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PWNAGE MMA 1: Rising Up PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jean Silver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Tyler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silver comes to the ring accompanied by Snow (Hey Oh). Tyler has chosen Wrestling Machine as his entrance music. Mike Tyler has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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134 lbs
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140 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Silver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Tyler!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tyler with a poor takedown
and Silver counters with a three punch combo that has Tyler backing up. Tyler nods at Silver to acknowledge the strikes.
Silver throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Silver moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silver lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Silver bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Silver.
Silver shoots in for a takedown but Tyler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and Silver connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Tyler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silver counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jean Silver has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Tyler.
Tyler fails with the takedown
and Tyler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Silver with a jab.
Silver throws a shot to the body.
Tyler looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tyler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silver counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Tyler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Silver counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Silver throws a good cross that connects.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Silver lands a nice shot to the head.
Silver with the ground and pound from mount.
Silver working Tyler over with strikes here.
Tyler tries to reverse the position but Silver maintains control.
Silver cracks Tyler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silver with the ground and pound from mount.
Silver lands a big elbow.
Silver lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silver with a couple of short strikes.
Silver lands a big elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver breaks from Tyler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyler is rocked!
Silver working Tyler over with strikes here.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Tyler is still in real trouble! Can Silver finish him?
Silver wants to control the pace but Tyler is squirming around nicely.
Tyler seems to have recovered his senses.
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Silver with good strikes from the mount here!
Silver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silver breaks from Tyler's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Tyler taking shots to the head.
Silver fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silver looking to finish Tyler with some ground and pound. This is bad for Tyler!
Tyler taking shots to the head.
Silver dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Silver.
Silver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Silver with the ground and pound from mount.
Silver landing shots from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Silver lands a big elbow.
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silver pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Silver landing strikes from the mount.
Silver lands a big elbow.
Silver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Tyler?
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silver is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Tyler taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Silver dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Silver lands a nice shot to the body.
Silver lands with an overhand left.
Silver avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tyler shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Silver napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Tyler decides to stand back up.
Silver dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Tyler on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Silver connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tyler. Tyler circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Tyler shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tyler takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mike Tyler is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Silver lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Silver lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Silver lands a jab.
Silver moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Silver moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Tyler is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands with a good body shot.
Silver closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Tyler has hold of Silver's hands but Silver slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Silver is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Tyler on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silver wants to pass to mount but Tyler is defending the position.
Silver content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tyler is not content to let Silver control the position.
Tyler wants to get back to full guard.
Silver throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Silver trying to mount his opponent but Tyler defends it.
Silver wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tyler keeps working.
Silver is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tyler can do to turn this around?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents Tyler from improving his position.
Silver takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Silver thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Silver uses his free foot to push down on Tyler's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Tyler.
Silver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Tyler takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Silver lands a heavy elbow.
Silver cracks Tyler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Silver lands with some strikes.
Silver dominating with strikes here.
Silver punishing his opponent with strikes.
Silver lands with some strikes.
Tyler is squirming around, avoiding Silver's attempts to control the action.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Silver lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Silver dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Silver throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Tyler has his takedown stuffed
and Silver counters with a nice body shot.
Silver lands a jab.
Tyler with a lazy takedown attempt
and Silver counters with a straight right hand.
Tyler walks into a jab.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silver.
Tyler needs to keep his hands up - Silver had a free shot at his head there.
Tyler on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tyler takes one on the button.
Silver works the jab nicely.
Jean Silver is winning the standup battle so far.
Silver connects with a body shot.
Silver uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tyler gets caught napping as Silver dives in and scores a takedown. Tyler manages to retain guard.
Silver has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Tyler wants to sweep here but Silver controlling him for the moment.
Tyler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silver lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silver is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Silver is in close to Tyler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Tyler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Silver is one step ahead there.
Silver works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Silver winds up and cracks Tyler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silver prevents Tyler from improving his position.
Silver working over Tyler with some ground and pound. Tyler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Silver is trying to control. Tyler wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silver is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Tyler!
Silver connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
A nice elbow there by Silver.
Tyler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Silver cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silver scoring with strikes but Tyler is staying in there.
Silver cracks Tyler with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Tyler is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Silver dominating with strikes here.
Silver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Tyler is bucking up trying to escape but Silver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Tyler is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silver dominating with strikes here.
