges at Drew with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Drew's hand.
Drew gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Bash points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Drew wakes up just in time to hear Bash thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jon Bash!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bas Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lourd Cenia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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20
155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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19
154 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bas Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lourd Cenia!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cenia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cenia defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Palmer.
Palmer looks to throw a body kick
and Cenia decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Palmer's guard.
Palmer avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Palmer wants to sweep here but Cenia controlling him for the moment.
Palmer trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Cenia drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cenia jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Cenia is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Cenia is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cenia stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Palmer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Palmer controlling Cenia's posture.
Palmer is breathing heavily.
Cenia wants to pass the guard but Palmer is keeping the position.
Cenia has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Palmer is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cenia passes into half guard.
Palmer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cenia on the ground.
Cenia is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Palmer controlling the position for now.
Cenia prevents Palmer from standing back up.
Cenia is pressing down on Palmer's thigh, looking to free his foot. Palmer is holding on for now.
Cenia sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Palmer defending well though.
Cenia wants to pass the guard but Palmer is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Cenia missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cenia takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Cenia lands strikes from half guard.
Cenia frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Cenia has control of Palmer's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Palmer regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Cenia with a couple of short strikes.
Cenia wants to finish this one by submission but Palmer is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Cenia.
Cenia raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cenia lands a nice shot to the head.
Cenia with shots to the head and body - Palmer looks very uncomfortable down there.
Cenia is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Palmer has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cenia is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Palmer has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Palmer!
Cenia scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cenia closes the distance but Palmer moves to the side
and Palmer holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Cenia tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Cenia drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Palmer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Bas Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lourd Cenia.
Palmer misses with an elbow over the top.
Cenia tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Palmer smiles and moves away.
A head kick by Palmer misses
and Cenia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
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!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cenia throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Palmer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cenia is working away from the top position though.
Palmer slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lourd Cenia dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cenia tries to clinch up
and Palmer counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Palmer looking to pass the guard.
Palmer wants to control from the top but Cenia keeps moving.
Palmer is really struggling to control Cenia but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cenia is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bas Palmer.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Cenia with a lazy takedown attempt
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cenia won't be happy with that.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Palmer tries to move into full mount but can't pass Cenia's legs.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Palmer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer trying to control the action but Cenia is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cenia sneaks out the side door and pushes Palmer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cenia fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cenia slips a jab from Palmer.
Nice sprawl there from Cenia as Palmer shoots in.
Palmer keeps the fight on the outside.
Palmer stuffs the takedown attempt from Cenia. Cenia gets slowly back to his feet.
Cenia will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bas Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lourd Cenia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Cenia as he jumps to the side.
Cenia tries to clinch there but Palmer circles away.
Palmer throws a lazy head kick
and Cenia counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Cenia.
Cenia throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Palmer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Palmer is on top in guard.
Palmer won't allow Cenia to get back to his feet.
Cenia has a closed guard, preventing Palmer from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bas Palmer dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cenia tries for a takedown but Palmer circles away easily
and Palmer counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Palmer.
Cenia uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Cenia has his takedown stuffed
and Palmer counters with a nice double leg into side control. Cenia won't be happy with that.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cenia is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Palmer is controlling him well.
Palmer working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Cenia is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Palmer tries to score with some ground and pound. Cenia controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Cenia wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Cenia sneaks out the side door and pushes Palmer away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Cenia tries to clinch but Palmer moves out of range.
Palmer circles away from the clinch attempt
and Palmer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cenia's guard now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Cenia moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Palmer shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Cenia napping and manages to drive through into side control!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cenia is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Palmer asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer decides to stand up, so the ref orders Cenia to his feet.
Cenia is looking to clinch.
Cenia clinches up against the ropes.
Cenia jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Palmer walks away with a smile on his face. Cenia gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Bas Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lourd Cenia.
Palmer misses with a combination
and Cenia counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Palmer's guard now.
Palmer wants to stand up but Cenia is controlling him.
Palmer is trying to keep Cenia in close.
Palmer keeping full guard, as Cenia tries to pass.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer looking for a sweep. Not yet Palmer, not yet.
Palmer working a defensive guard here.
