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FCFC 5 - Throwdown PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Fabi Garz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Lynn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Fabi Garz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Lynn!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garz circles away from the clinch attempt
and Garz counters with a series of strikes. Lynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lynn moves out of range as Garz throws a body kick.
Nice defenses there by Garz.
A slow jab from Lynn misses its intended target.
Lynn takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Lynn misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garz.
Lynn wants to clinch up but Garz keeps it at a distance.
Garz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lynn tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Garz counters with a left and a right that stings Lynn.
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!
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch up but Garz swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Garz fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Lynn is out of range.
Garz throws a good cross that connects.
Some wild striking there from Garz.
Lynn wants to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.
Garz lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lynn circles away quickly and effectively.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynn scores with a head kick. Garz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Fabi Garz has been cut.
Garz swinging wildly here.
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Garz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Garz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynn.
Lynn moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Garz moves into the clinch successfully.
Lynn with a knee to the head.
Lynn lands a good knee to the midsection. Garz won't want to take too many of those.
Garz is breathing heavily.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Lynn prevents Garz from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn lands an elbow just above Garz 's eye.
Lynn landing knees to the body.
Garz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lynn working Garz over with knees to the body.
Lynn with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Lynn.
Fabi Garz's cut is getting worse.
Garz takes an elbow to the temple.
Lynn has Garz pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Garz manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Lynn landing knees to the body.
Lynn lands an elbow inside.
Lynn lands an elbow inside.
Lynn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Lynn.
Lynn lands a knee to the head.
Lynn landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lynn working Garz over with knees to the body.
Lynn connects with a nasty looking knee right to Garz's face.
Lynn lands an elbow inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garz can't break the clinch.
Garz is trying to break the clinch but Lynn has him pressed against the cage.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but Garz blocks with his arms.
Lynn lands an elbow just above Garz 's eye.
Garz misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lynn misses with a knee strike.
Lynn tries to land knees in the clinch but Garz avoids the damage to the body.
Garz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Garz throws a right and a left that Lynn avoids nicely.
Lynn avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Lynn closes the distance but Garz moves to the side
and Garz counters with a three punch combo that has Lynn backing up. Lynn nods at Garz to acknowledge the strikes.
Garz keeps the fight on the outside.
Lynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garz counters with a three punch combo that has Lynn backing up. Lynn nods at Garz to acknowledge the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garz scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Lynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Garz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynn wants to clinch but Garz slips to the side
and Garz counters with a series of strikes. Lynn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Garz throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lynn looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lynn moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lynn unloads a knee to the mid-section. Garz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lynn looking to throw knees to the head but Garz is blocking nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garz scores with a shoulder strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Garz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lynn dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Fabi Garz's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Lynn darts in trying to clinch
and Garz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Garz misses with the combination.
Lynn moves out of range of the body kick from Garz.
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Lynn is looking to clinch but Garz is avoiding it.
Lynn tries to clinch
and Garz counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Garz misses with a series of wild punches.
Garz lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Lynn wants to clinch.
Garz swats away the attempt to clinch by Lynn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garz counters with a straight right hand.
Garz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Lynn is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Garz throws a right hand that Lynn ducks under and follows up with a left that Lynn also avoids with ease.
Lynn is looking to clinch but Garz is avoiding it.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.
Lynn lands a high kick!
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Garz throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Garz lands a right hook to the body.
Lynn tries to clinch up but Garz circles away and keeps his distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garz sizes up Lynn with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lynn fails with an attempt to clinch.
A good leg kick by Lynn.
Lynn tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lynn moves into the clinch.
Garz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lynn tries to clinch there but Garz circles away.
Lynn wants to clinch
enabling Garz to counter with a crisp jab.
Garz rushes Lynn and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lynn landing knees to the head.
Garz looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lynn has Garz pressed against the cage, preventing Garz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lynn is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lynn with a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Lynn scores a nice knee to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Lynn.
Lynn lands a nice elbow.
Lynn lands an elbow that stopped Garz in his tracks for a moment.
Peter Lynn seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lynn misses with a knee strike.
Lynn is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Garz taking a breather.
Garz is struggling to control the position.
Lynn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lynn scores with a knee to the head.
Lynn missing with knees to the body.
Lynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garz is defending well for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garz gets through Lynn's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Garz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Nice body punch from Garz - that landed with a thud.
Lynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Garz tries to circle away but Lynn has him pinned against the cage.
