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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nick Diaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Dolgov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Nick Diaz has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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176 lbs
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178 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Diaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Dolgov!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz connects with a single shot there.
Dolgov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Dolgov takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Diaz wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Diaz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Dolgov tries to bum rush Diaz with a series of wild strikes but Diaz uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dolgov misses with a takedown
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Diaz connects with a jab.
Dolgov tries to clinch up but Diaz circles away and keeps his distance.
The crowd cheers as Dolgov lands an impressive looking overhand right. Diaz doesn't seem phased though.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolgov ducks right into an uppercut from Diaz.
Diaz throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dolgov on the side of the head.
Diaz sizes up Dolgov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Diaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Nick Diaz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Diaz lands a jab to the nose.
Diaz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A big right from Dolgov misses.
Diaz scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Diaz lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Dolgov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a straight right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Diaz darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Dolgov shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Diaz is trying to stand up here but Dolgov is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diaz keeps working.
Diaz tries to kick Dolgov off but Dolgov keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Dolgov with the ground and pound but Diaz uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Dolgov won't allow Diaz to sweep him here.
Diaz has his feet on Dolgov's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Dolgov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Diaz lands with a nice body punch.
Dolgov tries to clinch but Diaz moves out of range.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Diaz bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Dolgov throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Diaz's waist but Diaz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Dolgov off to one side.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dolgov tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
Dolgov shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Diaz lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
A cross from Diaz lands.
Diaz lands with a straight right. Dolgov didn't see that one coming.
Dolgov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diaz connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Dolgov momentarily.
A left and a right from Diaz both land. Nice combination.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov doesn't manage to clinch there - Diaz circles away.
Dolgov throws a hook but Diaz blocks it.
Dolgov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dolgov falls off balance throwing a combination
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Nick Diaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diaz cracks Dolgov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Diaz lands with a right hand.
Diaz keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nick Diaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Max Dolgov.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Diaz paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Dolgov is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Diaz sizes up Dolgov with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Diaz jabs at Dolgov's body.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Dolgov.
Dolgov is looking to clinch.
Dolgov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Dolgov throws an overhand right that lands on Diaz's shoulder, as Diaz tries to avoid the shot.
Dolgov tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dolgov takes a jab right on the kisser.
Nice shot by Diaz.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Diaz lands an overhand right.
Dolgov has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Diaz ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolgov takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Diaz closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Dolgov.
Diaz is trying to control Dolgov's posture but Dolgov avoids it.
Dolgov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dolgov in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Diaz is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Dolgov has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Diaz wants to control but Dolgov postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Diaz regains half guard, as Dolgov was trying to land strikes.
Dolgov throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Diaz defends it well.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dolgov thows a huge punch but Diaz dodges it nicely.
Diaz trying to hold on to Dolgov's head to control him but Dolgov postures up.
Diaz wants to get back to his feet.
Diaz works his way to full guard. Good work.
Diaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Diaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Dolgov stands up from guard. Let's bang!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov thows a left - swing and a miss!
Dolgov fails with an attempt to clinch.
Dolgov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Diaz swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Dolgov.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dolgov tries to clinch up.
Diaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz thuds a left hand into Dolgov's body.
Dolgov lands a jab to Diaz's midsection.
Max Dolgov is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dolgov looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Diaz lands with a shot to the body.
Diaz scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A jab from Dolgov misses.
Nick Diaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Dolgov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Diaz to score with a decent uppercut.
Dolgov looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Diaz connects with a looping right hand.
Dolgov tries to close the distance and clinch but Diaz swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Dolgov tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Diaz paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dolgov takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Diaz dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Diaz lands a jab to the head.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
A decent looking cross lands there for Diaz.
Diaz with a hook.
Diaz ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Diaz lands with a good body shot.
Diaz darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Dolgov fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Diaz works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Sloppy strikes from Dolgov. Those never looked like landing.
Dolgov tries to clinch there but Diaz circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Diaz.
Dolgov misses with a combination
and Diaz counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Diaz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Dolgov tries to clinch
and Diaz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dolgov takes one to the side of the head.
Diaz lands a nice shot that snaps Dolgov's head back.
Diaz throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Diaz jabs Dolgov right on the nose. Dolgov blinks but takes it well.
