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Underground Fight club 2 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Diaz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz misses with a wild body shot.
Silva jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Diaz lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Silva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Silva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Diaz looks to land a right hand but Silva moved out of range.
Silva lands a left and a right that send Diaz crashing to the mat, dazed. Silva thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Diaz is rocked!
Good leg kick by Silva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Diaz is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diaz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Silva, pushing him back against the ropes.
Diaz seems to have recovered his senses.
Diaz tries to pull guard but Silva won't allow it.
Diaz tries a body shot but Silva blocks it.
Silva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Diaz lands a body punch in the clinch.
Diaz lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Diaz is trying to push Silva away but Silva has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Diaz as Silva tries to tie him up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diaz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Silva avoids it.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Silva has him pressed against the ropes.
Diaz tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva blocks a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Diaz will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Silva up against the ropes.
Diaz gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Diaz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diaz trying to control the position from guard on top but Silva is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Diaz is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
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.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Jack Diaz hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Silva keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Diaz.
Silva swinging wildly here.
Silva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Silva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
Diaz misses with a jab to the body
and Silva counters with a thumping low kick.
Diaz throws a right hand that Silva ducks under and follows up with a left that Silva also avoids with ease.
Silva lands a lovely overhand right.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Diaz fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a nice head kick!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Diaz counters by clinching up.
Silva blocking some punches.
Diaz lands a body shot in the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Diaz fails to pull guard.
Diaz lands a right hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
A right handed body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz breaks the clinch.
Silva throws a head kick that Diaz semi-blocks.
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva throws a combination. Diaz tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Diaz gets a clinch.
Silva prevents a body shot from Diaz.
Diaz digs a right hand underneath Silva's ribcage. Silva let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz pulls guard successfully.
Diaz wants to sweep but no luck.
Diaz is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
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 Anderson Silva will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Silva fails to land with a series of punches.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz scores with a nice hook to the head.
Diaz lands a hook to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a knee to the body.
A body shot lands from Diaz.
Diaz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Diaz is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Silva.
Diaz moves into the clinch successfully.
Diaz works on Silva's body with a couple of short punches.
Diaz lands a shoulder strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice body punch from Diaz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from Diaz.
Diaz lands an uppercut.
Diaz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Diaz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Diaz ducks right into an uppercut from Silva.
Diaz throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Diaz looks to land a combination but Silva avoids it well.
A punch combination from Silva misses.
Silva throws a right hand that Diaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Diaz also avoids with ease.
Silva showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Diaz.
Diaz throws a hook to the side of Silva's head but Silva sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Diaz pivots, looking for a leg kick but Silva is out of range and Diaz settles back down.
Diaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Silva.
A head kick by Diaz misses
and Silva counters with a two punch combo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva scores with a decent looking hook.
Silva throws a front kick that sends Diaz stumbling back into the ropes.
Silva drops Diaz with a beautiful combination! Diaz stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Silva is looking for the KO!
A head kick by Silva - that's a beauty! Diaz is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Silva can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anderson Silva!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charles Harper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Del Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Gin and Juice by Snoop Dog. Charles Harper has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Harper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Del Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Thompson scores with a four punch combination!
Thompson moves in looking to clinch but Harper pushes him off.
Harper connects with a crisp jab.
Thompson tries to clinch up but Harper circles away and keeps his distance.
Harper throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Harper misses the jab.
A bone on bone clash there as Harper blocks the leg kick.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt
and Harper counters with an inside leg kick.
Thompson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Harper will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Harper throws a nice looking combination but Thompson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Thompson misses with a double jab
and Harper counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Harper counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harper fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thompson manages to avoid it.
Thompson darts in trying to clinch
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Harper swats away the attempt to clinch by Thompson.
Harper tries to land a leg kick but Thompson saw it coming and moves away.
Thompson pushes Harper up against the ropes in a clinch.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper throws an elbow but it misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper slows down the pace here.
Thompson misses with an elbow strike.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Thompson's defenses.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Harper misses with a knee strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
Harper with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Harper backwards.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harper's brow.
