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RFN 1: Corley vs Morris PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wayne Gilbert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bader has chosen 99 Problems as his entrance music. Ryan Bader will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Gilbert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Bader!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilbert shoots in and gets a takedown into Bader's guard.
Bader utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Bader thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Bader preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gilbert 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.
Gilbert content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Gilbert postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Gilbert from controlling successfully.
Bader working a defensive guard here.
Gilbert seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gilbert has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Gilbert wants to control from the top but Bader keeps moving.
Wayne Gilbert has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gilbert tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Bader paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader shoots in but no luck this time.
Bader shoots in but Gilbert avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bader wants to clinch but Gilbert slips to the side
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but Bader shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Bader shoots in and drives through. Gilbert sprawls well.
Wayne Gilbert has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Bader.
Gilbert scores with a push kick.
Bader shoots and misses
and Gilbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bader's guard.
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bader being controlled here, momentarily.
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bader controlling the position.
Bader wants to stand up but Gilbert is controlling him.
Bader looks gassed!
We're going to have a standup here because Wayne Gilbert wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Bader tries to clinch there but Gilbert circles away.
Gilbert shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gilbert drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gilbert with a nice head shot there.
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilbert is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Gilbert dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Gilbert clinches up with Bader and pushes him back against the ropes.
Gilbert changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Bader fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A leg kick checked by Gilbert.
Bader shoots in for a takedown but Gilbert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Bader!
Bader throws a leg kick
and Gilbert decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bader's guard.
Bader wants to sweep but no luck.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gilbert accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gilbert trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gilbert working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Bader's head.
Gilbert throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Bader can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gilbert missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gilbert's corner is telling him to maintain position.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Gilbert from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Bader working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilbert.
Bader is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Gilbert defends well.
Bader is breathing heavily.
Gilbert throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bader keeping moving, preventing Gilbert from controlling successfully.
Gilbert stopping the sweep attempt from Bader.
Gilbert cracks Bader with a solid left hand.
Gilbert lands a couple of elbows.
Gilbert throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Bader works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gilbert postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gilbert loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilbert distracts Bader with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bader working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gilbert.
Gilbert keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bader's head.
Gilbert trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Gilbert dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Gilbert uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Bader.
Bader is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gilbert sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gilbert moves into range and clinches up with Bader.
Bader misses with a punch on the inside.
Gilbert drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gilbert has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Bader regains guard immediately.
Gilbert got a little sloppy there for a moment and Bader has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gilbert has managed to get both his arms back between Bader's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilbert seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Gilbert throwing strikes from guard but Bader blocks nicely.
Gilbert throwing strikes from guard but Bader blocks nicely.
Wayne Gilbert overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Gilbert lands a couple of digs.
Gilbert postures up and lands a big shot to Bader's brow.
Gilbert scoring with some ground and pound.
Gilbert trying to control the position from guard on top but Bader is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Gilbert distracts Bader with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilbert keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Bader's head.
Gilbert connects with a couple of short punches.
Gilbert working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bader escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Gilbert gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Bader takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gilbert is working Bader over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bader really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gilbert. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gilbert lands a couple of digs.
Gilbert trying to control but Bader is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gilbert with a nice head shot there.
Bader has momentary wrist control but Gilbert slips an elbow through the middle.
Gilbert is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wayne Gilbert clearly takes that round.
That's time! Gilbert's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Bader tries to clinch but Gilbert is having none of it.
Bader closes the distance and clinches up with Gilbert, looking for a takedown. Bader pushes Gilbert against the ropes but Gilbert circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Bader shoots for a takedown but Gilbert saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Bader wants to clinch.
Gilbert drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Gilbert lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Gilbert is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Bader will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Gilbert working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilbert creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gilbert scoring with punches and elbows.
Gilbert works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Bader is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Gilbert wants to lay and pray for a moment but Bader keeps working.
Gilbert lands some shots froms side control.
Bader taking punishment in the form of punches.
Bader is rocked!
Gilbert lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bader down.
Bader is still in real trouble! Can Gilbert finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gilbert in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Bader looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Gilbert turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wayne Gilbert!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pete Schwetty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Firnanda Talha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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147 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pete Schwetty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Firnanda Talha!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Schwetty does no damage.
Firnanda Talha keeps the fight on the outside.
Schwetty connects with a combination that backs up Firnanda Talha into the ropes. Schwetty lands a flurry of punches that gets past Firnanda Talha's guard. Firnanda Talha is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Schwetty bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pete Schwetty!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hrafn kow Winslow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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187 lbs
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197 lbs
1 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Turner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Hrafn kow Winslow !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner clinches.
Turner lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Winslow backwards.
