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NLFL 18 - Titan's Haze PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miklos Finklebaum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Light Diode (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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218 lbs
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216 lbs
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BJJ Red Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miklos Finklebaum!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Light Diode!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finklebaum takes a kick to the side of the head.
It looks like Miklos Finklebaum has been cut.
Finklebaum shoots in but Diode avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Finklebaum takes a kick to the side of the head.
Finklebaum throws a head kick but Diode moves out of range.
A chopping leg kick lands by Diode.
Finklebaum shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Diode counters with a slapping leg kick.
Finklebaum misses with a takedown attempt
and Diode counters with an outside leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Miklos Finklebaum. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Finklebaum takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Diode lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Finklebaum is breathing heavily.
A good leg kick by Diode.
Miklos Finklebaum seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Diode lands a big head kick that sends Finklebaum tumbling to the mat! Diode takes a step backwards and waves Finklebaum back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Diode throws a quick inside leg kick.
Look low, kick high! Diode uses the oldest trick in the book to send Finklebaum tumbling to the canvas, in a truly brutal knockout! Diode is absolutely delighted - when Finklebaum wakes up, I doubt he'll be quite so happy!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Light Diode!
Light Diode decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Charles Rua has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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269 lbs
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265 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
It looks like Michael Jones has been cut.
Jones fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Rua pushes him off.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Jones fails with the takedown
and Rua counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rua stuffs the takedown attempt from Jones. Jones gets slowly back to his feet.
Charles Rua has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Michael Jones.
Jones looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Rua is fending him off so far but Jones persists. Nope, Rua circles away and we're back to standing.
Rua works the jab nicely.
That has opened up Michael Jones's cut even more.
Rua cracks Jones with a good jab.
Rua displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
The cut above Michael Jones's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Rua steps into range and cracks Jones with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Jones flops backwards and Rua dives into his guard looking to finish!
Jones is rocked!
Jones wants to sweep but no luck.
Jones is still in real trouble! Can Rua finish him?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rua wanted to stand there but Jones had control of the position.
Jones seems to have recovered his senses.
Jones is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Rua is aware though and is defending well.
Jones working for a triangle but Rua defends it easily.
Jones is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Rua defends well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Rua can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Jones trying to keep a closed guard but Rua is proving a slippery customer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rua!
Jones wants to finish this one by submission but Rua is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Jones.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones looking to secure an arm triangle but Rua defends it well.
Rua's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Jones can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rua is looking to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is working for a guillotine from mount but Rua frees his head quite easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Rua dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Michael Jones's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Nice combo by Rua! Oh, that's hurt him - Jones falls to the canvas and Rua follows him into side control.
Michael Jones's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Michael Jones's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Charles Rua!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between ANDerson Slivah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mack comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Ships in the night-Mat Kearney kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Jack Mack is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Solid chin |
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, ANDerson Slivah!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Mack!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mack throws a series of punches but Slivah moves out of range.
Jack Mack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Slivah. No joy for Mack on that attempt.
Mack throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Slivah.
Mack is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Slivah's half guard.
Slivah is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Slivah tries to roll over but Mack keeps him under control.
Mack is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Slivah trying to hold on to Mack's head to control him but Mack postures up.
Mack sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Slivah defending well though.
Slivah wants to control but Mack passes into side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mack wants to lay and pray for a moment but Slivah keeps working.
Mack in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Slivah is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jack Mack!
As Jack Mack got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Who's next??? Thank you to all my supporters!!!'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Maci Jagatic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jackie McClelland (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McClelland has chosen The Boys Are Back - HSM3 as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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230 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Maci Jagatic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackie McClelland!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McClelland throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Jagatic was covering up waiting for the punch and McClelland finishes the takedown easily into guard.
McClelland trying to control but Jagatic is working from the bottom.
McClelland throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Jagatic is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Jagatic controlling the position.
Jagatic might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jagatic uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Jagatic wants to clinch.
McClelland drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McClelland cracks Jagatic with a big right hand but Jagatic just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
McClelland throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Jagatic dodges the ground and pound from McClelland.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jagatic can't do much from the bottom here.
Jagatic is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Jagatic is not content to let McClelland control the position.