Silver landing shots from mount.
Silver landing strikes from the mount and Tyler is in trouble!
Silver in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Silver lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Silver is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tyler 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.
Tyler taking shots to the head.
Tyler in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mike Tyler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jean Silver is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Silver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Tyler is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jean Silver showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Silver 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jean Silver!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Gatho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frenchy LeBatts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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187 lbs
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202 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Gatho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frenchy LeBatts!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gatho avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
LeBatts swings widly with a right hand
and Gatho counters with an inside leg kick.
Gatho connects with a high kick.
It looks like Frenchy LeBatts has been cut.
LeBatts misses with a lunging right hand
and Gatho counters with a low kick, right behind LeBatts 's knee.
LeBatts sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
LeBatts looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Gatho throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gatho looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? LeBatts is fending him off so far but Gatho persists. Nope, LeBatts circles away and we're back to standing.
LeBatts shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Gatho throws a nice inside leg kick.
LeBatts swings widly with a right hand
and Gatho counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatho throws a head kick but LeBatts moves out of range.
LeBatts looks to land a combination but Gatho avoids it well.
Frenchy LeBatts is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gatho misses with a kick to the body.
Ben Gatho seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gatho throws a hook but LeBatts blocks it.
LeBatts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatho.
A slapping body kick lands there for Gatho.
Gatho misses the shot to the body.
Gatho lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Gatho fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatho lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LeBatts stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Gatho.
LeBatts is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Gatho Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! LeBatts is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Ben Gatho!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nolan Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Valencia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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265 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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280 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Schmidt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Valencia!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Valencia walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
It looks like William Valencia has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schmidt tries for a takedown but Valencia circles away easily
and Valencia counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Schmidt is trying to stand.
Valencia seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Schmidt does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Valencia working over Schmidt with some ground and pound. Schmidt looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valencia wants to pass the guard but Schmidt is defending well.
Schmidt manages to get to full guard.
Schmidt wants to get back to his feet but Valencia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Valencia with a flurry of punches that miss.
Valencia trying to control the position from guard on top but Schmidt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Valencia drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Schmidt dives on top into guard.
Valencia is trying to control the position but Schmidt postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmidt chips away with some ground and pound.
Valencia looking for a guillotine here but Schmidt defends easily.
Schmidt 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.
Schmidt wants to control from the top but Valencia keeps moving.
Valencia looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schmidt working some strikes from top position.
Schmidt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Valencia is trying to control the position but Schmidt postures up.
Valencia looks gassed!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Schmidt pushes down on Valencia's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schmidt is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The cut above William Valencia's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at William Valencia's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Nolan Schmidt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Grande (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gilbert Shumacher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grande comes to the ring accompanied by I Drove All Night. 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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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Grande!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilbert Shumacher!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shumacher looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Shumacher stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Grande.
Grande throws a nice looking combination but Shumacher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shumacher tries to score with a low kick but Grande moves his leg out of the way.
Grande misses with a few strikes there.
Grande wants to clinch but Shumacher slips to the side
and Shumacher counters with a shoot takedown. Grande fights it but they end up in guard.
Shumacher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Grande looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grande controls Shumacher momentarily but Shumacher frees himself.
Shumacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grande is trying to keep Shumacher in close.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques Grande wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Grande.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grande swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
so Shumacher counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Shumacher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shumacher throws a strike but Grande rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Shumacher has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Grande throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Shumacher works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Grande wants to pass the guard but Shumacher is keeping the position.
Grande preventing the sweep.
Grande pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Shumacher is keeping the position for now.
Grande trying to control the position from guard on top but Shumacher is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Shumacher is on top in guard.
Grande controlling the position.
Shumacher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Grande has momentary wrist control but Shumacher slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Shumacher's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Shumacher works over Grande with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shumacher throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shumacher.
Grande preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shumacher scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shumacher with a nice head shot there.
Grande tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Grande is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shumacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grande pulls Shumacher in close to prevent any damage.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shumacher.
Grande uses the ropes to get back to his feet.
Grande lands a two punch combo.
Shumacher shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Grande manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shumacher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shumacher works over Grande with some ground and pound from guard.
Shumacher working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Grande trying to control the position.
Shumacher trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Shumacher throwing strikes but missing.
Shumacher throws a strike but Grande rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shumacher manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grande manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Shumacher dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Grande tried to score with a low kick but Shumacher checks it.