Bas Palmer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Cenia moves in looking to clinch but Palmer pushes him off.
Cenia is looking to clinch.
Cenia shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cenia wants to work for an arm triangle but Palmer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bas Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Palmer 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Lourd Cenia!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Bas Palmer!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Lourd Cenia!
Lourd Cenia wins by split decision!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jared Kreegans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jared Kreegans is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jared Kreegans!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kreegans swinging wildly here.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Kreegans looks to land a combination. Taylor sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Kreegans lands a slapping body shot.
Taylor thuds a left hand into Kreegans's body.
Taylor throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Kreegans to counter with a crisp jab.
Kreegans fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Danga de danga de dang - Taylor scores with a four punch combination!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kreegans clinches up against the ropes.
A body shot lands from Taylor.
Still in the clinch, Kreegans scores with a nice short uppercut.
Taylor is trying to maintain a safe position but Kreegans gets an underhook and turns Taylor into the ropes.
Taylor wants to get back to striking at distance but Kreegans won't allow it.
Kreegans tries to score a body lock takedown but Taylor shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Stalling in the clinch from Taylor.
Taylor prevents Kreegans from breaking the clinch.
Taylor prevents the takedown attempt.
Hank Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jared Kreegans.
Taylor is trying to force a seperation but Kreegans has the dominant position.
Taylor breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kreegans sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kreegans.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kreegans counters with a nice double leg into side control. Taylor won't be happy with that.
Kreegans tries to score with some ground and pound. Taylor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Kreegans trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Kreegans connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Taylor on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Taylor tries to get out of the position.
Kreegans wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Kreegans postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Taylor is not content to let Kreegans control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kreegans stands up and beckons Taylor to his feet.
Kreegans works Taylor's body with a nice hook.
Taylor is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Kreegans moves out of range.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Kreegans counters with a three punch combo that has Taylor backing up. Taylor nods at Kreegans to acknowledge the strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kreegans lands with a cross.
Kreegans works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kreegans rushes Taylor and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taylor trying to control the position but instead, Kreegans has worked for underhooks and has pushed Taylor into the ropes.
Kreegans is trying to break the clinch but Taylor has him pressed against the ropes.
Taylor has had enough of the clinch but Kreegans keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kreegans wants a takedown but no success here.
Kreegans blocking some punches.
Taylor is trying to break the clinch but Kreegans is controlling him.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Kreegans displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
A combination from Taylor does no damage.
Taylor moves out of range as Kreegans throws a body kick.
Kreegans fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hank Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kreegans rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taylor moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kreegans misses with a wild combination.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
A swing and a miss from Taylor.
Kreegans ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kreegans. Taylor shrugs it off though.
Kreegans misses with a series of wild punches.
Kreegans looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Kreegans putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Taylor is in a horrible position here. Kreegans smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Kreegans landing strikes from the 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.
Kreegans pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kreegans raining down hammerfists from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jared Kreegans dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Taylor works over Kreegans's head and body with a nice combination.
Kreegans works the jab nicely.
Kreegans gets a takedown into half guard.
Kreegans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Kreegans drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor wants to control but Kreegans is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Kreegans not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kreegans lands with a punch from half guard.
Kreegans scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Taylor blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kreegans.
Kreegans throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kreegans thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kreegans sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kreegans thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Taylor's head.
Kreegans passes to full mount!
Kreegans lands a nice shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kreegans landing strikes from the mount and Taylor is in trouble!
Taylor is working to get back to half guard.
Kreegans has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kreegans with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Hank Taylor has been cut.
Kreegans postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Taylor badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Kreegans around the waist but Kreegans pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Kreegans is the winner by TKO! Kreegans jumps onto the ropes and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jared Kreegans!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adam Kinora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andy Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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145 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Kinora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Kinora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Johnson looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Kinora is avoiding damage well.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kinora is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Kinora is working to avoid the ground and pound but Johnson connects with a decent elbow.
Johnson throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kinora works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kinora has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kinora is trying to stand up here but Johnson is controlling him well.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson 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.
Kinora is breathing heavily.
Johnson is thwarting Kinora's attempts to control the position.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson with the ground and pound but Kinora uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Johnson postures up in Kinora's guard and throws a big left but Kinora blocks it.
