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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Liddell might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bring Me Down (Swollen Mix Feat. Saigon) . Johnson has chosen Psycho - 50 Cent as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Johnson.
Liddell bucks up and manages to escape back to his feet!
Johnson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson passes the guard and advances to mount!
Johnson throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Liddell because Johnson loaded up on that one.
Johnson throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
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!
Johnson with good strikes from the mount here!
Johnson controlling from the full mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to control the pace but Liddell is squirming around nicely.
Johnson in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Johnson lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Liddell hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
It looks like Johnson might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
Johnson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Johnson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Johnson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson landing strikes, looking to finish!
Johnson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Liddell is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Randall Johnson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Liddell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson has a takedown stuffed.
Johnson scores with a takedown into Liddell's guard.
Johnson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson won't allow Liddell to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randall Johnson dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Johnson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Johnson gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Liddell regains guard.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Liddell is retaining full guard.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Liddell keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson passes Liddell's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Randall Johnson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Liddell avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Liddell looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Johnson is keen to just control but Liddell is a slippery customer.
Johnson stalling.
Randall Johnson has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Liddell misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
A combination from Liddell does no damage.
Johnson is looking to clinch but Liddell is avoiding it.
A jab from Liddell finds it's way through Johnson's defenses.
A left and a right from Liddell both land. Nice combination.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson shoots in looking for a takedown. Liddell tries to sprawl out of it but Johnson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Liddell manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Liddell finish him?
Liddell throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Johnson fails with an attempt to clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Liddell lands a beautiful left hook that drops Johnson. Johnson tries to recover but Liddell is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Johnson lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tyler Liddell!
A victorious Tyler Liddell 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 super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Frenz Cabunagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Hurst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cabunagan's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Face the Pain. Patrick Hurst acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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280 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Frenz Cabunagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Hurst!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cabunagan shoots in and gets a takedown into Hurst's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Hurst has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Cabunagan is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Hurst.
Cabunagan remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Hurst is trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cabunagan decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hurst darts in trying to clinch
and Cabunagan decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Hurst's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hurst looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cabunagan is one step ahead there.
Cabunagan won't allow Hurst to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hurst trying to control the position.
Cabunagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Hurst is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cabunagan is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Ryan Frenz Cabunagan just wasn't active enough.
Cabunagan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Hurst is looking to improve his position but Cabunagan isn't that keen on the idea.
Cabunagan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Cabunagan tries to control but Hurst wriggling away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hurst is in a horrible position here. Cabunagan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hurst is working to get back to half guard.
Cabunagan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Cabunagan working Hurst over with strikes here.
Cabunagan looking to control but Hurst is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hurst is looking to get to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hurst is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Hurst is working to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hurst is in a horrible position here. Cabunagan smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Cabunagan controlling from the full mount.
Hurst keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Cabunagan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Hurst tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabunagan has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Hurst's face.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cabunagan working Hurst over with strikes here.
Cabunagan manages to capitalize on a mistake by Hurst to take his back!
Hurst can't escape the position.
Hurst breaks Cabunagan's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Cabunagan pushes Hurst off and scrambles back to his feet.
Cabunagan plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Hurst is rocked!
Cabunagan dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Hurst has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ryan Frenz Cabunagan!
A pretty intense looking Ryan Frenz Cabunagan took the opportunity post-fight to ask for a shot at the title.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Cass (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jayavarman Wongkrachang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wongkrachang has chosen Cradle Of Filth - Nymphetamine as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Jayavarman Wongkrachang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Cass!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cass has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Wongkrachang.
A nice leg kick lands there from Wongkrachang.
Both fighters circling a little - Wongkrachang finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Cass is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wongkrachang scores with a nice body kick.
Wongkrachang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wongkrachang tests Cass's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Jeffrey Cass has been cut.
Wongkrachang scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Wongkrachang lands a nice looking kick to the body. Cass takes a step back to recover.
