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OFC 134: Parker vs Alves PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Justin Potter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Paterno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Potter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Paterno!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paterno scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Paterno gets a clinch.
Potter blocks the elbow strike.
Potter's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Potter can't get the takedown.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Paterno.
Paterno decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Paterno wants to stand but Potter is controlling the position.
Potter stopping the sweep attempt from Paterno.
Potter trying to control the position from guard on top but Paterno is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterno has his foot on Potter's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Potter works his way back into a safe position though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Paterno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Paterno has his hands on Potter's head, controlling the position.
Paterno has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Potter can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Paterno looking to control.
Paterno has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Potter moves to clinch but Paterno breaks away
and Paterno counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Potter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paterno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Some bone on bone action there as Potter checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Potter is looking to clinch but Paterno is avoiding it.
Paterno takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Potter is breathing heavily.
Potter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paterno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paterno gets a clinch.
Paterno manages to break the clinch.
Nice takedown defense from Potter. No joy for Paterno on that attempt.
Paterno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Potter fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterno is looking for a takedown.
Paterno tries to score a body lock takedown but Potter shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Justin Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Paterno.
Potter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Paterno tries to pull guard but Potter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Paterno keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Potter's efforts to push away.
Potter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paterno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Paterno scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Paterno fails to land the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paterno tries to clinch but Potter is having none of it.
Paterno stuffs the takedown.
Potter changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Paterno tries to avoid it but Potter manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Paterno to the ground. Paterno escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Paterno looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Potter is fending him off so far but Paterno persists. Nope, Potter circles away and we're back to standing.
Horrible takedown by Potter or perhaps it was just good defense by Paterno which made him look bad.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paterno.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Potter is trying hard to land a takedown here. Paterno sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Paterno has Potter up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Paterno dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Paterno shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Potter defends it nicely.
Paterno shoots in for a double leg but Potter sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Paterno misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Justin Potter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Joe Paterno.
A head kick misses from Potter.
Potter tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Paterno manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Paterno shoots in looking for a takedown. Potter tries to sprawl out of it but Paterno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Potter ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Potter gets tackled into the cage by Paterno. Paterno maintains the clinch.
Paterno is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Potter drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Paterno gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Paterno prevents a takedown attempt there.
Potter is trying to pull guard but Paterno has him pressed against the cage.
Paterno tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Paterno dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Paterno breaks from the clinch.
Justin Potter is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Paterno moves into the clinch.
Paterno managing to block the knees to the body from Potter.
Potter is trying to pull guard but Paterno turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Paterno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Paterno looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Paterno jumps into guard, dragging Potter to the mat.
Paterno pulls Potter in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Potter postures up.
Potter throwing strikes from guard but Paterno blocks nicely.
Paterno trying to control the position.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Joe Paterno.
Potter shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Paterno sprawls well. Paterno wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Potter gets slowly back to his feet.
Paterno shoots in looking for a takedown. Potter tries to sprawl out of it but Paterno keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Potter manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Potter lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Paterno clinches.
Paterno breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Paterno throws a head kick but Potter moves out of range.
Potter misses with a jab, cross combination.
Paterno fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Potter avoids it really well and circles away.
Potter fails with an attempt to clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Paterno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Paterno slaps away a takedown attempt from Potter, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Paterno will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Potter really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Potter is looking to clinch.
Potter will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Potter with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Justin Potter. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Paterno moves into range and clinches up with Potter.
Paterno breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Paterno.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paterno throws a sloppy head kick and Potter moves out of range easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paterno throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Paterno.
Potter throws a combination. Paterno tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Paterno closes the distance and clinches.
Paterno breaks from the clinch.
Potter misses with a series of wild punches.
Paterno drives through and clinches with Potter against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Paterno as the two fighters clinch.
Paterno is trying to drag Potter to the mat but Potter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Potter tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Paterno's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Paterno escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Paterno waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Potter.
Potter scores with a decent looking hook.
Potter stuffs the takedown attempt from Paterno. Paterno gets slowly back to his feet.
Potter shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paterno shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Potter but Potter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Paterno avoids the head kick by Potter.
Potter shoots in for a double leg but Paterno sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Potter shoots in looking for a takedown but Paterno manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Potter's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Potter tries to keep at a distance but Paterno has taken the fight into the clinch.
Paterno is looking to take this one to the mat.
Potter keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Paterno's efforts to push away.
Potter has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Paterno uses from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paterno wants to control from the top but Potter keeps moving.
Paterno got a little sloppy there for a moment and Potter has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Paterno has managed to get both his arms back between Potter's legs - danger averted.
Paterno wants to stand but Potter is controlling his posture from full guard.
Paterno pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Potter is keeping the position for now.
Justin Potter has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe Paterno is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Paterno looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Paterno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paterno has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Paterno!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Savo Tieros (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tieros comes to the cage accompanied by Self Esteem-The Offspring. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Savo Tieros!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tieros fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Brandao moves in looking to clinch but Tieros pushes him off.
