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NAF 24: Youngblood vs. Irvine PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rockert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and ZyD XyD Viii (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockert comes into the arena with Cant be touched blaring out of the sound system. ZyD XyD Viii will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Rockert!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ZyD XyD Viii!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockert tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rockert moves in looking to clinch but XyD Viii pushes him off.
XyD Viii misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from XyD Viii.
Rockert fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with XyD Viii, pushing him back against the cage.
XyD Viii gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Steve Rockert has been cut.
Rockert takes an elbow to the temple.
Rockert lands with a short shot to the head.
XyD Viii lands an elbow inside.
XyD Viii comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
XyD Viii lands a damaging elbow.
XyD Viii slowing the pace effectively.
Rockert jumps guard and drags XyD Viii to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rockert throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
XyD Viii stands up from Rockert's guard - XyD Viii perhaps looking for a knockout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
XyD Viii tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rockert was well out of range. Poor timing from XyD Viii.
XyD Viii scoring well with a low kick there.
Rockert tries to clinch up
and XyD Viii counters with an outside leg kick.
Rockert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. XyD Viii manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Rockert looks to clinch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
XyD Viii connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
ZyD XyD Viii is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Rockert is breathing heavily.
XyD Viii thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Rockert if he has to take too many more of those.
XyD Viii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rockert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
XyD Viii cracks the inside of Rockert's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockert takes a kick to the side of the head.
XyD Viii fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Crunch! XyD Viii slams his shin into Rockert's torso.
Rockert takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
XyD Viii misses with a wild body shot.
Rockert takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
XyD Viii feints and then cracks Rockert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rockert down.
A solid leg kick lands there for XyD Viii.
XyD Viii turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
XyD Viii feints and then cracks Rockert's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Rockert down.
A good leg kick by XyD Viii.
A head kick from XyD Viii lands but Rockert takes it in his stride.
XyD Viii lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
XyD Viii fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Rockert has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
XyD Viii lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
XyD Viii throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rockert is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
XyD Viii lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockert takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
XyD Viii connects with a solid leg kick.
XyD Viii lands with a kick to the temple. Rockert shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Rockert is rocked!
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! XyD Viii throws an absolute beast of a head kick! Rockert is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). ZyD XyD Viii!
A relieved looking ZyD XyD Viii thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Hewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Hazard might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Cult of Personality. Paul Hewson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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176 lbs
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175 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hewson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hazard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hewson as he avoids it easily.
Hazard has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed right hand from Hewson misses the target.
Hewson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hazard manages to avoid it.
Hazard with a poor takedown
letting Hewson counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ethan Hazard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hewson throws a right and a left that Hazard avoids nicely.
Hewson swings for the body but Hazard moves out of range.
Hewson throws a big shot that misses.
Paul Hewson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hewson misses with a hook. Hazard ducked under it nicely.
A big right from Hewson misses.
Hewson misses with an uppercut. Hazard saw that one coming.
A swing and a miss from Hewson.
Hazard has his takedown stuffed
and Hewson counters with a left to the body.
Hewson looks to land a left hand but Hazard moved out of range nicely.
Hewson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Hewson defends it nicely.
Hewson connects with the punch.
Paul Hewson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hewson stuns Hazard with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hazard is breathing heavily.
Hewson throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Hazard counters with a shoot takedown. Hewson fights it but they end up in guard.
Hewson controls Hazard momentarily but Hazard frees himself.
Hewson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hazard looking to pass the guard.
Hewson has control of Hazard's left arm, preventing Hazard from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paul Hewson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Hewson. Hazard does a little dance to reset his feet.
Hazard avoids the body shot from Hewson.
Hazard fails with a takedown attempt.
Hewson throws a looping overhand right but Hazard ducks down to avoid it.
Hewson misses with an attempted mid kick.
Hazard blocks a jab.
The fighters circling - Hazard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Hazard misses with a takedown attempt
and Hewson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hewson throws a leg kick that misses.
Hazard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hewson pinned against the cage. Hewson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That kick from Hewson tenderised Hazard's leg. Hazard is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewson misses with an uppercut. Hazard saw that one coming.
Hewson throws a lazy uppercut
and Hazard counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Hewson looks to throw the jab but Hazard is out of range.
