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OFC 118: Unrated PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Seng (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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165 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Intelligent |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Seng!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gordon shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Gordon is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Seng is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Seng has escaped and now he's on top!
Seng is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Gordon has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Seng is looking to defend but Gordon has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Seng! Gordon pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Seng taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Michael Gordon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Wiggins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tristin Shonuck could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Adam Wiggins's chin.
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205 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Wiggins!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shonuck clinches up with Wiggins and pushes him back against the cage.
Wiggins pulls guard.
Shonuck keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Wiggins's head.
Shonuck trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiggins's guard.
Wiggins keeping moving, preventing Shonuck from controlling successfully.
Wiggins is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Shonuck is controlling him.
Shonuck trying to stand up but can't free himself from Wiggins's guard.
Shonuck throws a big right hand that misses.
Wiggins working a defensive guard here.
Shonuck trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shonuck has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shonuck postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wiggins looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shonuck is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shonuck trying to move into half guard but instead Wiggins has managed to sweep!
Shonuck on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Shonuck tries to get out of the position.
Wiggins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Shonuck is controlling Wiggins's posture.
Wiggins lands a couple of digs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Wiggins is now in half guard.
Nice strikes from Wiggins there.
Wiggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wiggins looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Shonuck with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Wiggins wants to stand but Shonuck has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Shonuck taking some punishment here, with Wiggins in his half guard.
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!
Wiggins is nestled in close to Shonuck, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wiggins stops Shonuck from getting back to his feet.
Shonuck is looking to control Wiggins's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Shonuck avoid being mounted?
Shonuck is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Wiggins working Shonuck over with strikes.
Shonuck keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Wiggins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Wiggins is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wiggins not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wiggins trying to control the action but Shonuck is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shonuck is looking to escape.
It looks like Wiggins is going to stand back up.
Wiggins winds up and cracks Shonuck with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Wiggins is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Wiggins is working for a submission of some sort.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wiggins working the head and body with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Wiggins dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Shonuck or perhaps it was just good defense by Wiggins which made him look bad.
Wiggins throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Shonuck.
Shonuck tries to clinch but Wiggins is having none of it.
Shonuck misses with a takedown
and Wiggins counters with an outside leg kick.
Shonuck misses the body punch
and Wiggins counters with a thumping low kick.
Horrible takedown by Shonuck or perhaps it was just good defense by Wiggins which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tristin Shonuck. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shonuck looks for a takedown but Wiggins sprawls well.
Wiggins throws a nice inside leg kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wiggins throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A thudding body kick lands there by Wiggins!
Wiggins feints and then cracks Shonuck's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Shonuck down.
Wiggins thows a body kick. Shonuck tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Wiggins gets a clinch.
Wiggins breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Wiggins's corner calls for a 1-2. Wiggins obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Wiggins has closed the distance and engaged Shonuck in a clinch.
Wiggins has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Shonuck clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wiggins scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Shonuck is looking for a way out.
Wiggins has managed to slip his arm under Shonuck's chin. This could be all over... yep, Shonuck is tapping out! Submission win for Wiggins.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Adam Wiggins!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mickey MacAskill (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabio Vieira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vieira is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 2pac - Hail Mary. Mickey MacAskill has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mickey MacAskill!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabio Vieira!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacAskill gets in close and instigates a clinch.
MacAskill working aggressively here.
MacAskill fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacAskill struggles to land a body shot inside as Vieira controls his hands.
MacAskill stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
MacAskill pushes Vieira back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
It looks like Fabio Vieira has been cut.
MacAskill lands with a right to the head.
MacAskill putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Vieira in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Still in the clinch, MacAskill scores with a nice short uppercut.
MacAskill's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Vieira throws a series of punches but MacAskill moves out of range.
MacAskill has managed to clinch.
A short left from MacAskill.
Vieira looks gassed!
MacAskill works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Vieira tries to pull guard but MacAskill holds him up against the cage and eventually Vieira drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacAskill breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Vieira gets tackled into the cage by MacAskill. MacAskill maintains the clinch.
MacAskill is leaning against Vieira and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
MacAskill tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Vieira's elbow.
MacAskill gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
MacAskill lands a right hand.
Vieira is rocked!
That has opened up Fabio Vieira's cut even more.
MacAskill pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Vieira is still on wobbly legs! Can MacAskill finish him?
