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GSF 98 Jack of All Trades PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Putman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bik Mesh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Putman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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198 lbs
8 - 4 - 0 |
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265 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
World class boxer
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Good low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Putman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bik Mesh!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mesh slips a jab from Putman.
Putman scores with a body shot.
Putman is looking to clinch but Mesh is avoiding it.
Putman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mesh.
Putman is looking to clinch but Mesh is avoiding it.
Putman tries to clinch but Mesh moves out of range.
Putman looks to land a right hand but Mesh moved out of range.
Mesh slips under a jab.
Mike Putman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putman works the jab nicely.
Mesh rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Putman counter with a right hand.
Mesh drops his hands momentarily and Putman takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Putman connects with a jab.
Mesh throws a head kick but Putman moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Putman tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mesh paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Putman wants to clinch up but Mesh keeps it at a distance.
Putman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mesh on the side of the head.
Mesh misses with a lunging right hand
and Putman counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Putman throws a lazy right hand but Mesh sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Mesh swinging wildly here.
Mesh throws a push kick but Putman slaps the foot to one side.
A head kick misses from Mesh.
Putman doesn't manage to clinch there - Mesh circles away.
Putman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mesh counters with an outside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Putman lands a head shot.
Mesh fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mesh gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mesh takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Putman pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Mesh back to the cage. Putman follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Putman misses with a looping right.
Putman scores with a nice head shot.
Putman thows a body shot but no joy.
Putman connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mesh walks into a jab.
Putman misses the shot to the body.
Putman throws an off balance right hand
and Mesh counters with a crisp one two that drops Putman! Mesh thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Putman to his feet! Putman is in big trouble!
Putman is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mesh Throws a clean left jab. Mesh Twirls his body and connects with a Spinning Back Fist that connects flush with Putman's chin! Putman crumbles to the ground and Mesh follows up with some unanswered strikes. It's all over!! Nice standup skills displayed by Mesh!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bik Mesh!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jae Deagle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deagle has chosen Swedish House Mafia - Miami 2 Ibiza as his entrance music. Jae Deagle is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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201 lbs
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199 lbs
15 - 9 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jae Deagle!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Griffin looks to land a left hand but Deagle moved out of range nicely.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Deagle.
TJ Griffin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Deagle just misses with a punch to the body.
Griffin lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
A jab from Griffin finds it's way through Deagle's defenses.
It looks like Jae Deagle has been cut.
Griffin lands a jab.
Deagle moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Griffin misses with a kick to the body
and Deagle counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Griffin misses with a leg kick.
Griffin feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Deagles jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Deagle fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Griffin to the ground. Deagle is now in Griffin's guard.
Griffin on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Griffin tries to get out of the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Deagle won't allow Griffin to get back to his feet.
Deagle distracts Griffin with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Deagle throwing strikes but missing.
Griffin wants to stand and escape but Deagle is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deagle postures up and lands a big shot to Griffin's brow.
Deagle controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Deagle is looking to work some ground and pound but Griffin has wrist control.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deagle is one step ahead there.
Deagle trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Deagle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Deagle missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Deagle has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Deagle trying to control the position from guard on top but Griffin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Griffin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deagle is one step ahead there.
Deagle throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
Deagle in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Griffin keeping full guard, as Deagle tries to pass.
Deagle advances to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deagle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Griffin defending well though.
Deagle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Deagle is nestled in close to Griffin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Deagle missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Griffin has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Deagle is working away from the top position though.
Deagle not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Griffin tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Deagle manages to move to mount!
Griffin knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Deagle on the ground.
Griffin is breathing heavily.
Deagle lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Griffin holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Deagle tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin tries to hold on but Deagle pushes him away.
Griffin is squirming around, avoiding Deagle's attempts to control the action.
Deagle scoring with strikes but Griffin is staying in there.
Deagle landing shots from mount.
Deagle lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Griffin is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deagle sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Deagle is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Griffin can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Deagle with the ground and pound from mount.
Oh Griffin is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Griffin is bucking up trying to escape but Deagle cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Deagle dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jae Deagle's cut.
That's time! Griffin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Deagle scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Griffin doesn't seem bothered though.
Griffin seems to have got his legs back now.
Deagle slips under a jab from Griffin.
Deagle clinches with his opponent.
Deagle blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A body shot lands from Griffin.
Deagle leaning his opponent against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Deagle gets through Griffin's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Deagle is working for takedown but Griffin is calmly controlling the position for now.
Deagle wants a takedown but no success here.
Griffin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A shot in the inside from Deagle.
Griffin misses with a punch to the body.
Deagle stalling the fight.
Deagle blocks a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin avoids the elbow strike from Deagle, against the cage.
Deagle manages to pull guard.
Deagle is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Deagle working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Griffin doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Griffin manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Deagle is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deagle is trying to control the position but Griffin postures up.
Griffin slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Deagle sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Deagle manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Deagle looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deagle lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Griffin!
Deagle jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Griffin is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Griffin and Deagle has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Jae Deagle has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ground and pound from Deagle seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Griffin is looking for a sweep.
Deagle sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Griffin is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Deagle trying to control the position but Griffin is working away.
Griffin taking a bit of punishment here - Deagle scoring with strikes.
Deagle creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Griffin sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Deagle working away.
Griffin takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Griffin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Deagle wants to lay and pray for a moment but Griffin keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin is being controlled here.
Deagle tries to score with some ground and pound. Griffin controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Deagle lands an elbow.
Sloppy strikes there by Deagle.
Deagle is trying to get an arm triangle but Griffin is defending well.
Deagle looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jae Deagle showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jae Deagle's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Deagle throws a shot to the body.
Griffin wants to clinch
and Deagle counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Deagle wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Griffin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Deagle working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Griffin's head.