Diaz comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Diaz works over Dolgov's head and body with a nice combination.
Diaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov walks into a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice shot lands for Diaz.
Diaz changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Diaz with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good exchange - Diaz coming out on top.
Dolgov wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Dolgov gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Diaz connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Dolgov misses with a hook. Diaz ducked under it nicely.
Diaz throws a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dolgov wants to clinch up but Diaz keeps it at a distance.
Diaz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Diaz cracks Dolgov with an open hand slap.
Jab by Diaz.
Diaz throws a right hand that Dolgov ducks under and follows up with a left that Dolgov also avoids with ease.
Dolgov misses with a wild body shot.
Diaz throws a series of strikes that have Dolgov backpedaling.
Diaz lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Dolgov throws a hook to the side of Diaz's head but Diaz sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Diaz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Dolgov moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Diaz connects with a crisp jab.
Diaz lands a lovely overhand right.
Diaz lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Diaz is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Diaz lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Diaz finds it's target.
Dolgov closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Max Dolgov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Diaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Dolgov.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diaz connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Dolgov on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Nick Diaz is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dolgov misses the body punch
and Diaz counters with a stiff right hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nick Diaz showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Diaz, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Diaz!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alf Alfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gustavo Santos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alfa comes to the cage accompanied by Jiu Jitsu - Smoke Serpent. Gustavo Santos is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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150 lbs
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145 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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Good kicks
Granite chin |
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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, Alf Alfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gustavo Santos!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alfa shoots in and bounces Santos off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Alfa wants to control from the top but Santos keeps moving.
Santos looking for a sweep. Not yet Santos, not yet.
Santos wants to stand up but Alfa is controlling him.
Alfa trying to control but Santos is working from the bottom.
Alf Alfa has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Santos drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alfa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alfa is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Alfa working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Santos.
Santos has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Alfa to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Santos is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Alfa pulls down on the head and he's put Santos to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Alf Alfa!
An out of breath Alf Alfa thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lamsongkram Chuwattana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chuwattana comes into a darkened arena with his song building. humans being - Van Halen kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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182 lbs
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177 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lamsongkram Chuwattana!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
St Pierre slips under a jab from Chuwattana.
Nice body kick from Chuwattana.
St Pierre looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Chuwattana's waist but Chuwattana gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
Chuwattana shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierre defends it nicely.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chuwattana sprawls well. Chuwattana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Chuwattana on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Chuwattana.
St Pierre gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Chuwattana counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
St Pierre takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
A head kick misses from Chuwattana.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chuwattana.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Chuwattana counters with a shoot takedown. St Pierre fights it but they end up in guard.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Chuwattana decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on St Pierre, up you get!
Chuwattana lands a really nice looking cross but St Pierre seems unphased.
It looks like Georges St Pierre has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Chuwattana.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than St Pierre was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Chuwattana blocking the ground and pound.
St Pierre avoids the attempt from Chuwattana to control.
Chuwattana really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
St Pierre throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Chuwattana bucks St Pierre off and manages to get back to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Chuwattana tenderised St Pierre's leg. St Pierre is trying to keep his angry face on.
St Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Chuwattana will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Chuwattana stuffs the takedown.
No luck for St Pierre with that takedown attempt.
Chuwattana bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps St Pierre's head backwards.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from St Pierre is defended easily by Chuwattana.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt - Chuwattana sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
No joy there for Chuwattana, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Chuwattana sprawls well.
St Pierre shoots for a double leg takedown but Chuwattana sprawls well. He's pushed St Pierre's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Chuwattana lands with an overhand left.
Chuwattana closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. St Pierre did well to prevent Chuwattana getting side control.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
St Pierre wants to improve his position but Chuwattana is controlling well.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
St Pierre wants to stand back up but Chuwattana manages to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lamsongkram Chuwattana dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georges St Pierre's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
A slapping body kick lands there for Chuwattana.
Nice defenses there by Chuwattana.
Chuwattana tries to bum rush St Pierre with a series of wild strikes but St Pierre uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
St Pierre doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Chuwattana counters with a left and a right that stings St Pierre.
Chuwattana throws a sloppy head kick and St Pierre moves out of range easily.
St Pierre takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Chuwattana sprawls well. Chuwattana wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Chuwattana. St Pierre shrugs it off though.
