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MCC 54: Belcher vs Jayden PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Hisse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ignacio Kocherlakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Hisse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ignacio Kocherlakota!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Kocherlakota scores with a four punch combination!
Hisse throws a big shot that misses.
Kocherlakota lands with a nice combination. Hisse backs away looking to recover.
Hisse misses with a hook
and Kocherlakota counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Hisse shoots in but Kocherlakota avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Hisse avoids them all with ease.
Hisse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kocherlakota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kocherlakota avoids the body shot from Hisse.
Kocherlakota tries to bum rush Hisse with a series of wild strikes but Hisse uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Hisse tries to clinch up but Kocherlakota circles away and keeps his distance.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Hisse moves forwards but Kocherlakota connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Kocherlakota lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Joe Hisse has been cut.
Kocherlakota moves out of range of the strikes.
Kocherlakota scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocherlakota looks to land a combination but Hisse avoids it well.
Kocherlakota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hisse looks to land a right hand but Kocherlakota moved out of range.
Ignacio Kocherlakota seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kocherlakota scores with a jab to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Kocherlakota as Hisse shoots in.
Kocherlakota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kocherlakota misses with a wild combination.
Hisse tries to land a front kick but Kocherlakota steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocherlakota misses with a jab, cross combination.
Kocherlakota throws a nice looking combination but Hisse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Kocherlakota throws a right hand that Hisse ducks under and follows up with a left that Hisse also avoids with ease.
Hisse has Kocherlakota up against the cage in a clinch.
Hisse's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kocherlakota scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kocherlakota lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hisse circles away quickly and effectively.
Kocherlakota pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Hisse back to the cage. Kocherlakota follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
A slow jab from Hisse misses its intended target.
Kocherlakota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kocherlakota throws a one two combo.
Kocherlakota is working the combinations to good effect here.
Kocherlakota lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hisse fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Kocherlakota avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Hisse. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kocherlakota throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hisse is defended easily by Kocherlakota.
Hisse is breathing heavily.
Hisse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kocherlakota.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hisse stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kocherlakota misses with the combination.
Kocherlakota fails to land with a series of punches.
Hisse takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hisse avoids a punch combination nicely.
Kocherlakota tries to keep at a distance but Hisse has taken the fight into the clinch.
Hisse manages to break the clinch.
Kocherlakota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hisse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ignacio Kocherlakota is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kocherlakota keeps the fight on the outside.
Hisse shoots in for a takedown but Kocherlakota shows good takedown defense.
Kocherlakota stalks Hisse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hisse's face. Hisse staggers backwards, shaken.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hisse.
Kocherlakota throws a nice looking combination but Hisse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kocherlakota swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kocherlakota swinging wildly here.
Kocherlakota misses with a leg kick.
Kocherlakota avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kocherlakota falls off balance throwing a combination
and Hisse counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kocherlakota throws a right hand that Hisse ducks under and follows up with a left that Hisse also avoids with ease.
Kocherlakota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hisse misses with an uppercut. Kocherlakota saw that one coming.
Kocherlakota lands a two punch combo.
Kocherlakota misses with a wild combination.
Left hook, right uppercut from Kocherlakota.
Hisse misses with a wild body shot.
Kocherlakota motions for Hisse to come forward. Kocherlakota throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kocherlakota misses with a two punch combination.
Kocherlakota fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Joe Hisse's cut is getting worse.
Hisse throws a series of punches but Kocherlakota moves out of range.
Kocherlakota throws a nice looking combination but Hisse bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hisse tries a head kick but it misses.
Kocherlakota shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kocherlakota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hisse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Hisse moves out of range.
Hisse is looking to clinch but Kocherlakota is avoiding it.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Hisse avoids them all with ease.
Kocherlakota slips under a jab from Hisse.
Kocherlakota rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Hisse moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kocherlakota lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Kocherlakota.
No joy there for Hisse, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hisse throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Hisse looks to land a combination but Kocherlakota avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Kocherlakota!
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!
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Hisse moves out of range.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hisse. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Kocherlakota swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hisse throws a shot from downtown. Kocherlakota moves away and avoids it.
Kocherlakota throws a right and a left that both miss.
Hisse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Kocherlakota.
Hisse avoids a punch combination nicely.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hisse looks for a takedown but Kocherlakota sprawls well.
A low kick from Kocherlakota misses
enabling Hisse to counter with a crisp jab.
