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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kapitan Tutan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mang Kanor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kapitan Tutan has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kapitan Tutan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mang Kanor!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tutan blocks a jab.
A big left from Tutan misses.
Kanor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Tutan drives through with a takedown into Kanor's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kanor is looking for a triangle but Tutan pushes his legs off easily.
Kanor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Tutan is aware though and is defending well.
Tutan trying to control but Kanor is working from the bottom.
Tutan postures up and lands a big shot to Kanor's brow.
Kanor looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Tutan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kanor bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Tutan's guard.
Tutan 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kanor is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Tutan has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Kanor is looking to defend but Tutan has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Kanor! Tutan pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Kanor taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kapitan Tutan!
Our winner, Kapitan Tutan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Aarrearkku Markku (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harold Strout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Aarrearkku Markku!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harold Strout!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Markku closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Markku lands in his opponent's guard.
Markku throwing strikes but missing.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Strout can do anything to dispel that myth.
Markku is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Markku pushes down on Strout's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Markku is keen to just control but Strout is a slippery customer.
Markku not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Markku is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Strout!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Markku is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Strout wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
Markku fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Markku unloading with bombs!
Markku with the ground and pound from mount.
Strout is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Strout is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Markku locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Strout is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Aarrearkku Markku!
After the big win, Aarrearkku Markku made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors RAW Nutrition * Recovery 159 : 60$ * and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Abac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Abac!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Abac's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Abac looking for a guillotine here but Flanagan defends easily.
Abac throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Flanagan escapes and throws Abac's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Flanagan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abac can't do much from the bottom here.
Abac sneaks back into half guard.
Flanagan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Flanagan seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Abac for as long as he can get away with.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flanagan has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon Flanagan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Abac misses with a head kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Abac is defended easily by Flanagan.
Abac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flanagan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Abac circles away.
Flanagan scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Flanagan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Abac was well out of range. Poor timing from Flanagan.
Abac throws a head kick but Flanagan moves out of range.
Abac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abac walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Flanagan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Nice body punch from Flanagan.
Abac throws a head kick that misses.
Flanagan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Abac tries to stall but Flanagan uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Flanagan lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Abac breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Flanagan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abac avoids it really well and circles away.
Flanagan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flanagan avoids the head kick by Abac.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Flanagan.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jon Flanagan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Abac throws a head kick that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abac will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Abac scores with a head kick.
Abac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Abac.
Abac throws a lazy head kick
and Flanagan counters with a two punch combo.
Abac looks gassed!
Abac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flanagan scores with a jab to the head.
Flanagan fails with the takedown.
Abac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flanagan scores with a push 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!
Abac throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Abac walks into a jab.
Crunch! Flanagan slams his shin into Abac's torso.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abac feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Abac wants to stand but Flanagan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abac is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flanagan looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jon Flanagan will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action!
Abac leaves Flanagan with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Abac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Jon Flanagan is winning the standup battle so far.
A head kick misses from Abac.
Flanagan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Abac misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Flanagan feints a jab promting Abac to slip. Flanagan then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abac slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abac throws a head kick that Flanagan semi-blocks.
Flanagan looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Abac!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flanagan wants to finish this one by submission but Abac is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Flanagan.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan tries to control but Abac wriggling away.
Abac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Flanagan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Abac is in all sorts of trouble here.
Abac wants to hold on but Flanagan pushes him away.
Abac is trying to escape the mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abac swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Flanagan controlling the position easily from mount.
Abac is desperately trying to improve his position but Flanagan has a good base and remains in mount.
Flanagan controlling the pace for now.
Abac is looking to improve his position but Flanagan isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Abac throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
BOOM! Flanagan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Abac is looking to get to half guard.
Abac is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Flanagan controlling the pace for now.
Abac tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan content just to control the position here.
Abac swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Abac bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Abac is looking to stand up but Flanagan won't let him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanagan looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Abac passes into half guard.
Abac wants to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Jon Flanagan will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Flanagan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abac tries to score a power double leg takedown but Flanagan sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Abac somewhat.
Flanagan is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Abac throws a lazy head kick
and Flanagan counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abac won't be happy with that.
Flanagan just content to control the position.
Flanagan avoids the strikes from the bottom by Abac.
Flanagan is staying tight to Abac's torso, preventing him from escaping.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Abac tries to buck Flanagan off but Flanagan is having none of it.
Abac is not content to let Flanagan control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan takes a little break here. Abac wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Abac is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Abac's face as Flanagan controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Jon Flanagan wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Flanagan throws out a powerful jab.