Griffin is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Deagle throwing strikes from guard but Griffin blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deagle throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Deagle wants to control from the top but Griffin keeps moving.
Deagle chips away with some ground and pound.
Deagle drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Deagle jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Deagle is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
TJ Griffin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Griffin wants to sweep here but Deagle controlling him for the moment.
Griffin is wriggling around but Deagle manages to pass to half guard.
Deagle thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Griffin's head.
Deagle is keen to just control but Griffin is a slippery customer.
Deagle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Deagle working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Deagle throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Griffin regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Deagle.
Griffin is trying to control the position but Deagle postures up.
Deagle is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Griffin working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Deagle.
Griffin keeping moving, preventing Deagle from controlling successfully.
Griffin can't keep his opponent in guard - Deagle advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jae Deagle is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Deagle seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Griffin trying to control but Deagle postures up.
Deagle is nestled in close to Griffin, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Deagle controlling the action here.
Deagle passes the guard and advances to mount!
Deagle tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jae Deagle comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Deagle 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jae Deagle!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Cormier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormier kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Pharoahe Monch - Simon Says. This should be a great matchup!
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161 lbs
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169 lbs
9 - 3 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
17 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Cormier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormier misses with a double jab.
Cormier tries to bum rush Santiago with a series of wild strikes but Santiago uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cormier misses with a few strikes there.
Cormier digs a good body shot into Santiago's ribs.
Cormier throws a poor cross that misses
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
It looks like Corey Cormier has been cut.
Cormier steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Santiago.
Cormier misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a crisp one two that drops Cormier! Santiago thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Cormier to his feet! Cormier is in big trouble!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Santiago walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Santiago ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Cormier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
Cormier lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Cormier throws a leg kick that is checked
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Cormier is breathing heavily.
Cormier connects with an inside leg kick.
Cormier misses with a left hand
and Santiago counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Santiago lands a right hook to the body.
Santiago misses with a takedown attempt - Cormier sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cormier misses with a double jab
and Santiago counters with a one-two to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santiago makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Santiago misses with a two punch combination.
Cormier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santiago counters with a straight right hand.
Santiago connects with a body shot that sends Cormier's belly button to the back.
Santiago scores with a body shot.
Good shot there by Santiago.
Santiago connects with a good right hand that stumbles Cormier. Cormier circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Cormier walks into a jab.
Cormier on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Cormier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santiago cracks Cormier with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Santiago feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Cormiers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Santiago digs a good hook to Cormier's body.
Cormier moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Corey Cormier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Cormier trying to keep a closed guard but Santiago is proving a slippery customer.
Cormier keeping moving, preventing Santiago from controlling successfully.
Cormier looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santiago trying to control the position from guard on top but Cormier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santiago slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Santiago is standing up over Cormier. Cormier looks to escape but Santiago dives into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago works to advance to full mount. Cormier defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Santiago jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Cormier is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Cormier and Santiago has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Santiago working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Cormier is looking for a sweep.
Cormier is working hard here to advance position.
Cormier is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Santiago asserts his dominance and retains side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Santiago wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Santiago goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Cormier rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Santiago's guard! Nice work there by Cormier!
Cormier decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Nice body punch from Santiago.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cormier throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Santiago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Cormier tries to move into range but Santiago moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santiago scores with a hook to the body. Cormier takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Santiago dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Cormier's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Santiago closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Cormier to the mat! Cormier manages to get full guard.
Santiago in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Santiago controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Cormier lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Santiago!
Santiago bucks up and throws Cormier to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Cormier throws out a leg kick but Santiago moves out of range and Cormier only half commits.
Cormier throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Santiago to counter with a crisp jab.
Cormier throws a lazy uppercut
and Santiago counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Corey Cormier is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago looks to land a right hand but Cormier moved out of range.
Cormier lands with an uppercut that bounces Santiago off the cage and back into rage.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cormier scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cormier throws a combination that misses
and Santiago counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Santiago misses with the combination.
Santiago throws a looping overhand right but Cormier ducks down to avoid it.
A combination from Cormier does no damage.
Cormier misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Santiago.
Santiago connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cormier's hands.
Cormier rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Santiago counters with a nice uppercut.
Santiago fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Cormier on the side of the head.
Cormier misses with a double jab
and Cormier takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Santiago lands a nice looking body shot.
Raul Santiago seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A leg kick checked by Santiago.
Cormier looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santiago shoots in for a double leg but Cormier sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cormier throws a right hand that misses
and Santiago counters with a lovely shot to the body.
A punch lands to the side of Cormier 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Cormier.
Cormier misses with a body shot
and Santiago counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Cormier throws a body punch but Santiago moves out of range.
Santiago lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Cormier looks to clinch
and Santiago counters with a right hand to the body.
Cormier walks into a straight right hand from Santiago.
Cormier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Cormier throws an off balance right hand
letting Santiago counter with a right hand.
A punch combination from Cormier misses.
Nice shot by Santiago.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Cormier misses with a right hand
and Santiago counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago lands a slapping body shot.
Santiago is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Cormier.
Santiago moves into range and connects with a jab.
Santiago comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Santiago dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Santiago looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Santiago there.
Cormier is trying to stand.
Cormier trying to hold on to Santiago's head to control him but Santiago postures up.
Santiago working Cormier over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Cormier trying to hold on to Santiago's head to control him but Santiago postures up.
Santiago is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Cormier blocking the ground and pound attempt from Santiago.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santiago working Cormier over with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raul Santiago showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Corey Cormier's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cormier ducks under a wild hook from Santiago.
Cormier throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Cormier lands a slapping body shot.
Some wild striking there from Cormier.
Cormier throws a left and a right that both miss
and Santiago counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Cormier is looking to stand up but Santiago isn't so interested in that idea.
Santiago advances position into side control!
