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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Robert Beckett (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Newman has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can`t Stop as his entrance music. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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200 lbs
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191 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Dangerous knees
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Great elbows
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robert Beckett!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Newman!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beckett on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A slow jab from Newman misses its intended target.
A head kick misses from Beckett.
Newman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Beckett is looking to score with low kicks.
Newman cracks Beckett with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Some wild striking there from Beckett.
Paul Newman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beckett blocks a jab.
Newman keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Beckett throws a leg kick but Newman moved away.
Newman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A swing and a miss from Newman.
Newman throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Beckett tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Newman misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Newman stuns Beckett with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Beckett fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Newman has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Newman has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Beckett, right into the meat.
Newman looks gassed!
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Beckett throws a series of punches but Newman moves out of range.
Beckett delivers a nice body kick.
Beckett lands with a thumping leg kick.
Good leg kick by Beckett there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Beckett uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Newman.
Beckett connects with a leg kick. Newman looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A chopping leg kick lands by Beckett.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beckett misses with a body kick.
Newman misses with a hook
and Beckett counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Beckett connects with a solid leg kick.
Beckett misses with a series of wild punches.
Beckett moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Beckett lands a body punch in the clinch.
Beckett lands a good knee to the midsection. Newman won't want to take too many of those.
Beckett landing knees to the head.
It looks like Paul Newman has been cut.
Beckett lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Beckett displaying some good clinch control by pressing Newman up against the cage.
Newman looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Beckett utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Beckett landing some nice looking knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Beckett.
Beckett lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Beckett connects with a knee to the head.
Beckett lands a right hand that snaps the head of Newman backwards.
Beckett lands a hook to the side of the head.
Beckett throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Beckett scores with a knee to the head.
Beckett unloads a knee to the mid-section.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Beckett scores a nice knee to the body.
Beckett connects with a knee to the head.
Newman is rocked!
Beckett with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Newman is still on wobbly legs! Can Beckett finish him?
Beckett working the clinch nicely. Newman is working for position but Beckett cracks him with a big knee to the head! Newman crumples up against the cage and Beckett lands two more shots before the ref can save Newman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Robert Beckett!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Steven Hewitte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seamorn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steven Hewitte has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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182 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Hewitte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seamorn Carter!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Hewitte gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Carter cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Carter fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hewitte looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hewitte is breathing heavily.
Carter scores with a leg kick.
Hewitte misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Good standup being displayed there by Carter as he connects with a hook.
Carter feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hewitte's calf.
A solid body kick from Carter.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Carter lands a nice leg kick that just misses Hewitte's sensitive parts.
Carter scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Carter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Carter gets through Hewitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Carter obliges.
A shot in the inside from Carter.
Hewitte letting Carter take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hewitte avoiding damage as Carter throws knees to the body.
The referee calls for Carter to work.
Carter lands an elbow that stopped Hewitte in his tracks for a moment.
Carter misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Hewitte.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Steven Hewitte has been cut.
Nice elbow from Carter.
Carter slows down the pace here.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
Hewitte on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carter lands a damaging elbow.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hewitte backwards.
Carter avoiding damage.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter lands a left hand.
A short body shot lands from Carter as the two fighters clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Carter is struggling to control the position.
Hewitte really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Carter lands an elbow inside that Hewitte shrugs off.
Carter gets through Hewitte's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Carter gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Carter lands a good knee to the midsection. Hewitte won't want to take too many of those.
Carter is stalling here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Carter pushes Hewitte back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Carter lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Carter lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Carter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Carter creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hewitte's defenses.
Hewitte takes an elbow to the forehead.
Hewitte letting Carter take a breather here.
Carter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hewitte backwards.
Carter lands a nice knee to the body.
Carter lands a nice elbow.
Carter lands an elbow inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Carter.
Hewitte is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Carter pushes Hewitte back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Oh Hewitte is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Carter.
Carter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Hewitte! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Carter is unloading with more strikes now! Hewitte drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Seamorn Carter!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rolad Kjeldsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tobias Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker has chosen The Rapture - Echos as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rolad Kjeldsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobias Walker!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker shoots in for a double leg but Kjeldsson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Kjeldsson moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walker misses with a takedown
and Kjeldsson counters with a left to the body.
Kjeldsson throws out a powerful jab.
Kjeldsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Kjeldsson ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Walker moves forwards but Kjeldsson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Walker with a poor takedown
and Kjeldsson counters with a stiff right hand.
Rolad Kjeldsson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tobias Walker.
Kjeldsson misses with a hook.
Kjeldsson misses with the combination.
Walker misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Kjeldsson to counter with a crisp jab.
Kjeldsson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Kjeldsson as Walker shoots in.
Kjeldsson misses with the combination.
Walker shoots in for a takedown but Kjeldsson shows good takedown defense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kjeldsson thows a body shot but no joy.
Walker gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kjeldsson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Kjeldsson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Walker.
Rolad Kjeldsson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kjeldsson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Walker shoots and misses
and Kjeldsson counters with a nice body shot.
Kjeldsson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Kjeldsson connects with a body shot that sends Walker's belly button to the back.
Walker has his takedown stuffed
and Kjeldsson counters with a three punch combo that has Walker backing up. Walker nods at Kjeldsson to acknowledge the strikes.
Walker is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kjeldsson cracks Walker's jaw with two stiff jabs then ducks low and throws a soul-severing right uppercut to the mouth!! Walker slumps to the ground with blood on his lips. The referee steps in before Kjeldsson can do further damage! This one is done, son!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rolad Kjeldsson!
