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NAF Midweek Fight Night 7 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fred Durst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lucien Parliament (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Durst comes to the cage accompanied by Hot Dog. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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139 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fred Durst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucien Parliament!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parliament on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Durst slips a jab and a cross from Parliament.
Durst lands with a straight right. Parliament didn't see that one coming.
Durst swinging wildly here.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durst.
Durst swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Parliament with a poor takedown
and Durst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parliament shoots in looking for a takedown. Durst tries to sprawl out of it but Parliament keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Durst manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parliament misses with a combination
and Durst connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Parliament fails with the takedown.
Fred Durst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien Parliament.
Parliament tries for a takedown but Durst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Parliament takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parliament throws a low kick but it's checked well by Durst.
Parliament shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Durst counters with a straight right hand.
Durst misses with a double jab.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Parliament.
Parliament throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Parliament closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Parliament throws a big shot that misses.
Durst fails to land with a series of punches.
Durst lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Parliament circles away quickly and effectively.
Durst throws a chopping leg kick but Parliament manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Parliament shoots in but no luck this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parliament with a lazy takedown attempt
and Durst counters with a left and a right that stings Parliament.
Parliament looks gassed!
The fight stays on the outside here - Parliament looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parliament closes the distance but Durst moves to the side
and Durst counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Durst throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Parliament fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Durst misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Durst avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parliament lands a jab to the nose.
Durst checks a leg kick.
Parliament is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durst sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Durst fails to land with a series of punches.
Durst scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Parliament has his takedown stuffed
and Durst counters with a two punch combo.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Durst.
Durst jabs Parliament right on the nose. Parliament blinks but takes it well.
Durst misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nice shot by Durst.
Durst works over Parliament's head and body with a nice combination.
Parliament is rocked!
It looks like Lucien Parliament has been cut.
Parliament takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Parliament is still on wobbly legs! Can Durst finish him?
Parliament changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durst tries to avoid it but Parliament manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durst to the ground. Durst escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Parliament lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Durst circles away quickly and effectively.
Parliament seems to have recovered his senses.
Parliament misses with a double jab
and Durst counters with a nice uppercut.
Durst wants to land a leg kick but Parliament is out of range.
Durst ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Durst dodges the punch combination from Parliament.
Durst keeps the fight on the outside.
Fred Durst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Durst fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Parliament fails with an attempt to clinch.
Durst throws a right hand that Parliament ducks under and follows up with a left that Parliament also avoids with ease.
A leg kick checked by Durst.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fred Durst dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Lucien Parliament's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Durst's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Parliament connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Durst scrambles back to his feet.
Parliament avoids a punch combination nicely.
Parliament changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Durst tries to avoid it but Parliament manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Durst to the ground. Durst escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Parliament with a jab.
Durst falls off balance throwing a combination
and Parliament counters with a left and a right that stings Durst.
Durst throws a series of punches but Parliament moves out of range.
Parliament looks for a takedown but Durst sprawls well.
Durst will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Parliament is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Parliament tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parliament throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Durst swats away the attempt to clinch by Parliament.
Parliament throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Durst tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Parliament is in Durst's guard.
Durst pushes Parliament off and gets back to his feet.
Parliament tries to clinch there but Durst circles away.
Nice defenses there by Parliament.
Parliament tries for a takedown but Durst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Fred Durst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien Parliament.
Durst misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Durst lands a two punch combo.
Durst throws a nice looking combination but Parliament bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Durst avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Durst swats away the attempt to clinch by Parliament.
Durst connects with a looping right hand.
Parliament throws a nice outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Parliament tries to clinch there but Durst circles away.
No joy there for Durst, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Durst tries to move into range but Parliament moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Parliament throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Durst counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Parliament checks a low kick from Durst.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parliament is looking to clinch.
Parliament slips under a jab.
Sloppy strikes from Parliament. Those never looked like landing.
Durst looks to land a combination but Parliament avoids it well.
Durst keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Parliament walks into a straight right hand from Durst.
Durst leaves Parliament with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Parliament is breathing heavily.
Durst takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Parliament shoots in for a takedown but Durst shows good takedown defense.
