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GSF 48 Tankov vs Van Damme II PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slick Kennedy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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21
183 lbs
4 - 4 - 1 |
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184 cm
20
186 lbs
2 - 3 - 1 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
4 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slick Kennedy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kennedy misses with a hook. Whoddanikabollokoff ducked under it nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range of the leg kick from Kennedy.
Whoddanikabollokoff fails to land with a series of punches.
Kennedy shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Whoddanikabollokoff defends it nicely.
Kennedy misses with a takedown attempt - Whoddanikabollokoff sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kennedy swings for the body but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.
Kennedy takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Whoddanikabollokoff cracks Kennedy with a good jab.
Kennedy avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kennedy backs up against the cage.
Slick Kennedy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kennedy looks to score with a jab to the body but Whoddanikabollokoff is just out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Kennedy's guard.
Kennedy controls Whoddanikabollokoff momentarily but Whoddanikabollokoff frees himself.
Whoddanikabollokoff being controlled here momentarily.
Kennedy pushes Whoddanikabollokoff off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Kennedy swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Whoddanikabollokoff counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Kennedy looks gassed!
Kennedy misses with a looping left.
Kennedy gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Whoddanikabollokoff to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kennedy trying to control the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kennedy working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Whoddanikabollokoff doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Whoddanikabollokoff manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Whoddanikabollokoff content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to stand but Kennedy is controlling from the bottom.
Whoddanikabollokoff has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Whoddanikabollokoff throws a big right hand that misses.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Whoddanikabollokoff's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kennedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kennedy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kennedy's head.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Whoddanikabollokoff keeps him under control.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy.
Whoddanikabollokoff slips a nice elbow through Kennedy's hands, connecting with Kennedy's forehead.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is defending well.
Kennedy looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Kennedy has hold of Whoddanikabollokoff's hands but Whoddanikabollokoff slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kennedy on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Whoddanikabollokoff keeps him under control.
Kennedy actively working from the bottom here.
Ground and pound from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Kennedy actively working from the bottom here.
Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kennedy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whoddanikabollokoff pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff is nestled in close to Kennedy, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whoddanikabollokoff is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Whoddanikabollokoff drops an elbow to the side of Kennedy's head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Whoddanikabollokoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ground and pound from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Kennedy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Whoddanikabollokoff pulls his head out easily.
Nice strikes from Whoddanikabollokoff there.
Kennedy pushes Whoddanikabollokoff off looking to stand but Whoddanikabollokoff dives back in and keeps control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice short elbow.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice short elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a two punch combo.
Whoddanikabollokoff gets the takedown into side control.
Kennedy manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Kennedy wants to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Whoddanikabollokoff working Kennedy over with strikes.
Kennedy tries to roll over but Whoddanikabollokoff keeps him under control.
Whoddanikabollokoff working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kennedy is trying to stand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whoddanikabollokoff takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Whoddanikabollokoff not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kennedy looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kennedy looking for submissions off his back.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kennedy with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Whoddanikabollokoff tries to pass to full mount but Kennedy defends it.
Kennedy is in trouble now - Whoddanikabollokoff has advanced to mount!
Whoddanikabollokoff in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Kennedy is bucking up trying to escape but Whoddanikabollokoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kennedy is desperately trying to improve his position but Whoddanikabollokoff has a good base and remains in mount.
Kennedy takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to escape the mount.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is having none of it.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Whoddanikabollokoff cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Whoddanikabollokoff lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kennedy is bucking up trying to escape but Whoddanikabollokoff cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Kennedy manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Whoddanikabollokoff drops an elbow to the side of Kennedy's head.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Whoddanikabollokoff looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Whoddanikabollokoff thows a huge punch but Kennedy dodges it nicely.
Kennedy wants to control but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Whoddanikabollokoff there.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Whoddanikabollokoff landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Kennedy avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kennedy displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Kennedy looks to clinch
and Whoddanikabollokoff counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Kennedy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kennedy is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Whoddanikabollokoff is looking to work some ground and pound but Kennedy has wrist control.
Kennedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whoddanikabollokoff defends well.
Kennedy is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whoddanikabollokoff is in close to Kennedy's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kennedy looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Whoddanikabollokoff working some strikes from top position.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kennedy looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Whoddanikabollokoff has picked Kennedy up and slammed him! Kennedy can't keep hold of the triangle and Whoddanikabollokoff manages to pass to side control!
Whoddanikabollokoff passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kennedy!
Whoddanikabollokoff raining down shots from the mount!
Kennedy tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Whoddanikabollokoff dominating with strikes here.
Kennedy tries to lock up and control but Whoddanikabollokoff gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Some wild striking there from Whoddanikabollokoff.
Kennedy shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Whoddanikabollokoff napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Whoddanikabollokoff dodges the ground and pound from Kennedy.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying to buck Kennedy off.
Whoddanikabollokoff avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Kennedy.
Kennedy is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Whoddanikabollokoff is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Whoddanikabollokoff is trying to buck Kennedy off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kennedy is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Whoddanikabollokoff has escaped the position, nice work there.
Kennedy throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Kennedy prevents Whoddanikabollokoff from escaping the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Kennedy looks to land a right hand but Whoddanikabollokoff moved out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff lands a really nice looking cross but Kennedy seems unphased.
A big right from Kennedy misses.
Kennedy swings for the body but Whoddanikabollokoff moves out of range.
Whoddanikabollokoff closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Whoddanikabollokoff lands in his opponent's guard.
Kennedy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Whoddanikabollokoff defends well.
Jean Paul Whoddanikabollokoff is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy is trying to control the position but Whoddanikabollokoff postures up.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control the position from guard on top but Kennedy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kennedy looking for a sweep. Not yet Kennedy, not yet.
Whoddanikabollokoff stays in close to Kennedy's body and controls the position.
