Aggression 17 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eirikk Gunderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Quick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Gunderson
vs
Quick

200 cm
18
275 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

209 cm
23
275 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eirikk Gunderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Quick!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Gunderson drops Quick with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Quick looks back up at him and smiles so Gunderson waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Quick is rocked!

It looks like Jack Quick has been cut.
Gunderson throws a right hand that Quick ducks under and follows up with a left that Quick also avoids with ease.
Quick is still on wobbly legs! Can Gunderson finish him?
Gunderson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gunderson throws a right hand that Quick ducks under and follows up with a left that Quick also avoids with ease.
Quick seems to have recovered his senses.
Gunderson drops Quick with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Quick! Gunderson dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (strikes). Eirikk Gunderson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Takashi Mizuki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George Richardson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Mizuki
vs
Richardson

178 cm
22
180 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
178 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Takashi Mizuki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Richardson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richardson cracks Mizuki with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Richardson throws a looping overhand right but Mizuki ducks down to avoid it.
Mizuki tries to clinch there but Richardson circles away.
Richardson fails to land with a series of punches.
Good shot there by Richardson.
Richardson scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mizuki tries to score with a low kick but Richardson moves his leg out of the way.
Richardson throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Richardson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mizuki circles away quickly and effectively.
Richardson lands a head kick!

It looks like Takashi Mizuki has been cut.
Mizuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Richardson throws a head kick but Mizuki moves out of range.
Mizuki is looking to land body kicks.
Richardson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Mizuki shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mizuki was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!

Mizuki goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Richardson is on top in guard.
Mizuki controls Richardson momentarily but Richardson frees himself.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Richardson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Richardson trying to control but Mizuki is working from the bottom.
Mizuki thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Mizuki is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Richardson is aware though and is defending well.
Mizuki manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Richardson is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Richardson gets back to half guard.

Mizuki 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.

Mizuki is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Richardson defends it well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizuki wants to lay and pray for a moment but Richardson keeps working.
Richardson tries to roll over but Mizuki keeps him under control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Richardson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Mizuki not doing much here.
Mizuki thows a huge punch but Richardson dodges it nicely.
Mizuki thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Richardson dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Takashi Mizuki's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Richardson works over Mizuki's head and body with a nice combination.
Mizuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Mizuki moves out of range as Richardson throws a body kick.
Mizuki throws a head kick that misses

and Richardson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Richardson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Mizuki's brow.
Richardson lands a knee to the head.
Richardson gets underhooks to prevent Mizuki's takedown attempt.
Richardson avoiding damage as Mizuki throws knees to the body.
Richardson landing knees to the head.
Richardson lands an elbow that stopped Mizuki in his tracks for a moment.
Richardson is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Richardson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mizuki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Richardson.
Mizuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richardson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Mizuki is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Richardson is keeping busy.
Mizuki looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Mizuki takes a knee to the side of the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richardson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Mizuki takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Richardson works on Mizuki's body with a couple of short punches.
Richardson'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.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson misses with a knee to the head.
Richardson pushes off an throws an elbow but Mizuki leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mizuki blocks it with crossed arms.
Richardson creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Mizuki's defenses.
Richardson leaning his opponent against the cage.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Richardson keeps control of Mizuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizuki using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Richardson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but Mizuki blocks it.
Richardson looking to slow down the pace here.
Richardson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Mizuki.
Richardson stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Richardson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Mizuki in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mizuki blocks it with crossed arms.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Richardson dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Richardson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Richardson cracks Mizuki with a nice body shot.
Richardson looking to throw knees to the head but Mizuki is blocking nicely.
Mizuki blocks an elbow strike from Richardson.
Richardson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mizuki or not.
Richardson misses with a knee to the head.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but Mizuki blocks with his arms.
Richardson misses with a knee strike.
Mizuki doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mizuki blocks it with crossed arms.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Mizuki on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Richardson keeps control of Mizuki as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Mizuki stalling in the clinch but Richardson improves position.
With the fighters up against the cage, Richardson throws an elbow but misses.
Mizuki creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Richardson is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Richardson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richardson tries to land a knee to the head but Mizuki blocks with his arms.
Mizuki misses with a body punch.
Mizuki wants to get back to striking at distance but Richardson won't allow it.
Richardson tries a knee to the head but Mizuki blocks it.

