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ToP 10 - Fortitude PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ridja Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rickson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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160 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ridja Cruz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rickson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by Cruz.
Cruz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Silva quickly recovers to half guard.
Cruz is trying to control the action in half guard but Silva is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Silva trying to control but Cruz postures up.
Silva moves into full guard.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Silva seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Silva controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cruz is aware though and is defending well.
Silva controls Cruz momentarily but Cruz frees himself.
Cruz trying to control but Silva is working from the bottom.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Cruz wants to control from the top but Silva keeps moving.
Cruz is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Cruz defends well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Cruz avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Silva escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Cruz gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Silva looks gassed!
Silva managing to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva working a defensive guard here.
Silva wants to sweep here but Cruz controlling him for the moment.
Cruz 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.
Cruz throws a big elbow that misses.
Cruz has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva looking to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Cruz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Cruz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Cruz. No joy for Silva on that attempt.
Cruz closes the distance and clinches.
Silva tries to score a body lock takedown but Cruz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Ridja Cruz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rickson Silva.
Silva gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Silva is very close to passing his half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Silva thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Cruz's head.
Cruz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rickson Silva dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cruz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Cruz knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva wants to control but Cruz is keeping busy.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Silva actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz seems to be looking for submissions.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Silva gets full guard.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Cruz defends it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cruz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Silva swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Silva isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Cruz stacks Silva on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Cruz!
Cruz throws a strike aimed at the side of Silva's head but Silva avoids it well.
Silva tries to bench press Cruz off him but Cruz keeps the position.
Silva gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Cruz misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Silva is proving hard to escape from.
Silva has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Cruz doesn't defend quickly enough and Silva has managed to lock this one up! Can Cruz escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Silva on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Rickson Silva!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Francisco Massaranduba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diogo Baldaia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baldaia has chosen Snoop Dogg - Stoner's Anthem as his entrance music. Francisco Massaranduba could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Diogo Baldaia's chin.
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205 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Very confident |
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Francisco Massaranduba!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diogo Baldaia!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Massaranduba shoots for a takedown but Baldaia saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Baldaia closes the distance and clinches.
Baldaia's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Massaranduba dodges the punch combination from Baldaia.
Baldaia with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Baldaia fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Massaranduba, pushing him back against the cage.
Baldaia lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
It looks like Francisco Massaranduba has been cut.
Baldaia is looking to break free of the clinch but Massaranduba has double underhooks.
Baldaia breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Baldaia thuds a left hand into Massaranduba's body.
Massaranduba shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Baldaia sprawls well. Baldaia wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Massaranduba gets slowly back to his feet.
Massaranduba walks into a jab.
Baldaia lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baldaia scores with a jab to the body.
Massaranduba on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Baldaia closes the distance and clinches up with Massaranduba, looking for a takedown. Baldaia pushes Massaranduba against the cage but Massaranduba circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Massaranduba closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Baldaia to the mat! Baldaia manages to get full guard.
Massaranduba is breathing heavily.
Massaranduba wants to stand and escape but instead Baldaia has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Massaranduba wants to get back to his feet but Baldaia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Baldaia 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Massaranduba wants to get back to his feet but Baldaia is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Diogo Baldaia was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Baldaia shoots in but Massaranduba avoids the takedown attempt easily.
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!
Baldaia works over Massaranduba's head and body with a nice combination.
A chopping leg kick lands by Baldaia.
Massaranduba takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baldaia looks to land a combination. Massaranduba sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Baldaia connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Massaranduba is rocked!
Baldaia closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Massaranduba! Baldaia dives in looking to finish! Massaranduba is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Diogo Baldaia!
Diogo Baldaia tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Black (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Cote (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Black's entrance music is Your the Best Around. A fine choice. Cote has chosen For Those About To Rock - ACDC as his entrance music. Matt Black looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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206 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Black!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Cote!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cote looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Black!
Cote looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Black is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Cote really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Black. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Black wants to hold on but Cote pushes him away.
Cote raining down shots from the mount!
It looks like Matt Black has been cut.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Cote is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Black to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Black shrugs it off.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Black tries to get back to half guard but can't.
BOOM! Cote connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Black working to try and regain half guard.
Black taking shots to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Black tries to reverse the position but Cote maintains control.
Cote is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Black has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Cote landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cote is looking to work his way around to Black's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cote dominating with strikes here.
Black tries to reverse the position but Cote maintains control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cote is in the full mount, landing strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cote is working for a guillotine from mount but Black frees his head quite easily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Black is working to get back to half guard.
Black is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Black is breathing heavily.
Cote with some aggressive grappling here, looking for the finish.
