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OFC 91: Haim vs Jolley III PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Lupe Fiasco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Friedmann Konig (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Konig has chosen The Joker as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lupe Fiasco!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Friedmann Konig!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fiasco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Konig tests Fiasco's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Konig misses with a combination
and Fiasco counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Fiasco stuffs the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Fiasco.
Fiasco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Konig looks to land a body kick but Fiasco moved away.
Sloppy strikes from Fiasco. Those never looked like landing.
Fiasco misses with a head kick.
Konig fails with a takedown attempt.
Konig goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Fiasco on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Konig uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Fiasco has time to react.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fiasco - that will leave a mark!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Konig walks into a straight right hand from Fiasco.
Konig throws a right and a left that Fiasco avoids nicely.
Fiasco leaves Konig with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lupe Fiasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friedmann Konig.
Fiasco tries to clinch there but Konig circles away.
Konig gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fiasco pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A combination from Konig does no damage.
Fiasco uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Konig.
Konig closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Fiasco lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Konig backwards.
Fiasco is looking to break free of the clinch but Konig has double underhooks.
Fiasco is trying to push Konig away but Konig has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Konig is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fiasco is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Konig is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco breaks the clinch.
Fiasco throws a left and a right that both miss
and Konig counters with a single leg into guard. Fiasco didn't expect that.
Konig trying to control the position from guard on top but Fiasco is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Konig pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fiasco is keeping the position for now.
Konig must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Fiasco wants to stand and escape but Konig is having none of it.
Konig thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Fiasco might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Konig looks gassed!
Fiasco pushes Konig off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Konig looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Good shot there by Fiasco.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Konig's corner calls for a 1-2. Konig obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Konig misses with the combination.
Fiasco tries a head kick but it misses.
Konig cracks Fiasco with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Fiasco throws a combination that misses
and Konig counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Fiasco showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Konig.
Fiasco tries to clinch up but Konig circles away and keeps his distance.
A punch combination from Konig misses.
Fiasco is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Konig.
Konig swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiasco.
Fiasco throws a head kick but Konig moves out of range.
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.
Fiasco swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Konig keeps the fight on the outside.
Lupe Fiasco is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Konig tries to keep at a distance but Fiasco has taken the fight into the clinch.
Fiasco breaks the clinch.
Fiasco is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Konig avoids the head kick by Fiasco.
Konig jabs at Fiasco's body.
Konig rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fiasco moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Konig shoots in for a takedown but Fiasco shows good takedown defense.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiasco misses with a kick to the body.
Fiasco takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Fiasco pulls out of a head kick attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Lupe Fiasco will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Konig has Fiasco up against the cage in a clinch.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Konig as Fiasco tries to tie him up.
Konig has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Fiasco is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Fiasco manages to break the clinch.
Konig throws a head kick but Fiasco moves out of range.
Some wild striking there from Konig.
Konig will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Friedmann Konig seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fiasco fails in his attempt to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Konig throws an overhand right that lands on Fiasco's shoulder, as Fiasco tries to avoid the shot.
Konig instigates a clinch.
Konig prevents Fiasco from breaking the clinch.
Fiasco lands a nice knee to the body.
Konig tries for a takedown. No joy.
Lupe Fiasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friedmann Konig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiasco wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Konig has him pressed against the cage.
Fiasco wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fiasco has Konig pressed against the cage, preventing Konig from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fiasco has had enough of the clinch but Konig keeps him there for the moment.
Fiasco breaks the clinch.
Fiasco stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Fiasco wants it to stay on the feet.
Konig is breathing heavily.
Konig throws a left and a right that both miss
and Fiasco counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fiasco is looking to clinch but Konig is avoiding it.
Fiasco scoring well with a low kick there.
Fiasco tries to clinch but Konig moves out of range.
Konig swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Konig takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Fiasco lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Konig at a distance.
Fiasco throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco has managed to clinch.
Fiasco stops a takedown attempt from Konig.
Fiasco escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Fiasco gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Fiasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Fiasco throws a sloppy head kick and Konig moves out of range easily.
Fiasco slips a jab from Konig.
Fiasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Konig has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Fiasco.
Fiasco plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Friedmann Konig has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fiasco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fiasco tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Konig moves forwards but Fiasco connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Konig instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Konig scores with a jab. Fiasco acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Konig changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fiasco tries to avoid it but Konig manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fiasco to the ground. Fiasco escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fiasco throws a sloppy body shot
and Konig counters with a series of strikes. Fiasco will be more careful next time no doubt.
Fiasco misses with a head kick.
Konig might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Konig pushes Fiasco up against the cage in a clinch.
Fiasco breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fiasco swinging wildly here.
Fiasco tries to clinch but Konig moves out of range.
Konig tries to bum rush Fiasco with a series of wild strikes but Fiasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fiasco connects with a solid leg kick.
Fiasco tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Fiasco tries to clinch but Konig moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Konig looks to throw the jab but Fiasco is out of range.
Konig misses with a left hand
and Fiasco counters with a nice uppercut.
A slapping body kick lands there for Fiasco.
Lupe Fiasco is winning the standup battle so far.
Fiasco misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fiasco tries to clinch but Konig is having none of it.
Konig tries for a takedown but Fiasco sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fiasco is looking to clinch but Konig is avoiding it.
Konig circles away from the clinch attempt.
Konig misses with a double jab.