Georges St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Chuwattana sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten St Pierre somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A punch combination from Chuwattana misses.
Chuwattana throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Chuwattana lands a left and a right that send St Pierre crashing to the mat, dazed. Chuwattana thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
St Pierre is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chuwattana throws a quick head kick that knocks St Pierre silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Chuwattana is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Lamsongkram Chuwattana!
Lamsongkram Chuwattana seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jonathan Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Player (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones's entrance music is Angry Johnny. A fine choice. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Player!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Player takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
It looks like Jonathan Jones has been cut.
Jones shoots in but no luck this time.
Jones drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Player has his feet on Jones's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Player misses with a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Player throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Some wild striking there from Player.
No joy there for Player, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Player throws a series of punches but Jones avoids them all with ease.
Player throws out a loose jab but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
John Player seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Player digs a good hook to Jones's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Player throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Jones counters with a thumping low kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Player misses the target.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Player misses with a wild combination.
Jones fails to land the takedown.
Player will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from Player does no damage.
A good leg kick by Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Player throws a right and a left that Jones avoids nicely.
Jones is looking to slow Player down with leg kicks.
Player ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Jones moves away.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Player looks gassed!
Player avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones shoots in for a takedown but Player shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jonathan Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Player misses with a jab to the body
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones connects with the punch.
John Player is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Player is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Jones rather than just go for the knockout.
Player throws a combination that misses
and Jones counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Player wants to get back to his feet.
Player is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Player looks like he's trying to stand up.
Jones wants to pass to mount but Player is defending the position.
Jones not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Jones is trying to control. Player wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Player looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones trying to mount his opponent but Player defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jones has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ground and pound from Jones.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Jones throwing shots but Player is blocking nicely.
Player is trying to stand up here but Jones is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonathan Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jonathan Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Jones manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Player on his heels. He'll look to pass Player's guard now, I'm sure.
Jones postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Player keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Player really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Player wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Player keeping moving, preventing Jones from controlling successfully.
Player is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones is controlling him.
Jones wants to control from the top but Player keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jonathan Jones has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Player misses with a two punch combination.
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jones scores with a shot to the body.
Player throws a left and a right that both miss
and Jones counters with an outside leg kick.
Player is breathing heavily.
Player misses with a jab, cross combination.
Player misses with a double jab.
Jones darts in and clinches Player up against the cage.
Jones unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Player in his tracks for a moment.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Player takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like John Player has been cut.
Jones working the clinch nicely. Player is working for position but Jones cracks him with a big knee to the head! Player crumples up against the cage and Jones lands two more shots before the ref can save Player! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Jonathan Jones!
During a confident post fight interview, Jonathan Jones thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bam Blimm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bam Blimm will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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162 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
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165 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Curtis Richard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bam Blimm!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good exchange - Blimm coming out on top.
It looks like Curtis Richard has been cut.
Blimm is looking to clinch.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Blimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Blimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blimm feints a jab promting Richard to slip. Blimm then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Richard slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Richard shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Blimm sprawls well. Blimm wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richard gets slowly back to his feet.
Richard fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Blimm sprawls well initially but Richard persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Richard throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Blimm wants to get back to full guard.
Richard seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Blimm sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Richard is working for an americana but Blimm has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Richard was thinking about the submission.
Richard throws a big right hand that misses.
Richard pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Blimm is keeping the position for now.
Blimm really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Blimm looking to hit a scissor sweep but Richard is one step ahead there.
Blimm avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm pushes Richard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Richard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blimm.
Blimm takes the fight into the clinch.
Blimm misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richard.
Blimm digs a right hand into Richard's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Richard's gas tank.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Richard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Blimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Blimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Blimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Richard misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richard keeps the fight on the outside.
Blimm tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Blimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Blimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
Richard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Blimm did well to prevent Richard getting side control.
Richard is looking for a kimura here.
Blimm avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Richard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm wants to control but Richard is keeping busy.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Blimm keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Richard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Richard stops Blimm from getting back to his feet.
Richard missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Richard wants to work for an arm triangle but Blimm is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice strikes from Richard there.
Blimm is trying to stand up here but Richard is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Bam Blimm will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Curtis Richard's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Blimm shoots in but no luck this time.
Blimm misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bam Blimm seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Blimm fails in his attempt to clinch.