Jagatic parries the strikes from McClelland easily there. McClelland is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jagatic to escape.
Jagatic is trying to control McClelland's posture but McClelland avoids it.
Jagatic is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, McClelland asserts his dominance and retains side control.
McClelland tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McClelland is chipping away with strikes.
McClelland in side control, throwing shots but Jagatic defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClelland lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Jagatic down.
Jagatic is trying to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McClelland stands up.
McClelland keeps the fight on the outside.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McClelland closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Jagatic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McClelland lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
McClelland missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
McClelland throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jagatic slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Jagatic is breathing heavily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McClelland accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McClelland working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McClelland trying to control but Jagatic is working from the bottom.
Jagatic working a defensive guard here.
Jagatic utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
McClelland landing some decent shots from guard.
Jagatic looking to control but McClelland passes into half guard.
McClelland wants to pass the guard but Jagatic is defending well.
McClelland is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jagatic sees it coming and defends easily.
McClelland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClelland missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Jagatic keeping control of the position.
Jagatic wants to control but McClelland is keeping busy.
McClelland thows a huge punch but Jagatic dodges it nicely.
Jagatic tries to get to full guard but McClelland has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McClelland working the head and body with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jagatic is looking to improve his position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McClelland thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Jagatic's head.
McClelland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jagatic defending well though.
McClelland takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jackie McClelland dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Some wild striking there from McClelland.
McClelland is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jagatic sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
McClelland closes the distance and clinches.
Come on Jagatic - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Jagatic tries to throw a body punch but McClelland avoids it by throwing Jagatic back against the cage.
Jagatic pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McClelland misses with a head kick.
Jackie McClelland seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McClelland tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nice straight punches there by McClelland. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of McClelland.
Jagatic throws a sloppy head kick and McClelland moves out of range easily.
McClelland shoots in and gets a takedown into Jagatic's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McClelland is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McClelland throwing strikes but missing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Jagatic wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McClelland advances to half guard.
McClelland sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jagatic defending well though.
McClelland lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Nice strikes from McClelland there.
McClelland drops an elbow to the side of Jagatic's head.
McClelland is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
McClelland slips a nice elbow through Jagatic's hands, connecting with Jagatic's forehead.
McClelland throwing shots but Jagatic is blocking nicely.
McClelland winds up and cracks Jagatic with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Jagatic trying to control but McClelland postures up.
Jagatic is trying to get back to full 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!
McClelland thows a huge punch but Jagatic dodges it nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McClelland working over Jagatic with some ground and pound. Jagatic looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Jagatic blocking the ground and pound attempt from McClelland.
Jagatic trying to control here.
McClelland seems to be working for a kimura but Jagatic defends the submission attempt.
Jackie McClelland has got the better of the ground game so far.
Jagatic is trying to defend against the ground and pound but McClelland scores with a couple of nice shots.
Jagatic tries to roll over but McClelland keeps him under control.
McClelland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Jagatic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McClelland.
McClelland seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jagatic has hold of McClelland's hands but McClelland slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Jagatic blocking the ground and pound attempt from McClelland.
Jagatic keeps control of the position for the meantime.
McClelland landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Jagatic is holding on to half guard well.
McClelland has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McClelland scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
McClelland not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McClelland passes to full mount!
McClelland controlling his opponent.
Jagatic is desperately trying to improve his position but McClelland has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McClelland punishing his opponent with strikes.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McClelland postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jagatic looks a forlorn figure.
Jagatic is rocked!
McClelland cracks Jagatic with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jackie McClelland!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Parker Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Holly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holly has chosen Born in the USA as his entrance music. 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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290 lbs
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275 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Parker Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Holly!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands a body shot.
Holly fails with a takedown attempt.
Morgan connects with an inside leg kick.
Holly drives through and clinches with Morgan against the cage.
Holly takes a knee right on the jaw!
Holly letting Morgan take a breather here.
Morgan landing some nice looking knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Knees in the clinch landing for Morgan.
Holly looks gassed!
Holly jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Morgan walks away with a smile on his face. Holly gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Morgan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Holly.
Morgan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morgan effectively controlling the action here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Morgan obliges.
Morgan connects with a nasty looking knee right to Holly's face.
