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TDF 12 - Drago vs. Strong PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rocko Robles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnick Carmelo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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209 lbs
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rocko Robles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finnick Carmelo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carmelo tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Robles manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Carmelo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Robles tests Carmelo's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Carmelo wants to clinch up but Robles keeps it at a distance.
Carmelo throws a nice looking combination but Robles bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Carmelo closes this distance looking for a takedown but Robles circles away.
Robles uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Robles punishes Carmelo's body with a nice straight punch.
Carmelo looks gassed!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Robles.
Carmelo looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Robles lands the left hand.
Carmelo has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Carmelo there as he acknowledges the shot.
Robles connects with a body shot that sends Carmelo's belly button to the back.
Robles stuns Carmelo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Robles bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Robles cracks Carmelo on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Carmelo falls backwards against the cage. Robles follows up with more strikes that drop Carmelo to his knees. Robles keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Carmelo! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rocko Robles!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Edward Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danilo Pires (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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160 lbs
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162 lbs
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KO power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edward Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danilo Pires!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pires shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Pires is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Pires throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pires throws a strike but Jones avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Pires stands up and waves to Jones to follow him.
Pires shoots and misses
and Jones counters with a series of strikes. Pires will be more careful next time no doubt.
Pires shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones slaps away a takedown attempt from Pires, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Edward Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Danilo Pires.
Pires with a poor takedown
so Jones counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Jones drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Jones seems to have locked his on tight now - Pires screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Jones, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Edward Jones!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Justin Eaton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Winner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andre Winner has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Eaton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Winner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Winner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Winner showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Eaton is looking for a sweep. Winner is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Winner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Winner throwing shots but Eaton is blocking nicely.
Nice strikes from Winner there.
Winner is controlling the pace.
Winner is working for a submission of some sort.
Winner stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Eaton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Winner maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Eaton could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Winner has cracked it and Eaton is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Winner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Andre Winner!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Samuel Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Biggsby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samuel Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Biggsby!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Biggsby's half guard.
Biggsby is refusing to be controlled, as Axe sits in half guard.
Axe wants to free his trapped foot but Biggsby is holding on for dear life with his legs.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Axe tries to stand and escape but Biggsby is controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Samuel Axe has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Axe throws a head kick but Biggsby moves out of range.
Biggsby fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Axe manages to avoid it.
Biggsby throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Axe dives in and grabs Biggsby's left leg, looking for a takedown. Biggsby pushes down on Axe's head and hops out.
Axe clinches.
Axe stops a takedown attempt from Biggsby.
Axe manages to break the clinch.
Axe rushes Biggsby and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Axe manages to break the clinch.
Biggsby takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Axe throws a head kick that misses.
Biggsby misses with a straight right.
Axe slips a jab from Biggsby.
Biggsby swinging wildly here.
Biggsby checks a low kick from Axe.
Axe cracks a nice hook into Biggsby's ribs.
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!
Biggsby misses with a left hand
and Axe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Biggsby!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe controlling his opponent.
Axe tries to control but Biggsby wriggling away.
Axe is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Biggsby is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Axe wants to stand but Biggsby is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Axe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Samuel Axe.
Some wild striking there from Biggsby.
Biggsby misses with a two punch combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Biggsby gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Biggsby is working for takedown but Axe is calmly controlling the position for now.
Axe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Biggsby regains guard.
Axe tries to stand but Biggsby is controlling from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Biggsby is working an open guard so Axe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Axe avoids the body shot from Biggsby.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Axe dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A head kick misses from Axe.
Axe's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Axe duly obliges.
Axe lands a right hook to the body.
Axe misses with a two punch combination.
Biggsby throws a lazy right hand but Axe sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Axe tries to bum rush Biggsby with a series of wild strikes but Biggsby uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A swing and a miss from Biggsby.
Axe lands a high kick!
Biggsby misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Axe.
Biggsby circles away from the clinch attempt.
Biggsby catches Axe with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Biggsby throws a poor cross that misses
and Axe counters by clinching up.
Axe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Axe misses the shot to the body.
