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OFC 110: Major Pain PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Tortuga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Montross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Montross will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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153 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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Tortuga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Montross!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tortuga slips a jab and a cross from Montross.
A combination from Montross does no damage.
Montross fails with the takedown
and Tortuga counters with a shoot takedown. Montross fights it but they end up in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Montross is looking for a triangle but Tortuga pushes his legs off easily.
Tortuga stays in close to Montross's body and controls the position.
Tortuga gets to his feet - Montross follows without any prompting.
Montross throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tortuga drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tortuga looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes there by Tortuga.
Montross is letting Tortuga control him for a moment.
Tortuga wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Montross, who protects the arm well.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tortuga's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tommy Tortuga.
Montross fails in his attempt to clinch.
Tortuga tries to clinch but Montross is having none of it.
Tortuga has Montross up against the cage in a clinch.
Montross looking for a takedown.
Tortuga looking for a takedown.
Montross throws a head punch that misses.
Tortuga is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tortuga seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Tortuga prevents Montross from breaking the clinch.
Tortuga has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Montross avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Tortuga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Montross doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tortuga counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Tommy Tortuga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Montross.
Montross looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tortuga stays in close to Montross's body and controls the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Tortuga dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Montross throws a series of punches but Tortuga avoids them all with ease.
Montross fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Montross gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Tortuga to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Tortuga controlling from the top position.
Montross is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tortuga decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Montross, up you get!
Montross misses with a takedown attempt
and Tortuga counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Tortuga is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Montross is defending well.
Tortuga drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Montross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Tortuga has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Montross clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Montross is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Tortuga.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Tortuga here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Montross is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tortuga has the rear naked choke here! This is very bad for Montross! Can he survive? No! He's out! Tortuga gets to his feet and celebrates with his cornermen. He looks absolutely delighted. In the post fight interviews he takes time to thank his parents and everyone who has believed in him from the start. How sweet.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Tommy Tortuga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Avila (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cassius Slay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Slay has chosen Wu-Tang Clan - Triumph 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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156 lbs
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161 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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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
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Avila!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Cassius Slay!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Avila throws a low kick but Slay moves out of range easily.
Slay works the jab nicely.
Slay throws a body punch but Avila moves out of range.
Cassius Slay seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slay throws a body punch but Avila moves out of range.
Avila misses the shot to the body.
Avila connects with a solid leg kick.
Avila feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Slay's calf.
Sloppy strikes from Slay. Those never looked like landing.
Avila will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Avila dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Slay. That did some damage!
Slay keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Avila blocks a jab.
Avila lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Slay backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila throws a quick inside leg kick.
Avila throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avila.
Crunch! Avila slams his shin into Slay's torso.
Avila fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Slay.
Avila cracks the inside of Slay's front leg.
Avila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Avila throws a head kick that misses.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Avila.
Avila shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Slay napping and manages to drive through into side control!
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Slay managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Avila.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slay looking for a sweep but Avila has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Slay is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Slay is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Avila lands with some strikes.
Slay is wriggling around trying to escape.
Avila wants to control the pace but Slay is squirming around nicely.
Slay tries to lock up and control but Avila gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Slay tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Avila landing punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Avila wants to control the pace but Slay is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Avila 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.
Avila throws the kick towards the body but Slay avoids it.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Slay.
Slay checks a leg kick.
Slay throws a right hand that misses
and Avila counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Slay tries to work over Avila's front leg with a kick but Avila checks it.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Slay.
Slay leaves Avila with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Avila throws a chopping leg kick but Slay manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Good leg kick by Avila there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slay lands a jab-cross combination.
Slay chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Avila can pounce on him.
Avila moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Slay scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Avila checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Avila avoids a punch combination nicely.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Slay.
Slay is looking to clinch.
Slay has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Slay there as he acknowledges the shot.
Avila throws a leg kick but Slay checks it.
Slay's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Avila.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Slay throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Slay looks to throw the jab but Avila is out of range.
Slay takes a swing at Avila's ribcage but misses.
A good leg kick by Slay.
Slay throws a hook to the side of Avila's head but Avila sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Slay throws out a loose jab but Avila uses good head movement to avoid it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Avila.
Slay thows a body shot but no joy.
Avila finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Slay misses with a low kick.
Avila scores with a leg kick.
Avila cracks the inside of Slay's front leg.
Slay blocks a leg kick.
Tommy Avila is winning the standup battle so far.
Slay misses with a kick to the body.
Avila throws a nice outside leg kick.
Avila's jab looks to have found its range, popping Slay under the eye.
Avila throws a nice inside leg kick.
Slay ducks under a wild hook from Avila.
Slay gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Avila.
Slay takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Avila lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Slay misses with an uppercut
and Avila counters with a nice low kick that buckles Slay's knee momentarily.
Slay is breathing heavily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Avila.
Avila avoids the head kick by Slay.
Avila shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Avila throws a leg kick which misses Slay's front leg but catches the back leg as Slay tries to avoid it.
Avila thumps Slay with a low kick.
Slay takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Avila shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Avila showed some decent athleticism there.
Slay taking some punishment here, with Avila in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Avila dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Avila fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Slay swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Avila shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Slay is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Avila thows a huge punch but Slay dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Avila with the ground and pound but Slay uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Avila trying to control but Slay is working from the bottom.
Avila has gone for a leg lock! Slay slips out almost immediately though and dives into Avila's guard.
Slay wants to stand but Avila has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Cassius Slay has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Slay wants to stand and escape but instead Avila has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Slay manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Avila manages to get himself to full guard.
Slay scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Slay looking to sit in guard and control but Avila gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Tommy Avila overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Slay looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Avila trying to control but Slay is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slay trying to control the position here.
Tommy Avila is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Avila controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Slay takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Slay ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Avila feints and then cracks Slay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slay down.
Avila looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Slay is fending him off so far but Avila persists. Nope, Slay circles away and we're back to standing.
Avila feints and then cracks Slay's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Slay down.
Avila shoots in looking for a takedown but Slay manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Avila's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tommy Avila showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Avila has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tommy Avila!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Vandebogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vandebogart comes to the cage accompanied by Runnin with the Devil - Van Halen. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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270 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Vandebogart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasper Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Jones - that will leave a mark!
Vandebogart throws a body punch but Jones moves out of range.