Raul Santiago has got the better of the ground game so far.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
You can see the frustration on Cormier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago wants to control but Cormier is keeping him busy.
Cormier wants to get back to his feet but Santiago drags him back down.
Santiago tries to move to mount but Cormier blocks the move with his legs.
You can see the frustration on Cormier's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Cormier pushes Santiago away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Santiago gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Corey Cormier has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Cormier is trying to control Santiago's posture but Santiago avoids it.
Santiago wants to control but Cormier is keeping him busy.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Santiago working the body and head with strikes.
The referee asks Santiago politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Santiago prefers to stall for the moment though.
Santiago trying to control the action but Cormier is working from the bottom.
Cormier is pushing Santiago's head away, looking to escape. Santiago manages to hold on to the position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormier avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Santiago.
Santiago tries to advance to mount but can't.
Santiago working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Santiago has hold of Cormier's arm. He's looking for a kimura. Cormier seems comfortable defending it but Santiago has shifted his position slighty and is cranking on the arm! Cormier is real pain and he's forced to tap out! Cormier is disgusted with himself for not defending it better but Santiago couldn't care less - he's delighted!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Raul Santiago!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mitch Hoberman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nesset has chosen Grave Digger - Valhalla as his entrance music. 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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201 lbs
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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
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitch Hoberman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of London, Arnfinn Nesset!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hoberman misses with an uppercut
and Nesset counters with an outside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Hoberman.
Mitch Hoberman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a nice leg kick.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A lazy body kick from Hoberman
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoberman tries to clinch up
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoberman throws a nice head kick!
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Hoberman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman throws a body kick the misses
and Nesset counters with a low kick, right behind Hoberman 's knee.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoberman throws a poor cross that misses
and Nesset counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hoberman swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoberman misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Nesset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoberman tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoberman scoring well with a low kick there.
Hoberman closes the distance but Nesset moves to the side
and Nesset counters with a solid body kick.
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman closes the distance but Nesset moves to the side
and Nesset counters with a straight right hand.
A head kick by Hoberman misses
letting Nesset counter with a right hand.
Hoberman moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Nesset counters with a nice body shot.
Hoberman tries to clinch
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Nesset has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoberman thinking.
Hoberman misses with a shot to the body
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nesset is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Hoberman had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Hoberman misses with the body kick
and Nesset counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters with a head kick.
Hoberman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nesset counters with a nice body shot.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Nesset counters with a nice body kick.
Hoberman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nesset counters with a stiff right hand.
Hoberman thows a leg kick but Nesset checks it
letting Nesset counter with a right hand.
Hoberman misses with a left hand
and Nesset counters with a one-two to the body.
Hoberman misses with an uppercut
and Nesset counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoberman thinking.
Hoberman misses with a shot to the body
and Nesset counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoberman's knee momentarily.
Hoberman tries to land a body kick
and Nesset makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoberman takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hoberman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nesset counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Nesset counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nesset has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Hoberman.
Nesset lands a nice looking body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hoberman darts in trying to clinch
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnfinn Nesset dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hoberman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nesset counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Nesset fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Mitch Hoberman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoberman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Nesset counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoberman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nesset catches Hoberman with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Hoberman throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nesset counters with a straight right hand.
Hoberman closes the distance but Nesset moves to the side
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoberman throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Nesset counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoberman looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman closes the distance but Nesset moves to the side
and Nesset counters with a thumping low kick.
Nesset feints and then cracks Hoberman's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hoberman down.
Hoberman wants to clinch but Nesset slips to the side
and Nesset counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoberman thinking.
Hoberman is looking to wear down Nesset with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Hoberman throws a one two combo.
Hoberman throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a nice body shot.
Hoberman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nesset counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoberman thinking.
Hoberman throws a poor cross that misses
and Hoberman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesset bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and Nesset counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman misses with an uppercut
and Nesset counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoberman thinking.
Nesset changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters with a left and a right that stings Hoberman.
A head kick by Hoberman misses
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
Nesset swings for the body but Hoberman moves out of range.
Nesset tried to score with a low kick but Hoberman checks it.
A head kick from Hoberman lands but Nesset takes it in his stride.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoberman cracks the inside of Nesset's front leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset scores with a shot to the body.
Nesset connects with a body shot that sends Hoberman's belly button to the back.
Nesset fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hoberman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a right hand to the body.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoberman misses with a body punch
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoberman is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Nesset circles away from the clinch attempt
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
Hoberman throws a lazy head kick
and Nesset counters with a straight right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman keeps Nesset at a distance using the push kick.
Hoberman throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Nesset counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoberman gets off balance looking for a body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Nesset jabs Hoberman to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Hoberman tries to clinch
and Nesset counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Hoberman thinking.
Hoberman throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
A head kick by Hoberman misses
and Hoberman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nesset lands a nice looking body shot.
Hoberman throws an off balance right hand
enabling Nesset to counter with a crisp jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nesset throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hoberman sees it coming and avoids it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnfinn Nesset showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Hoberman throws a lazy body kick
and Hoberman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and Hoberman takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesset digs a good hook to Hoberman's body.
Hoberman throws a sloppy body shot
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
Hoberman is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Nesset's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Hoberman gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hoberman tries to clinch up
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoberman throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Nesset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoberman looks to clinch
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hoberman throws an off balance right hand
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoberman falls off balance throwing a combination
and Nesset counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hoberman darts in trying to clinch
and Nesset counters with a nice body shot.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick by Hoberman misses
and Nesset counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hoberman misses with a body shot
and Nesset counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Nesset dips to his left and cracks Hoberman with an uppercut!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hoberman misses with a right hand
and Nesset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoberman wants to clinch
and Nesset counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Hoberman throws a leg kick
and Nesset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mitch Hoberman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nesset throws a series of punches but Hoberman moves out of range.