Rolad Kjeldsson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dick Niaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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275 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Dick Niaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Snow looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Niaz gets back to full guard.
Snow trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.
Snow preventing the sweep.
Niaz is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Niaz has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Snow has passed into side control.
Snow is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Niaz is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Niaz is trying to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow is trying to get an arm triangle but Niaz is defending well.
Niaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Niaz taking a bit of punishment here - Snow scoring with strikes.
It looks like Dick Niaz has been cut.
Snow tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Niaz is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Snow's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Snow winds up and cracks Niaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Snow wants to take a breather but Niaz is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Niaz gets back to full guard.
Snow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Niaz is keeping the position for now.
Niaz working for a triangle but Snow defends it easily.
Snow works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Snow wants to lay and pray for a moment but Niaz keeps working.
Snow scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Niaz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Snow scores with a couple of nice shots.
Niaz is looking for a sweep. Snow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Niaz wants to sweep but Snow has passed to side control!
Niaz is looking to reverse the position.
Snow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Snow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Niaz struggling a bit here.
Niaz gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Snow wants to take a breather but Niaz is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Niaz makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Niaz.
Niaz keeping moving, preventing Snow from controlling successfully.
Niaz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Snow passes Niaz's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Niaz makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Dick Niaz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Niaz feints and then cracks Snow's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Snow down.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Niaz takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Dick Niaz's cut is getting worse.
Snow connects with a leg kick. Niaz looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Snow showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Niaz.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Niaz.
Snow tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Snow looks to land a body kick but Niaz moved away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Snow dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dick Niaz's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Snow throws a wild body kick that Niaz sees coming a mile off.
Snow looks for the body kick but Niaz saw that one coming.
Snow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niaz is able to avoid easily.
Niaz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Snow tries to work over Niaz's front leg with a kick but Niaz checks it.
Niaz leaves Snow with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Niaz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Snow was well out of range. Poor timing from Niaz.
Nice jab there from Niaz.
It looks like Jon Snow has been cut.
Niaz throws a right and a left that Snow avoids nicely.
Niaz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Snow moves away.
Snow fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Niaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Snow stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Niaz.
A decent looking cross lands there for Niaz.
Niaz misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Snow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow shoots for a double leg takedown but Niaz sprawls well. He's pushed Snow's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Snow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Niaz is able to avoid easily.
Dick Niaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Snow is looking to score with low kicks.
Snow attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Snow throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Snow throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Niaz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Snow is in Niaz's guard.
Niaz working a defensive guard but Snow manages to pass into side control anyway.
Niaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Niaz is looking for a sweep. Snow is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Niaz is pressing down on Snow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Snow preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow scoring with some ground and pound.
Snow chips away with some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Snow trying to control but Niaz is working from the bottom.
Snow stopping the sweep attempt from Niaz.
Snow looking to pass the guard.
Niaz tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Niaz is looking for a triangle but Snow pushes his legs off easily.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Niaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Niaz keeping full guard, as Snow tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Snow is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Snow trying to control the position from guard on top but Niaz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Snow throwing strikes from guard but Niaz blocks nicely.
Snow passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Niaz is looking to regain half guard here but Snow keeps moving and retains side control.
Snow scores with a couple of short elbows.
Jon Snow has got the better of the ground game so far.
Snow looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Niaz is avoiding damage well.
Niaz is looking for a sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Niaz rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Snow's guard! Nice work there by Niaz!
Snow has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Niaz stopping the sweep attempt from Snow.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Snow. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Snow keeping full guard, as Niaz tries to pass.
Niaz is working hard here to advance position.
Snow looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Niaz puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Snow is looking to improve his position.
Niaz is working for a submission of some sort.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dick Niaz dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. And we move into the final round!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Snow.
Niaz is looking to reverse the position.
Niaz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Snow thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Snow wants to free his trapped foot but Niaz is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Niaz is pressing down on Snow's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Niaz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Snow looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Niaz prevents Snow from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niaz is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Snow moves into full guard.
Snow looking to control.
Niaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.
Snow wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Snow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Niaz throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Snow works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Snow has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Niaz can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Niaz missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Snow has a closed guard, preventing Niaz from standing up.
Niaz pushing down on Snow's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Snow is trying to maintain the position but Niaz is very close to passing his half guard.
Snow slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niaz won't allow Snow to sweep him here.
Niaz looking to pass the guard.
Niaz trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Snow manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Snow got a little sloppy there for a moment and Niaz has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Snow has managed to get both his arms back between Niaz's legs - danger averted.
Niaz 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.
Niaz had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Snow defends it easily.
Snow lands a couple of elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Snow not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Niaz is on top in guard.
Snow trying to control the position.
Niaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Snow is retaining full guard.
Snow is trying to control the position but Niaz postures up.
Niaz won't allow Snow to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Snow throws his legs up looking for a submission but Niaz uses it to pass to side control.
Snow takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Niaz trying to control the position but Snow is working away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Dick Niaz.
I think Niaz 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:29
In favor of your winner, by majority decision... Dick Niaz!
Dick Niaz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Hatsu Hioki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro De La Barrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barrera is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Westside Connection - Bow Down . Alejandro De La Barrera is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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156 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hatsu Hioki!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro De La Barrera!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hioki swings away with a body shot that misses
and Barrera counters with a leg kick.
