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MCC 105: McKain vs Rojo PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mrs Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Boxer Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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158 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mrs Harrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Boxer Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harrison scores a takedown into full mount!
Harrison lands a big shot there that rocks Boxer Jr but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Boxer Jr tries to improve his position but instead Harrison has taken his back!
Harrison keeps control of the position as Boxer Jr tries to break free.
Harrison throwing strikes from the back - he gets a warning from the referee for striking the back of the head but all these shots are hurting Boxer Jr!
Harrison is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Boxer Jr really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Harrison. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Boxer Jr trying to control but not successfully.
You can see the frustration on Boxer Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Harrison gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Boxer Jr is trapped and Harrison is scoring with shots to the head and body.
You know, I was talking to some of our celebrities at ringside tonight and they were split right down the middle on who was going to win this fight.
Boxer Jr preventing the rear naked choke attempt from Harrison.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison biding his time, looking for the opening.
Boxer Jr trying to control the position but Harrison manages to sink in the hooks.
Harrison lands punches and elbows.
A bit of a pause in the action here. Harrison controlling the positon.
Boxer Jr prevents Harrison from getting a body triangle.
Harrison 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.
Harrison is looking for the choke from the back position but Boxer Jr is controlling his hands well.
Harrison gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
You can see the frustration on Boxer Jr's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Harrison is looking cool and calm here, just waiting for a good opportunity to attack and finish the fight from this dominant position.
Boxer Jr has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
Harrison controls the action.
Boxer Jr wants to control his opponent's hands but Harrison gets his hands free.
Harrison is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Boxer Jr defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Boxer Jr just trying to survive but Harrison is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Harrison biding his time, controlling Boxer Jr.
Harrison is hanging on to Boxer Jr's back as he tries to escape.
Harrison not allowing Boxer Jr to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison lands a punch to the side of the head from the back.
Boxer Jr trying to control the hands but Harrison won't let him.
Boxer Jr is really stuck here.
Harrison 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, Boxer Jr has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison controlling from the back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mrs Harrison dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A nice leg kick lands there from Boxer Jr.
Harrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Boxer Jr lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Boxer Jr lands a high kick!
A nice inside leg kick there by Boxer Jr. That's going to slow Harrison down.
Harrison blocks a head kick by Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr lands with a slapping head kick.
Harrison is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Boxer Jr throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oh Harrison is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Harrison gets a clinch.
Harrison pulls guard.
Harrison seems to have got his legs back now.
Harrison controls Boxer Jr momentarily but Boxer Jr frees himself.
Harrison pulls Boxer Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Boxer Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Boxer Jr throws an elbow that misses. Harrison uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Boxer Jr's guard. Nice move by Harrison!
Harrison stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Harrison has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Boxer Jr.
Mrs Harrison is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Harrison shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Boxer Jr sprawls well. Boxer Jr wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Harrison gets slowly back to his feet.
Boxer Jr throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr jabs at Harrison's body.
Boxer Jr chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Boxer Jr throws a low kick but Harrison moves out of range easily.
Harrison gets a clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harrison blocks an uppercut.
Boxer Jr lands a body punch.
Boxer Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
Harrison drags the fight down to the ground.
Boxer Jr wants to stand but Harrison is controlling his posture from full guard.
Harrison working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Boxer Jr doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Boxer Jr manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr trying to control but Harrison is working from the bottom.
Harrison pushes Boxer Jr off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Boxer Jr throws a nice inside leg kick.
A punch lands to the side of Harrison 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Harrison checks the leg kick nicely there.
Boxer Jr goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A head kick misses from Harrison.
Harrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Harrison fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Boxer Jr cracks Harrison with a good jab.
Boxer Jr throws a leg kick but Harrison sees it coming and moves out of range.
Harrison uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr is looking to score with low kicks.
Boxer Jr moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Joe Boxer Jr seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison moves into range and clinches up with Boxer Jr.
Boxer Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrison has double underhooks.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harrison lands a nice shot to the body.
Harrison keeps control of Boxer Jr as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Boxer Jr tries to break free but Harrison pushes him back against the cage.
Boxer Jr wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Harrison has him pressed against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Boxer Jr showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Boxer Jr throws a hook but Harrison avoids it easily.
Boxer Jr dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Harrison. That did some damage!
Boxer Jr cracks the inside of Harrison's front leg.
Boxer Jr leaves Harrison with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Boxer Jr throws a head kick that misses.
