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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between John Tavares (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Tavares!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor connects with a crisp jab.
John Tavares seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tavares swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor clinches up with Tavares and pushes him back against the cage.
Taylor throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Tavaress head.
Tavares wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Taylor's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tavares tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Tavares will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Taylor in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Tavares tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Paul Taylor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Telamon Aeacuson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winnipeg Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Aeacuson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to "Cloud Connected" by In Flames. 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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195 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Telamon Aeacuson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winnipeg Manitoba!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manitoba darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Aeacuson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Aeacuson gets full guard.
Aeacuson looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Aeacuson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Aeacuson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Manitoba is looking for a sweep. Aeacuson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Aeacuson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Manitoba's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aeacuson seems to be working for a kimura but Manitoba defends the submission attempt.
Aeacuson is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Manitoba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Aeacuson is looking to take a break and control but Manitoba is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Aeacuson is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Manitoba is defending against the submission attempts here by Aeacuson.
Manitoba is pressing down on Aeacuson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manitoba looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Manitoba can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aeacuson wants to control from the top but Manitoba keeps moving.
Manitoba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Aeacuson is aware though and is defending well.
Aeacuson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Manitoba's head.
Aeacuson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Manitoba works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Manitoba keeping full guard, as Aeacuson tries to pass.
Aeacuson passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Aeacuson is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Manitoba is trying to escape and Aeacuson transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Manitoba is forced to tap! Nice work there by Aeacuson! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Telamon Aeacuson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dirt McGirt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ezekio Rubblesnaph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dirt McGirt has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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209 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dirt McGirt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ezekio Rubblesnaph!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Rubblesnaph.
Rubblesnaph rushes McGirt and presses him up against the cage.
Rubblesnaph scores a nice knee to the body.
Rubblesnaph scores a nice knee to the body.
Rubblesnaph lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Dirt McGirt has been cut.
Rubblesnaph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGirt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Rubblesnaph.
McGirt is breathing heavily.
Rubblesnaph connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGirt's face.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rubblesnaph looking to throw knees to the head but McGirt is blocking nicely.
Rubblesnaph tries a knee to the head but McGirt blocks it.
Rubblesnaph is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Rubblesnaph landing knees to the body.
Rubblesnaph throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rubblesnaph landing some nice looking knees to the body.
McGirt gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Rubblesnaph.
Rubblesnaph scores with a knee to the head.
Rubblesnaph tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubblesnaph scores with a knee to the head.
McGirt misses with a knee strike.
Rubblesnaph is fighting off a takedown attempt but McGirt is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Rubblesnaph to the mat. Rubblesnaph regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rubblesnaph working a defensive guard here.
Rubblesnaph scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Rubblesnaph closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McGirt gets tackled into the cage by Rubblesnaph. Rubblesnaph maintains the clinch.
Rubblesnaph scores with a knee to the head.
McGirt using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rubblesnaph has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rubblesnaph throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but McGirt blocks it with crossed arms.
Rubblesnaph tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. McGirt obliges.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubblesnaph looking to throw knees to the head but McGirt is blocking nicely.
Rubblesnaph using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGirt has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McGirt missing with knees to the body.
Rubblesnaph looking to throw knees to the head but McGirt is blocking nicely.
McGirt jumps guard and drags Rubblesnaph to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Rubblesnaph throws a strike but McGirt rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
McGirt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McGirt accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McGirt in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McGirt is in close to Rubblesnaph's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McGirt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirt is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubblesnaph has wrist control.
McGirt works over Rubblesnaph with some ground and pound from guard.
McGirt throws a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
McGirt lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
McGirt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGirt is looking to work some ground and pound but Rubblesnaph has wrist control.
McGirt trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McGirt stopping the sweep attempt from Rubblesnaph.
McGirt working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
McGirt postures up in Rubblesnaph's guard and throws a big left but Rubblesnaph blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGirt missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGirt lands a couple of digs.
McGirt postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McGirt won't allow Rubblesnaph to sweep him here.
McGirt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubblesnaph looking to hit a scissor sweep but McGirt is one step ahead there.
McGirt throwing strikes but missing.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McGirt with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ezekio Rubblesnaph will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dirt McGirt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Rubblesnaph rushes McGirt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rubblesnaph obliges.
Rubblesnaph connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGirt's face.
Rubblesnaph is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McGirt is defending well.
McGirt takes a knee right on the jaw!
A knee to the head by Rubblesnaph.