Hioki shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Barrera pinned against the cage. Barrera gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Hioki moves out of range as Barrera strikes.
Hioki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Barrera counters with a low kick, right behind Hioki 's knee.
Barrera looks to land a right hand but Hioki moved out of range.
Barrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hioki.
A jab from Hioki misses.
Hioki closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Barrera looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Barrera lands with a right hand.
Hioki tries to score a power double leg takedown but Barrera sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Hioki somewhat.
Barrera takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioki closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hioki trying to control from half guard but Barrera is working away.
Hioki is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Barrera is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Barrera controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hioki is trying to control. Barrera wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barrera keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hioki passes to side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hioki working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hioki tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hioki has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hioki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Barrera is looking for a sweep.
Hioki swings around for an armbar but Barrera sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Hioki's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioki keeping moving, preventing Barrera from controlling successfully.
Barrera stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hioki swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Barrera stopping the sweep attempt from Hioki.
Barrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hioki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barrera wants to stand and escape but instead Hioki has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hioki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barrera's guard.
Barrera wants to get back to full guard but Hioki has passed into side control.
Hioki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barrera tries to buck Hioki off but Hioki is having none of it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hioki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hioki tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hatsu Hioki dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hioki scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hioki is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Barrera is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Barrera sneaks back into half guard.
Barrera wants to improve his position but Hioki is controlling well.
Hioki wants to control but Barrera is keeping him busy.
Hioki thows a huge punch but Barrera dodges it nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioki wants to take a breather but Barrera is having none of it.
Hioki trying to work for an americana but Barrera has managed to regain full guard.
Hioki drops back, looking for a kneebar! Barrera looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Barrera looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Barrera!
Barrera is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hioki has escaped the position, nice work there.
Hioki manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Hioki regains full guard. Nicely done.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hioki manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Barrera manages to get himself to full guard.
Hioki missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hioki accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Barrera tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barrera keeping moving, preventing Hioki from controlling successfully.
Hioki pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Barrera is keeping the position for now.
Hioki sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Barrera's guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hioki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Hioki.
Barrera is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Hioki drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Barrera manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Hioki has Barrera in his guard.
Barrera trying to control the position from guard on top but Hioki is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hioki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera stands and steps away. Hioki gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Barrera swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Hioki swings widly with a right hand
and Hioki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Barrera lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Barrera connects with a good right hand that stumbles Hioki. Hioki circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Hioki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Hioki misses with a combination
and Barrera counters with an inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrera keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Barrera misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Hatsu Hioki will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Barrera wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Hioki misses with a series of wild punches.
Barrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hioki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The fighters circle momentarily. Barrera darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Barrera's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hioki under the eye.
Hatsu Hioki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hioki will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Hioki shoots in for a takedown but Barrera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hioki misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Barrera counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Hatsu Hioki is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Barrera scores with a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barrera tries to sprawl but Hioki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Hioki tries to pass to full mount but Barrera defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioki is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barrera trying to control but Hioki postures up.
Hioki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Barrera is trying to maintain the position but Hioki is very close to passing his half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Barrera avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Hioki.
Hatsu Hioki overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hioki sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Barrera defending well though.
Hioki is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hioki takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Hioki misses with a head shot.
Hioki thowing shots but they're missing.
Hioki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hioki with the ground and pound from mount.
Hioki has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Hioki goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Barrera is on top in guard.
Barrera trying to control but Hioki is working from the bottom.
Barrera drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Hioki dives on top into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hioki wants to control from the top but Barrera keeps moving.
Hioki wants to pass the guard but Barrera is keeping the position.
Hioki in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hioki looking to sit in guard and control but Barrera gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Barrera trying to control but Hioki is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Hatsu Hioki did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Hioki swings widly with a right hand
and Barrera makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Hioki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barrera avoids it really well and circles away.
Barrera lands a jab to Hioki's midsection.
Hioki closes the distance and clinches up with Barrera, looking for a takedown. Hioki pushes Barrera against the cage but Barrera circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barrera lands a head shot.
Hioki shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Barrera as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hatsu Hioki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barrera slips a jab and a cross from Hioki.
Barrera scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Barrera takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Hioki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hioki misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hioki fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Hioki doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Barrera fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Hioki looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Hioki shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barrera counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jab from Barrera.
Barrera scores with a hook.
Barrera lands a right hook to the body.
Hioki takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hioki looks to land a right hand but Barrera moved out of range.
Hioki misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barrera swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Hioki.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Barrera connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Hioki swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Barrera lands a really nice looking cross but Hioki seems unphased.
Barrera throws a nice inside leg kick.
Hioki loads up on a big right hand but Barrera slips the punch.
Hioki connects with a looping right hand.
Hioki fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barrera avoids it really well and circles away.
Hioki moves out of range of the body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Hioki. That did some damage!
Hioki swings widly with a right hand
and Barrera counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hioki misses with an uppercut. Barrera saw that one coming.
Hioki misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Barrera with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Hioki misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Barrera throws a chopping leg kick but Hioki manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Barrera catches Hioki with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Barrera uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Hioki.
Barrera cracks a nice hook into Hioki's ribs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barrera buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Hioki lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Barrera circles away quickly and effectively.
Barrera throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Hioki on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barrera connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Hioki moves forwards but Barrera connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hioki takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Hioki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Barrera to score with a decent uppercut.