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
A shot to the body from Hoberman misses
and Nesset counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hoberman throws a leg kick
letting Nesset counter with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters with a straight right hand.
Hoberman throws a head kick that misses
and Nesset counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nesset delivers a nice body kick.
Nesset scores with a jab.
Nesset scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters with a left to the body.
Hoberman swings away with a body shot that misses
and Nesset counters with a nice low kick that buckles Hoberman's knee momentarily.
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and Nesset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoberman misses with a double jab
and Nesset counters with a nice uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hoberman moves into the clinch successfully.
Hoberman tries to land a knee to the head but Nesset blocks with his arms.
Nesset lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Hoberman misses with a knee to the head.
Hoberman using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nesset has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hoberman with a knee to the head.
Nesset makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Nesset pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Hoberman throws a sloppy head kick
and Nesset counters with a head kick. That will keep Hoberman thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Hoberman closes the distance looking to clinch
and Nesset counters with a low kick, right behind Hoberman 's knee.
Nesset bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Hoberman's head.
Hoberman tries to clinch but Nesset moves away
and Nesset connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnfinn Nesset comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Nesset 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnfinn Nesset!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Josh Godcheck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sparing Bjj (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Godcheck comes to the cage accompanied by Higher Ground by The Red Hot Chili Peppers. Bjj has chosen 50 cent feat. eminem, cashis & lloyd banks - You don't know as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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185 lbs
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180 lbs
12 - 5 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Tokyo, Josh Godcheck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sparing Bjj!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bjj slips a straight right by Godcheck.
Bjj shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Godcheck as he avoids it easily.
Godcheck swinging wildly here.
Bjj shoots and misses
and Godcheck counters with a nice uppercut.
A jab lands there for Godcheck.
It looks like Sparing Bjj has been cut.
Godcheck fails to land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Godcheck throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck thows a left - swing and a miss!
No joy there for Godcheck, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bjj moves out of range of the strikes.
Godcheck misses with a series of wild punches.
Godcheck looks to land a right hand but Bjj moved out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godcheck moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bjj defending well as Godcheck loads up on a big left hand.
Bjj moves away from the strike by Godcheck.
Godcheck misses with a hook.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bjj.
Josh Godcheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparing Bjj.
Bjj slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bjj uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godcheck.
Godcheck looks to land a left hand but Bjj moved out of range nicely.
Bjj moves out of range as Godcheck strikes.
Godcheck throws a series of punches but Bjj moves out of range.
Bjj tries for a takedown but Godcheck circles away easily
and Godcheck counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
No luck for Bjj with that takedown attempt.
Godcheck just misses with a punch to the body.
Bjj staying out of range there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A combination from Godcheck does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Sparing Bjj's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Godcheck scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Godcheck misses with a body shot.
Bjj with a poor takedown
and Godcheck counters with a straight right hand.
Bjj tries to score a power double leg takedown but Godcheck sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Bjj somewhat.
Godcheck keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Bjj.
Josh Godcheck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck misses with a straight right.
Godcheck throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Godcheck slaps away a takedown attempt from Bjj, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Josh Godcheck has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sparing Bjj.
Godcheck defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bjj.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Godcheck misses with a hook. Bjj ducked under it nicely.
Bjj blocks a head kick by Godcheck.
A big right from Godcheck misses.
Godcheck misses with a two punch combination.
Bjj scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bjj tries to pass the half guard into mount. Godcheck knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godcheck works his way to full guard. Good work.
Bjj drops back looking for a leg! Godcheck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Godcheck manages to kick Bjj off! Bjj jumps back into Godcheck's guard.
Bjj thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Godcheck keeping moving, preventing Bjj from controlling successfully.
Bjj tries to free his leg and advance position but Godcheck is retaining full guard.
Godcheck looking for a sweep. Not yet Godcheck, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Godcheck looking to control.
Bjj thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Bjj advances position into side control!
Bjj wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Godcheck, who protects the arm well.
Bjj tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Bjj has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Godcheck tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Godcheck dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Sparing Bjj's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Godcheck gets caught napping as Bjj dives in and scores a takedown. Godcheck manages to retain guard.
Bjj stands and throws Godcheck's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Godcheck is not content to let Bjj control the position.
Bjj is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Godcheck knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bjj is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Godcheck is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godcheck is trying to improve his position.
Bjj is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Godcheck looks calm but he's in trouble here. Bjj gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Godcheck is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Bjj lets go of the hold and Godcheck can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Sparing Bjj!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tony Baloney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ted Grant is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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184 lbs
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25
181 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Tony Baloney!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grant tries to bum rush Baloney with a series of wild strikes but Baloney uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Grant throws a series of punches but Baloney avoids them all with ease.
Grant throws a combination that misses
and Baloney makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Some wild striking there from Grant.
Grant misses the shot to the body.
Grant fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Baloney manages to avoid it.
Grant on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Baloney takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Grant looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Grant misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Baloney counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grant closes the distance and pushes Baloney back into the cage.
Baloney misses with a body punch.
Grant lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Baloney.
Grant lands a body punch in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Grant.
Baloney lands with a right to the head.
Nice body punch from Grant - that landed with a thud.
A right handed body shot lands from Grant.
Grant pushes Baloney back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Grant swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baloneys head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Grant.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Baloney.
Nice body punch from Grant.
Grant is working Baloney over against the cage.
Grant lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Grant pushes Baloney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baloney is breathing heavily.
Baloney working aggressively here.
A head punch on the inside from Baloney fails to land.
Baloney working aggressively here.
Grant misses with some punches.
Baloney lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Baloney makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Grant gets through Baloney's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Baloney misses with the head strike.