Hewson scores with a jab to the head.
Hewson swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hazard.
Hewson lands with a good body shot.
Hazard takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Hazard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hewson.
Hewson connects with a jab.
Hazard is rocked!
Hewson cracks Hazard on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Hazard falls backwards against the cage. Hewson follows up with more strikes that drop Hazard to his knees. Hewson keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Hazard! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Hewson!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Keisuke Okazaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keisuke Okazaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Okazaki scores with a kick to the body.
Okazaki throws a head kick but Miller moves out of range.
Okazaki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Okazaki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Chris Miller seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Okazaki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Miller looking to score a takedown here. Okazaki is defending well but Miller drives through and ends up in Okazaki's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Okazaki really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Miller wants to control from the top but Okazaki keeps moving.
Miller pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Okazaki is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okazaki is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.
Miller slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Chris Miller hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
No joy there for Okazaki, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Miller throws a shot to the body.
Miller shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Miller seems to be looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okazaki regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Miller.
Miller throwing strikes but missing.
Okazaki working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Miller.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller controls from within his opponent's guard.
Okazaki keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Miller makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Miller throws an elbow that misses. Okazaki uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Miller's guard. Nice move by Okazaki!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okazaki trying to control the position from guard on top but Miller is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Okazaki looking to pass the guard.
Miller uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Miller looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Okazaki is fending him off so far but Miller persists. Nope, Okazaki circles away and we're back to standing.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Miller dominated that round.
That's time! Okazaki's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Miller keeps the fight on the outside.
Okazaki misses with a double jab.
Miller misses with a body shot.
Miller has taken the fight to the clinch.
Miller is trying to force a seperation but Okazaki has the dominant position.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Miller as Okazaki tries to tie him up.
Okazaki is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Miller is defending well.
Miller scores with a hook to the body.
Miller lands a takedown into guard.
Miller scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Miller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller throws a big elbow that misses.
Miller trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Miller is pushing down on Okazaki's leg trying to pass to half guard. Okazaki is fighting to maintain full guard but Miller has managed to sneak the leg through.
Okazaki is staying active underneath Miller, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Miller stalling away here and it's allowed Okazaki to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Miller trying to control but Okazaki is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Okazaki throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Miller escapes and throws Okazaki's legs to the side, diving into side control!
You can see the frustration on Okazaki's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Okazaki taking a bit of punishment here - Miller scoring with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller landing a few strikes.
Miller in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Miller lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Okazaki is not content to let Miller control the position.
Miller lands a few punches from side control.
Miller grinds an elbow into Okazaki's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okazaki is looking for a sweep.
Okazaki taking punishment in the form of punches.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Okazaki sneaks back into half guard.
Miller controlling the action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller winds up and cracks Okazaki with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Miller showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Okazaki has his takedown stuffed
and Miller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Miller.
Okazaki is looking for a takedown.
Miller is pushing Okazaki up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Okazaki is looking to break free of the clinch but Miller has double underhooks.
Okazaki wants to stall.
Miller wants the takedown. Okazaki is fighting it off but Miller persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Okazaki's guard against the cage.
Miller postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Okazaki is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Okazaki keeping full guard, as Miller tries to pass.
Okazaki preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Miller scoring with punches to the head and body.
Miller working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller slips nicely into half guard.
Okazaki on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Miller is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Miller drops an elbow to the side of Okazaki's head.
Keisuke Okazaki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chris Miller is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Miller perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Miller stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Okazaki bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Okazaki throws a leg kick but Miller sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Okazaki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Miller counters with a nice double leg into side control. Okazaki won't be happy with that.
Miller landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Miller wants to control for a moment but Okazaki uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Okazaki is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Miller scores with a couple of nice shots.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Miller throwing shots but Okazaki is blocking nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Miller comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Miller winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Miller!
After winning the bout, Chris Miller thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hodgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrone Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackson comes into a darkened arena with his song building. DMX feat Eminem, Obie Trice - Go To Sleep kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Hodgins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrone Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodgins shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodgins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
It looks like Adam Hodgins has been cut.
Jackson wants to clinch
and Hodgins counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hodgins.
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!
Jackson keeping full guard, as Hodgins tries to pass.
Hodgins stops Jackson from standing up.