Hioki tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Barrera swivels and escapes.
Hioki thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barrera scores with a one two! Hioki had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Hioki checks a leg kick.
Hioki throws a series of punches but Barrera avoids them all with ease.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alejandro De La Barrera dominated that fourth round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Hioki moves out of range of the leg kick from Barrera.
Alejandro De La Barrera seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barrera uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Hioki has time to react.
A jab from Hioki does it's job there.
A leg kick checked by Hioki.
Hioki thows a body shot but no joy.
Hioki shoots in for a takedown but Barrera shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Barrera avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Hioki throws a looping overhand right but Barrera ducks down to avoid it.
Hioki misses with a lunging right hand
and Barrera counters with a right hand to the body.
Hioki throws a nice looking combination but Barrera bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Barrera tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Hioki is able to avoid easily.
Barrera throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Hioki stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barrera lands a nice hook to Hioki's body. Hioki takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Hioki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Hioki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barrera.
Barrera dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hioki takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Barrera scores with the left hand. Hioki knows he should have avoided that one.
A swing and a miss from Barrera.
Barrera finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Barrera connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Alejandro De La Barrera is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hioki throws an off balance right hand
and Barrera connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Hioki misses with a two punch combination.
Hioki looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Barrera is fending him off so far but Hioki persists. Nope, Barrera circles away and we're back to standing.
Hioki shoots in but no luck this time.
Alejandro De La Barrera has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hatsu Hioki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hioki throws a body punch but Barrera moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barrera tried to score with a low kick but Hioki checks it.
Barrera connects with an inside leg kick.
Hioki gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Hioki has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Hioki there as he acknowledges the shot.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Hioki.
Hioki trying to control the action but Barrera is working from the bottom.
Barrera can't do much from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barrera is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hioki off and has taken his back!
Hioki wants to escape the position.
Hioki just trying to survive but Barrera is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Barrera wants to control the position but Hioki frees himself and scrambles - Barrera manages to regain control in side control.
Barrera controlling the position.
Barrera looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Hioki is avoiding damage well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hioki struggling a bit here.
Barrera wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hioki keeps working.
Barrera with the ground and pound but Hioki regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barrera throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Hioki to regain full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alejandro De La Barrera comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hioki 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 48:47
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Hatsu Hioki!
Hatsu Hioki retains his featherweight title!
Our winner, Hatsu Hioki, 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Lance Darian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Romero Jacare (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Darian's entrance music is Fly By Night. A fine choice. Lance Darian had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 186.0lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. 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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Lance Darian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Romero Jacare!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jacare slips a jab from Darian.
Darian lands with a nice body punch.
Darian looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Darian just misses with a punch to the body.
Jacare doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Jacare takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Darian keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Darian scores with a jab to the jaw.
Jacare drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Darian controls Jacare momentarily but Jacare frees himself.
Jacare postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacare trying to control but Darian is working from the bottom.
Darian looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian has his foot on Jacare's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Jacare works his way back into a safe position though.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Darian is on top in guard.
Jacare keeping moving, preventing Darian from controlling successfully.
Jacare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Jacare is trying to control the position but Darian postures up.
Jacare is trying to hold Darian in close to prevent damage but Darian has managed to pass into half guard.
Darian is thwarting Jacare's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jacare wants to get back to full guard.
Darian thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jacare's head.
Darian is working for a kimura but Jacare is defending it quite comfortably.
Jacare is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Jacare wants to get back to full guard but Darian has mounted him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Darian tries to control but Jacare wriggling away.
Darian stands up from mount. Strange move.
Darian tries to land a front kick but Jacare steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Jacare.
Jacare fails to land the takedown.
Lance Darian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Jacare.
Darian throws a quick inside leg kick.
Darian walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Jacare checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Jacare cracks Darian with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Darian lands a two punch combo.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darian clobbers Jacare with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Darian, right into the meat.
Darian lands a leg kick that knocks Jacare off balance momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacare walks into a jab.
Darian fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Jacare checks it well.
Darian attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Darian swinging wildly here.
Darian scores with a nice strike.
Jacare looks for a takedown but Darian sprawls well.
Jacare shoots in looking for a takedown but Darian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacare's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jacare's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Darian connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Jacare scrambles back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jacare tries to bum rush Darian with a series of wild strikes but Darian uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jacare looks for a takedown but Darian sprawls well.
Darian tries to move into range but Jacare moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Darian 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.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Darian enables Jacare to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Darian manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Jacare drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Darian dives on top into guard.
Jacare is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Darian stops Jacare from standing up.
Darian works over Jacare with some ground and pound from guard.
Darian stands up from Jacare's guard - Darian perhaps looking for a knockout.
Darian throws a leg kick which misses Jacare's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacare tries to avoid it.
Jacare is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Darian.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Darian looks to land a combination. Jacare sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Lance Darian is winning the standup battle so far.
Jacare looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jacare is breathing heavily.
Jacare tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Darian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Jacare.
Good leg kick by Darian there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Lance Darian is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A combination from Darian does no damage.
A right-left combo lands from Darian.
Jacare misses with a takedown attempt - Darian sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Darian is looking to land body kicks.
Jacare looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darian is fending him off so far but Jacare persists. Nope, Darian circles away and we're back to standing.
Lance Darian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Jacare.
Darian throws a nice outside leg kick.