Grant swings wildly with an uppercut but Baloney uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grant pushes Baloney back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Baloney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Baloney fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Grant lands with a left to the head.
Grant blocks an uppercut.
Grant leaning against his opponent.
Grant lands with a left to the head.
Baloney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Grant misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baloney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Grant throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Baloneys head.
Baloney misses with the head strike.
A short body shot lands from Grant as the two fighters clinch.
Grant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Baloney blocking some punches.
Still in the clinch, Grant scores with a nice short uppercut.
Grant scores with a shot to the side of Baloney's head.
Baloney blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Baloney swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Grant scores with a nice hook to the head.
Baloney is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baloney misses with a hook from the clinch.
Baloney misses with a hook from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Grant.
Baloney goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Grant scores with a shot to the side of Baloney's head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grant.
Oh Baloney is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Grant has Baloney pressed against the cage.
Baloney seems to have got his legs back now.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grant.
A right hook to the body lands for Grant.
A nice left hand lands by Grant.
Grant lands a shot to the body.
Grant lands a body shot in the clinch.
Grant lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Grant - that landed with a thud.
Grant lands a left hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Grant lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A body shot lands from Grant.
Baloney tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Grant lands a hook that snaps the head of Baloney backwards.
The referee calls for Grant to work.
Grant presses Baloney against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Grant lands a left hand that snaps the head of Baloney backwards.
Grant lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Baloney backwards.
Grant is working Baloney over against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grant digs a right hand into Baloney's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Baloney's gas tank.
Grant lands a body punch in the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Grant takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Grant scores with a shot to the side of Baloney's head.
Grant stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Baloney misses with a hook to the ribs.
Grant makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Grant lands with a short shot to the head.
Grant blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Grant lands with a right to the head.
Baloney has a couple of punches blocked by Grant.
Grant lands with a short shot to the head.
Grant pushes Baloney against the cage. Grant is working some dirty boxing. Grant pushes off with a quick right hook! Baloney goes down! Baloney tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Grant moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ted Grant!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jet Thompson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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180 lbs
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190 lbs
19 - 9 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
23 - 14 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre misses with a lunging right hand
and Thompson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
St Pierre throws a predictable looking body shot
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thompson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
Thompson throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Thompson's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
St Pierre thows a big elbow that misses.
Thompson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thompson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for St Pierre!
St Pierre is in a horrible position here. Thompson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Thompson thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Thompson trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Thompson throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Thompson landing strikes, looking to finish!
St Pierre is desperately trying to improve his position but Thompson has a good base and remains in mount.
Thompson tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Thompson looking to ground and pound but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Thompson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but St Pierre is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Thompson drops an elbow to the side of St Pierre's head.
Thompson moves into full mount! St Pierre won't be happy about that!
Thompson sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St Pierre because Thompson loaded up on that one.
Thompson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for St Pierre because Thompson loaded up on that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
St Pierre manages to work a leg through to get back to half guard here. Good work there by St Pierre, under a barage of strikes from Thompson.
St Pierre is trying to maintain the position but Thompson is very close to passing his half guard.
St Pierre is trying to get back to full guard.
St Pierre avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
Thompson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Thompson scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Thompson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but St Pierre is working away.
Thompson is pressing down on St Pierre's thigh, looking to free his foot. St Pierre is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.
St Pierre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thompson takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jet Thompson.
Thompson doesn't manage to clinch there - St Pierre circles away.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson wants to clinch up but St Pierre keeps it at a distance.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. St Pierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Thompson wants to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thompson throws a poor cross that misses
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
St Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
St Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Thompson is trying to keep St Pierre in close.
Thompson wants to sweep but no luck.
Thompson looking to control.
St Pierre is fighting to break Thompson's control of his arms but Thompson is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jet Thompson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Thompson dives in and scores a takedown into St Pierre's guard.
Thompson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thompson pushes down on St Pierre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
St Pierre missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thompson connects with a nice short shot to St Pierre's temple.
St Pierre tries to roll over but Thompson keeps him under control.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
St Pierre trying to control from the bottom.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson trying to advance position but St Pierre counters by regaining guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Thompson postures up.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Thompson from controlling successfully.
St Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Thompson tries to stand but St Pierre is controlling from the bottom.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but St Pierre is retaining full guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Thompson lands with an uppercut that bounces St Pierre off the cage and back into rage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson lands a body shot.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but St Pierre moved out of range nicely.
Thompson closes the distance but St Pierre moves to the side
and St Pierre counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thompson rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands with a light punch inside.
Thompson lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thompson has St Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing St Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
St Pierre's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
St Pierre looking for a takedown.
St Pierre goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thompson lands a right hand.
Thompson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of St Pierres head.
Thompson lands a body shot in the clinch.
Thompson lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Thompson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thompson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, St Pierre regains guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thompson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but St Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
St Pierre avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Thompson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Thompson thows a big elbow that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. St Pierre sees it coming and avoids it easily.
St Pierre throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a straight right hand.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
St Pierre steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
and St Pierre counters with a nice body shot.
Thompson scores with a body shot.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre misses with a body shot
and Thompson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Thompson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a left hand
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Thompson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thompson misses with an uppercut
and St Pierre counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by St Pierre.
Thompson pulls St Pierre in to control the position.
Thompson is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thompson trying to control the position.
Thompson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from St Pierre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Thompson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Thompson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of St Pierre's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take St Pierre's back!
St Pierre is trying to break free.
St Pierre covering up well under a barage of strikes.
St Pierre prevents Thompson from getting a body triangle.
Thompson has the hooks in. St Pierre is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. St Pierre is looking for a way out.
Thompson connects with a series of strikes and the referee is calling for St Pierre to escape the position.
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Thompson.
Thompson misses with an elbow to the head.
Thompson misses with a punch to the head.
Thompson avoiding St Pierre 's attempts to control his hands.
