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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Pirn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, The Rapture - Echos. Tobias Walker could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Martin Pirn's chin.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobias Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Pirn!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pirn moves into the clinch.
Pirn's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Pirn gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Walker controls from within his opponent's guard.
Walker is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Walker wants to control from the top but Pirn keeps moving.
Walker's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Pirn wants to stand up but Walker is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pirn really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Walker. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Walker sitting in guard here, content to control.
We're going to have a standup here because Tobias Walker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Walker shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Pirn is trying to defend but Walker finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Pirn tries to kick Walker off but Walker keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Walker is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Walker is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pirn wants to get back to his feet.
Walker is controlling the pace.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Pirn pushes Walker off and gets back to his feet.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pirn tests Walker's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A shot to the body from Pirn misses
and Walker decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pirn's guard.
Walker looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker trying to control but Pirn is working from the bottom.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Walker trying to control but Pirn is working from the bottom.
We're going to have a standup here because Tobias Walker wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pirn. Walker shrugs it off though.
Pirn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Walker takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pirn did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Pirn is trying to stand back up but Walker is controlling him
Pirn is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pirn looks gassed!
Walker controlling the action here.
Walker is looking to advance position but Pirn won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walker is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pirn is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tobias Walker dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Walker showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pirn.
Pirn is looking to chop away at Walker's legs.
Pirn doesn't manage to clinch there - Walker circles away.
Pirn wants to clinch.
Pirn tries to work over Walker's front leg with a kick but Walker checks it.
Walker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Walker avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pirn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Walker closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Pirn did well to prevent Walker getting side control.
Pirn pushes Walker off looking to stand but Walker dives back in and keeps control.
Walker uses his free foot to push down on Pirn's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Pirn.
Walker looking for a guillotine from mount but Pirn is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Pirn turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Walker off and cradles Pirn's limp body as Walker celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Tobias Walker!
Tobias Walker managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CWXMCS Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carl Popov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nelson comes to the cage accompanied by Trogdor. Popov is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hed Pe Judgement Day. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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163 lbs
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161 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Nelson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carl Popov!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popov tries to clinch but Nelson is having none of it.
Popov with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Popov dives in and grabs Nelson's left leg, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes down on Popov's head and hops out.
Popov is looking to clinch but Nelson is avoiding it.
Nelson throws a right hand that Popov ducks under and follows up with a left that Popov also avoids with ease.
Popov attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
A nice combination there by Popov.
Popov wants to clinch but Nelson slips to the side
and Nelson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Nelson gets to his feet - Popov follows without any prompting.
Popov scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Nelson doesn't seem bothered though.
Nelson throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Nelson moves into range and clinches up with Popov.
Popov has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Nelson after a bit of a struggle.
Nelson has Popov pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Nelson pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Popov tumbling to the mat - Nelson dives into Popov's guard.
Popov is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Nelson has his hands clasped together but Popov extends an breaks Nelson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by Popov.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carl Popov!
A very excited looking Carl Popov made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Evan D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Manchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan D!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Manchester!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manchester misses with a body kick.
D shoots in and drives through. Manchester sprawls well.
Manchester tries to clinch up.
D shoots for a takedown but Manchester saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Manchester connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between D's hands.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manchester connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Manchester lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
D blocks a leg kick.
D fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A head kick by Manchester misses
and D counters with a nice double leg into side control. Manchester won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Manchester parries the strikes from D easily there. D is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Manchester to escape.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manchester tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but D wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Manchester is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
D wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manchester keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester regains half guard there - taking advantage of D's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Manchester moves into full guard.
Manchester keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manchester wants to stand up but D is controlling him.
D trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
D trying to control but Manchester is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as D accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Manchester manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. D manages to get himself to full guard.
Manchester is stalling in the full guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Evan D.
Manchester closes the distance looking to clinch
and D counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Manchester controls D momentarily but D frees himself.
D looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D trying to control but Manchester is working from the bottom.
Manchester not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Peter Manchester was stalling too much, according to the referee.
D takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Manchester throws a right and a left that D avoids nicely.
Manchester throws a head kick but D moves out of range.
Peter Manchester seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manchester takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Manchester keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Peter Manchester will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
D checks a leg kick.
D tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Manchester swivels and escapes.
Manchester throws a half hearted mid kick.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Manchester lands a slapping body shot.
D avoids a punch combination nicely.
Manchester throws a half hearted mid kick.
D tries to score a power double leg takedown but Manchester sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten D somewhat.
D fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan D. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Manchester tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but D was well out of range. Poor timing from Manchester.
Some wild striking there from Manchester.
D shoots in for a double leg but Manchester sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Manchester scores with a jab. D acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
D shoots in looking for a takedown. Manchester tries to sprawl out of it but D keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Manchester manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Manchester connects with a high kick.
Manchester fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt D.
D keeps the fight on the outside.
Manchester moves in looking to clinch but D pushes him off.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Manchester.
Manchester throws a right hand that D ducks under and follows up with a left that D also avoids with ease.
Manchester cracks D with a good jab.
Manchester tries a head kick but it misses.
Manchester misses with a series of wild punches.
D shoots in for a takedown but Manchester shows good takedown defense.
D manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Manchester on his heels. He'll look to pass Manchester's guard now, I'm sure.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Manchester bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in D's guard.
D working for a triangle but Manchester defends it easily.
Manchester passes D's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Manchester is pressing down on D's thigh, looking to free his foot. D is holding on for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manchester wants to stand but his hand is trapped. D uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Manchester postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Manchester is looking to stand up but D won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Manchester throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Manchester trying to stand up but can't free himself from D's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Manchester showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
D blocks a head kick by Manchester.
Manchester lands a jab-cross combination.
Manchester looking to land some kicks to the body here.
D fails with a takedown attempt.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
D avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Left hook, right uppercut from Manchester.
Manchester misses with a head kick.
Peter Manchester seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Manchester moves to clinch but D breaks away
so D counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
D wants to control from the top but Manchester keeps moving.
D looking to sit in guard and control but Manchester gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manchester wants to stand and escape but instead D has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Manchester is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Manchester keeping moving, preventing D from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
D postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
D content to stall in guard here.
D wants to control from the top but Manchester keeps moving.
Manchester pushes D off and scrambles back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
D fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Manchester to the ground. D is now in Manchester's guard.
Manchester trying to control the position.
Manchester manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
D is squirming around, avoiding Manchester's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
D wants to control but Manchester is having none of it.
Manchester trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Evan D has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Manchester controlling his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Manchester.
I've got Manchester 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Manchester!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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220 lbs
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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
8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray King!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
King dodges the punch combination from Franklin.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
Franklin lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Ray King has been cut.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and King counters with a nice body shot.
King bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Franklin's head.
Franklin displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as King throws out the jab.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franklin.
King throws a shot from downtown. Franklin moves away and avoids it.
Franklin fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Franklin feints a jab promting King to slip. Franklin then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. King slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Some wild striking there from King.
Franklin waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract King.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
King scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for King.
Franklin throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Crunch! King slams his shin into Franklin's torso.
Franklin misses with the combination.
King throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King slips a jab from Franklin.
Franklin dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
King swings for the body but Franklin moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Franklin.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Franklin gets cracked with a nice right hand there by King.
Franklin takes a jab right on the kisser.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King thows a left - swing and a miss!
King misses the shot to the body.
Franklin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Franklin slips under a jab.
Nice defenses there by King.
King feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Franklins jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
King throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
King is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Franklin had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Franklin scores with a three punch combo!
Franklin misses with a body shot.
A jab from King misses.
Franklin swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
Franklin throws out a loose jab but King uses good head movement to avoid it.
King throws a shot from downtown. Franklin moves away and avoids it.
King looks to land a left hand but Franklin moved out of range nicely.
Nice uppercut lands for King. That snapped Franklin's head back.
A combination from King does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
King bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Franklin's head backwards.
Franklin throws a right and a left that King avoids nicely.
Franklin takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
King avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from King finds it's way through Franklin's defenses.
Franklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jab, jab by King - just one landing.
Franklin lands a nice shot that snaps King's head back.
Nice shot by King.
King throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Franklin misses with a two punch combination.
King moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Franklin throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King throws a right and a left that both miss.
The fighters circling - Franklin throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
King staying out of range there.
King darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Ben Franklin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
King scores with a shot to the body.
Franklin swings for the body but King moves out of range.
King showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Franklin.
Franklin is breathing heavily.
Nice jab there from King.
Some wild striking there from King.
King scores with a crisp jab that stopped Franklin in his tracks.
Franklin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice jab there from King.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Franklin takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
King connects with a right hand. Franklin shakes it off.
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray King dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ray King's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Franklin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Franklin misses with a wild body shot.
Franklin moves out of range of the body kick.
A big right from King misses.
Franklin misses with a jab, cross combination.
King keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nice cross by King.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
King waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Franklin.
