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TDF 7 - Jones vs. Barry PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Callaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and McKraken Tyr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Callaway comes to the cage accompanied by Scraped . I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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265 lbs
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271 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Callaway!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, McKraken Tyr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyr circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tyr counters with a takedown into side control.
Callaway on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Callaway tries to get out of the position.
Tyr has an Americana. Callaway didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Tyr is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Tyr hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). McKraken Tyr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodney Vlad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by 50 cent Many Men. Georges St Pierre has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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, Georges St Pierre!
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 Vlad!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vlad has closed the distance and engaged St Pierre in a clinch.
St Pierre has picked Vlad up - he's going for a ride! St Pierre dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Vlad wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Vlad uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Vlad trying to control the position.
St Pierre is stalling in the full guard.
Vlad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Pierre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vlad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
St Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Vlad dives on top into guard.
Vlad looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad looking to sit in guard and control but St Pierre gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Vlad working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. St Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. St Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Vlad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Vlad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
St Pierre is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Vlad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Vlad's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking for the choke but no joy.
St Pierre missing with punches from the back.
St Pierre is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Vlad on the ground.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Vlad tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Vlad to control.
St Pierre stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad shoots and misses
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Vlad looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Vlad looks gassed!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Vlad holds on and takes a little breather.
Vlad 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.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre advances position into side control!
Vlad regains half guard there - taking advantage of St Pierre's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Vlad is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to stand but Vlad has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Vlad manages to escape and get back to his feet!
St Pierre is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vlad's half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
St Pierre tries to stand but can't do so whilst Vlad controls his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vlad is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
Vlad makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Pierre dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
St Pierre feints and as Vlad raises his hands in defense, St Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Vlad working a defensive guard here.
St Pierre won't allow Vlad to sweep him here.
St Pierre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
St Pierre sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Vlad's guard.
Vlad keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Vlad is defending well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Vlad is having none of it.
St Pierre is looking to pass Vlad's guard but actually Vlad recovers to full guard.
Vlad looking for a sweep. Not yet Vlad, not yet.
St Pierre looking to pass the guard.
St Pierre wants to control from the top but Vlad keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Georges St Pierre wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Vlad throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
Georges St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre throws a head kick that misses
and Vlad counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Vlad's head to control him but Vlad postures up.
Vlad wants to take a breather but St Pierre is having none of it.
Georges St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Vlad is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
St Pierre trying to hold on to Vlad's head to control him but Vlad postures up.
St Pierre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Vlad trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vlad tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
Vlad postures up.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Vlad clinches.
Vlad changes levels and goes for a takedown here. St Pierre fights it off and pushes away nicely.
St Pierre shoots in and gets a takedown into Vlad's guard.
St Pierre stands and steps away. Vlad gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
St Pierre is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vlad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Georges St Pierre will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Vlad delivers a nice body kick.
Vlad shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Vlad wants to stand and escape but St Pierre is having none of it.
St Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Vlad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Vlad is keeping the position.
St Pierre trying to control but Vlad is working from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vlad wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
Vlad is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
St Pierre wants to pass the guard but Vlad is keeping the position.
Vlad is trying to control the position but St Pierre postures up.
St Pierre thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Vlad looking for a sweep. Not yet Vlad, not yet.
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.
Vlad is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
St Pierre passes Vlad's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
St Pierre performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
St Pierre wants to take a breather but Vlad is having none of it.
Vlad landing rabbit punches to the side of St Pierre's head. Not doing much damage but still scoring a few points.
Vlad is trying to stand back up but St Pierre is controlling him
Vlad wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vlad is refusing to be controlled, as St Pierre sits in half guard.
Vlad trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Vlad counters with a nice body shot.
Rodney Vlad seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vlad doesn't succeed with the takedown
and St Pierre counters with a takedown into side control.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Vlad is defending well.
Vlad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
St Pierre working away.
St Pierre tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Vlad tries to buck St Pierre off but St Pierre is having none of it.