Cote is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Black can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Black is trying to escape the mount.
Cote with a couple of short strikes.
Matt Black's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Cote is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Black to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Black shrugs it off.
Cote is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Black has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Black gets back to half guard.
Black is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cote pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cote is nestled in close to Black, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cote seems to be working for a kimura but Black defends the submission attempt.
Cote looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Cote is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Black looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Cote is trying for a kimura here. Black looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Cote wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Chris Cote!
A victorious Chris Cote thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Lescott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Linas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Linas will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Lescott!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Linas!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linas clinches up against the cage.
Linas gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lescott.
Linas trying to land knees to the body.
Lescott tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Linas just stands there and leans against the cage.
Linas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Linas lands a good knee to the midsection. Lescott won't want to take too many of those.
Linas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lescott up against the cage.
Linas lands a nice knee to the body.
Linas slows down the pace here.
Linas working Lescott over with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Linas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Lescott is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
The referee calls for Linas to work.
Linas keeps control of Lescott as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Linas is pressed up against the cage. Lescott has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Linas down to the mat. Linas avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lescott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linas tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Linas doesn't manage to clinch there - Lescott circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Linas.
Linas wants to clinch.
Linas moves in looking to clinch but Lescott pushes him off.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linas lands a high kick!
Linas moves in looking to clinch but Lescott pushes him off.
Linas gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Linas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lescott is defending well for now.
Linas is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Linas has Lescott pressed against the cage.
Lescott managing to block the knees to the body from Linas.
Linas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lescott lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A bit of stalling here from Linas.
Linas misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Lescott.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Linas with a knee to the head.
It looks like Michael Lescott has been cut.
Come on Linas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Linas continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Linas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Linas with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Linas tries to land knees in the clinch but Lescott avoids the damage to the body.
Linas is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lescott is defending well for now.
Linas landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The referee calls for Linas to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lescott tries to pull guard but Linas holds him up against the cage and eventually Lescott drops back down to his feet.
Linas trying to land knees to the body.
Linas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lescott managing to block the knees to the body from Linas.
Linas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lescott blocks the elbow strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lescott has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Linas avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Knees to the body from Linas.
Linas comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Linas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lescott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Linas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lescott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Linas wants to clinch but Lescott slips to the side
and Lescott counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Linas looks like he's trying to stand up.
Lescott throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Lescott sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lescott seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Linas does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lescott is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Linas sees it coming and defends easily.
Lescott prevents Linas from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lescott wants to pass the guard but Linas is defending well.
Lescott is looking for a kimura but Linas is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Lescott to get the leverage.
Linas is staying active underneath Lescott, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Linas is trying to stand.
Lescott wants to control but Linas is keeping him busy.
Lescott is pressing down on Linas's thigh, looking to free his foot. Linas is holding on for now.
Linas pushes Lescott off looking to stand but Lescott dives back in and keeps control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lescott moves nicely into side control.
Linas is being controlled here.
Linas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Lescott thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Lescott controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lescott is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Linas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lescott is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Linas is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lescott goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Linas rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Lescott's guard! Nice work there by Linas!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Linas stands up from Lescott's guard - Linas perhaps looking for a knockout.
Linas tries to clinch up but Lescott circles away and keeps his distance.
Michael Lescott is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Linas moves in looking to clinch but Lescott pushes him off.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Linas lands a nice looking kick to the body. Lescott takes a step back to recover.
Linas tries to close the distance and clinch but Lescott swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Lescott dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Michael Lescott's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Lescott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linas tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Lescott counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Linas connects with a looping right hand.
Linas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Lescott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lescott circles away from the clinch attempt.
Linas closes the distance and clinches.
Ben Linas seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lescott wants to break free but Linas has control.
Linas stalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lescott tries to circle away but Linas has him pinned against the cage.
Lescott jumps guard but Linas stands there with Lescott around his waist. Lescott gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Lescott tries to circle away but Linas has him pinned against the cage.
Linas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Linas scores a nice knee to the body.
Linas is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Linas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lescott in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Linas leaning his opponent against the cage.
Linas tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lescott avoids it.
Lescott jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Linas walks away with a smile on his face. Lescott gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Lescott scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Linas moves in looking to clinch but Lescott pushes him off.
Lescott avoids the body shot from Linas.
Linas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lescott swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lescott keeps the fight on the outside.
Lescott lands an overhand right.
Lescott throws a jab when Linas was well out of range.
Linas takes the fight into the clinch.
Linas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Lescott's defenses.
Lescott dodges an elbow strike from Linas.