Mizuki breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Richardson throws a shot from downtown. Mizuki moves away and avoids it.
Mizuki throws a leg kick
and Richardson counters with a good, hard body kick but Mizuki shrugs it off.
Mizuki fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mizuki fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Richardson is out of range.
Richardson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Mizuki at a distance.
Richardson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Mizuki.
Mizuki takes a swing at Richardson's ribcage but misses.
Mizuki looking to land some kicks to the body here.
A head kick by Richardson misses
and Mizuki counters with a nice body shot.
Mizuki throws a looping overhand right but Richardson ducks down to avoid it.
Mizuki showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Richardson.
Mizuki buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Richardson keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mizuki misses with a wild body shot.
A telegraphed right hand from Richardson misses the target.
Mizuki is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Richardson.
Mizuki throws out a loose jab but Richardson uses good head movement to avoid it.

Richardson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Mizuki drops back looking for a leg! Richardson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Richardson manages to kick Mizuki off! Mizuki jumps back into Richardson's guard.
Richardson keeping full guard, as Mizuki tries to pass.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George Richardson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Takashi Mizuki's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!

A bone on bone clash there as Richardson blocks the leg kick.
Richardson swinging wildly here.
Richardson pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Richardson throws the left hand but Mizuki avoids the punch easily.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Richardson.
Richardson throws out a powerful jab.
Mizuki tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Richardson was well out of range. Poor timing from Mizuki.
Richardson cracks a nice hook into Mizuki's ribs.
Mizuki misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Richardson.
Richardson misses with a looping right.
Mizuki takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
George Richardson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Richardson misses with a head kick.
Richardson throws a series of punches but Mizuki moves out of range.
Richardson slips under a jab.
Richardson scores with a leg kick.
Mizuki finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Richardson feints and then cracks Mizuki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mizuki down.
A big left from Richardson misses.
Mizuki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Richardson.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Richardson dips to his left and cracks Mizuki with an uppercut!
Mizuki is looking to wear down Richardson with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Richardson. Mizuki does a little dance to reset his feet.
Richardson lands a right hook to the body.
Good leg kick by Richardson there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Richardson looks to land a combination but Mizuki avoids it well.
Mizuki misses with a low kick.
Richardson is looking to slow Mizuki down with leg kicks.
Richardson throws a head kick that Mizuki semi-blocks.
Richardson lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Richardson avoids the head kick by Mizuki.
Richardson throws a right and a left that Mizuki avoids nicely.
Mizuki moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
George Richardson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richardson lands with a hook. Mizuki tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Richardson scores with a kick to the body.
An inside leg kick from Mizuki misses.
Richardson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mizuki if he has to take too many more of those.
Richardson tries a head kick but it misses.
Mizuki throws a leg kick
and Richardson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Mizuki on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Richardson. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Richardson.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richardson connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Richardson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richardson slips under a jab from Mizuki.
Richardson dodges the punch combination from Mizuki.
Richardson throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mizuki takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Richardson throws a nice head kick!

Mizuki is rocked!
George Richardson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.

Richardson gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Oh Mizuki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Richardson has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Richardson comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Mizuki misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Richardson.
Richardson with a knee to the head.
Richardson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richardson tries a knee to the head but Mizuki blocks it.
Stalling in the clinch from Richardson.
Mizuki missing with knees to the body.
Richardson lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mizuki backwards.
Richardson lands a damaging elbow.
Richardson lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Richardson scores with a shot to the side of Mizuki's head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mizuki avoids the elbow strike from Richardson, against the cage.
Mizuki tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Richardson.
Richardson landing knees to the head.
Mizuki is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richardson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Richardson stalling the fight.
Mizuki has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Richardson avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Mizuki seems to have got his legs back now.
Richardson pushes Mizuki back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice elbow from Richardson.
Richardson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Richardson connects with a knee to the head.
Richardson throws an elbow that misses.
Richardson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short left from Richardson.
A short uppercut from Richardson.
Richardson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Mizuki blocks it with crossed arms.
Mizuki tries to work over Richardson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Mizuki is working for takedown but Richardson is calmly controlling the position for now.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Takashi Mizuki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richardson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Mizuki misses with some punches.
Mizuki tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Richardson misses with a knee strike.
Mizuki misses with the head strike.
Richardson misses with a knee strike.
Takashi Mizuki has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mizuki misses with a hook to the ribs.
Richardson lands an elbow inside that Mizuki shrugs off.
Richardson looking to throw knees to the head but Mizuki is blocking nicely.
Richardson throws a punch but it's blocked by Mizuki.
Mizuki tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Richardson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Richardson lands an elbow just above Mizuki 's eye.
Richardson managing to block the knees to the body from Mizuki.
Richardson presses Mizuki against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Mizuki tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Richardson avoids it.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Richardson lands a shoulder strike.
George Richardson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Richardson utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Richardson lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mizuki backwards.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Richardson looking to throw knees to the head but Mizuki is blocking nicely.
Mizuki drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Richardson slowing the pace effectively.