Durst feints a jab promting Parliament to slip. Durst then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Parliament slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fred Durst is winning the standup battle so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Parliament changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Durst looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Durst is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Durst trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Durst bucks up and tries to throw Parliament off but instead Parliament has got his back!
Durst knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Parliament on the ground.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Parliament tries to get the hooks in deep but Durst pushed the leg off.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Lucien Parliament will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Lucien Parliament'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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Parliament pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Durst showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Parliament.
Durst swats away the attempt to clinch by Parliament.
Durst throws a one two combo.
Parliament goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Durst throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Left hook, right uppercut from Durst.
Parliament shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Parliament takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fred Durst is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Parliament shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Durst defends it nicely.
Parliament takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Durst ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Parliament moves away.
Durst slips a jab and a cross from Parliament.
Durst jabs Parliament right on the nose. Parliament blinks but takes it well.
Durst looks to land a combination but Parliament avoids it well.
Parliament tries a head kick but it misses.
Durst connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Parliament's hands.
The fight stays on the outside here - Parliament looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Parliament is trying hard to land a takedown here. Durst sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Fred Durst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Lucien Parliament.
Parliament chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Durst.
Parliament shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Durst but Durst pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Durst throws a combination. Parliament tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Parliament misses with a combination
and Durst counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Durst finds it's way through Parliament's defenses.
A left and a right from Durst both land. Nice combination.
Parliament misses with a double jab
and Durst counters with a stiff right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Durst. Those never looked like landing.
Parliament scores with a leg kick.
Durst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Durst as Parliament shoots in.
Fred Durst seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Durst keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Parliament tries a head kick but it misses.
A punch combination from Durst misses.
Durst throws a right and a left that Parliament avoids nicely.
Parliament takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Parliament with a lazy takedown attempt
and Durst counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Durst.
Durst throws a series of punches but Parliament moves out of range.
Durst looks to land a combination. Parliament sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Durst fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Durst gets caught napping as Parliament dives in and scores a takedown. Durst manages to retain guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Parliament looking to pass the guard.
Parliament trying to control the position from guard on top but Durst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Durst wants to get back to his feet but Parliament is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Fred Durst showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Durst 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Fred Durst!
A relieved looking Fred Durst 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Murphy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Teagan Presley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
World class MT
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Decent boxing
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Charlie Murphy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teagan Presley!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murphy stuffs the takedown.
Murphy moves into the clinch successfully.
Murphy lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Presley manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Murphy is looking to stand up but Presley won't let him.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Presley is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Murphy defends well.
Murphy being controlled here momentarily.
Presley looking for a sweep. Not yet Presley, not yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Presley is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Murphy trying to control the position from guard on top but Presley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Presley is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Charlie Murphy has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Murphy lands a body shot.
A head kick from Murphy lands but Presley takes it in his stride.
Presley closes the distance and clinches.
Murphy drops Presley onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Presley is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Presley is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Murphy cracks Presley on the chin with a massive knee! He's been separated from consciousness before he even hits the floor! Absolutely fantastic knee and a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Charlie Murphy!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between JJ Johnston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rob Smalling (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnston's entrance music is Shackler's Revenge - Guns N Roses. A fine choice. JJ Johnston could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Rob Smalling's chin.
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140 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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, JJ Johnston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rob Smalling!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnston has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Johnston there as he acknowledges the shot.
Smalling lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Smalling misses with the combination.
Johnston wants to clinch but Smalling slips to the side
and Smalling cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Smalling fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Johnston gets a takedown into half guard.
Still in half guard, Johnston seems content to control.
Johnston prevents Smalling from standing back up.
Johnston seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Johnston is looking to take a break and control but Smalling is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston prevents Smalling from standing back up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of JJ Johnston.
Smalling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Johnston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smalling defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnston.
Johnston pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Johnston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smalling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smalling lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smalling.
It looks like JJ Johnston has been cut.
Johnston closes the distance but Smalling moves to the side
and Smalling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Smalling lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalling lands with a cross.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnston on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Johnston takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Smalling looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Smalling lands a glancing blow to the side of Johnston's head.