MacAskill throws a pinpoint strike between Vieira's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Vieira crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and MacAskill scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mickey MacAskill!
A very excited looking Mickey MacAskill rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kazushi Sakuraba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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195 lbs
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186 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Santos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kazushi Sakuraba!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sakuraba misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sakuraba 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.
Santos trying to control the position.
Sakuraba trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Santos 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.
Santos looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Sakuraba passes into side control.
Santos tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Sakuraba wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Sakuraba stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Santos shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sakuraba manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sakuraba swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Santos in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sakuraba has his foot on Santos's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Santos works his way back into a safe position though.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Sakuraba is retaining full guard.
Sakuraba working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Santos doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Santos manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sakuraba looks gassed!
Santos works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Santos seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sakuraba does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sakuraba is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
Santos not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Sakuraba is just riding it out for now. Santos eventually gives up the hold.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Santos wants to free his trapped foot but Sakuraba is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Santos is looking to take a break and control but Sakuraba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Santos seems to be working for a kimura but Sakuraba defends the submission attempt.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sakuraba has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sakuraba sees it coming and defends easily.
Sakuraba holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Santos trying to mount his opponent but Sakuraba defends it.
Santos is just content to waste time from the top position. Sakuraba takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Santos wants to control from the top but Sakuraba keeps moving.
Sakuraba is trying to control the position but Santos postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos slips nicely into half guard.
Sakuraba tries to kick Santos off but Santos keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sakuraba is not content to let Santos control the position.
Santos is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Santos is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sakuraba trying to control but Santos postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Santos dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Santos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sakuraba.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Sakuraba swivels and escapes.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Sakuraba sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rodrigo Santos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sakuraba moves in looking to clinch but Santos pushes him off.
Santos blocks a jab.
Santos drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Santos swings around for an armbar but Sakuraba sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Santos's guard.
Santos utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Santos is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sakuraba postures up and lands a big shot to Santos's brow.
Sakuraba trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Sakuraba is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Santos looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sakuraba is one step ahead there.
Sakuraba postures up.
Santos keeping moving, preventing Sakuraba from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kazushi Sakuraba wasn't active enough on the ground.
Santos throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Sakuraba tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Santos is in Sakuraba's guard.
Sakuraba seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Santos postures up.
Sakuraba keeping moving, preventing Santos from controlling successfully.
Santos drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Santos jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Rodrigo Santos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Santos accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Santos drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sakuraba manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Santos has Sakuraba in his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba tries to free his leg and advance position but Santos is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos has a closed guard, preventing Sakuraba from standing up.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Santos manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Santos is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Sakuraba has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sakuraba can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sakuraba is looking to escape.
Santos landing strikes from the mount.
Santos looking to finish Sakuraba with some ground and pound. This is bad for Sakuraba!
Santos looking for a guillotine from mount but Sakuraba is having none of it.
Santos with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Santos throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Santos lands a big elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodrigo Santos dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Santos changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sakuraba tries to avoid it but Santos manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sakuraba to the ground. Sakuraba escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Santos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Sakuraba napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Sakuraba regains half guard.
Santos is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Sakuraba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sakuraba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Santos is working away from the top position though.
Santos trying to pass the guard but Sakuraba defending well.
Santos with the ground and pound but Sakuraba uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sakuraba wants to control the position but Santos says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Santos 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.
Sakuraba moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santos is in close to Sakuraba's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Santos prevents Sakuraba from getting back to his feet.
Santos throws an elbow that misses. Sakuraba uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Santos's guard. Nice move by Sakuraba!
Santos working a defensive guard here.
Sakuraba trying to control the position from guard on top but Santos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos is trying to control the position but Sakuraba postures up.
Santos is looking for a triangle but Sakuraba pushes his legs off easily.
Santos throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Santos looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba is looking to work some ground and pound but Santos has wrist control.
Santos trying to keep a closed guard but Sakuraba is proving a slippery customer.
Santos throws his legs up looking for a submission but Sakuraba uses it to pass to side control.
Santos tries to bench press Sakuraba off him but Sakuraba keeps the position.
Sakuraba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sakuraba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Santos prevents Sakuraba from moving into mount.
Santos wants to control but Sakuraba postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sakuraba working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sakuraba working away.
Santos is looking for a sweep.