McGirt missing with knees to the body.
Rubblesnaph is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ezekio Rubblesnaph seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rubblesnaph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McGirt avoids a punch combination nicely.
McGirt gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Rubblesnaph decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in McGirt's 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!
Rubblesnaph cracks McGirt with a solid left hand.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rubblesnaph throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rubblesnaph works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rubblesnaph prevents McGirt from standing back up.
Rubblesnaph working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
McGirt is not content to let Rubblesnaph control the position.
Rubblesnaph missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rubblesnaph thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rubblesnaph has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rubblesnaph stops McGirt from getting back to his feet.
Rubblesnaph sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McGirt defending well though.
Rubblesnaph passes to full mount!
Rubblesnaph working McGirt over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rubblesnaph looking to control but McGirt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Rubblesnaph landing strikes from the mount and McGirt is in trouble!
Rubblesnaph jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… McGirt is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by McGirt and Rubblesnaph has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rubblesnaph in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McGirt on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McGirt tries to get out of the position.
Rubblesnaph is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but McGirt is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rubblesnaph decides to take the fight back to the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirt shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Rubblesnaph has McGirt up against the cage in a clinch.
McGirt misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rubblesnaph.
Knees to the body from Rubblesnaph.
Rubblesnaph connects with a nasty looking knee right to McGirt's face.
McGirt tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rubblesnaph unloads a knee to the mid-section. McGirt lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Rubblesnaph crunches a lovely knee into McGirt's ribcage.
Rubblesnaph with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGirt looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubblesnaph unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Rubblesnaph lands a knee to the head.
Rubblesnaph landing knees to the head.
Rubblesnaph avoiding damage as McGirt throws knees to the body.
Rubblesnaph putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has McGirt in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rubblesnaph with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Rubblesnaph blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Rubblesnaph lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rubblesnaph lands an elbow just above McGirt 's eye.
Rubblesnaph breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rubblesnaph clinches.
McGirt drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rubblesnaph pulls his leg out and moves away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rubblesnaph moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ezekio Rubblesnaph showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dirt McGirt's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rubblesnaph escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Nice takedown defense from McGirt. No joy for Rubblesnaph on that attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from McGirt. Rubblesnaph does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rubblesnaph rushes McGirt and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
McGirt is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Rubblesnaph to keep the fight standing.
Rubblesnaph is pressed up against the cage. McGirt has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rubblesnaph down to the mat. Rubblesnaph avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
McGirt looks to land a combination but Rubblesnaph avoids it well.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Rubblesnaph!
Rubblesnaph lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Rubblesnaph scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Rubblesnaph lands with a punch from half guard.
McGirt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubblesnaph.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGirt is staying active underneath Rubblesnaph, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Rubblesnaph tries to pass the half guard into mount. McGirt knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
McGirt avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rubblesnaph.
Rubblesnaph not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McGirt wants to get back to his feet.
Rubblesnaph throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Rubblesnaph takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Rubblesnaph is pressing down on McGirt's thigh, looking to free his foot. McGirt is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGirt keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
McGirt wants to get back to his feet.
McGirt wants to stand back up but Rubblesnaph manages to pass into side control.
McGirt is pushing Rubblesnaph's head away, looking to escape. Rubblesnaph manages to hold on to the position though.
Rubblesnaph postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
McGirt takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Rubblesnaph misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McGirt might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGirt taking a bit of punishment here - Rubblesnaph scoring with strikes.
McGirt is pushing Rubblesnaph's head away, looking to escape. Rubblesnaph manages to hold on to the position though.
Rubblesnaph in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Rubblesnaph lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rubblesnaph misses with the ground and pound.
McGirt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rubblesnaph.
McGirt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rubblesnaph.
Rubblesnaph tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rubblesnaph fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McGirt avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Rubblesnaph.
McGirt throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rubblesnaph forces McGirt back against the cage and clinches.
Dirt McGirt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ezekio Rubblesnaph is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
McGirt tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rubblesnaph managing to block the knees to the body from McGirt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ezekio Rubblesnaph comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Rubblesnaph has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ezekio Rubblesnaph!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Karreem cb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Dogger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Karreem cb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Dogger!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good leg kick by cb there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
cb shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Jim Dogger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Danga de danga de dang - Dogger scores with a four punch combination!
Dogger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. cb doesn't seem bothered though.