Johnston takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Smalling keeps the fight on the outside.
Smalling tries to bum rush Johnston with a series of wild strikes but Johnston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Smalling moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalling circles away.
Danga de danga de dang - Smalling scores with a four punch combination!
Smalling with a hook.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smalling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Smalling.
Johnston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smalling counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Smalling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Smalling lands with a nice combination. Johnston backs away looking to recover.
Smalling looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Johnston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Smalling pushes him off.
Smalling cracks Johnston with a good jab.
Smalling circles away from the clinch attempt.
Johnston walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smalling looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Smalling has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Johnston moves into the clinch.
Johnston is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Smalling to keep the fight standing.
Johnston is breathing heavily.
Still in the clinch, Smalling scores with a nice short uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smalling makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Smalling scores with a nice hook to the head.
Smalling wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalling pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston wants to clinch.
Smalling throws a right hand that Johnston ducks under and follows up with a left that Johnston also avoids with ease.
Smalling looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Jab by Smalling.
Smalling cracks Johnston with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Smalling lands a body shot.
Smalling moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Johnston tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Smalling counters with a two punch combo.
Smalling's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smalling duly obliges.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Smalling dominated that round.
The cut man is working on JJ Johnston's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Johnston closes the distance but Smalling moves to the side
enabling Smalling to counter with a crisp jab.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalling circles away.
Johnston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smalling counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A jab from Smalling finds it's way through Johnston's defenses.
Smalling lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Smalling.
Rob Smalling seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Smalling throws a nice looking combination but Johnston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smalling looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Smalling looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Johnston wants to clinch
and Smalling counters with a stiff right hand.
Smalling scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnston on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Smalling is working the combinations to good effect here.
Johnston slips a jab and a cross from Smalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnston fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalling circles away.
Johnston tries to clinch
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Smalling counters with a left and a right that stings Johnston.
Smalling throws a series of punches but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston shoots in looking for a takedown but Smalling manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Johnston's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
JJ Johnston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Smalling's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Smalling duly obliges.
Smalling swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smalling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Johnston moves in looking to clinch but Smalling pushes him off.
Smalling misses with a few strikes there.
Smalling scores with a one two! Johnston had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Smalling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnston wants to clinch up but Smalling keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smalling scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Johnston tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smalling counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Smalling cracks Johnston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnston looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Johnston tries to clinch but Smalling moves out of range.
Smalling throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Smalling lands with a nice combination. Johnston backs away looking to recover.
Johnston looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Smalling connects with a body shot that sends Johnston's belly button to the back.
Smalling throws a shot to the body.
Smalling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smalling scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch up but Smalling swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The fighters circle momentarily. Smalling darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Smalling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston closes the distance but Smalling moves to the side
and Smalling counters with a three punch combo that has Johnston backing up. Johnston nods at Smalling to acknowledge the strikes.
Smalling lands a nice hook to Johnston's body. Johnston takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Smalling works Johnston's body with a nice hook.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Smalling stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Smalling moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Johnston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smalling counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Smalling throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Smalling throws a nice looking combination but Johnston bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smalling lands a two punch combo.
Johnston tries to close the distance and clinch but Smalling swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Johnston tries to clinch up
and Smalling counters with a one-two to the body.
Smalling scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smalling thuds a left hand into Johnston's body.
Smalling scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Johnston shoots in and drives through. Smalling sprawls well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Smalling showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on JJ Johnston's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Smalling lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Johnston circles away quickly and effectively.
Johnston on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalling circles away.
Johnston takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Smalling throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalling circles away.
Smalling throws a series of punches but Johnston moves out of range.
Johnston ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Smalling throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Smalling lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Johnston backs up against the cage.
Johnston tries to clinch but Smalling moves out of range.
Smalling lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Johnston is rocked!
Smalling digs a good body shot into Johnston's ribs.
Smalling scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Oh Johnston is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smalling throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Johnston on the side of the head.
Johnston seems to have got his legs back now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smalling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Johnston with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Smalling to score with a decent uppercut.
Smalling will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Smalling looks to land a combination but Johnston avoids it well.