King looks to score with a jab to the body but Franklin is just out of range.
Franklin misses with a hook
and King makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Franklin throws a jab when King was well out of range.
King throws a shot to the body.
The fighters circling - King throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
King lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
King scores with a body shot.
King throws a big shot that misses.
Franklin walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
King uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Franklin.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a few strikes there.
Franklin misses with a hook. King ducked under it nicely.
Franklin throws a series of punches but King moves out of range.
Franklin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
King takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ben Franklin is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Franklin connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Franklin avoids the head kick by King.
Franklin throws a lazy uppercut
and King counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Franklin fakes high and swings low for a body shot but King manages to avoid it.
Franklin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by King.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Franklin takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Franklin looks to score with a jab to the body but King is just out of range.
King misses with a wild body shot.
King lands with an uppercut that bounces Franklin off the cage and back into range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Franklin uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by King.
Nice uppercut there from King.
King tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Franklin was well out of range. Poor timing from King.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
King throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
King misses with a looping right.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
King works Franklin's body with a nice hook.
A jab lands there for King.
King misses with a looping left.
Franklin misses with a straight left.
Franklin throws a series of punches but King avoids them all with ease.
A jab from King does it's job there.
Franklin is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by King.
Good exchange - King coming out on top.
King bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Franklin on the wrong end of a nice jab.
King uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Franklin has time to react.
Franklin is rocked!
King swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Franklin misses with a double jab
and King counters with a nice body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Franklin misses with a hook.
King bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Franklin misses with a wild combination.
King cracks Franklin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
King throws out a loose jab but Franklin uses good head movement to avoid it.
Franklin slips a straight right by King.
Franklin throws a nice looking combination but King bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King lands a jab to the head.
King smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Franklin takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
King scores with the left hand. Franklin knows he should have avoided that one.
King scores with a jab. Franklin acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Oh Franklin is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
King connects with the punch.
King lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
King ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Franklin moves away.
Franklin seems to have got his legs back now.
Franklin scores with a one two! King had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Franklin bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Some wild striking there from Franklin.
Franklin takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
King misses with a leg kick
enabling Franklin to counter with a crisp jab.
King cracks Franklin with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Franklin ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Franklin misses with a straight right.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Franklin might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
King jabs Franklin right on the nose. Franklin blinks but takes it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by King!
King misses the shot to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Franklin throws an off balance right hand
and King counters with a straight right hand.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting King counter with a right hand.
A cross from King lands.
No joy there for Franklin, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray King showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ray King's cut.
That's time! Franklin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Franklin takes one on the button.
King scores with a jab to the body.
Franklin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
King connects with a good right hand that stumbles Franklin. Franklin circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Franklin throws a shot from downtown. King moves away and avoids it.
Franklin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
King loads up on a big right hand but Franklin slips the punch.
King misses with a looping left.
Franklin lands a glancing blow to the side of King's head.
Franklin avoids the body shot from King.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Franklin throws an uppercut from half a mile away. King sees it coming and avoids it easily.
King moves out of range as Franklin strikes.
Franklin looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Franklin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and King counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Franklin needs to keep his hands up - King had a free shot at his head there.
Franklin takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
King scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
King lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A punch combination from Franklin misses.
Ray King seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
King connects with a combination that backs up Franklin into the cage. King lands a flurry of punches that gets past Franklin's guard. Franklin is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! King bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:09 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ray King!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mitsuharu Misawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joshua North (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
177 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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22
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitsuharu Misawa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joshua North!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
North shoots in but no luck this time.
North shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Misawa defends it nicely.
Misawa tries to clinch but North moves away
and North counters with a nice double leg into guard.
North trying to control the position from guard on top but Misawa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
North engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
North drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and North jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
North looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North stopping the sweep attempt from Misawa.
Misawa can't keep his opponent in guard - North advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
North is working for a kimura but Misawa is defending it quite comfortably.
North wants to take a breather but Misawa is having none of it.
Misawa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from North.
North not doing much here.
North is looking for a kimura but Misawa is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for North to get the leverage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
North wants to pass the guard but Misawa is defending well.
Misawa on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Misawa tries to get out of the position.
Misawa wants to get back to full guard.
North is looking to advance position but Misawa won't allow it.
Misawa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for North on the ground.
North is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Misawa sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
North working Misawa over with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
North wants to pass to mount but Misawa is defending the position.
North is looking for a kimura here.
North is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Misawa has managed to free his arm - good work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
North is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joshua North dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Misawa doesn't manage to clinch there - North circles away.