A big right from Hisse misses.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Hisse moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ignacio Kocherlakota dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Hisse's cut.
That's time! Hisse's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Kocherlakota scores with a jab to the body.
Kocherlakota throws a series of punches but Hisse moves out of range.
A punch combination from Hisse misses.
Hisse looks to land a left hand but Kocherlakota moved out of range nicely.
Hisse takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Hisse throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kocherlakota misses with a series of wild punches.
Hisse throws a right hand that Kocherlakota ducks under and follows up with a left that Kocherlakota also avoids with ease.
Hisse closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Kocherlakota misses with a low kick as Hisse jumps back.
Ignacio Kocherlakota seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Hisse takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kocherlakota moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Hisse is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Kocherlakota's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hisse throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A combination from Kocherlakota does no damage.
Hisse lands a really nice looking cross but Kocherlakota seems unphased.
Kocherlakota throws a head kick but Hisse moves out of range.
Kocherlakota moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocherlakota wants to land a leg kick but Hisse is out of range.
Kocherlakota thuds a left hand into Hisse's body.
Kocherlakota will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Kocherlakota throws a series of strikes that have Hisse backpedaling.
Joe Hisse's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Kocherlakota has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kocherlakota will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
A nice combination there by Kocherlakota.
Kocherlakota scores with a three punch combo!
Kocherlakota lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Jeez, Joe Hisse's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Kocherlakota throws a right and a left that Hisse avoids nicely.
Kocherlakota throws a leg kick but Hisse sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Kocherlakota misses with a series of wild punches.
Hisse looks to land a right hand but Kocherlakota moved out of range.
Kocherlakota misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Hisse shoots in but Kocherlakota avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Kocherlakota ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Kocherlakota scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Kocherlakota stalks Hisse and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Hisse's face. Hisse staggers backwards, shaken.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Joe Hisse's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ignacio Kocherlakota!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Neno Coxinha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Angel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Neno Coxinha has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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147 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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135 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Neno Coxinha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Angel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Coxinha misses.
Angel is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Coxinha avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Coxinha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Angel actively working from the bottom here.
Angel blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coxinha.
Coxinha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Coxinha is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Angel manages to get to full guard.
Coxinha won't allow Angel to sweep him here.
Coxinha makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Angel wants to sweep but no luck.
Angel has a closed guard, preventing Coxinha from standing up.
Angel is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Coxinha defends well.
Angel avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Coxinha has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Angel to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Coxinha is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Angel pulls down on the head and he's put Coxinha to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Miguel Angel!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jordie St Pietro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Wiles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pietro's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, GSP TRIBUTE. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordie St Pietro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Wiles!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pietro lands a nice looking body kick.
Wiles looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pietro throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wiles darts in trying to clinch
and St Pietro counters with a straight right hand.
St Pietro blocks a low kick nicely.
St Pietro slips a jab and a cross from Wiles.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pietro throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
St Pietro bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
St Pietro cracks Wiles with an elbow. That is naaassty.
St Pietro decides to stand back up. St Pietro steps back and let's Wiles get back to his feet.
St Pietro ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiles moves to clinch but St Pietro breaks away
and St Pietro counters with a lovely shot to the body.
St Pietro throws a shot from downtown. Wiles moves away and avoids it.
St Pietro scores with a body shot.
A low kick from Wiles misses
and St Pietro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pietro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Max Wiles seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A head kick from St Pietro lands but Wiles takes it in his stride.
St Pietro works Wiles's body with a nice hook.
St Pietro looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Wiles tries a head kick but it misses.
Wiles with a poor takedown
and St Pietro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wiles thinking.
Wiles looks gassed!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiles shoots in looking for a takedown but St Pietro manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Wiles's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jordie St Pietro has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Wiles.
St Pietro moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
St Pietro shoots in and bounces Wiles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
St Pietro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pietro scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wiles misses with a head kick.
Wiles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pietro throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
St Pietro wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wiles avoids a punch combination nicely.
St Pietro throws a wild body kick that Wiles sees coming a mile off.
St Pietro tries to land a leg kick but Wiles saw it coming and moves away.
St Pietro throws a right hand that misses
and Wiles counters with a nice uppercut.
St Pietro throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wiles on the side of the head.
St Pietro rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Wiles moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Wiles takes the fight into the clinch.