Fiasco lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fiasco fails in his attempt to clinch.
Fiasco moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Konig tries to keep at a distance but Fiasco has taken the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lupe Fiasco dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Friedmann Konig's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Fiasco.
Konig fails with the takedown.
Konig throws a hook but Fiasco blocks it.
Konig misses with a series of wild punches.
Fiasco dodges the punch combination from Konig.
Konig blocks a head kick by Fiasco.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Fiasco looks to land a combination but Konig avoids it well.
Fiasco will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Konig takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fiasco moves out of range of the leg kick from Konig.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fiasco lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Konig connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Konig is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Fiasco moves into the clinch.
Fiasco breaks from the clinch.
Nice uppercut there from Konig.
Konig fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Konig has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Konig tries to bum rush Fiasco with a series of wild strikes but Fiasco uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Konig pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Konig lands a two punch combo.
Fiasco slips a jab and a cross from Konig.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Fiasco is pressed up against the cage. Konig has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Fiasco down to the mat. Fiasco avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Konig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lupe Fiasco is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Konig fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lupe Fiasco has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Friedmann Konig.
Fiasco tries to clinch but Konig is having none of it.
Konig misses with a series of wild punches.
Fiasco misses with a head kick.
Konig avoids the head kick by Fiasco.
Fiasco throws a body punch but Konig moves out of range.
A head kick misses from Fiasco.
Fiasco tries to clinch
and Konig counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fiasco blocks the body kick.
Konig avoids a kick to the body.
Fiasco tries to clinch but Konig moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Konig.
Friedmann Konig has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Konig misses with a series of wild punches.
Fiasco looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Konig with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Fiasco to score with a decent uppercut.
Konig lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Konig swats away the attempt to clinch by Fiasco.
Fiasco is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Konig.
A cross from Fiasco lands.
Fiasco blocks a head kick by Konig.
Fiasco uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Konig.
Fiasco has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fiasco's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Konig avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Konig gets a clinch.
Konig lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Fiasco backwards.
Fiasco breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Konig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiasco manages to avoid it.
Konig fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Fiasco manages to avoid it.
Konig lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Fiasco tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Konig paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fiasco fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Konig has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Konig feints a jab promting Fiasco to slip. Konig then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fiasco slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fiasco swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fiasco misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Konig.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lupe Fiasco showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Fiasco, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lupe Fiasco!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ciaran Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels's entrance music is Hate me now. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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169 lbs
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166 lbs
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Decent wrestler
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
10 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ciaran Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ciaran Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson jabs Daniels to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Anderson takes a swing at Daniels's ribcage but misses.
Anderson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Daniels looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Daniels takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
Anderson lands a nice shot to the body.
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Daniels manages to avoid it.
Daniels misses the shot to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Daniels throws a nice looking combination but Anderson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Anderson throws a low kick but Daniels avoids it.
Anderson cracks Daniels with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Daniels does a little dance to reset his feet.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Anderson lands a jab to Daniels's midsection.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniels at a distance.
Daniels tries to bum rush Anderson with a series of wild strikes but Anderson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Anderson just leaning against Daniels, taking a breather.
Daniels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Anderson lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands a shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Anderson.
A right hook to the body lands for Anderson.
Anderson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Daniels takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Daniels's belly button to the back.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Daniels takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Daniels throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Daniels takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Anderson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Daniels stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Anderson wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Daniels's ribs.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Daniels throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A cross from Anderson lands.
Anderson looks to land a combination. Daniels sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Anderson getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Daniels throws a big shot that misses.
Anderson scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson misses with a body shot.
Daniels drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Nice defenses there by Anderson.
Anderson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Daniels rather than just go for the knockout.
Anderson lands with a good body shot.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Daniels at a distance.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson lands a nice leg kick that just misses Daniels's sensitive parts.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Daniels's belly button to the back.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Daniels moves away.
Anderson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Anderson lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson throws a series of strikes that have Daniels backpedaling.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Daniels circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson lands a jab.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Anderson scores with a hook to the body. Daniels takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Anderson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Daniels was well out of range. Poor timing from Anderson.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson scores with a sloppy right hand. Daniels should have avoided that one.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson punishes Daniels's body with a nice straight punch.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Daniels's belly button to the back.
Anderson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Anderson connects with a nice looking jab.
Daniels is rocked!
Daniels walks straight into a right hand from Anderson - that's dropped him! Anderson jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Daniels from any more punishment! Daniels complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ciaran Anderson!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jacob Esau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Frederman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronald Frederman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Esau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Frederman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esau blocks a low kick nicely.
Jab from Frederman.
Esau slips under a jab from Frederman.
Esau misses with an uppercut
and Frederman counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Frederman.
Frederman stopping the sweep attempt from Esau.
Frederman throwing strikes from guard but Esau blocks nicely.
Esau is trying to keep Frederman in close.
Frederman postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Esau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Frederman looking to pass the guard.
Frederman trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Esau keeping full guard, as Frederman tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederman postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Esau keeping moving, preventing Frederman from controlling successfully.
Esau working a defensive guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Frederman slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frederman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Frederman trying to control but Esau is working from the bottom.
Frederman postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Frederman postures up in Esau's guard and throws a big left but Esau blocks it.
Esau keeping moving, preventing Frederman from controlling successfully.
Frederman postures up.
Frederman trying to control but Esau is working from the bottom.