Harper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harper tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Thompson swings wildly with an uppercut but Harper uses good head movement to avoid it.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Thompson.
Harper working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Harper lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Thompson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Harper in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thompson tries to land knees in the clinch but Harper avoids the damage to the body.
Harper digs a right hand into Thompson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thompson's gas tank.
Harper lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Harper taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Harper is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Harper lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson lands a nice knee to the body.
Thompson lands a nice uppercut.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson can't find room to land a body shot as Harper controls the action.
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper just leaning against Thompson, taking a breather.
Thompson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Harper.
Thompson looking to throw knees to the head but Harper is blocking nicely.
Harper misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Del Thompson 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.
Thompson tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Harper manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Harper rushes Thompson and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Harper just misses with a elbow thrown towards Thompson's brow.
Harper putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thompson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Harper comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper avoiding damage as Thompson throws knees to the body.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper trying to stall but Thompson improves his position.
Thompson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Harper slowing the pace effectively.
Thompson tries a body shot but Harper blocks it.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Harper.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
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!
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thompson is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper avoids a wild elbow strike from Thompson.
Harper is trying to maintain a safe position but Thompson gets an underhook and turns Harper into the ropes.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Del Thompson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Harper lands a good knee to the midsection. Thompson won't want to take too many of those.
Harper takes an elbow to the forehead.
Harper tries a knee to the head but Thompson blocks it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harper misses with an elbow strike.
Still in the clinch, Thompson scores with a nice short uppercut.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harper pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the ropes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson lands a nice elbow.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harper's brow.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
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!
Knees to the body from Harper.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper tries to throw a body punch but Thompson avoids it by throwing Harper back against the ropes.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Harper connects with a knee to the head.
Harper using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Harper lands an elbow inside.
Harper trying to land knees to the body.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Thompson throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Harper landing knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson avoiding damage as Harper throws knees to the body.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Thompson blocks the elbow strike.
Harper blocks the elbow strike.
Harper connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thompson's face.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Harper is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Thompson takes an elbow to the temple.
Harper on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thompson avoids a wild elbow strike from Harper.
Harper unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Thompson misses with a body punch.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thompson cracks Harper with a nice body shot.
Harper is looking to control Thompson's arms but Thompson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Harper has his back to the ropes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
A shot in the inside from Harper.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harper is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Harper presses Thompson against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Harper tries to stall but Thompson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thompson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Harper tries to land a knee to the head but Thompson blocks with his arms.
Harper takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Harper dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
A solid leg kick lands there for Thompson.
Harper swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Thompson.
Harper is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Harper circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good leg kick by Harper there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Harper connects with a nice looking jab.
Thompson tries to clinch up
and Harper counters with a low kick, right behind Thompson 's knee.
Harper throws a low kick but Thompson avoids it.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Harper.
The fight stays on the outside here - Thompson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Harper cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harper throws a wild body kick that Thompson sees coming a mile off.
Thompson tries to clinch up.
Harper is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Thompson throws a nice looking combination but Harper bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Del Thompson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Harper throws a good cross that connects.
Thompson closes the distance but Harper moves to the side
and Harper counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson wants to slow Harper down by chopping away at his legs.
Harper looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Thompson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thompson is looking to clinch but Harper is avoiding it.
Thompson tries to close the distance and clinch but Harper swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Harper moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Thompson is looking to clinch.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
Thompson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Harper connects with a leg kick. Thompson looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Harper throws a front kick aimed at Thompson's knee but Thompson avoids it well.
Harper misses with a leg kick
and Thompson moves into the clinch.
Harper utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harper tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Thompson's elbow.
Harper misses with a knee to the head.
Thompson throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A short uppercut from Harper.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Thompson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Harper.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Thompson throws an elbow but it misses.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Thompson trying to land knees to the body.
Harper dodges an elbow strike from Thompson.
Harper tries to land knees in the clinch but Thompson avoids the damage to the body.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Thompson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harper avoids it.
Harper lands a damaging elbow.
Thompson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harper is defending well for now.