Flanagan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Abac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flanagan shoots in looking for a takedown. Abac tries to sprawl out of it but Flanagan keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Abac manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Flanagan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Flanagan lands a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Abac throws a head kick that misses.
Abac tries a head kick but it misses.
Flanagan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Abac throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Flanagan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
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!
Flanagan is pushing Abac up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Flanagan breaks the clinch.
Abac throws a head kick that misses.
Nice sprawl there from Abac as Flanagan shoots in.
Abac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flanagan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Flanagan is looking to wear down Abac with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan digs a good hook to Abac's body.
Flanagan dives in and scores a takedown into Abac's guard.
Flanagan postures up.
Flanagan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Abac doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Flanagan stopping the sweep attempt from Abac.
Abac pulls Flanagan in close to prevent any damage.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Flanagan not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jon Flanagan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Abac tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Flanagan drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Flanagan is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alvin Abac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Flanagan tries to free his leg and advance position but Abac is retaining full guard.
Abac manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Flanagan manages to get himself to full guard.
Jon Flanagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abac lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Abac throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Abac throwing strikes from guard but Flanagan blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Abac accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Flanagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flanagan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by split decision... Jon Flanagan!
Jon Flanagan very nearly forgot to thank Fearless Systems Supplements 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Schneider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shane Schneider has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Schneider!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schneider shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ouelet counters by clinching up.
Ouelet lands a nice knee to the body.
Ouelet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Shane Schneider has been cut.
Schneider tries to pull guard but Ouelet forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Schneider won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Schneider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Schneider looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ouelet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Schneider takes an elbow to the temple.
Ouelet lands a knee to the head.
Schneider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ouelet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ouelet is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Schneider can't fight it off and eventually Ouelet manages to take the fight to the floor. Schneider looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ouelet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider is working an open guard so Ouelet takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Ouelet closes the distance and pushes Schneider back into the cage.
Ouelet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Schneider in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ouelet has picked Schneider up - he's going for a ride! Ouelet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelet escapes and gets back to his feet.
Ouelet clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Schneider takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Schneider won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ouelet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ouelet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ouelet lands an elbow that stopped Schneider in his tracks for a moment.
Ouelet with a knee to the head.
Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ouelet working Schneider over with knees to the body.
Ouelet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Ouelet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Schneider takes an elbow to the temple.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ouelet obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet wants the takedown. Schneider is fighting it off but Ouelet persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Schneider's guard against the cage.
Schneider looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Schneider keeping full guard, as Ouelet tries to pass.
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Schneider not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schneider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Schneider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ouelet.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet chips away with some ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Schneider on the ground.
Ouelet trying to control but Schneider is working from the bottom.
Ouelet is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands a couple of digs.
Ouelet stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Schneider swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ouelet cracks Schneider with a solid left hand.
Ouelet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Schneider avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ouelet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ouelet lands a couple of digs.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schneider throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet trying to control but Schneider is working from the bottom.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ouelet postures up and lands a big shot to Schneider's brow.
Schneider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ouelet distracts Schneider with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Schneider looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ouelet throwing strikes but missing.
Ouelet throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouelet connects with a couple of short punches.
Schneider has momentary wrist control but Ouelet slips an elbow through the middle.
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Ouelet has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ouelet landing with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Shane Schneider's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ouelet clinches up with Schneider and pushes him back against the cage.
Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Schneider takes an elbow to the temple.
Schneider jumps guard but Ouelet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schneider jumps guard but Ouelet turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Schneider fails to pull guard.
Stephane Ouelet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Shane Schneider.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside.
Ouelet gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ouelet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Schneider can do to turn this around?
Ouelet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Schneider is looking to control Ouelet's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Schneider avoid being mounted?
Ouelet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouelet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ouelet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Ouelet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ouelet missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Schneider is doing well to control the position and prevent Ouelet from advancing to side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Schneider is breathing heavily.
Schneider blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
Schneider blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
Schneider wants to control but Ouelet is keeping busy.
Ouelet is trying to control the action in half guard but Schneider is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Schneider trying to control from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ouelet lands a nice short elbow.
Schneider wants to control but Ouelet is keeping busy.
Ouelet trying to control from half guard but Schneider is working away.
Ouelet winds up and cracks Schneider with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Schneider punching from the bottom.
Ouelet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet slips a nice elbow through Schneider's hands, connecting with Schneider's forehead.
Ouelet lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ouelet in particular looking to stall.
Ouelet thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ouelet missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ouelet landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Schneider is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ouelet's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ouelet's back!
Ouelet controlling his opponent's hands, preventing the submission attempt.
Schneider tightening his grip on Ouelet, looking for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider looking for the choke but no joy.