Wongkrachang throws a leg kick which misses Cass's front leg but catches the back leg as Cass tries to avoid it.
Wongkrachang looks to land a combination but Cass avoids it well.
Wongkrachang drops Cass with a naaaaasty hook - Cass is in real trouble here! Wongkrachang dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jayavarman Wongkrachang!
After winning the bout, Jayavarman Wongkrachang thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luke Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ken Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock has chosen The World most Dangerous Man as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luke Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ken Shamrock!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor fails with an attempt to clinch.
Taylor closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Shamrock quickly recovers to half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Shamrock is refusing to be controlled, as Taylor sits in half guard.
Shamrock desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Taylor thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamrock's head.
Taylor drops an elbow to the side of Shamrock's head.
Taylor is thwarting Shamrock's attempts to control the position.
Taylor is keen to just control but Shamrock is a slippery customer.
Shamrock wants to control but Taylor is keeping busy.
Shamrock is staying active underneath Taylor, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Taylor seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shamrock wants to clinch.
Taylor misses with a series of wild punches.
Taylor has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Shamrock finds it's way round the side to connect with Taylor's head.
It looks like Luke Taylor has been cut.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Shamrock's shoulder, as Shamrock tries to avoid the shot.
Taylor gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Shamrock counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Shamrock from controlling successfully.
Shamrock is pushing down on Taylor's leg trying to pass to half guard. Taylor is fighting to maintain full guard but Shamrock has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Shamrock is very close to passing his half guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shamrock is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Taylor!
Shamrock looking to control and managing it successfully.
Taylor is trying desperately to improve position.
Shamrock trying to control but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock has hold of Taylor's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Taylor manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Shamrock jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Taylor is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Taylor and Shamrock has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Shamrock wants to lay and pray for a moment but Taylor keeps working.
Taylor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Shamrock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Taylor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Shamrock is controlling well.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ken Shamrock will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Luke Taylor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Taylor avoids the head kick by Shamrock.
Shamrock closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Shamrock lands in his opponent's guard.
Taylor looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Shamrock passes into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Shamrock working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shamrock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shamrock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Shamrock is looking to take a break and control but Taylor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Taylor prevents Shamrock from moving into mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Shamrock has control of the leg.
Shamrock is taking a breather. Taylor 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.
Taylor is looking for a sweep. Shamrock is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Shamrock seems to be working for a kimura but Taylor defends the submission attempt.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Shamrock pulls his head out easily.
Shamrock stands up out of the half guard.
Shamrock closes the distance and pushes Taylor back into the cage.
Taylor being controlled against the cage.
Shamrock tightens his grip and picks Taylor up, before dumping him to the ground. Taylor manages to land in guard.
Shamrock stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Taylor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ken Shamrock has got the better of the ground game so far.
Taylor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Shamrock defends it easily.
Taylor will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shamrock controls the pace.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Taylor has a closed guard, preventing Shamrock from standing up.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ken Shamrock showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luke Taylor's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Shamrock fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Taylor, pushing him back against the cage.
Taylor is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Shamrock to keep the fight standing.
Taylor is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Shamrock pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Taylor tries to pull guard but Shamrock forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luke Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shamrock manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Shamrock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shamrock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Shamrock decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor looks to clinch
and Shamrock counters by moving into the clinch.
Shamrock gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Shamrock trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Shamrock decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Shamrock tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Shamrock looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Taylor!
Taylor gets back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Taylor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock is controlling the pace.
Shamrock is working for a kimura but Taylor is defending it quite comfortably.
Shamrock is looking to advance position but Taylor won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Shamrock is working away from the top position though.
Shamrock wants to get back to his feet.
Shamrock trying to control the action but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Shamrock wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Shamrock trying to control from Taylor's half guard. Taylor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Taylor is working an open guard so Shamrock takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Taylor drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Shamrock is trying to control the position but Taylor postures up.