The fighters circling - Vandebogart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones avoids the head kick by Vandebogart.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Vandebogart is just out of range.
Jones clinches.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Vandebogart can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Vandebogart misses with a punch to the body.
Vandebogart digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Vandebogart tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Vandebogart won't allow it.
Vandebogart lands a body shot.
Vandebogart lands a shoulder strike.
Vandebogart working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Vandebogart struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vandebogart scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Jasper Jones has been cut.
Vandebogart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Vandebogart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Vandebogart.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandebogart.
Jones is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A body shot lands from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart working aggressively here.
Vandebogart blocks an uppercut.
Jones blocks a body shot from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandebogart pushes Jones back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Jones blocks a body shot from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Vandebogart.
Vandebogart swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vandebogart tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Vandebogart back against the cage.
Vandebogart misses with a body punch.
Vandebogart tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Vandebogart can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Vandebogart as Jones tries to tie him up.
Jones misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vandebogart misses with a punch to the body.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Vandebogart lands a body shot in the clinch.
Vandebogart throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Joness head.
Jones blocks a body shot from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones blocks a body shot from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart blocks an uppercut.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Vandebogart scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Vandebogart misses with a body punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Vandebogart.
Vandebogart presses Jones against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Vandebogart creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones prevents a body shot from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Vandebogart lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Vandebogart lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Jones.
Vandebogart lands an uppercut.
Vandebogart scores with a nice hook to the head.
Vandebogart lands a left hand.
Vandebogart scores with a shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
Jones prevents a body shot from Vandebogart.
Jones is trying to stall.
Vandebogart blocking some punches.
Vandebogart is trying to stall.
Vandebogart misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vandebogart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vandebogart throws a head punch that misses.
Vandebogart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vandebogart misses with a punch to the body.
Vandebogart tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
Vandebogart avoids a wild elbow strike from Jones.
Vandebogart tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Vandebogart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Vandebogart prevents a body shot from Jones.
Vandebogart misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vandebogart lands a shot to the body.
Vandebogart working aggressively here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Vandebogart struggles to land a body shot inside as Jones controls his hands.
Vandebogart misses with a punch to the body.
Vandebogart doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vincent Vandebogart dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jasper Jones's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vandebogart throws a nice head kick!
Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Vandebogart moves away from the strike by Jones.
Vandebogart misses with a wild body shot.
Vandebogart thuds his right hand into Jones's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Vandebogart clinches with his opponent.
Vandebogart pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands with a good body shot.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Vandebogart pushes him off.
Jones misses with a straight right.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Vandebogart gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vandebogart uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Jones.
Vandebogart is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jones can do to turn this around?
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Some bone on bone action there as Jones checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Vandebogart fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Jones manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
A punch lands to the side of Jones 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vandebogart is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Jones lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Vincent Vandebogart has been cut.
Vandebogart tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Jones counters with an inside leg kick.
Vandebogart moves out of range of the strikes.
Vandebogart tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Vandebogart takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jones.
Vandebogart takes one to the chin there.
Vandebogart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jones clinches up with Vandebogart and pushes him back against the cage.
Jones makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Vandebogart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A left hand lands to the body for Jones.
Vandebogart can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands with a left to the head.
Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Vandebogart checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jones moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Vandebogart goes down! Can Jones finish him!?
Vandebogart is rocked!
Jones passes Vandebogart's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Oh Vandebogart is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones is keen to just control but Vandebogart is a slippery customer.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Vandebogart seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones 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.
Vandebogart tries to kick Jones off but Jones keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones 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.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jones moves nicely into side control.
Jones wants to lay and pray for a moment but Vandebogart keeps working.
Vandebogart manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Jones keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Jones passes to full mount!
Vandebogart knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jones on the ground.
Vandebogart is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Vandebogart is trying desperately to improve position.
Jones throws some wild stikes that Vandebogart manages to avoid easily.
Vandebogart is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Jones works his way to his opponent's back.
Jones missing with strikes.
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!
Jones keeps control of the position as Vandebogart tries to break free.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandebogart looking very determined here, making life difficult for Jones.
Vandebogart showing good submission defense here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jasper Jones showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Vandebogart throws a hook but Jones blocks it.
A jab from Vandebogart misses.
The fighters circling - Vandebogart throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Jones cracks Vandebogart with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jones swings for the body but Vandebogart moves out of range.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Vandebogart's head but Vandebogart sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vandebogart moves out of range of the body kick from Jones.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones looks to score with a jab to the body but Vandebogart is just out of range.
Vandebogart throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Good work by Vandebogart as he checks the leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Jones.
Vandebogart takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
Vandebogart blocks a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Vandebogart.
Vandebogart doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Vandebogart jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones misses with a body shot.
Vandebogart gets tackled into the cage by Jones. Jones maintains the clinch.
Vandebogart lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Jones blocks a body shot from Vandebogart.
A short right from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vandebogart misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones prevents a body shot from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart gets through Jones's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vandebogart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart tries to work over Jones's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Vandebogart misses with a body punch.
Vandebogart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vandebogart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Vandebogart misses with a body punch.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Vandebogart controls the action.
Vandebogart misses with a body punch.
Jones will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Vandebogart up against the cage.
Vandebogart misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones misses with some punches.
Vandebogart tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Vandebogart back against the cage.
Vandebogart misses with a punch to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Vandebogart misses with a punch to the body.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Jones blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vandebogart can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Jones presses Vandebogart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Jones misses with some punches.
Vandebogart goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vandebogart misses with a hook to the ribs.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Vandebogart tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Vandebogart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vandebogart's elbow.
Vandebogart digs a right hand underneath Jones's ribcage. Jones let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jones blocks a body shot from Vandebogart.
Jones misses with a punch to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Vandebogart controls the action.
Jones lands with a short shot to the head.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones takes a shot to the head.
Nice body punch from Vandebogart - that landed with a thud.
Vandebogart misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
A body shot lands from Vandebogart.
Vandebogart breaks from the clinch.
Vandebogart fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vandebogart lunges at Jones with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Jones's hand.
Vandebogart rushes Jones and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Vandebogart blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Vandebogart blocking some punches.
Vandebogart stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Vandebogart misses with some punches.
Vandebogart lands with a short head shot on the inside.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vincent Vandebogart showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Vandebogart 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vincent Vandebogart!