Joshua North is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
North moves into the clinch.
Misawa pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Misawa pushes off an throws an elbow but North leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
North jumps guard but Misawa turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Misawa throws an elbow but it misses.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Joshua North has been cut.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
North takes an elbow to the forehead.
North avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa avoiding damage.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
North being controlled against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Misawa for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
North pulls guard.
Misawa stopping the sweep attempt from North.
North controlling the position.
Joshua North has got the better of the ground game so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joshua North.
Misawa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mitsuharu Misawa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Misawa tries to clinch but North moves out of range.
Misawa tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Misawa takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
North looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Misawa is fending him off so far but North persists. Nope, Misawa circles away and we're back to standing.
North misses with a takedown attempt - Misawa sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Mitsuharu Misawa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joshua North.
North fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Misawa, pushing him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands a nice elbow.
North avoids the elbow strike from Misawa, against the cage.
Misawa throws an elbow that misses.
North tries for a takedown. No joy.
North is breathing heavily.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
North is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Misawa to keep the fight standing.
Misawa lands an elbow that stopped North in his tracks for a moment.
Misawa lands an elbow inside that North shrugs off.
North is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Misawa gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Misawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
North takes an elbow to the temple.
Misawa controlling the action here for a moment.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Misawa lands an elbow just above North 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Misawa throws an elbow but misses.
Misawa lands a damaging elbow.
Misawa content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Misawa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Misawa slows down the pace here.
Misawa misses with an elbow over the top.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Misawa creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through North's defenses.
That has opened up Joshua North's cut even more.
Misawa comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Misawa takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Nice elbow from Misawa.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mitsuharu Misawa dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Joshua North's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Misawa tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. North manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
North throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Misawa's waist but Misawa gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing North off to one side.
North circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misawa tries to clinch there but North circles away.
North circles away from the clinch attempt.
Misawa tries to clinch up.
Misawa tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
Misawa tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
Misawa is looking to clinch but North is avoiding it.
Misawa tries to clinch up but North circles away and keeps his distance.
Misawa closes the distance looking to clinch
and North counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
North thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Misawa's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
North not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
North looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Misawa is defending against the submission attempts here by North.
North takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
North seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
North maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Misawa could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but North has cracked it and Misawa is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by North!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joshua North!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Hominick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). George Hominick is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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19
153 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
150 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cardio machine |
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Decent boxing
Knockout power |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Hominick!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hominick looks to land a combination but Davies avoids it well.
Hominick stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Hominick wants it to stay on the feet.
Davies misses with a takedown attempt - Hominick sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hominick dodges the punch combination from Davies.
Nice jab there from Hominick.
Hominick misses with a two punch combination.
Davies tries for a takedown but Hominick sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Davis Davies. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hominick lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
George Hominick seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hominick fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Davies manages to avoid it.
Hominick fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Hominick fails to land with a series of punches.
Hominick looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hominick takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Sloppy strikes from Hominick. Those never looked like landing.
Hominick throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
Hominick doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck for Davies with that takedown attempt.
Hominick misses with the combination.
A jab lands there for Davies.
A right-left combo lands from Hominick.
Davies throws a series of punches but Hominick moves out of range.
Hominick jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hominick throws a right and a left that Davies avoids nicely.
A punch combination from Davies misses.
Davies closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Davies wants to control but Hominick is keeping him busy.
Hominick kicks Davies off and gets back to his feet.
Hominick throws a right hand that Davies ducks under and follows up with a left that Davies also avoids with ease.
Hominick throws a left and a right that both miss
and Davies counters with a three punch combo that has Hominick backing up. Hominick nods at Davies to acknowledge the strikes.
George Hominick is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice uppercut there from Hominick.
Hominick throws a nice looking combination but Davies bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hominick feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Daviess jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Davies works over Hominick's head and body with a nice combination.
Hominick is rocked!
Davies lands the left hand.
Hominick is still on wobbly legs! Can Davies finish him?
Davies lands with a right hand.
Davies steps in with a hook that catches Hominick right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Davies follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Hominick looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Davis Davies!
Davis Davies was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Larocque (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salad comes into the arena with The Ultimate Fighter blaring out of the sound system. Larocque has chosen Immortal Technique- Creation & Destruction as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chicken Salad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Larocque!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salad takes a swing at Larocque's ribcage but misses.
Larocque lands a nice looking body shot.
Larocque pivots, looking for a leg kick but Salad is out of range and Larocque settles back down.