Rodney Vlad has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Georges St Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
St Pierre is trying to get an arm triangle but Vlad is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georges St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for St Pierre, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Georges St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Khalfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tadeus Story (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tadeus Story is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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170 lbs
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Intelligent |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Khalfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tadeus Story!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Story closes the distance and clinches.
Story lands an elbow that stopped Khalfa in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Rex Khalfa has been cut.
Story trying to land knees to the body.
Khalfa tries to land knees in the clinch but Story avoids the damage to the body.
Story comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Story lands a nice elbow.
Story lands an elbow that stopped Khalfa in his tracks for a moment.
Khalfa on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Khalfa blocks an elbow strike from Story.
Story lands a nice elbow.
Rex Khalfa's cut is getting worse.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Story just misses with a elbow thrown towards Khalfa's brow.
Khalfa blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Story tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Khalfa avoids it.
Khalfa looking to stall.
Story lands an elbow inside that Khalfa shrugs off.
Rex Khalfa's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Khalfa is trying to maintain a safe position but Story gets an underhook and turns Khalfa into the cage.
Khalfa leaning his opponent against the cage.
Story lands an elbow inside.
Story looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Khalfa avoiding damage as Story throws knees to the body.
Khalfa tries to break the clinch but Story is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Story.
Story lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Rex Khalfa's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Khalfa blocks the elbow strike.
Story pushes off an throws an elbow but Khalfa leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Story gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Rex Khalfa's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tadeus Story!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Cracker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Carmelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Cracker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finnick Carmelo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cracker throws a head kick that misses
and Carmelo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Cracker has managed to clinch.
Carmelo drops down looking for an ankle pick but Cracker pulls his leg out and moves away.
Carmelo gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Cracker counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Carmelo!
Cracker is breathing heavily.
Carmelo regains half guard.
Carmelo moves into full guard.
Carmelo looking for a sweep. Not yet Carmelo, not yet.
Carmelo is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cracker stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Carmelo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cracker knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Carmelo on the ground.
Carmelo throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Carmelo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Carmelo looking to control but Cracker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cracker taking shots to the head.
That's two 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.
Carmelo wants to control the pace but Cracker is squirming around nicely.
Cracker tries to hold on but Carmelo postures up.
Carmelo looking to secure an arm triangle but Cracker defends it well.
Carmelo looking to control but Cracker is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Cracker kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Cracker on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Cracker tries to get out of the position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Carmelo dominating with strikes here.
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.
Carmelo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carmelo wants to stand but Cracker is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Carmelo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Carmelo jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cracker manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cracker tries to buck Carmelo off but Carmelo is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnick Carmelo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Carmelo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cracker swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cracker tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Carmelo fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Carmelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Cracker manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cracker fails with the takedown.
Carmelo shoots in looking for a takedown but Cracker manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Carmelo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Carmelo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Carmelo tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cracker swivels and escapes.
Tyler Cracker has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Finnick Carmelo.
Carmelo shoots in and drives through. Cracker sprawls well.
Cracker throws a combination that misses
and Carmelo counters with a head kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Cracker stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cracker wants it to stay on the feet.
Carmelo fails with the takedown
and Cracker counters with a good, hard body kick but Carmelo shrugs it off.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That kick from Carmelo tenderised Cracker's leg. Cracker is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cracker misses with a leg kick
and Carmelo counters with a thumping low kick.
Cracker fails with an attempt to clinch.
Nice body kick from Carmelo.
Carmelo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Cracker trying to control the position from guard on top but Carmelo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cracker is stalling in the full guard.
Cracker wants to control from the top but Carmelo keeps moving.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Carmelo trying to control the position.
Cracker has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tyler Cracker just wasn't active enough.
Carmelo shoots in for a takedown but Cracker shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Carmelo blocks a head kick by Cracker.
Carmelo misses with a takedown
and Cracker counters with a single leg into guard. Carmelo didn't expect that.
Cracker wants to stand but Carmelo is controlling his posture from full guard.
Cracker landing with the ground and pound.
Cracker is looking to advance position but Carmelo has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Cracker is looking to improve his position but Carmelo isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carmelo can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cracker is looking to escape.