Hodgins thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Hodgins tries to free his leg and advance position but Jackson is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodgins has gone for a leg lock! Jackson slips out almost immediately though and dives into Hodgins's guard.
Hodgins has a closed guard, preventing Jackson from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson stays in close to Hodgins's body and controls the position.
Hodgins is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Jackson defends well.
Hodgins had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jackson defends it easily.
Hodgins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Hodgins.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodgins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jackson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hodgins keeping moving, preventing Jackson from controlling successfully.
Jackson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hodgins looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Jackson slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Jackson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Hodgins has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Jackson has managed to get both his arms back between Hodgins's legs - danger averted.
Hodgins is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Hodgins can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Jackson controls the pace.
Hodgins manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Hodgins with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hodgins throwing strikes here but Jackson is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Hodgins jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Jackson manages to avoid the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hodgins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hodgins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hodgins tries for a kimura but Jackson is defending well.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Adam Hodgins dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Adam Hodgins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Jackson wants to clinch.
Danga de danga de dang - Jackson scores with a four punch combination!
Hodgins tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jackson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hodgins somewhat.
Hodgins shoots in but Jackson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Hodgins swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Adam Hodgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hodgins closes the distance and clinches up with Jackson, looking for a takedown. Hodgins pushes Jackson against the cage but Jackson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Hodgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hodgins tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Jackson smiles and moves away.
Jackson goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson has closed the distance and engaged Hodgins in a clinch.
Jackson breaks from the clinch.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Hodgins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Hodgins looks for a takedown but Jackson sprawls well.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jackson feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Hodgins crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Tyrone Jackson!
Tyrone Jackson made sure to mention his sponsor, Fight Day Nutrition (Authentic 160Q/159Q supps!) in his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Crackcorn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crackcorn comes into the arena with Kung Fu Fighting blaring out of the sound system. Sam Peterson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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240 lbs
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263 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Crackcorn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson fails with a takedown attempt.
Crackcorn closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Peterson did well to prevent Crackcorn getting side control.
Crackcorn is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Peterson is defending against the submission attempts here by Crackcorn.
Crackcorn throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson gets back to full guard.
Crackcorn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crackcorn drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Peterson dives on top into guard.
Crackcorn throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Peterson escapes and throws Crackcorn's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Crackcorn tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Peterson controlling the position from side mount.
Crackcorn tries to bench press Peterson off him but Peterson keeps the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crackcorn struggling a bit here.
Crackcorn tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Peterson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Peterson is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Crackcorn will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Crackcorn can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Crackcorn with a poor takedown
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Peterson not doing much here.
Peterson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crackcorn is trying to maintain the position but Peterson is very close to passing his half guard.
Peterson stalling.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Sam Peterson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crackcorn gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Peterson counters with a single leg into guard. Crackcorn didn't expect that.
Crackcorn looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Crackcorn bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Peterson's guard.
Crackcorn pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Peterson is keeping the position for now.
Crackcorn wants to control from the top but Peterson keeps moving.
Crackcorn has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crackcorn wants to pass the guard but Peterson is keeping the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Peterson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Crackcorn looking to pass the guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peterson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Crackcorn did well to prevent Peterson getting side control.
Crackcorn is trying to control but Peterson manages to pass to mount!
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Sam Peterson dominated that round.
That's time! Crackcorn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Crackcorn shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Peterson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Crackcorn trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Peterson manages to pass to mount!
Peterson content just to control the position here.
Peterson tries to control but Crackcorn wriggling away.
Peterson controlling his opponent.
Sam Peterson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Peterson trying to control but Crackcorn is having none of it.
Peterson manages to capitalize on a mistake by Crackcorn to take his back!
That's one minute gone in the round.
What can Crackcorn do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Crackcorn just trying to survive but Peterson is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Peterson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Peterson avoiding Crackcorn 's attempts to control his hands.
Crackcorn really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Crackcorn has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Peterson looking for the choke but no joy.
Crackcorn looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crackcorn defends a rear naked choke attempt by controlling one of Peterson's arms.
Crackcorn tries to escape the position.
Crackcorn is working hard here to advance position.
Crackcorn is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Peterson.
Peterson gets his hands free as Crackcorn looks to control.