St Pierre looking very determined here, making life difficult for Thompson.
Thompson lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
St Pierre is covering up but some of the strikes from Thompson are getting through and doing damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the side of the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Thompson wants to control but St Pierre is keeping busy.
Thompson wants to control the position but St Pierre frees himself and scrambles - Thompson manages to regain control in side control.
You can see the frustration on St Pierre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
Thompson is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down St Pierre's shoulder. That is not cool.
Thompson working the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Pierre is looking to regain half guard here but Thompson keeps moving and retains side control.
Thompson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
George St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
St Pierre is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Thompson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Thompson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Thompson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Go DJ by Lil Wayne. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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28
280 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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245 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Turner!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones connects with a good right hand that stumbles Turner. Turner circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Good leg kick by Turner there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones throws a lazy uppercut
and Turner counters with a nice body shot.
Turner throws a leg kick but Jones sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Turner throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Turner moves into range and connects with a jab.
Turner thuds his shin into the meat of Jones's side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Turner moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones counters with a nice body shot.
Turner jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Turner ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones misses with a hook. Turner ducked under it nicely.
Turner misses with a lunging right hand
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones staying out of range there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones dives in and grabs Turner's left leg, looking for a takedown. Turner pushes down on Jones's head and hops out.
Jones misses with a lunging right hand
and Turner counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Turner scores with a hook to the body. Jones takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Turner tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
John Turner is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A swing and a miss from Turner.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to clinch but Jones slips to the side
and Jones connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jones avoids a kick to the body.
Jones cracks Turner with an open hand slap.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jones lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Turner dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones blocks a head kick by Turner.
Jones fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Turner avoids it really well and circles away.
Jones is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A shot to the body from Turner misses
letting Jones counter with a right hand.
Jones swings for the body but Turner moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice shot lands for Jones.
Turner swings away with a body shot that misses
and Jones counters with a straight right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Turner throws a predictable looking body shot
and Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
Jones fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Turner sprawls well initially but Jones persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Turner to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Jones slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Turner tries to contro but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Turner avoids a series of strikes thrown by Jones.
Jones punching from mount but Turner doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Turner wants to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Turner manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Jones throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Turner tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones working the strikes but Turner uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Jones will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Turner wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Jones is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turner defends it well.
Jones takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Jones sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Turner defending well though.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner is trying to control but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turner is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Jones's back!
Jones rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Turner is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Turner tries to pass to full mount but Jones defends it.
Jones trying to control from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Turner wants to clinch.
Turner tries to clinch but Jones is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Turner enables Jones to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Turner manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Turner. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but Turner is working from the bottom.
Turner controlling Jones's posture.
Turner is trying to control the position but Jones postures up.
Jones is working Turner over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Jones postures up in Turner's guard and throws a big left but Turner blocks it.
Jones loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Turner looking for a sweep. Not yet Turner, not yet.
Jones looking to sit in guard and control but Turner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Jones looking to control.
Jones is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Turner sitting in guard here, content to control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Turner prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to sweep here but Turner controlling him for the moment.
Turner is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The ref stands the fighters back up. John Turner was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Jones falls off balance throwing a combination
and Turner makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Jones bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Jones throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Turner counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Turner throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Nice uppercut lands for Turner. That snapped Jones's head back.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jones throws a one two combo.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Turner comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Turner has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Turner!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Honest Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Griffin's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, I'm the Scatman. Honest Griffin could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Taylor's chin.
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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
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Honest Griffin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor rushes Griffin and presses him up against the cage.
Taylor tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffin lands a body shot in the clinch.
A right handed body shot lands from Taylor.
Taylor lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Griffin.
Taylor working aggressively here.
Griffin lands a shot to the body.
Griffin prevents a body shot from Taylor.
Taylor tries to work over Griffin's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Griffin scores with a hook to the body.
Griffin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Griffin misses with a hook from the clinch.
Griffin scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Taylor lands a body punch.
Taylor misses with a hook to the ribs.
Griffin pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Taylor blocking some punches.
Nice body punch from Griffin.
Taylor looks gassed!
Griffin scores with a shot to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor cracks Griffin with a nice body shot.
Taylor prevents a body shot from Griffin.
Griffin pushes Taylor back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Taylor swings wildly with an uppercut but Griffin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Taylor lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin blocks an uppercut.
Griffin lands a nice shot to the body.
Griffin lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Taylor tries to throw a body punch but Griffin avoids it by throwing Taylor back against the cage.
Taylor has a couple of punches blocked by Griffin.
Griffin pushes Taylor back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A hook to the body from Taylor.
Griffin lands a shot to the body.
Taylor takes a shot to the head.
Griffin is leaning against Taylor and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Griffin lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Taylor backwards.
Griffin lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Griffin gets through Taylor's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Griffin makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Griffin lands an uppercut.
Taylor is rocked!
Griffin unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Taylor! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Griffin is unloading with more strikes now! Taylor drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Honest Griffin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jack Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herman Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Thomas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Herman Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Pacquiao momentarily.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a thumping low kick.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Thomas throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Pacquiao counters with a nice body kick.
Pacquiao on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Thomas. Thomas obviously looking to wear him down.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao misses with a body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Pacquiao.
Thomas misses with a left hand
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Thomas tries to land a body kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
A short left from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao lands a shoulder strike.
A short uppercut from Pacquiao.
A hook to the body from Pacquiao.
Thomas drags the fight down to the ground.
Pacquiao gets to his feet. Thomas looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pacquiao throws the left hand but Thomas avoids the punch easily.
Pacquiao pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Thomas there as he acknowledges the shot.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Pacquiao checks a leg kick.
Thomas takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pacquiao connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick but Thomas checks it.
Pacquiao clinches.
Pacquiao lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Pacquiao scores with a shoulder strike.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas checks a leg kick.