Ouelet trying to control the action but Schneider just sinks the hooks in.
Schneider misses with a punch to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Schneider struggling to keep hold of the position.
Schneider is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Ouelet defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Schneider working for a choke but Ouelet is defending well.
Ouelet is displaying good submission defense - not really looking in danger of submitting to the rear naked choke at the moment. That could change in an instant of course if Schneider gets his way!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Shane Schneider's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Ouelet has managed to clinch.
Ouelet lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ouelet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Schneider defending well though.
Ouelet working over Schneider with some ground and pound. Schneider looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Ouelet prevents Schneider from improving his position.
Ouelet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Schneider punching from the bottom.
Ouelet lands strikes from half guard.
Ouelet working Schneider over with strikes.
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!
Ouelet decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Schneider has his takedown stuffed
and Ouelet decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Schneider's guard.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schneider looking for a guillotine here but Ouelet defends easily.
Schneider takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Schneider is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet working some strikes from top position.
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stephane Ouelet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ouelet is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ouelet postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Ouelet is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Ouelet trying to control but Schneider is working from the bottom.
Shane Schneider has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schneider trying to keep a closed guard but Ouelet is proving a slippery customer.
Ouelet with a nice head shot there.
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!
Ouelet trying to control the position from guard on top but Schneider is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ouelet works over Schneider with some ground and pound from guard.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Schneider looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Ouelet postures up in Schneider's guard and throws a big left but Schneider blocks it.
Schneider working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ouelet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schneider working for a triangle but Ouelet defends it easily.
Ouelet is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Schneider has momentary wrist control but Ouelet slips an elbow through the middle.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ouelet trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Schneider trying to control the position.
Ouelet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Schneider's head.
Ouelet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Schneider keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Schneider is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet is looking to stand up but Schneider won't let him.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Schneider works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Schneider has his foot on Ouelet's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ouelet works his way back into a safe position though.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ouelet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Ouelet's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Schneider preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouelet wants to stand but Schneider is controlling his posture from full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Ouelet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Ouelet has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andre Swa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Pentangeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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280 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Swa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Pentangeli!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pentangeli shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Swa but Swa pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pentangeli looks to throw the jab but Swa is out of range.
Good work by Pentangeli as he checks the leg kick.
Pentangeli shoots in looking for a takedown but Swa manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pentangeli's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A big left from Pentangeli misses.
Swa motions for Pentangeli to come forward. Swa throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Swa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pentangeli throws a right hand that misses
and Swa cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Pentangeli tries to land a front kick but Swa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pentangeli has taken the fight to the clinch.
Pentangeli doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pentangeli lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Pentangeli lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Swa or not.
Pentangeli has a couple of punches blocked by Swa.
Pentangeli leaning against his opponent.
Pentangeli working some nice short punches in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentangeli is struggling to control the position.
Pentangeli lands with a light punch inside.
Swa working hard to break the clinch.
Swa letting Pentangeli take a breather here.
Swa tries to throw a body punch but Pentangeli avoids it by throwing Swa back against the cage.
Pentangeli stalling against the cage.
Pentangeli lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pentangeli.
Pentangeli lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Swa is pressed up against the cage. Pentangeli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Swa down to the mat. Swa avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Andre Swa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Frank Pentangeli.
Pentangeli blocks a low kick nicely.
Pentangeli avoids the head kick by Swa.
Swa tries to clinch but Pentangeli moves out of range.
A swing and a miss from Pentangeli.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli misses with a few strikes there.
Swa is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Swa tries to grapple but his opponent circles
so Pentangeli counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentangeli is looking to work some ground and pound but Swa has wrist control.
Pentangeli works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Pentangeli missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Well, if Pentangeli is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Let's hope that Pentangeli has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Pentangeli thows a huge punch but Swa dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Swa's head.
Pentangeli missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pentangeli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pentangeli trying to pass the guard but Swa defending well.
Pentangeli controlling the action here.
Swa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pentangeli with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nice strikes from Pentangeli there.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Pentangeli lands a nice short elbow.
Swa knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Pentangeli on the ground.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Swa keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pentangeli passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Swa!
Pentangeli controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pentangeli working for a guillotine from mount but Swa is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pentangeli dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Swa moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Swa misses with a hook from the clinch.
Swa has a couple of punches blocked by Pentangeli.
Pentangeli slows down the pace here.
Pentangeli lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Pentangeli throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pentangeli thows a huge punch but Swa dodges it nicely.
Pentangeli has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pentangeli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Swa is refusing to be controlled, as Pentangeli sits in half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pentangeli.
Swa is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Pentangeli scores with a couple of nice shots.