Sakuraba misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Santos is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Sakuraba off and has taken his back!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Santos is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sakuraba trying to control the position but Santos manages to sink in the hooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodrigo Santos showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Santos 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodrigo Santos!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Corey Poyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Julio Jacy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Julio Jacy enters the cage!
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153 lbs
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146 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Poyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Julio Jacy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacy shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Poyer but Poyer pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Jacy shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Nice cross by Jacy.
It looks like Corey Poyer has been cut.
Jacy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jacy fails with the takedown.
Jacy tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Poyer counters with a stiff right hand.
Jacy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jacy avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jacy blocks a head kick by Poyer.
Nice straight punches there by Poyer. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Poyer.
A left lands for Poyer.
Poyer scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poyer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Poyer stands up out of the half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacy tries to land a body kick
and Poyer counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jacy gets tackled into the cage by Poyer. Poyer maintains the clinch.
Poyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Poyer stalks Jacy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jacy's face. Jacy staggers backwards, shaken.
Poyer misses the jab.
Poyer does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Poyer slips a jab and a cross from Jacy.
Poyer leaves Jacy with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Corey Poyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Jacy.
Jacy looks gassed!
Poyer wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Jacy shoots in for a double leg but Poyer sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Jacy swats away the attempt to clinch by Poyer.
Jacy moves out of range of the body kick from Poyer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacy fails with the takedown
and Poyer counters with a shoot takedown. Jacy fights it but they end up in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poyer wants to pass the guard but Jacy is keeping the position.
Poyer slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Poyer has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Poyer gets to his feet - Jacy follows without any prompting.
Poyer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jacy looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poyer connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jacy. Jacy circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Poyer scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Poyer's corner calls for a 1-2. Poyer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Jacy keeps the fight on the outside.
Jacy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Poyer to score with a decent uppercut.
Poyer closes the distance and pushes Jacy back into the cage.
Jacy avoids the elbow strike from Poyer, against the cage.
Jacy is trying to break the clinch but Poyer has him pressed against the cage.
Poyer can't break the clinch.
Poyer is trying to break the clinch but Jacy is controlling him.
Poyer can't break the clinch.
Poyer working hard to break the clinch.
Poyer working hard to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Poyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Poyer has Jacy pressed against the cage, preventing Jacy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jacy has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Poyer avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Poyer is trying to force a seperation but Jacy has the dominant position.
Jacy keeps control of Poyer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Poyer pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jacy throws a sloppy head kick and Poyer moves out of range easily.
Poyer scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Poyer slows the pace down.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Poyer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Poyer's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jacy on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Poyer throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jacy.
Jacy avoids the head kick by Poyer.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Jacy enables Poyer to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Jacy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Poyer advances to half guard.
Jacy wants to control but Poyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Corey Poyer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Poyer with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Poyer decides to return to a standing position.
Poyer looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Jacy!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poyer looking to control but Jacy is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jacy tries to hold on but Poyer pushes him away.
Jacy is trying desperately to improve position.
Poyer content just to control the position here.
Jacy regains half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacy has hold of Poyer's hands but Poyer slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jacy is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Poyer scores with a couple of nice shots.
Poyer looks to land a strike but Jacy avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Jacy being controlled here, momentarily.
Jacy wants to sweep but no luck.
Poyer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Jacy trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Poyer not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
We're going to have a standup here because Corey Poyer wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Poyer throws a chopping leg kick but Jacy manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Poyer tries to land a front kick but Jacy steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Poyer throws a front kick aimed at Jacy's knee but Jacy avoids it well.
Poyer rushes Jacy and presses him up against the cage.
Jacy prevents the takedown attempt.
Jacy is trying to push Poyer away but Poyer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Jacy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Jacy has Poyer pressed against the cage, preventing Poyer from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Jacy prevents Poyer from breaking the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacy has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Poyer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Poyer manages to break the clinch.
Poyer shoots in and gets a takedown into Jacy's guard.
Poyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Poyer's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Jacy is trying to keep Poyer in close.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Poyer sitting in guard here, content to control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Poyer stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Jacy swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Corey Poyer dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corey Poyer's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Poyer is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Jacy's half guard.
Jacy works his way to full guard. Good work.
Poyer stays in close to Jacy's body and controls the position.
Poyer got a little sloppy there for a moment and Jacy has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Poyer has managed to get both his arms back between Jacy's legs - danger averted.