St Pietro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wiles ducks under a wild hook from St Pietro.
A head kick misses from St Pietro.
St Pietro throws a push kick but Wiles slaps the foot to one side.
Wiles swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
St Pietro listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wiles throws a leg kick that is checked
and St Pietro counters with a shoot takedown. Wiles fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pietro gets to his feet. Wiles looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pietro uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Nice uppercut lands for St Pietro. That snapped Wiles's head back.
St Pietro stalks Wiles and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Wiles's face. Wiles staggers backwards, shaken.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordie St Pietro dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wiles throws a lazy right hand but St Pietro sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
St Pietro connects with a crisp jab.
Wiles misses with a leg kick
and Wiles takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pietro throws a head kick but Wiles moves out of range.
Wiles throws an overhand right that lands on St Pietro's shoulder, as St Pietro tries to avoid the shot.
St Pietro throws a big shot that misses.
Wiles throws a head kick that misses.
St Pietro's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and St Pietro duly obliges.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pietro looks to land a right hand but Wiles moved out of range.
Wiles closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Wiles is breathing heavily.
Wiles prevents St Pietro from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. St Pietro manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
St Pietro wants to stand but Wiles is controlling the position.
St Pietro bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wiles's guard.
St Pietro gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
A head kick by St Pietro misses
and Wiles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wiles throws a leg kick
letting St Pietro counter with a right hand.
Wiles fails to land the takedown.
St Pietro lands with a slapping head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wiles misses with a body shot
and St Pietro counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
St Pietro throws a head kick that half lands.
St Pietro lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
A jab from St Pietro misses.
A jab from St Pietro finds it's way through Wiles's defenses.
Jordie St Pietro is winning the standup battle so far.
Wiles throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pietro's waist but St Pietro gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Wiles off to one side.
Wiles throws a leg kick
and St Pietro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
St Pietro blocks a head kick by Wiles.
Wiles takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro has Wiles up against the cage in a clinch.
St Pietro breaks the clinch.
St Pietro scores with a shot to the body.
A big left from St Pietro misses.
Wiles takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pietro lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by St Pietro.
St Pietro scores with a leg kick.
St Pietro throws a looping overhand right but Wiles ducks down to avoid it.
Nice jab there from St Pietro.
St Pietro lands a two punch combo.
St Pietro lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Wiles at a distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pietro decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Wiles, up you get!
A shot to the body from Wiles misses
and St Pietro counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Pietro misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pietro misses with a series of wild punches.
St Pietro scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiles walks into a jab.
Wiles leaves St Pietro with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jordie St Pietro dominated that second round.
That's time! St Pietro's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wiles is defended easily by St Pietro.
St Pietro swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pietro lands with a good body shot.
St Pietro throws an off balance right hand
and Wiles counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Wiles takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pietro lands an overhand right.
Nice defenses there by Wiles.
Wiles keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pietro misses with a two punch combination.
Wiles misses with a leg kick
and St Pietro connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wiles tries to clinch but St Pietro moves away
and St Pietro counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wiles closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wiles on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Wiles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Wiles bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
St Pietro tries to clinch there but Wiles circles away.
Wiles throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
St Pietro connects with a looping right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Wiles does no damage.
St Pietro fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wiles manages to avoid it.
St Pietro throws a one two combo.
Wiles tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Wiles shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pietro is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wiles can do to turn this around?
St Pietro looks to land a body kick but Wiles moved away.
St Pietro scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
St Pietro clinches.
St Pietro content to slow the pace in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from St Pietro.
Wiles has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
St Pietro tries for a takedown. No joy.
St Pietro turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and St Pietro manages to end up in side control.
St Pietro scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Wiles closes the distance but St Pietro moves to the side
letting St Pietro counter with a right hand.
St Pietro clobbers Wiles with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Wiles takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
St Pietro darts in and clinches Wiles up against the cage.
St Pietro is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
St Pietro goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wiles prevents it.
St Pietro breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A head kick by Wiles misses
and St Pietro counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wiles won't be happy with that.
St Pietro stands up.
Jordie St Pietro is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pietro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wiles.
St Pietro has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jordie St Pietro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pietro rushes Wiles and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Wiles goes for a takedown attempt but St Pietro pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Max Wiles has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wiles shoots in for a double leg but St Pietro sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jordie St Pietro showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pietro 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:26
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jordie St Pietro!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pablo Escobar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Markanych (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Escobar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Igor Markanych's chin.