Turner successfully pulls guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Winslow tries to free his leg and advance position but Turner is retaining full guard.
Winslow won't allow Turner to sweep him here.
Winslow wants to control from the top but Turner keeps moving.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Turner manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Winslow manages to get himself to full guard.
Turner will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Winslow keeping moving, preventing Turner from controlling successfully.
Winslow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Winslow is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Winslow looking to hit a scissor sweep but Turner is one step ahead there.
Winslow is trying to keep Turner in close.
Winslow has his foot on Turner's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Turner works his way back into a safe position though.
Turner passes Winslow 's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner wants to take a breather but Winslow is having none of it.
Turner passes the guard and advances to mount!
Winslow defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Turner.
Winslow is wriggling around trying to escape.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Turner cracks Winslow with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Turner connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Turner working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Timmy Turner dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Turner doesn't manage to clinch there - Winslow circles away.
Turner feints and as Winslow raises his hands in defense, Turner changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Turner advances position into side control!
Turner works to advance to full mount. Winslow defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Turner trying to control but Winslow is having none of it.
Timmy Turner overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Winslow is in all sorts of trouble here.
Turner looking to isolate an arm here. Winslow doesn't see it coming and as Turner extends the arm, he's forced to tap out! Nice submission by Turner!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timmy Turner!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Coach (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronilson Tonelada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tonelada is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Sepultura - Roots Bloody Roots. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Coach!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronilson Tonelada!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Coach looks to land a right hand but Tonelada moved out of range.
James Coach seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tonelada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Coach throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Coach misses the jab.
Coach fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tonelada on the side of the head.
Coach keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coach ducks under a wild hook from Tonelada.
Coach thows a left - swing and a miss!
Tonelada walks forward, straight into a front kick from Coach.
Coach swinging wildly here.
Coach fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Coach lands with a slapping head kick.
Tonelada keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Coach bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Coach, right into the meat.
Tonelada throws an overhand right that lands on Coach's shoulder, as Coach tries to avoid the shot.
Tonelada slips a jab from Coach.
Horrible takedown by Tonelada or perhaps it was just good defense by Coach which made him look bad.
Tonelada takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Coach scores with a decent looking hook.
Coach is looking to clinch.
Tonelada tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Tonelada thows a body shot but no joy.
Coach throws a nice outside leg kick.
Coach tries to close the distance and clinch but Tonelada swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Tonelada tries to score with a low kick but Coach moves his leg out of the way.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tonelada moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Tonelada takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Tonelada throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Coach.
A solid leg kick lands there for Coach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach scores with a jab to the body.
Coach ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Coach throws a shot to the body.
Coach misses with a hook.
Coach scores with a head kick.
It looks like Ronilson Tonelada has been cut.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coach lands a nice shot that snaps Tonelada's head back.
Tonelada fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tonelada shoots in looking for a takedown but Coach manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tonelada's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Coach dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ronilson Tonelada'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.
Tonelada loads up on a big right hand but Coach slips the punch.
Tonelada fails with an attempt to clinch.
Coach scores with a shot to the body.
Jab from Coach.
Coach tries to land a front kick but Tonelada steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Coach lands with an uppercut that bounces Tonelada off the ropes and back into rage.
Coach blocks a leg kick.
Coach shoots for a takedown but Tonelada saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A jab from Coach finds it's way through Tonelada's defenses.
Coach scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Coach.
Jab from Coach.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach scores with a nice head shot.
Tonelada has managed to clinch.
Coach is looking to control Tonelada's arms but Tonelada gets an underhook and turns him. Now Coach has his back to the ropes.
Tonelada is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Coach is keeping busy.
Tonelada tries to score a body lock takedown but Coach shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Tonelada looking for a takedown.
Coach misses with a body punch.
Tonelada tries for a takedown. No joy.
James Coach has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ronilson Tonelada.
Tonelada blocks a body shot from Coach.
Coach goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Coach cracks Tonelada with a nice body shot.
Tonelada is breathing heavily.
Coach lands with a left to the head.
Coach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonelada's elbow.
Tonelada blocks a body shot from Coach.
Coach cracks Tonelada with a nice body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Coach lands with a left to the head.
Coach working some nice short punches in the clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Coach - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Coach.
Coach tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Coach lands a shot to the body.
A hook to the body from Coach.
Coach tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Tonelada's elbow.
Coach lands a shot to the body.
Coach lands with a light punch inside.
Coach can't find room to land a body shot as Tonelada controls the action.
Coach presses Tonelada against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A body shot lands from Coach.
Coach escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Coach shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Tonelada's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Coach with a flurry of punches that miss.
Coach is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Tonelada can do to turn this around?
Coach sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Tonelada's guard.