Poyer stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Corey Poyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jacy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poyer throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Jacy tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Poyer is in Jacy's guard.
Poyer stands and steps away. Jacy gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Corey Poyer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Poyer to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Poyer gets to his feet. Jacy looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Poyer lands with an overhand left.
Jacy throws a wild body kick that Poyer sees coming a mile off.
Poyer tries to close the distance and clinch but Jacy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jacy throws a sloppy head kick and Poyer moves out of range easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Poyer clinches up with Jacy and pushes him back against the cage.
Poyer breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Poyer cracks Jacy with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jacy has his takedown stuffed
and Poyer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Poyer lands with an uppercut that bounces Jacy off the cage and back into range.
Jacy throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Poyer's waist but Poyer gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jacy off to one side.
Poyer keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Poyer lands with a shot to the body.
Poyer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Poyer wants to pass to mount but Jacy is defending the position.
Jacy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Poyer.
Corey Poyer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacy wants to control but Poyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Poyer knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jacy on the ground.
Poyer content to control rather than advance.
Poyer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Poyer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Corey Poyer just wasn't active enough.
Jacy misses with a takedown attempt - Poyer sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Corey Poyer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Julio Jacy.
Poyer lands an overhand right.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head kick misses from Poyer.
Jacy tries to clinch there but Poyer circles away.
Julio Jacy has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Poyer fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jacy on the side of the head.
And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Poyer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Poyer 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Poyer!
Corey Poyer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Hellbent - Pit Inc for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty 's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Enter Sandman by Metallica. Rico Sanchez has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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175 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy McNulty !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sanchez walks into a jab.
McNulty misses with a wild body shot.
Sanchez misses with a head kick.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and McNulty moves out of range easily.
McNulty with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Donk. Sanchez catches McNulty right on the button with a cross.
Sanchez tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sanchez misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sanchez lands a right hook to the body.
Rico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanchez clinches.
McNulty 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez throws a combination but it was largely blocked by McNulty .
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!
Sanchez wants to clinch up but McNulty keeps it at a distance.
Sanchez shoots in and bounces McNulty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
McNulty is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
McNulty is trying to keep Sanchez in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez pushes down on McNulty 's leg and manages to get into half guard.
McNulty wants to get back to full guard.
McNulty keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McNulty is trying to stand up here but Sanchez is controlling him well.
Sanchez wants to advance to full mount but McNulty doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Sanchez trying to control but McNulty is working from the bottom.
Sanchez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez stands and throws McNulty 's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sanchez working the ground and pound from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Sanchez asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Sanchez is trying to get an arm triangle but McNulty is defending well.
Sanchez cracks McNulty with a big elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
McNulty tries to improve position but can't.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McNulty has escaped the position, nice work there.
McNulty is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
McNulty works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sanchez is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
McNulty keeping full guard, as Sanchez tries to pass.
Sanchez not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
McNulty trying to control the position.
McNulty working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Sanchez doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Sanchez manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
McNulty is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Sanchez is aware though and is defending well.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and McNulty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between McNulty 's legs - danger averted.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is looking to work some ground and pound but McNulty has wrist control.
McNulty managing to control the position.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McNulty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
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.
McNulty looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
McNulty connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sanchez's hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rico Sanchez dominated that round.
That's time! McNulty 's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
McNulty cracks Sanchez with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A low kick from Sanchez misses
and McNulty counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sanchez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McNulty .
Sanchez connects with a right hand. McNulty shakes it off.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. McNulty doesn't seem phased though.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and McNulty moves out of range easily.
A shot to the liver by McNulty . Beautiful body shot.
Sanchez clinches up against the cage.
A short uppercut from Sanchez.
Sanchez presses McNulty against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McNulty blocks the elbow strike.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McNulty is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Sanchez goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Sanchez pushes McNulty back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A frustrated look appears on McNulty 's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sanchez lands an elbow just above McNulty 's eye.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.
Sanchez tried to land a shot to the body but connects with McNulty 's elbow.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McNulty breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McNulty is looking to wear down Sanchez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
McNulty moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
McNulty bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and McNulty moves out of range easily.
McNulty is looking to chop away at Sanchez's legs.
McNulty rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sanchez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
McNulty dodges the punch combination from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a combination that misses
and McNulty makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
A clash of legs there as McNulty blocks the low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
Sanchez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
McNulty ducks under a wild hook from Sanchez.