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141 lbs
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152 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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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
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Escobar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Markanych!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Escobar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Markanych to counter with a crisp jab.
Markanych shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Markanych was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Markanych with good strikes from the mount here!
It looks like Pablo Escobar has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Markanych working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Escobar tries to hold on but Markanych postures up.
Markanych prevents Escobar from getting the reversal.
Escobar takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Markanych misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Markanych putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Markanych dominating with strikes here.
Escobar somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
A big left from Markanych misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markanych misses with a body shot.
Markanych closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Escobar takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Markanych working away.
Markanych cracks Escobar with a big right hand but Escobar just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
You can see the frustration on Escobar's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Markanych with the ground and pound but Escobar regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Escobar controlling the position for now.
Markanych is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Markanych really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Escobar. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Markanych is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Escobar is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Escobar has escaped and now he's on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Escobar trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Escobar 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.
Markanych wants to stand and escape but Escobar is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Escobar postures up.
That's four 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.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Igor Markanych hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Escobar gets caught flat footed, as Markanych shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Escobar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Escobar keeping moving, preventing Markanych from controlling successfully.
Markanych scoring with some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Escobar holds on and takes a little breather.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Escobar has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Markanych off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Markanych dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Markanych takes a swing at Escobar's ribcage but misses.
Markanych misses with a combination
and Escobar counters by clinching up.
Escobar pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Escobar misses with a body kick.
Escobar lands a jab.
Markanych shoots in and gets a takedown into Escobar's guard.
Markanych pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Escobar is keeping the position for now.
Markanych throws a strike but Escobar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Escobar trying to stand up but can't free himself from Markanych's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Escobar trying to control but Markanych is working from the bottom.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Pablo Escobar.
Markanych will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Escobar tries to clinch but Markanych is having none of it.
Igor Markanych seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Markanych ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Markanych stuffs the takedown.
Markanych has his takedown stuffed
and Escobar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The fight stays on the outside here - Escobar looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Escobar tries for a takedown but Markanych circles away easily
and Markanych counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Escobar gets full guard.
Markanych tries to free his leg and advance position but Escobar is retaining full guard.
Markanych throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Escobar works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Escobar lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Markanych!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Escobar moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Markanych has worked his arm free - good work by Markanych!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Escobar controlling the position.
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.
Escobar working the ground and pound but Markanych is defending the strikes.
Escobar wants to lay and pray for a moment but Markanych keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Igor Markanych showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Pablo Escobar's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Escobar fails in his attempt to clinch.
Escobar shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Markanych somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Markanych fails to land the takedown.
Markanych misses with a hook
and Escobar counters with a shoot takedown. Markanych fights it but they end up in guard.
Escobar gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Markanych looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Escobar is fending him off so far but Markanych persists. Nope, Escobar circles away and we're back to standing.
Escobar takes a swing at Markanych's ribcage but misses.
Markanych swats away the attempt to clinch by Escobar.
Markanych closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Escobar tries to sprawl but Markanych drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Markanych takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are battling for position here. Escobar manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Escobar looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Escobar controls Markanych momentarily but Markanych frees himself.
Escobar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Markanych manages to get himself to full guard.
Markanych pushes Escobar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Markanych throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Escobar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Markanych is working for takedown but Escobar is calmly controlling the position for now.
Pablo Escobar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Markanych.
Escobar manages to pull guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Markanych working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Escobar working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Markanych doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Escobar is tightening it up a little... Markanych has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Markanych reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Markanych taps out! nice BJJ there by Escobar!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Pablo Escobar!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Mateljak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Terrell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). David Terrell will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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19
220 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Mateljak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Terrell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mateljak drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Terrell controls Mateljak momentarily but Mateljak frees himself.
Terrell preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Mateljak thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mateljak prevents Terrell from getting back to his feet.
Mateljak slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Terrell is trying to get back to half guard.
Mateljak tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mateljak has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Terrell takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mateljak throws an elbow but Terrell slips to the side and avoids it well.
You can see the frustration on Terrell's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mateljak lands a nice forearm strike.
Mateljak cracks Terrell with a big right hand but Terrell just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Terrell takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Terrell pushes Mateljak away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Mateljak gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Mateljak landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Mateljak working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Mateljak lands a few punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terrell takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Mateljak grinds an elbow into Terrell's temple.