Harper landing knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson managing to block the knees to the body from Harper.
Harper is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harper blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Harper looking to throw knees to the head but Thompson is blocking nicely.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thompson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Harper lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Harper lands a nice uppercut.
Harper gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harper blocks a body shot from Thompson.
Harper lands an elbow inside.
Thompson missing with knees to the body.
Harper stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Thompson takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Thompson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Harper's brow.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
Harper content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harper lands an elbow inside that Thompson shrugs off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Harper showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Harper 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Harper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dylan Howard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Descharme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Howard comes to the ring accompanied by My Hero. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Jean Descharme enters the ring!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dylan Howard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Descharme!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Descharme fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Descharme misses with an uppercut.
Howard misses with a takedown
and Descharme cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Descharme looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Descharme looks for a takedown but Howard sprawls well.
Descharme lands a nice hook to Howard's body. Howard takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Descharme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howard's head backwards.
Jean Descharme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Descharme thuds a left hand into Howard's body.
Howard takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Descharme keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Descharme connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Howard momentarily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Descharme lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Descharme manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Howard on his heels. He'll look to pass Howard's guard now, I'm sure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Descharme loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Descharme is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Howard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Descharme stands up over Howard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Descharme landing with the ground and pound.
Descharme landing some decent shots from guard.
Descharme lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Descharme accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Howard preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Howard pushes Descharme off and gets back to his feet.
Descharme lands with a straight right. Howard didn't see that one coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Descharme works Howard's body with a nice hook.
Descharme with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Descharme comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Descharme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dylan Howard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Descharme works over Howard's head and body with a nice combination.
Howard is breathing heavily.
Howard looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Descharme lands an overhand right.
Descharme scores with the left hand. Howard knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descharme lands a really nice looking cross but Howard seems unphased.
A jab lands there for Descharme.
Howard shoots in for a double leg but Descharme sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Descharme bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Howard's head backwards.
Descharme thuds his right hand into Howard's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Descharme scores with a takedown into Howard's guard.
Descharme landing some decent shots from guard.
Howard is rocked!
Descharme is working Howard over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oh Howard is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Howard can't keep his opponent in guard - Descharme advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Descharme is sitting in half guard. He's postured up and lands a nice elbow. Oh, Howard is hurt! He's hurt bad - Descharme fires away with more strikes and the referee jumps in to save Howard from any more punishment! Congratulations to Descharme! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Descharme!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Depaoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronin Fujimoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ronin Fujimoto has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adrian Depaoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronin Fujimoto!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Depaoli is looking to score with low kicks.
Fujimoto is looking to clinch but Depaoli is avoiding it.
Fujimoto closes the distance looking to clinch
and Depaoli counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fujimoto wants to control but Depaoli is keeping busy.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Fujimoto is trying to get back to full guard.
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.
Fujimoto trying to control here.
Ground and pound from Depaoli.
Fujimoto keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fujimoto is trying to get back to full guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Fujimoto manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Depaoli postures up and lands a big shot to Fujimoto's brow.
Fujimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Depaoli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fujimoto manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Depaoli is squirming around, avoiding Fujimoto's attempts to control the action.
Fujimoto working for a guillotine from mount but Depaoli is in no mood to give up.
Depaoli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Fujimoto raining down shots from the mount!
Fujimoto avoids the attempt from Depaoli to control.
Fujimoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Fujimoto avoids the attempt from Depaoli to control.
Fujimoto scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Depaoli?
Depaoli is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fujimoto is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Oh Depaoli is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
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!
Fujimoto looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Depaoli really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Depaoli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Depaoli landing some decent shots from guard.
Depaoli stays in close to Fujimoto's body and controls the position.
Fujimoto is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fujimoto has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Depaoli can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Depaoli working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fujimoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Depaoli is aware though and is defending well.
Fujimoto wants to sweep here but Depaoli controlling him for the moment.
Fujimoto looking for a guillotine here but Depaoli defends easily.
Depaoli is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fujimoto has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Depaoli is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fujimoto is trying to keep Depaoli in close.