Kinora working a defensive guard here.
Johnson working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Kinora blocks nicely.
Johnson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Johnson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Kinora's head.
Johnson throwing strikes from guard but Kinora blocks nicely.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Johnson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Johnson pushing down on Kinora's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Johnson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Johnson is nestled in close to Kinora, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kinora taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Johnson connects with a nice short shot to Kinora's temple.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson 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.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.
Johnson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinora with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson wants to stand but Kinora has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Kinora takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Johnson scores with the left hand. Kinora knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Kinora's head backwards.
Johnson throws the left hand but Kinora avoids the punch easily.
Kinora tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Johnson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Kinora.
Johnson connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. Kinora was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Kinora to the mat! Kinora manages to get full guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kinora throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson connects with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnson stands up over Kinora, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson landing some decent shots from guard.
Johnson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kinora works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson throwing strikes but missing.
Johnson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Andy Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kinora controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Kinora has momentary wrist control but Johnson slips an elbow through the middle.
Johnson throws a big right hand that misses.
Johnson landing with the ground and pound.
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.
Johnson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson postures up in Kinora's guard and throws a big left but Kinora blocks it.
Johnson works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson drops an elbow to the side of Kinora's head.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson lands strikes from half guard.
Johnson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pass to full mount but Kinora defends it.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson is nestled in close to Kinora, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kinora taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson throwing shots but Kinora is blocking nicely.
Kinora blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Kinora is trying to control but can't.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kinora taking some punishment here, with Johnson in his half guard.
Johnson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kinora with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kinora wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andy Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Johnson stuns Kinora with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Johnson scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Kinora trying to control here.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Nice strikes from Johnson there.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson 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.
Johnson landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kinora on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Johnson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kinora is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Johnson slips a nice elbow through Kinora's hands, connecting with Kinora's forehead.
Kinora wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kinora defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson working Kinora over with strikes.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson 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.
Johnson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kinora is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Kinora dodges it nicely.
Johnson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kinora wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kinora's head.
Johnson working over Kinora with some ground and pound. Kinora looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Andy Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kinora keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Kinora tries to roll over but Johnson keeps him under control.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Johnson lands with a punch from half guard.
Kinora wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Kinora wants to control but Johnson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson winds up and cracks Kinora with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Kinora is looking to control Johnson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kinora avoid being mounted?
Kinora avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kinora knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Adam Kinora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andy Johnson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Johnson 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 Alec Ball scores the fight for Andy Johnson!
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight for Andy Johnson!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Andy Johnson!
Andy Johnson wins by unanimous decision!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Refn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grizzly Egan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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22
174 lbs
9 - 5 - 0 |
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26
168 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Refn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Egan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Refn misses with an uppercut
and Egan counters with a straight right hand.
Egan throws a nice looking combination but Refn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Refn throws a shot from downtown. Egan moves away and avoids it.
Egan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Refn pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Refn throws a big shot that misses.
Refn lands a nice looking body shot.
Egan shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Refn pinned against the cage. Refn gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Some wild striking there from Egan.
Refn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Egan moves out of range of the strikes.
Refn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Egan's head.
Egan looks for a takedown but Refn sprawls well.
Refn misses with a hook
and Egan counters with a shoot takedown. Refn fights it but they end up in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan wants to pass the guard but Refn is keeping the position.
Egan wants to stand and escape but instead Refn has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Egan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Refn is looking to work some ground and pound but Egan has wrist control.
Egan wants to sweep here but Refn controlling him for the moment.
Egan wants to get back to his feet but Refn is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Refn postures up in Egan's guard and throws a big left but Egan blocks it.
Egan keeping moving, preventing Refn from controlling successfully.
Egan looking to control.
Egan might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Refn kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Refn lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan misses with a right hand
and Refn counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Refn lands a jab-cross combination.
Egan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Refn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nicolas Refn seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Egan throws a big shot that misses.
Refn stuns Egan with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Egan slips a straight right by Refn.
Egan walks into a straight right hand from Refn.
Refn throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Refn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Egan moves away.
Refn misses with a looping right.