Jacare throws a jab but it's blocked by Darian.
Jacare thuds his right hand into Darian's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Darian misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Jacare drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jacare with a flurry of punches that miss.
Romero Jacare has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jacare postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jacare looking to pass the guard.
Jacare trying to control the position from guard on top but Darian is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Darian seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Darian is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jacare is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Jacare finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Darian misses with the combination.
Darian lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jacare gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Darian counters with a good low kick that Jacare was not able to check.
Jacare feints and as Darian raises his hands in defense, Jacare changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Darian trying to control the position.
Jacare tries to free his leg and advance position but Darian is retaining full guard.
Darian is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jacare wants to control from the top but Darian keeps moving.
Darian controlling the position.
Jacare postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Darian is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Jacare, into his guard.
Jacare throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Darian trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lance Darian dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Jacare shoots in but Darian avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Darian stuffs the takedown attempt from Jacare. Jacare gets slowly back to his feet.
A nice leg kick lands there from Darian.
Danga de danga de dang - Darian scores with a four punch combination!
Darian tries to score with a low kick but Jacare moves his leg out of the way.
Darian throws a leg kick which misses Jacare's front leg but catches the back leg as Jacare tries to avoid it.
Darian cracks Jacare with an open hand slap.
Darian shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Jacare eats them both and turns towards Darian to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Darian misses with a series of wild punches.
Jacare looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darian is fending him off so far but Jacare persists. Nope, Darian circles away and we're back to standing.
Lance Darian has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Romero Jacare.
Jacare takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Darian with a hook.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Darian throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Darian moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Darian thuds a left hand into Jacare's body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Darian.
Darian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darian slips a jab and a cross from Jacare.
Jacare looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Darian is fending him off so far but Jacare persists. Nope, Darian circles away and we're back to standing.
Darian dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Jacare. That did some damage!
Darian fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Lance Darian is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jacare throws a right hand that misses
and Darian counters with a thumping low kick.
Darian explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Darian is looking to slow Jacare down with leg kicks.
Darian lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jacare backs up against the cage.
Darian digs a good hook to Jacare's body.
Jacare's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Darian will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Darian moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Darian connects with a right hand. Jacare shakes it off.
A left and a right from Darian both land. Nice combination.
Darian with a nice cross.
Darian connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Darian lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
A left and a right from Darian both land. Nice combination.
Darian slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jacare is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Lance Darian seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Darian throws a hook but Jacare avoids it easily.
Jacare shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Darian pinned against the cage. Darian gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Jacare showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Darian.
Darian lands with a straight right. Jacare didn't see that one coming.
Jacare on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Good shot there by Darian.
Jacare avoids the body shot from Darian.
Good standup being displayed there by Darian as he connects with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Darian chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jacare walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Darian tries to bum rush Jacare with a series of wild strikes but Jacare uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Darian throws a series of strikes that have Jacare backpedaling.
Darian stuffs the takedown.
Nice straight punches there by Darian. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Darian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jacare shoots in looking for a takedown but Darian manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Jacare's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Jacare with a poor takedown
and Darian counters with a nice uppercut.
Darian connects with a looping right hand.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A cross from Jacare lands.
Nice takedown defense from Darian. No joy for Jacare on that attempt.
Romero Jacare has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lance Darian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jacare takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lance Darian showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Darian, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lance Darian!
A relieved looking Lance Darian thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Saraiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacek Goc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Goc comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Two Steps From Hell - ASAP kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! This should be a great matchup!
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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
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Saraiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacek Goc!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Goc delivers a nice body kick.
Crunch! Goc slams his shin into Saraiva's torso.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goc 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 Saraiva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saraiva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Saraiva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Goc throws a low kick, looking for Saraiva's leg but Saraiva calmly moves out of range.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Goc 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 Saraiva has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Saraiva and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Goc blocks a low kick nicely.
Goc throws a head kick that misses.
Goc checks a low kick from Saraiva.
Saraiva connects with an inside leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Goc. That's going to slow Saraiva down.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Goc takes a swing at Saraiva's ribcage but misses.
Goc throws out a loose jab but Saraiva uses good head movement to avoid it.
Goc misses with a kick to the body.
Goc shoots in looking for a takedown. Saraiva tries to sprawl out of it but Goc keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Saraiva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Goc dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goc scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Saraiva wants to clinch up but Goc keeps it at a distance.
Saraiva looks to score with a jab to the body but Goc is just out of range.
Saraiva throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Saraiva pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Saraiva moves out of range as Goc throws a body kick.
Goc throws a head kick that Saraiva semi-blocks.
A low kick from Goc misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Goc feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Saraiva's calf.
Goc throws a leg kick but Saraiva checks it.
A slapping body kick lands there for Saraiva.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Goc tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Saraiva is able to avoid easily.
Saraiva lands with a kick to the temple. Goc shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Goc moves out of range of the leg kick from Saraiva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Saraiva.
Goc wants to land a leg kick but Saraiva is out of range.
Goc throws the kick towards the body but Saraiva avoids it.
Saraiva buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Saraiva chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Goc can pounce on him.
Goc throws a leg kick
and Saraiva counters with an inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saraiva.
Saraiva moves into the clinch.
Saraiva manages to break the clinch.
Saraiva takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Jacek Goc seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saraiva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saraiva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goc.
Goc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Goc moves out of range as Saraiva throws a body kick.