Fujimoto is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Fujimoto looks gassed!
Fujimoto tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fujimoto looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Depaoli seems to have got his legs back now.
Depaoli wants to stand but Fujimoto has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Depaoli landing with the ground and pound.
Fujimoto is trying to keep Depaoli in close.
Depaoli throwing strikes but missing.
Fujimoto escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Depaoli gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Fujimoto working for a triangle but Depaoli defends it easily.
Depaoli throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Fujimoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Depaoli is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Depaoli lands a couple of digs.
Fujimoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Depaoli is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fujimoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Depaoli defends well.
Depaoli is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Fujimoto working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Depaoli.
Fujimoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Depaoli is one step ahead there.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Depaoli accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fujimoto controls Depaoli momentarily but Depaoli frees himself.
Fujimoto has his foot on Depaoli's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Depaoli works his way back into a safe position though.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ronin Fujimoto will probably get the nod.
That's time! Depaoli's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Depaoli shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Fujimoto tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Depaoli paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Fujimoto wants to clinch up but Depaoli keeps it at a distance.
Depaoli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Fujimoto shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Depaoli looking for submissions off his back.
Fujimoto tries to pass the half guard into mount. Depaoli knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ronin Fujimoto has got the better of the ground game so far.
Depaoli is looking to improve his position.
Fujimoto moves into full mount! Depaoli won't be happy about that!
Fujimoto in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Depaoli is desperately trying to improve his position but Fujimoto has a good base and remains in mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fujimoto lands a nice shot to the head.
Fujimoto manages to capitalize on a mistake by Depaoli to take his back!
Fujimoto is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Depaoli with him. Depaoli is trying to defend but Fujimoto has an arm under the chin now! Depaoli grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ronin Fujimoto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cherry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Owain Glyndwr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Glyndwr has chosen Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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220 lbs
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223 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cherry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Owain Glyndwr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cherry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Glyndwr is looking to clinch but Cherry is avoiding it.
Cherry tries to bum rush Glyndwr with a series of wild strikes but Glyndwr uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Cherry throws a right and a left that both miss.
Glyndwr misses with a takedown attempt - Cherry sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cherry uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Glyndwr.
Cherry scores with a decent looking hook.
Cherry goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Glyndwr tries for a takedown but Cherry circles away easily
and Cherry counters with a three punch combo that has Glyndwr backing up. Glyndwr nods at Cherry to acknowledge the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyndwr shoots in looking for a takedown. Cherry tries to sprawl out of it but Glyndwr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cherry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Don Cherry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Owain Glyndwr.
Cherry swinging wildly here.
Glyndwr dodges the punch combination from Cherry.
Glyndwr misses with a series of wild punches.
Glyndwr shoots in looking for a takedown but Cherry manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Glyndwr's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Cherry throws a good cross that connects.
Cherry checks a low kick from Glyndwr.
Cherry leaves Glyndwr with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Glyndwr shoots in looking for a takedown. Cherry tries to sprawl out of it but Glyndwr keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Cherry manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Cherry lands with an uppercut that bounces Glyndwr off the ropes and back into rage.
Owain Glyndwr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry stuffs the takedown.
Cherry doesn't manage to clinch there - Glyndwr circles away.
Glyndwr throws a right hand that Cherry ducks under and follows up with a left that Cherry also avoids with ease.
Glyndwr tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
Glyndwr tries to clinch but Cherry moves out of range.
Cherry closes the distance and clinches.
Cherry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
No joy there for Cherry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry scores with a jab to the jaw.
Cherry feints a jab promting Glyndwr to slip. Cherry then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Glyndwr slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Glyndwr throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Cherry stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Cherry scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cherry lands a nice hook to Glyndwr's body. Glyndwr takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Glyndwr fails with the takedown
and Cherry counters with an outside leg kick.
Glyndwr looks gassed!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry misses with a wild combination.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cherry 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.
Glyndwr throws a head kick that misses.
Cherry works over Glyndwr's head and body with a nice combination.