Frederman might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Esau kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ronald Frederman was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Esau looks to land a left hand but Frederman moved out of range nicely.
Esau moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frederman throws a poor cross that misses
and Esau counters with a nice uppercut.
Esau misses with a combination
and Frederman counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Esau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A left and a right from Esau both land. Nice combination.
Esau throws a lazy uppercut
and Frederman counters with a straight right hand.
Esau falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frederman counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Frederman accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Esau controls Frederman momentarily but Frederman frees himself.
Frederman preventing the sweep.
Frederman throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frederman stays in close to Esau's body and controls the position.
It looks like Frederman might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Frederman advances to half guard.
Esau is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Frederman scores with a couple of nice shots.
Frederman drops an elbow to the side of Esau's head.
Esau wants to improve his position but Frederman is controlling well.
Esau taking some punishment here, with Frederman in his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Esau has hold of Frederman's hands but Frederman slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Frederman thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Esau's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Frederman 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.
A shot to the body from Esau misses
and Frederman counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Esau!
Frederman prevents Esau from getting the reversal.
Frederman looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The referee warns Esau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Frederman sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Ronald Frederman has got the better of the ground game so far.
Esau taking shots to the head.
Frederman unloading with bombs!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frederman lands a big elbow.
Frederman looking to control but Esau is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The referee warns Esau that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Esau is rocked!
Frederman sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederman lands a big shot there that rocks Esau but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Esau tries to hold on but Frederman pushes him away.
Esau taking shots to the head.
Frederman working Esau over with strikes here.
Frederman controlling from mount.
Frederman landing strikes, looking to finish!
Frederman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Frederman working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Esau tries to reverse the position but Frederman maintains control.
Frederman is landing with some decent strikes but Esau is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frederman controlling from mount.
Esau keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Frederman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Frederman connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Frederman unloading with bombs!
Oh Esau is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Frederman wants to control the pace but Esau is squirming around nicely.
Esau seems to have got his legs back now.
Frederman looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frederman lands a heavy elbow.
Frederman lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Esau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Frederman lands a heavy elbow.
Frederman scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Esau?
Frederman raining down hammerfists from mount.
Whack. That's a big, big shot from Frederman! Esau is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ronald Frederman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davi Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Hudson (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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24
149 lbs
11 - 5 - 0 |
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25
152 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Hudson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hudson misses with a double jab.
Hudson sizes up Alves with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hudson swings widly with a right hand
and Alves counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hudson misses with a few strikes there.
Hudson misses with a double jab
and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hudson is looking to stand up but Alves isn't so interested in that idea.
Hudson keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.
Hudson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alves!
Alves is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Hudson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Alves is in all sorts of trouble here.
Alves sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Hudson is pressing down on Alves's thigh, looking to free his foot. Alves is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
Alves looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Alves flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Alves wants to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Alves manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hudson stands up and waves to Alves to follow him.
Hudson avoids the body shot from Alves.
Hudson swings widly with a right hand
and Alves counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Alves.
Alves trying to control but Hudson is working from the bottom.
Hudson has momentary wrist control but Alves slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves prevents Hudson from getting back to his feet.
Alves pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hudson is keeping the position for now.
Hudson scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Alves waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Hudson.
Alves scores with a one two! Hudson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Alves takes one to the side of the head.
Mike Hudson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hudson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alves counters with a left to the body.
Hudson misses with an uppercut
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
A leg kick checked by Hudson.
Alves with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hudson scores with a three punch combo!
Hudson throws an off balance right hand
and Alves counters with a straight right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves scores with a jab to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Alves.
Hudson misses with a right hand
and Alves counters with a right hand to the body.
Hudson looks gassed!
Hudson misses with a shot to the body
and Alves counters with a left and a right that stings Hudson.
Alves fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hudson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hudson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Alves counters with a nice uppercut.
Hudson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Alves lands a right hook to the body.
Alves lunges at Hudson with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Hudson's hand.
Alves connects with an inside leg kick.
Alves lands a high kick!
It looks like Mike Hudson has been cut.
Hudson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alves buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hudson throws a right hand that misses
letting Alves counter with a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hudson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Alves scores with a push kick.
Alves lands with a slapping head kick.
Hudson is rocked!
Hudson gets tagged by a hook that puts him to sleep! Alves points and yells something to his unconcious foe before strutting off. Hudson wakes up just in time to hear Alves thank his coaches in the post fight interview.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davi Alves!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Finnian Liam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate MacRally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liam comes to the cage accompanied by Check to Check. MacRally has chosen Sick Puppies - You're Going Down as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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196 lbs
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220 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finnian Liam!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate MacRally!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liam misses with a right hand
and MacRally counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Liam tries to break free but MacRally pushes him back against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from MacRally.
Liam breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MacRally avoids the body shot from Liam.
Liam throws a head kick but MacRally moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Liam misses with a series of wild punches.
Liam swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Liam throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
enabling MacRally to counter with a crisp jab.
Finnian Liam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam throws a right hand that MacRally ducks under and follows up with a left that MacRally also avoids with ease.
Liam throws a push kick but MacRally slaps the foot to one side.
MacRally drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Liam connects with the punch.
Liam rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but MacRally moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Liam throws a right and a left that both miss.
MacRally misses with a two punch combination.
Liam lands a really nice looking cross but MacRally seems unphased.