Carmelo swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Finnick Carmelo!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doroteo Anibal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvaka Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Doroteo Anibal has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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180 lbs
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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, Doroteo Anibal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elvaka Drago!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Anibal.
Anibal misses with a two punch combination.
Anibal gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Drago counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Anibal's guard now.
Drago gets to his feet. Anibal looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Anibal gets tackled into the cage by Drago. Drago maintains the clinch.
Anibal slowing the pace effectively.
Drago is trying to drag Anibal to the mat but Anibal just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Drago as Anibal tries to tie him up.
Drago manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Anibal might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Anibal trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drago's guard.
Anibal is fighting to break Drago's control of his arms but Drago is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Anibal wants to control from the top but Drago keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago pulls Anibal in close to his closed guard and prevents Anibal from doing any damage or advancing position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Anibal tries to clinch but Drago moves out of range.
Anibal lands a nice leg kick that just misses Drago's sensitive parts.
Anibal darts in trying to clinch
and Drago counters with a thumping low kick.
Drago stuffs the takedown.
Drago throws a lazy head kick
and Anibal counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Drago pulls Anibal in close to prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago wants to sweep but no luck.
Anibal is breathing heavily.
Anibal trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Drago seems keen to control Anibal's posture.
Anibal throwing strikes but missing.
Drago uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Drago shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Anibal sprawls well. Anibal wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Drago gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anibal gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Drago with a flurry of punches that miss.
Drago avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Drago showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Drago passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Drago working the ground and pound.
Drago has an Americana. Anibal didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Drago is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Drago hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Elvaka Drago!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Junior Dos Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cecil Kermit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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23
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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23
205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Junior Dos Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cecil Kermit!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kermit drives through and clinches with Dos Santos against the cage.
Kermit lands a nice elbow.
Dos Santos takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Junior Dos Santos has been cut.
Kermit comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dos Santos jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kermit walks away with a smile on his face. Dos Santos gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kermit looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kermit closes the distance but Dos Santos moves to the side
so Dos Santos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Kermit is pulling down on Dos Santos's head. It's preventing any offense from Dos Santos, at least for the moment.
Dos Santos wants to stand and escape but instead Kermit has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Kermit loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dos Santos can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Kermit controls the pace.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kermit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kermit not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dos Santos trying to control the position.
Kermit connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Kermit slips an elbow through the middle.
Kermit lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kermit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Kermit works over Dos Santos with some ground and pound from guard.
Kermit stands up over Dos Santos, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Dos Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Kermit with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Dos Santos is breathing heavily.
Kermit is stalling in the full guard.
Kermit with a nice head shot there.
Kermit distracts Dos Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kermit scoring with some ground and pound.
Dos Santos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kermit on the ground.
Kermit content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Kermit landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kermit with a nice head shot there.
Kermit has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kermit lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kermit working some strikes from top position.
Kermit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kermit is in close to Dos Santos's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kermit postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Kermit slips an elbow through the middle.
Kermit distracts Dos Santos with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Kermit working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Dos Santos has momentary wrist control but Kermit slips an elbow through the middle.
Dos Santos is rocked!
Kermit drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Kermit seems to have locked his on tight now - Dos Santos screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Kermit, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Cecil Kermit!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jan Verniak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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25
164 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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145 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Decent boxing
Granite 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Verniak!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
Verniak defending against the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Verniak wants to get back to his feet but Hardy drags him back down.
Sloppy strikes there by Hardy.
Hardy wants to take a breather but Verniak manages to regain guard - a lesson learnt for Hardy.
Verniak keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Verniak wants to stand and escape but Hardy is having none of it.
Hardy thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hardy has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hardy gets to his feet - Verniak follows without any prompting.
Hardy closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hardy uses his free foot to push down on Verniak's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Verniak.
Hardy can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Verniak is looking to escape.
Hardy landing punches.
Hardy throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy prevents Verniak from getting the reversal.
Hardy throws some wild stikes that Verniak manages to avoid easily.
Verniak is desperately trying to improve his position but Hardy has a good base and remains in mount.
Verniak is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Verniak has eaten all the pies!
Hardy punching from mount but Verniak doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Hardy punishing his opponent with strikes.