Pentangeli misses with a head shot. Swa uses the momentum to regain guard.
Swa looking to control.
Pentangeli thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pentangeli trying to control but Swa is working from the bottom.
Pentangeli postures up in Swa's guard and throws a big left but Swa blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli controls from within his opponent's guard.
Pentangeli trying to control but Swa is working from the bottom.
Pentangeli chips away with some ground and pound.
Swa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pentangeli trying to control but Swa is working from the bottom.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pentangeli working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pentangeli trying to control but Swa is working from the bottom.
Pentangeli controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Pentangeli throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Swa works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Pentangeli in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pentangeli trying to control but Swa is working from the bottom.
Pentangeli slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Frank Pentangeli was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Pentangeli moves out of range of the leg kick from Swa.
Pentangeli misses the shot to the body.
Swa walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A clash of legs there as Pentangeli blocks the low kick.
Swa missing with a left hand there. Pentangeli was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Swa fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pentangeli is out of range.
Pentangeli tried to score with a low kick but Swa checks it.
Pentangeli just misses with a punch to the body.
Pentangeli throws a nice looking combination but Swa bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pentangeli shoots in for a double leg but Swa sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pentangeli misses with a straight left.
Swa will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Swa gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swa is trying to break the clinch but Pentangeli has him pressed against the cage.
Pentangeli tries for a takedown. No joy.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A head punch blocked on the inside by Swa.
Swa blocking some punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Pentangeli showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Swa throws a solid leg kick but Pentangeli takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swa.
Pentangeli loads up on a big right hand but Swa slips the punch.
Swa misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Swa tries to clinch but Pentangeli moves out of range.
Swa throws a front kick aimed at Pentangeli's knee but Pentangeli avoids it well.
Swa tries a head kick but it misses.
Swa throws a sloppy head kick and Pentangeli moves out of range easily.
Swa steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pentangeli.
Andre Swa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Swa lands a head shot.
Swa shoots in for a double leg but Pentangeli sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pentangeli looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Pentangeli trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pentangeli is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Swa is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Swa has escaped and now he's on top!
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Pentangeli holds on and takes a little breather.
Pentangeli looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pentangeli has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Swa wants to control from the top but Pentangeli keeps moving.
Pentangeli manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Pentangeli controlling the pace for now.
Pentangeli landing shots from mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pentangeli thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Pentangeli lands with some strikes.
Pentangeli with good strikes from the mount here!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Swa is bucking up trying to escape but Pentangeli cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Swa is rocked!
Pentangeli cracks Swa with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Pentangeli!
After winning the bout, Frank Pentangeli thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mervin John Ruiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Turnt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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135 lbs
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155 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mervin John Ruiz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Turnt!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turnt shoots in for a takedown but Ruiz shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Ruiz has closed the distance and engaged Turnt in a clinch.
Ruiz has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Turnt uses from the top position.
Turnt slips nicely into half guard.
Turnt is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turnt is looking to take a break and control but Ruiz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Turnt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Turnt throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ruiz wants to control but Turnt is keeping busy and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ruiz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turnt throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turnt is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Turnt looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Ruiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turnt pulls his head out easily.
Ruiz blocking the ground and pound attempt from Turnt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turnt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruiz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turnt passes into side control, despite Ruiz's attempt to control the position.
Turnt is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Ruiz knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Turnt is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Ruiz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Turnt looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnt goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Ruiz has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Turnt but great work by Ruiz.
Ruiz decides to stand back up. Ruiz steps back and let's Turnt get back to his feet.
Turnt shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ruiz as he jumps to the side.
Ruiz shoots for a takedown but Turnt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ruiz fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Turnt, pushing him back against the cage.
Turnt wants a takedown.
Mervin John Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Turnt.
Turnt is trying to drag Ruiz to the mat but Ruiz just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Ruiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to clinch but Turnt moves out of range.
Ruiz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ruiz.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruiz misses with a head kick.
Ruiz gets a clinch.
Turnt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Ruiz.
Ruiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ruiz swinging wildly here.
Ruiz gets a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mervin John Ruiz dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Ruiz shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Turnt napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Turnt sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ruiz wants to work for an arm triangle but Turnt is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Turnt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Ruiz stands and steps away. Turnt gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Mervin John Ruiz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruiz misses with a series of wild punches.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Ruiz here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Turnt has a takedown stuffed.
Ruiz moves into the clinch.
Ruiz breaks the clinch.
Turnt shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruiz pinned against the cage. Ruiz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruiz tries to sprawl but Turnt drives through with a takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz tries to roll over but Turnt keeps him under control.
Ruiz actively working from the bottom here.
