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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Hammer Bammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bad Religion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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180 lbs
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174 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hammer Bammer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bad Religion!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Religion takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Bammer connects with a body shot that sends Religion's belly button to the back.
Religion tries a head kick but it misses.
Religion chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Bammer can pounce on him.
Religion tries to clinch up
and Bammer cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Bammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Religion wants to clinch but Bammer slips to the side
and Bammer counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Religion's guard now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Bammer is stalling in the full guard.
Bammer wants to control from the top but Religion keeps moving.
Bammer is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bammer won't allow Religion to get back to his feet.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Hammer Bammer.
Bammer gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Bammer lands an elbow inside.
Religion breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Religion wants to clinch but Bammer slips to the side
so Bammer counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Bammer prevents Religion from getting back to his feet.
Bammer sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Bammer trying to control the position from guard on top but Religion is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hammer Bammer has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bammer lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Bad Religion has been cut.
Bammer lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Religion is rocked!
Religion takes an elbow to the forehead.
Religion is still on wobbly legs! Can Bammer finish him?
Bammer jerks Religion's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Religion drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! Bammer goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from Bammer because Religion was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Hammer Bammer!
Hammer Bammer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Biochemical Enhancement Edibles (90% laundry) for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Break Arm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brett Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Break Arm has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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145 lbs
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155 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Break Arm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Arm swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice takedown defense from Jackson. No joy for Arm on that attempt.
Arm gets caught flat footed, as Jackson shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Arm is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Jackson is aware though and is defending well.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Arm throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Jackson escapes and throws Arm's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Jackson in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Jackson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Jackson is trying to get an arm triangle but Arm is defending well.
Arm is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Jackson off and has taken his back!
Arm looking to break Jackson's wrist control so he can sink in the choke. Jackson remaining controlled and patient though - he really has to keep calm otherwise Arm will wrap this one up with the rear naked choke!
Arm looking for the RNC.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is having to fend off submission attempts from Arm, who is looking to sink in the choke. Arm doesn't have the hooks in though and Jackson manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Arm has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Jackson should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Arm has tightened it up now! Jackson should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Break Arm!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Zlapp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chuck Dooley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Chuck Dooley enters the cage!
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225 lbs
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248 lbs
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Counter striker
Good chin |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Zlapp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Dooley!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zlapp closes the distance and clinches up with Dooley, looking for a takedown. Zlapp pushes Dooley against the cage but Dooley circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dooley displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Zlapp.
Zlapp shoots in for a takedown but Dooley shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mike Zlapp. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dooley paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zlapp shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dooley defends it nicely.
Dooley scores with a jab. Zlapp acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Dooley fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Zlapp to the ground. Dooley is now in Zlapp's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Dooley tries to stand but Zlapp is controlling from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dooley stands up from Zlapp's guard - Dooley perhaps looking for a knockout.
Zlapp looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Zlapp missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dooley is looking to stand up but Zlapp isn't so interested in that idea.
Zlapp throwing strikes from guard but Dooley blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlapp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Dooley wants to stand and escape but Zlapp is having none of it.
Zlapp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dooley working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Zlapp.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Zlapp pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dooley is keeping the position for now.
Zlapp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zlapp cracks Dooley with a solid left hand.
Zlapp with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlapp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Zlapp throws a big right hand that misses.
Zlapp is working Dooley over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Zlapp connects with a couple of short punches.
Zlapp is looking to work some ground and pound but Dooley has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zlapp working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Zlapp keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Dooley's head.
Dooley looks gassed!
Zlapp in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Dooley should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Zlapp cracks Dooley with a solid left hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dooley looking to hit a scissor sweep but Zlapp is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Zlapp passes Dooley's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Zlapp lands with a punch from half guard.
Zlapp missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Nice strikes from Zlapp there.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Dooley keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Zlapp lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Zlapp dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Zlapp keeps the fight on the outside.
Zlapp swats away the attempt to clinch by Dooley.
Dooley rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zlapp counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Dooley's guard now.
Dooley trying to keep a closed guard but Zlapp is proving a slippery customer.
Dooley is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Zlapp pushing down on Dooley's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zlapp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Zlapp lands with a punch from half guard.
Zlapp landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Zlapp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Zlapp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dooley is breathing heavily.
Zlapp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Zlapp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Zlapp throwing shots but Dooley is blocking nicely.
Zlapp throwing shots but Dooley is blocking nicely.
Zlapp throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Dooley to regain full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zlapp throws a big elbow that misses.
Zlapp scoring with some ground and pound.
