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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Clubber Lang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Terrance Fortuna (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lang comes into the arena with Survivor - Eye Of The Tiger blaring out of the sound system. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clubber Lang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Terrance Fortuna!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortuna scores with a hook to the body. Lang takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fortuna throws a right hand that misses
and Lang counters with a nice body shot.
Fortuna rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lang moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Fortuna drives through and clinches with Lang against the cage.
Fortuna pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Fortuna will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Fortuna lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Fortuna takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Fortuna fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
It looks like Clubber Lang has been cut.
Lang loads up on a big right hand but Fortuna slips the punch.
Lang lands a head kick!
Fortuna punishes Lang's body with a nice straight punch.
Fortuna swings for the body but Lang moves out of range.
Fortuna tries to work over Lang's front leg with a kick but Lang checks it.
Terrance Fortuna seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fortuna shoots for a takedown but Lang saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Fortuna misses with a takedown attempt - Lang sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Clubber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Fortuna.
Fortuna throws a sloppy body shot
and Lang counters with a good, hard body kick but Fortuna shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortuna throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Fortuna misses with a shot to the body
and Lang counters with an inside leg kick.
Fortuna looks gassed!
Lang throws a body kick that misses.
Lang moves out of range of the strikes.
Lang scores with a head kick.
It looks like Terrance Fortuna has been cut.
Lang keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Fortuna.
Lang gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Fortuna closes the distance and clinches.
Fortuna wants to stall.
Lang misses with a body punch.
Fortuna throws a punch but it's blocked by Lang.
Fortuna lands a hook to the side of the head.
Lang misses with a shot to the kidneys.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Fortuna taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Fortuna wants to break free but Lang has control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna pulls guard successfully.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Lang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Lang is looking to work some ground and pound but Fortuna has wrist control.
Lang chips away with some ground and pound.
Lang works over Fortuna with some ground and pound from guard.
Lang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Lang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Lang chips away with some ground and pound.
Fortuna looking for a guillotine here but Lang defends easily.
Fortuna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lang defends it easily.
Fortuna is trying to keep Lang in close.
Lang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lang scoring with some ground and pound.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Lang won't allow Fortuna to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Lang distracts Fortuna with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Fortuna is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lang gets back to full guard.
Lang wants to sweep here but Fortuna controlling him for the moment.
Lang avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Fortuna thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Fortuna accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Fortuna throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortuna preventing the sweep.
Fortuna throwing strikes from guard but Lang blocks nicely.
Fortuna drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Lang dives on top into guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Lang is in close to Fortuna's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Fortuna had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Lang defends it easily.
Fortuna manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Terrance Fortuna dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Fortuna tries to bum rush Lang with a series of wild strikes but Lang uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Fortuna works the jab nicely.
A punch combination from Fortuna misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Fortuna!
Lang showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Fortuna.
Lang throws a right and a left that Fortuna avoids nicely.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lang!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortuna misses with a double jab.
Fortuna takes a kick to the side of the head.
Decent striking displayed by Fortuna there.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Lang, as that shot connected.
Fortuna misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Lang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lang bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Sloppy strikes from Fortuna. Those never looked like landing.
Fortuna takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Fortuna swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fortuna misses with a body shot.
Lang pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Fortuna throws a leg kick that misses.
Fortuna throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Lang counters with a nice leg kick.
Fortuna is breathing heavily.
Lang throws a head kick that misses.
Lang moves into range and connects with a jab.
Fortuna throws an overhand right that lands on Lang's shoulder, as Lang tries to avoid the shot.
Lang misses with a wild body shot.
Fortuna scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lang connects with an inside leg kick.
Fortuna lands with a shot to the body.
Fortuna misses with a series of wild punches.
Fortuna bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Fortuna swings widly with a right hand
and Lang counters with a two punch combo.
Lang misses with a double jab.
Fortuna swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lang. Fortuna does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fortuna tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lang swivels and escapes.
Lang throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Fortuna.
Fortuna cracks Lang with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lang avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Fortuna throws an off balance right hand
and Lang counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lang throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fortuna's head.
Donk. Lang catches Fortuna right on the button with a cross.
Fortuna misses with a right hand
and Lang counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Fortuna throws a right and a left that Lang avoids nicely.