Refn with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Refn bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Egan's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Refn.
Refn dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Egan looks gassed!
Refn throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Egan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Egan fails with a takedown attempt.
Nicolas Refn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grizzly Egan.
Refn fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Egan looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Refn scores with a hook.
Nicolas Refn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Egan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Egan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Refn finds it's way round the side to connect with Egan's head.
Refn throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Egan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egan tries to move into range but Refn moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Refn scores with a hook to the body. Egan takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Refn throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Egan takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Refn stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Egan ducks under a wild hook from Refn.
Good standup being displayed there by Refn as he connects with a hook.
Refn just misses with a punch to the body.
Refn lands a nice hook to Egan's body. Egan takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Refn works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Refn with a nice cross.
Refn misses with a jab, cross combination.
Refn works Egan's body with a nice hook.
Oooooh!!! Refn has knocked Egan down with a huge combo! Refn steps away and waves a wobbly Egan back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Egan is rocked!
Refn drops Egan with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Egan! Refn dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nicolas Refn!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Omar Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bertrand Escher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
144 lbs
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150 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Omar Mendes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bertrand Escher!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mendes ducks under a wild hook from Escher.
Mendes could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Mendes misses with a two punch combination.
Mendes throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Escher avoids a punch combination nicely.
Escher takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Mendes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Escher counters with a nice double leg into side control. Mendes won't be happy with that.
Mendes parries the strikes from Escher easily there. Escher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendes to escape.
Escher misses with the ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
An elbow from Escher crashes against the mat.
Escher throws a strike aimed at the side of Mendes's head but Mendes avoids it well.
Escher creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Escher throws a strike aimed at the side of Mendes's head but Mendes avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes parries the strikes from Escher easily there. Escher is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mendes to escape.
Escher lands a decent elbow from side control.
Escher misses with the ground and pound.
Escher landing strikes.
Mendes defending against the ground and pound.
Escher trying to control the position but Mendes is working away.
Escher scoring with punches from side control.
Mendes managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Escher.
Escher is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Mendes looks calm but he's in trouble here. Escher gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Mendes is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Escher lets go of the hold and Mendes can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bertrand Escher!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Rusty Clapper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guigui Borgne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
160 lbs
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28
160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rusty Clapper!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guigui Borgne!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borgne fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Clapper, pushing him back against the ropes.
Borgne misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Clapper.
Borgne working Clapper over with knees to the body.
Borgne pushes Clapper back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Borgne.
Clapper goes for a takedown in the clinch but Borgne prevents it.
Clapper is trying to drag Borgne to the mat but Borgne just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Borgne scores with a knee to the head.
Borgne working Clapper over with knees to the body.
Clapper is breathing heavily.
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!
Clapper jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Borgne walks away with a smile on his face. Clapper gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rusty Clapper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Borgne closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Borgne lands in his opponent's guard.
Clapper is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Borgne defends well.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Borgne looking to pass the guard.
Borgne trying to control the position from guard on top but Clapper is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapper trying to keep a closed guard but Borgne is proving a slippery customer.
Borgne looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Clapper wants to control the position but Borgne says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Borgne wants to take a breather but Clapper is having none of it.
Clapper actively working from the bottom here.
Borgne works his way into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Borgne working the ground and pound.
Borgne looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Borgne wants to control but Clapper is keeping him busy.
Clapper tries to buck Borgne off but Borgne is having none of it.
Clapper manages to work his way to half guard, despite Borgne's best efforts.
Borgne is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Clapper has managed to free his arm - good work.
Clapper works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper looking for a sweep. Not yet Clapper, not yet.
Clapper looking for subs off his back but Borgne has passed one foot through into half guard.
Borgne thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Clapper works his way to full guard. Good work.
Clapper manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Borgne manages to get himself to full guard.
Clapper trying to control the position from guard on top but Borgne is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Clapper is really struggling to control Borgne but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne wants to improve his position but instead Clapper has moved into half guard.
Borgne tries to kick Clapper off but Clapper keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Clapper seems to be looking for submissions.
Borgne is refusing to be controlled, as Clapper sits in half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clapper stops Borgne from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guigui Borgne dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Borgne misses with a head kick.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Clapper.