Coach is looking for a kimura but Tonelada is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Coach to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Coach dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Ronilson Tonelada's cut.
That's time! Coach's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Coach checks a leg kick nicely.
Coach tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Tonelada manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Coach wants to clinch up but Tonelada keeps it at a distance.
Tonelada tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Coach was well out of range. Poor timing from Tonelada.
Tonelada doesn't manage to clinch there - Coach circles away.
Tonelada tries to clinch there but Coach circles away.
Coach scores with a nice head shot.
Coach fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tonelada.
Tonelada shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Tonelada enables Coach to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Tonelada manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Coach trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Coach cracks Tonelada with a solid left hand.
Tonelada is looking to sweep but instead, Coach has passed into half guard.
Tonelada takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tonelada tries to roll over but Coach keeps him under control.
Coach not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Tonelada really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Coach. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Tonelada blocking the ground and pound attempt from Coach.
Coach scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coach is looking to take a break and control but Tonelada is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Coach thows a huge punch but Tonelada dodges it nicely.
Coach thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Tonelada's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Coach scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Coach looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tonelada with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Coach not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Coach seems to be working for a kimura but Tonelada defends the submission attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Coach lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Coach thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coach wants to lay and pray for a moment but Tonelada keeps working.
Tonelada keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Coach clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ronilson Tonelada's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Tonelada avoids a punch combination nicely.
Coach scores with a jab to the body.
Tonelada needs to keep his hands up - Coach had a free shot at his head there.
Tonelada has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Coach.
Coach jabs Tonelada right on the nose. Tonelada blinks but takes it well.
Tonelada drives through with a takedown into guard.
Tonelada wants to control from the top but Coach keeps moving.
Coach is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Tonelada defends well.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Coach throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Tonelada throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Coach works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coach tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Tonelada has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Coach to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Tonelada is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Coach pulls down on the head and he's put Tonelada to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:25 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). James Coach!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ronnie Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Cross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Morgan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Black Snake Moan. Cross is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Caught in a Hustle. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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21
162 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronnie Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Cross!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cross moves into the clinch successfully.
Cross pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the ropes.
Nice elbow from Cross.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a good low kick that Cross was not able to check.
Cross stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Morgan.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Cross moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses.
Cross tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Cross is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Morgan misses with a low kick.
Cross tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Cross tries to clinch but Morgan moves away
and Morgan counters with a thumping low kick.
Cross tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Morgan throws a head kick but Cross moves out of range.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Morgan paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch
and Morgan counters with a good, hard body kick but Cross shrugs it off.
Cross throws a jab when Morgan was well out of range.
Morgan pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Cross looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cross gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Morgan tries to circle away but Cross has him pinned against the ropes.
Cross on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Morgan misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cross misses with an elbow over the top.
Morgan is pressed up against the ropes. Cross has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Morgan down to the mat. Morgan avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Cross closes the distance but Morgan moves to the side
and Morgan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Cross looks gassed!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Cross tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Cross avoids the head kick by Morgan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan thumps Cross with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan scores with a leg kick.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan feints and then cracks Cross's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Cross down.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross wants to clinch.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Cross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Michael Cross seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cross tries to clinch up
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Morgan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Morgan dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Good leg kick by Morgan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cross darts in trying to clinch
and Morgan counters with a head kick. That will keep Cross thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Morgan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Cross tries to clinch up
and Morgan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Morgan connects with a high kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick lands from Morgan.
Morgan swats away the attempt to clinch by Cross.
Morgan throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That kick from Morgan tenderised Cross's leg. Cross is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cross is breathing heavily.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Ronnie Morgan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Cross moves out of range easily.
Morgan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Cross avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Morgan misses with an attempted mid kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
Morgan lands with a kick to the temple. Cross shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Morgan scores with a head kick. Cross tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan misses with a kick to the body.
Morgan misses with a few strikes there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Morgan. Beautiful body shot.
Ronnie Morgan is winning the standup battle so far.
Morgan looks to score with a jab to the body but Cross is just out of range.
Cross takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Morgan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Morgan throws a head kick but Cross moves out of range.
Morgan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Cross wants to clinch.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Cross has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan throws a head kick but Cross moves out of range.
Morgan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Cross's calf.
Cross tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
Cross avoids the head kick by Morgan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Morgan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Cross has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Morgan.
Cross tries to clinch but Morgan is having none of it.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Cross moves out of range easily.
Cross tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Morgan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Cross's knee momentarily.
Morgan throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
A nice leg kick lands there from Morgan.
A slapping leg kick lands for Morgan.
Cross wants to clinch
and Morgan counters with an inside leg kick.
Morgan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Cross has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Morgan throws the kick towards the body but Cross avoids it.