Lang blocks a jab.
Lang throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lang rushes Fortuna and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lang tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fortuna has a couple of punches blocked by Lang.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lang presses Fortuna against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lang lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lang is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lang.
Fortuna makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Fortuna tries to score a body lock takedown but Lang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Lang lands an elbow inside.
That has opened up Terrance Fortuna's cut even more.
Fortuna is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lang lands a right hand.
Fortuna swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Fortuna has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Lang after a bit of a struggle.
Clubber Lang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Terrance Fortuna.
Lang gets through Fortuna's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lang trying to land knees to the body.
Lang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Terrance Fortuna seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Fortuna dives in and grabs Lang's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lang pushes down on Fortuna's head and hops out.
Crunch! Lang slams his shin into Fortuna's torso.
Fortuna walks into a jab.
No joy there for Lang, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Clubber Lang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lang bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lang feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Fortuna's calf.
Fortuna takes a kick to the side of the head.
The cut above Terrance Fortuna's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Lang avoids a punch combination nicely.
Clubber Lang is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fortuna closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Lang's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Clubber Lang dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Lang lands a jab-cross combination.
Lang jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Fortuna misses with an uppercut.
Lang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Fortuna is rocked!
Fortuna has Lang up against the cage in a clinch.
Fortuna is still on wobbly legs! Can Lang finish him?
Lang dips a shoulder and cracks Fortuna with a mighty uppercut! Fortuna falls back against the cage and Lang unloads with a barrage of strikes! Fortuna is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Lang screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:27 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clubber Lang!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Clubber Lang waved his t-shirt featuring Popeye’s Spinach - 159 + 158 Proof Supps's logo in front of the cameras.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tommy Sieve (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Cunningham (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cunningham has chosen Balled of a Broken Man as his entrance music. Tommy Sieve has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Decent elbows
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy Sieve!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Cunningham !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sieve shoots in for a takedown but Cunningham shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cunningham looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Cunningham circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sieve shoots in and drives through. Cunningham sprawls well.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Sieve.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sieve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cunningham tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sieve swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Cunningham takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Sieve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cunningham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Sieve misses with a wild combination.
Sieve lands with a nice combination. Cunningham backs away looking to recover.
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!
Sieve throws a head kick that misses.
Sieve shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cunningham defends it nicely.
Sieve looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Cunningham is fending him off so far but Sieve persists. Nope, Cunningham circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cunningham displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sieve.
Sieve wants to clinch up but Cunningham keeps it at a distance.
Sieve shoots in for a double leg but Cunningham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Cunningham keeps the fight on the outside.
Cunningham is looking to clinch.
Sieve shoots in but no luck this time.
Sieve shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Cunningham sprawls well. Cunningham wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Sieve gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Cunningham , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sieve shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Cunningham eats them both and turns towards Sieve to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cunningham defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sieve.
Sieve is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cunningham sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Mark Cunningham seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sieve displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Sieve will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Cunningham throws a head kick but Sieve moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sieve fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cunningham has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Sieve.
Sieve comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Cunningham keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Cunningham stuffs the takedown attempt from Sieve. Sieve gets slowly back to his feet.
Cunningham has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieve tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Cunningham just stands there and leans against the cage.
Sieve taking a breather.
Sieve tries to pull guard but Cunningham holds him up against the cage and eventually Sieve drops back down to his feet.
Sieve breaks the clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sieve is defended easily by Cunningham .
Cunningham moves out of range of the body kick.
Cunningham keeps the fight on the outside.
Sieve tries to clinch but Cunningham moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sieve looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sieve shoots in but Cunningham avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Cunningham tries to clinch but Sieve moves out of range.
Sieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunningham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Sieve connects with an inside leg kick.
Sieve shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Cunningham pinned against the cage. Cunningham gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sieve moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sieve tries to break free but Cunningham pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sieve dominated that round.
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.
Sieve tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunningham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sieve throws a head kick that misses
and Cunningham counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Sieve is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Sieve moves into range and clinches up with Cunningham .
Sieve tries to pull guard but Cunningham holds him up against the cage and eventually Sieve drops back down to his feet.
Sieve tries for a takedown. No joy.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Sieve looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tommy Sieve. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sieve can't get the takedown.