Kennedy throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Whoddanikabollokoff scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Whoddanikabollokoff passes Kennedy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Kennedy is positioning himself well to prevent Whoddanikabollokoff advancing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kennedy taking some punishment here, with Whoddanikabollokoff in his half guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff throwing shots but Kennedy is blocking nicely.
Kennedy manages to get to full guard.
Whoddanikabollokoff wants to pass the guard but Kennedy is keeping the position.
Whoddanikabollokoff trying to control but Kennedy is working from the bottom.
Kennedy looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Whoddanikabollokoff is defending well. Kennedy quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Whoddanikabollokoff has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kennedy celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Slick Kennedy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Martti Metsonen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francois La Poulet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Metsonen comes into the arena with - blaring out of the sound system. La Poulet has chosen "chicken dance" song as his entrance music. Francois La Poulet is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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26
197 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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25
192 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin |
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martti Metsonen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francois La Poulet!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
La Poulet moves in looking to clinch but Metsonen pushes him off.
Metsonen swats away the attempt to clinch by La Poulet.
Metsonen tries to clinch up but La Poulet circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Metsonen.
Metsonen shoots in looking for a takedown. La Poulet tries to sprawl out of it but Metsonen keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. La Poulet manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
La Poulet has taken the fight to the clinch.
La Poulet throws a knee to the head but misses.
La Poulet tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Metsonen's elbow.
Metsonen working La Poulet over with knees to the body.
Metsonen throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metsonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Metsonen lands a hook that snaps the head of La Poulet backwards.
Metsonen misses with a knee strike.
La Poulet tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Poulet tries a knee to the head but Metsonen blocks it.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Metsonen throws knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Metsonen avoids it.
Metsonen cracks La Poulet with a nice body shot.
La Poulet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Metsonen throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but La Poulet blocks it with crossed arms.
Metsonen avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
Metsonen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, La Poulet regains guard.
Metsonen drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and La Poulet dives on top into guard.
Metsonen has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but La Poulet can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Metsonen is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsonen looking for a sweep. Not yet Metsonen, not yet.
Metsonen doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
La Poulet passes into half guard under a barage of strikes.
La Poulet wants to stand but Metsonen has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Metsonen trying to get back to full guard but La Poulet takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Metsonen is looking to get to half guard.
La Poulet stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Metsonen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
La Poulet tries to clinch up
and Metsonen counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. La Poulet is lucky that one didn't land flush.
La Poulet tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
La Poulet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Metsonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Metsonen throws a strike but La Poulet avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Metsonen throwing strikes but missing.
Metsonen is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! La Poulet is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! La Poulet has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsonen throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
La Poulet gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
La Poulet gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
La Poulet wants to stand but Metsonen is controlling the position.
Metsonen has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
La Poulet manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Metsonen throws a head kick that misses.
La Poulet closes the distance but Metsonen moves to the side
and Metsonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Metsonen.
Metsonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
La Poulet utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Metsonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Metsonen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Metsonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Metsonen wants to pass the guard but La Poulet is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Metsonen 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.
Metsonen tries to close the distance and clinch but La Poulet swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
La Poulet tries to clinch up.
La Poulet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Metsonen counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Metsonen thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Metsonen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
La Poulet pushes Metsonen off and gets back to his feet.
La Poulet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Metsonen counters with a single leg into guard. La Poulet didn't expect that.
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!
La Poulet wants to stand up but Metsonen is controlling him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Metsonen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsonen is looking to work some ground and pound but La Poulet has wrist control.
Metsonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Metsonen throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as La Poulet works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
La Poulet manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Metsonen instigates a clinch.
Metsonen landing some nice looking knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Metsonen.
La Poulet with a knee to the head.
Metsonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.
Metsonen lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Metsonen drops an elbow to the side of La Poulet's head.
Metsonen is sneakily working for an arm triangle but La Poulet sees it coming and defends easily.
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.
Metsonen is working for a submission of some sort.
Metsonen looks to land a strike but La Poulet avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Metsonen distracts La Poulet with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
La Poulet manages to escape and get back to his feet.
La Poulet closes the distance looking to clinch
so Metsonen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
La Poulet is looking to stand up but Metsonen isn't so interested in that idea.
Metsonen throws a big right hand that misses.
Metsonen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Metsonen throwing strikes from guard but La Poulet blocks nicely.
Metsonen is pushing down on La Poulet's leg trying to pass to half guard. La Poulet is fighting to maintain full guard but Metsonen has managed to sneak the leg through.
Metsonen thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed La Poulet's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Metsonen working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on La Poulet's thigh. La Poulet counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Metsonen postures up in La Poulet's guard and throws a big left but La Poulet blocks it.
La Poulet avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
La Poulet wants to stand but Metsonen is controlling the position.
Metsonen stands and throws La Poulet's legs to the side, diving into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Metsonen advances to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Martti Metsonen dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Metsonen wants to clinch up but La Poulet keeps it at a distance.
La Poulet looks to clinch
and Metsonen counters with a head kick.
La Poulet looks to clinch
and Metsonen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Metsonen.
Metsonen drops back, looking for a kneebar! La Poulet looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. La Poulet looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from La Poulet!
Metsonen striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
La Poulet decides to stand back up. La Poulet steps back and let's Metsonen get back to his feet.
Metsonen shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in La Poulet's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Metsonen is looking to work some ground and pound but La Poulet has wrist control.
Metsonen wants to pass the guard but La Poulet is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Metsonen with a flurry of punches that miss.
Metsonen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Metsonen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
La Poulet wants to stand but Metsonen is controlling the position.
Metsonen throwing strikes from guard but La Poulet blocks nicely.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
La Poulet moves into the clinch.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Metsonen looking to throw knees to the head but La Poulet is blocking nicely.
La Poulet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Poulet missing with knees to the body.
Metsonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Poulet blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
La Poulet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet scores with a nice hook to the head.
Metsonen tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet avoiding damage as Metsonen throws knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to work over Metsonen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Metsonen throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Metsonen drops down looking for an ankle pick but La Poulet pulls his leg out and moves away.