Ruiz is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Turnt pulls his head out easily.
Joey Turnt has got the better of the ground game so far.
Turnt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Ruiz defending well though.
Turnt is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ruiz has managed to free his arm - good work.
Turnt has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Turnt trying to control the action but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz trying to control but Turnt postures up.
Turnt misses with a head shot. Ruiz uses the momentum to regain guard.
Turnt wants to pass the guard but Ruiz is keeping the position.
Turnt trying to control but Ruiz is working from the bottom.
Turnt has gone for a leg lock! Ruiz slips out almost immediately though and dives into Turnt's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turnt has his foot on Ruiz's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ruiz works his way back into a safe position though.
Turnt can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Ruiz controls the pace.
Ruiz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Turnt is proving hard to escape from.
Ruiz got a little sloppy there for a moment and Turnt has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ruiz has managed to get both his arms back between Turnt's legs - danger averted.
Turnt working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ruiz doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ruiz manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ruiz wants to stand but Turnt is controlling his posture from full guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ruiz accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruiz slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Turnt is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
You can see the frustration on Turnt's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Ruiz is looking to take a break and control but Turnt is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ruiz tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Ruiz has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Turnt is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turnt is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Joey Turnt will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Ruiz's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ruiz swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ruiz throws a nice looking combination but Turnt bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Nice sprawl there from Ruiz as Turnt shoots in.
Ruiz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Ruiz closes the distance and pushes Turnt back into the cage.
Turnt is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Ruiz gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruiz managing to block the knees to the body from Turnt.
Ruiz is pressed up against the cage. Turnt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Ruiz down to the mat. Ruiz avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Mervin John Ruiz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joey Turnt.
Ruiz lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Turnt backs up against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ruiz shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Turnt's guard.
Ruiz content to stall in guard here.
Turnt takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ruiz decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruiz shoots in and gets a takedown into Turnt's guard.
Ruiz has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Turnt to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Ruiz is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Turnt pulls down on the head and he's put Ruiz to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Joey Turnt!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Al Holic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Pascal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holic comes to the cage accompanied by Alcohol. John Pascal has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Al Holic's chin.
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202 lbs
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217 lbs
2 - 1 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Holic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Pascal!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Holic misses with a takedown attempt
and Pascal counters with a series of strikes. Holic will be more careful next time no doubt.
Holic rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pascal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Al Holic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Holic shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pascal as he jumps to the side.
Pascal cracks Holic with a good jab.
Holic throws a poor cross that misses
and Pascal cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Holic fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pascal avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Al Holic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pascal closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Holic drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pascal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Holic backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pascal will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Holic up against the cage.
A right hand to the body from Pascal.
Holic is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Pascal pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Pascal lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Holic is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Pascal is defending well.
Pascal lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Pascal lands with a short shot to the head.
Pascal pushes Holic against the cage. Pascal is working some dirty boxing. Pascal pushes off with a quick right hook! Holic goes down! Holic tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Pascal moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Pascal!
John Pascal decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Six Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Chambers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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165 lbs
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Six Pack!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Chambers!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pack misses with a double jab.
Chambers swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Pack counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Pack dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pack uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chambers.
Chambers fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Pack, pushing him back against the cage.
Pack dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Pack blocks with his arms.
Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pack blocks it with crossed arms.
Pack is leaning against Chambers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pack tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Pack back against the cage.
Chambers being controlled against the cage.
Pack lands a body punch in the clinch.
Pack pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pack avoids the damage to the body.
Chambers gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like Six Pack has been cut.
Pack misses with a hook to the ribs.
Pack lands a right hand.
It looks like Chris Chambers has been cut.
A hook to the body from Pack.
Pack lands a shoulder strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Chambers as Pack tries to tie him up.
Pack lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Pack managing to block the knees to the body from Chambers.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Pack blocks it.
Chambers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pack - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Pack managing to block the knees to the body from Chambers.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pack.
Pack working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Chambers looking to throw knees to the head but Pack is blocking nicely.
Chambers throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Chambers pushes off an throws an elbow but Pack leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pack.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Pack blocks with his arms.
Pack misses with some punches.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack pushes Chambers back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chambers is looking to control Pack's arms but Pack gets an underhook and turns him. Now Chambers has his back to the cage.
Chambers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pack scores with a shoulder strike.
Pack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Pack scores with a hook to the body.
Chambers looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pack's brow.
Pack managing to block the knees to the body from Chambers.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pack avoids it.
Chambers wants to stall.
Chambers's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Chambers lands an elbow inside that Pack shrugs off.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pack's brow.
Chambers taking a breather.
Pack avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Chambers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pack avoids it.