Some wild striking there from Tieros.
Tieros rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Brandao moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Brandao fails to land with a series of punches.
Tieros thows a body shot but no joy.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Tieros.
A cross from Tieros lands.
Tieros cracks Brandao with a right hand to the side of the head.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Tieros 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 Brandao has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Brandao and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Tieros takes a kick to the side of the head.
Brandao tries to clinch up but Tieros circles away and keeps his distance.
Tieros keeps the fight on the outside.
Brandao dives in and grabs Tieros's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tieros pushes down on Brandao's head and hops out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Brandao moves into the clinch successfully.
Tieros gets control of Brandao's arms and successfully pulls guard. Tieros will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tieros working a defensive guard here.
Brandao with a flurry of punches that miss.
Tieros is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Brandao is controlling him.
Tieros avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Brandao throws a strike but Tieros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Tieros accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Tieros showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Tieros drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Tieros jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tieros prevents Brandao from getting back to his feet.
Tieros trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Tieros drops back looking for a leg! Brandao is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Brandao manages to kick Tieros off! Tieros jumps back into Brandao's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brandao wants to get back to his feet but Tieros is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Tieros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tieros trying to control the position from guard on top but Brandao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tieros is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Tieros won't allow Brandao to get back to his feet.
Savo Tieros has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tieros gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Brandao prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brandao connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tieros's face.
Brandao breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tieros moves into the clinch successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Savo Tieros. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Brandao is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Tieros is trying to push Brandao away but Brandao has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brandao tries to score a body lock takedown but Tieros shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Brandao tries to clinch but Tieros moves out of range.
Tieros gets a clinch.
Tieros can't break the clinch.
Brandao blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Tieros taking a breather.
Brandao landing knees to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Brandao is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Tieros is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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 Savo Tieros will probably get the nod.
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.
Brandao darts in and clinches Tieros up against the cage.
Brandao breaks from the clinch.
Savo Tieros is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tieros throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Brandao's head.
Tieros dodges the punch combination from Brandao.
Tieros closes the distance and pushes Brandao back into the cage.
Tieros blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandao is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tieros to keep the fight standing.
Tieros wants to take the fight to the mat but Brandao manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Tieros is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Brandao fails to pull guard.
Tieros jumps guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brandao trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Tieros keeping full guard, as Brandao tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao wants to control from the top but Tieros keeps moving.
Brandao throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Brandao throws a strike but Tieros rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Brandao wants to stand and escape but Tieros is having none of it.
Tieros trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Brandao wants to stand but Tieros is controlling the position.
Tieros trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Tieros prevents Brandao from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tieros tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandao is retaining full guard.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tieros.
Tieros prevents Brandao from getting back to his feet.
Tieros wants to control from the top but Brandao keeps moving.
Brandao is looking to stand up but Tieros isn't so interested in that idea.
Brandao is breathing heavily.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Savo Tieros.
Brandao smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Tieros instigates a clinch.
Tieros has picked Brandao up - he's going for a ride! Tieros dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles 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!
Brandao is trying to stand back up but Tieros is controlling him
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tieros wants to lay and pray for a moment but Brandao keeps working.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Tieros is working for a kimura but Brandao is defending it quite comfortably.
Tieros is looking for a kimura but Brandao is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Tieros to get the leverage.
Tieros prevents Brandao from standing back up.
Tieros is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tieros is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Brandao sees it coming and defends easily.
Tieros is trying to control. Brandao wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Tieros wants to pass to mount but Brandao is defending the position.
Savo Tieros overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Tieros throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Brandao to regain full guard.
Brandao working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Tieros.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tieros trying to control but Brandao is working from the bottom.
Tieros decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Savo Tieros dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Tieros clinches up against the cage.
Brandao unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Brandao keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Tieros's efforts to push away.
Brandao fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Tieros tries to pull guard but Brandao won't allow it.
Tieros tries to pull guard but Brandao won't allow it.
Brandao escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Tieros defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Brandao.
Tieros misses with a head kick.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
Nice sprawl there from Tieros as Brandao shoots in.
Savo Tieros has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Diego Brandao.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Brandao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Tieros.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandao lands with a slapping head kick.
Tieros scores with a body shot.
Tieros circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tieros shoots in but no luck this time.
Brandao lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Tieros is defended easily by Brandao.
Brandao avoids the head kick by Tieros.
Tieros is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Brandao tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tieros throws a right and a left that both miss.
Tieros tries for a takedown but Brandao sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Brandao closes the distance and clinches.
Brandao pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao drives through and clinches with Tieros against the cage.
Brandao stalling the fight.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brandao scores with a knee to the head.
Brandao stops a takedown attempt from Tieros.
Tieros is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Brandao to keep the fight standing.
Brandao can't get the takedown.
Brandao manages to break the clinch.