Grande throws a nice looking combination but Shumacher bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Shumacher misses with a low kick.
Grande clinches with his opponent.
Shumacher tries to break the clinch but Grande is controlling the position.
Grande softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Good body shot from Grande.
Shumacher changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Grande fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Grande comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Jacques Grande is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Grande lands with a cross.
Shumacher walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumacher throws a leg kick that is checked
and Grande counters with a nice body shot.
Grande throws a low kick but it's checked well by Shumacher.
Grande feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Shumachers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Grande is looking to clinch but Shumacher is avoiding it.
Grande fails in his attempt to clinch.
Grande tries to clinch but Shumacher moves away
and Shumacher counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shumacher.
Grande has Shumacher pulled in close to control his posture.
Grande utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Grande is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Grande trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grande preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilbert Shumacher has got the better of the ground game so far.
Shumacher in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Grande seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Shumacher thows a big elbow that misses.
Shumacher with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shumacher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Shumacher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shumacher throwing strikes from guard but Grande blocks nicely.
Shumacher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shumacher with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shumacher.
Shumacher missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Grande avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shumacher is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Shumacher accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Grande working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Shumacher.
Shumacher scoring with some ground and pound.
Shumacher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shumacher thows a big elbow that misses.
Shumacher postures up in Grande's guard and throws a big left but Grande blocks it.
Shumacher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shumacher throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shumacher with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Shumacher postures up in Grande's guard and throws a big left but Grande blocks it.
Grande not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jacques Grande wasn't doing enough on the ground.
No luck for Shumacher with that takedown attempt.
Grande tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Shumacher swivels and escapes.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grande. Shumacher does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grande scores a takedown into full mount!
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 Jacques Grande will probably get the nod.
That's time! Grande's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Shumacher keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shumacher slips under a jab.
Grande moves to clinch but Shumacher breaks away
and Shumacher counters with a shoot takedown. Grande fights it but they end up in guard.
Grande preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Grande is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Shumacher with a flurry of punches that miss.
Shumacher drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Grande manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Shumacher has Grande in his guard.
Grande lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shumacher has an active guard here but Grande has managed to pass into half guard.
Shumacher takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Grande is nestled in close to Shumacher, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Shumacher works his way to full guard. Good work.
Shumacher trying to control the position.
Grande missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Shumacher looking for a sweep. Not yet Shumacher, not yet.
Grande has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grande trying to control but Shumacher is working from the bottom.
Grande is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Grande looking to pass the guard.
Shumacher keeping moving, preventing Grande from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shumacher looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shumacher wants to sweep but no luck.
Grande trying to control but Shumacher is working from the bottom.
Shumacher wants to sweep here but Grande controlling him for the moment.
Grande trying to control but Shumacher is working from the bottom.
Shumacher looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grande working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grande landing some decent shots from guard.
Shumacher had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grande defends it easily.
Grande stands and throws Shumacher's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Grande scoring with punches and elbows.
Shumacher is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Grande scores with punches from side control.
Grande in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Grande working the ground and pound from side control.
Grande has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Shumacher!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grande working Shumacher over with strikes here.
Grande wants to control the pace but Shumacher is squirming around nicely.
Grande tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Shumacher tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Grande controlling the pace for now.
Shumacher is squirming around, avoiding Grande's attempts to control the action.
Shumacher really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Shumacher is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jacques Grande showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Grande has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jacques Grande!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Rude (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brian Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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215 lbs
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23
218 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue 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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Rude!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rude misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wilson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rude dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Danga de danga de dang - Rude scores with a four punch combination!
Rude takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Rude looks to land a combination but Wilson avoids it well.
Rude takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Wilson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rude connects with a single shot there.
Wilson misses with a wild combination.
Wilson misses with a series of wild punches.
Rude throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wilson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude is looking to wear down Wilson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rude misses the shot to the body.
Wilson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Rude stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wilson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude misses with a hook. Wilson ducked under it nicely.
Rude throws a nice looking combination but Wilson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Rude counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Some bone on bone action there as Rude checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Wilson lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Rude throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wilson misses with a hook.
Rude fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Wilson misses with a hook
and Rude counters with a left to the body.
Rude misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson loads up on a big right hand but Rude slips the punch.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rude is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Wilson throws a low kick but Rude avoids it.