Crackcorn tries to roll but Peterson sticks to his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Peterson has the hooks sunk in and you can see the will to fight slowly draining out of Crackcorn's body.
Crackcorn trying to control the position but Peterson manages to sink in the hooks.
Crackcorn wants to get back to his feet.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Peterson working for the rear naked choke here. He's got one arm under but Crackcorn is defending well. A couple of punches soften him up though and Peterson has tightened the hold! This one could be all over! It is! Crackcorn taps out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Sam Peterson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Gordon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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205 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Gordon is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wells putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Gordon manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Gordon regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Wells.
Wells is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Wells postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Wells throwing strikes from guard but Gordon blocks nicely.
Wells working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Wells postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wells avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gordon manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Wells holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Gordon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gordon lands a big shot there that rocks Wells but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Gordon scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Wells is trying to stand.
Wells wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Gordon.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wells is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Gordon thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Wells tries to buck Gordon off but he can't manage it.
Wells bucks up and throws Gordon to the side - he's got back to his feet. Great escape!
Ricky Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells clinches up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Wells gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Wells gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gordon.
Gordon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ricky Wells has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Matt Gordon.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wells pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Gordon, as that shot connected.
A decent looking cross lands there for Gordon.
Wells takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Wells just misses with a punch to the body.
A big right from Wells misses.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Wells misses with a straight right.
Wells misses with a wild body shot.
Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gordon.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon loads up on a big right hand but Wells slips the punch.
Wells looking to score a takedown here. Gordon is defending well but Wells drives through and ends up in Gordon's guard.
Wells wants to pass the guard but Gordon is keeping the position.
Gordon looking to control.
Wells won't allow Gordon to sweep him here.
Gordon is looking to sinch up a triangle. Wells throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Gordon's body to avoid the submission. Gordon has instead reached around Wells's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Gordon arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Matt Gordon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cullen Castrello (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Frank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Castrello comes to the cage accompanied by Styles P & Currensy - Jekell N Hyde. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cullen Castrello!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Frank!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castrello lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
It looks like Jason Frank has been cut.
Frank works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Frank misses with an attempted mid kick.
A decent looking cross lands there for Castrello.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castrello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castrello is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Frank.
Castrello throws a left and a right that both miss
letting Frank counter with a right hand.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Castrello moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frank tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jab by Castrello.
Castrello buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Castrello tries to score with a low kick but Frank moves his leg out of the way.
Castrello lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frank will feel that in the morning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Frank takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Castrello cracks Frank with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. Frank looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Castrello misses with a hook. Frank ducked under it nicely.
Frank chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Castrello can pounce on him.
Frank takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Castrello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Frank moves into range and connects with a jab.
Frank stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Castrello.
Castrello falls off balance throwing a combination
and Frank counters with a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castrello fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Castrello is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castrello connects with an inside leg kick.
Frank looks gassed!
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Castrello throws a body punch but Frank moves out of range.
Castrello takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Castrello misses the target.
Frank is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Castrello fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castrello showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Frank.
Castrello connects with a looping right hand.
That has opened up Jason Frank's cut even more.
Castrello throws a nice outside leg kick.
Castrello lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Castrello lands a head kick. Frank smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Frank throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Castrello connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Castrello throws a leg kick but Frank sees it coming and moves out of range.
Castrello throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Castrello lands with a kick to the temple. Frank shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frank defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Frank looks to score with a jab to the body but Castrello is just out of range.
Frank wants to clinch.
A good leg kick by Castrello.
Castrello misses with a lunging right hand
and Frank moves into the clinch.
Castrello breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Frank moves in looking to clinch but Castrello pushes him off.
A slapping leg kick lands for Castrello.
Frank tries to clinch up.
And that�s the end of the round � the fighters go back to their corners.
Cullen Castrello dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jason Frank's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Castrello tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Frank is able to avoid easily.
Frank tries to close the distance and clinch up but Castrello swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Castrello tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Frank manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castrello rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Frank cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Frank defending well as Castrello loads up on a big left hand.
Castrello cracks the inside of Frank's front leg.
Castrello misses with a hook.
Frank misses with a series of wild punches.
A nice leg kick lands there from Castrello.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Frank's leg. Frank is trying to keep his angry face on.