La Poulet tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Metsonen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Francois La Poulet seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
La Poulet clinches but Metsonen breaks the clinch
and Metsonen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
La Poulet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Metsonen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps La Poulet thinking.
La Poulet tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Metsonen counters by moving into the clinch.
Metsonen blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Metsonen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. La Poulet avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Metsonen takes a knee right on the jaw!
La Poulet lands an uppercut.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Metsonen avoids it.
Metsonen has La Poulet pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. La Poulet manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Martti Metsonen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Metsonen missing with knees to the body.
La Poulet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Metsonen avoids it.
Metsonen missing with knees to the body.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metsonen is defending well for now.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Metsonen.
Metsonen tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
La Poulet lands a good knee to the midsection. Metsonen won't want to take too many of those.
Metsonen tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and La Poulet avoids it.
Knees to the body from Metsonen.
Metsonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Poulet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metsonen is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. La Poulet is defending well for now.
La Poulet lands a knee to the body.
La Poulet managing to block the knees to the body from Metsonen.
Metsonen looks to throw an elbow but misses.
La Poulet blocks an uppercut.
La Poulet connects with a knee to the head.
La Poulet working Metsonen over with knees to the body.
Metsonen avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
Martti Metsonen is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
La Poulet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
La Poulet misses with a punch to the body.
Metsonen lands an elbow that stopped La Poulet in his tracks for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Metsonen looking to throw knees to the head but La Poulet is blocking nicely.
Metsonen with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Metsonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Metsonen putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has La Poulet in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Metsonen avoiding damage as La Poulet throws knees to the body.
La Poulet on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet misses with a knee to the head.
Metsonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Metsonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Poulet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Metsonen looking to throw knees to the head but La Poulet is blocking nicely.
Francois La Poulet has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short body shot lands from Metsonen as the two fighters clinch.
La Poulet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Metsonen.
A right hand to the body from Metsonen.
La Poulet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Metsonen connects with a nasty looking knee right to La Poulet's face.
A knee to the head by Metsonen.
La Poulet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Metsonen is defending well for now.
Metsonen on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
La Poulet trying to land knees to the body.
Metsonen using the Thai plumb to throw knees but La Poulet has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that's the end of the fight!
Martti Metsonen showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Metsonen 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Martti Metsonen!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello The dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The dragon is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Cereal Killer by Method Man and Red Man. Donatello The dragon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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210 lbs
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220 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donatello The dragon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The dragon throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
The dragon decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Johnson trying to get back to full guard but The dragon takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Johnson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The dragon working for a guillotine from mount but Johnson is in no mood to give up.
Johnson tries to hold on but The dragon pushes him away.
The dragon throwing strikes here but Johnson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but The dragon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The dragon throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Johnson because The dragon loaded up on that one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The dragon throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Johnson tries to lock up and control but The dragon gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
The dragon misses with some ground and pound and Johnson recovers position to half guard.
The dragon is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Johnson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jamarcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnson misses with an uppercut. The dragon saw that one coming.
The dragon misses with a wild body shot.
Johnson missing with a left hand there. The dragon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and The dragon counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Johnson's guard now.
The dragon throws a big right hand that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The dragon postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Johnson looking to control.
Johnson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Johnson winds up and cracks The dragon with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
The dragon has hold of Johnson's hands but Johnson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Johnson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The dragon with the active half guard here but Johnson passes nicely into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The dragon manages to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson thows a huge punch but The dragon dodges it nicely.
Johnson working The dragon over with strikes.
Johnson is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so The dragon is just riding it out for now. Johnson eventually gives up the hold.
The dragon is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but The dragon sees it coming and defends easily.
The dragon looking for submissions off his back.
The dragon looks gassed!
Johnson thows a huge punch but The dragon dodges it nicely.
Johnson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
The dragon moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Donatello The dragon will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
The dragon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
A big left from The dragon misses.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
The dragon checks a low kick from Johnson.
Johnson throws a right hand that The dragon ducks under and follows up with a left that The dragon also avoids with ease.
Johnson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
The dragon throws a head kick but Johnson moves out of range.
Johnson misses with a combination
and The dragon counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson 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.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
The dragon throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The dragon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The dragon looking to sit in guard and control but Johnson gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Johnson stops The dragon from standing up.
The dragon not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Johnson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but The dragon was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before The dragon has time to react.
Johnson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The dragon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. The dragon knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Johnson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The dragon is not content to let Johnson control the position.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The dragon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
The dragon trying to control here.
Johnson wants to pass the guard but The dragon is defending well.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Johnson fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. The dragon looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The dragon is looking to clinch.
A big right from The dragon misses.
The dragon scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The dragon is breathing heavily.
The dragon working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
The dragon wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The dragon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can The dragon defend it? Johnson steps over the head and cranks it - The dragon is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Johnson!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jamarcus Johnson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tidal Wave (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Beat You (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wave comes to the cage accompanied by One Of These Days. Beat You is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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216 lbs
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215 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tidal Wave!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Beat You!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wave tries to clinch but You moves out of range.
Wave shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Wave shoots in and bounces You off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Wave scoring with some ground and pound.
Wave loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wave has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
You wants to sweep but no luck.
You has momentary wrist control but Wave slips an elbow through the middle.
Wave missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Wave pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. You is keeping the position for now.
You utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wave trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wave is working hard here to advance position.
You avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave is looking to work some ground and pound but You has wrist control.
You trying to strike off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Wave feints and as You raises his hands in defense, Wave changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
You manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wave keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
You looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wave is looking to get to half guard.
You jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wave is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wave and You has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wave is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wave sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Wave is looking to improve his position.
Wave throws a strike from the bottom but You passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
You wants to control but Wave is keeping him busy.
You is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Wave tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wave keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
You chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Wave can pounce on him.
You throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wave.
Some wild striking there from You.
You tries to bum rush Wave with a series of wild strikes but Wave uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Wave throws a nice inside leg kick.