Harrison scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Harrison is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Harrison is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Joe Boxer Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Boxer Jr lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Harrison is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Harrison pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Boxer Jr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Harrison's head backwards.
Harrison with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Boxer Jr to score with a decent uppercut.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Harrison.
Harrison is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Boxer Jr blocks a head kick by Harrison.
Boxer Jr connects with a solid leg kick.
Boxer Jr throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Harrison takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A solid leg kick lands there for Boxer Jr.
Joe Boxer Jr is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Boxer Jr fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Harrison shoots in but Boxer Jr avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mrs Harrison. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Boxer Jr connects with a leg kick. Harrison looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Boxer Jr thumps Harrison with a low kick.
Good exchange - Boxer Jr coming out on top.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Harrison takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Harrison takes a head kick and keeps coming.
A slapping leg kick lands for Boxer Jr.
Harrison stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Boxer Jr.
Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Boxer Jr looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Boxer Jr is looking to break free of the clinch but Harrison has double underhooks.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Harrison keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Boxer Jr's efforts to push away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison tries to break free but Boxer Jr pushes him back against the cage.
Boxer Jr wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harrison gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Boxer Jr is refusing to be controlled, as Harrison sits in half guard.
Boxer Jr trying to control from the bottom.
Boxer Jr has his hands clasped together around Harrison's back. He's all about the action.
Boxer Jr tries to get to full guard but Harrison has control of the leg.
Boxer Jr wants to sweep but Harrison has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Boxer Jr wants to control but Harrison postures up.
Boxer Jr is trying to improve his position.
Boxer Jr is trying to work for a sweep but Harrison has mounted him!
Harrison controlling the position easily from mount.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Harrison moves to back control.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Boxer Jr tries to escape the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Joe Boxer Jr.
I think Boxer Jr 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Boxer Jr!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Donny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davis's entrance music is Monkey Junction. A fine choice. Abbott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by I Shot Marvin in the Face. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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268 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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255 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donny Davis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davis throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Abbott.
Abbott misses with a double jab
and Davis counters with a stiff right hand.
It looks like David Abbott has been cut.
David Abbott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davis misses with a series of wild punches.
Davis moves away from the strike by Abbott.
Abbott throws a series of punches but Davis avoids them all with ease.
Davis lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Davis slips a jab from Abbott.
Abbott throws a right hand that misses
and Abbott takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbott misses with a double jab.
Abbott rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Davis counters with a nice low kick that buckles Abbott's knee momentarily.
Abbott misses with a left hand
and Davis counters with a crisp one two that drops Abbott! Davis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Abbott to his feet! Abbott is in big trouble!
Abbott is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Davis lands a left and a right that send Abbott crashing to the mat, dazed. Davis thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Abbott is still on wobbly legs! Can Davis finish him?
Sloppy strikes from Davis. Those never looked like landing.
Abbott seems to have recovered his senses.
Davis looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Abbott moves forwards but Davis connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Davis misses with a combination
enabling Abbott to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abbott misses with the combination.
Abbott lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Donny Davis has been cut.
Davis uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Abbott.
Abbott throws an off balance right hand
and Davis counters with a crisp one two that drops Abbott! Davis thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Abbott to his feet! Abbott is in big trouble!
That has opened up David Abbott's cut even more.
Davis lands a glancing blow to the side of Abbott's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Davis does no damage.
Abbott misses with a right hand
and Davis makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Abbott throws a jab but it's blocked by Davis.
Davis connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Abbott throws a jab when Davis was well out of range.
Davis cracks Abbott with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Davis has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Abbott to stand back up!
Davis is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Davis throws a nice looking combination but Abbott bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Davis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Abbott avoids a kick to the body.
Davis bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Davis misses with a wild combination.
Davis pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Davis throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Abbott, as that shot connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Donny Davis dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Abbott misses with an uppercut
and Davis counters with a big head kick but Abbott shrugs it off.
Donny Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Davis loads up on a big right hand but Abbott slips the punch.
Davis drops Abbott with a beautiful combination! Abbott stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Davis is looking for the KO!
Davis is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Abbott can do to turn this around?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Davis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Davis closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Abbott out cold! Abbott corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donny Davis!
Donny Davis looked relieved post fight as he said the following; 'I want to thank you fans for coming out tonight, Vitality for sponsoring me and helping me look so good, my team at Nacho Libre Gym, all of my loved ones back home and Jean-Claude Désolé for letting me fight here in SPFT: Montréal Combat Championship!! Thank you!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet comes to the cage accompanied by Chien Fou . Maynard has chosen Kickstart as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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155 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Maynard!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard digs a good body shot into Ouelet's ribs.