Axe darts in and clinches Biggsby up against the cage.
Axe escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Biggsby goes for a takedown attempt but Axe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Biggsby. Beautiful body shot.
Biggsby throws a lazy uppercut
and Axe counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Axe moves into the clinch.
Biggsby tries for a takedown. No joy.
Axe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggsby takes a swing at Axe's ribcage but misses.
Axe fails to land with a series of punches.
Axe pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Biggsby misses the shot to the body.
Axe drives through and clinches with Biggsby against the cage.
Axe has hold of one of Biggsby's legs. Biggsby is fighting the takedown attempt but Axe gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Axe got a little sloppy there for a moment and Biggsby has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Axe has managed to get both his arms back between Biggsby's legs - danger averted.
Biggsby is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggsby wants to sweep here but Axe controlling him for the moment.
Axe trying to control the position from guard on top but Biggsby is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Samuel Axe.
Biggsby swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Axe counters by clinching up.
Axe lands a left hand that snaps the head of Biggsby backwards.
Axe prevents the takedown attempt.
Samuel Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Larry Biggsby.
Axe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Axe is pressed up against the cage. Biggsby has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Axe down to the mat. Axe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Biggsby keeps the fight on the outside.
Axe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Axe breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Biggsby keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Larry Biggsby seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Biggsby walks forward, straight into a front kick from Axe.
Axe scores with a head kick.
Axe moves into the clinch.
Axe avoiding damage.
Biggsby tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Axe smiles and moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Axe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Biggsby misses with a double jab.
Axe shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Axe decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Biggsby takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Biggsby chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Axe can pounce on him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Axe, right into the meat.
Axe clinches up against the cage.
Axe breaks from the clinch.
Axe lands a nice looking body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Samuel Axe dominated that second round.
That's time! Axe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Axe tries to clinch up but Biggsby circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe is looking to land body kicks.
Axe tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Axe misses with a jab, cross combination.
Axe is looking to wear down Biggsby with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Biggsby lands a nice shot to the body.
Biggsby throws a combination that misses
and Axe counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Axe.
Axe stands up and waves to Biggsby to follow him.
Samuel Axe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Biggsby tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Axe was well out of range. Poor timing from Biggsby.
Axe rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Biggsby moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Biggsby misses with a combination
and Axe counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Biggsby's guard now.
Biggsby takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Axe wanted to stand there but Biggsby had control of the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Larry Biggsby is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Biggsby tries to keep at a distance but Axe has taken the fight into the clinch.
Axe breaks from the clinch.
Axe lands with a kick to the ribs.
Axe is looking to clinch.
Biggsby throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Biggsby is staying active underneath Axe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Axe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Biggsby can do to turn this around?
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Axe decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Axe gets a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axe gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Axe looking to pass the guard.
Axe wants to get up but he can't break Biggsby's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Samuel Axe.
Biggsby tries to clinch up but Axe circles away and keeps his distance.
Axe closes the distance and pushes Biggsby back into the cage.
Axe breaks from the clinch.
Biggsby tries to move into range but Axe moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Biggsby swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Samuel Axe is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch but Biggsby swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Biggsby throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Axe counters with a takedown into side control.
Axe wants to stand but Biggsby has him controlled and pulls him back into his guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Axe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Biggsby is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Samuel Axe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Axe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Samuel Axe!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Sean Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Perry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Schmo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schmo gets caught flat footed, as Perry shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Schmo wants to stand but Perry is controlling the position.
Schmo thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Perry tries to free his leg and advance position but Schmo is retaining full guard.
Perry scoring with some ground and pound.
Perry is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Perry stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schmo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Perry is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Schmo blocks nicely.
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perry postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Schmo has wrist control.
Schmo manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Perry is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Perry is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Perry has given up his back here.
Perry tries to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Schmo not allowing Perry to control his hands.
Schmo wants to control but Perry is keeping busy.
Perry breaks Schmo's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Schmo has momentary wrist control but Perry slips an elbow through the middle.
Perry working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Schmo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Schmo looks gassed!