Linas has Lescott pressed against the cage, preventing Lescott from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lescott is trying to pull guard but Linas turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Michael Lescott. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Linas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Lescott up against the cage.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Linas obliges.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lescott jumps guard and drags Linas to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Lescott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Linas decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lescott, up you get!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lescott feints and as Linas raises his hands in defense, Lescott changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lescott looking to sit in guard and control but Linas gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Lescott 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.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Linas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Linas 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Linas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Frank Dux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Onyx Slam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dux comes to the cage accompanied by Bloodsport - Fight to Survive. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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135 lbs
1 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Dux!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Onyx Slam!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dux has managed to clinch.
Slam looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Knees in the clinch landing for Dux.
Dux breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Slam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Slam drops his hands momentarily and Dux needs no second invitation. He sets himself and throws a perfect high kick, that clips Slam just on the top of the head. Slam drops like a sack of potatoes to the canvas, out cold! Oooooooh yeah! Stick a fork in Slam - he's done!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Frank Dux!
Frank Dux gave a mention to Crippler's Corner in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lester Only (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Benoit might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to TNT - ACDC. Only is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Give it all - Rise Against. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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255 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Benoit!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Only!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Benoit.
A jab from Benoit does it's job there.
Bobby Benoit seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Benoit looks to land a right hand but Only moved out of range.
Benoit throws a nice looking combination but Only bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Benoit cracks Only with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Only moves out of range of the strikes.
Only throws a body punch but Benoit moves out of range.
Only lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Only swings for the body but Benoit moves out of range.
Only drives through with a takedown into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Only throws a big elbow that misses.
Only trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Only trying to control the position from guard on top but Benoit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Only is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Only throws a strike but Benoit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Only pulls Benoit in close to prevent any damage.
Only manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Benoit manages to get himself to full guard.
Only throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Only throws a big elbow that misses.
Only controls from within his opponent's guard.
Benoit preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Benoit avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Only is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Only has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Only wants to control from the top but Benoit keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Benoit's head.
Only is in close to Benoit's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Only lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Benoit utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Benoit is breathing heavily.
Only looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Only forces his way into half guard.
Only trying to control the pace.
Only missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Only dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Benoit gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Only to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Only is looking to work some ground and pound but Benoit has wrist control.
Only lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Only with a flurry of punches that miss.
Only keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Benoit's head.
Only working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Only is stalling in the full guard.
Only's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Only throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Benoit works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Only stops Benoit from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Only throwing strikes but missing.
Only controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Only with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
It looks like Bobby Benoit has been cut.
Only passes Benoit's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Benoit knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Only on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Benoit is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Only scores with a couple of nice shots.
Benoit on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Benoit tries to get out of the position.
Only thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Benoit's head.
Only slips a nice elbow through Benoit's hands, connecting with Benoit's forehead.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Only controlling the action here.
Only looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Benoit with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bobby Benoit's cut is getting worse.
Only is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Bobby Benoit's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Only drops an elbow to the side of Benoit's head.
Nice strikes from Only there.
Only sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Benoit defending well though.
Only lands with a punch from half guard.
Jeez, Bobby Benoit's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bobby Benoit's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Lester Only!
Lester Only bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marco Gomez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Harry Pigeon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pigeon has chosen Hank Williams Jr. - Country Boy Can Survive as his entrance music. 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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205 lbs
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213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Gomez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Pigeon!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pigeon misses with a wild combination.
Harry Pigeon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown but Pigeon shows good takedown defense.
Gomez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Pigeon as he avoids it easily.
Gomez shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pigeon sprawls well. Pigeon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pigeon throws a hook but Gomez blocks it.
Nice sprawl there from Pigeon as Gomez shoots in.
Pigeon jabs at Gomez's body.
Pigeon throws a right and a left that Gomez avoids nicely.
Pigeon misses with a looping left.
Gomez bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pigeon tries to land a leg kick but Gomez saw it coming and moves away.
Pigeon misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pigeon throws a solid leg kick but Gomez takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Pigeon.
Gomez checks a low kick from Pigeon.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pigeon tries to avoid it but Gomez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pigeon to the ground. Pigeon escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pigeon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Marco Gomez has been cut.
Gomez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Pigeon is fending him off so far but Gomez persists. Nope, Pigeon circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pigeon.
Pigeon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pigeon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gomez manages to avoid it.
Gomez scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Pigeon has his hands clasped together around Gomez's back. He's all about the action.
Gomez seems to be looking for submissions.
Pigeon makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pigeon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gomez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gomez shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon wants to clinch.
Gomez dives in and grabs Pigeon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pigeon pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
Pigeon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Horrible takedown by Gomez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pigeon which made him look bad.