Mateljak has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Terrell!
Mateljak looking to finish Terrell with some ground and pound. This is bad for Terrell!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mateljak lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Mateljak lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Terrell hang on?
Terrell is rocked!
Mateljak controlling the pace for now.
Terrell is still in real trouble! Can Mateljak finish him?
Mateljak unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Terrell wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Mateljak celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Mateljak!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wylie Church (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Church comes to the cage accompanied by Della And The Dealer. Wylie Church has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wylie Church!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Garner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Garner is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Church is just riding it out for now. Garner eventually gives up the hold.
Garner is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garner is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Church on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Church tries to get out of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner tries to pass to full mount but Church defends it.
Garner slows the pace down in half guard.
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.
Garner moves into full mount! Church won't be happy about that!
Garner throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Garner sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Garner sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Garner is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Garner moves into the clinch.
Garner jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Church walks away with a smile on his face. Garner gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Garner gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Rodney Garner has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Church misses with a wild combination.
Church falls off balance throwing a combination
and Garner counters with a left and a right that stings Church.
Garner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Garner decides to stand and escape the position.
Church misses with a left hand
and Garner counters with a shoot takedown. Church fights it but they end up in guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Church wants to stand and escape but Garner is having none of it.
Garner slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rodney Garner has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Church gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Garner to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Church being controlled here, momentarily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garner dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Rodney Garner's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jab from Garner.
Church tries to clinch but Garner moves away
and Garner counters with a shoot takedown. Church fights it but they end up in guard.
Garner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Rodney Garner has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Church tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garner counters with a takedown into side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garner taking a breather here.
Garner stands up and beckons Church to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner misses with a head kick.
Church tries to clinch up
and Garner counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Garner decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Church throws an off balance right hand
and Garner counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Church's guard now.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Garner wants to pass the guard but Church is keeping the position.
Church is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Church knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Garner on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner is looking to work some ground and pound but Church has wrist control.
Garner forces his way into half guard.
Garner perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Church is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Garner scores with a couple of nice shots.
Garner is working for a submission of some sort.
Garner controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Church keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Rodney Garner hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Garner throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Church was covering up waiting for the punch and Garner finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Garner decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Church slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Garner fakes the leg kick and cracks Church in the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garner drops Church with a beautiful combination! Church stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Garner is looking for the KO!
It looks like Wylie Church has been cut.
Garner shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Garner in particular looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Garner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Garner pushes Church up against the cage in a clinch.
Church has a couple of punches blocked by Garner.
Garner blocking some punches.
Garner jumps guard and drags Church to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Church pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Garner is keeping the position for now.
Garner is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Garner is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Church is in trouble now - Garner has advanced to mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner controlling from mount.
Church trying desperately to get to his feet.
Garner takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Garner's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rodney Garner.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Church sprawls well. Church wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Garner gets slowly back to his feet.
Church throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Garner.
Wylie Church seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner throws a low kick but it's checked well by Church.
Church misses with a hook
and Garner counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Garner.
Garner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Rodney Garner wasn't active enough on the ground.
Church misses with a lunging right hand
and Garner counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Garner.
Church has a couple of punches blocked by Garner.
Garner pulls guard effortlessly.
Garner manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Church is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodney Garner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Garner has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodney Garner!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mike Meier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges StPierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Georges StPierre is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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26
170 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Meier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges StPierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
StPierre tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Meier counters with a stiff right hand.
StPierre dives in and grabs Meier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Meier pushes down on StPierre's head and hops out.
Meier shoots in for a takedown but StPierre shows good takedown defense.
Meier misses with a body kick.
StPierre throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meier throws a head kick that StPierre semi-blocks.
It looks like Georges StPierre has been cut.
StPierre closes this distance looking for a takedown but Meier circles away.
Meier misses the body punch
and StPierre counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Meier!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Meier is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
StPierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Meier really wants to buck StPierre off and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre breaks from Meier's wrist control and lands an elbow.
StPierre is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Meier to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Meier shrugs it off.
StPierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meier is looking to escape.
StPierre is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Meier knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for StPierre on the ground.
StPierre postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Meier looks a forlorn figure.