Jab from Cherry.
Cherry lands an overhand right.
No joy there for Cherry, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cherry throws a combination. Glyndwr tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Glyndwr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cherry.
Glyndwr throws a combination that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Glyndwr misses with a body punch
and Cherry counters with a left and a right that stings Glyndwr.
Glyndwr is breathing heavily.
Glyndwr fails with a takedown attempt.
Glyndwr throws an off balance right hand
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Glyndwr is looking to chop away at Cherry's legs.
Cherry cracks Glyndwr with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the ropes.
Cherry rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Glyndwr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Cherry moves into the clinch.
Cherry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Glyndwr is trying desperately to land a takedown but Cherry is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Glyndwr.
Glyndwr misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Glyndwr throws a head kick that misses
and Cherry counters with a right hand to the body.
Cherry scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Glyndwr takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Glyndwr takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cherry lands a lovely overhand right.
Danga de danga de dang - Cherry scores with a four punch combination!
Cherry scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A punch combination from Cherry misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry slips under a jab.
Cherry is working the combinations to good effect here.
A combination from Glyndwr does no damage.
Cherry lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cherry keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Don Cherry is winning the standup battle so far.
Cherry paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Glyndwr has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Glyndwr fails to land the takedown.
Glyndwr takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Cherry pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Glyndwr back to the ropes. Cherry follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry works over Glyndwr's head and body with a nice combination.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Cherry getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Glyndwr is looking to clinch.
Cherry avoids a punch combination nicely.
Glyndwr takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cherry lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Cherry fails to land with a series of punches.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Cherry dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Cherry lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Cherry.
Cherry moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Glyndwr is rocked!
Cherry is looking to clinch but Glyndwr is avoiding it.
Cherry throws a nice looking combination but Glyndwr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glyndwr needs to keep his hands up - Cherry had a free shot at his head there.
Cherry scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Glyndwr avoids a punch combination nicely.
Cherry fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cherry throws a nice looking combination but Glyndwr bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Glyndwr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
It looks like Don Cherry has been cut.
Glyndwr misses the shot to the body.
Glyndwr misses with an uppercut
and Cherry counters with a left and a right that stings Glyndwr.
Glyndwr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Glyndwr leaves Cherry with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cherry throws a series of strikes that have Glyndwr backpedaling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cherry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Glyndwr is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Cherry.
A low kick from Glyndwr misses
and Cherry counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
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!
That kick from Cherry tenderised Glyndwr's leg. Glyndwr is trying to keep his angry face on.
Cherry misses with a jab, cross combination.
Cherry looks for a takedown but Glyndwr sprawls well.
Cherry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Glyndwr can do to turn this around?
Glyndwr misses with a body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cherry lands a glancing blow to the side of Glyndwr's head.
Cherry slips a jab and a cross from Glyndwr.
Glyndwr drives through and clinches with Cherry against the ropes.
Glyndwr prevents Cherry from breaking the clinch.
Cherry wants to break the clinch but can't.
Cherry breaks from the clinch.
Glyndwr throws a combination that misses
and Cherry counters with a series of strikes. Glyndwr will be more careful next time no doubt.
Don Cherry is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Cherry.
Cherry moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cherry is looking to break free of the clinch but Glyndwr has double underhooks.
Cherry manages to break the clinch.
Cherry looking to score a takedown here. Glyndwr is defending well but Cherry drives through and ends up in Glyndwr's guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Cherry looking to pass the guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Glyndwr lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Cherry!
Owain Glyndwr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cherry is trying to stand up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Don Cherry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Cherry 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Don Cherry!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Gilbert Taneyev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stephan Potvin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilbert Taneyev could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Stephan Potvin's chin.
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190 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gilbert Taneyev!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephan Potvin!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taneyev misses with a few strikes there.
Taneyev shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
The fight stays on the outside here - Taneyev looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Taneyev misses with a low kick as Potvin jumps back.
A combination from Taneyev does no damage.
Potvin looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taneyev keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Potvin with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taneyev counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Potvin thinking.