Gomez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pigeon.
Pigeon loads up on a big right hand but Gomez slips the punch.
Gomez checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Gomez tries to move into range but Pigeon moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Pigeon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Pigeon stuffs the takedown attempt from Gomez. Gomez gets slowly back to his feet.
Pigeon lands a left and a right that send Gomez crashing to the mat, dazed. Pigeon thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomez dives in and grabs Pigeon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pigeon pushes down on Gomez's head and hops out.
Gomez looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Marco Gomez's cut is getting worse.
Horrible takedown by Gomez or perhaps it was just good defense by Pigeon which made him look bad.
A combination from Pigeon does no damage.
Pigeon stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pigeon wants it to stay on the feet.
Gomez scores with a takedown into Pigeon's guard.
Gomez is breathing heavily.
Pigeon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gomez trying to move into half guard but instead Pigeon has managed to sweep!
Gomez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pigeon.
Gomez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pigeon defends it easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pigeon looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pigeon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pigeon decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gomez, up you get!
Pigeon tries to bum rush Gomez with a series of wild strikes but Gomez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pigeon misses with a series of wild punches.
Pigeon doesn't manage to clinch there - Gomez circles away.
Pigeon stuffs the takedown.
Gomez blocks a low kick nicely.
Gomez takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Pigeon misses with a looping left.
Pigeon tries to clinch up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A decent looking cross lands there for Pigeon.
Pigeon missing with a left hand there. Gomez was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Gomez fails with the takedown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Pigeon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marco Gomez's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice sprawl there from Pigeon as Gomez shoots in.
Pigeon lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Harry Pigeon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pigeon lands with a cross.
Marco Gomez's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Pigeon looks to land a combination but Gomez avoids it well.
Gomez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Pigeon to the mat! Pigeon manages to get full guard.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Gomez drops back looking for a leg! Pigeon is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Pigeon manages to kick Gomez off! Gomez jumps back into Pigeon's guard.
Gomez preventing the sweep.
Pigeon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Gomez. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pigeon is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pigeon prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gomez drops down looking for an ankle pick but Pigeon pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marco Gomez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomez checks a low kick from Pigeon.
Gomez shoots for a takedown but Pigeon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gomez fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
The crowd cheers as Pigeon lands an impressive looking overhand right. Gomez doesn't seem phased though.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Pigeon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Jeez, Marco Gomez's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Pigeon cracks Gomez with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Gomez tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Pigeon pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Gomez is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:39 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Pigeon!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Harry Pigeon waved his t-shirt featuring Crippler's Corner's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mathurin Kerbouchard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Hughes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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24
216 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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209 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mathurin Kerbouchard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Hughes!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kerbouchard.
Kerbouchard tries to close the distance and clinch but Hughes swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kerbouchard closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Kerbouchard has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Hughes after a bit of a struggle.
Kerbouchard pulls guard.
Kerbouchard looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Hughes is defending well. Kerbouchard quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Hughes has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Kerbouchard celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Mathurin Kerbouchard!
A very excited looking Mathurin Kerbouchard made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Puempel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck comes into the arena with Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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197 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Puempel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shonuck moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Puempel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shonuck moves away.
Shonuck misses with a body kick.
Shonuck scores with a leg kick.
A low kick from Shonuck is predictable there
and Puempel counters with a single leg into guard. Shonuck didn't expect that.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Puempel tries to free his leg and advance position but Shonuck is retaining full guard.
Shonuck wants to get back to his feet but Puempel is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shonuck 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.
Puempel wants to control from the top but Shonuck keeps moving.
Puempel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Puempel is sitting in close to Shonuck's body. Shonuck has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Puempel is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Puempel is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Shonuck.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Tristin Shonuck!
Tristin Shonuck is the new middleweight champion!
After the big win, Tristin Shonuck made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Crippler's Corner and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Piscopo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Piscopo comes into the arena with He's Carl Lewis blaring out of the sound system. Faber has chosen Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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145 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Piscopo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber tries for a takedown but Piscopo circles away easily
and Faber takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Piscopo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Faber tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Piscopo is able to avoid easily.
Faber misses with a takedown
and Piscopo counters with a three punch combo that has Faber backing up. Faber nods at Piscopo to acknowledge the strikes.
Piscopo decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Piscopo wants to control but Faber is keeping him busy.
Piscopo is looking for a kimura here.
Piscopo is trying for a kimura here. Faber looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Piscopo wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Joe Piscopo!
Joe Piscopo is the new featherweight champion!
Joe Piscopo seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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S |
C
B |
G |
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S |
C |
G |
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
36% |
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