MacRally keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Liam gets tackled into the cage by MacRally. MacRally maintains the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Liam leaning against his opponent.
Liam is looking to break free of the clinch but MacRally has double underhooks.
Liam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Liam working hard to break the clinch.
MacRally keeps control of Liam as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Liam is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. MacRally is defending well for now.
Liam is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
MacRally is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
MacRally throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Liams head.
Liam breaks from the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRally slips a jab and a cross from Liam.
Liam throws the left hand but MacRally avoids the punch easily.
Liam darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Nice combo by MacRally! Oh, that's hurt him - Liam falls to the canvas and MacRally follows him into side control.
It looks like Finnian Liam has been cut.
MacRally wants to control but Liam is keeping him busy.
MacRally thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Liam prevents MacRally from moving into mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRally in side control, throwing shots but Liam defends.
Liam is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
MacRally scores with a couple of short elbows.
Liam tries to bench press MacRally off him but MacRally keeps the position.
Liam is working hard here to advance position.
Liam is not content to let MacRally control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate MacRally dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Finnian Liam's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Liam throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
MacRally is looking to chop away at Liam's legs.
MacRally misses with a right hand
and Liam counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters circling - Liam throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
MacRally tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liam throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Liam waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacRally.
Liam misses with a combination
and MacRally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left lands for Liam.
Liam takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
MacRally ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
MacRally misses with a double jab.
Finnian Liam is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Liam scores with a three punch combo!
MacRally misses with a two punch combination.
MacRally staying out of range there.
Liam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and MacRally counters with a one-two to the body.
Liam lands with a shot to the body.
MacRally throws a nice looking combination but Liam bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from MacRally misses.
Liam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Liam on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Liam throws a series of punches but MacRally moves out of range.
MacRally rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Liam moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacRally throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Liam counters with a stiff right hand.
Liam throws a right hand that MacRally ducks under and follows up with a left that MacRally also avoids with ease.
MacRally throws a left and a right that both miss
and Liam counters with a left and a right that stings MacRally.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Liam lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
MacRally swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by MacRally.
MacRally throws a poor cross that misses
and Liam counters with a nice uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacRally.
A combination from Liam does no damage.
Finnian Liam is winning the standup battle so far.
Sloppy strikes from Liam. Those never looked like landing.
Liam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Liam lands a head shot.
MacRally jabbing away but nothing is landing.
MacRally throws a leg kick but Liam checks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacRally blocks a leg kick.
Liam misses with a two punch combination.
Liam is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Liam swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting MacRally counter with a right hand.
MacRally throws out a loose jab but Liam uses good head movement to avoid it.
Liam throws a series of punches but MacRally moves out of range.
Liam throws a combination that misses
and MacRally holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Liam can't break the clinch.
MacRally taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Liam wants to break the clinch but can't.
Liam wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacRally has him pressed against the cage.
Liam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Liam throws an off balance right hand
and MacRally counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Finnian Liam dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Finnian Liam's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Liam throws a series of strikes that have MacRally backpedaling.
Liam tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacRally was well out of range. Poor timing from Liam.
Liam takes one to the side of the head.
Liam shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. MacRally eats them both and turns towards Liam to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Liam ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Liam throws a combination that misses
and MacRally cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
MacRally throws a right hand that Liam ducks under and follows up with a left that Liam also avoids with ease.
Liam falls off balance throwing a combination
and MacRally counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Liam looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam wants to get back to his feet but MacRally is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Liam controls MacRally momentarily but MacRally frees himself.
MacRally throws and elbow that misses. Liam uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in MacRally's guard. Nice move by Liam!
MacRally working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Liam doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Liam manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
MacRally bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Liam's guard.
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.
MacRally lands a couple of elbows.
MacRally trying to control but Liam is working from the bottom.
MacRally stopping the sweep attempt from Liam.
MacRally in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
MacRally has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
MacRally tries to free his leg and advance position but Liam is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Liam 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.
Liam wants to stand and escape but MacRally is having none of it.
MacRally landing with the ground and pound.
MacRally trying to control the position from guard on top but Liam is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
MacRally throwing strikes but missing.
MacRally works over Liam with some ground and pound from guard.
Liam is trying to control the position but MacRally postures up.
MacRally missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Liam has control of MacRally's left arm, preventing MacRally from doing any damage.
MacRally sitting in guard here, content to control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nate MacRally comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think MacRally 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nate MacRally!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jex Midnight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willy Wonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Willy Wonka has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
155 lbs
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24
168 lbs
6 - 7 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Decent boxing
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jex Midnight!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willy Wonka!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Midnight scores with a hook to the body. Wonka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Wonka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Midnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wonka throws a nice head kick!
Willy Wonka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Midnight connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Wonka misses with a head kick.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Wonka scores with a nice right hand.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
Wonka throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Midnight connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Wonka throws a body punch but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight swings widly with a right hand
and Wonka counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Wonka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonka throws a poor cross that misses
and Midnight counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Midnight smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Midnight throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Wonka scores with a one two! Midnight had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Wonka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Wonka defending well as Midnight loads up on a big left hand.
Wonka throws a series of punches but Midnight avoids them all with ease.
Midnight lands a head shot.
Wonka misses with a head kick.
Wonka misses with a low kick as Midnight jumps back.
Wonka misses with a low kick.