Wave connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed You momentarily.
You scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Wave slips a straight right by You.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wave shoots in but You avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Wave wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
You misses with a two punch combination.
Wave shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in You's guard.
Wave lands a couple of decent looking shots.
You wants to sweep but no luck.
Wave postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Wave loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Wave stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. You swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tidal Wave dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Wave slips under a jab from You.
Wave doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wave closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
You works his way to full guard. Good work.
Wave works over You with some ground and pound from guard.
Wave is looking to work some ground and pound but You has wrist control.
Wave preventing the sweep.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now You is on top in guard.
Wave is striking off his back. You thinks nothing of it though and passes easily into half guard.
Wave is staying active underneath You, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
You prevents Wave from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You trying to control from half guard but Wave is working away.
You content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Wave gets back to full guard.
Wave looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
You looking to sit in guard and control but Wave gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Wave looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
You tries to land a sweep but no joy.
You manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Wave manages to get himself to full guard.
You pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wave is keeping the position for now.
You in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
You tries to free his leg and advance position but Wave is retaining full guard.
Wave is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and You defends well.
You postures up and lands a big shot to Wave's brow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave striking off his back but it's not causing You any problems.
Wave lands some strikes from the bottom.
Wave bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in You's guard.
Wave postures up.
You might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Wave kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
You bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Wave's guard.
You in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Wave doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Wave isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. You stacks Wave on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by You!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wave is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
You is looking for a kimura but Wave is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for You to get the leverage.
Wave is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wave wants to get back to full guard but You has passed into side control.
You tries to control but Wave wriggling away.
Wave is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Beat You showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
You throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Wave takes a jab right on the kisser.
You defending well as Wave loads up on a big left hand.
Wave fails with the takedown.
You misses with a two punch combination.
Wave ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wave fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. You sprawls well initially but Wave persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Wave lands with a punch from half guard.
Wave throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Wave thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Wave not landing any meaningful shots this time.
You wants to get back to full guard.
You is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wave's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wave's back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wave is keeping busy.
You doesn't have the hooks in and Wave manages to turn into his guard.
Wave lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
You tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wave tries to free his leg and advance position but You is retaining full guard.
You is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
You takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wave landing with the ground and pound.
You wants to sweep here but Wave controlling him for the moment.
You has momentary wrist control but Wave slips an elbow through the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Wave forces his way into half guard.
Wave not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Wave scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wave is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
You is looking to get back to full guard here but Wave has managed to pass to side control instead.
Wave prevents You from getting the reversal.
Wave lands a heavy elbow.
Wave lands with some strikes.
Wave looking to finish You with some ground and pound. This is bad for You!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wave dominating with strikes here.
Wave cracks You with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Wave blocks You's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
You regains half guard.
Wave scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Wave thows a huge punch but You dodges it nicely.
Nice strikes from Wave there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wave prevents You from improving his position.
Wave moves into full mount! You won't be happy about that!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You is looking to get to half guard.
Wave connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Wave landing strikes from the mount.
Wave connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
You tries to hold on but Wave postures up.
Wave lands a nice shot to the head.
Wave putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
You working to try and regain half guard.
Wave landing punches.
You manages to regain half guard. Good work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tidal Wave showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wave has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tidal Wave!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Train (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rollo Smek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Train might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rammstein - Feuer Frei. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Rollo Smek enters the cage!
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206 lbs
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215 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Train!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rollo Smek!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smek drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Train will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Train throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Smek postures up.
Smek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Train's guard.
Smek has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Train is trying desperately to improve position.
Smek controlling from mount.
Smek landing strikes, looking to finish!
Smek has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Train is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rollo Smek!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Ramirez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raul Santiago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Raul Santiago has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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24
160 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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20
169 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Very quick |
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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
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Ramirez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raul Santiago!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez avoids the body shot from Santiago.
Ramirez is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Santiago.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Santiago.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Santiago avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ramirez slips under a jab.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ramirez misses with a straight right.
Santiago paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Ramirez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Raul Santiago seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez takes a swing at Santiago's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez scores with a crisp jab that stopped Santiago in his tracks.
Santiago lands a glancing blow to the side of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez clinches up with Santiago and pushes him back against the cage.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Still in the clinch, Ramirez scores with a nice short uppercut.
Santiago lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez stalls.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez stalling in the clinch but Santiago improves position.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Ramirez blocking some punches.
Santiago has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Santiago lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santiago throws a head punch that misses.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ramirez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Santiago.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Santiago misses with a punch to the body.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
Ramirez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Ramirez keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Santiago's efforts to push away.
A head punch on the inside from Santiago fails to land.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santiago being controlled against the cage.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Santiago lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez blocks a body shot from Santiago.
Ramirez tries to throw a body punch but Santiago avoids it by throwing Ramirez back against the cage.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ramirez has Santiago pressed against the cage, preventing Santiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Ramirez is trying to stall.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez scores with a shoulder strike.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramirez lands an uppercut.
Ramirez stalling.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ramirez misses with a series of wild punches.
Santiago works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
Ramirez with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but Santiago is having none of it.
Ramirez is looking to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago swats away the attempt to clinch by Ramirez.
Santiago looks to land a combination but Ramirez avoids it well.
Ramirez throws a right and a left that Santiago avoids nicely.
Santiago throws a jab when Ramirez was well out of range.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Nice jab there from Ramirez.
Ramirez closes the distance and clinches.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ramirez lands a left hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ramirez.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez prevents Santiago from breaking the clinch.
Ramirez digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Ramirez dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Santiago misses with a wild body shot.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez lands a left and a right that send Santiago crashing to the mat, dazed. Ramirez thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
It looks like Raul Santiago has been cut.
Santiago tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ramirez was well out of range. Poor timing from Santiago.
Santiago misses with a body punch
and Ramirez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez prevents a body shot from Santiago.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez working aggressively here.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramirez lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Santiago throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Ramirez will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Santiago up against the cage.