Brandao tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tieros paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Brandao is looking to clinch but Tieros is avoiding it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao wants to clinch.
Brandao scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Savo Tieros is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Brandao is trying hard to land a takedown here. Tieros sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tieros throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brandao is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Tieros on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Brandao. Brandao obviously looking to wear him down.
Brandao closes the distance looking to clinch
and Tieros moves into the clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is looking for a takedown.
Brandao with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Tieros dodges an elbow strike from Brandao.
Tieros pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Brandao drops his hands momentarily and Tieros takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Brandao tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brandao keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Diego Brandao seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Tieros shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Tieros was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tieros content just to control the position here.
Diego Brandao has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Tieros putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Diego Brandao.
I think Tieros has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Savo Tieros!
As Savo Tieros got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: I look forward to the OFC continuing to challenge me with any fighter they put in front of me. Thanks to God, without him and my fans none of this would be possible.'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Artie Lange (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lionel Messi (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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145 lbs
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133 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artie Lange!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lionel Messi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Messi connects with a high kick.
Lange feints and as Messi raises his hands in defense, Lange changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lange trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
Messi working a defensive guard here.
Lange's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Messi is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt.
Messi shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lange but Lange pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Messi lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange throws a right and a left that Messi avoids nicely.
Lange circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lange tries to clinch there but Messi circles away.
Messi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lange throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lange throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Lange is pulling down on Messi's head. It's preventing any offense from Messi, at least for the moment.
Messi trying to control but Lange is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange controlling Messi's posture.
Lange is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Messi is controlling him.
Lange is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Artie Lange.
Lange misses with a takedown attempt
and Messi counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Lange!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Messi thowing shots but they're missing.
Lange is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Messi goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Lange turns into him and now he's in Messi's guard.
Lange will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Messi keeping moving, preventing Lange from controlling successfully.
Lange is stalling in the full guard.
Lange gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange shoots in looking for a takedown but Messi manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Lange's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lange takes a head kick and keeps coming.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lange looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Messi scoring well with a low kick there.
Lange throws a sloppy head kick
and Messi counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lange fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Messi to the ground. Lange is now in Messi's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lange trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lange working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Lange has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Messi is proving hard to escape from.
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 Artie Lange will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lange tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Messi manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lange is defended easily by Messi.
Lange wants to clinch up but Messi keeps it at a distance.
Lange dives in and grabs Messi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Messi pushes down on Lange's head and hops out.
Messi dives in and scores a takedown into Lange's guard.
Lange working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Messi.
Messi pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lange is keeping the position for now.
Artie Lange overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lange has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Messi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lange looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Messi trying to control but Lange is working from the bottom.
Lange trying to control the position.
Lange has control of Messi's left arm, preventing Messi from doing any damage.
Lange is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Messi trying to control here.
Lange really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange decides to stand up.
Messi closes the distance and pushes Lange back into the cage.
Messi decides to pull guard.
Lange stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Messi swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lange wanted to stand there but Messi had control of the position.
Lange slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Messi has escaped the position, nice work there.
Lange has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Lange closes the distance and clinches up with Messi, looking for a takedown. Lange pushes Messi against the cage but Messi circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Messi is looking to clinch but Lange is avoiding it.
Messi moves out of range of the leg kick from Lange.
Messi checks a low kick from Lange.
Lange misses with a leg kick
and Messi makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Messi lands with a thumping leg kick.
Lange swats away the attempt to clinch by Messi.
Lange looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Messi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lange can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Messi is breathing heavily.
Messi keeping moving, preventing Lange from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Messi is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artie Lange dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back 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.
Lange fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lange tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Messi misses with a takedown attempt - Lange sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lange shoots for a takedown but Messi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Lange throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Messi was covering up waiting for the punch and Lange finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lange stands up and waves to Messi to follow him.
Lange circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Messi scores a takedown into full mount!
Messi prevents Lange from getting the reversal.
Messi trying to control but Lange is having none of it.
Messi takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lange working to try and regain half guard.
Lange sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lange is trying to control but Messi manages to pass to mount!
Lange is looking to get to half guard.
Messi sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Lange tries to get back to half guard but can't.
You get the feeling that Lange really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Lange is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Messi tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lange tries to reverse the position but Messi maintains control.
Lange tries to lock up and control but Messi gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lange bucks Messi off and manages to get back to his feet!
Messi closes the distance and clinches up with Lange, looking for a takedown. Messi pushes Lange against the cage but Lange circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lange looks to score with a jab to the body but Messi is just out of range.
Lange shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Messi but Messi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Artie Lange. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lange throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Messi's waist but Messi gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lange off to one side.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Messi enables Lange to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Messi manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lange wants to control from the top but Messi keeps moving.
Lange looking to pass the guard.
Lange trying to control but Messi is working from the bottom.
Messi looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lange is one step ahead there.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Lange engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
And that's the end of the fight!