Jab from Smalling.
Johnston takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Smalling avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Smalling connects with a crisp jab.
Johnston wants to clinch up but Smalling keeps it at a distance.
Rob Smalling is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Smalling displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Johnston dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Smalling. That did some damage!
Smalling is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smalling swinging wildly here.
The fight stays on the outside here - Johnston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Johnston tries to clinch there but Smalling circles away.
Smalling misses with a few strikes there.
Smalling has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Johnston tries to clinch there but Smalling circles away.
Smalling swats away the attempt to clinch by Johnston.
Johnston tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Smalling manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Smalling throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Smalling keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Smalling circles away from the clinch attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Johnston takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnston doesn't manage to clinch there - Smalling circles away.
Johnston closes the distance looking to clinch
and Smalling counters with a stiff right hand.
Johnston looks to clinch
and Smalling counters with a straight right hand.
Smalling feints a jab promting Johnston to slip. Smalling then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Johnston slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Smalling listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
JJ Johnston has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A nice combination there by Smalling.
Smalling uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Johnston has Smalling up against the cage in a clinch.
Smalling is trying to break the clinch but Johnston has him pressed against the cage.
Rob Smalling is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Smalling avoiding damage as Johnston throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnston lands a nice knee to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Smalling.
Johnston looking to stall.
Smalling managing to block the knees to the body from Johnston.
Smalling lands with a short shot to the head.
Smalling has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Smalling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smalling lands a nice uppercut.
Johnston misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smalling.
Smalling prevents a body shot from Johnston.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Smalling comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Smalling 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Smalling!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Hodgins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dancer Cotillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dancer Cotillion has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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218 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dancer Cotillion!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hodgins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Cotillion tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hodgins was well out of range. Poor timing from Cotillion.
Hodgins fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hodgins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Cotillion feints and then cracks Hodgins's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Hodgins down.
Cotillion connects with an inside leg kick.
Cotillion lets loose with a powerful body kick. Hodgins will feel that in the morning.
Cotillion attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Cotillion fakes the leg kick and cracks Hodgins in the body.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Hodgins is defended easily by Cotillion.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Adam Hodgins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cotillion throws a nice inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Cotillion.
Hodgins fails with a takedown attempt.
That kick from Cotillion tenderised Hodgins's leg. Hodgins is trying to keep his angry face on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hodgins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cotillion as he avoids it easily.
Hodgins shoots in looking for a takedown but Cotillion manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Hodgins's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hodgins has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Cotillion.
Hodgins closes the distance and clinches up with Cotillion, looking for a takedown. Hodgins pushes Cotillion against the cage but Cotillion circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hodgins is breathing heavily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Cotillion.
Cotillion with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Cotillion keeps Hodgins at a distance using the push kick.
Hodgins closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cotillion circles away.
Hodgins walks forward, straight into a front kick from Cotillion.
Crunch! Cotillion slams his shin into Hodgins's torso.
Cotillion thows a body kick. Hodgins tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Hodgins takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Adam Hodgins seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cotillion turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Hodgins will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Hodgins takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Cotillion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Cotillion throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Cotillion connects with a solid leg kick.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Hodgins. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Hodgins fails with a takedown attempt.
Cotillion pushes Hodgins away with a front kick.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Cotillion, right into the meat.
Hodgins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cotillion's waist but Cotillion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hodgins off to one side.
A good leg kick by Cotillion.
Cotillion scores with a kick to the body.
Good leg kick by Cotillion there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Cotillion feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hodgins's calf.
Cotillion is looking to slow Hodgins down with leg kicks.
A thudding body kick lands there by Cotillion!
Hodgins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Cotillion can pounce on him.
Cotillion connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hodgins fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cotillion lands with a thumping leg kick.
Cotillion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Hodgins throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Cotillion's waist but Cotillion gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hodgins off to one side.
Cotillion lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Cotillion fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Hodgins has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Cotillion fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Hodgins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Cotillion scores with a kick to the body.
Cotillion throws a nice head kick!
Hodgins scores a takedown into full mount!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Hodgins throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Cotillion can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hodgins wants to finish this one by submission but Cotillion is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Hodgins.