Maynard misses with a lunging right hand
and Ouelet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Maynard connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ouelet's face.
Ouelet scores with a knee to the head.
It looks like Gray Maynard has been cut.
Ouelet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maynard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ouelet pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Maynard 's eye.
Ouelet blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ouelet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Ouelet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Maynard looks gassed!
Ouelet is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ouelet lands an elbow just above Maynard 's eye.
Maynard tries to work over Ouelet's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Maynard avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Maynard with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Ouelet.
Maynard throws a punch but it's blocked by Ouelet.
Ouelet unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
Maynard misses with a punch on the inside.
Maynard prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ouelet wants a takedown but no success here.
Maynard wants to stall.
Maynard tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Maynard throws a head punch that misses.
Maynard misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet landing knees to the head.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Ouelet turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ouelet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Ouelet in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Maynard avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Ouelet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maynard down.
Maynard defending against the ground and pound.
Ouelet working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Ouelet stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ouelet uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Maynard.
Maynard throws a low kick but it's checked well by Ouelet.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard throws the left hand but Ouelet avoids the punch easily.
Maynard closes the distance and clinches.
Maynard misses with some punches.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Maynard misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ouelet.
Maynard trying to control the position but instead, Ouelet has worked for underhooks and has pushed Maynard into the cage.
Ouelet connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Ouelet.
Ouelet lands an elbow inside that Maynard shrugs off.
Ouelet throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet is trying to drag Maynard to the mat but Maynard just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Maynard takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard lands a body punch in the clinch.
Maynard lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maynard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ouelet lands a knee to the body.
Maynard misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ouelet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Ouelet landing knees to the body.
Ouelet working Maynard over with knees to the body.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Ouelet has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Maynard avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Ouelet lands an elbow that stopped Maynard in his tracks for a moment.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Maynard blocks it with crossed arms.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Ouelet blocks it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouelet misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Maynard.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ouelet throws an elbow but misses.
Ouelet tightens his grip and picks Maynard up, before dumping him to the ground. Maynard manages to land in guard.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ouelet tries to clinch there but Maynard circles away.
Maynard defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Ouelet.
Maynard misses with a right hand
and Ouelet counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Maynard throws a jab when Ouelet was well out of range.
Maynard moves into range and clinches up with Ouelet.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
Maynard stalling in the clinch.
Maynard missing with knees to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Maynard working aggressively here.
Maynard taking a breather.
Ouelet blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Maynard managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard is breathing heavily.
Ouelet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Maynard prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ouelet tightens his grip and picks Maynard up, before dumping him to the ground. Maynard manages to land in guard.
Ouelet lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
Ouelet stops Maynard from standing up.
Ouelet stands up over Maynard, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Maynard keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet landing some decent shots from guard.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet postures up in Maynard's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
Ouelet is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Maynard can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
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!
Ouelet throws a big elbow that misses.
Maynard utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ouelet decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ouelet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Maynard but Maynard pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard has closed the distance and engaged Ouelet in a clinch.
Ouelet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ouelet crunches a lovely knee into Maynard's ribcage.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
Knees to the body from Ouelet.
Ouelet lands a good knee to the midsection. Maynard won't want to take too many of those.
Ouelet misses with a knee strike.
Ouelet is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Maynard is defending well for now.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Maynard avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ouelet tries for a takedown but Maynard manages to get underhooks.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Stephane Ouelet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Maynard avoiding damage as Ouelet throws knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet has picked Maynard up - he's going for a ride! Ouelet dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Ouelet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Maynard trying to control from the bottom.
Maynard tries to roll over but Ouelet keeps him under control.
Ouelet not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ouelet wants to stand up but Maynard is controlling the position.
Ouelet thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Maynard's head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouelet seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Gray Maynard's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Ouelet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Maynard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ouelet tries to clinch up.
Ouelet moves in looking to clinch but Maynard pushes him off.
Ouelet misses with a wild body shot.
Maynard avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Maynard avoids the body shot from Ouelet.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ouelet.
A big left from Maynard misses.
Ouelet tries to close the distance and clinch but Maynard swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gray Maynard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ouelet ducks under a wild hook from Maynard.
Maynard throws a body kick, spinning off balance
and Ouelet counters by moving into the clinch.
