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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alek Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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179 lbs
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167 lbs
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Great elbows
Good chin |
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Brawler
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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
10 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alek Mitchell!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez tries to clinch but Mitchell is having none of it.
Sanchez takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Sanchez's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sanchez duly obliges.
Mitchell swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sanchez forces Mitchell back against the cage and clinches.
Sanchez comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Sanchez lands an elbow that stopped Mitchell in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez scores with a hook to the body.
A short left from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sanchez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sanchez connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanchez lands with a short shot to the head.
Sanchez landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Mitchell has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Sanchez after a bit of a struggle.
Sanchez with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sanchez lands an elbow inside that Mitchell shrugs off.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but Sanchez forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Mitchell takes an elbow to the temple.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Mitchell tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sanchez smiles and moves away.
Rico Sanchez has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alek Mitchell.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Mitchell moves away
and Mitchell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.
Mitchell looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mitchell manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mitchell can't keep his opponent in guard - Sanchez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sanchez scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Mitchell on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Mitchell is trying to control but can't.
Sanchez maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Mitchell could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Sanchez has cracked it and Mitchell is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Sanchez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Rico Sanchez!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jake Takiez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony John (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony John is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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145 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Takiez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony John!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takiez tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but John swivels and escapes.
John looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Takiez shoots in for a takedown but John shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Takiez tries to score a power double leg takedown but John sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Takiez somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jake Takiez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
John shoots in looking for a takedown. Takiez tries to sprawl out of it but John keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Takiez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Takiez shoots for a takedown but John saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Takiez bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Takiez cracks John with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Takiez lands a nice forearm strike.
Takiez throwing strikes but John manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Takiez pushes John away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, John gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Takiez can't do much from the bottom here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takiez is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on John's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Takiez wants to get back to his feet.
John wants to free his trapped foot but Takiez is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Takiez controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Takiez on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Takiez tries to get out of the position.
Takiez is trying to stand up here but John is controlling him well.
Takiez pushes John off and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takiez closes the distance and clinches up with John, looking for a takedown. Takiez pushes John against the cage but John circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Takiez shoots in for a double leg but John sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Takiez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Takiez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from John.
John fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Takiez avoids it really well and circles away.
John slaps away a takedown attempt from Takiez, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takiez shoots in and drives through. John sprawls well.
Takiez shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches John napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Takiez working the ground and pound.
John manages to get back to half guard.
John wants to get back to his feet.
Takiez slips a nice elbow through John's hands, connecting with John's forehead.
Takiez winds up and cracks John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Takiez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Nice strikes from Takiez there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
John tries to roll over but Takiez keeps him under control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Takiez winds up and cracks John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
John on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Takiez works his way into side control.
Takiez lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear John down.
John takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Takiez lands a few punches from side control.
Takiez working the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Takiez working the ground and pound.
Takiez scoring with punches and elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jake Takiez dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Takiez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? John is fending him off so far but Takiez persists. Nope, John circles away and we're back to standing.
Takiez shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. John is trying to defend but Takiez finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Takiez slips a nice elbow through John's hands, connecting with John's forehead.
Takiez looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks John with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Takiez winds up and cracks John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Takiez working the head and body with strikes.
John has hold of Takiez's hands but Takiez slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
John is rocked!
Takiez slips a nice elbow through John's hands, connecting with John's forehead.
John is still in real trouble! Can Takiez finish him?
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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!
Takiez winds up and cracks John with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Takiez working John over with strikes.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Takiez connects with a nice short shot to John's temple.
Ground and pound from Takiez.
Nice strikes from Takiez there.
Takiez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Takiez connects with a nice short shot to John's temple.
Takiez seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Takiez lands a big elbow - John is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for Takiez!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jake Takiez!
After the fight, Jake Takiez was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between CM Punk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gordon Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Punk kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is CULT OF PERSONALITY. Gordon Freeman will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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220 lbs
3 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Self confident |
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Counter striker
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, CM Punk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Punk tries to clinch there but Freeman circles away.
A big left from Freeman misses.
CM Punk seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Freeman throws a hook but Punk avoids it easily.
Freeman misses with an uppercut.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Punk.
Punk moves out of range as Freeman strikes.
Punk wants to clinch
letting Freeman counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punk shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for CM Punk. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Freeman looks to score with a jab to the body but Punk is just out of range.