And that's the end of the fight!
George Richardson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Richardson winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 26:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 26:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George Richardson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jaxon Hinges (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Kobayashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jaxon Hinges has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hinges
vs
Kobayashi

180 cm
20
177 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

174 cm
19
175 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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, Jaxon Hinges!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Kobayashi!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kobayashi tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Hinges paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kobayashi looks to land a body kick but Hinges moved away.

Hinges scores a takedown into full mount!
Kobayashi is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Kobayashi is in a horrible position here. Hinges smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.

Hinges throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! Kobayashi has his hands clasped together but Hinges breaks the hold and Kobayashi is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Hinges!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jaxon Hinges!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dam Mouth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Frederman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Mouth
vs
Frederman

185 cm
22
194 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

195 cm
20
200 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

Knock Out Artistry

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dam Mouth!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Frederman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A cross from Frederman lands.
Frederman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mouth. Frederman does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mouth tries to clinch there but Frederman circles away.
Frederman digs a good hook to Mouth's body.

Frederman gets caught flat footed, as Mouth shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Mouth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.

Frederman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mouth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.

Frederman has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Mouth can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Mouth with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Frederman wants to stand but Mouth is controlling the position.
Mouth trying to control but Frederman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mouth postures up and lands a big shot to Frederman's brow.
Mouth distracts Frederman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Mouth stands and throws Frederman's legs to the side, diving into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Frederman is trying to get back to half guard.
Mouth scores with a couple of short elbows.
Frederman tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Mouth content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Mouth 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.
Frederman tries to bench press Mouth off him but Mouth keeps the position.
Mouth lands a nice forearm strike.
Frederman is looking to reverse the position.
Mouth scoring with punches from side control.
Frederman can't do much from the bottom here.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Mouth is working Frederman over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Frederman's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Mouth advances to full mount.
Mouth with shots to the head and body - Frederman looks very uncomfortable down there.
Frederman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mouth lands a nice shot to the head.
Mouth with a couple of short strikes.
Mouth prevents Frederman from getting the reversal.
Frederman is bucking up trying to escape but Mouth cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Frederman is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mouth fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Mouth looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Frederman is looking to get to half guard.
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.

Mouth is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Frederman is surviving well by controlling Mouth's body position as best he can.
Mouth is breathing heavily.
Frederman really wants to buck Mouth off and get back to his feet.
Mouth raining down shots from the mount!
Mouth avoids the attempt from Frederman to control.
Frederman keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Mouth lands a nice shot to the head.
A nice elbow there by Mouth.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Frederman is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Mouth trying to control but Frederman is having none of it.
Frederman squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Frederman tries to hold on but Mouth postures up.
Mouth raining down shots from the mount!
Frederman tries to hold on but Mouth pushes him away.
Frederman tries to reverse the position but Mouth maintains control.
Mouth landing strikes, looking to finish!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mouth lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Mouth dominating with strikes here.
Mouth looking to control but Frederman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Dam Mouth dominated that round.
That's time! Mouth's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Mouth gets a clinch.
Mouth wants a takedown.
Mouth doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Mouth has a couple of punches blocked by Frederman.

Mouth breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Frederman lands a jab to the head.
Mouth takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Dam Mouth is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Frederman smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Frederman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mouth shoots in but no luck this time.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Mouth takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Mouth walks into a left hand.
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!
Frederman leaves Mouth with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dam Mouth. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frederman displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Frederman cracks Mouth with a good jab.
Frederman scores with the left hand. Mouth knows he should have avoided that one.
Frederman moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Frederman lands a two punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Frederman lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Mouth can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Frederman and Mouth drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Frederman.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ronald Frederman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Worthington (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barney Stinson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Worthington comes to the cage accompanied by Jigsaw. Stinson has chosen You Rock My World as his entrance music. Jack Worthington had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Worthington
vs
Stinson

188 cm
19
218 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Worthington!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barney Stinson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stinson digs a good hook to Worthington's body.
Worthington connects with a nice looking jab.
Worthington thuds a left hand into Stinson's body.
Worthington misses with a hook.
Stinson ducks under a wild hook from Worthington.
Worthington fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Worthington lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stinson circles away quickly and effectively.
Worthington misses with a shot to the body
and Stinson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Worthington thinking.
Stinson walks into a jab.