Clapper lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Borgne darts in trying to clinch
and Clapper counters with an outside leg kick.
Borgne lands a head kick. Clapper smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Borgne misses with a takedown
and Clapper counters with a nice double leg into side control. Borgne won't be happy with that.
Clapper wants to lay and pray for a moment but Borgne keeps working.
Borgne takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Clapper controlling from side mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Borgne is breathing heavily.
Clapper tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Borgne is not content to let Clapper control the position.
Borgne tries to buck Clapper off but Clapper is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Clapper landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Clapper lands an elbow.
Clapper gets to mount! Borgne was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Clapper putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Clapper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Borgne is looking to improve his position but Clapper isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper wants to control the pace but Borgne is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Borgne tries to reverse the position but Clapper maintains control.
Clapper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Borgne is squirming around, avoiding Clapper's attempts to control the action.
Rusty Clapper overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Borgne takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Clapper in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clapper putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Borgne is looking to improve his position but Clapper isn't that keen on the idea.
Clapper swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Borgne is now in Clapper's guard. A big mistake from Clapper there, giving up the dominant position!
Clapper throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Clapper avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clapper is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Clapper looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Clapper dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Clapper drives through with a takedown into guard.
Borgne looking for a guillotine here but Clapper defends easily.
Clapper looking to sit in guard and control but Borgne gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Clapper looking to control.
Clapper is looking for a triangle but Borgne pushes his legs off easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapper lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Borgne!
Borgne working to try and regain half guard.
Clapper working Borgne over with strikes here.
Clapper landing strikes from the mount and Borgne is in trouble!
Clapper trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Clapper looking to finish Borgne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borgne!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Borgne can't escape the position.
A nice elbow there by Clapper.
Borgne really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Borgne is squirming around, avoiding Clapper's attempts to control the action.
Clapper controlling the position easily from mount.
Clapper punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne is in a horrible position here. Clapper smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Clapper takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Borgne is looking to get to half guard.
Clapper takes his opponent's back. Perhaps a chance to lock up a rear naked choke here.
Borgne takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Borgne turns into Clapper and is now in his guard.
Clapper is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapper escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Borgne gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Clapper trying to control the position.
Clapper has a closed guard, preventing Borgne from standing up.
Clapper is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Borgne is aware though and is defending well.
Borgne stopping the sweep attempt from Clapper.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Clapper clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Clapper throws a series of strikes that have Borgne backpedaling.
Borgne rushes Clapper and presses him up against the ropes.
Borgne ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Borgne no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Clapper passes into half guard.
Borgne avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Clapper.
Borgne tries to get to full guard but Clapper has control of the leg.
Clapper lands strikes from half guard.
Borgne has hold of Clapper's hands but Clapper slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Clapper controlling the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clapper wants to control but Borgne is keeping him busy.
Borgne looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Clapper content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Clapper is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Borgne sees it coming and defends easily.
Borgne is staying active underneath Clapper, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
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.
Clapper has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Clapper lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Clapper looking to finish Borgne with some ground and pound. This is bad for Borgne!
Clapper looking to control and managing it successfully.
Clapper wants to control the pace but Borgne is squirming around nicely.
Borgne is trying to stand.
Borgne is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Borgne tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clapper moves to the back.
Clapper trying to control momentarily.
Clapper keeps control of the position as Borgne tries to break free.
Borgne staying busy and making it hard for Clapper to control.
Clapper is punishing Borgne with strikes - can he finish him?!
A lull in the action here.
Clapper is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Borgne knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Borgne for a finish.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Clapper keeps control of the position as Borgne tries to break free.
Clapper is staying calm and holding on to the back position, whilst working on a rear naked choke. Borgne is defending well though. Clapper let's go of the attempt for now.
Clapper is persistently looking for the submission but Borgne is defending it well.
Clapper is persistently looking for the submission but Borgne is defending it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rusty Clapper had his way with Guigui Borgne in that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Borgne looks to clinch
and Clapper counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Borgne is looking to improve his position.
Clapper seems to be looking for submissions.
Clapper is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Borgne blocking the ground and pound attempt from Clapper.