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Thomas on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Thomas misses with a body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a low kick, right behind Thomas 's knee.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Thomas rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Pacquiao counters with a nice leg kick.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Thomas doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pacquiao lands with a hook. Thomas tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up but Thomas circles away and keeps his distance.
Pacquiao wants to clinch up but Thomas keeps it at a distance.
Pacquiao tries to land a body kick
and Thomas counters with a series of strikes. Pacquiao will be more careful next time no doubt.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Pacquiao moved away.
Thomas swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Pacquiao has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thomas's defenses.
Pacquiao working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Pacquiao lands with a light punch inside.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A punch lands to the side of Thomas 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Pacquiao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Pacquiao cracks a nice hook into Thomas's ribs.
Pacquiao lands a jab to Thomas's midsection.
Pacquiao lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao tries to clinch up.
Herman Pacquiao is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pacquiao lands a front kick.
Thomas takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Pacquiao chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Pacquiao connects with a high kick.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch successfully.
Pacquiao manages to break the clinch.
Pacquiao misses with a looping right.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thomas has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thomas on the side of the head.
Pacquiao scores with a leg kick.
Jack Thomas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks for the body kick but Thomas saw that one coming.
Pacquiao connects with the punch.
Pacquiao gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
An inside leg kick from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas lands a nice shot to the body.
Pacquiao connects with a solid leg kick.
Pacquiao misses with a wild body shot.
A nice inside leg kick there by Pacquiao. That's going to slow Thomas down.
Pacquiao is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Thomas had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Pacquiao lands a head kick!
Pacquiao paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Thomas is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Thomas moves out of range as Pacquiao strikes.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Pacquiao. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Pacquiao tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Thomas dives in and grabs Pacquiao's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pacquiao pushes down on Thomas's head and hops out.
No joy there for Thomas, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thomas throws a half hearted mid kick.
Thomas takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pacquiao tried to score with a low kick but Thomas checks it.
Thomas dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pacquiao. That did some damage!
Pacquiao slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thomas misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pacquiao.
Thomas swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pacquiao counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Thomas fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao avoids it really well and circles away.
Pacquiao has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Thomas thinking.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Pacquiao checks it
and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Pacquiao holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao presses Thomas against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas fails to pull guard.
Pacquiao digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Thomas tries to score a body lock takedown but Pacquiao shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Pacquiao lands a right hand.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Good shot there by Pacquiao.
Thomas punishes Pacquiao's body with a nice straight punch.
Pacquiao connects with a crisp jab.
Thomas misses with an uppercut
and Pacquiao counters with a nice low kick that buckles Thomas's knee momentarily.
Pacquiao displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Thomas takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao scores with a hook to the body. Thomas takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Pacquiao lands with a kick to the ribs.
Pacquiao lands a head shot.
A leg kick checked by Thomas.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Thomas looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Pacquiao lands with a nice body punch.
Thomas takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Pacquiao connects with a looping right hand.
Pacquiao motions for Thomas to come forward. Pacquiao throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Pacquiao rushes Thomas and presses him up against the cage.
Nice body punch from Pacquiao - that landed with a thud.
Pacquiao digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pacquiao lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Thomas.
Thomas looking for a takedown.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Pacquiao obliges.
A body shot lands from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao pushes Thomas back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pacquiao lands with a right to the head.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nice jab there from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Thomas defending well as Pacquiao loads up on a big left hand.
Pacquiao gets a clinch.
Thomas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Pacquiao walks away with a smile on his face. Thomas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pacquiao.
Thomas has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao connects with a right hand. Thomas shakes it off.
Pacquiao throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Pacquiao misses with a right hand
and Thomas counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Thomas is looking to wear down Pacquiao with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thomas throws a leg kick that is checked
and Pacquiao counters with a left and a right that stings Thomas.
Pacquiao stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Thomas.
Pacquiao tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Pacquiao sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas throws a wild body kick that Pacquiao sees coming a mile off.
Pacquiao closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pacquiao lands a shot to the body.
Pacquiao is trying to break the clinch but Thomas is controlling him.
Pacquiao lands a body punch in the clinch.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pacquiao creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pacquiao smiles and moves away.
Nice cross by Pacquiao.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao wants to land a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
Jab, jab by Pacquiao - just one landing.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Pacquiao shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thomas throws a leg kick which misses Pacquiao's front leg but catches the back leg as Pacquiao tries to avoid it.
Pacquiao throws a hook but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas scores with a kick to the body.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Thomas is having none of it.
Thomas takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pacquiao scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pacquiao misses with a double jab.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick that knocks Thomas off balance momentarily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pacquiao tries to land a leg kick but Thomas saw it coming and moves away.
Nice shot lands for Thomas.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Thomas's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Thomas turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Thomas is looking to score with low kicks.
Pacquiao scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Thomas changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Pacquiao sprawls well.
Pacquiao loads up on a big right hand but Thomas slips the punch.
Pacquiao throws a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Pacquiao!
Thomas jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Pacquiao is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Pacquiao and Thomas has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thomas is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Pacquiao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Thomas tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Thomas has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
Pacquiao gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Thomas is looking to take a break and control but Pacquiao is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Pacquiao avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thomas.
Pacquiao tries to roll over but Thomas keeps him under control.
Pacquiao slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Thomas postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
Thomas has gone for a leg lock! Pacquiao slips out almost immediately though and dives into Thomas's guard.
Thomas looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Pacquiao passes into half guard.
Thomas is looking to control Pacquiao's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Thomas avoid being mounted?
Thomas moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacquiao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pacquiao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Pacquiao stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Thomas swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pacquiao is looking to stand up but Thomas won't let him.