Zlapp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Zlapp throws a big elbow that misses.
Zlapp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Zlapp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Zlapp throws a strike but Dooley rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Zlapp lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Dooley!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zlapp lands with some strikes.
Zlapp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Zlapp postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Dooley looks a forlorn figure.
Dooley is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Oooh a big shot lands for Zlapp! Dooley is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Zlapp!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Xavier Gagne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dick Burns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burns has chosen The Power as his entrance music. Dick Burns has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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144 lbs
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152 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Xavier Gagne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dick Burns!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gagne fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gagne shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Burns pinned against the cage. Burns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gagne shoots in for a takedown but Burns shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Xavier Gagne. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burns tries for a takedown but Gagne sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Burns stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Burns wants it to stay on the feet.
Gagne shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Burns changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Gagne looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Burns controlling the position.
Burns sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Gagne is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burns misses with the ground and pound.
Burns postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Burns controlling the position from side mount.
Burns is chipping away with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burns working the ground and pound but Gagne is defending the strikes.
Burns working the head with strikes.
Burns wants to control but Gagne is keeping him busy.
Burns in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burns throws a strike aimed at the side of Gagne's head but Gagne avoids it well.
Burns working the ground and pound.
Gagne is rocked!
Gagne is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Oh Gagne is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Burns works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
A big shot lands for Burns! That's hurt Gagne! Will he recover? Burns fires away with more strikes and the referee has to step in to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dick Burns!
A very excited looking Dick Burns rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kirill Panetovich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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270 lbs
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kirill Panetovich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenny Parker!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Panetovich was covering up waiting for the punch and Parker finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Panetovich manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Panetovich has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Parker's face.
Panetovich lands a big elbow.
Panetovich looking to control and managing it successfully.
Panetovich has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Parker is looking to get to half guard.
Panetovich wants to control the pace but Parker is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Panetovich unloading with bombs!
Panetovich trying to control but Parker is having none of it.
Panetovich controlling his opponent.
Panetovich trying to control but Parker is having none of it.
Panetovich landing strikes from the mount.
Panetovich pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Panetovich can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Parker is looking to escape.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Panetovich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Panetovich looking to finish Parker with some ground and pound. This is bad for Parker!
Panetovich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Panetovich with the ground and pound from mount.
Panetovich tries to control but Parker wriggling away.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Panetovich scoring with strikes but Parker is staying in there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Panetovich lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Parker tries to hold on but Panetovich pushes him away.
Panetovich breaks from Parker's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Panetovich working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Parker turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Panetovich off and cradles Parker's limp body as Panetovich celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Kirill Panetovich!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Napoleon Moreau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Danny Turner will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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140 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Napoleon Moreau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Turner!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Turner looks to land a combination but Moreau avoids it well.
Moreau shoots in for a takedown but Turner shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Turner is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Turner with a poor takedown
and Moreau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Turner is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Turner throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Moreau is nestled in close to Turner, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Moreau is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Turner is just riding it out for now. Moreau eventually gives up the hold.
Moreau 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.
Moreau is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Turner sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moreau looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Turner with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Turner blocking the ground and pound attempt from Moreau.
Still in half guard, Moreau seems content to control.
Moreau looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Turner is refusing to be controlled, as Moreau sits in half guard.
Turner is defending against the submission attempts here by Moreau.
Turner flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Moreau scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Moreau lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Well, if Moreau is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Moreau is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Turner defends it well.
Moreau seems to be looking for submissions.
Moreau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Moreau missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Moreau is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Turner looks like he's trying to stand up.
Moreau works his foot free and advances to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Moreau with shots to the head and body - Turner looks very uncomfortable down there.
Moreau lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Moreau fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Turner is rocked!
Moreau lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Turner hang on?
Turner is still in real trouble! Can Moreau finish him?
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Moreau connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Moreau controlling the position easily from mount.
Moreau in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moreau looking for a guillotine from mount but Turner is having none of it.
Moreau avoids the attempt from Turner to control.
Turner seems to have recovered his senses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Moreau punishing his opponent with strikes.
Turner really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Moreau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moreau landing punches.
Moreau tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Turner working to try and regain half guard.
Turner looks gassed!
Moreau has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Turner's face.
Turner has left one of his arms exposed and Moreau doesn't need a second invitation. He's isolated it and locked on a tight armbar. Turner screams and taps out, obviously in a lot of pain. Hopefully there isn't permanent damage to that arm.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Napoleon Moreau!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mischievous Loki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anze Kopitar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mischievous Loki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anze Kopitar's chin.