Artie Lange showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Lange, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Artie Lange!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brick House (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chen Zhen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think House might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mirror. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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205 lbs
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205 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
BJJ White Belt
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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brick House!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chen Zhen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
House paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zhen throws a series of punches but House moves out of range.
House lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
House moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Are you kidding me?! House ducked down and unloaded an uppercut from hell that sent Zhen clean off his feet! Someone make me a GIF - that's knockout of the night for sure!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Brick House!
During a confident post fight interview, Brick House thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thom Ruff (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ruff is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Tougher than Leather. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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24
265 lbs
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260 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thom Ruff!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojo fails to land with a series of punches.
Rojo feints a jab promting Ruff to slip. Rojo then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Ruff slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ruff closes the distance and pushes Rojo back into the cage.
Ruff lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruff displaying some good clinch control by pressing Rojo up against the cage.
Rojo missing with knees to the body.
Ruff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Rojo is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ruff lands an elbow inside that Rojo shrugs off.
Rojo can't break the clinch.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rojo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Ruff takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rojo is trying to stall.
Rojo prevents the takedown attempt.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff landing knees to the head.
Ruff stalling the fight.
Ruff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruff stalling the fight.
Rojo is looking to break free of the clinch but Ruff has double underhooks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruff lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
A knee to the head by Ruff.
Ruff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rojo's face.
Ruff pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Ruff trying to control the position here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Thom Ruff hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Ruff showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rojo.
Thom Ruff seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Ruff landing knees to the body.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
It looks like Miguel Rojo has been cut.
Rojo takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Ruff lands a good knee to the midsection. Rojo won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruff.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Ruff obliges.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojo up against the cage.
Ruff continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Ruff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice sprawl there from Rojo as Ruff shoots in.
Rojo throws a head kick that misses.
Rojo scores with a body shot.
Rojo misses with a wild combination.
Ruff fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ruff has managed to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruff lands a nice knee to the body.
Ruff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
Ruff lands a knee to the body.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff landing knees to the body.
Ruff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruff.
Ruff escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Rojo wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Ruff dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Miguel Rojo's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Rojo throws a jab when Ruff was well out of range.
Ruff has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ruff closes the distance and clinches.
Ruff lands a knee to the head.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Rojo tries a body shot but Ruff blocks it.
Rojo wants to break free but Ruff has control.
Ruff has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rojo is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Ruff lands an elbow just above Rojo 's eye.
Rojo misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
Ruff drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rojo pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ruff takes the fight into the clinch.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ruff pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff clinches.
Rojo is trying to maintain a safe position but Ruff gets an underhook and turns Rojo into the cage.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruff landing knees to the body.
Ruff putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Rojo in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rojo being controlled against the cage.
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!
Ruff lands a shot to the body.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruff lands an elbow inside.
Ruff holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Rojo looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee is keeping an eye on Ruff - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Ruff connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rojo's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruff landing knees to the head.
Ruff lands a shot to the body.
Ruff breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rojo misses with a double jab.
Ruff closes the distance and clinches.
Rojo takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruff lands a knee to the head.
Ruff digs a right hand underneath Rojo's ribcage. Rojo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff manages to break the clinch.
Rojo tries to bum rush Ruff with a series of wild strikes but Ruff uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Rojo takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruff landing knees to the head.
Ruff comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruff.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Ruff.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff is looking for a takedown.
Miguel Rojo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Thom Ruff.
Ruff scores a nice knee to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ruff is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Nice body punch from Ruff.
Rojo tries to break the clinch but Ruff is controlling the position.
Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruff.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruff gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A knee to the head by Ruff.
Rojo takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff effectively controlling the action here.
Rojo tries to break the clinch but Ruff is controlling the position.
Rojo is trying to force a seperation but Ruff has the dominant position.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruff lands a damaging elbow.
Rojo takes an elbow to the temple.
Ruff lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ruff controlling the action here for a moment.
Rojo is trying to break the clinch but Ruff has him pressed against the cage.
Thom Ruff seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ruff will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Rojo up against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thom Ruff showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Miguel Rojo's cut.
That's time! Rojo's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Ruff forces Rojo back against the cage and clinches.
Rojo misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ruff.
Ruff taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Ruff connects with a knee to the head.
Rojo is trying to force a seperation but Ruff has the dominant position.
Ruff lands an elbow that stopped Rojo in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ruff.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section. Rojo lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ruff scores with a knee to the head.
Miguel Rojo's cut is getting worse.
Ruff has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Rojo is trying to keep an underhook but Ruff manages to get the takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Ruff in particular looking to stall.
Ruff thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rojo's head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruff not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ruff looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Rojo won't allow Ruff to pass to mount.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Ruff with the ground and pound but Rojo uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Ruff tries to free his leg and advance position but Rojo is retaining full guard.
Ruff's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Thom Ruff has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Ruff fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruff is looking to clinch.
