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NAF 1: Castrello vs. Nahkuri PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jake Jonathan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alan Woods (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jonathan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Violent Pornography. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Jonathan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alan Woods!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jonathan.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonathan. That's going to slow Woods down.
Jake Jonathan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jonathan's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Jonathan duly obliges.
Woods looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jonathan is fending him off so far but Woods persists. Nope, Jonathan circles away and we're back to standing.
Woods misses with a takedown
and Jonathan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jonathan.
Woods has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Jonathan.
Jonathan throws a head kick that misses.
Woods throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Jonathan's waist but Jonathan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Woods off to one side.
Jake Jonathan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Woods.
Jonathan connects with a high kick.
Jonathan throws a low kick but Woods avoids it.
Jonathan throws a low kick but it's checked well by Woods.
Woods closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jonathan circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jonathan.
Jonathan throws a leg kick but Woods checks it.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Woods swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jonathan misses with a low kick.
Jonathan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Good leg kick by Jonathan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jonathan throws a low kick, looking for Woods's leg but Woods calmly moves out of range.
Jonathan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Woods shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Jonathan defends it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Jonathan throws the kick towards the body but Woods avoids it.
Woods's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Woods tries to clinch up.
Jonathan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonathan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Woods's calf.
Jonathan wants to land a leg kick but Woods is out of range.
Woods fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Woods tries to clinch but Jonathan is having none of it.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Jonathan, right into the meat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Woods has a takedown stuffed.
Woods misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Woods looks gassed!
Jonathan connects with a solid leg kick.
Jonathan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Woods avoids the head kick by Jonathan.
Woods blocks a head kick by Jonathan.
Jonathan misses with a low kick.
Woods tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Jonathan swivels and escapes.
Woods takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan lands a nice looking body kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jonathan.
Jonathan scores with a push kick.
Jonathan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Woods is trying desperately to land a takedown but Jonathan is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Woods.
Jonathan thows a leg kick but Woods checks it
enabling Woods to counter with a crisp jab.
Woods fails with an attempt to clinch.
Woods on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jonathan. Jonathan obviously looking to wear him down.
Jonathan does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jonathan throws a wild body kick that Woods sees coming a mile off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt.
Woods fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Jonathan dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jonathan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Jonathan lands a leg kick that knocks Woods off balance momentarily.
Jake Jonathan is winning the standup battle so far.
Jonathan throws a quick inside leg kick.
Jonathan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jonathan cracks the inside of Woods's front leg.
Woods avoids a kick to the body.
Woods shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Jonathan pinned against the cage. Jonathan gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Woods moves into the clinch.
Jonathan wants to get back to striking at distance but Woods won't allow it.
Woods jumps guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Woods swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Jonathan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Woods working for a triangle but Jonathan defends it easily.
Jonathan wanted to stand there but Woods had control of the position.
Woods has his foot on Jonathan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jonathan works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Woods has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Jonathan can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jonathan trying to stand up but can't free himself from Woods's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Woods is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woods is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Woods is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Woods throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jonathan is looking to stand up but Woods won't let him.
Woods striking off his back but it's not causing Jonathan any problems.
Alan Woods has got the better of the ground game so far.
Woods trying to strike off his back.
Woods throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jonathan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Woods has his foot on Jonathan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jonathan works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan wants to pass the guard but Woods is keeping the position.
Woods looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jonathan got a little sloppy there for a moment and Woods has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jonathan has managed to get both his arms back between Woods's legs - danger averted.
Jonathan wants to control from the top but Woods keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jonathan is really struggling to control Woods but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Jonathan is looking to stand up but Woods won't let him.
Woods throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan tries to stand but Woods is controlling from the bottom.
Woods pushes Jonathan off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Woods fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Jake Jonathan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Jonathan. Woods shrugs it off though.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jonathan misses with a leg kick.
Jonathan misses with a low kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jonathan scores with a leg kick.
Woods looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alan Woods showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Woods with a lazy takedown attempt
and Jonathan counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Jonathan showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Woods.