Goc thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Saraiva if he has to take too many more of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc closes this distance looking for a takedown but Saraiva circles away.
Goc misses with a low kick as Saraiva jumps back.
Saraiva tries to move into range but Goc moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Saraiva throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Goc misses with a right hand
and Saraiva counters with a nice body kick.
Saraiva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saraiva wants to clinch.
Saraiva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saraiva pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saraiva tries to clinch but Goc is having none of it.
Saraiva checks a leg kick nicely.
Saraiva misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva scores with a nice strike.
Saraiva throws a front kick that sends Goc stumbling back into the cage.
Goc gets cracked there but stands up to it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saraiva tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Goc throws a wild body kick that Saraiva sees coming a mile off.
A low kick from Goc misses
and Saraiva counters with a nice low kick that buckles Goc's knee momentarily.
Goc looks to land a left hand but Saraiva moved out of range nicely.
Gabriel Saraiva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Goc scores with a nice body kick.
Goc is looking to score with low kicks.
Goc moves out of range as Saraiva throws a body kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Goc goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saraiva.
Saraiva on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Goc. Goc obviously looking to wear him down.
Goc misses with a jab to the body
and Saraiva makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Goc really felt that one!
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 Gabriel Saraiva will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Saraiva rushes Goc and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Saraiva keeps control of Goc as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Goc swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Goc pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Saraiva misses with a head kick.
Goc fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Saraiva.
Goc misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saraiva slips a straight right by Goc.
A swing and a miss from Goc.
Saraiva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goc thumps Saraiva with a low kick.
Goc blocks a head kick by Saraiva.
Saraiva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Goc manages to avoid it.
Goc throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saraiva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraiva throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Goc.
Goc tries to land a body kick
and Saraiva counters with a good low kick that Goc was not able to check.
Goc throws a wild body kick that Saraiva sees coming a mile off.
Goc blocks a head kick by Saraiva.
Saraiva throws a head kick but Goc moves out of range.
Saraiva moves in looking to clinch but Goc pushes him off.
Saraiva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Goc.
Saraiva tries to clinch there but Goc circles away.
A chopping leg kick lands by Goc.
Goc moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Goc throws a front kick aimed at Saraiva's knee but Saraiva avoids it well.
Goc throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Saraiva looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saraiva wants to land a leg kick but Goc is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Goc looks to land a right hand but Saraiva moved out of range.
Goc throws a leg kick which misses Saraiva's front leg but catches the back leg as Saraiva tries to avoid it.
Goc misses with a body shot.
Saraiva takes a jab right on the kisser.
Saraiva avoids a kick to the body.
Goc tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
A clash of legs there as Saraiva blocks the low kick.
Nice body kick there by Goc.
Goc connects with a body shot.
Saraiva tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Goc is able to avoid easily.
Good leg kick by Saraiva there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Goc fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Saraiva is out of range.
Goc looks for the body kick but Saraiva saw that one coming.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Goc lands with a shot to the body.
Goc avoids a kick to the body.
Goc throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Jacek Goc seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saraiva blocks a leg kick.
Goc lands with a right hand.
Goc fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Saraiva checks it well.
Saraiva looks for the body kick but Goc saw that one coming.
Saraiva is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Goc misses with a low kick as Saraiva jumps back.
Saraiva throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Goc makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Goc throws a jab when Saraiva was well out of range.
Nice takedown defense from Saraiva. No joy for Goc on that attempt.
Goc throws a lazy uppercut
and Saraiva counters with a nice leg kick.
Goc shoots in for a takedown but Saraiva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gabriel Saraiva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jacek Goc.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Goc fakes the leg kick and cracks Saraiva in 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!
Saraiva blocks a head kick by Goc.
Goc chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Saraiva can pounce on him.
Saraiva connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Goc lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saraiva walks forward, straight into a front kick from Goc.
Goc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Saraiva as he avoids it easily.
Goc lands with a thumping leg kick.
Goc misses with a leg kick
and Saraiva counters with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Saraiva sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Saraiva throws a push kick but Goc slaps the foot to one side.
Saraiva lands with a thumping leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jacek Goc showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Saraiva misses with a wild combination.
Saraiva walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Saraiva fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Goc.
Saraiva throws a front kick that sends Goc stumbling back into the cage.
Saraiva checks the leg kick.
Goc throws a low kick but Saraiva avoids it.
Nice body kick there by Saraiva.
Saraiva misses with a head kick.
Goc takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
A nice leg kick lands there from Goc.
Saraiva digs a good body shot into Goc's ribs.
Goc is looking to score with low kicks.
Goc takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Saraiva scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saraiva.
Saraiva forces Goc back against the cage and clinches.
Saraiva lands a damaging elbow.
Saraiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Goc avoids it.
Goc is trying to break the clinch but Saraiva has him pressed against the cage.
Goc is trying to maintain a safe position but Saraiva gets an underhook and turns Goc into the cage.
Saraiva cracks Goc with a nice body shot.
Saraiva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Goc's defenses.
Saraiva throws an elbow but it misses.
Goc tries to break free but Saraiva pushes him back against the cage.
Saraiva lands a nice elbow.
A frustrated look appears on Goc's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Goc slowing the pace effectively.
Saraiva gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Goc trying to stall but Saraiva improves his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Goc lands a body punch.
Goc is looking to control Saraiva's arms but Saraiva gets an underhook and turns him. Now Goc has his back to the cage.