Cotillion is looking to get to half guard.
Cotillion's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Cotillion tries to reverse the position but Hodgins maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
You get the feeling that Cotillion really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Hodgins prevents Cotillion from getting the reversal.
Hodgins won't let Cotillion get back to his feet... He wants to keep the fight where it is for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dancer Cotillion dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Hodgins fails with a takedown attempt.
Cotillion throws a head kick but Hodgins moves out of range.
Cotillion throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dancer Cotillion seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Cotillion throws a low kick, looking for Hodgins's leg but Hodgins calmly moves out of range.
Cotillion tried to score with a low kick but Hodgins checks it.
Hodgins shoots for a double leg takedown but Cotillion sprawls well. He's pushed Hodgins's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Hodgins drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cotillion gets back to half guard.
Hodgins is looking to advance position but Cotillion won't allow it.
Hodgins looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cotillion pushes Hodgins off looking to stand but Hodgins dives back in and keeps control.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hodgins sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Cotillion defending well though.
Cotillion is looking to escape.
Hodgins thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cotillion's head.
Cotillion manages to get to full guard.
Hodgins is in close to Cotillion's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hodgins forces his way into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hodgins prevents Cotillion from improving his position.
Cotillion is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hodgins is trying to work for a kimura but Cotillion is defending well.
Hodgins seems to be looking for submissions.
Hodgins seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Cotillion is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Adam Hodgins!
Adam Hodgins seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miky Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Willard Sloan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miky Mora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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263 lbs
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25
270 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miky Mora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Willard Sloan!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sloan lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mora circles away quickly and effectively.
Sloan has managed to clinch.
Sloan is trying to break free.
Sloan fails to pull guard.
Mora has picked Sloan up - he's going for a ride! Mora dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Mora controlling the action here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sloan tries to get to full guard but Mora has control of the leg.
Mora landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Sloan wants to control but Mora is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Mora prevents Sloan from standing back up.
Mora keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Mora prevents Sloan from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Miky Mora has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mora shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Sloan's guard.
Mora in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mora looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mora has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Mora throws an elbow that misses. Sloan uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Mora's guard. Nice move by Sloan!
Mora has a closed guard, preventing Sloan from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miky Mora wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mora shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Sloan manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Sloan is looking to stand up but Mora isn't so interested in that idea.
Mora is stalling in the full guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Miky Mora just wasn't active enough.
Sloan closes the distance and clinches.
Sloan tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Mora avoids it.
Sloan stalling in the clinch but Mora improves position.
Mora prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mora has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Sloan avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan misses with a punch to the body.
Mora has clasped his hands together around Sloan's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
A lull in the action here as Mora stalls from top position.
Sloan wants to control but Mora postures up.
Mora working the body and head with strikes.
Sloan can't do much from the bottom here.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mora knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sloan on the ground.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miky Mora dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Sloan rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mora moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sloan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sloan shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mora as he avoids it easily.
Sloan rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mora counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Mora.
Mora not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Mora's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Sloan has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mora can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mora 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora distracts Sloan with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mora postures up.
Sloan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mora controls the pace.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Mora scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mora is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Sloan is trying to control the position but Mora postures up.
Sloan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Mora scoring with punches to the head and body.
Mora working some strikes from top position.
Mora is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Sloan working a defensive guard here.
Mora looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Miky Mora has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Mora shoots in and drives through. Sloan sprawls well.
Sloan throws a chopping leg kick but Mora manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora looking to score a takedown here. Sloan is defending well but Mora drives through and ends up in Sloan's guard.
Sloan manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sloan is trying to control here but Mora has managed to regain half guard.
Miky Mora overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
It looks like Sloan is going to stand back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sloan wants to take a breather but Mora is having none of it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sloan trying to mount his opponent but Mora defends it.
Sloan thows a huge punch but Mora dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miky Mora dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Sloan misses with a head kick.
Miky Mora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sloan gets caught flat footed, as Mora shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mora is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Sloan tries to strike from the bottom.
Sloan is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Mora preventing the sweep.
Mora stands up over Sloan, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Mora controls from within his opponent's guard.