Perry is working Schmo over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Schmo is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Perry is pressing down on Schmo's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Schmo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Perry throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Schmo.
Schmo misses with a takedown attempt
and Perry counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Perry looks at the referee who does nothing so Perry lands a crushing right that sends Schmo to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sean Perry!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Barry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhodes comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Losin it by Bury your Dead kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Patrick Barry could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Roddy Rhodes's chin.
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234 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Barry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roddy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rhodes checks the leg kick.
Rhodes throws a push kick but Barry slaps the foot to one side.
Roddy Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barry moves in looking to clinch but Rhodes pushes him off.
Rhodes pushes Barry up against the cage in a clinch.
Barry wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Rhodes has him pressed against the cage.
Rhodes scores with a hook to the body.
Barry manages to pull guard.
Rhodes wants to control from the top but Barry keeps moving.
Rhodes looking to pass the guard.
Rhodes is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roddy Rhodes was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Barry moves to clinch but Rhodes breaks away
enabling Rhodes to counter with a crisp jab.
Rhodes lands with a right hand.
Barry misses the body punch
and Rhodes counters by clinching up.
Rhodes can't find room to land a body shot as Barry controls the action.
Barry decides to pull guard.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes is looking to work some ground and pound but Barry has wrist control.
Rhodes trying to control the position from guard on top but Barry is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rhodes looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Roddy Rhodes wasn't active enough on the ground.
Barry takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rhodes moves into the clinch successfully.
Rhodes taking a breather.
Barry misses with a knee strike.
Rhodes effectively controlling the action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rhodes smiles and moves away.
Barry swings for the body but Rhodes moves out of range.
Rhodes gets a clinch.
Rhodes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Barry using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rhodes has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rhodes is trying to break free.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Barry is controlling the position.
Barry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Barry stops a takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Barry is controlling the position.
Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Barry has him pressed against the cage.
Barry tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Rhodes smiles and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes clinches up with Barry and pushes him back against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barry gets underhooks to prevent Rhodes's takedown attempt.
Barry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Barry has Rhodes pressed against the cage, preventing Rhodes from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Barry fails to pull guard.
Rhodes lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Barry wants a takedown but no success here.
Barry tries to pull guard but Rhodes won't allow it.
Barry pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry is breathing heavily.
Rhodes gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Barry is working for takedown but Rhodes is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rhodes is leaning against Barry and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rhodes stops a takedown attempt from Barry.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhodes.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
Rhodes is trying to force a seperation but Barry has the dominant position.
Rhodes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Barry has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Rhodes dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rhodes has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rhodes tries to work over Barry's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Rhodes gets through Barry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes slows down the pace here.
Barry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rhodes.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Rhodes turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rhodes working the strikes but Barry uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Rhodes in particular looking to stall.
Rhodes landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Rhodes thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barry is refusing to be controlled, as Rhodes sits in half guard.
Rhodes wants to pass the guard but Barry is defending well.
Barry on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Barry tries to get out of the position.
Rhodes looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Barry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rhodes is keen to just control but Barry is a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Rhodes winds up and cracks Barry with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rhodes.
Barry wants to get back to his feet.
Rhodes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rhodes not doing much here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roddy Rhodes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Barry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
Rhodes drives through and clinches with Barry against the cage.
Rhodes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Rhodes tries to break free but Barry pushes him back against the cage.
Rhodes cracks Barry with a nice body shot.
Rhodes tries to break the clinch but Barry is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes prevents Barry from breaking the clinch.
Rhodes tries to throw a body punch but Barry avoids it by throwing Rhodes back against the cage.
Rhodes is stalling here.
Rhodes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rhodes misses with a short punch on the inside.
Barry misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Barry wants to get back to striking at distance but Rhodes won't allow it.
Rhodes is working Barry over against the cage.
Barry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rhodes tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rhodes pushes off an throws an elbow but Barry leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rhodes swings wildly with an uppercut but Barry uses good head movement to avoid it.
Barry is trying to maintain a safe position but Rhodes gets an underhook and turns Barry into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Rhodes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Rhodes moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Rhodes tries to clinch but Barry is having none of it.