Jonathan connects with an inside leg kick.
Woods changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jonathan tries to avoid it but Woods manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jonathan to the ground. Jonathan escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jonathan looks to land a combination but Woods avoids it well.
Jonathan turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Jonathan.
Left hook, right uppercut from Woods.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jonathan. That's going to slow Woods down.
Woods takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Both fighters circling a little - Jonathan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Woods avoids the head kick by Jonathan.
Woods shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jonathan as he jumps to the side.
Jake Jonathan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alan Woods.
Woods shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Woods shoots in looking for a takedown but Jonathan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Woods's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jonathan takes a swing at Woods's ribcage but misses.
Jonathan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Woods takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Jonathan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Jonathan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Woods.
Jonathan misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jonathan throws a leg kick that misses.
Woods moves out of range of the body kick.
Woods looks for a takedown but Jonathan sprawls well.
Jonathan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Woods moves out of range of the leg kick from Jonathan.
Woods fails to land the takedown.
Jonathan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jonathan moves out of range as Woods strikes.
Woods takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Woods checks a low kick from Jonathan.
Woods has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Jonathan.
Woods clinches up with Jonathan and pushes him back against the cage.
Jonathan is looking to break free of the clinch but Woods has double underhooks.
Woods decides to pull guard.
Jonathan tries to stand but Woods is controlling from the bottom.
Woods has his feet on Jonathan's thighs here. He's pushed Jonathan off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Jonathan screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Alan Woods!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mai Ghoul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Feadrautha Harkonnan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mai Ghoul had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mai Ghoul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Feadrautha Harkonnan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harkonnan tries to clinch up
and Ghoul counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Harkonnan!
Ghoul looking for a guillotine from mount but Harkonnan is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ghoul looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ghoul punching from mount but Harkonnan doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Ghoul lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Harkonnan holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ghoul tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ghoul swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Harkonnan is now in Ghoul's guard. A big mistake from Ghoul there, giving up the dominant position!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harkonnan is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Ghoul has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Harkonnan is looking to defend but Ghoul has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Harkonnan! Ghoul pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Harkonnan taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mai Ghoul!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Shinji Tachibana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greco Roman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shinji Tachibana has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shinji Tachibana!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greco Roman!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Roman.
Tachibana lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Shinji Tachibana seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roman looking to score a takedown here. Tachibana is defending well but Roman drives through and ends up in Tachibana'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.
Roman passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Tachibana tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Tachibana knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Roman on the ground.
Roman throws a strike aimed at the side of Tachibana's head but Tachibana avoids it well.
Tachibana struggling a bit here.
Roman postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Roman is staying tight to Tachibana's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Tachibana on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Tachibana gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Roman has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roman working Tachibana over with strikes here.
Roman cracks Tachibana with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Roman lands a nice shot to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roman looking to control and managing it successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Roman postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Tachibana looks a forlorn figure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tachibana in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Roman looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roman's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Tachibana tries to reverse the position but Roman maintains control.
Roman controlling from the full mount.
Roman punishing his opponent with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roman with a couple of short strikes.
Roman has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Tachibana's face.
Roman is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Tachibana can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Tachibana is rocked!
Tachibana takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Roman's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Greco Roman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Joey Amidal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amo Resbroko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Amidal comes to the cage accompanied by Act Like You Know. Resbroko has chosen Trillseeka as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Amidal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amo Resbroko!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A lazy left from Amidal finds it's target.
Resbroko tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Amidal paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Resbroko shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Amidal pinned against the cage. Amidal gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Resbroko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Amidal walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Resbroko checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Resbroko showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Amidal.
Amidal connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Resbroko uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Amidal.
Resbroko checks the leg kick.
Resbroko takes a jab right on the kisser.
Amidal shoots in for a takedown but Resbroko shows good takedown defense.
A nice leg kick lands there from Amidal.
Resbroko clinches.
Resbroko drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Amidal gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Resbroko.