Maynard takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ouelet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ouelet is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Maynard is defending well.
Ouelet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Maynard scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet tries to land knees in the clinch but Maynard avoids the damage to the body.
Ouelet has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Maynard is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Nice elbow from Ouelet.
Ouelet is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Maynard pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Maynard lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Ouelet.
Ouelet takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ouelet takes a shot to the head.
Maynard is leaning against Ouelet and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Maynard.
A left hand lands to the body for Maynard.
Maynard lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ouelet backwards.
Ouelet has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Maynard after a bit of a struggle.
Maynard throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ouelet with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Maynard misses with a body punch.
Maynard blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Maynard.
Maynard tries to land a knee to the head but Ouelet blocks with his arms.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Knees in the clinch landing for Ouelet.
Knees to the body from Ouelet.
Maynard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Maynard lands an uppercut.
Maynard tries to throw a body punch but Ouelet avoids it by throwing Maynard back against the cage.
Ouelet tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Maynard avoids it.
Maynard is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouelet wants to take the fight to the mat but Maynard manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Maynard lands with a short shot to the head.
Ouelet trying to land knees to the body.
Maynard lands a body punch.
Maynard lands a shoulder strike.
Maynard is looking to control Ouelet's arms but Ouelet gets an underhook and turns him. Now Maynard has his back to the cage.
Maynard prevents a takedown attempt there.
Maynard lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ouelet backwards.
Maynard working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Maynard tries a knee to the head but Ouelet blocks it.
Ouelet has Maynard pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Ouelet pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Maynard tumbling to the mat - Ouelet dives into Maynard's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maynard wants to sweep here but Ouelet controlling him for the moment.
Ouelet landing with the ground and pound.
Maynard keeping full guard, as Ouelet tries to pass.
Ouelet postures up.
Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ouelet content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Maynard is keeping the position for now.
Gray Maynard has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ouelet wants to control from the top but Maynard keeps moving.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Ouelet postures up in Maynard's guard and throws a big left but Maynard blocks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ouelet is looking to stand up but Maynard won't let him.
Ouelet trying to control but Maynard is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Stephane Ouelet.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Stephane Ouelet.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ouelet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
A relieved looking Stephane Ouelet 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Con Waterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate MacRally (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Waterson kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Oasis - Roll With It. MacRally has chosen Red Rider - Lunatic Fringe as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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220 lbs
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224 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Con Waterson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate MacRally!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
MacRally ducks right into an uppercut from Waterson.
MacRally slips a jab and a cross from Waterson.
MacRally lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Waterson circles away quickly and effectively.
MacRally lands a lovely overhand right.
Waterson swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Waterson. Beautiful body shot.
Waterson tries to clinch up but MacRally circles away and keeps his distance.
MacRally tries to score a power double leg takedown but Waterson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MacRally somewhat.
Con Waterson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
MacRally thows a left - swing and a miss!
Waterson takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Waterson connects with a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Waterson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacRally has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from MacRally there as he acknowledges the shot.
MacRally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waterson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from MacRally.
Waterson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Waterson misses with an uppercut.
Waterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacRally was well out of range. Poor timing from Waterson.
MacRally misses with a wild combination.
MacRally swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waterson moves into range and clinches up with MacRally.
Waterson's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Waterson tries to work over MacRally's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacRally swings wildly with an uppercut but Waterson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Waterson blocking some punches.
Waterson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
MacRally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Waterson lands with a light punch inside.
Waterson working aggressively here.
Waterson pushes MacRally back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waterson.
MacRally misses with some punches.
Waterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacRally blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Waterson.
MacRally misses with the head strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Waterson creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Waterson can't find room to land a body shot as MacRally controls the action.
Waterson has a couple of punches blocked by MacRally.
Waterson misses with the head strike.
Waterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Waterson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Waterson throws a head punch that misses.
Waterson stalling the fight.
MacRally working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Waterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waterson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
MacRally misses with a hook from the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Waterson.
Waterson softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Waterson gets through MacRally's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson tries to throw a body punch but MacRally avoids it by throwing Waterson back against the cage.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Waterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waterson lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Waterson struggles to land a body shot inside as MacRally controls his hands.
MacRally has a couple of punches blocked by Waterson.
Waterson throws a punch but it's blocked by MacRally.
Waterson stalling.