Sieve tries to pull guard but Cunningham forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Sieve escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sieve misses with a takedown attempt - Cunningham sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Cunningham shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A chopping leg kick lands by Sieve.
Sieve changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Cunningham tries to avoid it but Sieve manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Cunningham to the ground. Cunningham escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Sieve as Cunningham shoots in.
Sieve looks for a takedown but Cunningham sprawls well.
Nice sprawl there from Cunningham as Sieve shoots in.
Sieve tries to clinch but Cunningham is having none of it.
Sieve tries to clinch there but Cunningham circles away.
Tommy Sieve is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sieve fails with the takedown.
Cunningham shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sieve pinned against the cage. Sieve gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sieve misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Sieve turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Sieve throws a sloppy head kick and Cunningham moves out of range easily.
Sieve scores with a push kick.
Sieve shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sieve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sieve bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Cunningham 's head.
Sieve shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sieve tries to control but Cunningham wriggling away.
Sieve pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sieve stands up from mount. Strange move.
Cunningham keeps the fight on the outside.
Sieve shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cunningham defends it nicely.
Sieve tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Sieve tries to close the distance and clinch up but Cunningham swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A combination from Sieve does no damage.
Sieve shoots in for a double leg but Cunningham sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sieve tries to clinch up.
Sieve will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Sieve wants to clinch.
Sieve keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sieve tries to close the distance and clinch but Cunningham swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Sieve has taken the fight to the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cunningham is looking to take this one to the mat.
Sieve tries for a takedown but Cunningham manages to get underhooks.
Sieve wants to break free but Cunningham has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tommy Sieve dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! 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.
Sieve fails in his attempt to clinch.
Cunningham fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Sieve shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sieve circles away from the clinch attempt.
Sieve avoids a punch combination nicely.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Sieve.
Sieve avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Cunningham stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Cunningham wants it to stay on the feet.
Whack! Sieve lands a heavy head kick that drops Cunningham . The ref tackles Sieve to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Cunningham was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Tommy Sieve!
Tommy Sieve bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tj Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pedofilo Da Noite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Tj Machida has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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172 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tj Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedofilo Da Noite!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Da Noite tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Machida wants to break the clinch but can't.
Machida is trying to break the clinch but Da Noite has him pressed against the cage.
Da Noite gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Da Noite scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Da Noite takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nice strikes from Da Noite there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Da Noite slips a nice elbow through Machida's hands, connecting with Machida's forehead.
Da Noite moves nicely into side control.
Da Noite is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Machida will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Da Noite creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Da Noite in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Da Noite scores with a couple of short elbows.
Machida is rocked!
Da Noite working the ground and pound from side control.
Oh Machida is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida is breathing heavily.
Da Noite lands a big left to the face of Machida, bouncing his head like a basketball. Another shot from Da Noite and another - Machida is out! Da Noite stands up and salutes his fans, who are going crazy in the stands.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Pedofilo Da Noite!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Watermelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh's entrance music is Lets Have A War. A fine choice. The key to victory for TJ Welsh has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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188 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
2 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Watermelon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Watermelon is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Welsh pulls his head out easily.
Welsh wants to free his trapped foot but Watermelon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Watermelon is staying active underneath Welsh, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Watermelon is looking for a sweep. Welsh is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Welsh has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Watermelon is squirming around, avoiding Welsh's attempts to control the action.
Watermelon stops Welsh from taking his back. Still, being mounted isn't any better.
Welsh controlling the position easily from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Watermelon is now in Welsh's guard. A big mistake from Welsh there, giving up the dominant position!
Welsh tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Watermelon from controlling successfully.
Watermelon preventing the sweep.
Watermelon 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.
Watermelon being controlled here momentarily.
Welsh working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. TJ Welsh wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Welsh throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Watermelon was covering up waiting for the punch and Welsh finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Welsh avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Welsh throws an elbow that misses. Watermelon uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Welsh's guard. Nice move by Watermelon!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Watermelon wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh wants to get back to his feet but Watermelon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Welsh manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Watermelon ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Welsh moves away.
Welsh gets a takedown into half guard.
Watermelon is refusing to be controlled, as Welsh sits in half guard.
Watermelon is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Welsh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Welsh's back!
Watermelon is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Welsh knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Welsh for a finish.