Clapper trying to mount his opponent but Borgne defends it.
Borgne actively working from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Borgne looking for submissions off his back.
Borgne is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Clapper is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Borgne is just riding it out for now. Clapper eventually gives up the hold.
Clapper is taking a breather. Borgne 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.
Clapper moves into full mount! Borgne won't be happy about that!
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.
Borgne working to try and regain half guard.
Clapper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Clapper raining down hammerfists from mount.
Clapper content just to control the position here.
Borgne trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clapper looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Clapper tries to control but Borgne wriggling away.
Clapper postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Borgne looks a forlorn figure.
Borgne tries to buck Clapper off so he can stand up but Clapper has got his back now - this could be big trouble! He's slapped on a rear naked choke that looks really tight! Borgne falls backwards, slamming Clapper to the mat but Clapper holds on tight! Borgne is forced to tap and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 5, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Rusty Clapper!
Rusty Clapper is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirk Megaphny (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Kirkland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kirkland is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by My Life Be Like- by GRITS. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirk Megaphny!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Kirkland!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kirkland gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Megaphny counter with a right hand.
Kirkland thows a body shot but no joy.
Kirkland throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Megaphny counters with a nice uppercut.
Megaphny lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Josh Kirkland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Megaphny does no damage.
Kirkland misses with an uppercut
and Megaphny counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Megaphny closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Megaphny trying to control the action but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Megaphny missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Megaphny working the head and body with strikes.
Kirkland gets back to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Megaphny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kirkland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kirkland looking for a guillotine here but Megaphny defends easily.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Megaphny lands a couple of digs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Megaphny working Kirkland over with strikes.
Megaphny takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Megaphny throwing shots but Kirkland is blocking nicely.
Megaphny is thwarting Kirkland's attempts to control the position.
Kirkland manages to get to full guard.
Kirkland throws a nice elbow from the bottom.
Megaphny missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Kirkland working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Megaphny.
Megaphny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Megaphny from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Megaphny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirkland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Megaphny is one step ahead there.
Megaphny is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Kirkland is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Megaphny with a nice head shot there.
Megaphny drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Megaphny jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Kirkland is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Megaphny lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Megaphny has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Kirkland manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Megaphny is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Kirkland seems to be looking for submissions.
Megaphny is doing well to control the position and prevent Kirkland from advancing to side control.
Megaphny makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Megaphny.
Kirkland postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Megaphny is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kirkland, into his guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kirkland utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Megaphny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kirkland's head.
Megaphny decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Kirkland, up you get!
Megaphny stalks Kirkland and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Kirkland's face. Kirkland staggers backwards, shaken.
Megaphny digs a good hook to Kirkland's body.
Kirkland looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kirkland throws a poor cross that misses
and Megaphny counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kirkland won't be happy with that.
Megaphny lands a nice forearm strike.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Megaphny working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Megaphny landing a few strikes.
Megaphny working the ground and pound from side control.
Kirkland gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Megaphny wants to take a breather but Kirkland is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kirkland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kirkland misses with some strikes from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Megaphny dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Megaphny keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Kirkland rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Megaphny counters with a nice uppercut.
Kirkland on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Megaphny shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Megaphny with a nice head shot there.
Megaphny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Megaphny scoring with punches to the head and body.
Megaphny is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kirkland can do to turn this around?
Kirkland will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Kirkland looking for a sweep. Not yet Kirkland, not yet.
Kirkland manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Megaphny manages to get himself to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kirkland postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Megaphny is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kirkland, into his guard.
Megaphny sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kirkland's guard.
Kirkland gets back to full guard.
Kirkland is breathing heavily.
Megaphny looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny is working hard here to advance position.
Megaphny loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kirkland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Megaphny wants to control from the top but Kirkland keeps moving.
Megaphny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Megaphny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kirkland's head.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Megaphny from controlling successfully.
Kirk Megaphny overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Megaphny landing with the ground and pound.
Megaphny got a little sloppy there for a moment and Kirkland has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Megaphny has managed to get both his arms back between Kirkland's legs - danger averted.
Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Megaphny accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kirkland avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Megaphny passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Megaphny postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
Megaphny landing strikes.