Hardy is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hardy looking to control but Verniak is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Verniak tries to hold on but Hardy postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy unloads with some shots from mount but Verniak bucks and avoids them well.
Hardy lands a big elbow.
Verniak wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Hardy.
Hardy unloads with some shots from mount but Verniak bucks and avoids them well.
Verniak really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Hardy. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy tries to control but Verniak wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy looking to ground and pound but Verniak is blocking nicely.
Hardy looking to finish with strikes here!
Hardy misses with a head shot.
Hardy with shots to the head and body - Verniak looks very uncomfortable down there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Verniak is rocked!
Hardy sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Verniak is still in real trouble! Can Hardy finish him?
Oooooh, big shot lands for Hardy! Verniak is hurt baaadly! Hardy is firing away with more strikes - Verniak is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tonq (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pepe LePew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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18
166 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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20
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Prefers standup |
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Counter striker
Powerful |
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tonq!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pepe LePew!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for LePew with that takedown attempt.
LePew misses with a takedown attempt
letting Tonq counter with a right hand.
LePew with a lazy takedown attempt
and Tonq counters with a left to the body.
Terry Tonq has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pepe LePew.
LePew shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tonq counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Tonq misses with a right hand
and LePew counters with a single leg into guard. Tonq didn't expect that.
LePew trying to control the position from guard on top but Tonq is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
LePew trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
LePew passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LePew postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
LePew is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Tonq is trying to escape and LePew transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Tonq is forced to tap! Nice work there by LePew! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pepe LePew!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Saul Hudson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hudson comes to the cage accompanied by NightTrain. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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25
160 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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25
155 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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Basic striking
Enjoys gardening |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Saul Hudson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Perry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Perry tries to bum rush Hudson with a series of wild strikes but Hudson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Perry gets caught flat footed, as Hudson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Perry wants to stand up but Hudson is controlling him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hudson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hudson makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Hudson is in close to Perry's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hudson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perry on the ground.
Hudson lands a couple of elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hudson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hudson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hudson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Hudson lands a couple of elbows.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hudson tries to free his leg and advance position but Perry is retaining full guard.
Hudson is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Perry is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Perry has escaped and now he's on top!
Hudson wants to sweep here but Perry controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hudson is working hard here to advance position.
Hudson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Perry won't allow Hudson to sweep him here.
Hudson is looking to stand up but Perry isn't so interested in that idea.
Hudson is adopting a defensive guard.
Hudson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
That's two 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.
Perry preventing the sweep.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Hudson is retaining full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hudson avoids the head kick by Perry.
Perry takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Perry looks gassed!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hudson.
Hudson landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Hudson is putting a hurting on Perry here, landing some big shots from side control.
Hudson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Perry down.
Hudson is chipping away with strikes.
Hudson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Perry to see if he's OK.
Hudson avoids the strikes from the bottom by Perry.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry wants to get back to his feet.
Perry tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hudson working the body and head with strikes.
Hudson is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Perry has escaped the position, nice work there.
Perry prevents Hudson from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Perry looking for a sweep but Hudson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Perry is trying desperately to improve position.
Hudson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hudson working Perry over with strikes here.
Perry is rocked!
Hudson postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Perry bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hudson and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Saul Hudson!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
280 lbs
13 - 3 - 0 |
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25
256 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Great wrestler
Counter striker
KO power |
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Barry!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barry wants to clinch
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Jones with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Barry is looking to escape.
Barry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barry defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones content to control rather than advance.
Jones lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control the pace.
Barry tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barry defending well though.
Barry blocking the ground and pound attempt from Jones.
Jones lands with a punch from half guard.
Barry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Barry's face.
Barry looks gassed!
Barry wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Jones lands a big shot there that rocks Barry but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Barry really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones landing punches.
Jones landing strikes from the mount and Barry is in trouble!
Jones controlling the pace for now.
Jones is landing with some decent strikes but Barry is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry taking shots to the head.
Jones with a couple of short strikes.
Jones is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Barry goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Jones!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ethan Jones!
Ethan Jones retains his heavyweight title!
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