Gilbert Taneyev has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stephan Potvin.
Taneyev cracks a nice hook into Potvin's ribs.
Potvin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Taneyev looks to land a combination but Potvin avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taneyev scores with a three punch combo!
Taneyev closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Taneyev lands in his opponent's 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.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Potvin tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Potvin wants to control the position but Taneyev says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Taneyev wants to pass to mount but Potvin is defending the position.
Potvin wants to get back to full guard but Taneyev has mounted him!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potvin is trying to reverse the position but instead Taneyev has taken his back - oops!
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.
Taneyev struggling to keep hold of the position.
Potvin holding on to Taneyev's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Potvin trying to control the hands but Taneyev won't let him.
Potvin wants to escape the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potvin is keeping busy.
Taneyev keeps control of the position as Potvin tries to break free.
Taneyev working for a choke but Potvin is defending well.
Taneyev is trying to stick to Potvin's back but Potvin is turning into Taneyev. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Taneyev's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Potvin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potvin working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Potvin throws a strike but Taneyev rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Potvin is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potvin slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Gilbert Taneyev dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Taneyev moves in looking to clinch but Potvin pushes him off.
Taneyev lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Taneyev scores with a one two! Potvin had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Taneyev rushes Potvin and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Taneyev scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Taneyev gets underhooks to prevent Potvin's takedown attempt.
Potvin lands a takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taneyev is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Potvin wants to control from the top but Taneyev keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potvin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Taneyev keeping moving, preventing Potvin from controlling successfully.
Potvin stays in close to Taneyev's body and controls the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Potvin wants to control from the top but Taneyev keeps moving.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Stephan Potvin was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Taneyev lands with a nice combination. Potvin backs away looking to recover.
Potvin darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potvin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Potvin wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taneyev keeps working.
Nice strikes from Potvin there.
Taneyev wants to improve his position but Potvin is controlling well.
Potvin working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Taneyev's thigh. Taneyev counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Taneyev looking for a sweep. Not yet Taneyev, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taneyev trying to keep a closed guard but Potvin is proving a slippery customer.
Potvin pushing down on Taneyev's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Potvin is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Taneyev defends it well.
Taneyev regains full guard. Nicely done.
Taneyev bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Potvin's guard.
Taneyev wants to pass the guard but Potvin is keeping the position.
Potvin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potvin is keen to just control but Taneyev is a slippery customer.
Potvin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Potvin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Potvin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Taneyev!
Potvin is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Taneyev has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Taneyev!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taneyev preventing the sweep.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Stephan Potvin will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Taneyev's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Potvin misses with a low kick as Taneyev jumps back.
Gilbert Taneyev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taneyev avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Potvin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taneyev wants to improve his position but Potvin is controlling well.
Potvin thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Taneyev to regain full guard.
Potvin stops Taneyev from standing up.
Potvin is pushing down on Taneyev's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taneyev is fighting to maintain full guard but Potvin has managed to sneak the leg through.
Potvin slips a nice elbow through Taneyev's hands, connecting with Taneyev's forehead.
Taneyev tries to roll over but Potvin keeps him under control.
Taneyev is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potvin is trying to control the action in half guard but Taneyev is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Taneyev trying to hold on to Potvin's head to control him but Potvin postures up.
Potvin is trying to control. Taneyev wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Potvin is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Taneyev as he works his way to full guard.
Potvin loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taneyev working for a triangle but Potvin defends it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Potvin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potvin looking to pass the guard.
Potvin trying to control but Taneyev is working from the bottom.
Potvin thows a big elbow that misses.
Stephan Potvin has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taneyev can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Potvin controls the pace.
Taneyev keeping moving, preventing Potvin from controlling successfully.
Potvin throws and elbow that misses. Taneyev uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Potvin's guard. Nice move by Taneyev!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potvin not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Stephan Potvin hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Taneyev misses with a series of wild punches.
Taneyev looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gilbert Taneyev is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Potvin shoots in looking for a takedown but Taneyev manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potvin's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Potvin looking to score a takedown here. Taneyev is defending well but Potvin drives through and ends up in Taneyev's guard.