Resbroko fails to pull guard.
Joey Amidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amo Resbroko.
Resbroko wants a takedown but no success here.
Amidal is looking to break free of the clinch but Resbroko has double underhooks.
Resbroko is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Resbroko goes for a takedown in the clinch but Amidal prevents it.
Amidal wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resbroko has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Amidal is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Resbroko looks gassed!
Amidal gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Resbroko.
Resbroko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Amidal tries to score with a low kick but Resbroko moves his leg out of the way.
Resbroko takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Amidal misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Resbroko shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Resbroko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Amidal ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Resbroko moves out of range of the body kick.
Resbroko takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Amidal lands a nice looking body shot.
Resbroko takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Amidal scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Amidal with a jab.
Nice straight punches there by Amidal. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Amidal.
Left hook, right uppercut from Amidal.
Amidal does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Amidal lands a nice looking body shot.
Resbroko blocks a head kick by Amidal.
Resbroko takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Amidal displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Amidal is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Resbroko goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Amidal looks for the body kick but Resbroko saw that one coming.
Amidal thows a leg kick but Resbroko checks it
and Resbroko counters with a head kick.
Amidal works the jab nicely.
Amidal scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Amidal lands a glancing blow to the side of Resbroko's head.
Amidal connects with a right hand. Resbroko shakes it off.
Amidal takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Donk. Amidal catches Resbroko right on the button with a cross.
Amidal misses with a low kick.
Resbroko displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Amidal.
Resbroko on the wrong end of a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joey Amidal dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Amidal lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Resbroko at a distance.
A left and a right from Amidal both land. Nice combination.
Amidal throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Resbroko stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Resbroko checks the leg kick.
Amidal lands with a right hand.
Amidal scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Resbroko wants to clinch.
Amidal changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Amidal cracks Resbroko with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Amidal throws a right and a left that both miss.
Amidal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Amidal misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resbroko clinches with his opponent.
Resbroko landing knees to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Resbroko tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Resbroko drags the fight down to the ground.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Resbroko lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Amidal!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Amidal is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Resbroko looking to finish Amidal with some ground and pound. This is bad for Amidal!
Amidal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Resbroko cracks Amidal with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Resbroko lands a big elbow.
Resbroko raining down shots from the mount!
Resbroko landing shots from mount.
Resbroko is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Amidal can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Resbroko lands a big elbow.
Amidal's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Resbroko scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Amidal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Resbroko with good strikes from the mount here!
BOOM! Resbroko connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resbroko landing strikes, looking to finish!
Amidal taking shots to the head.
Resbroko unloading with bombs!
Amidal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
The referee warns Amidal that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Amidal is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Resbroko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Resbroko working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Resbroko landing strikes from the mount.
Resbroko lands a big shot there that rocks Amidal but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Resbroko lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Amidal taking shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Resbroko punishing his opponent with strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Resbroko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Amidal looks a forlorn figure.
Resbroko looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Amidal is bucking up trying to escape but Resbroko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Amidal takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Resbroko with a couple of short strikes.
Resbroko landing shots from mount.
Amidal on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Amidal tries to get out of the position.
Amidal wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Resbroko landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Amo Resbroko showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Resbroko enables Amidal to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Resbroko manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Amidal looking to sit in guard and control but Resbroko gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Amidal is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Resbroko is controlling him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Resbroko gets to his feet - Amidal follows without any prompting.
Resbroko darts in and clinches Amidal up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Resbroko drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Resbroko stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Resbroko tries to pull guard but Amidal won't allow it.
Resbroko wants a takedown.
Joey Amidal has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Amo Resbroko.
Resbroko misses with a body punch.
Amidal wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Resbroko breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Resbroko tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Resbroko has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Amidal wants to slow Resbroko down by chopping away at his legs.
Amidal throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Amidal keeps the fight on the outside.
Amidal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Resbroko leaves Amidal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Resbroko takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Joey Amidal is winning the standup battle so far.