Welsh staying busy and making it hard for Watermelon to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watermelon looking for the choke but no joy.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Welsh just trying to survive but Watermelon is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Watermelon has the hooks in. Welsh is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Welsh trying to control but not successfully.
Watermelon has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Welsh has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watermelon is hanging on to Welsh's back as he tries to escape.
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 TJ Welsh will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Welsh darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Welsh is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Watermelon is just riding it out for now. Welsh eventually gives up the hold.
Watermelon won't allow Welsh to pass to mount.
TJ Welsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Watermelon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Welsh is working away from the top position though.
Welsh works his foot free and advances to mount.
Welsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Watermelon is looking to escape.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh wants to stand but Watermelon is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Watermelon bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Watermelon is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Watermelon from controlling successfully.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Watermelon drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Watermelon jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Welsh is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Welsh tries to clinch but Watermelon is having none of it.
Welsh shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watermelon manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Welsh knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Watermelon on the ground.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watermelon trying to keep a closed guard but Welsh is proving a slippery customer.
Welsh drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Watermelon manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Welsh has Watermelon in his guard.
Watermelon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Watermelon from controlling successfully.
Welsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watermelon.
Welsh working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Watermelon.
Welsh wants to get back to his feet but Watermelon is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Watermelon from controlling successfully.
Watermelon controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh looking for a sweep. Not yet Welsh, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Phil Watermelon.
Welsh displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Watermelon.
Watermelon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Welsh's waist but Welsh gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watermelon off to one side.
Welsh stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Welsh wants it to stay on the feet.
TJ Welsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Watermelon.
Welsh tries to clinch but Watermelon is having none of it.
Welsh clinches up against the cage.
Welsh manages to pull guard.
Watermelon trying to control the position from guard on top but Welsh is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watermelon is fighting to break Welsh's control of his arms but Welsh is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Watermelon wants to control from the top but Welsh keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Welsh dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Watermelon shoots in looking for a takedown. Welsh tries to sprawl out of it but Watermelon keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Welsh manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch but Watermelon swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Welsh closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Watermelon to the mat! Watermelon manages to get full guard.
Welsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Watermelon has wrist control.
Watermelon keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
Welsh has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Watermelon is proving hard to escape from.
Welsh trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Watermelon trying to keep a closed guard but Welsh is proving a slippery customer.
Welsh has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Welsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Watermelon has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watermelon looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Welsh stays in close to Watermelon's body and controls the position.
Welsh trying to control but Watermelon is working from the bottom.
Watermelon striking off his back but it's not causing Welsh any problems.
Watermelon working a defensive guard here.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Watermelon keeps moving.
We're going to have a standup here because TJ Welsh wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Welsh moves into the clinch.
Welsh is stalling here.
Watermelon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh connects with a nasty looking knee right to Watermelon's face.
It looks like Phil Watermelon has been cut.
Welsh tries a body shot but Watermelon blocks it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Welsh with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Welsh stalling in the clinch.
Welsh tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Watermelon avoids it.
Welsh is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Watermelon is keeping busy.
Watermelon drops down looking for an ankle pick but Welsh pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watermelon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Welsh as he jumps to the side.
TJ Welsh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Watermelon.
Welsh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Watermelon did well to prevent Welsh getting side control.
Welsh throwing shots but Watermelon is blocking nicely.
Watermelon looking for submissions off his back.
Watermelon is controlling Welsh's trapped leg to prevent Welsh from advancing to side control.
TJ Welsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Watermelon misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Welsh is thwarting Watermelon's attempts to control the position.
Welsh wants to stand up but Watermelon is controlling the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is keen to just control but Watermelon is a slippery customer.
Welsh controlling the action here.
TJ Welsh has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Welsh moves into the clinch.
Watermelon is trying to break the clinch but Welsh has him pressed against the cage.
Welsh pressing his opponent against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Welsh misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Watermelon.
And that's the end of the fight!
TJ Welsh showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Welsh 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... TJ Welsh!
TJ Welsh 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Felfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winnipeg Manitoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Victor Felfort has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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195 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Felfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winnipeg Manitoba!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No joy there for Felfort, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Horrible takedown by Manitoba or perhaps it was just good defense by Felfort which made him look bad.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Felfort.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Manitoba wants to control but Felfort postures up.