Punk fails with a takedown attempt.
Freeman jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Freeman misses with a hook.
Gordon Freeman is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Punk looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Punk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Punk is working hard here to advance position.
Freeman keeping moving, preventing Punk from controlling successfully.
Punk pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Freeman is keeping the position for now.
Freeman really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Punk. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Punk wants to control from the top but Freeman keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. CM Punk wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Punk tries to land a front kick but Freeman steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Punk staying out of range there.
Punk is trying hard to land a takedown here. Freeman sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Punk tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Freeman counters with a huge uppercut, hook combination that drops Punk! The ref has seen enough - he's dived in to stop the fight! Brutal strikes by Freeman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gordon Freeman!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Halladay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Jaffer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Halladay's entrance music is By the Way. A fine choice. Jaffer has chosen DubRaider- Starry Eyes as his entrance music. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that James Jaffer was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Counter striker
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Halladay!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Jaffer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Halladay defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Jaffer.
Halladay throws a big shot that misses.
Jaffer throws a looping overhand right but Halladay ducks down to avoid it.
No joy there for Halladay, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Halladay misses with a looping right.
Jaffer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halladay throws a leg kick which misses Jaffer's front leg but catches the back leg as Jaffer tries to avoid it.
Halladay blocks the body kick.
Halladay throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
An inside leg kick from Jaffer misses.
Jaffer walks into a jab.
Jaffer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jaffer scoring with punches and elbows.
Halladay might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jaffer is putting a hurting on Halladay here, landing some big shots from side control.
Halladay tries to improve position but can't.
Jaffer lands an elbow.
Halladay is looking for a sweep.
Halladay avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Jaffer.
Jaffer is trying to get an arm triangle but Halladay is defending well.
Jaffer is working Halladay over with some ground and pound from side control.
Jaffer just content to control the position.
Halladay can't do much from the bottom here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer cracks Halladay with a big elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Halladay takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Halladay is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jaffer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Jaffer controlling the action here.
Jaffer wants to free his trapped foot but Halladay is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Jaffer looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Jaffer thows a huge punch but Halladay dodges it nicely.
Jaffer is thwarting Halladay's attempts to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer wants to pass to mount but Halladay is defending the position.
Halladay is looking to control Jaffer's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Halladay avoid being mounted?
Jaffer wants to work for an arm triangle but Halladay is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Jaffer connects with a nice short shot to Halladay's temple.
Halladay moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Halladay is looking for a triangle here but Jaffer uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Jaffer taking a breather here.
Halladay takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Halladay is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jaffer's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jaffer is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Halladay!
Halladay sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaffer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Jaffer is stalling here. Halladay is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Jaffer seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Halladay has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Halladay goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Jaffer rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Halladay's guard! Nice work there by Jaffer!
Jaffer throws a sloppy strike and Halladay has hooked up an armbar on the loose arm! He's turned and extended fully! Jaffer is forced to tap! Great BJJ from Halladay!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Halladay!
Jon Halladay thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doba Zigi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Orton comes to the cage accompanied by BOOM by P.O.D.. Zigi is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Obie Trice - Violent. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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248 lbs
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245 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doba Zigi!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zigi closes the distance and clinches.
Zigi slowing the pace effectively.
Orton wants to break free but Zigi has control.
Orton looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Zigi throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ortons head.
Orton has had enough of the clinch but Zigi keeps him there for the moment.
The referee calls for Zigi to work.
Zigi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Orton taking a breather.
Zigi breaks the clinch.
Zigi dives in and scores a takedown into Orton's guard.
Orton trying to control the position.
Orton keeping full guard, as Zigi tries to pass.
Orton not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zigi trying to control the position from guard on top but Orton is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Orton looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Orton trying to control the position here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Orton throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zigi takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zigi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Orton dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zigi looks gassed!
Orton throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Zigi motions for Orton to come forward. Zigi throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Nice sprawl there from Orton as Zigi shoots in.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton circles away from the clinch attempt.
Orton ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Zigi is looking to clinch but Orton is avoiding it.
Orton throws an overhand right that has Zigi reeling! Orton follows up with more punches and Zigi is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randy Orton!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Hate me now. Audet is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Eyed Peas - Pump it. The key to victory for Jack Daniels has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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169 lbs
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167 lbs
10 - 11 - 1 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audet closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Daniels quickly recovers to half guard.