Taylor passes Shamrock's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Luke Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ken Shamrock is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Taylor not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ken Shamrock comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Shamrock has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ken Shamrock!
After the fight, Ken Shamrock was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Ultimate Warrior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bigbird Blast (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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275 lbs
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Ultimate Warrior!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bigbird Blast!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warrior fails in his attempt to clinch.
Blast jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Warrior moves away from the strike by Blast.
Blast misses with a lunging right hand
and Warrior counters with a left and a right that stings Blast.
Warrior tries to close the distance and clinch but Blast swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Blast lands a really nice looking cross but Warrior seems unphased.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Blast throws out a powerful jab.
Warrior wants to clinch.
Blast throws a right and a left that both miss.
Blast swats away the attempt to clinch by Warrior.
Blast moves out of range of the strikes.
Warrior uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Blast.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Warrior moves out of range of the strikes.
Blast throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Warrior sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Warrior throws a shot from downtown. Blast moves away and avoids it.
Blast avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Warrior moves into range and clinches up with Blast.
Blast lands a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Warrior.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Blast.
Warrior scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Bigbird Blast has been cut.
Warrior softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Blast fails to land.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Warrior.
Warrior throws a punch but it's blocked by Blast.
Warrior working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Warrior lands a right hand that snaps the head of Blast backwards.
Warrior gets through Blast's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Blast throws an elbow but it misses.
Warrior cracks Blast with a nice body shot.
Blast looks gassed!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Warrior.
Warrior lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Warrior lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Blast.
Warrior drops Blast onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Blast is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Blast is rocked!
Warrior throws a big uppercut that drops Blast! More strikes from Warrior and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Blast lies dazed against the cage as Warrior celebrates with his cornermen!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). The Ultimate Warrior!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gamble Jack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Soupra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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265 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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245 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gamble Jack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Soupra!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Soupra connects with a solid leg kick.
Soupra lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Soupra steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jack.
A lazy left from Jack finds it's target.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soupra, right into the meat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Soupra swinging wildly here.
Jack takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Soupra feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Jack's calf.
Jack misses with a looping right.
Jack wants to clinch.
Soupra fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Jack has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Soupra misses with a combination
and Soupra takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Soupra lands with a slapping head kick.
It looks like Gamble Jack has been cut.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Soupra, right into the meat.
Soupra scores with a push kick.
Jack is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A solid leg kick lands there for Soupra.
Jack takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Soupra swats away the attempt to clinch by Jack.
Jack has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Soupra finds it's way round the side to connect with Jack's head.
Good leg kick by Soupra there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Soupra throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Nice jab there from Soupra.
A slapping body kick lands there for Soupra.
Soupra connects with a crisp jab.
Gamble Jack's cut is getting worse.
Jack is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Soupra turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Soupra throws a head kick that lands with a deafening thwack! The crowd roars as Jack stumbles backwards and falls to the mat. Soupra follows into mount!
Jack is rocked!
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Soupra is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Jack is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Timmy Soupra!
Timmy Soupra managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, [Deathsquad] Your Moms House Apparel $8-20, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Valerio Bertoto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diego Brandao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Diego Brandao has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
140 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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144 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Valerio Bertoto!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Brandao!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bertoto closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brandao to the mat! Brandao manages to get full guard.
Bertoto slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bertoto thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Bertoto is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Brandao is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Bertoto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Bertoto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Brandao knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bertoto working the head and body with strikes.
Bertoto connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Brandao some visible discomfort.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bertoto working away.
Brandao manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Bertoto is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Brandao's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Brandao's back!
Brandao grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Bertoto tries to keep control of the position but Brandao is staying busy.
Bertoto has his opponent trapped and is landing shots. Not a good position for Brandao.
Bertoto is punishing Brandao with some ground and pound.
I really don't envy Brandao right now.
Brandao turns into Bertoto and is now in his guard.
Bertoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandao defends well.