Ramirez lands a right hand that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ramirez lands a left hand.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Santiago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
A shot in the inside from Santiago.
Ramirez throws a head punch that misses.
Santiago blocks a body shot from Ramirez.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Santiago tries to break free but Ramirez pushes him back against the cage.
Santiago lands a hook that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Santiago swings wildly with an uppercut but Ramirez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Santiago is breathing heavily.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ramirez misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Santiago's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Santiago wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Jesus Ramirez has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Ramirez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Ramirez works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santiago scores with a shot to the side of Ramirez's head.
Ramirez lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Santiago breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Santiago misses with a straight left.
Santiago misses with a body shot.
Santiago lands with a hook. Ramirez tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ramirez walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Ramirez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch there but Santiago circles away.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch but Santiago swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Santiago throws a lazy right hand but Ramirez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a looping left.
Ramirez throws an overhand right that lands on Santiago's shoulder, as Santiago tries to avoid the shot.
Santiago gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Santiago misses with a body shot
and Ramirez counters by clinching up.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Santiago lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Ramirez leaning against his opponent.
Santiago prevents a body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez can't find room to land a body shot as Santiago controls the action.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
Ramirez pushes Santiago back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez is looking to control Santiago's arms but Santiago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramirez has his back to the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Santiago misses with a punch on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez is looking to control Santiago's arms but Santiago gets an underhook and turns him. Now Ramirez has his back to the cage.
Santiago misses with a hook from the clinch.
Santiago blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez digs a right hand into Santiago's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Santiago's gas tank.
Ramirez swings wildly with an uppercut but Santiago uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ramirez misses with the head strike.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
A body shot lands from Ramirez.
Ramirez is trying to maintain a safe position but Santiago gets an underhook and turns Ramirez into the cage.
Ramirez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Santiago wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ramirez throws a punch but it's blocked by Santiago.
Santiago fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ramirez backwards.
Santiago takes a shot to the head.
Ramirez lands a shot to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ramirez lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez effectively controlling the action here.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jesus Ramirez dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Raul Santiago's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Ramirez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez forces Santiago back against the cage and clinches.
Ramirez has a couple of punches blocked by Santiago.
Santiago works on Ramirez's body with a couple of short punches.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Santiago on the inside.
Ramirez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez lands a shoulder strike.
Ramirez softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Santiago lands an uppercut.
Santiago lands a right hand.
Santiago has a couple of punches blocked by Ramirez.
Santiago throws a punch but it's blocked by Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a hook that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ramirez.
Santiago swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ramirez stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Ramirez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Santiago can't find room to land a body shot as Ramirez controls the action.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Santiago takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ramirez looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Santiago escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Santiago misses the body punch
and Ramirez counters with a stiff right hand.
Ramirez takes one to the chin there.
Ramirez wants to clinch.
Ramirez is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ramirez takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Santiago takes a swing at Ramirez's ribcage but misses.
Ramirez doesn't manage to clinch there - Santiago circles away.
Santiago throws a big shot that misses.
Ramirez wants to clinch up but Santiago keeps it at a distance.
Jesus Ramirez is winning the standup battle so far.
Ramirez drives through and clinches with Santiago against the cage.
Ramirez lands a nice shot to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
Santiago gets through Ramirez's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Ramirez trying to stall but Santiago improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez lands with a left to the head.
Santiago misses with a body punch.
Santiago manages to break the clinch.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Ramirez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Santiago lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ramirez at a distance.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Santiago paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ramirez fails with an attempt to clinch.
Santiago sizes up Ramirez with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jesus Ramirez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Santiago circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ramirez tries to clinch up but Santiago circles away and keeps his distance.
Ramirez lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Santiago looks to score with a jab to the body but Ramirez is just out of range.
Ramirez moves in looking to clinch but Santiago pushes him off.
Ramirez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ramirez defending well as Santiago loads up on a big left hand.
Santiago keeps the fight on the outside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ramirez uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Santiago.
Santiago throws a body punch but Ramirez moves out of range.
Ramirez tries to clinch up.
Ramirez has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ramirez there as he acknowledges the shot.
Ramirez tries to close the distance and clinch up but Santiago swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Santiago throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ramirez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ramirez makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Santiago lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ramirez is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Santiago is keeping busy.
Santiago blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Santiago misses with a hook to the ribs.
A short left from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Santiago or not.
Ramirez has Santiago pressed against the cage, preventing Santiago from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ramirez lands with a light punch inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Ramirez.
Santiago misses with some punches.
Ramirez slows down the pace here.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ramirez swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Santiago misses with a short punch on the inside.
Good body shot from Ramirez.
Ramirez lands a body shot in the clinch.
Ramirez presses Santiago against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Santiago blocks an uppercut.
Ramirez lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Santiago backwards.
Raul Santiago has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A right hand to the body from Ramirez.
Ramirez scores with a shot to the side of Santiago's head.
Ramirez lands a body punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ramirez lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Santiago.
Ramirez scores with a nice hook to the head.
Ramirez lands a right hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A short right from Ramirez on the inside.
Stalling in the clinch from Ramirez.
Ramirez gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Ramirez is working Santiago over against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ramirez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jesus Ramirez showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ramirez has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jesus Ramirez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ross Levrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Levrone's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Accept - Balls to the wall. Shane Taylor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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200 lbs
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201 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Levrone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Levrone.
Levrone darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Taylor tries to kick Levrone off but Levrone keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Levrone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Levrone not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Taylor is refusing to be controlled, as Levrone sits in half guard.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Levrone missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Levrone ducks down to avoid it.
Levrone blocks a jab.
Levrone thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levrone misses with a double jab.
Levrone gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Jab by Levrone.
Taylor lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Taylor leaves Levrone with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shane Taylor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Levrone.
Levrone slips a jab from Taylor.