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215 lbs
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22
212 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mischievous Loki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anze Kopitar!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab, jab by Loki - just one landing.
Loki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kopitar.
Loki on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Kopitar misses with a looping left.
Loki misses with a straight left.
Loki misses with an uppercut.
A punch lands to the side of Loki 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Loki throws a hook but Kopitar blocks it.
Kopitar throws an off balance right hand
and Loki counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Kopitar thinking.
Kopitar looks to land a right hand but Loki moved out of range.
Kopitar throws out a loose jab but Loki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kopitar misses with a hook
letting Loki counter with a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kopitar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loki.
Loki misses the shot to the body.
Kopitar slips a straight right by Loki.
Jab, jab by Loki - just one landing.
Loki shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Loki showed some decent athleticism there.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Loki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loki is nestled in close to Kopitar, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Loki not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Loki missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kopitar is looking for a sweep. Loki is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kopitar is pressing down on Loki's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Loki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopitar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kopitar controlling the position.
Loki loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kopitar wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Kopitar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Kopitar avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Loki lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Kopitar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loki manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopitar not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loki is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Kopitar trying to control but Loki is working from the bottom.
Kopitar controlling from the top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anze Kopitar.
Loki throws out a loose jab but Kopitar uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Loki does it's job there.
Kopitar misses with a hook.
Kopitar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anze Kopitar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kopitar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Loki manages to avoid it.
Loki throws a series of punches but Kopitar avoids them all with ease.
Loki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Kopitar ducks under a wild hook from Loki.
Loki is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Kopitar throws a hook but Loki blocks it.
Loki walks into a straight right hand from Kopitar.
Kopitar ducks under a wild hook from Loki.
Loki scores with a nice head shot.
Kopitar takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Loki scores with a takedown into Kopitar's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kopitar keeping moving, preventing Loki from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loki postures up in Kopitar's guard and throws a big left but Kopitar blocks it.
Loki trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Kopitar tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Kopitar looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Loki with a flurry of punches that miss.
Loki stops Kopitar from standing up.
Kopitar working a defensive guard here.
Loki won't allow Kopitar to sweep him here.
Loki trying to control the position from guard on top but Kopitar is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loki works over Kopitar with some ground and pound from guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopitar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Loki manages to get himself to full guard.
Loki has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
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 Mischievous Loki will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Kopitar looks to land a left hand but Loki moved out of range nicely.
Kopitar slips a jab and a cross from Loki.
Loki moves into range and connects with a jab.
Kopitar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Good exchange - Kopitar coming out on top.
Kopitar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kopitar misses with a looping right.
Loki throws a hook but Kopitar blocks it.
Kopitar misses with a two punch combination.
Loki throws the left hand but Kopitar avoids the punch easily.
Kopitar takes one on the button.
Loki fails with a takedown attempt.
Loki misses with a right hand
and Kopitar counters with a crisp one two that drops Loki! Kopitar thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Loki to his feet! Loki is in big trouble!
Loki is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters circling - Kopitar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopitar throws a jab when Loki was well out of range.
Loki has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Kopitar finds it's way round the side to connect with Loki's head.
Oh Loki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Loki fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Loki seems to have got his legs back now.
Loki misses with a looping left.
Kopitar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kopitar misses with a looping right.
Kopitar lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Kopitar drops Loki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Loki looks back up at him and smiles so Kopitar waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loki missing with a left hand there. Kopitar was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Loki misses with a straight right.
Loki staying out of range there.
Kopitar tries to sprawl but Loki drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Loki lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kopitar manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Kopitar punishes Loki's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Loki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kopitar tries to avoid it but Loki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kopitar to the ground. Kopitar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mischievous Loki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loki jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Kopitar throws a jab but it's blocked by Loki.
Loki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kopitar.
Loki swings for the body but Kopitar moves out of range.
Kopitar throws a jab but it's blocked by Loki.
Loki staying out of range there.
Loki throws a looping overhand right but Kopitar ducks down to avoid it.
Kopitar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Loki misses with a straight left.
Anze Kopitar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Loki moves out of range of the strikes.
Kopitar misses with a straight right.
Loki avoids the body shot from Kopitar.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loki.
A big left from Loki misses.
Kopitar steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Loki.
Kopitar thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kopitar scores with a hook to the body. Loki takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
A big left from Kopitar misses.
Loki misses with a straight left.
Kopitar throws an overhand right that lands on Loki's shoulder, as Loki tries to avoid the shot.
Kopitar keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Kopitar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loki's head backwards.