Pack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Pack blocks an elbow strike from Chambers.
Pack presses Chambers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pack lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pack.
Pack avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Chambers misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Pack.
Pack dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Pack blocks with his arms.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pack avoids the damage to the body.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pack is defending well for now.
Chambers comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A shot in the inside from Pack.
Pack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Pack misses with a body punch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pack struggles to land a body shot inside as Chambers controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chambers prevents a body shot from Pack.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Pack blocks the elbow strike.
Pack misses with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pack's brow.
Chambers using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Pack has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chambers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pack is defending well for now.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Pack avoids it.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pack avoids the damage to the body.
Chambers throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Pack blocks it with crossed arms.
Pack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pack on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pack blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Chambers with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pack blocks an elbow strike from Chambers.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Pack lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Chambers lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Six Pack dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's time! Back to the action!
Chambers misses with a combination
and Pack counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pack lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Chambers backs up against the cage.
Chambers throws a head kick that misses.
Chambers swings widly with a right hand
and Pack counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Chambers takes one on the button.
Pack has managed to clinch.
Pack avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
Pack gets through Chambers's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Pack - that landed with a thud.
Chambers misses with a knee strike.
Six Pack has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Pack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pack.
Chambers missing with knees to the body.
Chambers creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Pack blocks it.
Pack managing to block the knees to the body from Chambers.
Pack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Chambers is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.
With the fighters up against the cage, Chambers throws an elbow but misses.
Pack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers tries a knee to the head but Pack blocks it.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pack misses with a body punch.
Pack is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Pack struggles to land a body shot inside as Chambers controls his hands.
Pack lands a right hand that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Chambers blocking some punches.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pack looking to slow down the pace here.
Chambers throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Pack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Pack avoiding damage.
Pack swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Chambers pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack effectively controlling the action here.
Pack fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chambers throws a knee to the head but misses.
Chambers tries to land knees in the clinch but Pack avoids the damage to the body.
Chambers throws an elbow but it misses.
Pack scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That has opened up Chris Chambers's cut even more.
Chambers is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Chambers prevents a body shot from Pack.
Pack blocks an elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A nice right hand lands inside from Pack.
Pack dodges an elbow strike from Chambers.
A short left from Pack.
Chambers is rocked!
Pack avoids a wild elbow strike from Chambers.
Chambers is still on wobbly legs! Can Pack finish him?
Pack stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Pack lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Pack lands a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Chambers's elbow.
Pack doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Pack works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Pack slowing the pace effectively.
Pack tries to throw a body punch but Chambers avoids it by throwing Pack back against the cage.
Chambers misses with an elbow strike.
Pack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Chambers misses with an elbow over the top.
Pack softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Pack pushes Chambers back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Chambers just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pack's brow.
Pack lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Chambers or not.
Chambers throws an elbow that misses.
Chambers seems to have recovered his senses.
A knee to the head by Chambers.
A short left from Pack.
Chambers throws an elbow but it misses.
Pack pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pack scores with a shot to the side of Chambers's head.
Chambers tries to land a knee to the head but Pack blocks with his arms.
Pack lands an uppercut.
The cut above Chris Chambers's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Pack avoiding damage as Chambers throws knees to the body.
A shot in the inside from Pack.
Pack is leaning against Chambers and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pack lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Chambers.
Pack looking to stall.
Pack presses Chambers against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Pack lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Chambers backwards.
Pack throws a big uppercut that drops Chambers! More strikes from Pack and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Chambers lies dazed against the cage as Pack celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Six Pack!
Six Pack is the new lightweight champion!
After the big win, Six Pack made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fearless Systems Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Minoru Uesugi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Uesugi is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Metallica - Fuel. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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184 lbs
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26
178 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kyle Romo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Minoru Uesugi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Uesugi throws a leg kick
and Romo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Uesugi tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Romo was well out of range. Poor timing from Uesugi.
Uesugi displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Romo throws out the jab.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Romo looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Romo takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Uesugi shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Romo defends it nicely.
Romo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Minoru Uesugi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Romo walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Uesugi checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Romo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Uesugi lands an overhand right.
Romo moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping leg kick lands for Romo.
John Kyle Romo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Romo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Uesugi.
Uesugi scores with a shot to the body.
Uesugi throws a poor cross that misses
and Romo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Romo scoring well with a low kick there.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Uesugi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Uesugi jabs at Romo's body.
Romo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Uesugi stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Uesugi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Romo thows a body shot but no joy.
Romo connects with a leg kick. Uesugi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Uesugi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut. Romo saw that one coming.
Romo stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Romo wants it to stay on the feet.