Richard tries to keep at a distance but Blimm has taken the fight into the clinch.
Blimm is leaning against Richard and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Blimm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Blimm breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Blimm tries to clinch there but Richard circles away.
Blimm clinches up with Richard and pushes him back against the cage.
Blimm breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blimm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Richard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard moves out of range.
Richard shoots in for a takedown but Blimm shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Richard shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Blimm but Blimm pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Richard swats away the attempt to clinch by Blimm.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Blimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm tries to close the distance and clinch up but Richard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bam Blimm is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Blimm doesn't manage to clinch there - Richard circles away.
Blimm tries to clinch but Richard is having none of it.
Richard fails with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is looking to clinch.
Blimm looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Blimm lands a high kick!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richard shoots in and bounces Blimm off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Richard landing with the ground and pound.
Blimm has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Richard drops back looking for a leg! Blimm is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Blimm manages to kick Richard off! Richard jumps back into Blimm's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richard drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Richard jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Richard postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richard throws a big elbow that misses.
Blimm wants to stand up but Richard is controlling him.
Blimm preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Blimm is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Richard is controlling him.
Richard with a flurry of punches that miss.
Curtis Richard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Richard throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Blimm is looking to stand up but Richard isn't so interested in that idea.
Blimm is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Blimm trying to advance position but Richard counters by regaining guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Richard is looking for a triangle here but Blimm uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bam Blimm showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Curtis Richard's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Blimm looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A slapping leg kick lands for Blimm.
Blimm misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Richard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Richard tries for a takedown but Blimm sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Richard will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Bam Blimm seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Blimm wants to clinch up but Richard keeps it at a distance.
Blimm has managed to clinch.
Blimm missing with knees to the body.
Blimm manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richard takes a jab right on the kisser.
Richard shoots in for a double leg but Blimm sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Curtis Richard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Blimm clinches with his opponent.
Richard on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A right hand to the body from Blimm.
Richard is trying to drag Blimm to the mat but Blimm just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Blimm lands a damaging elbow.
Richard managing to block the knees to the body from Blimm.
Blimm trying to land knees to the body.
Blimm breaks the clinch.
Richard closes this distance looking for a takedown but Blimm circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blimm closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Blimm escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Richard shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Blimm pinned against the cage. Blimm gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Blimm wants to clinch.
Blimm thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Richard if he has to take too many more of those.
Blimm moves into range and clinches up with Richard.
A hook to the body from Blimm.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Blimm obliges.
A bit of stalling here from Blimm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Blimm using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Blimm breaks from the clinch.
Blimm is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
A head kick lands from Blimm that sends Richard to the canvas. Richard tries to scramble back to his feet but Blimm brings him back down into side control.
Richard is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blimm in side control here. He's dropped a big elbow there and Richard looks hurt! Oh, he is hurt! Blimm turns on the heat and pounds him out for a TKO victory! Good killer instinct there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bam Blimm!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elio Mohorovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Mohorovic's choice of entrance music: Roots by Sepultura. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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31
280 lbs
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28
213 lbs
21 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elio Mohorovic!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Mohorovic wants a takedown.
Jones pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jones fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Mohorovic, pushing him back against the cage.
Mohorovic is looking for a takedown.
Dave Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elio Mohorovic.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Mohorovic throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Jones closes the distance and pushes Mohorovic back into the cage.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mohorovic looking for a takedown.
Jones gets underhooks to prevent Mohorovic's takedown attempt.
Mohorovic turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Jones manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mohorovic's head.
Mohorovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Jones.
Jones is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Mohorovic is just riding it out for now. Jones eventually gives up the hold.
Mohorovic is defending against the submission attempts here by Jones.
Jones thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Mohorovic wants to improve his position but Jones is controlling well.
Mohorovic controlling the position for now.
Mohorovic is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is pressing down on Mohorovic's thigh, looking to free his foot. Mohorovic is holding on for now.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Jones lands a nice short elbow.
Mohorovic is trying to maintain the position but Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Elio Mohorovic wasn't active enough on the ground.
Jones misses with a jab, cross combination.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Mohorovic counters with an outside leg kick.
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!
Jones works over Mohorovic's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Elio Mohorovic has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic misses with a low kick.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Mohorovic walks into a jab.
Jones gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mohorovic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Jones is defending well.