Thomas working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Pacquiao doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Pacquiao manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Pacquiao wants to stand but Thomas has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Pacquiao trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Thomas bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pacquiao's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Thomas trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pacquiao trying to control the position.
Thomas forces his way into half guard.
Thomas misses with a head shot. Pacquiao uses the momentum to regain guard.
Thomas is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Pacquiao is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Pacquiao has escaped and now he's on top!
Thomas looking for a guillotine here but Pacquiao defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Jack Thomas did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pacquiao misses with a leg kick
and Thomas counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pacquiao scores with a nice body kick.
Thomas scores with the left hand. Pacquiao knows he should have avoided that one.
Pacquiao misses with a jab, cross combination.
Herman Pacquiao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pacquiao throws a combination that misses
and Thomas counters with a nice kick to the body.
Thomas doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Pacquiao counter with a right hand.
Thomas throws a jab when Pacquiao was well out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Pacquiao.
Pacquiao catches Thomas with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Thomas throws a right hand that misses
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Thomas, as that shot connected.
Thomas swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pacquiao counters with a body kick that stops Thomas in his tracks momentarily.
Pacquiao scores with a punch to the head.
Thomas misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Thomas misses with a right hand
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a lazy head kick
and Pacquiao connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pacquiao goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Thomas throws a leg kick but Pacquiao sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Pacquiao cracks Thomas with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Pacquiao connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Good work by Pacquiao as he checks the leg kick.
Pacquiao scores with a head kick. Thomas tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Thomas blocks the body kick.
Pacquiao ducks under a wild hook from Thomas.
Thomas throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao with a jab.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses
and Pacquiao counters with an inside leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a lazy body kick
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thomas trying to control but Pacquiao is working from the bottom.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
Pacquiao is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Thomas is looking to advance position but Pacquiao has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Pacquiao looking to control and managing it successfully.
Thomas tries to reverse the position but Pacquiao maintains control.
Pacquiao stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Pacquiao tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pacquiao tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas shoots in looking for a takedown. Pacquiao tries to sprawl out of it but Thomas keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Pacquiao manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Thomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pacquiao sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Thomas misses with a body shot.
Pacquiao tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Pacquiao.
Pacquiao misses the shot to the body.
Thomas throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pacquiao throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Pacquiao fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Thomas is out of range.
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.
Thomas throws a body kick that misses.
A lazy body kick from Pacquiao
and Thomas counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Pacquiao looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thomas is one step ahead there.
Thomas wants to control from the top but Pacquiao keeps moving.
Thomas stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pacquiao swivels though and keeps the full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Thomas wants to pass the guard but Pacquiao is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Herman Pacquiao dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Thomas throws a body kick the misses
enabling Pacquiao to counter with a crisp jab.
Pacquiao cracks Thomas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Pacquiao connects with an inside leg kick.
Thomas misses with the body kick
and Pacquiao counters with a good, hard body kick but Thomas shrugs it off.
Thomas misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Thomas throws a sloppy body shot
and Pacquiao counters by moving into the clinch.
Pacquiao breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Thomas takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Thomas tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pacquiao was well out of range. Poor timing from Thomas.
Pacquiao listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thomas throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pacquiao.
Thomas looks to throw a body kick
and Pacquiao counters with a straight right hand.
Pacquiao scores with a jab to the body.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Pacquiao throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pacquiao looks to score with a jab to the body but Thomas is just out of range.
Thomas throws a sloppy head kick and Pacquiao moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pacquiao looks to throw the jab but Thomas is out of range.
Pacquiao throws a low kick, looking for Thomas's leg but Thomas calmly moves out of range.
Thomas fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Pacquiao tries to clinch there but Thomas circles away.
Thomas just misses with a punch to the body.
Thomas feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pacquiao's calf.
Thomas takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Pacquiao saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Pacquiao wants to clinch
and Thomas counters with a good, hard body kick but Pacquiao shrugs it off.
Pacquiao scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Thomas throws a leg kick
and Pacquiao counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Thomas throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jack Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Herman Pacquiao is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thomas throws out the jab.
Pacquiao throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Thomas throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Pacquiao counters with a left to the body.
Pacquiao lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Pacquiao's corner calls for a 1-2. Pacquiao obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Horrible takedown by Thomas or perhaps it was just good defense by Pacquiao which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Thomas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pacquiao getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thomas with a poor takedown
and Pacquiao counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Pacquiao connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Pacquiao with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Pacquiao moves into the clinch.
Thomas tries to pull guard but Pacquiao holds him up against the cage and eventually Thomas drops back down to his feet.
Thomas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thomas jumps guard but Pacquiao stands there with Thomas around his waist. Thomas gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pacquiao's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pacquiao takes a swing at Thomas's ribcage but misses.
Thomas misses with the body kick
and Pacquiao counters with a nice uppercut.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pacquiao swivels and escapes.
Pacquiao comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A jab from Pacquiao misses.
Thomas throws a predictable looking body shot
and Pacquiao counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thomas throws a poor cross that misses
and Pacquiao counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pacquiao avoids the body shot from Thomas.
Thomas throws a head kick that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Pacquiao throws out a loose jab but Thomas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pacquiao is looking to clinch.
Pacquiao throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Pacquiao thows a body shot but no joy.
Pacquiao throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Thomas stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Thomas misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pacquiao lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pacquiao lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas thows a leg kick but Pacquiao checks it
and Pacquiao counters with a nice kick to the body.
A nice combination there by Pacquiao.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pacquiao lands with a right hand.
Pacquiao scores with a leg kick.
Thomas takes one to the chin there.
Thomas misses with a hook
and Pacquiao counters with an inside leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Herman Pacquiao comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pacquiao has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 43:49
Judge William Peck scores the fight 43:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 43:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Herman Pacquiao!
Herman Pacquiao is the new welterweight champion!
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