Potvin throwing strikes but missing.
Potvin working some strikes from top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potvin in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Potvin stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taneyev swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Potvin advances to half guard.
Potvin throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Potvin not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Potvin lands strikes from half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Potvin thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Potvin looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Taneyev won't allow Potvin to pass to mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephan Potvin comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Potvin 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a majority draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lambert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edmund Dorrance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lambert's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Disturbed - Stricken. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lambert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edmund Dorrance!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lambert shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dorrance as he jumps to the side.
Joe Lambert seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Dorrance.
Dorrance throws a head kick but Lambert moves out of range.
Good leg kick by Dorrance there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dorrance.
Dorrance changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Dorrance pushes Lambert up against the ropes in a clinch.
Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Lambert throws a head punch that misses.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dorrance lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Joe Lambert has been cut.
Lambert throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorrance.
Lambert scores with a shot to the side of Dorrance's head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dorrance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lambert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lambert struggles to land a body shot inside as Dorrance controls his hands.
Lambert misses with a punch on the inside.
Dorrance misses with a knee strike.
Lambert lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Lambert lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lambert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lambert misses with some punches.
Lambert tries for a takedown but Dorrance manages to get underhooks.
Dorrance misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lambert taking a breather.
Dorrance lands an elbow that stopped Lambert in his tracks for a moment.
Lambert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dorrance is trying to stall.
Lambert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Lambert wants a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorrance misses with a knee strike.
Dorrance prevents a body shot from Lambert.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Lambert takes an elbow to the temple.
Dorrance with a knee to the head.
Lambert lands a left hand that snaps the head of Dorrance backwards.
Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but Lambert blocks it.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Lambert fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lambert.
Lambert tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Dorrance's elbow.
Lambert trying to control the position but instead, Dorrance has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lambert into the ropes.
Dorrance gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lambert.
Dorrance lands a nice elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee is keeping an eye on Dorrance - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Lambert has a couple of punches blocked by Dorrance.
Dorrance lands an elbow inside that Lambert shrugs off.
Dorrance lands an elbow that stopped Lambert in his tracks for a moment.
Dorrance working Lambert over with knees to the body.
Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lambert scores with a nice hook to the head.
Dorrance comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lambert is breathing heavily.
Lambert lands with a short shot to the head.
Lambert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dorrance obliges.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert is working for takedown but Dorrance is calmly controlling the position for now.
Dorrance with a knee to the head.
Dorrance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance lands an elbow just above Lambert 's eye.
Lambert has a couple of punches blocked by Dorrance.
Dorrance stalling.
Dorrance lands a knee to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dorrance landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Dorrance.
Lambert takes an elbow to the forehead.
Dorrance gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Dorrance unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Dorrance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambert's face.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dorrance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Still in the clinch, Lambert scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lambert is trying to maintain a safe position but Dorrance gets an underhook and turns Lambert into the ropes.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Joe Lambert's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lambert rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dorrance moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dorrance clinches up against the ropes.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambert.
Lambert takes an elbow to the temple.
Lambert is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Dorrance is keeping busy.
Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrance landing knees to the head.
Lambert trying to control the position but instead, Dorrance has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lambert into the ropes.
Dorrance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Dorrance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lambert is defending well for now.
Lambert blocks an elbow strike from Dorrance.
Dorrance looking to throw knees to the head but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Lambert looking to slow down the pace here.
Lambert throws a punch but it's blocked by Dorrance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Lambert avoids the damage to the body.
Lambert looking to stall.
Lambert lands with a right to the head.
Lambert looking to stall.
Dorrance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lambert.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lambert on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Dorrance lands an elbow just above Lambert 's eye.
Lambert avoids the elbow strike from Dorrance, against the ropes.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lambert wants to stall.
Dorrance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lambert's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lambert avoids it.
Dorrance throws an elbow that misses.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.
Lambert tries to stall but Dorrance uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Dorrance lands a damaging elbow.