Garz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Garz stalling in the clinch but Lynn improves position.
Lynn gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Garz lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lynn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Garz tries to circle away but Lynn has him pinned against the cage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Garz is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Garz can't break the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynn landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lynn tries a knee to the head but Garz blocks it.
Lynn misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Garz.
Garz working some nice short punches in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Lynn showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Fabi Garz's cut.
That's time! Garz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Garz lands with a straight right. Lynn didn't see that one coming.
Lynn tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Garz manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lynn closes the distance looking to clinch
and Garz counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lynn doesn't manage to clinch there - Garz circles away.
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Garz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Garz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
No joy there for Garz, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves out of range.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves away
and Garz counters with a stiff right hand.
Garz throws a series of punches but Lynn avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lynn is looking to clinch but Garz is avoiding it.
Lynn tries to close the distance and clinch but Garz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lynn scores with a head kick. Garz tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Fabi Garz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lynn tries to clinch but Garz moves out of range.
Garz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lynn is looking to clinch.
Garz closes the distance and pushes Lynn back into the cage.
Lynn leaning against his opponent.
Garz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lynn tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Garz counters with a two punch combo.
Garz avoids the head kick by Lynn.
Lynn avoids a punch combination nicely.
Garz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Garz coming out on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lynn fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lynn lands with a slapping head kick.
Garz fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick misses from Garz.
Lynn wants to clinch.
Lynn has closed the distance and engaged Garz in a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Garz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Lynn landing knees to the head.
Fabi Garz's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Lynn putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Garz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lynn scores a nice knee to the body.
Garz stalls.
Lynn keeps control of Garz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garz can't break the clinch.
Lynn lands a knee to the body.
The referee calls for Garz to work.
Garz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Lynn landing knees to the body.
Lynn is looking to take this one to the mat.
Garz stalling the fight.
Garz managing to block the knees to the body from Lynn.
Lynn tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nice body punch from Garz.
Lynn is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Garz is defending well for now.
Garz is trying to break the clinch but Lynn is controlling him.
Garz is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lynn lands an elbow just above Garz 's eye.
Lynn is looking to control Garz's arms but Garz gets an underhook and turns him. Now Lynn has his back to the cage.
Garz is trying to push Lynn away but Lynn has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Garz makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lynn tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Garz wants to stall.
Lynn looking for a takedown.
Lynn has Garz pressed against the cage, preventing Garz from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Garz lands with a left to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lynn with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lynn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Garz working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Fabi Garz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Peter Lynn is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Peter Lynn.
Well Lynn has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peter Lynn!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andreas Heinze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donny Mcdoogle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Donny Mcdoogle told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Brawler
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andreas Heinze!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Mcdoogle!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcdoogle throws out a powerful jab.
It looks like Andreas Heinze has been cut.
Heinze moves into the clinch.
Heinze goes for a takedown attempt but Mcdoogle pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Heinze takes one to the chin there.
Heinze instigates a clinch.
Heinze wants the takedown. Mcdoogle is fighting it off but Heinze persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Mcdoogle's guard against the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Heinze wants to control from the top but Mcdoogle keeps moving.
Mcdoogle controls Heinze momentarily but Heinze frees himself.
Heinze is pushing down on Mcdoogle's leg trying to pass to half guard. Mcdoogle is fighting to maintain full guard but Heinze has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcdoogle wants to get back to his feet.
Heinze passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Mcdoogle!
Heinze can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Mcdoogle is looking to escape.
Mcdoogle can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Heinze postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Mcdoogle looks a forlorn figure.
Mcdoogle in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Mcdoogle is rocked!
It looks like Donny Mcdoogle has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Heinze is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Mcdoogle goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Heinze!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Andreas Heinze!
Andreas Heinze gave a mention to Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Francois Theriault (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the 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, James Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Francois Theriault!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Theriault or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Theriault moves into range and clinches up with Taylor.
Taylor's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Theriault takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Jean Francois Theriault has been cut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Taylor takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Taylor throws a knee to the head but misses.
Theriault looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Theriault jumps guard but Taylor stands there with Theriault around his waist. Theriault gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Taylor taking a breather.
Taylor has Theriault pressed against the cage, preventing Theriault from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Taylor has Theriault pushed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Theriault jumps guard but Taylor turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
James Taylor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Francois Theriault.
Taylor taking a breather.
Taylor gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Theriault.
Taylor using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Theriault has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Theriault looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor landing knees to the head.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Theriault is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Theriault takes a knee right on the jaw!