Felfort wants to lay and pray for a moment but Manitoba keeps working.
Manitoba struggling a bit here.
Felfort is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Manitoba is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
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.
Manitoba tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Felfort wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Felfort is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Manitoba has escaped the position, nice work there.
Manitoba gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba is looking for a sweep. Felfort is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Felfort blocks the strikes from Manitoba.
Manitoba has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Felfort is working away from the top position though.
Manitoba is positioning himself well to prevent Felfort advancing to mount.
Felfort seems to be working for a kimura but Manitoba defends the submission attempt.
Felfort stalling away here and it's allowed Manitoba to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Manitoba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Felfort is aware though and is defending well.
Felfort thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Felfort wants to stand but Manitoba has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felfort trying to control but Manitoba is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Manitoba holds on and takes a little breather.
Manitoba wants to sweep but no luck.
Felfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Manitoba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Felfort scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Manitoba is pulling down on Felfort's head to control his posture.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Manitoba is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Felfort thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba pulls Felfort in close to prevent any damage.
Manitoba throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Manitoba looking to control.
Felfort trying to control the position from guard on top but Manitoba is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Manitoba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Felfort is aware though and is defending well.
Felfort preventing the sweep.
Manitoba really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Felfort. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Manitoba controls Felfort momentarily but Felfort frees himself.
Felfort wants to control from the top but Manitoba keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Felfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Felfort drops back looking for a leg! Manitoba is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Manitoba manages to kick Felfort off! Felfort jumps back into Manitoba's guard.
Manitoba throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Felfort escapes and throws Manitoba's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Manitoba is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Felfort is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Manitoba has managed to free his arm - good work.
Manitoba wants to control but Felfort is keeping busy and won't allow it.
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 Victor Felfort 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.
Felfort misses with a series of wild punches.
Manitoba gets a takedown into half guard.
Manitoba is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Felfort doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Manitoba.
Manitoba controlling the pace.
Manitoba is trying to work for a kimura but Felfort is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Felfort is looking to improve his position.
Felfort actively working from the bottom here.
Manitoba is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Manitoba is looking for a kimura but Felfort is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Manitoba to get the leverage.
Manitoba is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Felfort actively working from the bottom here.
Felfort is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Manitoba wants to pass the guard but Felfort is defending well.
Still in half guard, Manitoba seems content to control.
Felfort actively working from the bottom here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba prevents Felfort from improving his position.
Manitoba content to control rather than advance.
Manitoba is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Felfort sees it coming and defends easily.
Manitoba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Felfort defends it well.
Manitoba wants to work for an arm triangle but Felfort is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felfort wants to get back to full guard.
Manitoba is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Felfort defends it well.
Manitoba wants to work for an arm triangle but Felfort is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Manitoba is trying to control the action in half guard but Felfort is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Felfort looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Felfort looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Winnipeg Manitoba showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Manitoba closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Felfort looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Felfort is trying to get back to full guard.
Felfort has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Manitoba escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Manitoba!
Felfort is looking for a sweep.
Manitoba is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Felfort knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Manitoba tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Manitoba has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manitoba controlling the position from side mount.
Felfort tries to buck Manitoba off but Manitoba is having none of it.
Manitoba is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Felfort is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Manitoba staying calm.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manitoba gets to mount! Felfort was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Felfort tries to reverse the position but Manitoba maintains control.
Manitoba goes for an armbar but Felfort turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Felfort.
Manitoba is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Felfort passes Manitoba's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Manitoba looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Manitoba missing with punches from the bottom.
Manitoba is pressing down on Felfort's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Manitoba keeping moving, preventing Felfort from controlling successfully.
Manitoba is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Felfort is aware though and is defending well.
Manitoba is looking for a triangle but Felfort pushes his legs off easily.
Manitoba looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Felfort stopping the sweep attempt from Manitoba.
Felfort thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Felfort wants to control from the top but Manitoba keeps moving.
Manitoba working for a triangle but Felfort defends it easily.
Manitoba trying to control the position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Felfort trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Winnipeg Manitoba comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Manitoba 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Winnipeg Manitoba!
A victorious Winnipeg Manitoba 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Arturo Wong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Tebo (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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185 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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185 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Arturo Wong !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Tebo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tebo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Wong sprawls well. Wong wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Tebo gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Wong as Tebo shoots in.