McNulty keeps the fight on the outside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McNulty dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. McNulty sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
McNulty takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Sanchez misses with a combination
and McNulty counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Sanchez throws a head kick but McNulty moves out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by McNulty !
McNulty ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
McNulty thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Sanchez if he has to take too many more of those.
McNulty throws a right and a left that Sanchez avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty connects with a leg kick. Sanchez looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses
and McNulty counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Rico Sanchez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sanchez walks into a stiff left hand from McNulty .
McNulty scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNulty throws a head kick but Sanchez moves out of range.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. McNulty tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. McNulty manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
McNulty closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sanchez takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Sanchez misses with a body shot.
McNulty jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
Sanchez misses with a lunging right hand
letting McNulty counter with a right hand.
Sanchez scores with a sloppy right hand. McNulty should have avoided that one.
Jimmy McNulty is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McNulty is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McNulty lands an overhand right.
A head kick misses from Sanchez.
Sanchez throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McNulty counters with a left and a right that stings Sanchez.
No joy there for Sanchez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McNulty jabs at Sanchez's body.
Sanchez walks into a jab.
McNulty connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McNulty keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sanchez on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McNulty throws a quick inside leg kick.
McNulty throws a head kick that misses.
McNulty scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Sanchez doesn't seem bothered though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jimmy McNulty dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
McNulty jabs Sanchez right on the nose. Sanchez blinks but takes it well.
McNulty lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and McNulty moves out of range easily.
McNulty uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a wild combination.
Sanchez tries to clinch up.
McNulty smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Sanchez swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
enabling McNulty to counter with a crisp jab.
Sanchez looking to score a takedown here. McNulty is defending well but Sanchez drives through and ends up in McNulty 's guard.
McNulty looking for a guillotine here but Sanchez defends easily.
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!
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McNulty is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Sanchez defends well.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and McNulty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between McNulty 's legs - danger averted.
Sanchez trying to control the position from guard on top but McNulty is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Sanchez lands a couple of digs.
Sanchez looking to sit in guard and control but McNulty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McNulty wants to stand but Sanchez is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. McNulty manages to get himself to full guard.
Sanchez got a little sloppy there for a moment and McNulty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sanchez has managed to get both his arms back between McNulty 's legs - danger averted.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNulty is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sanchez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. McNulty swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Sanchez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sanchez scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Sanchez stops McNulty from standing up.
McNulty can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Sanchez controls the pace.
Sanchez postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Sanchez slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
You can see the frustration on McNulty 's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
McNulty is looking for a sweep.
Sanchez tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Sanchez is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, McNulty has escaped the position, nice work there.
McNulty is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Sanchez's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Sanchez lands strikes from half guard.
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.
McNulty is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sanchez trying to control the action but McNulty is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rico Sanchez.
I think Sanchez 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rico Sanchez!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Manu Del Rey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antonio Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Del Rey kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Mobb deep - Shook ones. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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178 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Manu Del Rey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Santos!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Santos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Del Rey circles away.
Del Rey lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Del Rey throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Del Rey stuffs the takedown attempt from Santos. Santos gets slowly back to his feet.
Santos slips a jab and a cross from Del Rey.
Del Rey throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Santos.
Santos staying out of range there.
Nice shot by Del Rey.
Santos throws a right and a left that Del Rey avoids nicely.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manu Del Rey seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santos fails with the takedown.
Manu Del Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santos.
Del Rey throws a left that rocks Santos and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Del Rey dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Santos regain composure!
It looks like Antonio Santos has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Santos misses with a strike from the bottom.
Santos manages to work his way to half guard, despite Del Rey's best efforts.
Santos is trying to maintain the position but Del Rey is very close to passing his half guard.
Santos might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Del Rey kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Santos tries to get to full guard but Del Rey has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Antonio Santos.
Del Rey scores with a sloppy right hand. Santos should have avoided that one.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Rey throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
No joy there for Del Rey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Santos has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Del Rey finds it's way round the side to connect with Santos's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Del Rey throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A left lands for Del Rey.
Del Rey avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manu Del Rey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Del Rey falls off balance throwing a combination
and Santos decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Del Rey's guard.
Santos trying to control the position from guard on top but Del Rey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Santos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Santos tries to free his leg and advance position but Del Rey is retaining full guard.