Vincent Vandebogart spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a big arrogant.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Masaharu Homma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Burroughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burroughs has chosen Simple Man By Shinedown as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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29
205 lbs
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28
218 lbs
10 - 8 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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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
16 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Masaharu Homma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Burroughs!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Homma throws a chopping leg kick but Burroughs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burroughs misses with a two punch combination.
A big right from Burroughs misses.
Burroughs throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Homma counters with a good low kick that Burroughs was not able to check.
Burroughs scores with a jab.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burroughs.
Burroughs trying to control the position but Homma is working away.
Burroughs throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Burroughs remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Burroughs throwing shots but missing, from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Homma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Homma regains half guard, as Burroughs was trying to land strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burroughs is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Homma!
Burroughs lands a big elbow.
Burroughs controlling the pace for now.
Homma on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Homma tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma avoids a series of strikes thrown by Burroughs.
Burroughs thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Burroughs working for a submission but Homma is keeping him at bay.
Poor strikes thrown by Burroughs there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Burroughs goes for an armbar but Homma turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Homma.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Homma being controlled here momentarily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Burroughs keeping moving, preventing Homma from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Burroughs is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Homma is controlling him.
Burroughs has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Masaharu Homma wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Burroughs stalks Homma and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Homma's face. Homma staggers backwards, shaken.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A swing and a miss from Burroughs.
Homma throws a head kick that half lands.
Homma moves out of range as Burroughs strikes.
Burroughs throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Burroughs dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burroughs throws a looping overhand right but Homma ducks down to avoid it.
Burroughs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Homma moves away from the strike by Burroughs.
Nice body punch from Burroughs.
Burroughs pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Homma back to the cage. Burroughs follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
It looks like Masaharu Homma has been cut.
Burroughs swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Burroughs lands a jab-cross combination.
Homma scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Homma checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Homma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Burroughs blocks a head kick by Homma.
Burroughs lands an overhand right.
Homma misses with a low kick.
Homma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A jab from Burroughs does it's job there.
Burroughs takes a kick to the side of the head.
John Burroughs seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Burroughs will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burroughs clobbers Homma with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Burroughs fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Burroughs throws a lazy right hand but Homma sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Homma moves out of range of the strikes.
Homma tries to clinch but Burroughs moves out of range.
Burroughs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burroughs looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Homma is fending him off so far but Burroughs persists. Nope, Homma circles away and we're back to standing.
Burroughs thuds a left hand into Homma's body.
Nice shot lands for Burroughs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Homma avoids the body shot from Burroughs.
Nice shot by Burroughs.
Burroughs shoots in but no luck this time.
Masaharu Homma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Burroughs.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burroughs shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Homma as he avoids it easily.
Homma fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Burroughs is breathing heavily.
Burroughs misses with a few strikes there.
Burroughs has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Homma.
Homma stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Homma wants it to stay on the feet.
Homma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burroughs.
Homma is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Homma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Masaharu Homma is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Homma staying out of range there.
John Burroughs seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Homma throws a lazy head kick
and Burroughs makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Homma pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Burroughs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Homma's head.
Burroughs throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Homma keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Burroughs throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Burroughs tries to bum rush Homma with a series of wild strikes but Homma uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Homma throws a head kick but Burroughs moves out of range.
Homma turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Homma misses with a head kick.
Homma stuffs the takedown.
Burroughs just misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Homma's waist but Homma gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Burroughs off to one side.
Burroughs misses with a body shot.
Homma slips a straight right by Burroughs.
Burroughs avoids the head kick by Homma.
Burroughs scores with the left hand. Homma knows he should have avoided that one.
Burroughs avoids the head kick by Homma.
Burroughs closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Homma dodges the ground and pound from Burroughs.
Burroughs is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Homma knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burroughs fails to land a wild elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Burroughs showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Masaharu Homma's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Nice uppercut lands for Burroughs. That snapped Homma's head back.
Homma uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burroughs.
Homma throws a leg kick that is checked
and Burroughs cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Burroughs throws a body punch but Homma moves out of range.
Burroughs checks a low kick from Homma.
Homma throws a chopping leg kick but Burroughs manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Burroughs closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Burroughs uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Homma tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Homma takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Homma gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Burroughs.
Burroughs throws a series of punches but Homma moves out of range.
Homma displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Burroughs throws out the jab.
Burroughs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slow jab from Burroughs misses its intended target.
Homma throws a sloppy head kick and Burroughs moves out of range easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Burroughs. Homma does a little dance to reset his feet.
Burroughs closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Homma quickly recovers to half guard.
Burroughs throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Burroughs missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Burroughs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burroughs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Burroughs is looking to take a break and control but Homma is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burroughs trying to control from Homma's half guard. Homma has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs trying to control but Homma is working from the bottom.
Burroughs throws a strike but Homma rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Masaharu Homma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burroughs wants to control the position but Homma says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burroughs moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Burroughs pulls Homma in close to prevent any damage.
John Burroughs is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Let's hope that Burroughs has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
John Burroughs has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Burroughs feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Burroughs is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
John Burroughs has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Burroughs comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burroughs has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Burroughs!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Scofield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlaimir Cuschenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scofield comes to the cage accompanied by Ballad of Worms. The crowd seem to be enjoying Cuschenko's choice of entrance music: T.A.T.U - Prostye Dvizhen'ya. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
212 lbs
14 - 10 - 0 |
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200 lbs
13 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Scofield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlaimir Cuschenko!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuschenko throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Scofield was covering up waiting for the punch and Cuschenko finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Cuschenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scofield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cuschenko has managed to get both his arms back between Scofield's legs - danger averted.
Cuschenko drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Scofield manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cuschenko has Scofield in his guard.
Scofield tries to free his leg and advance position but Cuschenko is retaining full guard.
Scofield is working hard here to advance position.
Cuschenko keeping moving, preventing Scofield from controlling successfully.
Scofield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuschenko is keeping the position for now.
Scofield avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuschenko is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Cuschenko keeping full guard, as Scofield tries to pass.
Scofield postures up.
Cuschenko working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Scofield doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Scofield manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Scofield trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scofield wants to control from the top but Cuschenko keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Scofield drops back, looking for a kneebar! Cuschenko looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Cuschenko looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Cuschenko!