Kopitar misses with a body shot.
Loki rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kopitar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Loki on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Loki looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar throws the left hand but Loki avoids the punch easily.
Kopitar looks to land a right hand but Loki moved out of range.
Kopitar blocks a jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Kopitar misses the target.
A slow jab from Kopitar misses its intended target.
Loki changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Kopitar tries to avoid it but Loki manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Kopitar to the ground. Kopitar escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Loki misses with a looping left.
Kopitar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Loki.
Kopitar feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Lokis jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kopitar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Loki throws out the jab.
Loki scores with the left hand. Kopitar knows he should have avoided that one.
A jab from Kopitar misses.
Kopitar throws a looping overhand right but Loki ducks down to avoid it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anze Kopitar 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!
Kopitar loads up on a big right hand but Loki slips the punch.
A swing and a miss from Loki.
Loki misses with a body shot
and Loki takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Kopitar throws a hook but Loki blocks it.
Kopitar uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Loki.
Loki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopitar is just out of range.
Loki slips under a jab from Kopitar.
Loki swings for the body but Kopitar moves out of range.
Loki looks to score with a jab to the body but Kopitar is just out of range.
Kopitar misses the jab.
Kopitar throws an overhand right that lands on Loki's shoulder, as Loki tries to avoid the shot.
Loki slips a straight right by Kopitar.
Kopitar misses with an uppercut.
Loki uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kopitar.
Kopitar throws a hook but Loki avoids it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loki throws a big shot that misses.
Loki feints and as Kopitar raises his hands in defense, Loki changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kopitar bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Loki's guard.
Kopitar trying to control but Loki is working from the bottom.
Loki tries to strike from the bottom.
Loki keeping moving, preventing Kopitar from controlling successfully.
Kopitar stands up and waves to Loki to follow him.
Loki throws a body punch but Kopitar moves out of range.
Loki misses with a lunging right hand
enabling Kopitar to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A big left from Loki misses.
A slow jab from Loki misses its intended target.
Loki throws a right hand that misses
and Kopitar counters with a lovely straight right hand!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopitar scores with the left hand. Loki knows he should have avoided that one.
Loki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kopitar gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loki defending well as Kopitar loads up on a big left hand.
A slow jab from Loki misses its intended target.
Loki misses with a hook. Kopitar ducked under it nicely.
Kopitar throws a hook to the side of Loki's head but Loki sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kopitar.
Loki with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kopitar to score with a decent uppercut.
Kopitar connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Kopitar defends it nicely.
Kopitar scores with a nice right hand.
Nice sprawl there from Kopitar as Loki shoots in.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopitar throws a looping overhand right but Loki ducks down to avoid it.
Loki throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Kopitar on the side of the head.
Kopitar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loki.
Loki throws a hook to the side of Kopitar's head but Kopitar sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Loki ducks under a wild hook from Kopitar.
Kopitar throws a jab when Loki was well out of range.
Loki slips a jab from Kopitar.
Kopitar misses the jab.
Kopitar ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopitar scores with a jab.
Kopitar ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loki moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Loki.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mischievous Loki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kopitar looks to land a left hand but Loki moved out of range nicely.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopitar bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Loki's head backwards.
Kopitar lands a big uppercut and Loki crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Loki looks OK. Kopitar waves Loki back to his feet!
Loki getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Loki walks into a picture perfect straight right hand from Kopitar! He's gone down face first to the canvas, unconscious before he even hit the floor! Ohhhh. My. Goodness! That boys and girls was a beautiful knockout! Give that man a biscuit!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anze Kopitar!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dong Chim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Kooch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kooch has chosen Rusko - Tru Powwa as his entrance music. Mike Kooch has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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29
250 lbs
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255 lbs
18 - 11 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Dong Chim!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Mike Kooch!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kooch slips under a jab from Chim.
Kooch moves away from the strike by Chim.
Chim throws an overhand right that lands on Kooch's shoulder, as Kooch tries to avoid the shot.
Chim throws a big shot that misses.
Chim throws a hook to the side of Kooch's head but Kooch sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Chim is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Dong Chim seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kooch shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Chim is trying to defend but Kooch finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Chim slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Chim keeping moving, preventing Kooch from controlling successfully.
Chim has his hands on Kooch's head, controlling the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kooch tries to free his leg and advance position but Chim is retaining full guard.
Chim pulls Kooch in close to prevent any damage.
Chim's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Dong Chim wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A telegraphed right hand from Chim misses the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chim dives in and scores a takedown into Kooch's guard.
Kooch working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chim.