Levrone ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Levrone shoots in looking for a takedown. Taylor tries to sprawl out of it but Levrone keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Taylor manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
A looping hook to the body misses from Levrone. Taylor does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor scores with a crisp jab that stopped Levrone in his tracks.
Levrone slips under a jab from Taylor.
A solid leg kick lands there for Levrone.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levrone staying out of range there.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Levrone moves out of range.
Levrone slips under a jab from Taylor.
Levrone scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Levrone throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Levrone ducks down to avoid it.
Levrone will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ross Levrone. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Levrone uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Taylor.
Levrone throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Taylor was covering up waiting for the punch and Levrone finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Levrone looking to pass the guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Taylor can do anything to dispel that myth.
Levrone postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Levrone connects with a couple of short punches.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levrone won't allow Taylor to sweep him here.
Taylor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Levrone has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Levrone with a flurry of punches that miss.
Levrone throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor blocks a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Levrone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor lands a jab.
Levrone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Taylor has time to react.
A jab from Taylor finds it's way through Levrone's defenses.
Taylor might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Levrone lands with a right hand.
Levrone throws a right hand that Taylor ducks under and follows up with a left that Taylor also avoids with ease.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Levrone ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor checks a leg kick.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Levrone is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Levrone slips a jab from Taylor.
Levrone throws a leg kick that misses.
Levrone slips under a jab from Taylor.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Levrone does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Levrone counters with a nice low kick that buckles Taylor's knee momentarily.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Levrone is rocked!
Taylor misses with a two punch combination.
Oh Levrone is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Levrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Levrone fails to land with a series of punches.
Levrone seems to have got his legs back now.
Levrone takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Shane Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor tests Levrone's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Levrone.
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Levrone swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a big right hand! Oh Levrone is in trouble here! Taylor follows up with more strikes and that's it! The ref has stopped it!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Taylor!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vernon Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Jones's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Go DJ by Lil Wayne. Vernon Jones is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by K-OS Crabbuckit. Dave Jones has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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280 lbs
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vernon Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vernon Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Dave Jones keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vernon Jones.
Dave Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Dave Jones lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Dave Jones slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Vernon Jones throws a hook to the side of Dave Jones's head but Dave Jones sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Vernon Jones throws a jab when Dave Jones was well out of range.
Dave Jones scores with a nice head shot.
Vernon Jones catches Dave Jones with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vernon Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Dave Jones moves into range and connects with a jab.
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!
Vernon Jones throws a half hearted mid kick.
Vernon Jones throws a solid leg kick but Dave Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Vernon Jones.
Dave Jones tests Vernon Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Dave Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Dave Jones cracks Vernon Jones with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A jab from Dave Jones does it's job there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Dave Jones lands an impressive looking overhand right. Vernon Jones doesn't seem phased though.
Dave Jones lands a slapping body shot.
Dave Jones misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Dave Jones avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Dave Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dave Jones throws a good cross that connects.
Vernon Jones thows a body shot but no joy.
Dave Jones is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dave Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Vernon Jones's waist but Vernon Jones gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dave Jones off to one side.
Dave Jones misses with a double jab.
Vernon Jones feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dave Jones's calf.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dave Jones misses with a combination
and Vernon Jones counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Vernon Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Dave Jones tries to roll over but Vernon Jones keeps him under control.
Vernon Jones content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vernon Jones is looking to advance position but Dave Jones won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dave Jones looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Vernon Jones prevents Dave Jones from improving his position.
Dave Jones gets full guard.
Vernon Jones wants to pass the guard but Dave Jones is keeping the position.
Vernon Jones sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vernon Jones preventing the sweep.
Dave Jones scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Dave Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dave Jones scores with a takedown into Vernon Jones's guard.
Dave Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Dave Jones in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dave Jones throws a strike but Vernon Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Vernon Jones is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Dave Jones looking for a sweep. Not yet Dave Jones, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave Jones has an active guard here but Vernon Jones has managed to pass into half guard.
Vernon Jones not doing much here.
Dave Jones makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Dave Jones.
Dave Jones is looking for a triangle here but Vernon Jones uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A lull in the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from Vernon Jones. Dave Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dave Jones lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab lands there for Dave Jones.
Dave Jones tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vernon Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Dave Jones.
Vernon Jones takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Dave Jones gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Vernon Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
Dave Jones throws an overhand right that lands on Vernon Jones's shoulder, as Vernon Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Vernon Jones shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dave Jones is looking to get back to full guard here but Vernon Jones has managed to pass to side control instead.
Dave Jones tries to reverse the position but Vernon Jones maintains control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vernon Jones controlling from the full mount.
Dave Jones is squirming around, avoiding Vernon Jones's attempts to control the action.
Vernon Jones controlling from the full mount.
Vernon Jones landing strikes from the mount and Dave Jones is in trouble!
Vernon Jones trying to control but Dave Jones is having none of it.
Vernon Jones sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Vernon Jones looking to control but Dave Jones is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Dave Jones manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Dave Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Vernon Jones missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Vernon Jones prevents Dave Jones from improving his position.
Vernon Jones controlling the pace.
Vernon Jones seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Dave Jones does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dave Jones tries to get to full guard but Vernon Jones has control of the leg.
Dave Jones punching from the bottom.
Dave Jones is looking to control Vernon Jones's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Dave Jones avoid being mounted?
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dave Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Dave Jones is winning the standup battle so far.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dave Jones looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dave Jones connects with the punch.
Dave Jones misses with an uppercut.
Dave Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body punch from Dave Jones.
Dave Jones drives through and clinches with Vernon Jones against the cage.
A left hand lands to the body for Dave Jones.
Dave Jones wants to get back to striking at distance but Vernon Jones won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dave Jones prevents Vernon Jones from breaking the clinch.
Dave Jones tries to pull guard but Vernon Jones won't allow it.
Dave Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Vernon Jones's efforts to push away.
Still in the clinch, Dave Jones scores with a nice short uppercut.