Cuschenko landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Scofield takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Scofield is trying to control Cuschenko's posture but Cuschenko avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Scofield tries to improve position but can't.
Cuschenko working the head with strikes.
Cuschenko scoring with punches and elbows.
Scofield manages to get back to half guard.
Cuschenko working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scofield looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Cuschenko working Scofield over with strikes.
Cuschenko seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cuschenko landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Cuschenko working the head and body with strikes.
Cuschenko prevents Scofield from improving his position.
Cuschenko sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Scofield defending well though.
Ground and pound from Cuschenko.
Scofield taking some punishment here, with Cuschenko in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
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. Cuschenko connects with a nice short shot to Scofield's temple.
Ground and pound from Cuschenko.
Cuschenko lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Cuschenko has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Cuschenko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Scofield is not content to let Cuschenko control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Scofield wants to control but Cuschenko is keeping busy.
Nice strikes from Cuschenko there.
Scofield has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cuschenko is working away from the top position though.
Cuschenko is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Scofield defends it well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Scofield trying to hold on to Cuschenko's head to control him but Cuschenko postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cuschenko missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlaimir Cuschenko 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.
Cuschenko shoots in for a double leg but Scofield sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scofield drives through with a takedown into Cuschenko's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Scofield slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Cuschenko is trying to improve his position.
Cuschenko gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Scofield is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Cuschenko has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Scofield has hold of Cuschenko's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Cuschenko manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Cuschenko can't escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuschenko is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scofield moves to the back position.
Scofield looking for the choke but no joy.
Scofield is not going to allow Cuschenko to sit and survive in this position.
Scofield is persistently looking for the submission but Cuschenko is defending it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Scofield's arms.
Cuschenko is in a bad position with Scofield working for a choke. Cuschenko manages to spin nicely into guard and the danger is over for the moment.
Scofield working a defensive guard here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Scofield working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cuschenko.
Cuschenko trying to control but Scofield is working from the bottom.
Cuschenko throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Scofield looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Cuschenko. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Scofield controls Cuschenko momentarily but Cuschenko frees himself.
Scofield has his foot on Cuschenko's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Cuschenko works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Cuschenko wants to control from the top but Scofield keeps moving.
Cuschenko working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Cuschenko lands a couple of digs.
Cuschenko scoring with punches to the head and body.
Cuschenko got a little sloppy there for a moment and Scofield has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Cuschenko has managed to get both his arms back between Scofield's legs - danger averted.
Scofield keeping moving, preventing Cuschenko from controlling successfully.
Scofield is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cuschenko defends well.
Cuschenko stopping the sweep attempt from Scofield.
Vlaimir Cuschenko has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Cuschenko jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cuschenko throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Scofield works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cuschenko sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Scofield working for a triangle but Cuschenko defends it easily.
Cuschenko lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cuschenko's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Scofield dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Scofield darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Scofield keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Scofield is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Scofield trying to control from Cuschenko's half guard. Cuschenko has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Scofield forces his way into half guard.
Cuschenko regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cuschenko keeping moving, preventing Scofield from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuschenko wants to get back to his feet but Scofield is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cuschenko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Cuschenko throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Scofield escapes and throws Cuschenko's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Scofield thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Cuschenko is looking to reverse the position.
Cuschenko striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Scofield slows the pace down.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Cuschenko is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Scofield asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Scofield looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Cuschenko sneaks back into half guard.
Cuschenko tries to roll over but Scofield keeps him under control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko is trying to control but can't.
Scofield is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Cuschenko defends it well.
Cuschenko is trying to get back to full guard.
Cuschenko is trying to stand.
Scofield is looking to take a break and control but Cuschenko is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scofield is looking for a kimura here.
Scofield is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cuschenko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Scofield.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cuschenko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Cuschenko.
Scofield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cuschenko is keeping the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cuschenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Michael Scofield showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Scofield 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Michael Scofield!
During a confident post fight interview, Michael Scofield thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Boby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sheehan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to All Day n Night. Lee has chosen Lonnie G - Ledge as his entrance music. Justus Sheehan could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Boby Lee's chin.
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180 lbs
15 - 7 - 0 |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boby Lee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lee misses with an uppercut. Sheehan saw that one coming.
Sheehan shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lee, as that shot connected.
Sheehan dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Sheehan's head and hops out.
Lee throws a hook but Sheehan blocks it.
Sheehan walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Lee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sheehan.
Sheehan throws a combination. Lee tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sheehan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lee misses with a body shot.
Sheehan scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee throws a hook but Sheehan blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Sheehan.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Sheehan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sheehan closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Sheehan pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Sheehan looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sheehan slips a jab from Lee.
Sheehan on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Lee.
Lee lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Sheehan tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lee content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
It looks like Lee might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Sheehan can't do much from the bottom here.
Lee misses with the ground and pound.
Sheehan is looking for a sweep.
Lee trying to control the action but Sheehan is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan struggling a bit here.
Lee trying to control the position but Sheehan is working away.
Sheehan is trying to get back to half guard.
Lee cracks Sheehan with a big elbow.
Lee slows the pace down.
Sheehan parries the strikes from Lee easily there. Lee is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Sheehan to escape.
Sheehan tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lee wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is staying tight to Sheehan's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sheehan struggling a bit here.
Lee throws a strike aimed at the side of Sheehan's head but Sheehan avoids it well.
Sheehan tries to improve position but can't.
Lee remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Sheehan can't do much from the bottom here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lee controls the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
You can see the frustration on Sheehan's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Lee dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sheehan on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Boby Lee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lee. Sheehan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lee throws a poor cross that misses
enabling Sheehan to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee cracks Sheehan with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sheehan moves away.
Sheehan looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lee is fending him off so far but Sheehan persists. Nope, Lee circles away and we're back to standing.
Sheehan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Sheehan doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Lee counters with a left to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Sheehan walks into a straight right hand from Lee.
Lee scores with a three punch combo!
Sheehan takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee looking to score a takedown here. Sheehan is defending well but Lee drives through and ends up in Sheehan's guard.
Lee engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Let's hope that Lee has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Boby Lee was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Sheehan, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Lee trying to control the position but Sheehan is working away.
Sheehan being controlled for a moment.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sheehan tries to bench press Lee off him but Lee keeps the position.