Sloan has momentary wrist control but Mora slips an elbow through the middle.
Mora is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora tries to free his leg and advance position but Sloan is retaining full guard.
Sloan wants to sweep here but Mora controlling him for the moment.
Sloan bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Mora's guard.
Sloan would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Sloan has gone for a leg lock! Mora slips out almost immediately though and dives into Sloan's guard.
Mora is stalling in the full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora landing some decent shots from guard.
Mora not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Miky Mora wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mora looks for a takedown but Sloan sprawls well.
Mora shoots in and drives through. Sloan sprawls well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sloan with that takedown attempt.
Sloan tries for a takedown but Mora sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Mora moves out of range of the body kick.
Sloan drives through and clinches with Mora against the cage.
Sloan can't get the takedown.
Miky Mora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Willard Sloan.
Mora has picked Sloan up - he's going for a ride! Mora dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mora lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mora wants to free his trapped foot but Sloan is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Sloan is trying to stand back up but Mora is controlling him
Mora not doing much here.
Sloan looks like he's trying to stand up.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice strikes from Mora there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mora trying to control the pace.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Miky Mora showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Mora, 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Miky Mora!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt Sabre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonso Ferriera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alonso Ferriera is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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178 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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175 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Sabre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alonso Ferriera!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sabre throws the left hand but Ferriera avoids the punch easily.
Ferriera moves out of range as Sabre strikes.
A clash of legs there as Ferriera blocks the low kick.
Ferriera will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sabre misses with a straight right.
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferriera moves away.
Sabre misses with an uppercut.
Ferriera missing with a left hand there. Sabre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ferriera moves away from the strike by Sabre.
A big right from Sabre misses.
A punch lands to the side of Ferriera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
It looks like Alonso Ferriera has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Ferriera does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sabre misses the shot to the body.
Ferriera shoots in but no luck this time.
Sabre missing with a left hand there. Ferriera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sabre throws a jab when Ferriera was well out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sabre. Ferriera does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sabre throws a lazy uppercut
and Ferriera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sabre just misses with a punch to the body.
Ferriera ducks under a wild hook from Sabre.
Sabre misses with a double jab.
Sabre misses with a body shot.
Ferriera checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Ferriera lands a right hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Ferriera.
A punch lands to the side of Ferriera 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A slow jab from Sabre misses its intended target.
Ferriera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabre.
Sabre misses with an uppercut
and Ferriera counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sabre's guard now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sabre trying to control the position here.
Sabre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Sabre working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ferriera doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ferriera manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sabre controls Ferriera momentarily but Ferriera frees himself.
Sabre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferriera defends it easily.
Sabre keeping moving, preventing Ferriera from controlling successfully.
Ferriera stands and throws Sabre's legs to the side, diving into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre is not content to let Ferriera control the position.
Ferriera in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Ferriera advances nicely into full mount.
Ferriera moves to the back position.
Ferriera controlling well, preventing Sabre from escaping the position.
Sabre breaks Ferriera's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Ferriera wants to sweep here but Sabre controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sabre throws an elbow that misses. Ferriera uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Sabre's guard. Nice move by Ferriera!
Ferriera trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
Ferriera works a leg free and moves into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sabre trying to hold on to Ferriera's head to control him but Ferriera postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera moves into full mount! Sabre won't be happy about that!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sabre is trying to escape the mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferriera controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferriera tries to control but Sabre wriggling away.
Ferriera postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Sabre looks a forlorn figure.
Ferriera landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Sabre is controlling an arm, preventing Ferriera from taking his back. Although keeping him in mount is no better to be honest.
Sabre is squirming around, avoiding Ferriera's attempts to control the action.
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 Matt Sabre will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alonso Ferriera's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferriera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ferriera looking to control but Sabre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Ferriera is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Sabre to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Sabre shrugs it off.
Sabre is in all sorts of trouble here.
Sabre wants to hold on but Ferriera pushes him away.
Sabre is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ferriera wants to control the pace but Sabre is squirming around nicely.
Sabre is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferriera looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferriera stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Sabre tries to work over Ferriera's front leg with a kick but Ferriera checks it.