Mohorovic has Jones pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Jones manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Mohorovic is trying to drag Jones to the mat but Jones just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Mohorovic tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
Mohorovic wants a takedown.
Mohorovic tries for a takedown but Jones manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mohorovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones drives through and clinches with Mohorovic against the cage.
Jones turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Mohorovic parries the strikes from Jones easily there. Jones is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Mohorovic to escape.
Mohorovic is trying to control Jones's posture but Jones avoids it.
Mohorovic is looking to regain half guard here but Jones keeps moving and retains side control.
Mohorovic manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones wants to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Elio Mohorovic's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Mohorovic throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Mohorovic only half commits.
Mohorovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jones.
Jones darts in and clinches Mohorovic up against the cage.
Mohorovic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Jones pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Mohorovic is working for takedown but Jones is calmly controlling the position for now.
Jones breaks from the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jones misses with a two punch combination.
Jones scores with a jab to the head.
Dave Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mohorovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Jones thuds a left hand into Mohorovic's body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!
Jones misses with a double jab.
Jones misses with a combination
and Mohorovic counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
A combination from Jones does no damage.
Mohorovic throws a leg kick that is checked
enabling Jones to counter with a crisp jab.
Jones rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mohorovic counters with a good low kick that Jones was not able to check.
Mohorovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jones has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Jones tries to bum rush Mohorovic with a series of wild strikes but Mohorovic uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones checks a low kick from Mohorovic.
Jones throws a nice looking combination but Mohorovic bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Jones!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones looks to land a combination but Mohorovic avoids it well.
Sloppy strikes from Jones. Those never looked like landing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jones avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Mohorovic is looking to slow Jones down with leg kicks.
Jones clinches.
Jones prevents the takedown attempt.
Dave Jones has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elio Mohorovic.
Mohorovic drops down looking for an ankle pick but Jones pulls his leg out and moves away.
Jones is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Mohorovic counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones misses with a double jab
and Mohorovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones closes the distance and clinches.
Mohorovic is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Jones is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mohorovic tries to score a body lock takedown but Jones shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Mohorovic turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Mohorovic manages to end up in side control.
Dave Jones overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Jones is trying to get back to half guard.
Jones struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters take a look at the clock.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
You can see the frustration on Jones's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Jones dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elio Mohorovic's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Jones clinches.
Mohorovic drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Jones gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones darts in and clinches Mohorovic up against the cage.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Jones forces Mohorovic back against the cage and clinches.
Mohorovic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Jones fights it off and pushes away nicely.
A big left from Jones misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Jones, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones throws out a powerful jab.
Jones swinging wildly here.
Jones forces Mohorovic back against the cage and clinches.
Jones breaks the clinch.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Mohorovic counters with a leg kick.
Jones closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Jones is fighting off a takedown attempt but Mohorovic is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Jones to the mat. Jones regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Jones is trying to control the position but Mohorovic postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking for subs off his back but Mohorovic has passed one foot through into half guard.
Mohorovic wants to stand up but Jones has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Mohorovic jumps into side control!
Jones can't do much from the bottom here.
Jones tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Mohorovic presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to control but Mohorovic is having none of it.
Jones is looking to get to half guard.
Mohorovic stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dave Jones showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Jones, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Jones!
Dave Jones very nearly forgot to thank Hellbent amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Miyoshi Kazuhide (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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15 - 8 - 0 |
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30
180 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miyoshi Kazuhide!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon James!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James misses the shot to the body.
James lands a body shot.
Kazuhide lands a nice shot that snaps James's head back.
James looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
James scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Kazuhide misses with a series of wild punches.
James uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kazuhide.
Jon James seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kazuhide throws a right and a left that both miss.
Kazuhide misses with a lunging right hand
and James counters with a three punch combo that has Kazuhide backing up. Kazuhide nods at James to acknowledge the strikes.
Kazuhide is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Kazuhide misses with a wild combination.
Sloppy strikes from James. Those never looked like landing.
James fails to land with a series of punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazuhide throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
James looks to land a combination. Kazuhide sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Kazuhide is rocked!
James misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oh Kazuhide is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kazuhide misses with a left hand
and James counters with a lovely shot to the body.
James drops Kazuhide with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Kazuhide! James dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jon James!
Jon James is the new welterweight champion!
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FIGHT
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