Kirkland is trying to improve his position.
Megaphny lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Megaphny creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Kirkland tries to bench press Megaphny off him but Megaphny keeps the position.
Kirkland is trying to control Megaphny's posture but Megaphny avoids it.
Kirkland taking punishment in the form of punches.
Megaphny wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kirkland keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kirkland tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Megaphny landing strikes.
Megaphny wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Megaphny throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Kirkland wants to get back to his feet.
Kirkland is working to avoid the ground and pound but Megaphny connects with a decent elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny working the ground and pound.
Megaphny scoring with punches and elbows.
Megaphny working the ground and pound from side control.
Kirkland is looking for a sweep.
Megaphny working the body and head with strikes.
Megaphny cracks Kirkland with a big elbow.
Kirkland gets back to half guard.
Kirkland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kirkland punching from the bottom.
Megaphny wants to control but Kirkland is keeping him busy.
Kirkland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Megaphny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkland wants to control but Megaphny is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Megaphny slips a nice elbow through Kirkland's hands, connecting with Kirkland's forehead.
Megaphny trying to mount his opponent but Kirkland defends it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Megaphny dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Megaphny connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Megaphny pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Kirkland back to the ropes. Megaphny follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Megaphny has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Megaphny there as he acknowledges the shot.
Kirkland lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kirkland throws a lazy uppercut
and Megaphny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kirkland takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Kirkland throws a left and a right that both miss
and Megaphny counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Megaphny scoring with some ground and pound.
Megaphny trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Megaphny working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kirkland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kirkland looking for a guillotine here but Megaphny defends easily.
Megaphny trying to control but Kirkland is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland has momentary wrist control but Megaphny slips an elbow through the middle.
Megaphny wants to control from the top but Kirkland keeps moving.
Megaphny landing some decent shots from guard.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Megaphny from controlling successfully.
Kirkland striking from his own guard.
Megaphny keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Kirkland's head.
Megaphny with a nice head shot there.
Megaphny works over Kirkland with some ground and pound from guard.
Megaphny avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Megaphny lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kirkland working for submissions but it's allowed Megaphny to get to half guard.
Megaphny lands with a punch from half guard.
Megaphny drops an elbow to the side of Kirkland's head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Megaphny lands a nice short elbow.
Kirkland is trying to maintain the position but Megaphny is very close to passing his half guard.
Megaphny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kirkland trying to hold on to Megaphny's head to control him but Megaphny postures up.
Kirkland gets back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny cracks Kirkland with a solid left hand.
Kirkland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Megaphny defends it easily.
Kirkland is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Megaphny postures up and lands a big shot to Kirkland's brow.
Megaphny landing some decent shots from guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Megaphny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Megaphny postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kirkland is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Megaphny is aware though and is defending well.
Megaphny content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Megaphny postures up and lands a big shot to Kirkland's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland looking to hit a scissor sweep but Megaphny is one step ahead there.
Megaphny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Megaphny is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Megaphny stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Kirkland swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kirkland is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Megaphny defends well.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Megaphny from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkland had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Megaphny defends it easily.
Megaphny is working Kirkland over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Megaphny clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Megaphny lands a nice looking body shot.
Megaphny connects with a single shot there.
Kirkland fails with a takedown attempt.
Kirk Megaphny is winning the standup battle so far.
Megaphny dips to his left and cracks Kirkland with an uppercut!
Megaphny thuds a left hand into Kirkland's body.
Megaphny instigates a clinch.
Megaphny lands a good knee to the midsection. Kirkland won't want to take too many of those.
Megaphny changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kirkland fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Megaphny lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Megaphny lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kirkland misses with a hook
and Megaphny counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Megaphny goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Kirkland misses with an uppercut
and Megaphny counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Megaphny feints a jab promting Kirkland to slip. Megaphny then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kirkland slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Megaphny fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Kirkland, pushing him back against the ropes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Megaphny works on Kirkland's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Megaphny.
Megaphny manages to break the clinch.
Megaphny has closed the distance and engaged Kirkland in a clinch.
Megaphny prevents a body shot from Kirkland.
A left hand lands to the body for Megaphny.