Wonka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wonka throws a sloppy head kick and Midnight moves out of range easily.
Midnight misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wonka counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight scores with a jab. Wonka acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Wonka uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Midnight.
Wonka misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Midnight misses with a wild body shot.
Wonka lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Wonka.
Wonka thows a body shot but no joy.
Wonka misses with a two punch combination.
Wonka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midnight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Midnight throws a looping overhand right but Wonka ducks down to avoid it.
Midnight drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Midnight jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Midnight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Midnight paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wonka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Midnight keeps the fight on the outside.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonka. Midnight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Wonka to counter with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
Wonka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Midnight.
Wonka misses with an attempted mid kick.
Midnight misses with a wild body shot.
Wonka throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Midnight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wonka thinking.
Midnight thows a body shot but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Wonka misses with a double jab
and Midnight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wonka thinking.
Wonka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Midnight counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Midnight throws an overhand right that lands on Wonka's shoulder, as Wonka tries to avoid the shot.
Midnight swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
and Wonka counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Midnight blocks a head kick by Wonka.
Wonka throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Midnight misses the shot to the body.
Midnight misses with an uppercut. Wonka saw that one coming.
Midnight avoids a punch combination nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jex Midnight dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Wonka ducks under a wild hook from Midnight.
A telegraphed right hand from Midnight misses the target.
Wonka misses with a telegraphed body shot
letting Midnight counter with a right hand.
Wonka misses with a jab to the body
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Willy Wonka is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wonka misses with a body kick.
Midnight jabs at Wonka's body.
Midnight blocks a head kick by Wonka.
Wonka tries to land a front kick but Midnight steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Wonka misses with a left hand
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Some wild striking there from Wonka.
Midnight ducks under a wild hook from Wonka.
Midnight scores with a hook to the body. Wonka takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wonka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonka throws a head kick that Midnight semi-blocks.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Midnight avoids the body shot from Wonka.
Wonka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midnight counters with a stiff right hand.
Wonka keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Midnight feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wonkas jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Midnight connects with a nice looking jab.
Wonka throws a right and a left that Midnight avoids nicely.
A slow jab from Wonka misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wonka throws a left and a right that both miss
and Midnight counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Midnight looks to land a left hand but Wonka moved out of range nicely.
Wonka misses with a hook
letting Midnight counter with a right hand.
Wonka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wonka bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wonka scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wonka walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Wonka lands with a right hand.
Wonka throws a push kick but Midnight slaps the foot to one side.
Wonka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wonka ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Midnight moves away.
Wonka has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Wonka fails to land with a series of punches.
Wonka lands a high kick!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka cracks the inside of Midnight's front leg.
Midnight takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Midnight cracks Wonka with an open hand slap.
Midnight scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wonka doesn't seem bothered though.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wonka. Midnight does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wonka falls off balance throwing a combination
and Midnight counters with a left to the body.
Midnight avoids the head kick by Wonka.
Midnight throws a poor cross that misses
letting Wonka counter with a right hand.
Wonka misses with a double jab
and Midnight counters with a right hand to the body.
Midnight swings widly with a right hand
and Wonka counters with a nice low kick that buckles Midnight's knee momentarily.
Wonka misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midnight chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wonka can pounce on him.
Wonka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Midnight avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Midnight uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wonka.
Midnight keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Wonka.
Wonka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wonka moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice straight punches there by Midnight. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Midnight.
Midnight misses with a hook
and Wonka counters with a big head kick but Midnight shrugs it off.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Wonka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nice body punch from Wonka.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jex Midnight dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Wonka ducks under a wild hook from Midnight.
Midnight cracks Wonka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Wonka throws a combination that misses
and Midnight counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Wonka tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Midnight was well out of range. Poor timing from Wonka.
A head kick misses from Wonka.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Wonka misses with an uppercut
and Midnight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Wonka avoids the body shot from Midnight.
A slow jab from Midnight misses its intended target.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Midnight throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Wonka counter with a right hand.
Wonka misses with a body shot
and Midnight counters with a nice uppercut.
Wonka's jab looks to have found its range, popping Midnight under the eye.
Midnight lands a right hook to the body.
Jex Midnight is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wonka walks into a stiff left hand from Midnight.
Midnight avoids the body shot from Wonka.
Wonka swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Midnight takes a swing at Wonka's ribcage but misses.
Midnight swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wonka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wonka misses with a combination
and Midnight counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Wonka thinking.
Wonka works Midnight's body with a nice hook.
Wonka throws a right and a left that both miss.
Wonka throws a head kick but Midnight moves out of range.
Wonka uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Midnight.
Midnight uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Wonka.
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.
Wonka slips under a jab.
Midnight rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Wonka makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Midnight really felt that one!
Midnight throws a jab but it's blocked by Wonka.
Midnight throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Wonka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Midnight waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wonka.
Wonka misses with a body shot.
Wonka scores with a head kick.
Wonka throws a head kick that misses
and Midnight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Willy Wonka has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Midnight misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wonka.
Midnight uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Wonka.
Midnight moves out of range of the strikes.
Midnight misses with a looping right.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wonka misses with a double jab.
Wonka misses with a double jab
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
and Midnight counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Wonka tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Wonka misses with a double jab
and Midnight cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Midnight looks to land a left hand but Wonka moved out of range nicely.