Morgan crunches a lovely knee into Holly's ribcage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Morgan putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Holly in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Holly takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Dave Holly has been cut.
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
A knee to the head by Morgan.
Morgan is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Morgan utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Holly takes a knee to the side of the body.
Morgan landing knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morgan is stalling here.
Morgan drops Holly with a big knee straight up the middle! Holly is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Holly is rocked!
Morgan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Holly will feel that in the morning.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Morgan.
Morgan moves into the clinch.
Morgan looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Holly is trying to pull guard but Morgan has him pressed against the cage.
Parker Morgan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Holly.
Knees to the body from Morgan.
Morgan lands a knee to the head.
Holly is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
Morgan scores with a knee to the head.
Morgan working Holly over with knees to the body.
Morgan has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Holly - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Morgan, and another! Holly is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Parker Morgan!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tony Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrew Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrew Sanchez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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Counter striker
Intelligent |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Foster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrew Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Foster has a takedown stuffed.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sanchez shoots in for a double leg but Foster sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez tries to clinch there but Foster circles away.
Sanchez tries to clinch but Foster moves away
and Foster counters with a shoot takedown. Sanchez fights it but they end up in guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Foster gets to his feet - Sanchez follows without any prompting.
The crowd cheers as Sanchez lands an impressive looking overhand right. Foster doesn't seem phased though.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sanchez has a takedown stuffed.
Tony Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Sanchez.
Foster takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Foster throws a sloppy head kick and Sanchez moves out of range easily.
Foster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sanchez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt.
Foster is looking to clinch.
Sanchez tries to close the distance and clinch but Foster swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Foster closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sanchez ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Sanchez no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Foster looking to pass the guard.
Foster is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster trying to control but Sanchez is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Foster just wasn't active enough.
Sanchez misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sanchez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Foster to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Foster stops Sanchez from standing up.
Foster trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanchez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster postures up in Sanchez's guard and throws a big left but Sanchez blocks it.
Foster in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Foster pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sanchez is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Tony Foster just wasn't active enough.
Foster is looking to clinch but Sanchez is avoiding it.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Foster misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Foster is defended easily by Sanchez.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck for Sanchez with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sanchez moves to clinch but Foster breaks away
and Foster counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sanchez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Foster is trying to control. Sanchez wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
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.
Foster tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Sanchez pushes Foster off looking to stand but Foster dives back in and keeps control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Foster dominated that round.
That's time! Foster's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Sanchez tries for a takedown but Foster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sanchez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Foster checks a leg kick nicely.
Sanchez throws a sloppy head kick and Foster moves out of range easily.
Sanchez looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanchez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Foster sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Tony Foster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrew Sanchez.
Sanchez throws a solid leg kick but Foster takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Sanchez.
Foster drives through with a takedown into Sanchez's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Sanchez is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Foster stays in close to Sanchez's body and controls the position.
We're going to have a standup here because Tony Foster wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Sanchez wants to clinch up but Foster keeps it at a distance.
No luck for Foster with that takedown attempt.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown but Foster shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster shoots in but no luck this time.
Sanchez tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Foster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Sanchez throws a wild body kick that Foster sees coming a mile off.
Sanchez tries to clinch up but Foster circles away and keeps his distance.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but Sanchez shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Foster shoots in looking for a takedown but Sanchez manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Foster's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Good work by Foster as he checks the leg kick.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Foster defends it nicely.
Sanchez defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Foster.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Sanchez.
Sanchez jabs at Foster's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez throws a head kick that misses.
Foster shoots for a double leg takedown but Sanchez sprawls well. He's pushed Foster's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Sanchez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sanchez fails to land with a series of punches.
Sanchez moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Sanchez darts in and clinches Foster up against the cage.
Foster gets underhooks to prevent Sanchez's takedown attempt.
Foster looking to stall.
Foster breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sanchez.
Sanchez misses with a takedown attempt
and Foster counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Sanchez's guard now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez wants to get back to his feet but Foster is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Foster looking to pass the guard.
Foster prevents Sanchez from getting back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tony Foster has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Sanchez shoots in looking for a takedown. Foster tries to sprawl out of it but Sanchez keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Foster manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Foster moves into range and clinches up with Sanchez.