Meier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
StPierre looking to control but Meier is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
BOOM! StPierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
StPierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
StPierre is landing with some decent strikes but Meier is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
StPierre raining down shots from the mount!
StPierre goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Meier turns into him and now he's in StPierre's guard.
Meier wants to get up but he can't break StPierre's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meier won't allow StPierre to sweep him here.
StPierre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Meier's guard.
Meier wriggles free and stands up.
StPierre shoots in and drives through. Meier sprawls well.
Mike Meier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges StPierre.
Meier misses with a takedown attempt - StPierre sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Meier is breathing heavily.
Meier lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but StPierre circles away quickly and effectively.
StPierre shoots for a takedown but Meier saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meier is looking to clinch but StPierre is avoiding it.
StPierre lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Meier. Those never looked like landing.
Meier misses with a jab to the body
and StPierre counters with a takedown into side control.
StPierre connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Meier some visible discomfort.
StPierre lands a nice forearm strike.
StPierre trying to control the action but Meier is working from the bottom.
StPierre is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Meier is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
StPierre working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges StPierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges StPierre's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
StPierre shoots and misses
and Meier counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
StPierre scores a takedown into full mount!
StPierre is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Meier can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Meier wants to try and get back to his feet.
StPierre landing punches.
StPierre working away from the top, dropping strikes.
StPierre lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Meier hang on?
Meier is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
StPierre raining down shots from the mount!
Meier is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Meier on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Meier tries to get out of the position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
StPierre trying to control but he's not successful this time.
StPierre has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
StPierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
StPierre lands with some strikes.
StPierre with a couple of short strikes.
StPierre in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Meier's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
StPierre controlling his opponent.
Meier is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre lands a big shot there that rocks Meier but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
StPierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
StPierre looking for a guillotine from mount but Meier is having none of it.
StPierre scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Meier?
StPierre unloading with bombs!
StPierre landing strikes from the mount.
StPierre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre trying to control but Meier is having none of it.
Meier tries to buck StPierre off but he can't manage it.
StPierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Meier is squirming around, avoiding StPierre's attempts to control the action.
StPierre controlling the position easily from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
StPierre takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Georges StPierre has got the better of the ground game so far.
StPierre raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges StPierre showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georges StPierre's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
StPierre darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
StPierre is nestled in close to Meier, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
StPierre is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Meier sees it coming and defends easily.
StPierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Meier pushes StPierre off but StPierre dives into side control.
Meier is trying to buck StPierre off.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
StPierre in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meier tries to get back to his feet but has found himself mounted instead. Damn, that's gotta suck.
StPierre unloading with bombs!
StPierre with a couple of short strikes.
StPierre can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Meier is looking to escape.
StPierre controlling the position easily from mount.
Meier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
StPierre sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Meier wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meier taking shots to the head.
StPierre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Meier is trying to stand up.
StPierre lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
StPierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
BOOM! StPierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
StPierre fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
You get the feeling that Meier really doesn't like being in this position too much.
StPierre trying to control but Meier is having none of it.
StPierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
StPierre tries to control but Meier wriggling away.
Mike Meier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
StPierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meier's face.
Meier is squirming around, avoiding StPierre's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
StPierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meier's face.
StPierre with the ground and pound from mount.
Meier takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Meier is in a horrible position here. StPierre smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
BOOM! StPierre connects with a massive shot to the dome!
StPierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
StPierre putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
StPierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Meier's face.
Georges StPierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This has been an exciting period of action!
StPierre pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges StPierre comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got StPierre 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges StPierre!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Mcgillivary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zane Lieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lieu is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: "You Don't Know" by Eminem. Zane Lieu has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Mcgillivary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zane Lieu!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Lieu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mcgillivary uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lieu.
Lieu lunges at Mcgillivary with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mcgillivary's hand.
Lieu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A combination from Lieu does no damage.
Mcgillivary falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lieu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcgillivary takes a swing at Lieu's ribcage but misses.
A lazy left from Mcgillivary finds it's target.
Lieu throws a looping overhand right but Mcgillivary ducks down to avoid it.
Mcgillivary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lieu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgillivary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Mcgillivary takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mcgillivary is rocked!
Mark Mcgillivary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lieu lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mcgillivary at a distance.
Mcgillivary is breathing heavily.