Rude moves forwards but Wilson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Rude blocks a jab.
Rude lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Wilson circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rude throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson lands a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Rude moves out of range.
Wilson lands with a kick to the temple. Rude shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rude ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
Wilson digs a good body shot into Rude's ribs.
Wilson connects with an inside leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Rude. Those never looked like landing.
Rude throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Rude connects with a crisp jab.
Rude takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Rude avoids nicely.
Wilson scores with a body shot.
Wilson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rude.
Wilson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wilson looks to score with a jab to the body but Rude is just out of range.
Brian Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rude gets caught napping as Wilson dives in and scores a takedown. Rude manages to retain guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rude is proving hard to escape from.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rude avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Rude utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Wilson stands up from Rude's guard - Wilson perhaps looking for a knockout.
Rude throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Wilson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
A jab from Wilson does it's job there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rude counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wilson lands with a shot to the body.
Rude throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wilson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Rude circles away quickly and effectively.
Wilson connects with a body shot that sends Rude's belly button to the back.
Wilson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rude.
Rude on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Wilson. Wilson obviously looking to wear him down.
A low kick from Wilson misses
and Rude counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Dominic Rude is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wilson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rude sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rude checks a low kick from Wilson.
A combination from Rude does no damage.
Wilson throws a shot to the body.
Rude connects with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rude takes a swing at Wilson's ribcage but misses.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Rude moves out of range.
Wilson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wilson misses with a body punch
and Rude counters with a left and a right that stings Wilson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rude uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Wilson lands a lovely overhand right.
Wilson slips a jab and a cross from Rude.
Wilson comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Wilson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rude doesn't seem bothered though.
Rude fails to land with a series of punches.
Dominic Rude is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rude misses with a shot to the body
and Wilson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rude throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wilson lands a jab-cross combination.
Rude avoids the body shot from Wilson.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wilson chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dominic Rude is winning the standup battle so far.
Wilson misses with an uppercut. Rude saw that one coming.
Rude stuns Wilson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rude!
Rude shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Wilson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rude counters with a stiff right hand.
Rude stuffs the takedown.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wilson.
Rude scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rude backs up against the ropes.
Rude fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Wilson manages to avoid it.
Wilson takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Wilson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Wilson misses with a body shot.
Rude thuds his right hand into Wilson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wilson misses with a wild body shot.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rude was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Wilson throws a body punch but Rude moves out of range.
Wilson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Rude swivels and escapes.
Wilson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rude counters with a stiff right hand.
A punch combination from Wilson misses.
Rude thows a body shot but no joy.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.
Wilson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rude sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Rude just misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson swings for the body but Rude moves out of range.
Rude throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rude throws a body punch but Wilson moves out of range.
Wilson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Rude fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Rude avoids them all with ease.
Rude lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wilson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rude as he jumps to the side.
Dominic Rude has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brian Wilson.
Rude throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wilson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Rude makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson throws a looping overhand right but Rude ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the liver by Rude. Beautiful body shot.
Wilson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Wilson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rude counters with a series of strikes that sends Wilson to the canvas! Rude follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Wilson is rocked!
Rude controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wilson is still in real trouble! Can Rude finish him?
Rude wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looking for a guillotine here but Rude defends easily.
Rude wants to stand but Wilson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Wilson tries to strike from the bottom.
Wilson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
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.
Wilson working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Rude doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Rude manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Wilson throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Wilson wants to sweep here but Rude controlling him for the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Wilson is on top in guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wilson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dominic Rude dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Rude misses with an uppercut.
Rude swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rude jabs at Wilson's body.
Wilson looks to throw the jab but Rude is out of range.
Wilson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rude was well out of range. Poor timing from Wilson.
Rude scores with a shot to the body.
Wilson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Rude is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Wilson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Rude down.
Rude is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
The strikes coming from Wilson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rude regains half guard, as Wilson was trying to land strikes.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Wilson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Rude knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Wilson on the ground.
Wilson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rude keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Rude is defending well.
Rude is concentrating on defense, preventing Wilson from advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Wilson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wilson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Rude to regain full guard.
Rude avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilson thows a big elbow that misses.
Wilson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wilson 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.
Wilson throws a big right hand that misses.