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 Tony Foster will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Sanchez shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Foster as he jumps to the side.
Sanchez looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Foster!
Foster tries to buck Sanchez off but he can't manage it.
Foster is in all sorts of trouble here.
Foster on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Foster tries to get out of the position.
Foster sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Foster wants to control but Sanchez is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Sanchez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Foster defending well though.
Foster is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Sanchez pulls his head out easily.
Sanchez trying to pass the guard but Foster defending well.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is trying to get back to full guard.
Sanchez thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sanchez is taking a breather. Foster says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Sanchez works his foot free and advances to mount.
Foster taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
BOOM! Sanchez connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Foster working to try and regain half guard.
Sanchez dominating with strikes here.
Sanchez is working for a guillotine from mount but Foster frees his head quite easily.
Sanchez pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sanchez goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Foster turns into him and now he's in Sanchez's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Foster working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sanchez keeping full guard, as Foster tries to pass.
Foster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sanchez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Sanchez is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sanchez lands a right hand.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sanchez.
Sanchez has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Foster regains guard immediately.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sanchez advances position into side control!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Foster is trying to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Andrew Sanchez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Foster 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Foster!
Tony Foster took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, ANABOLIC **160** and LAUNDRY for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Dolce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Zhakatyz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zhakatyz has chosen Allegria as his entrance music. Gabriel Zhakatyz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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205 lbs
2 - 0 - 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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Dolce!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Zhakatyz!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zhakatyz is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dolce sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Zhakatyz misses the target.
Dolce rushes Zhakatyz and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Zhakatyz is working for takedown but Dolce is calmly controlling the position for now.
Zhakatyz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Zhakatyz has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Zhakatyz there as he acknowledges the shot.
It looks like Gabriel Zhakatyz has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dolce shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Zhakatyz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dolce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Zhakatyz preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dolce 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.
Zhakatyz utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dolce in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dolce scoring with some ground and pound.
Dolce stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Zhakatyz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Dolce postures up in Zhakatyz's guard and throws a big left but Zhakatyz blocks it.
Zhakatyz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Zhakatyz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Dolce can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dolce is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dolce with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zhakatyz looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Dolce passes into half guard.
Dolce lands with a punch from half guard.
Dolce lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Zhakatyz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dolce scores with a couple of nice shots.
Zhakatyz tries to push off, looking to stand up, but Dolce manages to move to mount!
Zhakatyz looks gassed!
The referee warns Zhakatyz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dolce prevents Zhakatyz from getting the reversal.
Dolce putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Dolce cracks Zhakatyz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Dolce connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Dolce trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Dolce lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Dolce looking to finish Zhakatyz with some ground and pound. This is bad for Zhakatyz!
Zhakatyz is trying desperately to improve position.
Dolce breaks from Zhakatyz's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Zhakatyz takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Zhakatyz is rocked!
Dolce connects with a bit shot that sees Zhakatyz covering up! More strikes from Dolce and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Dolce is our winner by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kevin Dolce!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Luis Chalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Gott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Ben Gott was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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135 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Luis Chalas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Gott!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gott dives in and scores a takedown into Chalas's guard.
Gott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Gott closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gott lands in his opponent's guard.
Gott gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Chalas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Gott manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A left and a right from Chalas both land. Nice combination.
Luis Chalas seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gott feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Gott wants to pass the guard but Chalas is keeping the position.
Chalas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Chalas tries to strike from the bottom.
Chalas wants to stand up but Gott is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chalas looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Chalas has a closed guard, preventing Gott from standing up.
Gott trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Gott drops back looking for a leg! Chalas is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Chalas manages to kick Gott off! Gott jumps back into Chalas's guard.
Chalas looking for a guillotine here but Gott defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chalas wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chalas wants to get back to his feet but Gott is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Gott is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chalas wants to control but Gott passes easily into half guard.
Chalas trying to control from the bottom.
Gott seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Chalas is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Gott!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Skinner Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Legeha Brandaho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Crowe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - A Love More True. Legeha Brandaho has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Skinner Crowe's chin.