Wonka clobbers Midnight with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
A left and a right from Wonka both land. Nice combination.
Midnight throws a right hand that misses
and Wonka counters with a stiff right hand.
Wonka misses with an uppercut. Midnight saw that one coming.
Wonka misses with a body shot
and Midnight counters with a left to the body.
Jex Midnight is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Midnight throws a body punch but Wonka moves out of range.
Midnight lands a head shot.
Wonka swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Midnight counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Midnight misses.
Wonka stalks Midnight and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Midnight's face. Midnight staggers backwards, shaken.
Midnight swats away the attempt to clinch by Wonka.
Wonka pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Wonka misses with a wild body shot.
Midnight is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Wonka.
Wonka fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Midnight throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Midnight tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wonka was well out of range. Poor timing from Midnight.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jex Midnight.
Well Midnight 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jex Midnight!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Korey Reid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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153 lbs
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142 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Fanning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Korey Reid!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fanning fails with a takedown attempt.
Reid throws a right hand that Fanning ducks under and follows up with a left that Fanning also avoids with ease.
Reid misses the shot to the body.
Reid misses with the combination.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reid misses with the combination.
Reid walks into a left hand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reid.
Reid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Fanning doesn't seem bothered though.
Fanning avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fanning slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Fanning dives in and scores a takedown into Reid's guard.
Reid lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Fanning!
Fanning is trying desperately to improve position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning is squirming around, avoiding Reid's attempts to control the action.
Reid content just to control the position here.
Reid tries to control but Fanning wriggling away.
Fanning is desperately trying to improve his position but Reid has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Fanning tries to lock up and control but Reid gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Reid thowing shots but they're missing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reid trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Reid with a couple of short strikes.
Fanning manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Fanning regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Reid wants to control from the top but Fanning keeps moving.
Reid throwing strikes but missing.
Reid must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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.
Fanning looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Reid is working Fanning over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Reid looking to sit in guard and control but Fanning gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Fanning looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fanning is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Korey Reid will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Reid scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Korey Reid is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reid looks to land a combination but Fanning avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fanning. Reid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Reid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reid misses with a series of wild punches.
Fanning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reid keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Fanning showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reid.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot to the liver by Fanning. Beautiful body shot.
Reid on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Fanning dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Reid lands a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Reid. Those never looked like landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning throws out a loose jab but Reid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reid throws a right and a left that Fanning avoids nicely.
Fanning dodges the punch combination from Reid.
Mike Fanning seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fanning throws a jab when Reid was well out of range.
Reid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fanning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid feints a jab promting Fanning to slip. Reid then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fanning slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some bone on bone action there as Reid checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Reid tries to move into range but Fanning moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Fanning jabs at Reid's body.
Reid throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Fanning connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Reid's hands.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Reid misses with a few strikes there.
Reid lands a jab-cross combination.
Reid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Reid looks to land a combination but Fanning avoids it well.
Fanning slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanning misses with a right hand
and Reid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fanning throws an off balance right hand
letting Reid counter with a right hand.
Fanning tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fanning throws a poor cross that misses
and Reid counters with a two punch combo.
Fanning tries a low kick but Reid avoids it.
Fanning throws an off balance right hand
and Reid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Reid throws a nice looking combination but Fanning bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Fanning thows a left - swing and a miss!
Fanning slips a jab and a cross from Reid.
Fanning looks to land a right hand but Reid moved out of range.
Fanning misses with a lunging right hand
and Fanning takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fanning throws a solid leg kick but Reid takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Fanning.
Fanning throws a poor cross that misses
and Reid counters with a nice uppercut.
Fanning misses with a straight left.
Korey Reid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fanning tries for a takedown but Reid sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Reid misses with a wild combination.
Fanning throws a big shot that misses.
Reid slips a jab and a cross from Fanning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reid missing with a left hand there. Fanning was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Fanning throws a body kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Fanning.
Reid needs to keep his hands up - Fanning had a free shot at his head there.
Fanning takes a swing at Reid's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Reid.
Reid sizes up Fanning with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Fanning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reid.
Fanning misses the shot to the body.
Reid tries to bum rush Fanning with a series of wild strikes but Fanning uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fanning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reid displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fanning throws out the jab.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Reid fails to land with a series of punches.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fanning throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Some wild striking there from Reid.
Fanning swings for the body but Reid moves out of range.
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.
Fanning blocks a jab.
Reid pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reid throws out a powerful jab.
Reid slips under a jab.
Reid connects with a looping right hand.
Reid throws a series of punches but Fanning moves out of range.
Reid scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Fanning fails with a takedown attempt.
Reid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Reid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fanning.
Reid moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
A nice combination there by Reid.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Fanning looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Reid throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A punch combination from Reid misses.
Fanning shoots for a double leg takedown but Reid sprawls well. He's pushed Fanning's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Fanning. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Reid looks to land a combination but Fanning avoids it well.
A jab from Fanning finds it's way through Reid's defenses.
Reid looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Korey Reid 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. This is the final round!
Reid uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fanning.
Reid lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
A lazy left from Fanning finds it's target.
Fanning throws a shot to the body.
Fanning pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Reid back to the cage. Fanning follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Fanning - that will leave a mark!
Reid works over Fanning's head and body with a nice combination.
Fanning misses the shot to the body.
Reid with a jab.