Brian Wilson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Rude preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Rude utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wilson lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Wilson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Wilson throws a strike but Rude rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wilson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rude defends well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian Wilson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rude has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dominic Rude!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Blithering Idiot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Stakoski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). On his way into the ring it seems that Blithering Idiot has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Blithering Idiot seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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26
167 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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20
177 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blithering Idiot!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Stakoski!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Idiot misses the shot to the body.
Idiot throws a jab but it's blocked by Stakoski.
Stakoski throws an off balance right hand
enabling Idiot to counter with a crisp jab.
It looks like Patrick Stakoski has been cut.
Idiot looks to score with a jab to the body but Stakoski is just out of range.
Stakoski throws a shot from downtown. Idiot moves away and avoids it.
Stakoski lands a nice shot to the body.
Stakoski misses with a lunging right hand
and Idiot counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stakoski thinking.
Idiot throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stakoski counters with a two punch combo.
Idiot moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Idiot jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Stakoski misses with an uppercut
and Idiot makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice defenses there by Stakoski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Idiot throws a predictable looking body shot
and Stakoski counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circling - Idiot throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Idiot misses with an uppercut
and Stakoski counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Blithering Idiot is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Idiot throws a hook to the side of Stakoski's head but Stakoski sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Blithering Idiot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Idiot throws the left hand but Stakoski avoids the punch easily.
Idiot stalks Stakoski and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Stakoski's face. Stakoski staggers backwards, shaken.
Stakoski throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Idiot counters with a crisp right hand that drops Stakoski! Idiot lets Stakoski back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Stakoski is rocked!
Idiot darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Stakoski's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Idiot before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Blithering Idiot!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Richlin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Audet might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Eyed Peas - Pump it. This should be fireworks!
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28
167 lbs
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25
165 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Richlin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audet closes the distance but Richlin moves to the side
and Audet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Audet moves to clinch but Richlin breaks away
and Richlin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richlin breaks the clinch.
Audet tries to clinch
and Richlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Audet tries to clinch but Richlin moves away
and Richlin counters with an inside leg kick.
Audet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richlin counters with a nice body shot.
Audet wants to clinch
and Richlin counters with a nice body kick.
Audet darts in trying to clinch
and Richlin counters with a single leg into guard. Audet didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin is looking to work some ground and pound but Audet has wrist control.
Richlin postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Audet working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Richlin.
Richlin distracts Audet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Richlin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Richlin throwing strikes from guard but Audet blocks nicely.
Audet can't keep his opponent in guard - Richlin advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richlin not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Richlin is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Audet is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Richlin pulls his head out easily.
Richlin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Audet blocking the ground and pound attempt from Richlin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Richlin throws a big right hand that misses.
Richlin landing some decent shots from guard.
Richlin throwing strikes from guard but Audet blocks nicely.
Richlin with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richlin looking to sit in guard and control but Audet gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richlin has his hands on Audet's head, controlling the position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Richlin is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Audet is controlling him.
Audet is looking to stand up but Richlin won't let him.
Audet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Audet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Richlin has his feet on Audet's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Audet tries to clinch up
and Richlin counters with a nice low kick that buckles Audet's knee momentarily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Richlin dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Audet wants to clinch but Richlin slips to the side
and Richlin counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Richlin.
Audet pushes off an throws an elbow but Richlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Audet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A hook to the body from Richlin.
Richlin avoiding damage as Audet throws knees to the body.
Audet looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Audet lands a good knee to the midsection. Richlin won't want to take too many of those.
A frustrated look appears on Richlin's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Richlin wants to get back to striking at distance but Audet won't allow it.
Richlin lands a right hand.
Richlin tries to score a body lock takedown but Audet shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Audet creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Audet tries to stall but Richlin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Audet lands a nice elbow.
Audet pushes off an throws an elbow but Richlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Richlin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Richlin breaks the clinch.
Audet tries to clinch up
and Richlin counters by moving into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richlin breaks the clinch.
Richlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richlin counters with an outside leg kick.
Richlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Audet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Audet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Audet tries to clinch but Richlin moves away
and Richlin counters by clinching up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
Richlin pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Audet wants to clinch but Richlin slips to the side
and Richlin connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Audet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Richlin counters with a slapping leg kick.
Audet closes the distance but Richlin moves to the side
and Richlin counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Audet moves to clinch but Richlin breaks away
and Richlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Audet looks to clinch
and Richlin counters with a left to the body.