Rojo moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Ruff moves into the clinch.
Ruff leaning against his opponent.
Ruff with a knee to the head.
Ruff lands an elbow that stopped Rojo in his tracks for a moment.
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!
Ruff crunches a lovely knee into Rojo's ribcage.
Ruff has Rojo pressed against the cage.
Ruff is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruff dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Ruff lands a nice elbow.
Ruff lands a damaging elbow.
Ruff pulls guard effortlessly.
Rojo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rojo trying to control the position from guard on top but Ruff is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rojo stopping the sweep attempt from Ruff.
Rojo wants to pass the guard but Ruff is keeping the position.
Rojo wants to stand and escape but instead Ruff has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Ruff loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ruff trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruff slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Ruff preventing the sweep.
Miguel Rojo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rojo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ruff tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ruff lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rojo looks to land a combination but Ruff avoids it well.
Rojo throws a poor cross that misses
and Ruff counters with a big head kick but Rojo shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ruff closes the distance and clinches.
Thom Ruff is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Ruff unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thom Ruff comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ruff has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thom Ruff!
Our winner, Thom Ruff, 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 Vlad Tepes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trang Troc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Troc's choice of entrance music: Dr. Octagon- Real Raw. Trang Troc has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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158 lbs
10 - 9 - 0 |
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29
158 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad Tepes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Trang Troc!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Troc dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tepes. That did some damage!
Tepes shoots in and gets a takedown into Troc's guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Tepes postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Tepes passes Troc's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Tepes wants to take a breather but Troc is having none of it.
Tepes missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Troc tries to roll over but Tepes keeps him under control.
Tepes thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Troc's head.
Tepes looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tepes misses with a head shot. Troc uses the momentum to regain guard.
Tepes trying to control but Troc is working from the bottom.
Troc utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Tepes wants to pass the guard but Troc is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Troc avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Troc has his hands on Tepes's head, controlling the position.
Tepes working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Tepes throws a big elbow that misses.
Tepes is looking to work some ground and pound but Troc has wrist control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tepes postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Tepes trying to move into half guard but instead Troc has managed to sweep!
Troc wants to control from the top but Tepes keeps moving.
Tepes kicks Troc off and gets to his feet.
Troc with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Troc works Tepes's body with a nice hook.
Troc connects with a leg kick. Tepes looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Tepes throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Troc thumps Tepes with a low kick.
Nice sprawl there from Troc as Tepes shoots in.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Troc dips to his left and cracks Tepes with an uppercut!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Troc keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Trang Troc is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice takedown defense from Troc. No joy for Tepes on that attempt.
Troc instigates a clinch.
Troc manages to break the clinch.
Vlad Tepes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tepes tries to clinch there but Troc circles away.
Tepes misses with a wild body shot.
Horrible takedown by Tepes or perhaps it was just good defense by Troc which made him look bad.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Tepes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Tepes.
Tepes has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Troc.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tepes missing with a left hand there. Troc was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Tepes fails with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Trang Troc will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A combination from Tepes does no damage.
Tepes shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Troc but Troc pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Tepes fails with the takedown.
Tepes has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vlad Tepes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tepes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Troc lands a slapping body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Tepes with a poor takedown
and Troc counters with a thumping low kick.
Troc wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Troc takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Troc lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Troc moves into the clinch successfully.
Troc gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tepes is rocked!
Tepes takes an elbow to the temple.
Oh Tepes is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Troc working the clinch nicely. Tepes is working for position but Troc cracks him with a big knee to the head! Tepes crumples up against the cage and Troc lands two more shots before the ref can save Tepes! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Trang Troc!
Trang Troc decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shia LaBeouf (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). LaBeouf's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Super Baked. Shia LaBeouf has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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168 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shia LaBeouf!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Egan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Egan looks for a takedown but LaBeouf sprawls well.
LaBeouf throws a poor cross that misses
and Egan counters with a straight right hand.
LaBeouf misses with a double jab.
Egan gets caught napping as LaBeouf dives in and scores a takedown. Egan manages to retain guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Egan escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. LaBeouf gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Egan looking to hit a scissor sweep but LaBeouf is one step ahead there.
Egan keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Egan has LaBeouf pulled in close to control his posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Shia LaBeouf.
LaBeouf has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
LaBeouf lands with a right hand.
Egan tries to clinch there but LaBeouf circles away.
Egan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
LaBeouf shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. LaBeouf showed some decent athleticism there.
LaBeouf passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Egan!
LaBeouf swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Egan is now in LaBeouf's guard. A big mistake from LaBeouf there, giving up the dominant position!
LaBeouf keeping full guard, as Egan tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a big elbow that misses.
LaBeouf working a defensive guard here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Egan passes easily into side control. Nice work.
LaBeouf tries to bench press Egan off him but Egan keeps the position.
Egan tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
LaBeouf is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Egan off and has taken his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf doesn't have the hooks in and Egan manages to turn into his guard.