Barry moves to clinch but Rhodes breaks away
and Rhodes counters by clinching up.
Rhodes throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Rhodes lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Rhodes misses with a punch on the inside.
Barry blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Rhodes avoiding damage as Barry throws knees to the body.
Rhodes working aggressively here.
Rhodes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barry changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rhodes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Barry takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rhodes wants to clinch.
Barry motions for Rhodes to come forward. Barry throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes circles away from the clinch attempt
and Rhodes counters by clinching up.
Barry prevents Rhodes from breaking the clinch.
Rhodes misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rhodes - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Barry is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rhodes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Barry. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barry has Rhodes pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rhodes manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rhodes.
Barry managing to block the knees to the body from Rhodes.
Barry stops a takedown attempt from Rhodes.
Rhodes stalling in the clinch.
Barry jumps guard but Rhodes stands there with Barry around his waist. Barry gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Barry missing with knees to the body.
Roddy Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barry tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Rhodes being controlled against the cage.
Rhodes presses Barry against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rhodes has Barry pushed against the cage.
Rhodes is trying to break the clinch but Barry is controlling him.
Rhodes working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Barry tries to pull guard but Rhodes won't allow it.
Barry can't get the takedown.
Rhodes prevents a takedown attempt there.
Barry breaks from the clinch.
Rhodes lands a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes moves into range and clinches up with Barry.
Rhodes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Barry keeps control of Rhodes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Barry has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rhodes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Barry wants to stall.
A right hand to the body from Rhodes.
Rhodes can't break the clinch.
Rhodes gets through Barry's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Rhodes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Barry up against the cage.
Rhodes lands a shot to the body.
Rhodes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Barry gets the underhooks and prevents it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rhodes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Barry's elbow.
Rhodes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Barry on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Rhodes takes the fight into the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Barry.
Barry goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rhodes prevents it.
Patrick Barry has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Barry tries to break the clinch but Rhodes is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roddy Rhodes comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rhodes 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roddy Rhodes!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Wolfgang Strong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elvaka Drago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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183 lbs
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180 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wolfgang Strong!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elvaka Drago!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strong tries for a takedown but Drago circles away easily
and Drago counters with a single leg into guard. Strong didn't expect that.
Strong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drago is controlling him.
Drago wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Drago pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strong is keeping the position for now.
Strong wants to stand and escape but Drago is having none of it.
Drago looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Strong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drago quickly recovers to half guard.
Strong seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Drago wants to control but Strong is keeping busy.
Drago is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Strong pulls his head out easily.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Drago is trying to maintain the position but Strong is very close to passing his half guard.
Strong tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Strong bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Drago is trying to control Strong's posture but Strong avoids it.
Strong decides to stand back up.
Strong fails with the takedown
so Drago counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strong manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Strong is breathing heavily.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt
so Drago counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolfgang Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Drago trying to control but Strong is working from the bottom.
Drago advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Strong is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Drago asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Strong trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Strong on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Strong tries to get out of the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong is not content to let Drago control the position.
Strong is trying to buck Drago off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvaka Drago dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Strong manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Drago on his heels. He'll look to pass Drago's guard now, I'm sure.
Strong might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
Strong trying to stand up but can't free himself from Drago's guard.
Strong stands up and waves to Drago to follow him.
Strong changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Drago looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Strong stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Strong scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Strong wants to stand up but Drago manages to regain full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Strong tries for a takedown but Drago circles away easily
and Drago holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Strong has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Drago is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Drago breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Drago shoots in for a double leg but Strong sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Wolfgang Strong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Strong doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Drago counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Wolfgang Strong. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Drago wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Strong is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Drago is controlling him.
Drago slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Elvaka Drago has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong wants to get back to his feet but Drago is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Drago wants to control from the top but Strong keeps moving.
Drago stops Strong from standing up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Elvaka Drago was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Strong misses with a takedown attempt
and Drago counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Strong!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Drago is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Drago looking to control but Strong is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong trying desperately to get to his feet.