Richlin lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet darts in trying to clinch
and Richlin counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Audet looks to clinch
and Audet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nathan Audet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Audet tries to clinch up
and Richlin holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Richlin lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Richlin gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Richlin wants to pass the guard but Audet is keeping the position.
Richlin is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richlin throwing strikes but missing.
Audet looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Richlin wants to control from the top but Audet keeps moving.
Richlin throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Richlin showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Audet darts in trying to clinch
and Richlin counters with a stiff right hand.
Audet moves to clinch but Richlin breaks away
and Richlin counters with a straight right hand.
Audet tries to clinch
and Richlin counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Audet darts in trying to clinch
and Richlin cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Richlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richlin counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet tries to clinch but Richlin moves away
and Richlin counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Audet working for a triangle but Richlin defends it easily.
Richlin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Richlin's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Richlin stands up from Audet's guard - Richlin perhaps looking for a knockout.
Nathan Audet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Audet wants to clinch
and Richlin counters with an inside leg kick.
Nathan Audet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Frank Richlin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richlin circles away from the clinch attempt
and Richlin counters with a two punch combo.
Audet looks to clinch
and Richlin counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Audet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Richlin counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Audet tries to clinch but Richlin moves away
and Richlin counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richlin is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Richlin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Audet tries to clinch up
and Richlin counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
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.
Richlin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richlin has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but Richlin blocks with his arms.
Audet scores a nice knee to the body.
Audet pushes off an throws an elbow but Richlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Richlin managing to block the knees to the body from Audet.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Richlin blocks it with crossed arms.
Audet tries to land knees in the clinch but Richlin avoids the damage to the body.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Audet trying to land knees to the body.
Richlin avoids the elbow strike from Audet, against the ropes.
Audet pushes off an throws an elbow but Richlin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Richlin escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Richlin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richlin 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Richlin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Leben's entrance music is Changes. A fine choice. Phoenix is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Oh la!!. Chris Leben has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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175 lbs
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182 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Leben!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice body punch from Phoenix.
Leben looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Leben has closed the distance and engaged Phoenix in a clinch.
Leben with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Phoenix blocks an uppercut.
Leben looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leben stalling the fight.
Leben keeps control of Phoenix as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leben throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Phoenixs head.
Leben lands a shot to the body.
Still in the clinch, Leben scores with a nice short uppercut.
Phoenix breaks from the clinch.
Leben stuffs the takedown.
Leben really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Leben takes a kick to the side of the head.
Phoenix looks to score with a jab to the body but Leben is just out of range.
No luck for Leben with that takedown attempt.
Leben misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Leben misses with a combination
and Phoenix cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Phoenix connects with a high kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix misses with a takedown
and Leben counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Nice strikes from Leben there.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Leben is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Phoenix defends it well.
Phoenix tries to get to full guard but Leben has control of the leg.
Leben is working for a submission of some sort.
Phoenix works his way to full guard. Good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leben looking to pass the guard.
Leben working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Leben will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Leben trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Phoenix trying to keep a closed guard but Leben is proving a slippery customer.
Leben drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Phoenix dives on top into guard.
Leben knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Phoenix on the ground.
Phoenix is looking to stand up but Leben won't let him.
Phoenix wants to control from the top but Leben keeps moving.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Phoenix accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Leben is keeping the position for now.
Leben 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 starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Leben with the ground and pound but Phoenix uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Phoenix is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Leben is aware though and is defending well.
Leben wants to control from the top but Phoenix keeps moving.
Leben wants to get up but he can't break Phoenix's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Phoenix trying to keep a closed guard but Leben is proving a slippery customer.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Leben from controlling successfully.
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.
Phoenix is trying to control the position but Leben postures up.
Leben wants to stand and escape but instead Phoenix has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Phoenix tries to free his leg and advance position but Leben is retaining full guard.
Phoenix trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
Leben keeping full guard, as Phoenix tries to pass.
Phoenix slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Phoenix seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Leben does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Simon Phoenix will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Leben lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Leben shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Phoenix pinned against the cage. Phoenix gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Phoenix misses with a wild body shot.
Phoenix dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leben. That did some damage!
Phoenix misses with a few strikes there.
Phoenix lands a head kick!
Phoenix thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Leben if he has to take too many more of those.
Leben misses with a series of wild punches.
Phoenix lands a head shot.