Dave Jones is leaning against Vernon Jones and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Dave Jones breaks the clinch.
Vernon Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Dave Jones lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vernon Jones at a distance.
Dave Jones slips under a jab from Vernon Jones.
Dave Jones throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vernon Jones.
Vernon Jones connects with the punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Dave Jones fails with the takedown
and Vernon Jones counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dave Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dave Jones swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Vernon Jones.
Dave Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Nice uppercut lands for Dave Jones. That snapped Vernon Jones's head back.
Dave Jones lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dave Jones.
Dave Jones uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Dave Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Vernon Jones doesn't seem bothered though.
Dave Jones scores with a nice strike.
Vernon Jones closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Dave Jones to the mat! Dave Jones manages to get full guard.
Dave Jones manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Dave Jones putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Vernon Jones is in all sorts of trouble here.
Dave Jones throwing strikes here but Vernon Jones is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Dave Jones scoring with strikes but Vernon Jones is staying in there.
Dave Jones sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Vernon Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dave Jones looking to finish Vernon Jones with some ground and pound. This is bad for Vernon Jones!
Dave Jones throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Poor strikes thrown by Dave Jones there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Dave Jones moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Vernon Jones has worked his arm free - good work by Vernon Jones!
Dave Jones lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dave Jones tries to score with some ground and pound. Vernon Jones controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Dave Jones is trying to ground and pound but Vernon Jones uses the momentary lack of control by Dave Jones to regain half guard.
Dave Jones wants to control but Vernon Jones is keeping him busy.
Dave Jones prevents Vernon Jones from improving his position.
Vernon Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Vernon Jones moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Dave Jones chips away with some ground and pound.
Dave Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Dave Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vernon Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dave Jones trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Vernon Jones working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dave Jones.
Dave Jones postures up in Vernon Jones's guard and throws a big left but Vernon Jones blocks it.
Dave Jones is looking to work some ground and pound but Vernon Jones has wrist control.
Dave Jones trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dave Jones displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Vernon Jones throws out the jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Dave Jones catches Vernon Jones right on the button with a cross.
Vernon Jones digs a good hook to Dave Jones's body.
Vernon Jones misses with a combination
and Dave Jones counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Vernon Jones is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Dave Jones's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Dave Jones's back!
Vernon Jones doesn't have the hooks in and Dave Jones manages to turn into his guard.
Vernon Jones is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Dave Jones tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Vernon Jones has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Dave Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Dave Jones tries to reverse the position but Vernon Jones maintains control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vernon Jones controlling the pace for now.
Dave Jones is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Dave Jones is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Dave Jones is looking to improve his position but Vernon Jones isn't that keen on the idea.
Vernon Jones lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Vernon Jones cracks Dave Jones with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dave Jones is squirming around, avoiding Vernon Jones's attempts to control the action.
Vernon Jones blocks Dave Jones's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Dave Jones, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jet Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jet Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Vachon!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vachon slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Vachon misses with a looping left.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
Vachon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Thompson moves away from the strike by Vachon.
Thompson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vachon at a distance.
Thompson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Thompson looks to land a left hand but Vachon moved out of range nicely.
Thompson lands a with a good body shot.
Thompson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vachon lands with a hook. Thompson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Vachon ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
A big left from Vachon misses.
Thompson blocks a jab.
Thompson fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Vachon catches Thompson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Vachon throws a looping overhand right but Thompson ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Thompson moves away.
Vachon slips under a jab from Thompson.
Vachon misses with a body shot.
Vachon swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Thompson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Thompson shoots in but Vachon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vachon.
A swing and a miss from Thompson.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Thompson on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Good standup being displayed there by Thompson as he connects with a hook.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Vachon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Thompson lands a jab-cross combination.
No joy there for Thompson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thompson throws the left hand but Vachon avoids the punch easily.
Nice uppercut lands for Vachon. That snapped Thompson's head back.
Thompson throws a hook but Vachon avoids it easily.
Thompson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Vachon circles away quickly and effectively.
Vachon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
The fighters circling - Thompson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Andre Vachon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vachon moves away.
Thompson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vachon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson connects with a nice looking jab.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A jab from Thompson misses.
Vachon bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Thompson's head backwards.
It looks like Jet Thompson has been cut.
Vachon dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Thompson ducks under a wild hook from Vachon.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Vachon is out of range.
Thompson thows a body shot but no joy.
Vachon throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
Nice shot by Thompson.
Thompson lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A right-left combo lands from Vachon.
Vachon avoids a punch combination nicely.
A big right from Vachon misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Thompson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Vachon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thompson throws out the jab.
Vachon takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Thompson misses with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Vachon misses the target.
A nice combination there by Thompson.
Vachon throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thompson swings for the body but Vachon moves out of range.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Thompson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vachon.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Vachon ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Thompson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vachon connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Vachon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Vachon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Vachon saw that one coming.
Vachon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vachon scores with a nice right hand.
Vachon takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A jab from Vachon misses.
Vachon getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Nice takedown defense from Vachon. No joy for Thompson on that attempt.
Vachon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Thompson momentarily.
Vachon misses with a looping right.
Vachon slips a straight right by Thompson.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thompson's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Thompson duly obliges.
Thompson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Vachon.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Thompson is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Vachon punishes Thompson's body with a nice straight punch.
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 Jet Thompson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Vachon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Vachon slips a straight right by Thompson.
Thompson thuds a left hand into Vachon's body.
Vachon dodges the punch combination from Thompson.
Vachon slips a straight right by Thompson.
Vachon is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Vachon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Thompson.
Vachon connects with a single shot there.
Vachon throws a right and a left that both miss.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Vachon might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Vachon tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Vachon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vachon slips a jab and a cross from Thompson.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Vachon uses good head movement to avoid it.
A jab from Vachon finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Vachon misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson cracks Vachon with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson slips a straight right by Vachon.
Vachon looks to land a combination but Thompson avoids it well.
Vachon misses with an uppercut. Thompson saw that one coming.