Lieu drops Mcgillivary with a big left hand! Mcgillivary is injured, injured bad! Lieu jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Zane Lieu!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russell Belcher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Jayden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nate Jayden told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Russell Belcher!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Jayden!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jayden darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Belcher is looking to improve his position.
Belcher has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Jayden is working away from the top position though.
Jayden missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Jayden lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jayden is looking to advance position but Belcher won't allow it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jayden prevents Belcher from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayden thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jayden scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jayden trying to control from half guard but Belcher is working away.
Belcher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Belcher 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.
Belcher controls Jayden momentarily but Jayden frees himself.
Belcher is pulling down on Jayden's head. It's preventing any offense from Jayden, at least for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayden wants to control from the top but Belcher keeps moving.
Belcher preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Belcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jayden.
Belcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belcher working a defensive guard here.
Jayden lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belcher working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Jayden.
Jayden working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jayden postures up in Belcher's guard and throws a big left but Belcher blocks it.
Jayden lands a couple of elbows.
Jayden engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Jayden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jayden postures up.
Jayden throwing strikes from guard but Belcher blocks nicely.
Belcher has control of Jayden's left arm, preventing Jayden from doing any damage.
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.
Belcher 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.
Jayden is working Belcher over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jayden stopping the sweep attempt from Belcher.
Belcher wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Jayden is now in half guard.
Jayden content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Belcher is looking to control Jayden's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Belcher avoid being mounted?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Jayden dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jayden swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Jayden misses the shot to the body.
Jayden throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Belcher's head.
Belcher ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Jayden bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Belcher's head.
Belcher looks to land a left hand but Jayden moved out of range nicely.
Belcher scores with a punch to the head.
Nate Jayden is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Belcher throws a jab but it's blocked by Jayden.
Belcher connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Belcher misses with an uppercut
enabling Jayden to counter with a crisp jab.
Some wild striking there from Jayden.
Jayden avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jayden swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayden swats away the attempt to clinch by Belcher.
Belcher throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jayden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jayden lands with a good body shot.
Belcher takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Belcher takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jayden does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jayden bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jayden misses with a few strikes there.
Jayden fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A combination from Jayden does no damage.
Nate Jayden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jayden tries to keep at a distance but Belcher has taken the fight into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Belcher lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jayden looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Jayden tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Belcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Belcher scores with a shoulder strike.
Belcher trying to stall but Jayden improves his position.
A short body shot lands from Belcher as the two fighters clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Belcher.
Come on Belcher - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jayden tries to throw a body punch but Belcher avoids it by throwing Jayden back against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Belcher.
Belcher working aggressively here.
A short right from Belcher on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Belcher.
Jayden has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Belcher clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Belcher turns into Jayden and is now in his guard.
Belcher looking to pass the guard.
Jayden wants to sweep but no luck.
Jayden is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Belcher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Jayden is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belcher defending well though.
Belcher is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Jayden scores with a couple of nice shots.
Belcher is refusing to be controlled, as Jayden sits in half guard.
Belcher is looking to improve his position.
Jayden 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.
Belcher trying to hold on to Jayden's head to control him but Jayden postures up.
Jayden slips a nice elbow through Belcher's hands, connecting with Belcher's forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belcher preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Jayden throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Belcher trying to hold on to Jayden's head to control him but Jayden postures up.
Jayden wants to lay and pray for a moment but Belcher keeps working.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jayden winds up and cracks Belcher with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Nate Jayden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jayden takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Jayden throws a sloppy head kick and Belcher moves out of range easily.
Jayden throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belcher's waist but Belcher gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jayden off to one side.
The fighters circling - Belcher throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jayden fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Jayden fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Belcher misses with a straight left.
Belcher forces Jayden back against the cage and clinches.
Jayden blocking some punches.
Jayden goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Belcher lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Belcher.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Belcher creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belcher lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Belcher is pressed up against the cage. Jayden has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Belcher down to the mat. Belcher avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Belcher throws an off balance right hand
and Jayden counters with a nice body kick.
Jayden shoots in for a takedown but Belcher shows good takedown defense.
Russell Belcher has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Jayden.
Belcher takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belcher on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Jayden tries to land a leg kick but Belcher saw it coming and moves away.
A shot to the body from Belcher misses
and Jayden counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Belcher tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Jayden has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Nate Jayden has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jayden wants to control the pace but Belcher is squirming around nicely.
Belcher can't escape the position.
Jayden can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Belcher is looking to escape.