Egan postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! LaBeouf is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Egan, into his guard.
Egan trying to keep a closed guard but LaBeouf is proving a slippery customer.
Egan keeping moving, preventing LaBeouf from controlling successfully.
Egan looking for a guillotine here but LaBeouf defends easily.
LaBeouf trying to control but Egan is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan working for a triangle but LaBeouf defends it easily.
LaBeouf wants to control from the top but Egan keeps moving.
Egan is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. LaBeouf is aware though and is defending well.
LaBeouf preventing the sweep.
LaBeouf is pushing down on Egan's leg trying to pass to half guard. Egan is fighting to maintain full guard but LaBeouf has managed to sneak the leg through.
LaBeouf trying to control the action but Egan is working from the bottom.
LaBeouf is really struggling to control Egan but he's trying to hold on to the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
LaBeouf is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egan tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
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 Shia LaBeouf will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Egan throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around LaBeouf's waist but LaBeouf gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Egan off to one side.
Egan fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Egan shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with LaBeouf but LaBeouf pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Shia LaBeouf has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grizzly Egan.
Egan closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Egan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, LaBeouf rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Egan's guard! Nice work there by LaBeouf!
Shia LaBeouf overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Egan has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but LaBeouf has passed into side control.
Egan is looking for a sweep.
Egan is not content to let LaBeouf control the position.
Egan regains half guard, as LaBeouf was trying to land strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaBeouf moves into full mount! Egan won't be happy about that!
LaBeouf lands a nice shot to the head.
LaBeouf trying to control but he's not successful this time.
LaBeouf postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Egan looks a forlorn figure.
LaBeouf looking to control but Egan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
LaBeouf is looking to work his way around to Egan's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
LaBeouf wants to finish this one by submission but Egan is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from LaBeouf.
Egan is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
LaBeouf has control of Egan's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Egan regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaBeouf moves to the back position.
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!
Egan fending off the submission attempt from LaBeouf.
LaBeouf tries to keep control of the position but Egan is staying busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf patiently working for the choke. Which fighter will keep their nerve here?
Egan tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Egan is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
LaBeouf thowing shots but they're missing.
LaBeouf controlling the pace for now.
Egan really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan tries to hold on but LaBeouf postures up.
LaBeouf raining down hammerfists from mount.
Egan is wriggling around trying to escape.
LaBeouf looking to control but Egan is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egan is looking to improve his position but LaBeouf isn't that keen on the idea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shia LaBeouf dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by LaBeouf.
LaBeouf tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Egan can't do much from the bottom here.
Egan is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
LaBeouf trying to control the position but Egan is working away.
LaBeouf is trying to get an arm triangle but Egan is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan tries to bench press LaBeouf off him but LaBeouf keeps the position.
LaBeouf wants to control but Egan is keeping him busy.
Egan is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on LaBeouf's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Egan trying to control from the bottom.
Egan kicks LaBeouf off and gets back to his feet.
LaBeouf dives in and scores a takedown into Egan's guard.
LaBeouf connects with a couple of short punches.
Egan is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
LaBeouf trying to control but Egan is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Egan can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as LaBeouf controls the pace.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Egan can't keep his opponent in guard - LaBeouf advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Egan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
LaBeouf 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.
Egan looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan looking for submissions off his back.
Egan is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but LaBeouf pulls his head out easily.
Grizzly Egan has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
LaBeouf thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
LaBeouf 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.
Still in half guard, LaBeouf seems content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
LaBeouf wants to work for an arm triangle but Egan is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Egan trying to control from the bottom.
LaBeouf is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Egan keeps control of the position for the meantime.
LaBeouf wants to control but Egan is keeping him busy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Egan looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Egan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
And that's the end of the fight!
Shia LaBeouf showed his dominance in that final round.
Well LaBeouf 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shia LaBeouf!
Shia LaBeouf 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miles Quaritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jasper Jones (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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27
256 lbs
13 - 6 - 0 |
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23
265 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Great elbows
Cardio machine |
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miles Quaritch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jasper Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones misses with a low kick as Quaritch jumps back.
Jones bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Quaritch's head backwards.
It looks like Miles Quaritch has been cut.
Quaritch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Jones clobbers Quaritch with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Quaritch blocks a leg kick.
Jones misses with a hook. Quaritch ducked under it nicely.
Quaritch fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Quaritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Quaritch takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Jones swings widly with a right hand
and Quaritch counters with a good, hard body kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Quaritch counters with a big head kick but Jones shrugs it off.
Quaritch throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Jones swings for the body but Quaritch moves out of range.
Quaritch misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Quaritch with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Jones to score with a decent uppercut.
Quaritch takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A head kick misses from Quaritch.
Jones shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Quaritch eats them both and turns towards Jones to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Quaritch avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Quaritch misses with a low kick.
Quaritch on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Quaritch on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Jones. Jones obviously looking to wear him down.
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!
Quaritch wants to clinch.