Dogger thuds his right hand into cb's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
cb shoots and misses
and Dogger counters with a stiff jab, followed by a cross and an uppercut! That's too much punishment for cb to take - he tumbles to the canvas, blood pouring from his nose, barely conscious. That's the end of the fight! Great knockout by Dogger!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jim Dogger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shachlo Popyachtsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Watermelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Popyachtsa kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Upyachka Dance. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
28 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shachlo Popyachtsa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Watermelon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watermelon takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Popyachtsa scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Phil Watermelon has been cut.
Popyachtsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Popyachtsa lands with a hook. Watermelon tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Popyachtsa fails to land with a series of punches.
Popyachtsa moves into range and connects with a jab.
Popyachtsa connects with a body shot that sends Watermelon's belly button to the back.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popyachtsa lands with an uppercut that bounces Watermelon off the cage and back into range.
Watermelon takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Watermelon is rocked!
Watermelon circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Popyachtsa. Watermelon falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Popyachtsa!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Shachlo Popyachtsa!
Our winner, Shachlo Popyachtsa, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Fist (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rodniel Romero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Romero has chosen Kanye West - Amazing as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hammer Fist!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodniel Romero!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romero throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Romero misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Fist dives in and grabs Romero's left leg, looking for a takedown. Romero pushes down on Fist's head and hops out.
Romero throws a right and a left that Fist avoids nicely.
Romero throws a right and a left that both miss.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Fist tries to score a power double leg takedown but Romero sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Fist somewhat.
Romero throws a series of punches but Fist avoids them all with ease.
Fist scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Romero is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fist is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Fist looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Fist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fist is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Romero is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Fist is controlling him well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Fist is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Romero has escaped the position, nice work there.
Romero wants to control but Fist postures up.
Fist is trying to get an arm triangle but Romero is defending well.
Romero is trying to get back to his feet.
Fist tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fist working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Romero sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is trying to get back to full guard.
Romero flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Fist is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romero sees it coming and defends easily.
Romero is pressing down on Fist's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Romero is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Fist looking to pass the guard.
Fist drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Romero manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Fist has Romero in his guard.
Romero wants to control from the top but Fist keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Romero pushing down on Fist's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Romero is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Romero goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Fist is on top in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fist thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
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 Hammer Fist will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A punch combination from Romero misses.
Fist doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Romero counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Fist.
Romero wants to get back to his feet but Fist drags him back down.
Hammer Fist overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Romero is trying to control Fist's posture but Fist avoids it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fist is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Romero is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Romero gets back to half guard.
Fist seems to be working for a kimura but Romero defends the submission attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero tries to get to full guard but Fist has control of the leg.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Romero gets back to full guard.
Romero looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Romero controls Fist momentarily but Fist frees himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fist wants to stand but Romero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Fist drops back looking for a leg! Romero is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Romero manages to kick Fist off! Fist jumps back into Romero's guard.
Romero wants to sweep here but Fist controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fist drops back, looking for a kneebar! Romero looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Romero looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Romero!
Romero tries to advance to mount but Fist denies him.
Romero looking to control but instead Fist has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Romero is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Fist is just riding it out for now. Romero eventually gives up the hold.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Fist sees it coming and defends easily.
Fist is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Romero pulls his head out easily.
Fist is defending against the submission attempts here by Romero.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Romero wants to pass the guard but Fist is defending well.
Romero tries to stand but can't do so whilst Fist controls his leg.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Romero is trying to control the action in half guard but Fist is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodniel Romero showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Some wild striking there from Romero.
A combination from Romero does no damage.
Romero lands with a right hand.
Fist fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Romero avoids it really well and circles away.
Romero misses with a double jab.
Romero rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Fist moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Fist.
Rodniel Romero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Romero swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Romero darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Fist closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Fist is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fist pulls his head out easily.
Romero takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Fist is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Romero sees it coming and defends easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Romero is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Fist pulls his head out easily.
Fist is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Romero pushes Fist off looking to stand but Fist dives back in and keeps control.
Fist is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Romero has managed to free his arm - good work.
Romero pushes Fist off and gets back to his feet.
Hammer Fist is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fist showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Romero.
Romero misses with a wild combination.
Rodniel Romero seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Romero looks to land a combination but Fist avoids it well.
Romero looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fist shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Romero sprawls well. Romero wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Fist gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hammer Fist. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero throws a series of punches but Fist moves out of range.
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.
Some wild striking there from Romero.
Fist tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Romero swivels and escapes.