Lambert lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Dorrance lands a damaging elbow.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Dorrance throws an elbow but misses.
Dorrance lands a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dorrance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrance is breathing heavily.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lambert.
Dorrance is trying to stall.
Edmund Dorrance seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lambert swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Lambert avoids the damage to the body.
Lambert wants a takedown.
Dorrance stalling.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Dorrance obliges.
Dorrance throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lambert is trying to maintain a safe position but Dorrance gets an underhook and turns Lambert into the ropes.
Lambert looking for a takedown.
Lambert doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrance lands a knee to the body.
Lambert taking a breather.
Lambert scores with a hook to the body.
Lambert wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dorrance misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lambert.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
Dorrance looking to throw knees to the head but Lambert is blocking nicely.
Dorrance lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrance lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrance is looking to control Lambert's arms but Lambert gets an underhook and turns him. Now Dorrance has his back to the ropes.
Lambert lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lambert misses with a short punch on the inside.
Dorrance is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Lambert is keeping busy.
Lambert is looking to control Dorrance's arms but Dorrance gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lambert has his back to the ropes.
Dorrance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Dorrance creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Dorrance lands a knee to the head.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrance is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lambert is defending well for now.
Lambert working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Edmund Dorrance showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Joe Lambert's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lambert throws a combination. Dorrance tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
It looks like Edmund Dorrance has been cut.
Lambert throws a combination that misses
and Dorrance counters with a head kick.
Edmund Dorrance is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lambert blocks a head kick by Dorrance.
Dorrance throws a low kick but Lambert avoids it.
Lambert tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Dorrance swivels and escapes.
Dorrance closes the distance and clinches.
Dorrance crunches a lovely knee into Lambert's ribcage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dorrance.
Dorrance creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lambert's defenses.
Dorrance lands an elbow inside.
Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Dorrance.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Dorrance.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dorrance comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Dorrance lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.
Dorrance lands an elbow just above Lambert 's eye.
Dorrance is trying to stall.
Dorrance stalling against the ropes.
Dorrance blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lambert looking to stall.
Dorrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lambert lands a right hand.
Dorrance with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lambert wants a takedown but no success here.
Dorrance gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lambert is trying to maintain a safe position but Dorrance gets an underhook and turns Lambert into the ropes.
Lambert managing to block the knees to the body from Dorrance.
Dorrance throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lambert blocks it with crossed arms.
Dorrance with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Dorrance tries to land knees in the clinch but Lambert avoids the damage to the body.
Dorrance throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Lambert takes an elbow to the temple.
Dorrance tries a knee to the head but Lambert blocks it.
Dorrance missing with knees to the body.
Lambert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dorrance backwards.
Lambert tries for a takedown but Dorrance manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Lambert. That's going to take a lot out of him.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dorrance unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lambert lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Dorrance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambert's face.
Lambert works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Lambert.
Dorrance blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lambert.
Lambert trying to control the position but instead, Dorrance has worked for underhooks and has pushed Lambert into the ropes.
Lambert tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Dorrance wants to stall.
Lambert avoids a wild elbow strike from Dorrance.
Dorrance connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lambert's face.
Dorrance using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lambert tries a body shot but Dorrance blocks it.
Dorrance tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Dorrance has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lambert swings wildly with an uppercut but Dorrance uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dorrance trying to land knees to the body.
Dorrance wants to stall.
Lambert lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Dorrance backwards.
Lambert dodges an elbow strike from Dorrance.
Dorrance misses with a knee to the head.
Dorrance prevents the takedown attempt.
Edmund Dorrance is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Dorrance is pressed up against the ropes. Lambert has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dorrance down to the mat. Dorrance avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Nice takedown defense from Dorrance. No joy for Lambert on that attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lambert steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Dorrance. That one must have hurt.
Dorrance shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Lambert eats them both and turns towards Dorrance to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lambert shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Lambert was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Lambert can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Dorrance is looking to escape.
And that's the end of the fight!
Edmund Dorrance comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Dorrance winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Edmund Dorrance!
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