A nice right hand lands inside from Taylor.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theriault in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Taylor.
Taylor avoiding damage.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor stalling.
Taylor putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Theriault in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Taylor dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor just leaning against Theriault, taking a breather.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by James Taylor.
Taylor has closed the distance and engaged Theriault in a clinch.
Taylor gets underhooks to prevent Theriault's takedown attempt.
Taylor lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Taylor effectively controlling the action here.
Taylor connects with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Taylor.
That has opened up Jean Francois Theriault's cut even more.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Taylor obliges.
Theriault should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor scores with a shot to the side of Theriault's head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Taylor.
Taylor with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to break the clinch.
Theriault shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Taylor but Taylor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Taylor drops Theriault with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Theriault looks back up at him and smiles so Taylor waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Theriault is rocked!
Taylor gets a clinch.
Theriault is still on wobbly legs! Can Taylor finish him?
Taylor drops Theriault with a big knee straight up the middle! Theriault is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor cracks Theriault with a hook to the temple - Theriault is on wobbly legs here! Taylor swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Theriault falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Taylor wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). James Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Luis Fernando Moreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Jay (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Luis Fernando Moreira has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Fernando Moreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jay!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jay drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Jay misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Jay tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Jay cracks Moreira with a big right hand but Moreira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Jay tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Jay has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Jay has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Moreira is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Jay yanks on the arm and Moreira is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Jay.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dave Jay!
A relieved looking Dave Jay 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Jesus Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morgan Grimes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Grimes's choice of entrance music: Alicia Keys & Jack White- Another Way to Die. Morgan Grimes is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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18
155 lbs
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163 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesus Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morgan Grimes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grimes tries for a takedown but Price sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Grimes fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Price misses with a two punch combination.
Price misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Grimes.
Grimes fails with a takedown attempt.
Jesus Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morgan Grimes.
Price misses with a double jab
and Grimes counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Price's guard now.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Grimes drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Price dives on top into guard.
Price stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Grimes swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Grimes manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
Price keeping full guard, as Grimes tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Price wants to stand but Grimes is controlling the position.
Grimes tries to free his leg and advance position but Price is retaining full guard.
Grimes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Price manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grimes has Price in his guard.
Price won't allow Grimes to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Price swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Price lands a lovely overhand right.
Price uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Grimes shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Price as he avoids it easily.
Price throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Grimes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Grimes looks for a takedown but Price sprawls well.
Price throws a combination that misses
and Grimes counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grimes drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Price manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Grimes has Price in his guard.
Price decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Grimes, up you get!
Price stuffs the takedown.
Grimes fails with the takedown
and Price counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Grimes with a poor takedown
and Price counters with a left and a right that stings Grimes.
Grimes looks gassed!
Price throws a hook but Grimes blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Grimes is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The fighters circling - Price throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Grimes is still on wobbly legs! Can Price finish him?
Price throws a right hand that Grimes ducks under and follows up with a left that Grimes also avoids with ease.
Oooooh!!! Price has knocked Grimes down with a huge combo! Price steps away and waves a wobbly Grimes back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Grimes looks up at the clock. Bad move! Price lands a right hand from hell, dropping Grimes. Price pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jesus Price!
Jesus Price managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Red Bills clothing, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Haris Bajric (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vlad The Third Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tepes has chosen Slayer - Here comes the pain as his entrance music. Haris Bajric has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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20
169 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Haris Bajric!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad The Third Tepes!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tepes misses with the combination.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bajric!
Bajric misses with a body shot.
Bajric scores with a jab to the body.
Bajric looks to land a body kick but Tepes moved away.
A head kick misses from Bajric.
Bajric throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tepes on the side of the head.
It looks like Vlad The Third Tepes has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajric closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bajric looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Tepes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Tepes looks gassed!
It looks like Bajric is going to stand back up.
Tepes is controlling Bajric's trapped leg to prevent Bajric from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajric tries to pass to full mount but Tepes defends it.
Bajric decides to stand up.
Bajric with a poor takedown
and Tepes counters with a nice body shot.
Nice body kick there by Bajric.
Tepes connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bajric's hands.
Bajric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bajric connects with a leg kick. Tepes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes walks into a left hand.
Bajric tries to bum rush Tepes with a series of wild strikes but Tepes uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bajric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tepes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bajric manages to avoid it.
A punch combination from Bajric misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajric is looking to score with low kicks.