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151 lbs
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147 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 New York, Skinner Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Legeha Brandaho!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe avoids the head kick by Brandaho.
A looping hook to the body misses from Crowe. Brandaho does a little dance to reset his feet.
Brandaho scores with a head kick. Crowe tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
A slow jab from Crowe misses its intended target.
Brandaho misses with a few strikes there.
Brandaho fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Crowe, pushing him back against the cage.
Brandaho has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Crowe is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brandaho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Brandaho's elbow.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandaho is defending well for now.
Crowe dodges an elbow strike from Brandaho.
Crowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandaho.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Brandaho.
Brandaho misses with an elbow over the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandaho with a knee to the head.
Crowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandaho.
Brandaho blocks an elbow strike.
Crowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandaho.
Crowe is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Brandaho is defending well for now.
Brandaho is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Crowe is defending well for now.
Brandaho tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Crowe gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Brandaho regains guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Crowe tries to free his leg and advance position but Brandaho is retaining full guard.
Crowe keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Brandaho's head.
Crowe postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Crowe 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Brandaho swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Brandaho 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.
Crowe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Legeha Brandaho was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Brandaho throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandaho forces Crowe back against the cage and clinches.
Crowe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Brandaho tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Crowe.
Brandaho manages to break the clinch.
Crowe throws a poor cross that misses
and Brandaho counters with a series of strikes. Crowe will be more careful next time no doubt.
Brandaho moves into range and clinches up with Crowe.
Brandaho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Crowe struggles to land a body shot inside as Brandaho controls his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandaho jumps guard but Crowe stands there with Brandaho around his waist. Brandaho gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Brandaho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crowe keeps control of Brandaho as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The referee is keeping an eye on Crowe - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Brandaho prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Crowe misses with a body punch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandaho fails to pull guard.
Skinner Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Legeha Brandaho.
Crowe missing with knees to the body.
Brandaho misses with a knee to the head.
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 Skinner Crowe will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Crowe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Brandaho is fending him off so far but Crowe persists. Nope, Brandaho circles away and we're back to standing.
The fighters circle momentarily. Crowe darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Brandaho has managed to clinch.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandaho avoids it.
Crowe lands an uppercut.
Brandaho misses with an elbow strike.
Brandaho is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Crowe is defending well.
Brandaho can't break the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brandaho throws an elbow but misses.
Brandaho has had enough of the clinch but Crowe keeps him there for the moment.
Brandaho drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Crowe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Brandaho managing to block the knees to the body from Crowe.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brandaho controlling the action here for a moment.
Brandaho throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Crowe blocks it with crossed arms.
Brandaho tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Crowe blocks an elbow strike from Brandaho.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Brandaho misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Brandaho's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Brandaho controls the action.
Brandaho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Brandaho prevents a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe tries to throw a body punch but Brandaho avoids it by throwing Crowe back against the cage.
Crowe creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Brandaho pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brandaho missing with knees to the body.
Crowe working aggressively here.
Crowe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe is leaning against Brandaho and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Brandaho is trying to break the clinch but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Brandaho.
Brandaho tries for a takedown. No joy.
Skinner Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Legeha Brandaho.
Brandaho tries to break the clinch but Crowe is controlling the position.
Brandaho blocks the elbow strike.
Brandaho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brandaho wants to break free but Crowe has control.
Crowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Brandaho is trying to push Crowe away but Crowe has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Brandaho blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Crowe lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Crowe lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Legeha Brandaho has been cut.
Crowe is stalling here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brandaho tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Brandaho.
Brandaho pushes off an throws an elbow but Crowe leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Brandaho misses with an elbow strike.
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Brandaho in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Brandaho blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Brandaho has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Crowe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Crowe prevents a takedown attempt there.
Brandaho tries to break free but Crowe pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Legeha Brandaho will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Legeha Brandaho'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.
Brandaho checks the leg kick nicely there.
Brandaho moves into the clinch successfully.
Brandaho wants to stall.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Brandaho blocks the elbow strike.
Brandaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
With the fighters up against the cage, Brandaho throws an elbow but misses.
Brandaho with a knee to the head.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Brandaho just misses with a elbow thrown towards Crowe's brow.
Brandaho has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Crowe after a bit of a struggle.