Jones paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Miles Quaritch's cut is getting worse.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones scores with a jab to the jaw.
Quaritch throws a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
A good leg kick by Quaritch.
An inside leg kick from Quaritch misses.
Jones connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Quaritch checks a leg kick.
Quaritch lands a leg kick that knocks Jones off balance momentarily.
Quaritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Jones misses its intended target.
Jones looks for a takedown but Quaritch sprawls well.
Quaritch goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Quaritch pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Quaritch throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Jones.
It looks like Jasper Jones has been cut.
Jones takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Quaritch moves away from the strike by Jones.
Jones tests Quaritch's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Miles Quaritch's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a big shot that misses.
Quaritch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Jones is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Quaritch.
A leg kick checked by Jones.
Quaritch is looking to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Jones misses.
A head kick misses from Quaritch.
Quaritch uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jones.
Danga de danga de dang - Jones scores with a four punch combination!
Jones scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Quaritch doesn't seem bothered though.
Jones does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones lands with a straight right. Quaritch didn't see that one coming.
Jones misses with an uppercut. Quaritch saw that one coming.
Jones throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Quaritch sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quaritch feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jones's calf.
A bone on bone clash there as Jones blocks the leg kick.
Quaritch misses with a leg kick
and Jones counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jasper Jones will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones misses the jab.
Quaritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones keeps the fight on the outside.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Jones crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Quaritch - the referee stops the clock and Jones gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Quaritch. Jones manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Jones misses with an attempted mid kick.
Jones with a jab.
Quaritch is looking to score with low kicks.
Jones takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice leg kick lands there from Quaritch.
Jones throws a hook to the side of Quaritch's head but Quaritch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Quaritch tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Jones fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes a swing at Quaritch's ribcage but misses.
Jasper Jones seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Quaritch rushes Jones and presses him up against the cage.
Quaritch lands a good knee to the midsection. Jones won't want to take too many of those.
Jones is breathing heavily.
A bit of stalling here from Quaritch.
Jones is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Quaritch blocks an uppercut.
Quaritch unloads a knee to the mid-section. Jones lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Quaritch connects with a nasty looking knee right to Jones's face.
Quaritch misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Jones.
Quaritch is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Jones is defending well for now.
Jones looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Quaritch tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Quaritch takes a shot to the head.
Quaritch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones throws a punch but it's blocked by Quaritch.
Quaritch creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Jones's defenses.
Quaritch keeps control of Jones as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Quaritch trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Quaritch lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Quaritch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Quaritch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Jones can't find room to land a body shot as Quaritch controls the action.
Quaritch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Jones fails to land.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones swings wildly with an uppercut but Quaritch uses good head movement to avoid it.
Quaritch blocking some punches.
Miles Quaritch has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Quaritch pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Jasper Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Quaritch throws a sloppy head kick and Jones moves out of range easily.
Quaritch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Quaritch blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Quaritch ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones throws a series of punches but Quaritch moves out of range.
Quaritch looks for the body kick but Jones saw that one coming.
Quaritch uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Jones.
A slapping leg kick lands for Quaritch.
Jones pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jones misses with a leg kick
and Quaritch counters with a slapping leg kick.
Quaritch throws a solid leg kick but Jones takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Quaritch.
A solid body kick from Quaritch.
Quaritch scores with a leg kick.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
An inside leg kick from Quaritch misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones walks forward, straight into a front kick from Quaritch.
Quaritch misses with a head kick.
Quaritch tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones throws a lazy head kick
and Quaritch counters with a low kick, right behind Jones 's knee.
Quaritch does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Jones throws an off balance right hand
and Quaritch counters with a body kick that stops Jones in his tracks momentarily.
Quaritch scores with a push kick.
Quaritch throws a nice inside leg kick.
Quaritch with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quaritch throws a leg kick which misses Jones's front leg but catches the back leg as Jones tries to avoid it.
Quaritch scores with a kick to the body.
Quaritch gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miles Quaritch dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Quaritch lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones throws a low kick but it's checked well by Quaritch.
Jones takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Quaritch takes one on the button.
Quaritch moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
Jones has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Quaritch.
Quaritch moves into the clinch.
Quaritch tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jones throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaritch.
Jones swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones avoiding damage as Quaritch throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaritch.
Quaritch misses with a knee strike.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes an elbow to the forehead.
Quaritch blocking some punches.
Jones misses with a short punch on the inside.
Quaritch blocking some punches.
Jones is looking to control Quaritch's arms but Quaritch gets an underhook and turns him. Now Jones has his back to the cage.
Quaritch connects with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with some punches.
Jones tries to break the clinch but Quaritch is controlling the position.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Quaritch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jones.
Quaritch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Quaritch with a knee to the head.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Quaritch blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones misses with a punch on the inside.
Quaritch scores a nice knee to the body.
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!
Quaritch will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Jones up against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch prevents a body shot from Jones.