Lee advances to full mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Lee trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
Lee's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lee pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Sheehan is squirming around, avoiding Lee's attempts to control the action.
Sheehan is bucking up trying to escape but Lee cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sheehan can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Lee takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Sheehan tries to hold on but Lee pushes him away.
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sheehan is desperately trying to improve his position but Lee has a good base and remains in mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee controlling the position easily from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Boby Lee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Sheehan with a poor takedown
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Sheehan on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Lee throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sheehan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Lee swings widly with a right hand
and Sheehan counters with a straight right hand.
Sheehan misses with a left hand
and Lee counters with a stiff right hand.
Sheehan has his takedown stuffed
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
Lee loads up on a big right hand but Sheehan slips the punch.
Sheehan has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Lee finds it's way round the side to connect with Sheehan's head.
Sheehan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justus Sheehan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sheehan's head backwards.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lee swings for the body but Sheehan moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee looks to throw the jab but Sheehan is out of range.
Nice shot by Lee.
Lee lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Lee.
Sheehan is rocked!
Lee connects with a looping right hand.
Oh Sheehan is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lee drops Sheehan with a naaaaasty hook - Sheehan is in real trouble here! Lee dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:34 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Boby Lee!
During a confident post fight interview, Boby Lee thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnson Juarez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Blair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Juarez might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to SYSTEM OF A DOWN - Prison Song. Blair has chosen Bullet by Creed as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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28
280 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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24
273 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Johnson Juarez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Blair!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Blair throws an overhand right that lands on Juarez's shoulder, as Juarez tries to avoid the shot.
Juarez changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Blair looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Blair wants to get back to his feet.
Juarez looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Juarez is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Blair is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Blair regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blair wants to control but Juarez is keeping busy.
Blair really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Juarez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Juarez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Blair knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Juarez is trying to work for a kimura but Blair is defending well.
Juarez is working for a kimura but Blair is defending it quite comfortably.
Blair is looking to control Juarez's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Blair avoid being mounted?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Juarez is staying active.
Blair holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Juarez is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Blair has managed to free his arm - good work.
Juarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blair's head.
Juarez is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Blair gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Juarez trying to control the position from guard on top but Blair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Blair is looking to sweep but instead, Juarez has passed into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Blair manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Blair controls Juarez momentarily but Juarez frees himself.
Juarez is looking to work some ground and pound but Blair has wrist control.
Juarez looking to sit in guard and control but Blair gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Blair trying to control but Juarez is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez is looking for a triangle here but Blair uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Blair tries to move into full mount but can't pass Juarez's legs.
Juarez regains half guard there - taking advantage of Blair's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Juarez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Blair wants to pass the guard but Juarez is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johnson Juarez will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Juarez wants to clinch.
Blair misses with a few strikes there.
Juarez on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Blair. Blair obviously looking to wear him down.
Juarez misses the shot to the body.
Blair fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Juarez on the side of the head.
It looks like Johnson Juarez has been cut.
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Juarez is looking to clinch.
Blair misses with an uppercut. Juarez saw that one coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blair lands a nice looking body shot.
Blair tries to land a front kick but Juarez steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Blair ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Juarez moves away.
Hank Blair seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blair throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Juarez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Blair cracks the inside of Juarez's front leg.
Blair scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Blair throws out a powerful jab.
Blair throws a half hearted mid kick.
Blair uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Juarez.
Juarez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Blair as he jumps to the side.
A left lands for Blair.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Juarez throws a body punch but Blair moves out of range.
Blair throws a series of punches but Juarez moves out of range.
Blair stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnson Juarez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blair comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sloppy strikes from Blair. Those never looked like landing.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Blair fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hank Blair is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Blair throws a right and a left that Juarez avoids nicely.
Blair lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blair throws a series of punches but Juarez avoids them all with ease.
Blair staying out of range there.
Blair misses with a wild combination.
Blair throws a right and a left that Juarez avoids nicely.
Juarez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Blair tries to avoid it but Juarez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Blair to the ground. Blair escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Blair keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A punch combination from Blair misses.
Juarez walks into a straight right hand from Blair.
Juarez tries to clinch there but Blair circles away.
Juarez dodges the punch combination from Blair.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez misses with a wild body shot.
Juarez slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Nice uppercut there from Blair.
Juarez tries to move into range but Blair moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Juarez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Blair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Blair swinging wildly here.
Hank Blair is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blair looks to land a combination but Juarez avoids it well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair missing with a left hand there. Juarez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Blair rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Juarez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Blair showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Johnson Juarez's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Juarez slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Blair changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Juarez misses with a body shot.
Juarez takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Juarez tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Blair counters with a body kick that stops Juarez in his tracks momentarily.
No joy there for Blair, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Blair jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Juarez walks into a straight right hand from Blair.
Juarez has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Blair.
Blair throws a right and a left that both miss.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Blair.
Juarez slips a jab and a cross from Blair.
Blair falls off balance throwing a combination
and Juarez moves into the clinch.
Blair lands an uppercut.
Blair lands a hook to the side of the head.
Blair breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Blair lands a jab.
Blair misses with the combination.
Hank Blair seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blair misses with a looping right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blair misses with the combination.
Juarez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Blair's waist but Blair gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Juarez off to one side.
Juarez needs to keep his hands up - Blair had a free shot at his head there.
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!
Juarez stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blair.
Blair throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Juarez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blair.
Some wild striking there from Blair.
Blair swinging wildly here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Blair does it's job there.
Juarez closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Juarez seems to be looking for submissions.
Blair holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Blair is trying to maintain the position but Juarez is very close to passing his half guard.
Juarez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Blair's head.
Juarez is looking for a kimura here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Juarez not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Juarez is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Juarez wants to work for an arm triangle but Blair is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Blair slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Hank Blair comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Blair 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 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hank Blair!
After the fight, Hank Blair 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Kilipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilipovic has chosen Guns N' Roses: Paradise City as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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212 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Kilipovic!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilipovic throws a nice head kick!
Anderson misses with a wild body shot.
Anderson has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kilipovic is having none of it.
Anderson misses with a hook to the body
and Kilipovic counters with a nice body kick.
Kilipovic lands a lovely overhand right.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilipovic takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Kilipovic thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Kilipovic moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kilipovic throws a series of strikes that have Anderson backpedaling.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kilipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Kilipovic circles away from the clinch attempt.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
Anderson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kilipovic creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Anderson has a couple of punches blocked by Kilipovic.