Santos drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Del Rey dives on top into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Santos wants to control the position but Del Rey says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santos looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Del Rey knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Santos on the ground.
Santos is looking for a sweep. Del Rey is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Santos is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Del Rey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Santos's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Del Rey jabs at Santos's body.
Santos takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Manu Del Rey is winning the standup battle so far.
Santos shoots in looking for a takedown. Del Rey tries to sprawl out of it but Santos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Del Rey manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Santos misses with a hook. Del Rey ducked under it nicely.
Santos dodges the punch combination from Del Rey.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Santos on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Santos shoots in and drives through. Del Rey sprawls well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rey throws a shot to the body.
Del Rey tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Del Rey takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Santos tries for a takedown but Del Rey sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Manu Del Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santos.
Santos is breathing heavily.
Del Rey tries to bum rush Santos with a series of wild strikes but Santos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Del Rey misses with the combination.
Santos avoids a punch combination nicely.
Del Rey misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Del Rey misses with a two punch combination.
A right-left combo lands from Del Rey.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey stuffs the takedown.
Del Rey bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Santos's head backwards.
Manu Del Rey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Del Rey throws a lazy right hand but Santos sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Santos bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Del Rey throws a hook to the side of Santos's head but Santos sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Del Rey takes a swing at Santos's ribcage but misses.
Del Rey looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Del Rey looks to land a combination but Santos avoids it well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Santos shoots in for a double leg but Del Rey sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Del Rey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Rey thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey tries to move into range but Santos moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Santos jabs Del Rey right on the nose. Del Rey blinks but takes it well.
Santos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Del Rey misses with a double jab
and Santos counters with a two punch combo.
Del Rey with a nice cross.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Santos is defended easily by Del Rey.
A shot to the liver by Del Rey. Beautiful body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Del Rey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Del Rey misses with a double jab.
Del Rey shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Santos eats them both and turns towards Del Rey to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Del Rey misses with a double jab.
No joy there for Del Rey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Del Rey swings and misses with a hook to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Rey fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Santos manages to avoid it.
Santos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Del Rey lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Manu Del Rey dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Antonio Santos's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Del Rey throws a right hand that Santos ducks under and follows up with a left that Santos also avoids with ease.
Del Rey shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Del Rey, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Del Rey against the cage but Del Rey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
A jab from Santos finds it's way through Del Rey's defenses.
Del Rey forces Santos back against the cage and clinches.
Santos fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Del Rey escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santos tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Del Rey swivels and escapes.
Manu Del Rey has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antonio Santos.
Santos shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Del Rey counters with a nice uppercut.
Santos takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Del Rey darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Del Rey misses with the combination.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Santos.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Del Rey misses with the combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Del Rey. That snapped Santos's head back.
Nice straight punches there by Del Rey. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Del Rey.
Del Rey throws a series of punches but Santos avoids them all with ease.
Del Rey stuffs the takedown.
Del Rey misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice sprawl there from Del Rey as Santos shoots in.
Del Rey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Santos misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Del Rey throws a body punch but Santos moves out of range.
Del Rey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Rey swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Del Rey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Del Rey takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Del Rey swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Santos counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Santos is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Del Rey knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Santos is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Del Rey has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santos trying to control the position but Del Rey is working away.
Santos goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Del Rey rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Santos's guard! Nice work there by Del Rey!
Del Rey decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Santos, up you get!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Danga de danga de dang - Del Rey scores with a four punch combination!
Santos closes the distance and clinches up with Del Rey, looking for a takedown. Santos pushes Del Rey against the cage but Del Rey circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Del Rey stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Del Rey wants it to stay on the feet.
Del Rey scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Del Rey fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Del Rey misses with the combination.
Del Rey lands an overhand right.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Manu Del Rey.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Del Rey, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Manu Del Rey!
Manu Del Rey seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Boby Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lee comes to the cage accompanied by Lonnie G - Ledge. Audet is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Black Eyed Peas - Pump it. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Boby Lee!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Audet tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Lee bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Audet's head backwards.
Lee misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Audet takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Audet slips under a jab.
Audet wants to clinch
and Lee counters with a three punch combo that has Audet backing up. Audet nods at Lee to acknowledge the strikes.
Audet wants to clinch but Lee slips to the side
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Audet slips a jab from Lee.