Daniels keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Daniels is refusing to be controlled, as Audet sits in half guard.
Audet prevents Daniels from standing back up.
Daniels on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Daniels tries to get out of the position.
Audet looks to land a strike but Daniels avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Daniels wants to stand but Audet is controlling the position.
Audet has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Daniels is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Audet lands an elbow that stopped Daniels in his tracks for a moment.
Audet landing knees to the head.
Audet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Daniels is rocked!
It looks like Jack Daniels has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Oh Daniels is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Daniels tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Daniels blocks an elbow strike.
Audet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Audet just misses with a elbow thrown towards Daniels's brow.
Audet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Daniels seems to have got his legs back now.
Audet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Audet trying to land knees to the body.
Audet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Daniels blocks it with crossed arms.
Daniels has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Audet after a bit of a struggle.
Daniels avoiding damage as Audet throws knees to the body.
Audet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Daniels dodges an elbow strike from Audet.
Daniels jumps guard and drags Audet to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Daniels wants to stand and escape but Audet is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Audet throwing strikes from guard but Daniels blocks nicely.
Audet is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels wriggles free and stands up.
Daniels throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Audet tries to clinch there but Daniels circles away.
Jack Daniels is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Daniels throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Audet.
Audet shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Daniels is breathing heavily.
Audet thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Daniels blocking the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Daniels manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Audet throws a strike aimed at the side of Daniels's head but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels tries to escape but Audet is in control.
Audet has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Left hook, right uppercut from Daniels.
Audet closes the distance and clinches up with Daniels, looking for a takedown. Audet pushes Daniels against the cage but Daniels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Daniels with a nice cross.
Audet slips under a jab from Daniels.
The fight stays on the outside here - Audet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daniels connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Audet momentarily.
Audet wants to clinch up but Daniels keeps it at a distance.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Audet walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Daniels moves into range and connects with a jab.
Audet closes this distance looking for a takedown but Daniels circles away.
Daniels connects with a body shot.
Daniels scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Audet fails to land the takedown.
Jack Daniels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Audet.
Daniels listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fight stays on the outside here - Audet looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Daniels fails to land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nathan Audet will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jack Daniels's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Daniels tests Audet's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Daniels throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Daniels pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack Daniels is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Daniels circles away from the clinch attempt.
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
Daniels misses with a lunging right hand
and Audet counters by moving into the clinch.
Audet misses with a knee strike.
Audet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Daniels has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Audet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Daniels fails to pull guard.
Daniels on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Daniels is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Daniels is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Audet to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Daniels. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels blocks the elbow strike.
Daniels tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Audet just stands there and leans against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Audet trying to land knees to the body.
Daniels managing to block the knees to the body from Audet.
Audet lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Audet jerks Daniels's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Daniels drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Audet goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Audet because Daniels was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Nathan Audet!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ryan McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alpa Chino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chino has chosen Smile Back as his entrance music. 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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180 lbs
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169 lbs
9 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alpa Chino!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chino shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McCarthy but McCarthy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McCarthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Chino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McCarthy as he avoids it easily.
McCarthy misses with an uppercut. Chino saw that one coming.
Chino ducks under a wild hook from McCarthy.
McCarthy connects with a body shot that sends Chino's belly button to the back.
No joy there for Chino, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCarthy's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and McCarthy duly obliges.
McCarthy smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chino feints and as McCarthy raises his hands in defense, Chino changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
McCarthy wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
McCarthy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Chino is controlling him.
McCarthy trying to keep a closed guard but Chino is proving a slippery customer.
McCarthy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McCarthy tries to get out of the position.
Chino not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Chino closes the distance and clinches up with McCarthy, looking for a takedown. Chino pushes McCarthy against the cage but McCarthy circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Ryan McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpa Chino.
McCarthy misses the shot to the body.
Chino avoids the body shot from McCarthy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McCarthy.
A momentary lapse in concentration from McCarthy enables Chino to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. McCarthy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Chino trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Chino showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Chino stands and throws McCarthy's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Chino tries for a kimura but McCarthy is defending well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McCarthy is letting Chino control him for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino is trying to get an arm triangle but McCarthy is defending well.
