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TKO #7: Burrows vs Wild PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Prince Madison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emerson Rovaldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Prince Madison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emerson Rovaldo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Madison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rovaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
Madison takes a kick to the side of the head.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Madison.
Rovaldo lands a high kick!
Madison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rovaldo tries to clinch but Madison is having none of it.
Rovaldo fails in his attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Rovaldo looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Rovaldo closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rovaldo with a knee to the head.
Rovaldo unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Madison tries to pull guard but Rovaldo won't allow it.
Rovaldo lands an elbow inside.
Rovaldo lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rovaldo obliges.
Rovaldo putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Madison in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rovaldo will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Madison up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rovaldo obliges.
Madison is breathing heavily.
Madison tries to pull guard but Rovaldo won't allow it.
Madison jumps guard but Rovaldo stands there with Madison around his waist. Madison gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Madison tries to pull guard but Rovaldo holds him up against the cage and eventually Madison drops back down to his feet.
Rovaldo with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rovaldo with a knee to the head.
Madison tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rovaldo smiles and moves away.
Rovaldo is looking to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rovaldo tries to clinch up.
Rovaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madison swats away the attempt to clinch by Rovaldo.
Madison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Madison closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Madison is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rovaldo has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rovaldo is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Madison's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Madison's back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rovaldo biding his time, looking for the opening.
Rovaldo doesn't have the hooks in and Madison manages to turn into his guard.
Madison throws a big right hand that misses.
Madison wants to control from the top but Rovaldo keeps moving.
Madison scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Madison in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rovaldo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rovaldo can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rovaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rovaldo preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Madison trying to control but Rovaldo is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rovaldo moves in looking to clinch but Madison pushes him off.
Madison avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Emerson Rovaldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Madison fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Rovaldo goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Madison shoots in and drives through. Rovaldo sprawls well.
Rovaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Madison changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Rovaldo tries to avoid it but Madison manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Rovaldo to the ground. Rovaldo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Rovaldo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rovaldo closes the distance and clinches.
Rovaldo with a knee to the head.
Rovaldo pulls guard effortlessly.
Rovaldo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Madison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Madison wants to control from the top but Rovaldo keeps moving.
Madison looking to pass the guard.
Rovaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Madison working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Rovaldo is breathing heavily.
Rovaldo pulls Madison in to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Madison jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Madison has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rovaldo is proving hard to escape from.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Rovaldo is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Madison fails with the takedown.
Rovaldo tries to clinch but Madison is having none of it.
Madison fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Rovaldo avoids it really well and circles away.
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.
Rovaldo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rovaldo moves in looking to clinch but Madison pushes him off.
Horrible takedown by Madison or perhaps it was just good defense by Rovaldo which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Prince Madison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rovaldo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Madison!
Madison is trying to escape the mount.
Madison wants to control but Rovaldo is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison is in all sorts of trouble here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rovaldo seems to be looking to move to his opponent's back but Madison is holding on tight.
Madison is wriggling around trying to escape.
Madison regains half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Madison wants to control but Rovaldo is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rovaldo keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Madison trying to control here.
Rovaldo tries to pass to full mount but Madison defends it.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rovaldo is thwarting Madison's attempts to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Emerson Rovaldo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Rovaldo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Madison paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rovaldo tries to clinch up but Madison circles away and keeps his distance.
Rovaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Madison circles away.
Rovaldo doesn't manage to clinch there - Madison circles away.
Rovaldo shoots and misses
and Madison counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Madison seems to be looking for submissions.
Madison wants to pass the guard but Rovaldo is defending well.
Madison thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Madison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Madison trying to work for an americana but Rovaldo has managed to regain full guard.
Madison wants to control from the top but Rovaldo keeps moving.
Madison throws a big right hand that misses.
Rovaldo is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Madison postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rovaldo trying to keep a closed guard but Madison is proving a slippery customer.
Madison drops back looking for a leg! Rovaldo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rovaldo manages to kick Madison off! Madison jumps back into Rovaldo's guard.
Madison passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Madison tries for a kimura but Rovaldo is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Madison working the ground and pound.
Madison is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rovaldo has escaped the position, nice work there.
Rovaldo manages to get back to half guard.
Madison is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rovaldo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Madison.
Madison not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Emerson Rovaldo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Madison is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Rovaldo sees it coming and defends easily.
Madison is looking for a kimura but Rovaldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Madison to get the leverage.
Madison is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Rovaldo is controlling Madison's trapped leg to prevent Madison from advancing to side control.
Prince Madison has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Madison is looking for a kimura but Rovaldo is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Madison to get the leverage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Prince Madison showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Rovaldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Emerson Rovaldo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Dupri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kris Tarbois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan Dupri has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Dupri!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kris Tarbois!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarbois throws a series of punches but Dupri avoids them all with ease.
Horrible takedown by Dupri or perhaps it was just good defense by Tarbois which made him look bad.
Dupri swats away the attempt to clinch by Tarbois.
Tarbois tries to close the distance and clinch but Dupri swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tarbois scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nice takedown defense from Tarbois. No joy for Dupri on that attempt.
Tarbois misses with a head kick.