Chim lands a couple of digs.
Chim lands a couple of digs.
Chim throwing strikes from guard but Kooch blocks nicely.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chim trying to control the position from guard on top but Kooch is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kooch has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Chim is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Kooch.
Chim scoring with punches and elbows.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chim works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Chim has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Chim is putting a hurting on Kooch here, landing some big shots from side control.
Chim working the head and body with strikes.
Kooch is looking to reverse the position.
Chim scores with punches from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Chim creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Chim lands a few punches from side control.
Kooch is rocked!
Kooch tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kooch is still in real trouble! Can Chim finish him?
Chim lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Chim cracks Kooch with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Chim immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Kooch is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Chim!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dong Chim!
Dong Chim is the new heavyweight champion!
Dong Chim bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruno Malfacine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malfacine has chosen His Own Fight Video as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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28
139 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 21 - 0, fighting out of London, Billy Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Bruno Malfacine!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley instigates a clinch.
Riley throws a punch but it's blocked by Malfacine.
Malfacine controlling the action here for a moment.
Malfacine has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Riley uses from the top position.
Riley postures up in Malfacine's guard and throws a big left but Malfacine blocks it.
Riley in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Riley content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Riley distracts Malfacine with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Malfacine utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Riley throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Malfacine manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Malfacine wants to take his opponent's back but Riley doesn't allow it.
Riley is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malfacine is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Riley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Malfacine avoids the attempt from Riley to control.
Malfacine looking to secure an arm triangle but Riley defends it well.
Malfacine with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Riley wants to hold on but Malfacine pushes him away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Malfacine lands a big shot there that rocks Riley but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Riley working to try and regain half guard.
Riley defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Malfacine.
Malfacine is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Riley shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Malfacine napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Malfacine regains half guard.
Riley stops Malfacine from getting back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malfacine looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Riley is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Malfacine is just riding it out for now. Riley eventually gives up the hold.
Malfacine slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Riley is sitting in close to Malfacine's body. Malfacine has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Riley is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Riley is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Malfacine.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bruno Malfacine!
An out of breath Bruno Malfacine thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Michael Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cage Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
21 - 9 - 0 |
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140 lbs
6 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
21 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Michael Matthews!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cage Nichols!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nichols swings away with a body shot that misses
and Matthews counters with a series of strikes. Nichols will be more careful next time no doubt.
Nichols avoids the body shot from Matthews.
A punch combination from Nichols misses.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Matthews avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews connects with a right hand. Nichols shakes it off.
Matthews jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Michael Matthews is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nichols misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Matthews.
Matthews misses the jab.
Matthews listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Matthews takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Matthews swats away the attempt to clinch by Nichols.
Nichols throws a right and a left that Matthews avoids nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands the left hand.
Nichols tries a head kick but it misses.
Nichols looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Matthews scores with a nice strike.
Nichols is looking to clinch but Matthews is avoiding it.
Matthews is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Nichols avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nichols lands with a right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matthews lands a slapping body shot.
Nichols misses with a hook
and Matthews counters with a nice uppercut.
Matthews cracks Nichols with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Sloppy strikes from Nichols. Those never looked like landing.
Nichols lands with an overhand left.
Matthews keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Nichols takes a swing at Matthews's ribcage but misses.
Nichols works the jab nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Matthews.
Nichols tries to close the distance and clinch but Matthews swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matthews blocks a jab.
Matthews stalks Nichols and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Nichols's face. Nichols staggers backwards, shaken.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nichols manages to avoid it.
Nichols wants to clinch up but Matthews keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Matthews dominated that round.
That's time! Matthews's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Nichols changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Matthews tries to avoid it but Nichols manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Matthews to the ground. Matthews escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Michael Matthews is winning the standup battle so far.
Nichols darts in and clinches Matthews up against the cage.
Nichols can't break the clinch.
Matthews escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Matthews scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nichols misses with a two punch combination.
Matthews thows a body shot but no joy.
Nichols waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Matthews.
Nichols tries to land a leg kick but Matthews saw it coming and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews lands with a right hand.
Nichols wants to clinch but Matthews slips to the side
and Matthews counters with a straight right hand.
Nichols is rocked!
Matthews gets in close and tags Nichols with a short punch that almost sends Nichols to the mat! Oh Nichols is in big trouble! He turns his back on Matthews, trying to create some distance but Matthews rushes him, striking wildly and Nichols goes down! The referee tackles Matthews into the cage to end the fight! Matthews is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Michael Matthews!
In his post fight interview, Michael Matthews started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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energy
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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
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