Romo finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Romo counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Romo slips a jab from Uesugi.
Romo lands an overhand right.
A combination from Uesugi does no damage.
Romo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
Romo tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Uesugi takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Uesugi throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Uesugi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo motions for Uesugi to come forward. Romo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A good leg kick by Romo.
Uesugi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Uesugi lands with a right hand.
Romo moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Uesugi throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Romo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Romo is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Uesugi checks a low kick from Romo.
Romo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romo motions for Uesugi to come forward. Romo throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Romo is looking to wear down Uesugi with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Uesugi thuds his right hand into Romo's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Uesugi's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Uesugi misses with a wild body shot.
Romo misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut.
Uesugi throws a lazy right hand but Romo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uesugi uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Romo.
Uesugi swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A looping hook to the body misses from Uesugi. Romo does a little dance to reset his feet.
Uesugi lands with a good body shot.
Romo darts in trying to clinch
and Uesugi counters with a stiff right hand.
Romo connects with a solid leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uesugi tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romo sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Uesugi somewhat.
John Kyle Romo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoru Uesugi.
A jab from Uesugi misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Romo connects with the punch.
Uesugi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Romo counters with a nice body kick.
Romo lands a nice looking kick to the body. Uesugi takes a step back to recover.
Romo tries to work over Uesugi's front leg with a kick but Uesugi checks it.
Uesugi chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Romo can pounce on him.
Uesugi looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Romo is fending him off so far but Uesugi persists. Nope, Romo circles away and we're back to standing.
Romo lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Romo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Uesugi misses with a combination
and Romo makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Uesugi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Romo moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Romo. That snapped Uesugi's head back.
Nice shot lands for Romo.
Uesugi misses with a right hand
and Romo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uesugi's knee momentarily.
Uesugi lands with a cross.
Uesugi shoots for a takedown but Romo saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Romo has Uesugi up against the cage in a clinch.
Uesugi wants to break free but Romo has control.
Romo prevents the takedown attempt.
John Kyle Romo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoru Uesugi.
A short uppercut from Romo.
Romo lands a body shot in the clinch.
Uesugi is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Uesugi.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Uesugi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Nice body punch from Romo.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Romo as Uesugi tries to tie him up.
Romo just leaning against Uesugi, taking a breather.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Uesugi.
Uesugi is working Romo over against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by John Kyle Romo.
Uesugi on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Uesugi is trying desperately to land a takedown but Romo is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Uesugi.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Romo lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Uesugi has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Uesugi and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Uesugi misses with a series of wild punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Romo swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Uesugi counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo trying to control here.
Uesugi seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Uesugi trying to control from half guard but Romo is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uesugi working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Romo's thigh. Romo counters though and makes it back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Uesugi misses with a straight right.
Romo slips under a jab.
Romo scores with a body shot.
Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Romo feints and then cracks Uesugi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uesugi down.
John Kyle Romo is winning the standup battle so far.
Romo slips a jab from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a head kick but Romo moves out of range.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romo.
Romo is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Uesugi throws a looping overhand right but Romo ducks down to avoid it.
An inside leg kick from Romo misses.
An inside leg kick lands from Romo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Uesugi.
Good standup being displayed there by Romo as he connects with a hook.
Romo avoids the body shot from Uesugi.
Uesugi dives in and grabs Romo's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romo pushes down on Uesugi's head and hops out.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
Romo lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Uesugi at a distance.
Uesugi misses with a body shot
and Romo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Romo connects with a leg kick. Uesugi looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Romo thuds his shin into the meat of Uesugi's side.
Uesugi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Romo tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Uesugi paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Uesugi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Romo.
Uesugi lands a jab to Romo's midsection.
Romo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Uesugi manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo lands a jab to the head.
Romo throws a quick inside leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Romo throws a good cross that connects.
Romo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Romo lands a glancing blow to the side of Uesugi's head.
Romo throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Romo fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Uesugi checks it well.
Romo slips a jab and a cross from Uesugi.
Uesugi throws a jab but it's blocked by Romo.
Romo slips a straight right by Uesugi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romo, right into the meat.
Romo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi shoots in looking for a takedown but Romo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Uesugi's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Uesugi misses with a few strikes there.
Romo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Uesugi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Uesugi throws a lazy right hand but Romo sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Uesugi has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Romo.
Romo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Romo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Romo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Uesugi.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romo, right into the meat.
Uesugi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
That kick from Romo tenderised Uesugi's leg. Uesugi is trying to keep his angry face on.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Romo digs a good body shot into Uesugi's ribs.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Romo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Romo explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Romo's corner calls for a 1-2. Romo obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Romo scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Romo throws a nice inside leg kick.