Knees to the body from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Kilipovic lands with an overhand left.
Anderson loads up on a big right hand but Kilipovic slips the punch.
Allan Anderson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilipovic.
Anderson throws a looping overhand right but Kilipovic ducks down to avoid it.
Anderson takes a swing at Kilipovic's ribcage but misses.
Anderson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Nice jab there from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick that knocks Anderson off balance momentarily.
Anderson throws an overhand right that lands on Kilipovic's shoulder, as Kilipovic tries to avoid the shot.
Kilipovic lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Kilipovic throws a body punch but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson swings widly with a right hand
and Kilipovic counters with a body kick that stops Anderson in his tracks momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Kilipovic. Anderson shrugs it off though.
Anderson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Anderson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Kilipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Mirko Kilipovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson takes one to the chin there.
Kilipovic loads up on a big right hand but Anderson slips the punch.
Anderson throws a shot from downtown. Kilipovic moves away and avoids it.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kilipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Anderson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Kilipovic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that Anderson semi-blocks.
Anderson takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilipovic lands a nice looking kick to the body. Anderson takes a step back to recover.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Kilipovic is out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Anderson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Kilipovic manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A big left from Kilipovic misses.
Kilipovic defending well as Anderson loads up on a big left hand.
Anderson tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Anderson misses with a hook
and Kilipovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Anderson moves into the clinch.
Kilipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Anderson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kilipovics head.
Anderson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic blocking some punches.
Kilipovic working hard to break the clinch.
Anderson takes an elbow to the temple.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilipovic blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short body shot lands from Anderson as the two fighters clinch.
Anderson blocks a body shot from Kilipovic.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Anderson.
Kilipovic blocking some punches.
Anderson lands with a left to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Anderson.
Kilipovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick.
Anderson takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kilipovic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
It looks like Mirko Kilipovic has been cut.
Anderson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kilipovic.
Kilipovic jabs at Anderson's body.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kilipovic circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mirko Kilipovic dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mirko Kilipovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilipovic looks to land a right hand but Anderson moved out of range.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kilipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Anderson thows a body shot but no joy.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Kilipovic is out of range.
Kilipovic moves away from the strike by Anderson.
A thudding body kick lands there by Kilipovic!
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Kilipovic counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick. Anderson tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Anderson throws a jab but it's blocked by Kilipovic.
Anderson lands with a hook. Kilipovic tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
Anderson scores with a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Kilipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Anderson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kilipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick.
Kilipovic lands with an overhand left.
Kilipovic throws a nice head kick!
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilipovic saw that one coming.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Anderson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kilipovic throws out a loose jab but Anderson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilipovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilipovic shoots in looking for a takedown. Anderson tries to sprawl out of it but Kilipovic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Anderson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Kilipovic ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anderson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Anderson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kilipovic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kilipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Anderson scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kilipovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Mirko Kilipovic seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Kilipovic moves away from the strike by Anderson.
Anderson tries to clinch but Kilipovic is having none of it.
Crunch! Kilipovic slams his shin into Anderson's torso.
Anderson avoids a kick to the body.
Kilipovic lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch.
Kilipovic throws a leg kick which misses Anderson's front leg but catches the back leg as Anderson tries to avoid it.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Anderson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Anderson moves out of range easily.
Anderson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Anderson.
Kilipovic has managed to clinch.
Anderson lands a right hand that snaps the head of Kilipovic backwards.
Kilipovic wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson has Kilipovic pressed against the cage, preventing Kilipovic from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Anderson is working Kilipovic over against the cage.
Kilipovic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kilipovic tries to keep at a distance but Anderson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilipovic is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Anderson is keeping busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Kilipovic breaks from the clinch.
Anderson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kilipovic slips under a jab.
Anderson connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Kilipovic momentarily.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilipovic is just out of range.
Kilipovic keeps the fight on the outside.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilipovic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Anderson.
Kilipovic lands a really nice looking cross but Anderson seems unphased.
Kilipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Allan Anderson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirko Kilipovic's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Kilipovic bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilipovic saw that one coming.
Kilipovic slips under a jab.
Anderson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Anderson. Kilipovic does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
A punch lands to the side of Kilipovic 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Anderson misses with an uppercut. Kilipovic saw that one coming.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilipovic is just out of range.
Anderson missing with a left hand there. Kilipovic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Anderson thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Anderson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Kilipovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kilipovic circles away.
Kilipovic looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice body kick there by Kilipovic.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilipovic. Kilipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Kilipovic.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Kilipovic is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Anderson's shoulder. That is not cool.
Anderson is looking for a sweep.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kilipovic working the ground and pound but Anderson is defending the strikes.
Anderson is trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Kilipovic trying to control the pace.
Kilipovic decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Kilipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kilipovic manages to avoid it.
Kilipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Anderson avoids the head kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic slips a jab from Anderson.
Kilipovic misses with a head kick.
Kilipovic connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nice body punch from Anderson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Anderson misses with a hook.
Anderson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilipovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anderson if he has to take too many more of those.
Kilipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Anderson looks to score with a jab to the body but Kilipovic is just out of range.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but Kilipovic pushes him off.
Kilipovic turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Good exchange - Anderson coming out on top.
Anderson blocks a jab.
Kilipovic throws a front kick that sends Anderson stumbling back into the cage.
Kilipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Anderson doesn't manage to clinch there - Kilipovic circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kilipovic throws an elbow but misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Anderson.
Kilipovic tries to break free but Anderson pushes him back against the cage.
Anderson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A short uppercut from Anderson.
Kilipovic throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kilipovic tries to land knees in the clinch but Anderson avoids the damage to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson can't find room to land a body shot as Kilipovic controls the action.
Kilipovic breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Anderson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mirko Kilipovic comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kilipovic 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Kilipovic!
Mirko Kilipovic was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mike Fanning (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucious LaFleur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaFleur is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2001 a space odyssey. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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146 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Fanning!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Lucious LaFleur!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A swing and a miss from Fanning.
LaFleur slips a jab from Fanning.
Fanning misses with a two punch combination.
Fanning scores with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by LaFleur.
Fanning displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from LaFleur.