Megaphny digs a right hand underneath Kirkland's ribcage. Kirkland let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Megaphny is leaning against Kirkland and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Megaphny is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kirkland throws a punch but it's blocked by Megaphny.
Megaphny lands a shot to the body.
Megaphny breaks from the clinch.
Kirkland lands a jab.
Megaphny is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kirkland takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Kirkland takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Megaphny jabs Kirkland to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Megaphny gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Megaphny's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Megaphny uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kirkland.
Megaphny scores with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Megaphny lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kirkland.
Nice body punch from Megaphny - that landed with a thud.
Megaphny breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kirkland throws a right hand that misses
and Megaphny counters with a stiff right hand.
Kirkland gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Kirkland wants to sweep here but Megaphny controlling him for the moment.
Megaphny with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kirkland tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kirkland is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Kirkland wants to improve his position but instead Megaphny has moved into half guard.
Megaphny working the head and body with strikes.
Kirkland taking some punishment here, with Megaphny in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland has hold of Megaphny's hands but Megaphny slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kirkland is looking for a sweep. Megaphny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kirkland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Megaphny working the head and body with strikes.
Kirkland tries to roll over but Megaphny keeps him under control.
Megaphny scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Megaphny looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kirkland is trying to get back to full guard.
Megaphny is nestled in close to Kirkland, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kirkland won't allow Megaphny to pass to mount.
Megaphny slips a nice elbow through Kirkland's hands, connecting with Kirkland's forehead.
Kirkland is looking for a sweep. Megaphny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Megaphny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kirkland wants to control but Megaphny is keeping busy.
Kirkland looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Megaphny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Megaphny is trying to control the action in half guard but Kirkland is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Megaphny passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Kirkland!
Kirkland is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kirkland wants to hold on but Megaphny pushes him away.
Megaphny with good strikes from the mount here!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kirk Megaphny had his way with Josh Kirkland in that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Megaphny darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Kirkland has his takedown stuffed
and Megaphny counters by moving into the clinch.
A short uppercut from Megaphny.
Kirkland prevents the takedown attempt.
Kirkland manages to break the clinch.
Megaphny comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kirkland shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Megaphny connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Megaphny lands a slapping body shot.
Megaphny listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kirkland moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Megaphny looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Kirkland escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Megaphny gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Megaphny is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Megaphny working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kirkland keeping moving, preventing Megaphny from controlling successfully.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Megaphny's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kirkland working for submissions but it's allowed Megaphny to get to half guard.
Megaphny seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Megaphny drops an elbow to the side of Kirkland's head.
Kirkland is looking to improve his position.
Megaphny is trying to control. Kirkland wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Megaphny working the head and body with strikes.
Megaphny throwing shots but Kirkland is blocking nicely.
Megaphny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Megaphny scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Megaphny.
Megaphny blocks the strikes from Kirkland.
Megaphny slips a nice elbow through Kirkland's hands, connecting with Kirkland's forehead.
Nice strikes from Megaphny there.
Kirkland actively working from the bottom here.
Megaphny landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Megaphny connects with a nice short shot to Kirkland's temple.
Megaphny looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Kirkland regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kirkland is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Megaphny won't allow Kirkland to pass to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Megaphny moves into full guard.
Kirkland drops back, looking for a kneebar! Megaphny looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Megaphny looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Megaphny!
Megaphny working the ground and pound.
Kirkland looks to move to half guard but instead Megaphny has passed into mount! Damn!
Kirkland slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Megaphny lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kirkland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kirkland tries to get to full guard but Megaphny has control of the leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kirkland looking for submissions off his back.
Megaphny is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Megaphny seems to be looking for submissions.
Kirk Megaphny is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Kirkland looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kirkland is looking for a sweep. Megaphny is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Megaphny is looking for a kimura but Kirkland is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Megaphny to get the leverage.
Josh Kirkland has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Megaphny trying to control from half guard but Kirkland is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kirk Megaphny showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Megaphny 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Kirk Megaphny!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Kirk Megaphny!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Kirk Megaphny!
Kirk Megaphny wins by unanimous decision!
Kirk Megaphny retains his heavyweight title!
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A | B |
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pop
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A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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