Waterson lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Waterson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Waterson is struggling to control the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waterson is pressed up against the cage. MacRally has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Waterson down to the mat. Waterson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
MacRally darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Waterson is positioning himself well to prevent MacRally advancing to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Con Waterson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Waterson looks to score with a jab to the body but MacRally is just out of range.
MacRally throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Waterson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
MacRally avoids the body shot from Waterson.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as MacRally checks a leg kick.
Waterson throws a series of punches but MacRally moves out of range.
MacRally throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Waterson.
Waterson misses with a hook. MacRally ducked under it nicely.
Nate MacRally is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Waterson looks to clinch
and MacRally counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
It looks like Con Waterson has been cut.
No joy there for MacRally, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Waterson cracks MacRally with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Waterson throws a looping overhand right but MacRally ducks down to avoid it.
MacRally doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Waterson throws a series of punches but MacRally avoids them all with ease.
Waterson looks to land a combination. MacRally sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Waterson is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Waterson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
MacRally fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
MacRally slips a jab and a cross from Waterson.
MacRally lands with a shot to the body.
MacRally staying out of range there.
A punch lands to the side of MacRally 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Waterson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacRally.
Nice shot lands for Waterson.
Waterson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Waterson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
MacRally looks to land a combination but Waterson avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Waterson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Waterson throws out a loose jab but MacRally uses good head movement to avoid it.
Waterson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Waterson slips a jab and a cross from MacRally.
MacRally throws a jab but it's blocked by Waterson.
Waterson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but MacRally was well out of range. Poor timing from Waterson.
Waterson lands with an overhand left.
Waterson scores with a decent looking hook.
Waterson connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
MacRally swinging wildly here.
Waterson misses with a series of wild punches.
MacRally lands with a hook. Waterson tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRally looking to score a takedown here. Waterson is defending well but MacRally drives through and ends up in Waterson's guard.
Waterson is controlling MacRally's posture.
Waterson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Waterson tries to get out of the position.
MacRally controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Con Waterson has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Waterson misses with a wild body shot.
MacRally throws a nice looking combination but Waterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson swings for the body but MacRally moves out of range.
Waterson lands a jab.
Waterson scores with a jab to the head.
A combination from MacRally does no damage.
Waterson misses with a double jab.
Waterson connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
MacRally swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
MacRally throws a low kick, looking for Waterson's leg but Waterson calmly moves out of range.
MacRally throws a series of punches but Waterson avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
MacRally connects with a single shot there.
Waterson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Waterson staying out of range there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Con Waterson will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Con Waterson's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
MacRally closes the distance and lands a one-two.
MacRally throws a right hand that Waterson ducks under and follows up with a left that Waterson also avoids with ease.
A jab from Waterson finds it's way through MacRally's defenses.
Waterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
MacRally tries to bum rush Waterson with a series of wild strikes but Waterson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Waterson thuds his right hand into MacRally's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Waterson takes a swing at MacRally's ribcage but misses.
Waterson tries to close the distance and clinch but MacRally swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MacRally rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Waterson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract MacRally.
Waterson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Decent striking displayed by Waterson there.
MacRally tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Waterson was well out of range. Poor timing from MacRally.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Waterson throws a jab when MacRally was well out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Waterson wants to clinch up but MacRally keeps it at a distance.
MacRally avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Waterson swinging wildly here.
MacRally catches Waterson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Waterson scores with a hook.
A jab lands there for Waterson.
Waterson is looking to clinch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by MacRally!
Waterson tries to clinch there but MacRally circles away.
MacRally throws a nice looking combination but Waterson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Waterson misses with a two punch combination.
A lazy left from Waterson finds it's target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Waterson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacRally ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Waterson moves away.
Con Waterson is winning the standup battle so far.
MacRally fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Waterson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Waterson is looking to clinch but MacRally is avoiding it.
Waterson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Waterson misses with a double jab
and MacRally counters with a stiff right hand.
Con Waterson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
MacRally misses with a body shot.
Waterson scores with a shot to the body.
MacRally scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nate MacRally has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
MacRally pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
MacRally circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MacRally swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Waterson counters with a stiff right hand.
MacRally takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
MacRally blocks a leg kick.
Waterson tests MacRally's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Waterson cracks MacRally with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
MacRally throws an off balance right hand
and Waterson counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Waterson lands a really nice looking cross but MacRally seems unphased.
Waterson throws a shot to the body.
Waterson tries to clinch up but MacRally circles away and keeps his distance.
Waterson misses with a hook. MacRally ducked under it nicely.