Horrible takedown by Resbroko or perhaps it was just good defense by Amidal which made him look bad.
A left and a right from Amidal both land. Nice combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Resbroko moves in looking to clinch but Amidal pushes him off.
Amidal pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Resbroko back to the cage. Amidal follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Amidal fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Resbroko shoots and misses
and Amidal counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Resbroko has a takedown stuffed.
Resbroko shoots in looking for a takedown. Amidal tries to sprawl out of it but Resbroko keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Amidal manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Amidal scores with a shot to the body.
Joey Amidal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Amidal throws a half hearted mid kick.
Amidal keeps the fight on the outside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Amidal.
Resbroko rushes Amidal and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Resbroko jumps into guard, dragging Amidal to the mat.
Amidal throwing strikes but missing.
Amidal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Resbroko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Amidal working some strikes from top position.
Amidal missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Joey Amidal.
I think Amidal has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Joey Amidal!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Demian Maia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Hard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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Counter striker
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Demian Maia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Hard!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hard cracks Maia with an open hand slap.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
Hard stuffs the takedown attempt from Maia. Maia gets slowly back to his feet.
Maia looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia shoots in for a takedown but Hard shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Hard scores with a nice head shot.
Maia throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Hard's waist but Hard gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Maia off to one side.
Maia on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hard looks to land a combination. Maia sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Some wild striking there from Hard.
Hard connects with the punch.
Maia moves out of range of the leg kick from Hard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maia drops his hands momentarily and Hard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Maia shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hard as he avoids it easily.
Hard will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Maia shoots in but no luck this time.
Maia shoots for a takedown but Hard saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Hard has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Maia keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Maia is defended easily by Hard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Richard Hard dominated that round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hard misses with a double jab.
Hard throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Maia.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hard thows a body shot but no joy.
Maia decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Maia is working for a kimura but Hard is defending it quite comfortably.
Maia is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Hard defends it well.
Maia is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Maia seems to be working for a kimura but Hard defends the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working for a submission of some sort.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hard sees it coming and defends easily.
Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Maia is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hard is just riding it out for now. Maia eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maia is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hard pushes Maia off looking to stand but Maia dives back in and keeps control.
Maia is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Maia.
Maia looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Hard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maia seems to be looking for submissions.
Maia is looking for a kimura but Hard is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Maia to get the leverage.
Maia is trying to work for a kimura but Hard is defending well.
Maia is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Hard still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Hard has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Maia is not content to let Hard control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Demian Maia dominated that second round.
That's time! Maia's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
The fighters circle momentarily. Hard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Hard throws a low kick but Maia moves out of range easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Maia fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hard lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Hard looks to land a combination but Maia avoids it well.
Richard Hard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hard throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Maia checks a leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Hard!
Hard cracks a nice hook into Maia's ribs.
Hard tries to clinch but Maia moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Hard.
Maia is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Hard as Maia shoots in.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Hard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Demian Maia. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hard scores with the left hand. Maia knows he should have avoided that one.
Hard displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Maia.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hard lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hard swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Hard throws a combination. Maia tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Hard stuffs the takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Richard Hard comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hard 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Richard Hard!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esari Nahkuri (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello comes to the cage accompanied by Jag - I'm A Boss. 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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205 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esari Nahkuri!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nahkuri scores with a nice right hand.
Castrello gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Nahkuri postures up in Castrello's guard and throws a big left but Castrello blocks it.
Castrello is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Castrello not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Castrello trying to control from half guard but Nahkuri is working away.
Nahkuri is concentrating on defense, preventing Castrello from advancing position.
Nahkuri is kicking away at Castrello from the bottom - trying to push off and stand up. Castrello grabs hold of a leg and drops back for a hell hook! The two fighters roll across the mat, with Nahkuri trying to push Castrello off... Nahkuri taps! He's tapped! This one is all over! A throwback to the old Pancrase there with an infrequently seen submission hold! Nice work.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Heel Hook). Cullen Castrello!
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