Phoenix shoots in looking for a takedown but Leben manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Phoenix's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Phoenix shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Leben is trying to defend but Phoenix finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Leben tries to kick Phoenix off but Phoenix keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix is trying to control. Leben wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Simon Phoenix.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leben shoots in looking for a takedown. Phoenix tries to sprawl out of it but Leben keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Phoenix manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Leben throws a combination that misses
and Phoenix counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix throws a sloppy head kick and Leben moves out of range easily.
Leben avoids the head kick by Phoenix.
Phoenix misses with a combination
and Leben counters with a left and a right that stings Phoenix.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix throws a series of punches but Leben avoids them all with ease.
Phoenix lands a head kick. Leben smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The fighters circling - Phoenix throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Leben takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phoenix.
Phoenix swinging wildly here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Phoenix. Leben does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chris Leben is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Phoenix dives in and grabs Leben's left leg, looking for a takedown. Leben pushes down on Phoenix's head and hops out.
Chris Leben has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Simon Phoenix.
Leben shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Leben showed some decent athleticism there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Leben is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Phoenix sees it coming and defends easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben trying to control from half guard but Phoenix is working away.
Phoenix trying to hold on to Leben's head to control him but Leben postures up.
Phoenix is trying to get back to full guard.
Leben is looking to stall here but Phoenix recovers full guard.
Leben has gone for a leg lock! Phoenix slips out almost immediately though and dives into Leben's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Leben is adopting a defensive guard.
Leben trying to keep a closed guard but Phoenix is proving a slippery customer.
Phoenix is pushing down on Leben's leg trying to pass to half guard. Leben is fighting to maintain full guard but Phoenix has managed to sneak the leg through.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Leben is not content to let Phoenix control the position.
Phoenix throwing shots but Leben is blocking nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Simon Phoenix showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
Leben takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Leben closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Phoenix can't break the clinch.
Leben can't break the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Leben's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Leben drops down looking for an ankle pick but Phoenix pulls his leg out and moves away.
Leben tries to clinch but Phoenix is having none of it.
Phoenix takes a swing at Leben's ribcage but misses.
Leben moves to clinch but Phoenix breaks away
and Phoenix counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The fight stays on the outside here - Leben looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Leben tries to clinch but Phoenix is having none of it.
Leben takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Phoenix.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Leben connects with a looping right hand.
Phoenix keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Phoenix loads up on a big right hand but Leben slips the punch.
Leben leaves Phoenix with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Leben tries to clinch up but Phoenix circles away and keeps his distance.
Phoenix avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Phoenix lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
No luck for Leben with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Leben. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Phoenix tries for a takedown but Leben sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick by Leben misses
and Phoenix counters with a head kick.
Leben changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Phoenix tries to avoid it but Leben manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Phoenix to the ground. Phoenix escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Phoenix lands a leg kick that knocks Leben off balance momentarily.
Phoenix lands a right hook to the body.
Phoenix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leben pinned against the cage. Leben gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leben keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Phoenix fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Phoenix shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Leben pinned against the cage. Leben gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Leben shoots in for a takedown but Phoenix shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Leben takes one to the chin there.
Phoenix lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leben wants to clinch.
Phoenix fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Leben looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Phoenix shoots in and drives through. Leben sprawls well.
Leben fails with an attempt to clinch.
Phoenix closes the distance and clinches up with Leben, looking for a takedown. Phoenix pushes Leben against the ropes but Leben circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Phoenix fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Leben avoids it really well and circles away.
Simon Phoenix is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Phoenix lands a body shot.
Phoenix thumps Leben with a low kick.
Leben tries to clinch but Phoenix moves out of range.
Phoenix will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Leben shoots and misses
and Phoenix counters with a single leg into guard. Leben didn't expect that.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leben wants to sweep here but Phoenix controlling him for the moment.
Phoenix trying to control the position from guard on top but Leben is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Leben controls Phoenix momentarily but Phoenix frees himself.
Phoenix trying to control but Leben is working from the bottom.
Leben not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Phoenix throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Phoenix looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Leben is fending him off so far but Phoenix persists. Nope, Leben circles away and we're back to standing.
Chris Leben has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Leben has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Phoenix.
And that's the end of the fight!