Horrible takedown by Fanning or perhaps it was just good defense by Reid which made him look bad.
Fanning fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reid avoids it really well and circles away.
Reid moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Reid throws a combination that misses
and Fanning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A cross from Fanning lands.
Fanning tests Reid's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fanning throws a right hand that misses
and Reid counters with a two punch combo.
A lazy left from Reid finds it's target.
Reid slips under a jab.
Fanning misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reid throws a big shot that misses.
Fanning avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fanning throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Reid throws a one two combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Fanning.
Fanning looks to land a combination but Reid avoids it well.
Reid might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Fanning misses with a wild body shot.
Fanning takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Fanning takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Korey Reid seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fanning.
Reid swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice cross by Reid.
Reid rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fanning moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reid lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Fanning circles away quickly and effectively.
Fanning misses with an uppercut
and Reid counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Fanning thinking.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Fanning.
Reid misses with the combination.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fanning throws a shot to the body.
Mike Fanning has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fanning slips under a jab.
Fanning looks to score with a jab to the body but Reid is just out of range.
Reid misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reid throws a combination that misses
and Fanning connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reid lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fanning swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fanning looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Reid throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fanning.
The fighters circle momentarily. Fanning darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Fanning.
Reid with a nice cross.
Fanning throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fanning ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reid moves away.
Fanning throws a jab but it's blocked by Reid.
Fanning steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Reid.
Reid throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Reid ducks under a wild hook from Fanning.
Fanning swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reid counters with a two punch combo.
Reid throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fanning misses with a shot to the body
and Reid counters with a three punch combo that has Fanning backing up. Fanning nods at Reid to acknowledge the strikes.
Fanning dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Fanning shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning won't allow Reid to sweep him here.
Reid is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Fanning is pushing down on Reid's leg trying to pass to half guard. Reid is fighting to maintain full guard but Fanning has managed to sneak the leg through.
Reid keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fanning working over Reid with some ground and pound. Reid looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Fanning trying to control from half guard but Reid is working away.
Fanning slips a nice elbow through Reid's hands, connecting with Reid's forehead.
Fanning thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fanning thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Fanning is looking to advance position but Reid won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fanning not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Reid is trying to control but can't.
Fanning lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Korey Reid is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Fanning trying to pass the guard but Reid defending well.
Fanning missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Fanning landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Fanning prevents Reid from improving his position.
Fanning throwing shots but Reid is blocking nicely.
Fanning is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Fanning showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Reid 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Korey Reid!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masaharu Homma (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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210 lbs
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205 lbs
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Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Rai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Masaharu Homma!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rai tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Rai takes a kick to the side of the head.
Masaharu Homma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rai shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Homma pinned against the cage. Homma gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Homma's head but Homma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai throws a series of punches but Homma moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Rai.
Homma fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Rai, pushing him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai goes for a takedown in the clinch but Homma prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Rai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Homma misses with an elbow over the top.
Rai is working for takedown but Homma is calmly controlling the position for now.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Rai avoiding damage as Homma throws knees to the body.
Homma tries to land a knee to the head but Rai blocks with his arms.
With the fighters up against the cage, Homma throws an elbow but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Homma.
It looks like Aaron Rai has been cut.
Homma throws an elbow but it misses.
Rai has Homma pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Rai pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Homma tumbling to the mat - Rai dives into Homma's guard.
Rai wants to control from the top but Homma keeps moving.
Rai content to stall in guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rai.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai postures up in Homma's guard and throws a big left but Homma blocks it.
Rai postures up in Homma's guard and throws a big left but Homma blocks it.
Rai throws a big right hand that misses.
Homma keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully.
Rai content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rai tries to free his leg and advance position but Homma is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Homma utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rai throws and elbow that misses. Homma uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rai's guard. Nice move by Homma!
Homma postures up.
Rai wants to sweep but no luck.
Rai is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rai has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Homma has passed into side control.
Rai manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
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.
Rai works his way to full guard. Good work.
Rai looking to hit a scissor sweep but Homma is one step ahead there.
Rai is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rai is on top in guard.
Homma really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Rai. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rai with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rai tries to free his leg and advance position but Homma is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Aaron Rai will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Rai's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Homma misses with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Homma there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Rai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rai tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Homma does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Homma, right into the meat.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homma throws the kick towards the body but Rai avoids it.
Rai fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Rai tries to clinch but Homma moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Rai.
Aaron Rai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rai drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Rai misses with the ground and pound.
Rai in side control lands a decent elbow.
Rai misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Rai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rai sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Homma is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Homma taking punishment in the form of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma is not content to let Rai control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Homma stops Rai from passing to mount.
Homma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rai tries to score with some ground and pound. Homma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Homma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rai.
Rai tries to score with some ground and pound. Homma controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai working the head and body with strikes.
Homma managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Rai.
Rai cracks Homma with a big elbow.
Rai throws an elbow but Homma slips to the side and avoids it well.
Rai working the strikes but Homma uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rai is looking to advance position but Homma won't allow it.
Rai thows a huge punch but Homma dodges it nicely.
Rai trying to control the action but Homma is working from the bottom.
Rai is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Homma!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Homma can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai looking to finish with strikes here!
Rai content just to control the position here.
Rai lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Rai throws some wild stikes that Homma manages to avoid easily.