Fanning misses with an uppercut.
LaFleur decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
LaFleur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
LaFleur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fanning keeps working.
LaFleur prevents Fanning from standing back up.
Fanning is staying active underneath LaFleur, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fanning slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Fanning keeping moving, preventing LaFleur from controlling successfully.
Fanning is trying to keep LaFleur in close.
Fanning pulls LaFleur in to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
LaFleur controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
LaFleur misses with a takedown attempt - Fanning sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fanning defends well against a solid takedown attempt from LaFleur.
Mike Fanning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucious LaFleur.
LaFleur fails with a takedown attempt.
Fanning punishes LaFleur's body with a nice straight punch.
Jab, jab by Fanning - just one landing.
LaFleur fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
LaFleur displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Fanning throws out the jab.
Fanning connects with a jab.
LaFleur thuds a left hand into Fanning's body.
LaFleur looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Fanning!
LaFleur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fanning is looking to escape.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fanning is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
LaFleur thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fanning is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
LaFleur looking to control but Fanning is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
LaFleur is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Fanning to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Fanning shrugs it off.
LaFleur can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Fanning is looking to escape.
LaFleur scoring with strikes but Fanning is staying in there.
Fanning is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Fanning wants to control but LaFleur is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning can't escape the position.
Fanning is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
LaFleur controlling from the full mount.
LaFleur lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
LaFleur looking to finish with strikes here!
LaFleur throws some wild stikes that Fanning manages to avoid easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fanning is looking to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
LaFleur controlling the pace for now.
LaFleur has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Fanning tries to hold on but LaFleur postures up.
Fanning is in a horrible position here. LaFleur smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
LaFleur tries to control but Fanning wriggling away.
Fanning can't escape the position.
LaFleur connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
LaFleur wants to control the pace but Fanning is squirming around nicely.
Fanning is writhing around trying 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!
Fanning tries to reverse the position but LaFleur maintains control.
LaFleur wants to control the pace but Fanning is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lucious LaFleur dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
LaFleur tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
LaFleur shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. LaFleur showed some decent athleticism there.
Fanning wants to get back to his feet.
Fanning works his way to full guard. Good work.
LaFleur lands a couple of decent looking shots.
LaFleur's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Fanning looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
LaFleur trying to control the position from guard on top but Fanning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fanning seems keen to control LaFleur's posture.
Fanning trying to control the position.
Mike Fanning has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
LaFleur fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Fanning to the ground. LaFleur is now in Fanning's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
LaFleur trying to control the position from guard on top but Fanning is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lucious LaFleur has got the better of the ground game so far.
Fanning is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Fanning controlling the position.
Fanning controls LaFleur momentarily but LaFleur frees himself.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mike Fanning.
LaFleur uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fanning lands with a nice body punch.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from LaFleur.
Fanning closes the distance and clinches up with LaFleur, looking for a takedown. Fanning pushes LaFleur against the cage but LaFleur circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
LaFleur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Fanning misses with a body shot.
Fanning misses with a looping left.
Fanning is looking to chop away at LaFleur's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaFleur throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Fanning's waist but Fanning gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing LaFleur off to one side.
Mike Fanning has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucious LaFleur.
LaFleur blocks a leg kick.
LaFleur shoots for a takedown but Fanning saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fanning throws a leg kick which misses LaFleur's front leg but catches the back leg as LaFleur tries to avoid it.
LaFleur looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fanning misses with a low kick.
LaFleur moves out of range as Fanning strikes.
LaFleur throws a leg kick but Fanning sees it coming and checks it nicely.
LaFleur staying out of range there.
Fanning throws an overhand right that lands on LaFleur's shoulder, as LaFleur tries to avoid the shot.
LaFleur shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Fanning but Fanning pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Nice sprawl there from Fanning as LaFleur shoots in.
LaFleur rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Fanning counters with a lovely straight right hand!
LaFleur tries for a takedown but Fanning circles away easily
and LaFleur takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
LaFleur is breathing heavily.
Fanning is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by LaFleur.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fanning punishes LaFleur's body with a nice straight punch.
A big left from Fanning misses.
LaFleur fails with the takedown.
LaFleur uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Fanning.
LaFleur shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fanning sprawls well. Fanning wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. LaFleur gets slowly back to his feet.
LaFleur slips a jab and a cross from Fanning.
Fanning connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Fanning misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaFleur.
LaFleur shoots in looking for a takedown but Fanning manages to keep the fight standing, pushing LaFleur's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
LaFleur shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fanning pinned against the cage. Fanning gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
LaFleur fails with the takedown
and Fanning counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
LaFleur has his takedown stuffed
and Fanning counters with a nice uppercut.
Fanning moves out of range of the body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good exchange - Fanning coming out on top.
Fanning throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent LaFleur stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
LaFleur just misses with a punch to the body.
LaFleur shoots in looking for a takedown. Fanning tries to sprawl out of it but LaFleur keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Fanning manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Fanning throws a low kick, looking for LaFleur's leg but LaFleur calmly moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
LaFleur on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Mike Fanning is winning the standup battle so far.
LaFleur motions for Fanning to come forward. LaFleur throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Fanning lands a nice shot to the body.
Lucious LaFleur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
LaFleur blocks a jab.
Fanning throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Fanning lands a leg kick that knocks LaFleur off balance momentarily.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fanning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
LaFleur throws a jab but it's blocked by Fanning.
Horrible takedown by Fanning or perhaps it was just good defense by LaFleur which made him look bad.
Fanning ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Fanning dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
A jab from Fanning misses.
Lucious LaFleur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloppy strikes from LaFleur. Those never looked like landing.
LaFleur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That kick from Fanning tenderised LaFleur's leg. LaFleur is trying to keep his angry face on.
LaFleur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fanning tries to avoid it but LaFleur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fanning to the ground. Fanning escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fanning lands with a hook. LaFleur tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
LaFleur changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fanning tries to avoid it but LaFleur manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fanning to the ground. Fanning escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Fanning connects with a nice looking jab.
Good standup being displayed there by Fanning as he connects with a hook.
Fanning tests LaFleur's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Fanning stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Fanning just misses with a punch to the body.
LaFleur misses with a hook. Fanning ducked under it nicely.
Fanning scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fanning scoring with strikes but LaFleur is staying in there.