Salad bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Larocque swings widly with a right hand
letting Salad counter with a right hand.
Larocque cracks a nice hook into Salad's ribs.
Larocque uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Salad.
No luck for Salad with that takedown attempt.
Larocque looks to throw the jab but Salad is out of range.
Larocque misses with a looping right.
Larocque missing with a left hand there. Salad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salad looks to score with a jab to the body but Larocque is just out of range.
Salad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Larocque sprawls well initially but Salad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Salad missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Larocque is refusing to be controlled, as Salad sits in half guard.
Larocque keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salad.
Salad content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Larocque is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Larocque avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Salad.
Larocque is not content to let Salad control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salad missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad trying to control the action but Larocque is working from the bottom.
Larocque moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Salad throws an elbow that misses. Larocque uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Salad's guard. Nice move by Larocque!
Salad has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Larocque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Larocque wants to control from the top but Salad keeps moving.
Larocque is in close to Salad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Larocque trying to control the position from guard on top but Salad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Salad tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Larocque wants to control from the top but Salad keeps moving.
Salad pulls Larocque in close to his closed guard and prevents Larocque from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Larocque was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Larocque smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Salad throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Larocque lands a nice shot to the body.
Larocque throws a body punch but Salad moves out of range.
Larocque cracks Salad with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Salad. Larocque does a little dance to reset his feet.
Salad takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque misses with a hook. Salad ducked under it nicely.
Larocque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Salad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larocque is fending him off so far but Salad persists. Nope, Larocque circles away and we're back to standing.
Larocque scores with a jab.
Salad misses the jab.
Jab, jab by Larocque - just one landing.
A big left from Larocque misses.
Larocque misses with a low kick.
Jab, jab by Larocque - just one landing.
Salad checks a leg kick nicely.
Larocque looks for the body kick but Salad saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque throws a body punch but Salad moves out of range.
Larocque misses with a low kick.
Salad shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Larocque sprawls well. Larocque wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Salad gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salad bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bryan Larocque dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salad closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Larocque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salad.
Salad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Salad frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Salad lands a big shot there that rocks Larocque but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Salad looking to control but Larocque is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Salad throws some wild stikes that Larocque manages to avoid easily.
Salad tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Salad landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salad raining down shots from the mount!
Salad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Larocque keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Salad putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Chicken Salad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salad looking to control but Larocque is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Larocque wants to control but Salad is having none of it.
Larocque is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salad prevents Larocque from getting the reversal.
Salad fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Poor strikes thrown by Salad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Larocque blocking the ground and pound.
Salad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Salad raining down shots from the mount!
Salad trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad is really struggling to control Larocque but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Salad is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Larocque can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Larocque can't escape the position.
Salad with good strikes from the mount here!
Salad throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salad throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Salad lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Salad lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Larocque hang on?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Poor strikes thrown by Salad there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Salad with the ground and pound from mount.
Salad misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Salad lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Larocque wants to control but Salad is having none of it.
Salad controlling from the full mount.
Salad dominating with strikes here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Larocque keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Salad dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Salad works the jab nicely.
Larocque misses with a hook to the body
and Salad counters with a takedown into side control.
Salad controls the position from side control.
Salad trying to control the position but Larocque is working away.
Larocque takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Salad looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Larocque is avoiding damage well.
Salad throws a strike aimed at the side of Larocque's head but Larocque avoids it well.
A lull in the action here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salad wants to control but Larocque is keeping him busy.
Salad working the strikes but Larocque uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Salad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Salad is stalling here. Larocque is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Salad seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Larocque has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Salad is looking for a sweep.
Larocque trying to control the action but Salad is working from the bottom.
Salad holding on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque landing strikes.
Larocque fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Larocque throws a strike aimed at the side of Salad's head but Salad avoids it well.
Larocque fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Salad tries to improve position but can't.
Larocque working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salad dodges the ground and pound from Larocque.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Larocque presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Larocque unloading with bombs!
Larocque working Salad over with strikes here.
Salad takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Salad wants to control but Larocque is having none of it.
Larocque has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Salad's face.
Larocque controlling his opponent.
Larocque looking to finish with strikes here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salad regains half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salad has hold of Larocque's hands but Larocque slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Still in half guard, Larocque seems content to control.
Larocque missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Salad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salad is trying to control but Larocque manages to pass to mount!
Larocque landing strikes from the mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larocque lands a nice shot to the head.
Larocque avoids the attempt from Salad to control.
Larocque controlling from the full mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close third round but Bryan Larocque just about did enough to take it.