Brandaho tries to land a knee to the head but Crowe blocks with his arms.
Crowe pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a short punch on the inside.
Brandaho blocking some punches.
Brandaho prevents the takedown attempt.
Brandaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crowe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brandaho avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Brandaho avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Brandaho avoids a wild elbow strike from Crowe.
Crowe pressing his opponent against the cage.
Crowe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe throws an elbow but it misses.
Crowe managing to block the knees to the body from Brandaho.
Brandaho is trying to maintain a safe position but Crowe gets an underhook and turns Brandaho into the cage.
Crowe blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Crowe tries to work over Brandaho's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Crowe lands a shot to the body.
Crowe stops a takedown attempt from Brandaho.
Crowe blocks the elbow strike.
Crowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandaho avoids it.
Brandaho looking to throw knees to the head but Crowe is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandaho blocking some punches.
Brandaho misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Crowe.
Crowe lands a shoulder strike.
Brandaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandaho lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Crowe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Brandaho avoids it.
Brandaho drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Skinner Crowe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Legeha Brandaho.
Brandaho is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Brandaho takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Crowe avoiding damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crowe avoids a wild elbow strike from Brandaho.
Brandaho scores with a knee to the head.
Crowe can't find room to land a body shot as Brandaho controls the action.
Brandaho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Crowe tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Crowe stops a takedown attempt from Brandaho.
Brandaho avoiding damage as Crowe throws knees to the body.
Crowe scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Brandaho blocks a body shot from Crowe.
Crowe looking to throw knees to the head but Brandaho is blocking nicely.
Brandaho tries a knee to the head but Crowe blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Skinner Crowe did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Legeha Brandaho's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Crowe closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Brandaho blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Brandaho using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Crowe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Crowe working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Brandaho misses with a knee to the head.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandaho using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Brandaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Brandaho blocks an uppercut.
Brandaho blocks an elbow strike from Crowe.
Brandaho wants to get back to striking at distance but Crowe won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe misses with a punch on the inside.
Brandaho connects with a nasty looking knee right to Crowe's face.
Crowe goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Brandaho with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Crowe has clasped his hands together around Brandaho's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Crowe lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Crowe trying to control the action but Brandaho is working from the bottom.
Crowe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crowe lands some shots froms side control.
Crowe grinds an elbow into Brandaho's temple.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Crowe landing a few strikes.
Crowe is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Brandaho is trying to escape and Crowe transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Brandaho is forced to tap! Nice work there by Crowe! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:57 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Skinner Crowe!
Skinner Crowe is the new featherweight champion!
Skinner Crowe 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Ray Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Fassak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman-Metallica. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Al Fassak enters the cage!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Oliver!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Al Fassak!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Fassak pinned against the cage. Fassak gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Oliver shoots for a takedown but Fassak saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Oliver has his takedown stuffed
and Fassak connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ray Oliver. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fassak forces Oliver back against the cage and clinches.
Fassak stalling the fight.
Oliver decides to pull guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Fassak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliver is keeping the position for now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fassak wants to control from the top but Oliver keeps moving.
Fassak postures up.
Fassak pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Oliver is keeping the position for now.
Fassak engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fassak trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom.
Al Fassak has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Oliver has his takedown stuffed
and Fassak counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Oliver dives in and grabs Fassak's left leg, looking for a takedown. Fassak pushes down on Oliver's head and hops out.
Fassak feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Fassak wants to pass the guard but Oliver is keeping the position.
Fassak trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fassak might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Oliver kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Al Fassak was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Oliver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Fassak counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Fassak.
Oliver has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Fassak clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Oliver is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Fassak knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Fassak for a finish.
Oliver misses with punches from the back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Oliver working for a choke but Fassak is defending well.
Oliver is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Fassak defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Oliver really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Fassak.
Fassak looking to stop the rear naked choke attempt by controlling the hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Oliver is punishing Fassak with some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Oliver is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Fassak with him. Fassak is trying to defend but Oliver has an arm under the chin now! Fassak grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Ray Oliver!
Ray Oliver retains his lightweight title!
Ray Oliver took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I want to thank my fans and the people of Brazil who support me and also my team in Montreal , thank you'.
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