Tepes moves away from the strike by Bajric.
Bajric throws a head kick but Tepes moves out of range.
Tepes takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Tepes is rocked!
Bajric takes a swing at Tepes's ribcage but misses.
Tepes is still on wobbly legs! Can Bajric finish him?
Bajric misses with a wild body shot.
Tepes seems to have recovered his senses.
Tepes connects with a crisp jab.
Tepes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bajric throws a lazy head kick
letting Tepes counter with a right hand.
Bajric takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Bajric misses with a jab, cross combination.
Tepes misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Tepes throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Tepes scores with a hook to the body. Bajric takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Tepes tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Bajric wants to slow Tepes down by chopping away at his legs.
Bajric moves into range and connects with a jab.
A combination from Bajric does no damage.
Bajric swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Haris Bajric seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bajric throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bajric throws a half hearted mid kick.
Tepes digs a good body shot into Bajric's ribs.
Bajric misses with a lunging right hand
and Tepes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bajric throws out a leg kick but Tepes moves out of range and Bajric only half commits.
Bajric is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Tepes steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Bajric.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Bajric.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tepes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bajric.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bajric misses with a head kick.
Tepes gets a clinch.
Tepes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Tepes landing knees to the head.
Tepes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tepes lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Tepes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Tepes unloads a knee to the mid-section. Bajric lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bajric is trying to maintain a safe position but Tepes gets an underhook and turns Bajric into the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Haris Bajric dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Vlad The Third Tepes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tepes, as that shot connected.
Tepes checks the leg kick.
Bajric throws a low kick but it's checked well by Tepes.
Bajric uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Tepes.
Good exchange - Tepes coming out on top.
Tepes fails to land with a series of punches.
Bajric throws a push kick but Tepes slaps the foot to one side.
Bajric shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Tepes counters with a series of strikes. Bajric will be more careful next time no doubt.
Bajric swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tepes connects with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bajric throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Bajric misses with a hook to the body
letting Tepes counter with a right hand.
Bajric misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Bajric throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Tepes counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bajric wants to break free but Tepes has control.
Tepes utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bajric is looking to break free of the clinch but Tepes has double underhooks.
Bajric avoids a wild elbow strike from Tepes.
Tepes breaks the clinch.
Bajric thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Tepes if he has to take too many more of those.
Bajric pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Tepes closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Bajric is trying to break the clinch but Tepes is controlling him.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Tepes using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bajric is trying to break free.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bajric tries to stall but Tepes uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tepes lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bajric tries to break free but Tepes pushes him back against the cage.
A hook to the body from Tepes.
Bajric working hard to break the clinch.
Tepes is struggling to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bajric is trying to push Tepes away but Tepes has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Bajric wants to get back to striking at distance but Tepes won't allow it.
Tepes is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Bajric holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Bajric is trying to force a seperation but Tepes has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Tepes will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Bajric up against the cage.
Tepes lands a nice knee to the body.
Tepes leaning against his opponent.
Tepes pulls Bajric into guard.
Bajric in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bajric postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tepes seems keen to control Bajric's posture.
Tepes wants to sweep but no luck.
Bajric connects with a couple of short punches.
Bajric missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bajric is looking to work some ground and pound but Tepes has wrist control.
Bajric passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Bajric misses with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bajric tries to advance to mount but Tepes instead regains half guard.
Tepes is looking for a sweep. Bajric is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Bajric 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.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
It looks like Bajric is going to stand back up.
Bajric throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad The Third Tepes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Vlad The Third Tepes's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Tepes blocks a leg kick.
Tepes lands a lovely overhand right.
A thudding body kick lands there by Bajric!
Nice defenses there by Tepes.
Tepes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A head kick from Bajric lands but Tepes takes it in his stride.
Tepes moves out of range as Bajric throws a body kick.
Tepes loads up on a big right hand but Bajric slips the punch.
Bajric uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tepes.
Bajric avoids the body shot from Tepes.
Bajric and Tepes are patiently standing in front of each other looking for an opening. Bajric throws a head kick. It's landed, knocking Tepes into next week! Ooooh that was huge! Bajric knows it - he's on the cage flexing is biceps. That's a bit weird considering he won by kick but whatever.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Haris Bajric!
Haris Bajric 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dmitry Semenov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Zaycev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Zaycev will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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26
250 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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18
233 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
Self confident |
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dmitry Semenov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Zaycev!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zaycev drops Semenov with a beautiful combination! Semenov stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zaycev is looking for the KO!