Con Waterson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Waterson scores with a jab to the body.
Waterson works the jab nicely.
MacRally avoids the body shot from Waterson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Waterson missing with a left hand there. MacRally was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Waterson bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Waterson misses with a series of wild punches.
MacRally connects with the punch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
MacRally rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Waterson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
MacRally gets tackled into the cage by Waterson. Waterson maintains the clinch.
MacRally misses with the head strike.
Waterson's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Waterson tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
MacRally is looking to take this one to the mat.
MacRally throws a head punch that misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Con Waterson.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Waterson, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Con Waterson!
Con Waterson decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guy McKain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojo is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: You're Going Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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21
266 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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27
265 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guy McKain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rojo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
McKain jabs Rojo right on the nose. Rojo blinks but takes it well.
Rojo throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Rojo throws a push kick but McKain slaps the foot to one side.
Rojo sizes up McKain with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Rojo digs a good hook to McKain's body.
McKain fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Rojo on the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKain lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Rojo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
McKain just misses with a punch to the body.
Rojo with a jab.
It looks like Guy McKain has been cut.
McKain shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. McKain showed some decent athleticism there.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
McKain looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McKain working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain is controlling the pace.
Rojo wants to get back to his feet.
McKain seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. McKain is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Guy McKain just wasn't active enough.
Rojo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
McKain gets a takedown into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McKain in particular looking to stall.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McKain working the head and body with strikes.
McKain tries to pass to full mount but Rojo defends it.
McKain throwing shots but Rojo is blocking nicely.
Rojo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McKain. 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 three minutes gone in the round.
McKain is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
McKain throws a strike but Rojo avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
McKain slips nicely into half guard.
McKain trying to mount his opponent but Rojo defends it.
McKain is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rojo!
McKain controlling from the full mount.
Rojo can't escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKain controlling from mount.
McKain with a couple of short strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McKain controlling the pace for now.
McKain landing strikes from the mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKain landing shots from mount.
McKain controlling from mount.
Rojo tries to lock up and control but McKain gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy McKain dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Guy McKain's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
McKain throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
McKain closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
McKain tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
McKain throws an elbow but Rojo slips to the side and avoids it well.
McKain tries to score with some ground and pound. Rojo controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McKain tries for a kimura but Rojo is defending well.
McKain landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
McKain is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rojo can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKain lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
The referee asks McKain politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. McKain prefers to stall for the moment though.
Rojo on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
McKain has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Rojo!
McKain controlling his opponent.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McKain controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McKain raining down shots from the mount!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McKain lands a big shot there that rocks Rojo but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
McKain looking to control and managing it successfully.
McKain working Rojo over with strikes here.
McKain connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
McKain controlling from the full mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKain with a couple of short strikes.
Rojo is wriggling around trying to escape.
McKain content just to control the position here.
McKain 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.
Rojo tries to get back to half guard but can't.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Rojo taking shots to the head.
McKain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rojo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McKain goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Rojo turns into him and now he's in McKain's guard.
McKain seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
McKain had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rojo defends it easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McKain manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
McKain controlling from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy McKain dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Guy McKain's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Rojo shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rojo tries a head kick but it misses.
McKain scores with a jab to the head.
McKain blocks the body kick.
McKain looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rojo has momentary wrist control but McKain slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McKain is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McKain postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
McKain scoring with some ground and pound.
McKain trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain 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.
McKain passes Rojo's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
McKain content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
McKain uses his free foot to push down on Rojo's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Rojo.
McKain pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
McKain working Rojo over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rojo wants to hold on but McKain pushes him away.
McKain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McKain has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee warns Rojo that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
McKain sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McKain seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rojo for as long as he can get away with.
McKain working the ground and pound effectively.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, McKain cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
McKain lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Rojo hang on?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKain looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McKain is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Rojo can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
McKain controlling the position easily from mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Guy McKain clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Guy McKain's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rojo plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Miguel Rojo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rojo takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rojo takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
McKain lands with a nice body punch.
Rojo pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Rojo misses with a head kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McKain closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
McKain scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Still in half guard, McKain seems content to control.
McKain takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McKain content to control rather than advance.
Rojo is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
McKain has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
McKain controlling from the full mount.
McKain cracks Rojo with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
McKain in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McKain lands a big shot to the head and Rojo winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 4, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Guy McKain!
Guy McKain retains his heavyweight title!
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