Drago tries to control but Strong wriggling away.
Strong tries to buck Drago off but he can't manage it.
Strong is trying to stand but he's just given Drago his back.
Strong looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
A lull in the action here.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
Drago controlling the position well here. Strong rolled but Drago kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Elvaka Drago will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Drago shoots in but Strong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wolfgang Strong seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drago sprawls well initially but Strong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Drago wants to control but Strong is keeping busy.
Drago misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Strong tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drago controls his leg.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago wants to control but Strong is keeping busy.
Strong tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Strong closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Drago is looking to regain half guard here but Strong keeps moving and retains side control.
Strong blocks the strikes from Drago.
Strong decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strong shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Drago counters with a big head kick but Strong shrugs it off.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Strong.
Strong stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Strong shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Drago is trying to defend but Strong finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Strong tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Drago.
Drago moves into full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strong wanted to stand there but Drago had control of the position.
Drago has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Strong wants to stand but Drago is controlling his posture from full guard.
Strong has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Strong stands and steps away. Drago gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Strong fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Drago sprawls well initially but Strong persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Strong tries to stand but can't do so whilst Drago controls his leg.
Strong wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Drago uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Strong is looking to stand up but Drago won't let him.
Strong wants to stand and escape but instead Drago has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Drago stops Strong from standing up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wolfgang Strong clearly takes that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Strong tries for a takedown but Drago circles away easily
and Drago connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Strong.
Strong decides to stand back up. Strong steps back and let's Drago get back to his feet.
Strong fails with the takedown
and Drago counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Strong is looking to get back to is feet but Drago passes into side control.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Drago controls the position.
Drago prevents Strong from escaping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Drago prevents Strong from escaping the position.
Strong tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Strong holding both Drago 's hands and preventing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Drago is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Well, with Drago on his back, surely it's only a matter of time before Strong is tapping out... Can he escape the position?
Strong controlling the position well but he knows he's in a bad position.
Drago struggling to keep hold of the position.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago controls the action.
Strong is trying to get back to his feet but Drago has full control of the position and if anything, Strong has just worked his way into a worse spot.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Drago's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Strong trying to get back to his feet but Drago is in full control for now.
Strong is keeping busy.
Strong wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elvaka Drago dominated that fourth round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strong tries for a takedown but Drago circles away easily
and Drago counters by moving into the clinch.
Drago prevents the takedown attempt.
Drago decides to pull guard.
Strong stands up from Drago's guard - Strong perhaps looking for a knockout.
Drago throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Strong gets a double leg takedown into Drago's guard.
Strong knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Drago on the ground.
Strong tries to stand but Drago is controlling from the bottom.
Drago looking to control.
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.
Strong wants to stand but Drago is controlling his posture from full guard.
Drago trying to keep a closed guard but Strong is proving a slippery customer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Drago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strong defends it easily.
Drago has a closed guard, preventing Strong from standing up.
Strong stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Strong gets a double leg takedown into Drago's guard.
Strong is looking to stand up but Drago won't let him.
Wolfgang Strong has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying to control the position but Strong postures up.
Drago had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Strong defends it easily.
Strong gets to his feet - Drago follows without any prompting.
Drago gets caught flat footed, as Strong shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Strong tries to stand but Drago is controlling from the bottom.
Strong wants to stand and escape but instead Drago has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Drago prevents Strong from getting back to his feet.
Strong is looking to stand back up but Drago counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Strong.
Drago wants to pass the guard but Strong is defending well.
Strong kicks off Drago and gets to his feet.
Strong closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Drago quickly recovers to half guard.
Strong stands up and beckons Drago to join him on the feet.
Strong closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Strong lands in his opponent's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Drago is trying to keep Strong in close.
Strong would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Strong gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Strong throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Drago was covering up waiting for the punch and Strong finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strong throws a big right hand that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Wolfgang Strong showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Drago 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 William Peck scores the fight 47:48
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 47:48
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elvaka Drago! Elvaka Drago retains his welterweight title!
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