It looks like Dmitry Semenov has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zaycev misses with a few strikes there.
Zaycev throws a series of punches but Semenov avoids them all with ease.
Semenov dives in and scores a takedown into Zaycev's guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Semenov passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Zaycev is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Semenov asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Semenov lands an elbow.
Semenov lands a nice forearm strike.
It looks like Alexander Zaycev has been cut.
Zaycev is working to avoid the ground and pound but Semenov connects with a decent elbow.
Semenov takes a little break here. Zaycev wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Semenov moves into full mount!
Semenov cracks Zaycev with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Zaycev is rocked!
That has opened up Alexander Zaycev's cut even more.
Semenov is controlling this nicely and is looking to make no mistakes. Zaycev is trying to wiggle out of this horrible position. Zaycev flips to his side and attempts to get a leg in for half guard. Semenov anticipates the leg and manages to get behind Zaycev and secures both hooks! This could be bad! Semenov slips an arm under Zaycev chin and tries to position for a rear naked choke. Semenov has worked the choke in now and it looks tight. Semenov is squeezing on Zaycev like an anaconda would it's prey. Zaycev fails to tap and has fallen unconscious! We've got ourselves a winner by way of a rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Dmitry Semenov!
Dmitry Semenov took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Snap Crackle Pop Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Negru Voda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Voda might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to ROA - Sonata in La Minor. The crowd seem to be enjoying Johnson's choice of entrance music: Johnny Cash - The Man Comes Around. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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218 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Negru Voda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Voda paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Voda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Voda swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Voda as he avoids it easily.
Voda fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voda works the jab nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Voda as he jumps to the side.
Voda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Johnson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Voda jabs Johnson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Johnson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Voda lands a nice shot that snaps Johnson's head back.
Voda connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Johnson momentarily.
Voda misses with a wild body shot.
Voda circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Johnson clinches.
Voda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Voda working hard to break the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Johnson.
Johnson prevents Voda from breaking the clinch.
Voda blocks the elbow strike.
Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Voda avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Negru Voda has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of King Johnson.
Johnson prevents Voda from breaking the clinch.
Voda has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Voda wants to get back to striking at distance but Johnson won't allow it.
Voda is trying to push Johnson away but Johnson has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Voda pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Voda wants to break the clinch but can't.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voda is defending well for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Voda is defending well for now.
Johnson lands a nice elbow.
Johnson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Voda defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Voda.
Jab by Voda.
Voda with a nice cross.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Voda connects with a stiff jab that staggers Johnson - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Negru Voda!
In his post fight interview, Negru Voda started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jon Fitch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Austin Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fitch comes to the cage accompanied by Till I Collapse- Eminem. Simmons has chosen Nightmare as his entrance music. Austin Simmons struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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180 lbs
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181 lbs
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Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Fitch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons takes one on the button.
It looks like Austin Simmons has been cut.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Fitch sprawls well. Fitch wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Simmons gets slowly back to his feet.
Fitch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Simmons.
Fitch tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Simmons was well out of range. Poor timing from Fitch.
Simmons shoots and misses
so Fitch counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Jon Fitch has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Austin Simmons.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Simmons keeping full guard, as Fitch tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fitch trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Fitch got a little sloppy there for a moment and Simmons has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fitch has managed to get both his arms back between Simmons's legs - danger averted.
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!
Fitch trying to control but Simmons is working from the bottom.
Fitch postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitch chips away with some ground and pound.
Simmons wants to sweep but no luck.
Fitch working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Simmons's head.
Fitch engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Simmons keeping moving, preventing Fitch from controlling successfully.
Fitch chips away with some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitch looking to pass the guard.
Fitch 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.
Fitch makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Simmons is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fitch defends well.
Simmons looks gassed!
Fitch passes Simmons's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitch is looking to take a break and control but Simmons is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fitch seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fitch is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Simmons'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.
Fitch content just to control the position here.
Fitch scoring with strikes but Simmons is staying in there.
Fitch with the ground and pound from mount.
A nice elbow there by Fitch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fitch has control of Simmons's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Simmons regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Fitch breaks from Simmons's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Fitch scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Simmons?
Simmons is rocked!
Fitch in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Simmons is still in real trouble! Can Fitch finish him?
Fitch 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. Simmons turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Fitch off and cradles Simmons's limp body as Fitch celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Jon Fitch!
A relieved looking Jon Fitch 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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