Fist slips under a jab from Romero.
Romero misses with a series of wild punches.
Romero feints a jab promting Fist to slip. Romero then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fist slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fist has his takedown stuffed
and Romero counters with a one-two to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rodniel Romero comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Romero has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rodniel Romero!
In his post fight interview, Rodniel Romero started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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22
175 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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28
172 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Thompson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brigadier Victory pivots, looking for a leg kick but Thompson is out of range and Brigadier Victory settles back down.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A telegraphed right hand from Thompson misses the target.
Brigadier Victory throws a left and a right that both miss
and Thompson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Thompson moves out of range of the strikes.
Thompson throws out a loose jab but Brigadier Victory uses good head movement to avoid it.
Brigadier Victory misses with a looping right.
Brigadier Victory misses with a looping right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Brigadier Victory.
The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thompson defending well as Brigadier Victory loads up on a big left hand.
Brigadier Victory is looking to score with low kicks.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Brigadier Victory misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Brigadier Victory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thompson thows a left - swing and a miss!
Thompson slips under a jab from Brigadier Victory.
Brigadier Victory moves away from the strike by Thompson.
Thompson missing with a left hand there. Brigadier Victory was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Brigadier Victory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brigadier Victory tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thompson checks a low kick from Brigadier Victory.
Thompson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brigadier Victory fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Thompson on the side of the head.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brigadier Victory throws a shot from downtown. Thompson moves away and avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigadier Victory uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Thompson.
Brigadier Victory drops his hands momentarily and Thompson takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Thompson misses with a hook.
Brigadier Victory throws a combination that misses
enabling Thompson to counter with a crisp jab.
Thompson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Thompson misses with a hook. Brigadier Victory ducked under it nicely.
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 The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Thompson throws a lazy right hand but Brigadier Victory sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Brigadier Victory throws a hook to the side of Thompson's head but Thompson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
A jab from Thompson misses.
Thompson checks a leg kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Brigadier Victory misses with a double jab
and Thompson counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brigadier Victory throws a jab when Thompson was well out of range.
Brigadier Victory really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Brigadier Victory lands with a nice body punch.
Thompson throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Brigadier Victory sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Thompson throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A swing and a miss from Brigadier Victory.
Brigadier Victory throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brigadier Victory takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigadier Victory tries to bum rush Thompson with a series of wild strikes but Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Brigadier Victory misses with a low kick.
Brigadier Victory falls off balance throwing a combination
and Thompson connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Brigadier Victory throws a poor cross that misses
and Brigadier Victory takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Thompson slips a jab from Brigadier Victory.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson moves out of range as Brigadier Victory throws a body kick.
Thompson scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brigadier Victory in his tracks.
Brigadier Victory uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Thompson.
Some wild striking there from Brigadier Victory.
Thompson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Brigadier Victory throws out the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Brigadier Victory misses.
Brigadier Victory throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Thompson counters with a stiff right hand.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Brigadier Victory ducks down to avoid it.
The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big left from Thompson misses.
Brigadier Victory rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
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 The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Brigadier Victory lands a head kick. Thompson smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Thompson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A lazy left from Thompson finds it's target.
Brigadier Victory takes one on the button.
Thompson misses with an uppercut.
Thompson throws a looping overhand right but Brigadier Victory ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thompson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brigadier Victory ducks under a wild hook from Thompson.
Brigadier Victory throws the left hand but Thompson avoids the punch easily.
Brigadier Victory looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Thompson swings widly with a right hand
letting Brigadier Victory counter with a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brigadier Victory is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Thompson.
Thompson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Brigadier Victory.
Brigadier Victory avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Thompson misses with a lunging right hand
and Brigadier Victory makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Thompson misses the jab.
Thompson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson throws a jab when Brigadier Victory was well out of range.
Brigadier Victory scores with a jab. Thompson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
A telegraphed right hand from Brigadier Victory misses the target.
Thompson takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Thompson throws an overhand right that lands on Brigadier Victory's shoulder, as Brigadier Victory tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brigadier Victory ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Brigadier Victory takes a swing at Thompson's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Thompson.
Thompson looks to throw the jab but Brigadier Victory is out of range.
Brigadier Victory throws a combination that misses
and Brigadier Victory takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Jon Thompson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The Mixed Martial Artist Formerly Known As Brigadier Victory is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Thompson might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Thompson rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Brigadier Victory counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jon Thompson.
Well Brigadier Victory has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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