McCarthy pushes Chino away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Chino gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Chino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
McCarthy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Chino lands a nice forearm strike.
Chino is trying to get an arm triangle but McCarthy is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chino content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Chino on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
McCarthy feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Chinos jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
McCarthy with a jab.
McCarthy misses with a jab, cross combination.
McCarthy misses with a body shot.
Chino takes one on the chin but seems OK.
McCarthy throws a hook but Chino avoids it easily.
Chino shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chino wants to take a breather but McCarthy is having none of it.
Alpa Chino has got the better of the ground game so far.
McCarthy is positioning himself well to prevent Chino advancing to mount.
Chino is keen to just control but McCarthy is a slippery customer.
Chino is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Chino is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chino.
Chino is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Chino 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.
Chino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy wants to get back to full guard.
Chino throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy wants to improve his position but Chino is controlling well.
McCarthy is refusing to be controlled, as Chino sits in half guard.
McCarthy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Chino.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chino with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Chino is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. McCarthy doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Chino.
Chino wants to control but McCarthy is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Chino is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McCarthy is trying to stand back up but Chino is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alpa Chino showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Chino misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
McCarthy is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Horrible takedown by Chino or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy which made him look bad.
McCarthy is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Chino misses with the combination.
Chino fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Ryan McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alpa Chino.
McCarthy with a jab.
McCarthy jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a body shot
and Chino counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in McCarthy's guard now.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Chino from controlling successfully.
McCarthy looking to control.
Chino wants to pass the guard but McCarthy is keeping the position.
Chino forces his way into half guard.
Chino wants to work for an arm triangle but McCarthy is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Ryan McCarthy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chino looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McCarthy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
McCarthy trying to hold on to Chino's head to control him but Chino postures up.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Chino is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Chino wants to control but McCarthy is keeping him busy.
Chino perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Chino is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and McCarthy defends it well.
Chino is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chino seems to be working for a kimura but McCarthy defends the submission attempt.
McCarthy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Chino on the ground.
Chino stalling.
McCarthy trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is trying to escape back to his feet but Chino uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Chino trying to control the position but McCarthy is working away.
Chino moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Chino working away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy misses with an elbow from the bottom.
Chino happy to just control the position for now.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alpa Chino comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Chino 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alpa Chino!
Alpa Chino thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aaron Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryuzo Fukiko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
210 lbs
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26
214 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Rai!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryuzo Fukiko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fukiko misses with a double jab
and Rai counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rai throws an off balance right hand
and Fukiko counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rai misses with an uppercut. Fukiko saw that one coming.
Rai misses with a straight left.
Rai lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fukiko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
It looks like Ryuzo Fukiko has been cut.
Rai darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Rai shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Fukiko manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Rai distracts Fukiko with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fukiko keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai is pushing down on Fukiko's leg trying to pass to half guard. Fukiko is fighting to maintain full guard but Rai has managed to sneak the leg through.
Rai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Fukiko with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai is looking to pass Fukiko's guard but actually Fukiko recovers to full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fukiko wants to get back to his feet but Rai is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Rai trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fukiko is looking to stand up but Rai isn't so interested in that idea.
Rai postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Fukiko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rai lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fukiko keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully.
Rai throwing strikes but missing.
Rai wants to control from the top but Fukiko keeps moving.
Rai throws and elbow that misses. Fukiko uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rai's guard. Nice move by Fukiko!
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Rai is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rai thows a big elbow that misses.
Rai missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Fukiko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Rai trying to control the position from guard on top but Fukiko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Rai has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rai loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rai advances to half guard.
Rai is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Rai thowing shots but they're missing.
Fukiko avoids a series of strikes thrown by Rai.
Rai throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The referee warns Fukiko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rai misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Rai landing strikes from the mount and Fukiko is in trouble!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rai throws some wild stikes that Fukiko manages to avoid easily.
Fukiko blocking the ground and pound.
Rai with shots to the head and body - Fukiko looks very uncomfortable down there.
That has opened up Ryuzo Fukiko's cut even more.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fukiko holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rai tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rai looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
The cut above Ryuzo Fukiko's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Ryuzo Fukiko's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Aaron Rai!
Aaron Rai retains his light heavyweight title!
After the big win, Aaron Rai made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Prestige Nutrition (160! $99) and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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