Dupri has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ryan Dupri. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Some wild striking there from Tarbois.
Dupri fails to land the takedown.
Tarbois is looking to land body kicks.
Tarbois throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Dupri.
Kris Tarbois seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tarbois lands a head kick!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dupri keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tarbois.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarbois connects with a nice cross there... Dupri is looking wobbly and Tarbois recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Dupri to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - Tarbois jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kris Tarbois!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damien Brisebois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Brisebois!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brisebois looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Pierre working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Brisebois has passed into half guard!
Brisebois controlling the action here.
Pierre is looking to improve his position.
Brisebois gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Pierre with a poor takedown
and Brisebois counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Brisebois shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pierre is trying to defend but Brisebois finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pierre looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brisebois stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Pierre to get to his feet.
Pierre gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre trying to control the position.
Pierre manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Brisebois manages to get himself to full guard.
Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Brisebois is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois wants to sweep but no luck.
Brisebois not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Pierre preventing the sweep.
Brisebois has his feet on Pierre's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Brisebois fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pierre avoids it really well and circles away.
Brisebois tries to clinch up but Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
Brisebois slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre circles away from the clinch attempt.
Brisebois closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Brisebois is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Pierre has managed to free his arm - good work.
Brisebois stalling.
Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brisebois's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brisebois's back!
Brisebois is in bad spot here.
Pierre tries to get the hooks in deep but Brisebois pushed the leg off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre not allowing Brisebois to control his hands.
Pierre somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Pierre thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
Brisebois breaks Pierre's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Brisebois controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pierre wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Brisebois tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierre misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Brisebois closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pierre did well to prevent Brisebois getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Brisebois dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Brisebois tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Brisebois scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pierre tries to get to full guard but Brisebois has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Brisebois takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Pierre is staying active underneath Brisebois, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Brisebois is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Brisebois tries to pass the half guard into mount. Pierre knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierre is breathing heavily.
Pierre is refusing to be controlled, as Brisebois sits in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Pierre is trying to stand up here but Brisebois is controlling him well.
Brisebois uses his free foot to push down on Pierre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pierre.
Damien Brisebois overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Brisebois controlling his opponent.
Brisebois working the ground and pound effectively.
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.
Brisebois sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
A nice elbow there by Brisebois.
Brisebois controlling his opponent.
Brisebois landing punches.
Brisebois lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Brisebois takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois is landing with some decent strikes but Pierre is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brisebois can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pierre is looking to escape.
Brisebois fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Pierre is looking to get to half guard.
Pierre is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Brisebois looking to control and managing it successfully.
Brisebois postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Pierre looks a forlorn figure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois wants to control the pace but Pierre is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Damien Brisebois just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brisebois rushes Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Pierre looking to stall.
Brisebois looking for a takedown.
Brisebois drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Brisebois looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Damien Brisebois dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brisebois counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pierre!
Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
Brisebois can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Pierre is looking to escape.
Brisebois landing strikes from the mount and Pierre is in trouble!
Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pierre is working to get back to half guard.
Brisebois trying to control but Pierre is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brisebois controlling the pace for now.
Brisebois seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Pierre for as long as he can get away with.
Pierre really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Brisebois trying to control but Pierre is having none of it.
Brisebois controlling from mount.
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.
Brisebois working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Brisebois wants to control the pace but Pierre is squirming around nicely.
The referee stands the fighters back up. Damien Brisebois just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Brisebois rushes Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
Brisebois can't get the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Brisebois is trying to keep an underhook but Pierre manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Brisebois is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Pierre pulls his head out easily.
Brisebois is looking to control Pierre's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Brisebois avoid being mounted?
Brisebois manages to get to full guard.
Brisebois trying to control the position.
Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Brisebois gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brisebois stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pierre swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pierre throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Damien Brisebois is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brisebois gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Brisebois gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brisebois prevents a takedown attempt there.
Georges Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brisebois jumps guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Damien Brisebois showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Brisebois has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Damien Brisebois!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between erik shinault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johan Fransson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fransson has chosen Idas Sommarvisa as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. erik shinault could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Johan Fransson's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, erik shinault!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Fransson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fransson shoots in but shinault avoids the takedown attempt easily.
shinault has his takedown stuffed
and Fransson decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in shinault's guard.
shinault has momentary wrist control but Fransson slips an elbow through the middle.
shinault keeping full guard, as Fransson tries to pass.
Fransson looking to sit in guard and control but shinault gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
shinault prevents Fransson from getting back to his feet.
shinault chips away with some ground and pound.
Fransson has momentary wrist control but shinault slips an elbow through the middle.
Fransson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
shinault wanted to stand there but Fransson had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shinault drops back, looking for a kneebar! Fransson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Fransson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Fransson!
Fransson tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Fransson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. shinault knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
shinault is not content to let Fransson control the position.
shinault tries to escape but Fransson is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
shinault is trying to escape the position but Fransson is controlling the position.
Fransson is trying to get an arm triangle but shinault is defending well.
shinault tries to improve position but can't.
Fransson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fransson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
shinault is looking to reverse the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shinault tries to escape but Fransson is in control.
shinault sneaks back into half guard.
shinault is looking to improve his position.
shinault is breathing heavily.