Audet closes the distance and clinches.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
Lee is looking to break free of the clinch but Audet has double underhooks.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Audet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Audet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lee's efforts to push away.
Audet unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Lee wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Audet has him pressed against the cage.
Lee dodges an elbow strike from Audet.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Audet throws an elbow that misses.
Audet missing with knees to the body.
Audet missing with knees to the body.
Lee tries to break free but Audet pushes him back against the cage.
Lee working hard to break the clinch.
Audet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audet is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet instigates a clinch.
Audet throws an elbow but it misses.
Lee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lee throws a body punch but Audet moves out of range.
Lee swats away the attempt to clinch by Audet.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audet pushes Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Lee lands an uppercut.
Audet lands an elbow that stopped Lee in his tracks for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Audet stalling in the clinch.
Lee takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is trying to push Audet away but Audet has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Audet is controlling the position.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Audet trying to control the position but instead, Lee has worked for underhooks and has pushed Audet into the cage.
Lee tries to break free but Audet pushes him back against the cage.
Audet lands an elbow inside that Lee shrugs off.
Lee wants a takedown but no success here.
Lee lands a hook that snaps the head of Audet backwards.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Audet.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lee scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lee has Audet pushed against the cage.
Audet blocks a body shot from Lee.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet is fighting off a takedown attempt but Lee is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Audet to the mat. Audet regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Audet keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
Lee is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Lee tries to free his leg and advance position but Audet is retaining full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Boby Lee just wasn't active enough.
Lee throws a right and a left that Audet avoids nicely.
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 Boby Lee will probably get the nod.
That's time! Lee's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Audet tries to clinch up.
Lee throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nathan Audet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A left lands for Lee.
Audet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lee manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Audet takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Audet darts in trying to clinch
and Audet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Audet closes the distance looking to clinch
and Lee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Audet slips under a jab from Lee.
Lee is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Audet tries to clinch
and Lee counters with a nice body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee's jab looks to have found its range, popping Audet under the eye.
Audet has closed the distance and engaged Lee in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Lee wants to take the fight to the mat but Audet manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Lee's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Lee lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Audet or not.
Lee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lee lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Audet backwards.
Lee lands on the inside with an uppercut.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Lee is trying to break the clinch but Audet has him pressed against the cage.
Audet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet missing with knees to the body.
Audet with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Audet tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Audet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Audet throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but Lee blocks with his arms.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Audet keeps him there for the moment.
Lee scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Audet blocks an uppercut.
Lee can't get the takedown.
Lee lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Audet misses with a knee to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Audet.
Lee makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lee misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Audet.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Audet tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee has had enough of the clinch but Audet keeps him there for the moment.
Audet lands an elbow just above Lee 's eye.
Lee tries a body shot but Audet blocks it.
Lee tries to break the clinch but Audet is controlling the position.
Lee tries to break free but Audet pushes him back against the cage.
Audet looking to stall.
Audet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Audet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Audet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lee has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lee is trying to stall.
Audet is pushing Lee up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Audet looking to throw knees to the head but Lee is blocking nicely.
Audet keeps control of Lee as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Audet blocks a body shot from Lee.
Lee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Audet tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Audet tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Audet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Audet takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
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 Boby Lee will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Lee throws a shot from downtown. Audet moves away and avoids it.
Audet tries to clinch up but Lee circles away and keeps his distance.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but Lee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lee thuds his right hand into Audet's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Audet wants to clinch.
Audet fails with an attempt to clinch.
Audet tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee lands a glancing blow to the side of Audet's head.
Audet closes the distance looking to clinch
enabling Lee to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lee connects with a nice looking jab.
Audet instigates a clinch.
Audet scores a nice knee to the body.
Lee managing to block the knees to the body from Audet.
Lee looking for a takedown.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lee blocks it with crossed arms.
Audet trying to land knees to the body.
Lee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Nathan Audet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet tries to clinch
and Lee connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Audet tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Audet somewhat.
Audet tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Audet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Boby Lee is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lee throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Audet counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Audet tries to clinch up.
Lee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Audet finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Audet takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Audet needs to keep his hands up - Lee had a free shot at his head there.
Lee avoids the head kick by Audet.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lee paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Audet tries to clinch but Lee moves out of range.
Lee throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Audet tries to clinch but Lee moves away
and Lee counters with a straight right hand.