Goc managing to block the knees to the body from Saraiva.
Goc taking a breather.
Goc seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Jacek Goc.
Goc tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Goc throws a low kick but Saraiva avoids it.
Saraiva has managed to clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saraiva.
Saraiva comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Goc wants to break free but Saraiva has control.
Goc is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saraiva is keeping busy.
Goc has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Saraiva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Goc - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
A left hand lands to the body for Saraiva.
Saraiva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Goc wants to stall.
Goc takes an elbow to the forehead.
Goc breaks the clinch.
Saraiva tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Goc throws a hook but Saraiva blocks it.
Goc throws out a leg kick but Saraiva moves out of range and Goc only half commits.
Saraiva swings for the body but Goc moves out of range.
Saraiva misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Saraiva throws a wild body kick that Goc sees coming a mile off.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goc looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Saraiva moves out of range of the leg kick from Goc.
Goc tries a low kick but Saraiva avoids it.
Saraiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saraiva tries to clinch but Goc moves out of range.
Saraiva slips a jab from Goc.
Goc tries to score with a low kick but Saraiva moves his leg out of the way.
Goc blocks a head kick by Saraiva.
Goc tries a low kick but Saraiva avoids it.
Goc takes one to the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Saraiva gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saraiva blocks a body shot from Goc.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Goc.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gabriel Saraiva showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Saraiva 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Saraiva!
Gabriel Saraiva 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeff Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcatraz's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, FIght Music. Williams has chosen Ballroom Blitz as his entrance music. Jeff Williams is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Jeff Williams!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams takes one to the side of the head.
Williams misses with an uppercut.
Williams clobbers Alcatraz with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Alcatraz's shoulder, as Alcatraz tries to avoid the shot.
Williams lands with a good body shot.
Alcatraz fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Alcatraz slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Williams lands a body shot.
Williams catches Alcatraz with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Williams throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alcatraz waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Williams.
Williams pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Alcatraz moves away.
Alcatraz moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams stuns Alcatraz with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams wants to clinch up but Alcatraz keeps it at a distance.
Williams walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Alcatraz jabs at Williams's body.
Williams goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alcatraz tries a head kick but it misses.
Williams lands with a nice body punch.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz moves out of range of the strikes.
Williams is looking to chop away at Alcatraz's legs.
Williams pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Alcatraz slips under a jab.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Alcatraz.
Williams closes the distance and pushes Alcatraz back into the cage.
Williams takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Jeff Williams has been cut.
Alcatraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Alcatraz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Williams pulls guard effortlessly.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Williams looking to finish Alcatraz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Alcatraz!
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Williams connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Alcatraz working to try and regain half guard.
Williams with good strikes from the mount here!
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Alcatraz hang on?
Williams looking to control but Alcatraz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Williams looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams trying to control but Alcatraz is having none of it.
Williams prevents Alcatraz from getting the reversal.
Williams tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams landing shots from mount.
Williams looking to control and managing it successfully.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Alcatraz wants to control but Williams is having none of it.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Williams looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
A nice elbow there by Williams.
Williams lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Williams lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Williams has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Alcatraz's face.
Williams wants to control the pace but Alcatraz is squirming around nicely.
Williams sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Williams dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Williams closes the distance and clinches.
Williams lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Williams tries to pull guard but Alcatraz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Williams tries a body shot but Alcatraz blocks it.
Alcatraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Williams fails to land.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Williams jumps guard but Alcatraz stands there with Williams around his waist. Williams gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Alcatraz throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Williams avoids a wild elbow strike from Alcatraz.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Williams misses with a short punch on the inside.
Williams misses with some punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams takes a knee to the side of the body.
Alcatraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Williams jumps guard.
Alcatraz preventing the sweep.
Alcatraz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Alcatraz decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Williams, up you get!
Williams shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Alcatraz as he avoids it easily.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Williams.
A combination from Alcatraz does no damage.
Williams tries to clinch up.
Williams misses with a low kick.
Williams tries a low kick but Alcatraz avoids it.
Williams 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.
Alcatraz throws a nice looking combination but Williams bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Alcatraz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Williams moves out of range as Alcatraz strikes.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Jeff Williams seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcatraz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A bone on bone clash there as Alcatraz blocks the leg kick.
Williams throws a hook but Alcatraz blocks it.
Alcatraz tries a low kick but Williams avoids it.
Alcatraz lands a nice shot that snaps Williams's head back.
Alcatraz thows a body shot but no joy.
Good shot there by Williams.
Alcatraz is looking to slow Williams down with leg kicks.
Williams drives through with a takedown into Alcatraz's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcatraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Jeff Williams has got the better of the ground game so far.
Williams trying to control but Alcatraz is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams wants to pass the guard but Alcatraz is keeping the position.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Williams trying to control but Alcatraz is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeff Williams.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Alcatraz sees coming a mile off.
Williams connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Alcatraz momentarily.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alcatraz tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams lands with a cross.
Alcatraz tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Williams is able to avoid easily.
Alcatraz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Alcatraz is looking to chop away at Williams's legs.
Alcatraz lands with a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Alcatraz sprawls well. Alcatraz wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Williams gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams misses with a kick to the body
and Alcatraz makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams misses with a wild combination.
Williams throws a wild body kick that Alcatraz sees coming a mile off.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Alcatraz.
Williams lands a jab to Alcatraz's midsection.
Williams digs a good body shot into Alcatraz's ribs.