Rai with shots to the head and body - Homma looks very uncomfortable down there.
Rai pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Rai dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Rai's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Homma throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rai lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Homma throws a push kick but Rai slaps the foot to one side.
Homma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Rai looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Homma is fending him off so far but Rai persists. Nope, Homma circles away and we're back to standing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homma pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rai is out of range and Homma settles back down.
Homma misses with a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai tries to clinch but Homma is having none of it.
Rai misses with a double jab.
Homma uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rai.
Rai misses with a double jab.
Rai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Homma's waist but Homma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rai off to one side.
Rai wants to clinch.
Homma tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
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.
Rai shoots in and drives through. Homma sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Rai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick from Homma lands but Rai takes it in his stride.
Rai jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Homma closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Homma is pressed up against the cage. Rai has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Homma down to the mat. Homma avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A right-left combo lands from Rai.
Homma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rai.
Rai shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A decent looking cross lands there for Rai.
Rai has a takedown stuffed.
Homma on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Rai misses.
Rai tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Homma manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Homma moves in looking to clinch but Rai pushes him off.
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.
Rai looks to land a combination. Homma sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Horrible takedown by Rai or perhaps it was just good defense by Homma which made him look bad.
Homma takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Homma tries to clinch up but Rai circles away and keeps his distance.
Masaharu Homma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homma connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Rai throws a jab but it's blocked by Homma.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Masaharu Homma just about did enough to take it.
The cut man is working on Aaron Rai's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A head kick misses from Homma.
Rai swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Homma gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Homma tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rai throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Homma's waist but Homma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Rai off to one side.
Rai cracks Homma with an open hand slap.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Homma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rai moves out of range of the body kick from Homma.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rai gets tackled into the cage by Homma. Homma maintains the clinch.
Rai is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rai managing to block the knees to the body from Homma.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Homma just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rai's brow.
Rai goes for a takedown attempt but Homma pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Homma throws a head kick that misses
and Rai counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Homma wants to clinch up but Rai keeps it at a distance.
Rai is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Homma keeps the fight on the outside.
A head kick misses from Homma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Rai throws a hook to the side of Homma's head but Homma sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rai misses with an uppercut. Homma saw that one coming.
Nice defenses there by Homma.
Homma tries to clinch up
and Rai counters with a series of strikes. Homma will be more careful next time no doubt.
Rai thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab lands there for Rai.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai dives in and grabs Homma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Homma pushes down on Rai's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aaron Rai. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rai looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Decent striking displayed by Rai there.
Good standup being displayed there by Rai as he connects with a hook.
Homma closes the distance but Rai moves to the side
enabling Rai to counter with a crisp jab.
Rai cracks Homma with a good jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Homma ducks right into an uppercut from Rai.
Rai stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A punch combination from Rai misses.
Homma misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Homma avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Homma lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Homma tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Aaron Rai had his way with Masaharu Homma in that round.
The cut man is working on Aaron Rai'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!
Rai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rai sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Rai lands a heavy elbow.
Rai with good strikes from the mount here!
Rai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rai putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Rai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Homma working to try and regain half guard.
Homma is squirming around, avoiding Rai's attempts to control the action.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Homma looks a forlorn figure.
It looks like Masaharu Homma has been cut.
Rai breaks from Homma's wrist control and lands an elbow.
That has opened up Masaharu Homma's cut even more.
Rai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Rai trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Rai throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Rai lands a big elbow.
The cut above Masaharu Homma's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Masaharu Homma's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Rai!
Aaron Rai retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Haim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jolley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haim comes to the cage accompanied by Days. James Jolley has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Corey Haim's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Haim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jolley!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jolley ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Haim moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Haim listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Haim lands a glancing blow to the side of Jolley's head.
Haim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jolley has his takedown stuffed
and Haim counters with a left and a right that stings Jolley.
Haim throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jolley counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jolley.
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.
Jolley has gone for a leg lock! Haim slips out almost immediately though and dives into Jolley's guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jolley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haim is aware though and is defending well.
Jolley looks gassed!
Jolley keeping full guard, as Haim tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haim in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Haim keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jolley's head.
Haim trying to control the position from guard on top but Jolley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Haim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Haim landing some decent shots from guard.
Haim stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jolley swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jolley working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Haim doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Haim manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Haim wants to control from the top but Jolley keeps moving.
Jolley is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Haim is aware though and is defending well.
Haim chips away with some ground and pound.
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.
Haim postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Haim is pushing down on Jolley's leg trying to pass to half guard. Jolley is fighting to maintain full guard but Haim has managed to sneak the leg through.
Haim wants to pass to mount but Jolley is defending the position.
Haim takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Haim is stalling here. Jolley is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Haim seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Jolley has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Haim is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Haim tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jolley goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Haim rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Jolley's guard! Nice work there by Haim!
Haim passes Jolley's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haim is trying to work for a kimura but Jolley is defending well.
Jolley is trying to get back to full guard.
Haim seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Jolley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Haim sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jolley defending well though.
Nice strikes from Haim there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jolley is trying to maintain the position but Haim is very close to passing his half guard.
Jolley is trying to get back to full guard.
Haim working over Jolley with some ground and pound. Jolley looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
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.
Jolley looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Haim has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jolley defend it? Haim steps over the head and cranks it - Jolley is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Haim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Corey Haim!
Corey Haim retains his featherweight title!
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