Belcher on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Belcher tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayden controlling from the full mount.
BOOM! Jayden connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Belcher has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Jayden's lack of action.
Jayden missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jayden is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Jayden has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayden is keen to just control but Belcher is a slippery customer.
Belcher avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jayden.
Jayden sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Belcher defending well though.
Jayden wants to take a breather but Belcher is having none of it.
Belcher tries to roll over but Jayden keeps him under control.
That's four 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.
Jayden is keen to just control but Belcher is a slippery customer.
Belcher tries to roll over but Jayden keeps him under control.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Nate Jayden wasn't active enough on the ground.
Belcher has Jayden up against the cage in a clinch.
Jayden tries to throw a body punch but Belcher avoids it by throwing Jayden back against the cage.
Belcher lands with a left to the head.
Jayden takes a shot to the head.
Jayden changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Belcher fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Belcher jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Belcher is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Belcher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Jayden really dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jayden shoots and misses
enabling Belcher to counter with a crisp jab.
Belcher connects with a right hand. Jayden shakes it off.
Belcher misses with a left hand
and Jayden counters with a nice body shot.
Belcher displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Jayden throws out the jab.
Jayden moves out of range as Belcher strikes.
Jayden attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A shot to the body from Belcher misses
and Jayden counters with a left to the body.
Jayden throws a push kick but Belcher slaps the foot to one side.
Jayden throws a head kick but Belcher moves out of range.
Jayden walks into a stiff left hand from Belcher.
Belcher tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Jayden throws a sloppy head kick and Belcher moves out of range easily.
An inside leg kick from Jayden misses.
Jayden keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayden gets the takedown into side control.
Belcher is holding Jayden down, trying to stall.
Belcher is looking for a sweep.
Jayden remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Belcher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jayden is looking to take a break and control but Belcher is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jayden throws an elbow but Belcher slips to the side and avoids it well.
Belcher sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Jayden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jayden working over Belcher with some ground and pound. Belcher looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Belcher wants to get back to full guard.
Belcher is trying to maintain the position but Jayden is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayden is keen to just control but Belcher is a slippery customer.
Belcher won't allow Jayden to pass to mount.
Jayden scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jayden takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Belcher is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Belcher makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Belcher.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jayden wants to control from the top but Belcher keeps moving.
Belcher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jayden manages to get himself to full guard.
Belcher wants to pass the guard but Jayden is keeping the position.
Belcher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jayden wants to sweep here but Belcher controlling him for the moment.
Belcher forces his way into half guard.
Jayden tries to roll over but Belcher keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Nate Jayden will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Jayden throws a nice outside leg kick.
Belcher throws a hook but Jayden avoids it easily.
Nate Jayden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Jayden misses with a low kick.
Belcher throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jayden counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jayden on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jayden steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Belcher.
Jayden is looking to land body kicks.
Belcher lands a nice looking body shot.
Jayden keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Belcher.
A slow jab from Belcher misses its intended target.
Belcher throws out a loose jab but Jayden uses good head movement to avoid it.
Belcher avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jayden throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Belcher was covering up waiting for the punch and Jayden finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Jayden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Belcher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Belcher is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Belcher is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Belcher controls Jayden momentarily but Jayden frees himself.
Belcher trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Russell Belcher wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Belcher jabs at Jayden's body.
Russell Belcher has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jayden throws out a leg kick but Belcher moves out of range and Jayden only half commits.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jayden. Belcher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jayden takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jayden attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Jayden misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jayden bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nate Jayden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jayden laying and praying for a moment but Belcher takes advantage and regains half guard.
Jayden prevents Belcher from improving his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jayden trying to control the action but Belcher is working from the bottom.
Belcher regains full guard. Nicely done.
Jayden pushes down on Belcher's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Belcher is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jayden's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jayden's back!
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.
Belcher lands with a hammerfist to the side of Jayden's head.
Belcher missing with strikes from the back.
Jayden tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Belcher landing strikes from the mount.
Jayden working to try and regain half guard.
Belcher working the ground and pound effectively.
Jayden is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Belcher lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Belcher working Jayden over with strikes here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Belcher cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Belcher is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jayden can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
BOOM! Belcher connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jayden is looking to get to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Russell Belcher showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jayden 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate Jayden!
Nate Jayden is the new light heavyweight champion!
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