Alcatraz misses the shot to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Alcatraz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams shoots in but no luck this time.
Alcatraz misses with a low kick.
Williams misses with a kick to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jeff Williams will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Jeff Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Alcatraz saw that one coming.
Alcatraz finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Williams has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz moves out of range of the leg kick from Williams.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Alcatraz slips the punch.
A slow jab from Williams misses its intended target.
Williams darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Williams takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Williams throws a leg kick which misses Alcatraz's front leg but catches the back leg as Alcatraz tries to avoid it.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alcatraz moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
Alcatraz throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a right hand that misses
and Alcatraz counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Williams looks for a takedown but Alcatraz sprawls well.
Williams misses with an uppercut. Alcatraz saw that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Williams waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Alcatraz.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Alcatraz is looking to wear down Williams with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Williams throws a half hearted mid kick.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Williams misses with a body kick.
Alcatraz slips a jab from Williams.
Williams misses with a right hand
and Alcatraz counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Williams slips a jab from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz misses with a body punch
and Williams counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Good shot there by Williams.
Alcatraz blocks the body kick.
Williams swings widly with a right hand
and Alcatraz cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a two punch combination.
Williams throws a chopping leg kick but Alcatraz manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Williams throws a lazy right hand but Alcatraz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Alcatraz misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nice defenses there by Alcatraz.
Williams throws the kick towards the body but Alcatraz avoids it.
Williams tries to land a front kick but Alcatraz steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Alcatraz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Williams looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
The fight stays on the outside here - Alcatraz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Alcatraz sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams misses with a series of wild punches.
Williams lands a lovely overhand right.
Williams staying out of range there.
Alcatraz connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Alcatraz looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Alcatraz lands with a nice body kick.
Alcatraz lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Alcatraz misses with a body shot.
Alcatraz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Williams on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Williams wants to land a leg kick but Alcatraz is out of range.
Alcatraz avoids the body shot from Williams.
Alcatraz checks a leg kick nicely.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Williams - that will leave a mark!
Williams looks for a takedown but Alcatraz sprawls well.
Robbie Alcatraz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jeff Williams.
Williams has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Alcatraz tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Williams is in Alcatraz's guard.
Williams takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Alcatraz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Williams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcatraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Robbie Alcatraz did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Jeff Williams's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Alcatraz throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Alcatraz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Williams's calf.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Alcatraz.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Williams.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Alcatraz moved out of range.
Williams throws an off balance right hand
and Alcatraz counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Williams shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alcatraz is trying to control but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Williams passes into side control, despite Alcatraz's attempt to control the position.
Williams in side control lands a decent elbow.
Alcatraz manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Alcatraz is staying active underneath Williams, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Alcatraz is trying to get back to full guard.
Williams wants to lay and pray for a moment but Alcatraz keeps working.
Williams wants to advance to full mount but Alcatraz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz working a defensive guard here.
Williams with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Williams prevents Alcatraz from getting back to his feet.
Williams is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Williams tries to free his leg and advance position but Alcatraz is retaining full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Williams has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Alcatraz wants to stand and escape but Williams is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz wants to control but Williams passes easily into half guard.
Williams is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Alcatraz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Williams.
Williams is looking to stall here but Alcatraz recovers full guard.
Williams seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Williams prevents Alcatraz from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams works over Alcatraz with some ground and pound from guard.
Williams throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams passes into half guard.
Williams scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Williams thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Alcatraz's head.
Williams lands strikes from half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alcatraz regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Williams.
Williams throwing strikes but missing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams throws a strike but Alcatraz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeff Williams dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Jeff Williams's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Williams shoots in and gets a takedown into Alcatraz's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Williams accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Alcatraz wants to sweep here but Williams controlling him for the moment.
Williams trying to control the position from guard on top but Alcatraz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Williams slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Alcatraz bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Williams's guard.
Alcatraz is looking to stand up but Williams won't let him.
Williams trying to keep a closed guard but Alcatraz is proving a slippery customer.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Williams holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alcatraz trying to control but Williams is working from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Williams bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Alcatraz checks a leg kick.
Williams closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Alcatraz did well to prevent Williams getting side control.
Williams is trying to control. Alcatraz wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Alcatraz moves into full guard.
Alcatraz 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.
Williams pushing down on Alcatraz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Williams has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to control the action in half guard but Alcatraz is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Williams prevents Alcatraz from improving his position.
Williams moves nicely into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Williams works to advance to full mount. Alcatraz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Williams cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Williams goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Alcatraz turns into him and now he's in Williams's guard.
Williams has control of Alcatraz's left arm, preventing Alcatraz from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Alcatraz!
Williams looking to control but Alcatraz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Alcatraz tries to lock up and control but Williams gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Williams wants to control the pace but Alcatraz is squirming around nicely.
Alcatraz is in all sorts of trouble here.
Williams dominating with strikes here.
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz gets back to half guard.
Williams not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Williams is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Alcatraz is just riding it out for now. Williams eventually gives up the hold.
Alcatraz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Williams's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Williams's back!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alcatraz working for the choke.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Williams trying to control the position but Alcatraz manages to sink in the hooks.
Robbie Alcatraz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jeff Williams is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alcatraz tightening his grip on Williams, looking for the choke.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jeff Williams comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Williams has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeff Williams!
Jeff Williams is the new welterweight champion!
A less than humble Jeff Williams misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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