Fransson throwing shots but shinault is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
shinault is staying active underneath Fransson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fransson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
shinault regains full guard. Nicely done.
Fransson drops back, looking for a kneebar! shinault looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. shinault looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from shinault!
Fransson struggling a bit here.
shinault decides to stand up, so the ref orders Fransson to his feet.
shinault misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Fransson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
shinault swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Fransson counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Fransson postures up in shinault's guard and throws a big left but shinault blocks it.
shinault avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fransson trying to control but shinault is working from the bottom.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now shinault is on top in guard.
shinault wants to stand but Fransson is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fransson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes shinault off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
shinault slips under a jab.
Fransson throws a right and a left that shinault avoids nicely.
shinault ducks under a wild hook from Fransson.
shinault slips under a jab from Fransson.
Fransson throws a head kick that misses.
Fransson throws a big shot that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
shinault gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Fransson counters with a single leg into guard. shinault didn't expect that.
shinault working a defensive guard here.
Fransson passes shinault's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Fransson is working for a kimura but shinault is defending it quite comfortably.
Fransson wants to work for an arm triangle but shinault is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
shinault is defending against the submission attempts here by Fransson.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fransson wants to take a breather but shinault is having none of it.
Fransson seems to be working for a kimura but shinault defends the submission attempt.
Fransson is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and shinault reverses the position - he's now on top in Fransson's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
shinault won't allow Fransson to sweep him here.
shinault really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Fransson keeping full guard, as shinault tries to pass.
shinault trying to stand up but can't free himself from Fransson's guard.
shinault trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fransson is trying to control the position but shinault postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Fransson throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johan Fransson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Fransson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for shinault!
shinault is desperately trying to improve his position but Fransson has a good base and remains in mount.
Fransson goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now shinault is on top in guard.
Fransson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
shinault has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fransson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from shinault.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fransson had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. shinault defends it easily.
shinault throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fransson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fransson looking for a guillotine here but shinault defends easily.
Fransson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and shinault defends well.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as shinault accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
shinault in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
shinault is looking to stand up but Fransson won't let him.
shinault stands and steps away. Fransson gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
erik shinault is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A punch combination from Fransson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fransson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but shinault paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A low kick from shinault is predictable there
and Fransson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fransson trying to control the position from guard on top but shinault is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fransson controlling from the top position.
Fransson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fransson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fransson advances to half guard.
Fransson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
shinault is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Fransson wants to take a breather but shinault is having none of it.
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.
shinault has hold of Fransson's hands but Fransson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fransson uses his free foot to push down on shinault's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for shinault.
shinault is trying to escape the mount.
Fransson controlling his opponent.
Fransson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johan Fransson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fransson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johan Fransson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Wild (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wild has chosen ATTACK ATTACK - The Peoples Elbow as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandre Burrows!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Wild!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wild throws a leg kick but Burrows checks it.
Wild tries to clinch but Burrows is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Wild looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice jab there from Wild.
It looks like Alexandre Burrows has been cut.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Burrows pulls guard.
Wild wants to stand but Burrows is controlling his posture from full guard.
Burrows trying to keep a closed guard but Wild is proving a slippery customer.
Wild is looking to stand up but Burrows won't let him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows looking for a sweep. Not yet Burrows, not yet.
Wild has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Burrows is proving hard to escape from.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Burrows looks to score with a jab to the body but Wild is just out of range.
Wild throws a push kick but Burrows slaps the foot to one side.
Burrows closes the distance and clinches up with Wild, looking for a takedown. Burrows pushes Wild against the cage but Wild circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Wild but Wild pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Burrows or perhaps it was just good defense by Wild which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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.
Wild throws a big shot that misses.
Burrows clinches but Wild breaks the clinch
and Wild counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Wild.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Burrows in his tracks for a moment.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Wild holds him up against the cage and eventually Burrows drops back down to his feet.
Wild pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Burrows tries to pull guard but Wild won't allow it.
Wild lands an elbow just above Burrows 's eye.
Wild leaning against his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wild is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Burrows is defending well for now.
Wild throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Burrows blocks it with crossed arms.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Burrows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Burrows on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Burrows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Alexandre Burrows's cut is getting worse.
Wild effectively controlling the action here.
Burrows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild lands a nice elbow.
Burrows being controlled against the cage.
Burrows takes an elbow to the forehead.
Wild prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burrows tries to score a body lock takedown but Wild shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Wild tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Burrows avoids it.
Knees to the body from Wild.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wild gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Wild lands an elbow that stopped Burrows in his tracks for a moment.
Alexandre Burrows's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Burrows misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wild.
Wild lands an elbow inside that Burrows shrugs off.
Burrows drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wild pulls his leg out and moves away.
Burrows with a poor takedown
and Wild counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Wild comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Wild effectively controlling the action here.
Wild lands an elbow inside.
Burrows takes an elbow to the temple.
Jeez, Alexandre Burrows's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Wild lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alexandre Burrows's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eric Wild! Eric Wild retains his lightweight title!
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