Cross sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Cross takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Morgan lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cross tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Morgan lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Morgan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Cross doesn't manage to clinch there - Morgan circles away.
Cross has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Morgan.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cross blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Cross takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Cross moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Morgan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Cross if he has to take too many more of those.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch up but Morgan swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cross uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Morgan.
Morgan misses with a head kick.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
A chopping leg kick lands by Morgan.
Morgan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Morgan misses with a wild body shot.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cross avoids the head kick by Morgan.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Morgan throws a sloppy head kick and Cross moves out of range easily.
Cross tries to clinch there but Morgan circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Morgan clearly takes that round.
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.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Cross moves in looking to clinch but Morgan pushes him off.
Cross wants to clinch up but Morgan keeps it at a distance.
Morgan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
A solid leg kick lands there for Morgan.
Cross moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Cross is looking to clinch.
Morgan throws a lazy right hand but Cross sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Cross moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a slapping leg kick.
Morgan is looking to wear down Cross with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Cross is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Cross takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Nice body kick from Morgan.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan lands with a thumping leg kick.
Morgan lands a leg kick that knocks Cross off balance momentarily.
Morgan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cross takes a kick to the side of the head.
Cross blocks a head kick by Morgan.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Morgan scores with a head kick. Cross tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cross can do to turn this around?
Cross looks to clinch
and Morgan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Morgan tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cross tries to close the distance and clinch but Morgan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Morgan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross slips a jab and a cross from Morgan.
Cross with a hook.
A head kick misses from Morgan.
Morgan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cross moves into the clinch.
Morgan tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cross lands a nice elbow.
Morgan cracks Cross with a nice body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Morgan wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Cross has him pressed against the ropes.
Cross misses with an elbow strike.
Morgan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cross is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronnie Morgan had his way with Michael Cross in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Cross tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
Morgan will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Morgan tries a head kick but it misses.
Morgan throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Cross fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cross avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morgan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Cross moves to clinch but Morgan breaks away
and Morgan counters with a leg kick.
Cross tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Morgan manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Morgan keeps the fight on the outside.
Morgan scores with a head kick. Cross tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Morgan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Cross blocks the body kick.
Michael Cross has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Morgan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cross avoids the head kick by Morgan.
Cross takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Morgan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Cross misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Morgan throws an overhand right that lands on Cross's shoulder, as Cross tries to avoid the shot.
Cross throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Morgan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Ronnie Morgan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Cross wants to clinch.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
A head kick from Morgan lands but Cross takes it in his stride.
Cross tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Morgan counters with a low kick, right behind Cross 's knee.
Cross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cross on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cross crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Cross gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Cross manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Morgan - that will leave a mark!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cross is looking to clinch but Morgan is avoiding it.
Cross tries to clinch up but Morgan circles away and keeps his distance.
A solid body kick from Morgan.
Morgan connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Cross's hands.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Cross crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Morgan - the referee stops the clock and Cross gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Morgan. Cross manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Morgan lands a front kick.
Morgan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Cross clinches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cross throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Morgan blocks the elbow strike.
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ronnie Morgan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Morgan, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ronnie Morgan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Taylor has chosen Ne Compare Pas as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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26
172 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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25
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Taylor closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet.
St Taylor is trying to work for a kimura but Sanchez is defending well.
St Taylor is looking for a kimura but Sanchez is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for St Taylor to get the leverage.
St Taylor in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Sanchez tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from St Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Taylor!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Chris Bertram (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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19
165 lbs
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155 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Bertram!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Taylor fails with the takedown
and Bertram counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bertram.
Bertram wants to stall.
Bertram lands a nice elbow.
Bertram trying to land knees to the body.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Bertram scores a nice knee to the body.
Bertram trying to stall but Taylor improves his position.
Bertram is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bertram tries to work over Taylor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Taylor looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Taylor drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Bertram gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Chris Bertram has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Taylor.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bertram as Taylor tries to tie him up.
Bertram using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Taylor has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bertram could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Bertram lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertram lands a damaging elbow.
Bertram blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Knees to the body from Bertram.
Taylor wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bertram has him pressed against the ropes.
Taylor fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Taylor ties up his opponent against the ropes and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Taylor no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bertram avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Taylor throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Bertram content to stall in guard here.
Taylor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Bertram frees his head nicely. Oh but Taylor has switched to an armbar! Bertram is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Jon Taylor!
Jon Taylor is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stan Corley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stan Corley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Morris!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Corley has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Morris is trying to keep an underhook but Corley manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Corley will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Corley is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Morris missing with punches from the bottom.
Corley is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Morris!
Corley looking to secure an arm triangle but Morris defends it well.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Corley swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Stan Corley!
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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