Simon Phoenix comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Phoenix 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Simon Phoenix!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Safet Susic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kendall Alves has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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135 lbs
8 - 1 - 0 |
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Safet Susic!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Alves!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Susic shoots and misses
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Susic dives in and scores a takedown into Alves's guard.
Susic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Susic trying to control but Alves is working from the bottom.
Alves is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Susic is fighting to break Alves's control of his arms but Alves is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Susic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Alves gets back to full guard.
Alves keeping moving, preventing Susic from controlling successfully.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Susic is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Alves is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Alves has escaped and now he's on top!
Susic has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Alves can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Alves wants to control from the top but Susic keeps moving.
Susic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Susic is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
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.
Alves trying to control but Susic is working from the bottom.
Susic escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Alves gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Alves tries to free his leg and advance position but Susic is retaining full guard.
Susic is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Alves frees his head nicely. Oh but Susic has switched to an armbar! Alves is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Safet Susic!
Safet Susic retains his bantamweight title!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Craven Morehead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morehead's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Mystery of Chess Boxing. Tim Howe has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craven Morehead!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Howe!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morehead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Howe's sensitive parts.
Howe throws a right hand that Morehead ducks under and follows up with a left that Morehead also avoids with ease.
Morehead keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Howe fails with a takedown attempt.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Howe enables Morehead to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Howe manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Howe wants to stand up but Morehead is controlling him.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Howe keeping moving, preventing Morehead from controlling successfully.
Howe being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Craven Morehead.
Morehead misses with a double jab
and Howe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Morehead is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Howe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Morehead is working an open guard so Howe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Howe throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Howe stuffs the takedown attempt from Morehead. Morehead gets slowly back to his feet.
Morehead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice takedown defense from Morehead. No joy for Howe on that attempt.
Craven Morehead has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Howe.
Morehead swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Howe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Morehead!
Howe is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Morehead gets back to half guard.
Morehead is not content to let Howe control the position.
Howe is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Morehead wants to improve his position but Howe is controlling well.
Howe decides to stand and escape the position.
Morehead shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Morehead was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Morehead is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Howe squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howe gets back to half guard.
Howe is looking to get back to full guard here but Morehead has managed to pass to side control instead.
Howe is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Morehead lands a nice forearm strike.
Howe striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Morehead wants to stand but Howe has his arm trapped.
Howe is trying to improve his position.
Morehead wants to control but Howe is keeping him busy.
Howe pushes Morehead away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Morehead gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Howe tries to improve position but can't.
Morehead wants to control but Howe is keeping him busy.
Morehead tries to score with some ground and pound. Howe controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Morehead trying to control the action but Howe is working from the bottom.
Morehead working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Howe tries to bench press Morehead off him but Morehead keeps the position.
Morehead decides to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Howe clinches.
Morehead tries to land a knee to the head but Howe blocks with his arms.
Howe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Morehead regains guard immediately.
Howe connects with a couple of short punches.
Howe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Howe.
Morehead misses with a looping right.
Morehead shoots in for a double leg but Howe sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Howe gets a clinch.
Morehead prevents a takedown attempt there.
Morehead wants to break the clinch but can't.
Howe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Howe avoids the elbow strike from Morehead, against the ropes.
Howe presses Morehead against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A short right from Howe on the inside.
Morehead is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Morehead misses with the head strike.
Morehead gets underhooks to prevent Howe's takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tim Howe dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Howe closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Morehead to the mat! Morehead manages to get full guard.
Morehead keeping moving, preventing Howe from controlling successfully.
Howe wants to pass the guard but Morehead is keeping the position.
Morehead is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Howe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howe working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Howe drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Howe jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Howe wants to pass the guard but Morehead is keeping the position.
Howe is breathing heavily.
Howe landing some decent shots from guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Howe accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morehead trying to keep a closed guard but Howe is proving a slippery customer.
Morehead wants to sweep but no luck.
Howe is standing up over Morehead. Morehead looks to escape but Howe dives into side control.
Morehead takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Tim Howe has got the better of the ground game so far.
Howe has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Morehead!
Howe lands a nice shot to the head.
The referee warns Morehead that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Morehead is desperately trying to improve his position but Howe has a good base and remains in mount.
Howe putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Howe working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Morehead is rocked!
Howe punishing his opponent with strikes.
Oh Morehead is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howe lands a big elbow - Morehead is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Morehead is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Tim Howe! Tim Howe retains his welterweight title!
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