Vachon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Vachon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Vachon thows a body shot but no joy.
Vachon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Thompson throws a combination that misses
and Vachon cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Vachon looks to throw the jab but Thompson is out of range.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Vachon.
Thompson connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Vachon's hands.
Vachon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Thompson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Thompson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Vachon.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Vachon.
Vachon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Thompson.
A big right from Vachon misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Vachon thows a body shot but no joy.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Vachon's defenses.
Thompson bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vachon's head backwards.
Vachon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thompson.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Thompson stalks Vachon and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Vachon's face. Vachon staggers backwards, shaken.
Vachon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vachon looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson lands a right hook to the body.
Vachon is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thompson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vachon counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Thompson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Thompson moves out of range as Vachon strikes.
Vachon lands a head shot.
Thompson just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown but Vachon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Vachon ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Vachon saw that one coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thompson. Vachon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jet Thompson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Thompson throws a right hand that Vachon ducks under and follows up with a left that Vachon also avoids with ease.
Jet Thompson is winning the standup battle so far.
Vachon lands with a right hand.
Thompson changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Thompson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Vachon.
Thompson misses with an uppercut. Vachon saw that one coming.
Vachon missing with a left hand there. Thompson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Vachon throws a right and a left that Thompson avoids nicely.
A jab from Thompson finds it's way through Vachon's defenses.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vachon.
Vachon has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
A punch combination from Thompson misses.
Vachon cracks Thompson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Thompson throws a right hand that Vachon ducks under and follows up with a left that Vachon also avoids with ease.
Vachon moves forwards but Thompson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Decent striking displayed by Thompson there.
Vachon takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Thompson cracks Vachon with a right hand to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson counters with a two punch combo.
Thompson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vachon manages to avoid it.
Vachon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vachon keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thompson.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
A jab from Vachon misses.
Vachon looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Vachon closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Vachon uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Vachon ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Vachon's shoulder, as Vachon tries to avoid the shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vachon throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Vachon moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Vachon swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vachon avoids the body shot from Thompson.
Vachon throws an overhand right that lands on Thompson's shoulder, as Thompson tries to avoid the shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jet Thompson dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jet Thompson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Vachon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thompson takes one to the chin there.
Vachon throws a body punch but Thompson moves out of range.
Thompson throws a hook but Vachon blocks it.
Thompson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Vachon.
Thompson misses with a looping left.
Vachon tests Thompson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A big right from Vachon misses.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Nice body punch from Vachon.
Vachon connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Thompson's hands.
Thompson staying out of range there.
Vachon lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Thompson looks to score with a jab to the body but Vachon is just out of range.
Thompson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Vachon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vachon throws a combination that misses
and Thompson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Thompson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Vachon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Vachon doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A big right from Thompson misses.
Thompson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Vachon.
Thompson punishes Vachon's body with a nice straight punch.
Thompson connects with the punch.
Thompson connects with a looping right hand.
Thompson lands with an overhand left.
Vachon moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Thompson misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Thompson.
Vachon takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Thompson works over Vachon's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Vachon jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Vachon takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Thompson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Vachon sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Thompson misses with a series of wild punches.
Vachon blocks a jab.
Thompson rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vachon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Vachon just misses with a punch to the body.
Vachon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thompson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vachon at a distance.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Vachon.
Thompson slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Thompson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vachon just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Vachon's half guard.
Vachon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vachon on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Vachon is having none of it.
Vachon avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Thompson.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vachon can do anything to dispel that myth.
Thompson throwing shots but Vachon is blocking nicely.
Thompson throwing shots but Vachon is blocking nicely.
Vachon keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Thompson misses with a head shot. Vachon uses the momentum to regain guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Vachon paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Thompson misses with a two punch combination.
A shot to de liver by Vachon. Beautiful body shot.
Andre Vachon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vachon just misses with a punch to the body.
Thompson decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Vachon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Vachon blocking the ground and pound attempt from Thompson.
Thompson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Thompson thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Thompson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Thompson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Thompson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thompson thows a huge punch but Vachon dodges it nicely.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Vachon showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thompson.
Vachon moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jet Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thompson has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jet Thompson!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Adis Tankov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adis Tankov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Damme tries to keep at a distance but Tankov has taken the fight into the clinch.
Van Damme looking to slow down the pace here.
Tankov breaks the clinch.
Van Damme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tankov.
Tankov throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Tankov moves into range and clinches up with Van Damme.
Tankov lands an elbow inside that Van Damme shrugs off.
Van Damme digs a right hand underneath Tankov's ribcage. Tankov let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Tankov with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Tankov comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Tankov connects with a knee to the head.
Tankov tries a knee to the head but Van Damme blocks it.
Tankov looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Tankov lands an elbow inside.
Tankov breaks from the clinch.
A punch combination from Van Damme misses.
Tankov lands a head kick. Van Damme smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Van Damme looks to throw the jab but Tankov is out of range.
Van Damme swats away the attempt to clinch by Tankov.
Van Damme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Van Damme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tankov drives through and clinches with Van Damme against the cage.
Tankov throws an elbow but it misses.
Tankov with a knee to the head.
Tankov creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Van Damme's defenses.
Van Damme can't break the clinch.
Van Damme wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Tankov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Van Damme just stands there and leans against the cage.
Tankov's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A left and a right from Van Damme both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Adis Tankov has been cut.
Van Damme will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Tankov dodges the punch combination from Van Damme.
A looping hook to the body misses from Van Damme. Tankov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Tankov throws a head kick that half lands.
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!
Van Damme scores with a crisp jab that stopped Tankov in his tracks.
Van Damme throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Tankov shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Van Damme as he jumps to the side.
Tankov cracks the inside of Van Damme's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tankov throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Van Damme.
Van Damme is rocked!
Tankov ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Van Damme's jaw. Van Damme's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Tankov does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Adis Tankov!
Adis Tankov retains his welterweight title!
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