Quaritch tries to land knees in the clinch but Jones avoids the damage to the body.
Quaritch looking to stall.
Quaritch breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Quaritch throws a leg kick that misses.
Miles Quaritch is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones misses with a body kick.
Quaritch misses with a low kick as Jones jumps back.
Jones throws a leg kick
and Quaritch counters by clinching up.
Jones has a couple of punches blocked by Quaritch.
Quaritch escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Quaritch fails in his attempt to clinch.
Quaritch drives through and clinches with Jones against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quaritch's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Quaritch misses with a knee strike.
A short uppercut from Jones.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Jeez, Miles Quaritch's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Quaritch blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Quaritch is trying to break the clinch but Jones is controlling him.
Quaritch throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jones working aggressively here.
Jones blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Quaritch misses with a knee to the head.
Jones looks to throw an elbow but misses.
A short right from Jones on the inside.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Miles Quaritch's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Jasper Jones!
Jasper Jones decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mirko Kilipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilipovic is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Guns N' Roses: Paradise City. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allan Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Kilipovic!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kilipovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Anderson misses with a looping left.
A slapping body kick lands there for Kilipovic.
Kilipovic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anderson throws out the jab.
Kilipovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Anderson. That did some damage!
Kilipovic is looking to slow Anderson down with leg kicks.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch but Kilipovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
A swing and a miss from Kilipovic.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Good standup being displayed there by Anderson as he connects with a hook.
Kilipovic moves out of range as Anderson strikes.
Anderson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Kilipovic connects with a crisp jab.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Anderson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kilipovic.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kilipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Kilipovic ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Kilipovic feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
Anderson avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Anderson misses with a looping right.
Anderson throws out a loose jab but Kilipovic uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kilipovic misses with a kick to the body.
Anderson takes a kick to the side of the head.
Kilipovic scores with a head kick.
Kilipovic needs to keep his hands up - Anderson had a free shot at his head there.
Kilipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilipovic moves away.
Kilipovic misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Kilipovic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Anderson takes a swing at Kilipovic's ribcage but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson looks to throw the jab but Kilipovic is out of range.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilipovic thows a body kick. Anderson tries to catch it but that hurt him.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Anderson crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kilipovic - the referee stops the clock and Anderson gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kilipovic. Anderson manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Kilipovic circles away.
Anderson takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anderson shoots for a double leg takedown but Kilipovic sprawls well. He's pushed Anderson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Kilipovic moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kilipovic ducks under a wild hook from Anderson.
Kilipovic throws a quick inside leg kick.
Kilipovic keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anderson.
Kilipovic takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Anderson drives through and clinches with Kilipovic against the cage.
Kilipovic manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A good leg kick by Kilipovic.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick there by Kilipovic.
Anderson is breathing heavily.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilipovic. Kilipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kilipovic moves away.
Anderson is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that half lands.
Kilipovic throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Anderson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilipovic.
Anderson chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilipovic can pounce on him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilipovic scores with a kick to the body.
Anderson on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilipovic. Kilipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilipovic misses with a head kick.
Kilipovic swings for the body but Anderson moves out of range.
Kilipovic keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Anderson will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilipovic cracks a nice hook into Anderson's ribs.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic feints and then cracks Anderson's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anderson down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Anderson moves out of range.
Kilipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
A jab from Kilipovic finds it's way through Anderson's defenses.
Anderson lands a jab to the nose.
Kilipovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jab, jab by Kilipovic - just one landing.
Anderson lands a nice hook to Kilipovic's body. Kilipovic takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Kilipovic keeps Anderson at a distance using the push kick.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A jab from Anderson misses.
Kilipovic closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
A solid body kick from Kilipovic.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Kilipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Anderson is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Kilipovic lands a big head kick that sends Anderson tumbling to the mat! Kilipovic takes a step backwards and waves Anderson back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Anderson is rocked!
It looks like Allan Anderson has been cut.
Anderson is keeping his hands low and just asking to be knocked out. Kilipovic Raises his leg and lands a stunning axe kick! Anderson is out cold, face down on the mat!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mirko Kilipovic!
Mirko Kilipovic is the new light heavyweight champion!
A very excited looking Mirko Kilipovic rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Darius Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darius Parker had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darius Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Alves!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves punishes Parker's body with a nice straight punch.
Alves throws a low kick but Parker avoids it.
Alves throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Parker throws a hook to the side of Alves's head but Alves sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Parker tries to land a leg kick but Alves saw it coming and moves away.
Alves moves out of range as Parker strikes.
Alves looks to throw the jab but Parker is out of range.
A leg kick checked by Parker.
Alves slips under a jab from Parker.
Alves misses with a body kick.
Alves goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Alves wants to clinch.
Parker scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Alves misses with a right hand
and Parker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Alves is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Parker is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Alves flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Alves is out cold! Parker holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Darius Parker!
Darius Parker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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