Fanning lands a nice shot to the head.
LaFleur tries to lock up and control but Fanning gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fanning lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
LaFleur is rocked!
LaFleur is working to get back to half guard.
LaFleur is still in real trouble! Can Fanning finish him?
LaFleur is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
LaFleur takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fanning controlling from mount.
LaFleur takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Fanning's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Fanning!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jan Stojkowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mali Fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jan Stojkowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mali Fedor!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fedor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fedor misses with an attempted mid kick.
Fedor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Fedor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stojkowski circles away from the clinch attempt.
Stojkowski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Fedor misses with a head kick.
Fedor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stojkowski, pushing him back against the cage.
Fedor landing knees to the body.
Stojkowski is breathing heavily.
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!
Fedor connects with a knee to the head.
Fedor lands a nice knee to the body.
Fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stojkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Stojkowski blocks with his arms.
Fedor lands a knee to the head.
Fedor is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stojkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Fedor unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stojkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Fedor.
Fedor with a knee to the head.
Fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stojkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fedor connects with a knee to the head.
Fedor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stojkowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedor has double underhooks.
Fedor landing knees to the head.
It looks like Jan Stojkowski has been cut.
Stojkowski is trying to force a seperation but Fedor has the dominant position.
Fedor lands a knee to the head.
Fedor looking to throw knees to the head but Stojkowski is blocking nicely.
Fedor landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fedor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Stojkowski is trying to push Fedor away but Fedor has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fedor with a knee to the head.
Fedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedor landing knees to the head.
Fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stojkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedor unloads a knee to the mid-section. Stojkowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Fedor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stojkowski's face.
Fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stojkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedor controlling the action here for a moment.
Stojkowski fails to pull guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor prevents Stojkowski from breaking the clinch.
Fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Fedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Stojkowski avoiding damage as Fedor throws knees to the body.
Stojkowski looking to stall.
Fedor blocks a body shot from Stojkowski.
Fedor prevents Stojkowski from breaking the clinch.
Stojkowski working hard to break the clinch.
Stojkowski takes a knee to the side of the body.
Stojkowski looking for a takedown.
Fedor landing knees to the head.
Stojkowski is trying to break the clinch but Fedor has him pressed against the cage.
Fedor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stojkowski's face.
Fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Stojkowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fedor trying to stall but Stojkowski improves his position.
Stojkowski throws a head punch that misses.
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Stojkowski blocks with his arms.
Fedor is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Fedor is persisting with his attempts to control the action in the clinch, rather than do any real damage.
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stojkowski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Fedor gets the underhooks and prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Stojkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
With the fighters up against the cage, Stojkowski throws an elbow but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stojkowski misses with a body punch.
Fedor trying to land knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mali Fedor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jan Stojkowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fedor moves in looking to clinch but Stojkowski pushes him off.
Fedor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stojkowski.
Fedor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stojkowski.
Fedor throws a leg kick but Stojkowski checks it.
Fedor rushes Stojkowski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Stojkowski tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stojkowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedor leaning against his opponent.
Fedor with a knee to the head.
Fedor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fedor tries a knee to the head but Stojkowski blocks it.
Fedor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stojkowski's face.
Fedor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedor is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Stojkowski is keeping busy.
Stojkowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Fedor landing knees to the head.
Stojkowski tries to work over Fedor's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A frustrated look appears on Stojkowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Stojkowski trying to control the position but instead, Fedor has worked for underhooks and has pushed Stojkowski into the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fedor obliges.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Stojkowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Stojkowski blocks with his arms.
Fedor throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stojkowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Stojkowski is trying to break the clinch but Fedor is controlling him.
Stojkowski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Stojkowski scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Fedor defending well as Stojkowski loads up on a big left hand.
Fedor is looking to score with low kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkowski scores with a hook to the body. Fedor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Stojkowski jabs Fedor right on the nose. Fedor blinks but takes it well.
Jan Stojkowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stojkowski scores with a decent looking hook.
Fedor has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Nice jab there from Stojkowski.
Fedor delivers a nice body kick.
Fedor wants to clinch up but Stojkowski keeps it at a distance.
Stojkowski throws a right hand that misses
and Fedor counters with a body kick.
Fedor ducks under a wild hook from Stojkowski.
Fedor clinches up with Stojkowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Fedor with a knee to the head.
Fedor prevents the takedown attempt.
A knee to the head by Fedor.
Fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fedor prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jan Stojkowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stojkowski breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Fedor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Stojkowski looks to score with a jab to the body but Fedor is just out of range.
Stojkowski has a takedown stuffed.
An inside leg kick lands from Fedor.
Fedor scoring well with a low kick there.
Fedor lands a front kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fedor closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Stojkowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but Stojkowski blocks with his arms.
Stojkowski tries to circle away but Fedor has him pinned against the cage.
Fedor leaning against his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fedor tries a knee to the head but Stojkowski blocks it.
Fedor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Fedor tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stojkowski is trying to maintain a safe position but Fedor gets an underhook and turns Stojkowski into the cage.
Fedor with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Fedor misses with a knee strike.
Stojkowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedor has double underhooks.
Stojkowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fedor has double underhooks.
Stojkowski is looking for a takedown.
Fedor tries a knee to the head but Stojkowski blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fedor tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Stojkowski wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Fedor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mali Fedor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jan Stojkowski's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Good work by Stojkowski as he checks the leg kick.
Fedor throws a body kick that misses.
Stojkowski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stojkowski throws an overhand right that lands on Fedor's shoulder, as Fedor tries to avoid the shot.
Fedor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Fedor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stojkowski throws a right hand that Fedor ducks under and follows up with a left that Fedor also avoids with ease.
Stojkowski throws a jab but it's blocked by Fedor.
Fedor moves to clinch but Stojkowski breaks away
and Stojkowski counters with a stiff right hand.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Fedor.
Fedor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Mali Fedor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fedor lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fedor clinches up with Stojkowski and pushes him back against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fedor lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fedor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Stojkowski being controlled against the cage.
Fedor keeps control of Stojkowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Stojkowski tries to break the clinch but Fedor is controlling the position.
Fedor lands a knee to the head.
Fedor connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stojkowski's face.
Stojkowski is rocked!
Fedor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Stojkowski is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fedor jerks Stojkowski's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Stojkowski drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Fedor goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Fedor because Stojkowski 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 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Mali Fedor!
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