Wong swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Horrible takedown by Wong or perhaps it was just good defense by Tebo which made him look bad.
Wong swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wong throws a series of punches but Tebo avoids them all with ease.
Wong stuffs the takedown.
Arturo Wong has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kurt Tebo.
Tebo instigates a clinch.
Tebo goes for a takedown attempt but Wong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Wong tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tebo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebo closes the distance and clinches up with Wong , looking for a takedown. Tebo pushes Wong against the cage but Wong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wong changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Tebo tries to avoid it but Wong manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Tebo to the ground. Tebo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Tebo throws a sloppy head kick and Wong moves out of range easily.
Tebo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Wong .
Wong fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wong tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Tebo counters with a takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wong is looking to reverse the position.
Tebo is looking to take a break and control but Wong is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Tebo scores with a couple of short elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Wong keeps working.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wong struggling a bit here.
Tebo slows the pace down.
Wong stops Tebo from passing to mount.
Tebo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Wong is avoiding damage well.
Tebo trying to control the action but Wong is working from the bottom.
Tebo just content to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The strikes coming from Tebo are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Wong manages to get back to half guard.
Tebo working Wong over with strikes.
Wong is refusing to be controlled, as Tebo sits in half guard.
Tebo stalling.
Tebo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tebo looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Wong tries to roll over but Tebo keeps him under control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Tebo looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Tebo content to control rather than advance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Tebo dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wong moves out of range of the body kick from Tebo.
Wong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wong keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Wong throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Tebo.
Wong shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Tebo as he avoids it easily.
Tebo misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tebo throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Wong .
Wong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Tebo sprawls well. Tebo wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Wong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Arturo Wong . That's going to take a lot out of him.
Tebo scores with a takedown into Wong 's guard.
Tebo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebo slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Tebo stands up over Wong , holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Tebo sitting in guard here, content to control.
Tebo stopping the sweep attempt from Wong .
Wong wants to get back to his feet but Tebo is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wong being controlled here, momentarily.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Kurt Tebo wasn't active enough on the ground.
Wong ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Wong misses with a takedown attempt - Tebo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Arturo Wong is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Tebo closes the distance and clinches.
Tebo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Tebo shoots in looking for a takedown. Wong tries to sprawl out of it but Tebo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Wong manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wong looks for a takedown but Tebo sprawls well.
Tebo shoots in and drives through. Wong sprawls well.
Tebo shoots in but no luck this time.
Tebo throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Wong .
Tebo is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Wong 's half guard.
Ground and pound from Tebo.
Tebo is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong wants to get back to full guard.
Tebo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Tebo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tebo content to stall in guard here.
Tebo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Wong 's guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong is looking for a sweep. Tebo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Tebo gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kurt Tebo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!
Tebo throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Wong circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tebo shoots in looking for a takedown but Wong manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Tebo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Tebo moves out of range of the body kick from Wong .
Wong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Wong scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Tebo wants to control but Wong postures up.
Tebo is looking to reverse the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wong trying to control the position but Tebo is working away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tebo tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Wong wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Wong working away.
Wong wants to control but Tebo is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tebo has one of Wong 's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Wong tries for a takedown but Tebo circles away easily
and Tebo counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Ground and pound from Tebo.
Tebo is working for a kimura but Wong is defending it quite comfortably.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Tebo trying to control from Wong 's half guard. Wong has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Wong will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tebo wants to pass the guard but Wong is keeping the position.
Tebo trying to control the position from guard on top but Wong is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Tebo slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Tebo advances position into side control!
Tebo wants to control but Wong is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wong is being controlled here.
Tebo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Wong some visible discomfort.
Tebo cracks Wong with a big right hand but Wong just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Wong is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Tebo is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
Tebo lands with some strikes.
Tebo lands a big elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Tebo controlling from the full mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wong is in all sorts of trouble here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Kurt Tebo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Tebo 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kurt Tebo!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice Jones Drew (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carver McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty has chosen Still I Rise - Shadows Fall as his entrance music. Carver McNulty told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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207 lbs
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213 lbs
22 - 15 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight 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, Maurice Jones Drew!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carver McNulty!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Drew lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McNulty circles away quickly and effectively.
Jones Drew scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McNulty uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones Drew.