That's time! Back to the action!
Salad ducks under a wild hook from Larocque.
Larocque wants to land a leg kick but Salad is out of range.
Salad throws a looping overhand right but Larocque ducks down to avoid it.
Larocque swings for the body but Salad moves out of range.
Salad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Larocque.
Salad dives in and scores a takedown into Larocque's guard.
Larocque looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Larocque looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salad postures up in Larocque's guard and throws a big left but Larocque blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Salad throws a big elbow that misses.
Salad throwing strikes but missing.
Salad trying to control but Larocque is working from the bottom.
Salad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Salad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Salad trying to control but Larocque is working from the bottom.
Salad looking to sit in guard and control but Larocque gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Larocque throwing strikes from guard but Salad blocks nicely.
Larocque passes Salad's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Salad controlling the position for now.
Larocque thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Salad's head.
Larocque prevents Salad from improving his position.
Salad avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Larocque.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Larocque is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Salad gets back to full guard.
Salad working a defensive guard here.
Larocque trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Salad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Salad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Salad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Larocque is in close to Salad's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salad looking for a guillotine here but Larocque defends easily.
Larocque looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Larocque must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Larocque throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Salad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Salad is trying to control the position but Larocque postures up.
Larocque landing with the ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Salad lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Larocque!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Larocque is in a horrible position here. Salad smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Chicken Salad will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
A jab lands there for Larocque.
Salad swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bryan Larocque seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Salad just misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque scores with a jab.
Salad looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Larocque is fending him off so far but Salad persists. Nope, Larocque circles away and we're back to standing.
Larocque lands a jab to the nose.
Salad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Larocque just misses with a punch to the body.
Salad throws a body punch but Larocque moves out of range.
Larocque attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Larocque swings for the body but Salad moves out of range.
Larocque ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salad moves away.
Salad drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Larocque misses the shot to the body.
Larocque looks to land a left hand but Salad moved out of range nicely.
Larocque slips under a jab.
Salad fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Larocque avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Larocque lands a jab.
Larocque with a nice cross.
Bryan Larocque seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Larocque throws a front kick aimed at Salad's knee but Salad avoids it well.
Larocque looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Larocque lands a jab to Salad's midsection.
Salad misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Larocque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salad is looking to wear down Larocque with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Larocque thows a left - swing and a miss!
Salad just misses with a punch to the body.
Larocque waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Salad.
Salad takes one on the chin but seems OK.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Larocque uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Salad.
Salad shoots in for a takedown but Larocque shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Larocque scores with a hook.
Larocque fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Larocque pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Larocque looks to score with a jab to the body but Salad is just out of range.
Salad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Larocque quickly recovers to half guard.
Salad working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Larocque's thigh. Larocque counters though and makes it back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad passes Larocque's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Larocque trying to hold on to Salad's head to control him but Salad postures up.
Salad prevents Larocque from improving his position.
Salad trying to control the action but Larocque is working from the bottom.
Salad is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Larocque is just riding it out for now. Salad eventually gives up the hold.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Larocque blocking the ground and pound attempt from Salad.
Salad slips a nice elbow through Larocque's hands, connecting with Larocque's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Larocque tries to get to full guard but Salad has control of the leg.
Salad trying to advance position but Larocque counters by regaining guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bryan Larocque comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Larocque has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 47:48
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 47:48
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bryan Larocque!
A relieved looking Bryan Larocque 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Halladay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyzer comes to the cage accompanied by All of the Lights. Halladay has chosen By the Way as his entrance music. Nate Kyzer could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Jon Halladay's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Kyzer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Halladay!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kyzer throws a sloppy head kick and Halladay moves out of range easily.
Kyzer ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Halladay misses with a takedown
and Kyzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Halladay takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Nice shot lands for Kyzer.
Halladay shoots and misses
letting Kyzer counter with a right hand.
Kyzer scores with a shot to the body.
Kyzer connects with the punch.
Halladay has his takedown stuffed
and Kyzer counters with a stiff right hand.
Halladay is rocked!
Nate Kyzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jon Halladay.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Halladay gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kyzer connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Halladay is still on wobbly legs! Can Kyzer finish him?
Kyzer pushes Halladay away with a front kick.
Halladay looks gassed!
Halladay walks straight into a right hand from Kyzer - that's dropped him! Kyzer jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Halladay from any more punishment! Halladay complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Nate Kyzer!
Nate Kyzer retains his featherweight title!
Nate Kyzer managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, CWXMCS Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service, into his post fight interview.
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