Boby Lee is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Lee lands with a shot to the body.
Audet has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Audet.
Audet tries to clinch up
and Lee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Lee closes the distance and lands a one-two.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Audet wants to clinch.
Lee cracks Audet with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Audet wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Audet throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Boby Lee.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lee, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Boby Lee!
A very excited looking Boby Lee rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Orton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Orton might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to BOOM by P.O.D.. Miguel Rojo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Orton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Orton rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Rojo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Orton scores with a shot to the body.
A big right from Rojo misses.
Randy Orton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rojo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Orton looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Orton wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Good shot there by Orton.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rojo takes one to the side of the head.
Orton moves out of range of the strikes.
No joy there for Rojo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
A slow jab from Rojo misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Rojo.
Rojo needs to keep his hands up - Orton had a free shot at his head there.
Orton shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Rojo eats them both and turns towards Orton to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Orton blocks a jab.
Orton lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Orton.
Rojo lands an overhand right.
Orton misses with a series of wild punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rojo moves out of range of the leg kick from Orton.
Orton lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Rojo backs up against the cage.
Oooh a lovely combination from Orton sends Rojo down but not out. Orton dives into side control looking to finish.
It looks like Miguel Rojo has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Orton taking a breather here.
Rojo struggling a bit here.
Orton landing a few strikes.
Orton is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Rojo has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Orton moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Rojo is looking for a sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Randy Orton.
Orton showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojo.
Miguel Rojo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rojo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Orton smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A left lands for Orton.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rojo drops his hands momentarily and Orton takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Orton blocks a head kick by Rojo.
Rojo on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Orton misses with a two punch combination.
Rojo feints a jab promting Orton to slip. Rojo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Orton slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Randy Orton has been cut.
Some wild striking there from Rojo.
Orton misses with a low kick as Rojo jumps back.
A combination from Orton does no damage.
No joy there for Rojo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Rojo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Rojo throws a nice looking combination but Orton bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton scores with a punch to the head.
Orton lands a nice looking body shot.
Rojo looks gassed!
Orton connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Rojo momentarily.
Orton throws a left that rocks Rojo and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Orton dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Rojo regain composure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Orton lands a body shot.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Rojo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojo can do to turn this around?
A jab-cross combination lands for Orton and sends Rojo crashing to the mat! Orton follows him down to the mat - Rojo regains half guard but he's not out of trouble yet!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rojo defending well though.
Orton content to control rather than advance.
Orton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Orton content to control rather than advance.
Orton is looking to advance position but Rojo won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Orton looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Randy Orton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Orton lands with a shot to the body.
Rojo is breathing heavily.
Orton lunges at Rojo with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Rojo's hand.
Rojo ducks right into an uppercut from Orton.
Randy Orton is winning the standup battle so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rojo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orton.
Orton lands a glancing blow to the side of Rojo's head.
Orton throws a right and a left that both miss.
Orton throws a sloppy head kick and Rojo moves out of range easily.
A lazy left from Orton finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Rojo misses.
Rojo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Orton.
Orton throws a leg kick but Rojo moved away.
Orton throws a nice looking combination but Rojo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Orton fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Rojo sprawls well initially but Orton persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Orton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rojo doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Orton.
Orton with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Orton seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rojo for as long as he can get away with.
Rojo is concentrating on defense, preventing Orton from advancing position.
Orton is keen to just control but Rojo is a slippery customer.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Orton content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Randy Orton has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Orton scores with a nice strike.
Orton feints a jab promting Rojo to slip. Orton then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Rojo slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
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!
Rojo throws a series of punches but Orton moves out of range.
Rojo takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Orton shoots in but Rojo avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Rojo throws a looping overhand right but Orton ducks down to avoid it.
Orton fails to land with a series of punches.
Orton scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rojo doesn't seem bothered though.
Orton throws a shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Orton throws a leg kick that misses.
Orton bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Orton tries to bum rush Rojo with a series of wild strikes but Rojo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Orton throws a left that rocks Rojo and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Orton dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Rojo regain composure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Orton dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Rojo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Orton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Rojo.
Orton works Rojo's body with a nice hook.
Orton lands with a nice body punch.
Orton digs a good hook to Rojo's body.
Rojo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Orton closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Rojo out cold! Rojo corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Randy Orton!
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energy
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hype
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pop
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RATING
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