McNulty slips under a jab from Jones Drew.
Jones Drew dives in and scores a takedown into McNulty's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Jones Drew throws an elbow that misses. McNulty uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jones Drew's guard. Nice move by McNulty!
Jones Drew knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for McNulty on the ground.
Jones Drew utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as McNulty accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
McNulty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNulty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Jones Drew on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jones Drew tries to get out of the position.
McNulty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McNulty postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Jones Drew is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of McNulty, into his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McNulty is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Jones Drew is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones Drew landing some decent shots from guard.
McNulty manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Jones Drew manages to get himself to full guard.
McNulty drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and McNulty jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
McNulty throws a big elbow that misses.
Jones Drew is wriggling around but McNulty manages to pass to half guard.
McNulty thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McNulty throwing shots but Jones Drew is blocking nicely.
McNulty thows a huge punch but Jones Drew dodges it nicely.
McNulty has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
McNulty is looking for a kimura here.
Jones Drew blocking the ground and pound attempt from McNulty.
McNulty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
McNulty not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
McNulty lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones Drew blocking the ground and pound attempt from McNulty.
McNulty throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McNulty seems to be looking for submissions.
McNulty prevents Jones Drew from standing back up.
Jones Drew might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. McNulty lands a nice short elbow.
McNulty throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
McNulty sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Jones Drew defending well though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones Drew avoiding damage under a succession of punches from McNulty.
Jones Drew has hold of McNulty's hands but McNulty slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
McNulty works his foot free and advances to mount.
McNulty throws a strike there. Jones Drew manages to avoid it well and slips a leg under to get to half guard.
McNulty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McNulty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
McNulty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carver McNulty 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.
McNulty has his takedown stuffed
and Jones Drew counters with a stiff right hand.
Jones Drew leaves McNulty with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
McNulty misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Maurice Jones Drew has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Carver McNulty.
McNulty shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jones Drew as he jumps to the side.
Jones Drew scores with a hook.
Jones Drew swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McNulty counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Jones Drew's guard now.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Jones Drew working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from McNulty.
McNulty postures up and lands a big shot to Jones Drew's brow.
McNulty throwing strikes but missing.
McNulty won't allow Jones Drew to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McNulty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Carver McNulty has got the better of the ground game so far.
McNulty 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.
McNulty throwing shots but missing, from side control.
McNulty in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
McNulty throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
McNulty in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Jones Drew is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Carver McNulty!
Carver McNulty is the new light heavyweight champion!
Our winner, Carver McNulty, 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Osiris Smalls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shachlo Popyachtsa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smalls comes to the cage accompanied by Biggie Smalls - Niggas Bleed. Popyachtsa is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Upyachka Dance. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Osiris Smalls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
29 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shachlo Popyachtsa!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Popyachtsa fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Popyachtsa tries to clinch up but Smalls circles away and keeps his distance.
Popyachtsa keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Popyachtsa lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Smalls circles away quickly and effectively.
Popyachtsa takes a swing at Smalls's ribcage but misses.
Smalls drives through with a takedown into Popyachtsa's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Smalls passes Popyachtsa's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Smalls prevents Popyachtsa from improving his position.
The fighters are battling for position here. Popyachtsa manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Popyachtsa wants to sweep but no luck.
Popyachtsa uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Popyachtsa scores with a nice strike.
Smalls throws a sloppy head kick and Popyachtsa moves out of range easily.
Smalls throws out a loose jab but Popyachtsa uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shachlo Popyachtsa seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Popyachtsa does no damage.
Popyachtsa uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Smalls.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Popyachtsa closes the distance and clinches.
Smalls throws an elbow that misses.
Popyachtsa goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Popyachtsa tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Popyachtsa is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Popyachtsa keeps control of Smalls as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Smalls.
Popyachtsa throws a head punch that misses.
Smalls takes a shot to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Smalls.
Popyachtsa lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Popyachtsa breaks from the clinch.
Popyachtsa tries to bum rush Smalls with a series of wild strikes but Smalls uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Popyachtsa drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Smalls right on the button. Smalls goes down! Popyachtsa follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Popyachtsa gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shachlo Popyachtsa!
Shachlo Popyachtsa is the new middleweight champion!
A relieved looking Shachlo Popyachtsa thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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