Castrello scores with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Castrello lets loose with a powerful body kick. Frank will feel that in the morning.
Frank is breathing heavily.
Castrello lands a head kick. Frank smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Cullen Castrello is winning the standup battle so far.
That kick from Castrello tenderised Frank's leg. Frank is trying to keep his angry face on.
The crowd cheers as Castrello lands an impressive looking overhand right. Frank doesn't seem phased though.
The cut above Jason Frank's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Castrello throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Castrello throws a shot from downtown. Frank moves away and avoids it.
Castrello feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Frank's calf.
Castrello connects with an inside leg kick.
Cullen Castrello seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Frank checks the leg kick.
Castrello throws a quick inside leg kick.
Castrello with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frank takes one to the chin there.
Jason Frank's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Castrello connects with a leg kick. Frank looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Castrello is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Frank can do to turn this around?
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Castrello. Frank shrugs it off though.
Castrello lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Jason Frank's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cullen Castrello!
Our winner, Cullen Castrello, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Rock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moses Testament (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rock comes to the cage accompanied by Shake That ass For Me - Eminem ft. Nate Dogg. Moses Testament is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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279 lbs
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225 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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Rock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moses Testament!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Testament clinches.
Rock lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Moses Testament has been cut.
Testament has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Testament stalling in the clinch but Rock improves position.
Rock has picked Testament up - he's going for a ride! Rock dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Rock stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Testament clinches with his opponent.
Testament's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Testament presses Rock against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Testament avoiding damage.
A short right from Testament.
Testament pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Testament throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Rock swats away the attempt to clinch by Testament.
Rock moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Testament scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
It looks like Jay Rock has been cut.
Rock dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Testament tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Testament will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Rock scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Testament.
Rock misses with a kick to the body.
Testament tries to clinch there but Rock circles away.
Rock has taken the fight to the clinch.
Rock blocks an uppercut.
Testament tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Rock just stands there and leans against the cage.
Rock breaks the clinch.
Testament misses with a combination
and Rock makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Testament really felt that one!
Testament looks gassed!
Testament is looking to clinch.
Rock scores with a shot to the body.
Rock moves into range and clinches up with Testament.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rock has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Testament regains guard immediately.
Rock trying to stand up but can't free himself from Testament's guard.
Rock advances position into side control!
Rock stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Rock drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Rock stands and steps away. Testament gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Rock swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Testament counters with a stiff right hand.
Testament falls off balance throwing a combination
enabling Rock to counter with a crisp jab.
Testament throws a low kick but Rock avoids it.
Testament throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rock makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Rock scores with a jab. Testament acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Testament gets caught by a brutal right hook which buckles his knees! Testament tries to backpedal with his spaghettilegs but Rock is headhunting and goes for the kill. A jab and a right hook connect and Testament buckles badly as his eyes roll back. The referee steps in and saves Testament!! Testament is complaining but he was clearly out on his feet. Rock throws his mouthpiece into the crowd. Mmmm spit-tastic.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:06 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jay Rock!
After the fight, Jay Rock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zuese Zorro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Cooperman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zuese Zorro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Cooperman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zorro takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zorro will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zorro tries for a takedown but Cooperman circles away easily
and Cooperman counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jab from Cooperman.
Cooperman connects with a right hand. Zorro shakes it off.
Nice shot lands for Cooperman.
Cooperman throws out a powerful jab.
Zorro is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zorro tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Cooperman swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zuese Zorro. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cooperman stuffs the takedown attempt from Zorro. Zorro gets slowly back to his feet.
Zorro shoots in for a takedown but Cooperman shows good takedown defense.
Zorro walks into a jab.
Cooperman feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Zorro crashing to the mat! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). John Cooperman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Irvine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Youngblood comes to the cage accompanied by DJ Khaled - All I do is win. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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211 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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216 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Youngblood!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Irvine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irvine fails to land the takedown.
Youngblood scores with a one two! Irvine had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like Chris Irvine has been cut.
A chopping leg kick lands by Youngblood.
Youngblood stuffs the takedown.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Youngblood lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Irvine can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Youngblood and Irvine drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Youngblood.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Matt Youngblood!
Matt Youngblood retains his light heavyweight title!
Matt Youngblood thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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