A lazy left from Romo finds it's target.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uesugi.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Romo.
Romo looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Romo clinches up with Uesugi and pushes him back against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Romo scores with a shot to the side of Uesugi's head.
Romo blocking some punches.
Uesugi has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Romo.
Romo stalling.
A left hand lands to the body for Romo.
Uesugi wants to stall.
Romo lands a body punch.
Romo is pressed up against the cage. Uesugi has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Romo down to the mat. Romo avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Romo scoring well with a low kick there.
Romo buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Romo.
Uesugi is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters with a low kick, right behind Uesugi 's knee.
Romo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Romo lands with a shot to the body.
Uesugi tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Romo misses with a leg kick.
Uesugi misses with a right hand
and Uesugi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Uesugi swings widly with a right hand
and Romo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A punch combination from Uesugi misses.
Romo with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romo.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Romo, right into the meat.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Romo throws a leg kick which misses Uesugi's front leg but catches the back leg as Uesugi tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Romo is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Romo lands a leg kick that knocks Uesugi off balance momentarily.
Romo lands a nice looking body shot.
A solid body kick from Romo.
Uesugi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romo lands a body shot.
Romo cracks Uesugi with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Uesugi swings widly with a right hand
and Romo counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Romo lands a nice looking body shot.
Romo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Romo leaves Uesugi with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romo digs a good hook to Uesugi's body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Romo.
Romo cracks Uesugi with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Uesugi takes a swing at Romo's ribcage but misses.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut. Romo saw that one coming.
Uesugi misses with the body kick
and Romo counters with a left to the body.
Romo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uesugi takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Uesugi lands a nice hook to Romo's body. Romo takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Romo is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Uesugi can do to turn this around?
Uesugi rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Romo counters with a nice low kick that buckles Uesugi's knee momentarily.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romo fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Uesugi.
A nice leg kick lands there from Romo.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Romo feints and then cracks Uesugi's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Uesugi down.
Romo throws a quick inside leg kick.
Romo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
A jab lands there for Romo.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Uesugi takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Romo slips under a jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Romo misses with a head kick.
Uesugi throws a nice looking combination but Romo bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Uesugi fails to land the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Kyle Romo had his way with Minoru Uesugi in that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Romo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Uesugi drops his hands momentarily and Romo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Romo lands with a thumping leg kick.
Uesugi misses with a straight right.
Romo delivers a nice body kick.
Uesugi misses with a lunging right hand
and Romo counters with a thumping low kick.
Romo tries to clinch up but Uesugi circles away and keeps his distance.
Uesugi misses with a shot to the body
enabling Romo to counter with a crisp jab.
Uesugi misses with an uppercut
and Romo counters with a slapping leg kick.
Uesugi throws a sloppy body shot
and Romo counters with a head kick. That will keep Uesugi thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Uesugi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Romo as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Uesugi throws a lazy uppercut
and Romo counters with a nice body kick.
Uesugi is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Uesugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Uesugi throws a body punch but Romo moves out of range.
A jab from Romo finds it's way through Uesugi's defenses.
Uesugi checks the leg kick.
Romo defending well as Uesugi loads up on a big left hand.
Romo connects with an inside leg kick.
A shot to the body from Uesugi misses
and Romo counters with a thumping low kick.
Uesugi gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Romo counters with a left to the body.
John Kyle Romo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Minoru Uesugi.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Romo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
A good leg kick by Romo.
Romo throws a leg kick but Uesugi moved away.
Uesugi throws a hook but Romo blocks it.
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!
Uesugi throws out a loose jab but Romo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Uesugi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romo throws a leg kick but Uesugi checks it.
Romo attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Romo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Uesugi lands with a good body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi fails with a takedown attempt.
Romo misses with a low kick.
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and Romo counters with a stiff right hand.
Uesugi looks to score with a jab to the body but Romo is just out of range.
No luck for Uesugi with that takedown attempt.
Minoru Uesugi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Uesugi throws a right hand that misses
and Romo connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Romo blocks a jab.
A big left from Uesugi misses.
Romo clinches up against the cage.
John Kyle Romo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Romo tries a body shot but Uesugi blocks it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Uesugi is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Romo gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Romo scores with a shot to the side of Uesugi's head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Romo.
Uesugi has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Romo scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A short right from Romo.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Uesugi.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Romo taking a breather.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Uesugi misses with the head strike.
Nice body punch from Romo - that landed with a thud.
Romo taking a breather.
Uesugi tries to throw a body punch but Romo avoids it by throwing Uesugi back against the cage.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Kyle Romo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Romo, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 50:45
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:45
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, John Kyle Romo, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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