Sabre missing with a left hand there. Ferriera was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sabre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ferriera moves away.
Sabre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sabre stuffs the takedown attempt from Ferriera. Ferriera gets slowly back to his feet.
Ferriera takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sabre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ferriera.
Sabre thows a body shot but no joy.
Sabre misses with a wild body shot.
Sabre throws a right hand that misses
and Ferriera counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferriera looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera throwing shots but Sabre is blocking nicely.
Ferriera thows a huge punch but Sabre dodges it nicely.
Sabre punching from the bottom.
Sabre slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sabre controls Ferriera momentarily but Ferriera frees himself.
Ferriera looking to pass the guard.
Sabre looking to control.
Ferriera trying to control but Sabre is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre keeping full guard, as Ferriera tries to pass.
Alonso Ferriera has got the better of the ground game so far.
Ferriera is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Ferriera gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Matt Sabre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ferriera steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Sabre.
Matt Sabre is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ferriera is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ferriera fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Sabre throws the left hand but Ferriera avoids the punch easily.
Ferriera uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Sabre.
Sabre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ferriera counters with a shoot takedown. Sabre fights it but they end up in guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sabre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sabre isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Ferriera stacks Sabre 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 Ferriera!
Ferriera looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Sabre is looking to regain half guard here but Ferriera keeps moving and retains side control.
Ferriera trying to control the position but Sabre is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sabre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ferriera in side control, just content to control the action for now.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sabre tries to improve position but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alonso Ferriera showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alonso Ferriera's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ferriera takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Ferriera shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Sabre defends it nicely.
Ferriera moves out of range as Sabre strikes.
Sabre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Sabre fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Matt Sabre is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice takedown defense from Sabre. No joy for Ferriera on that attempt.
Sabre lands a body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ferriera moves away from the strike by Sabre.
Ferriera ducks under a wild hook from Sabre.
A combination from Sabre does no damage.
Sabre uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Ferriera has time to react.
Some bone on bone action there as Ferriera checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferriera moves away from the strike by Sabre.
Sabre lands a right hook to the body.
Ferriera takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ferriera tries for a takedown but Sabre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Matt Sabre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alonso Ferriera.
Sabre throws a big shot that misses.
Ferriera displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sabre throws out the jab.
Sabre throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Sabre connects with a body shot.
Ferriera shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Sabre is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Ferriera defends well.
Sabre is looking for a triangle but Ferriera pushes his legs off easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ferriera stopping the sweep attempt from Sabre.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera pushes down on Sabre's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Ferriera seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Sabre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Sabre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferriera works his way into full mount!
Ferriera controlling the position easily from mount.
Ferriera can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sabre is looking to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sabre wants to hold on but Ferriera pushes him away.
Sabre gets back to half guard.
Ferriera controlling the action here.
Sabre works his way to full guard. Good work.
Sabre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ferriera defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ferriera accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ferriera trying to control the position from guard on top but Sabre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ferriera pushing down on Sabre's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferriera is keen to just control but Sabre is a slippery customer.
Sabre is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ferriera pulls his head out easily.
Ferriera is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Sabre sees it coming and defends easily.
Ferriera wants to control but Sabre is keeping him busy.
Sabre is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Ferriera not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ferriera wants to control but Sabre is keeping him busy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ferriera uses his free foot to push down on Sabre's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Sabre.
Sabre is working to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Sabre showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sabre 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Sabre!
Matt Sabre seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bum Demolisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Maxim Overeem (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Demolisher comes to the cage accompanied by Family Guy Theme by Frank Sinatra Jr. Maxim Overeem has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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, Bum Demolisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxim Overeem!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demolisher scores with a nice strike.
It looks like Maxim Overeem has been cut.
Overeem closes the distance but Demolisher moves to the side
enabling Demolisher to counter with a crisp jab.
Overeem closes the distance looking to clinch
and Demolisher counters with a monster hook and another for good measure! Overeem falls to the ground, out cold! Stick some heavy metal music over the top of that clip and it's one for the highlight makers!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Bum Demolisher!
During a confident post fight interview, Bum Demolisher thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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