Bertoto is pulling down on Brandao's head. It's preventing any offense from Brandao, at least for the moment.
Brandao thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bertoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandao defends well.
Bertoto on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bertoto tries to get out of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto keeping full guard, as Brandao tries to pass.
Bertoto controls Brandao momentarily but Brandao frees himself.
Bertoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandao defends well.
Bertoto looking to hit a scissor sweep but Brandao is one step ahead there.
Bertoto knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Brandao on the ground.
Bertoto is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Brandao defends well.
Bertoto not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bertoto throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Bertoto wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Brandao is now in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brandao is thwarting Bertoto's attempts to control the position.
Brandao blocks the strikes from Bertoto.
Brandao is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Bertoto looking for submissions off his back.
Bertoto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Bertoto.
Bertoto controls Brandao momentarily but Brandao frees himself.
Bertoto is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Brandao is aware though and is defending well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bertoto wants to stand up but Brandao is controlling him.
Bertoto working for submissions but it's allowed Brandao to get to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bertoto manages to get to full guard.
Brandao gets to his feet - Bertoto follows without any prompting.
Brandao defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bertoto.
Bertoto throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brandao tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Bertoto is in Brandao's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bertoto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bertoto working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Brandao's head.
Brandao working for a triangle but Bertoto defends it easily.
Bertoto is sitting in close to Brandao's body. Brandao has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Bertoto is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Bertoto is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Brandao.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Diego Brandao!
Diego Brandao is the new bantamweight champion!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Diego Brandao made sure he mentioned RMC - $ 11 Shorts!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Cramer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Foster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Don Cramer has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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26
212 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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22
205 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Cramer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tony Foster!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cramer closes the distance and clinches.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Foster drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Cramer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Cramer is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Foster keeps control of Cramer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Foster pulls Cramer into guard.
Foster wants to hit a switch here but Cramer passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Foster there!
Foster regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is looking for a sweep. Cramer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Foster trying to get back to full guard but Cramer takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Foster throwing hammer fists to the chest of Cramer. What's that going to do exactly?
Foster is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Foster tries to lock up and control but Cramer gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Foster really wants to buck Cramer off and get back to his feet.
Cramer takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Foster is trying desperately to improve position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cramer can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Foster is looking to escape.
Foster is desperately trying to improve his position but Cramer has a good base and remains in mount.
Cramer manages to capitalize on a mistake by Foster to take his back!
Cramer struggling to keep hold of the position.
Foster trying to control the action but Cramer just sinks the hooks in.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cramer has the hooks in. Foster is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Cramer wants to control but Foster is keeping busy.
Foster is in bad spot here.
Cramer is trying to stick to Foster's back but Foster is turning into Cramer. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Cramer's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Foster.
Foster throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cramer works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cramer keeping moving, preventing Foster from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Foster dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Foster with a poor takedown
and Cramer counters with a right hand to the body.
Foster fails with the takedown
and Cramer counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Don Cramer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Foster.
Decent striking displayed by Cramer there.
Foster fails with the takedown.
Cramer moves in looking to clinch but Foster pushes him off.
Foster is breathing heavily.
Cramer catches Foster with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Foster is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cramer sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cramer has taken the fight to the clinch.
Cramer trying to land knees to the body.
Foster misses with the head strike.
Foster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Cramer is pressed up against the cage. Foster has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Cramer down to the mat. Cramer avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Foster shoots in for a takedown but Cramer shows good takedown defense.
Foster swats away the attempt to clinch by Cramer.
Don Cramer is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Foster showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Cramer.
Foster fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cramer is looking to clinch.
Foster misses with a takedown
and Cramer counters with a crisp one two that drops Foster! Cramer thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Foster to his feet! Foster is in big trouble!
Foster is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cramer lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Foster up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Cramer from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Foster's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Don Cramer!
An out of breath and clearly excited Don Cramer thanked BioPharm Nutrition for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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