It looks like Barney Stinson has been cut.
Stinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Worthington connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Worthington connects with a nice looking jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Stinson misses with a wild body shot.
Worthington connects with a crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington takes a swing at Stinson's ribcage but misses.
Worthington throws a left and a right that both miss
and Stinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Worthington fails to land with a series of punches.
Worthington rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Stinson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Some wild striking there from Worthington.
Stinson swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Worthington counters with a stiff right hand.
Worthington scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Worthington swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Stinson counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Worthington throws a jab but it's blocked by Stinson.
Stinson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Worthington.
Stinson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Worthington is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stinson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Worthington.
Some wild striking there from Worthington.
Worthington swings for the body but Stinson moves out of range.

Worthington drops Stinson with a left right combo! Worthington follows him down to the ground into side control.
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.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Stinson gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Worthington wants to control but Stinson is keeping him busy.
Stinson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Worthington scores with a couple of nice shots.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Worthington trying to control from Stinson's half guard. Stinson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.

Worthington is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Stinson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Stinson has escaped and now he's on top!

Worthington looking for a guillotine here but Stinson defends easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Worthington has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Worthington has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Worthington dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Barney Stinson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

Worthington throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Worthington. Stinson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Stinson ducks right into an uppercut from Worthington.
Jack Worthington is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Worthington misses with an uppercut. Stinson saw that one coming.
Worthington throws a right and a left that both miss.
Stinson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Worthington rather than just go for the knockout.
Worthington misses with an uppercut. Stinson saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Worthington.
A jab from Worthington misses.
Worthington misses with a few strikes there.
Jack Worthington seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Worthington falls off balance throwing a combination
and Stinson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Worthington pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jack Worthington is winning the standup battle so far.
Worthington takes a swing at Stinson's ribcage but misses.
Worthington lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.

Worthington waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Stinson. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Stinson to the canvas! Can he finish him!?

Stinson is rocked!

That has opened up Barney Stinson's cut even more.
Worthington passes Stinson's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Stinson is breathing heavily.
Worthington is trying to control. Stinson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Worthington missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Worthington seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Stinson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Worthington trying to control the pace.

Worthington is working for a submission of some sort.
Worthington is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Worthington.
Worthington wants to take a breather but Stinson is having none of it.
Stinson taking some punishment here, with Worthington in his half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Worthington works his way into side control.
Worthington in side control, throwing shots but Stinson defends.
The referee asks Worthington politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Worthington prefers to stall for the moment though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
An elbow from Worthington crashes against the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Worthington wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Stinson, who protects the arm well.
Worthington landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Worthington dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Barney Stinson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

Worthington fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice shot lands for Worthington.
Worthington connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Stinson needs to keep his hands up - Worthington had a free shot at his head there.

The cut above Barney Stinson's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Worthington is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Worthington jabs at Stinson's body.
Worthington misses with a series of wild punches.
Worthington feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Stinson crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Worthington!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lutalo Hajjar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nate Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lutalo Hajjar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Nate Sonnen's chin.

Hajjar
vs
Sonnen

172 cm
22
150 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

178 cm
23
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lutalo Hajjar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Sonnen!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen dives in and grabs Hajjar's left leg, looking for a takedown. Hajjar pushes down on Sonnen's head and hops out.
Hajjar lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Sonnen looks for a takedown but Hajjar sprawls well.
Sonnen shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hajjar as he avoids it easily.
Lutalo Hajjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Sonnen.

Hajjar scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Hajjar trying to control the action but Sonnen is working from the bottom.

Hajjar decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Hajjar gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Sonnen counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Hajjar's guard now.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen throwing strikes from guard but Hajjar blocks nicely.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonnen loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sonnen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sonnen trying to control but Hajjar is working from the bottom.
Hajjar trying to keep a closed guard but Sonnen is proving a slippery customer.
Hajjar working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sonnen.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sonnen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hajjar counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Hajjar is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Hajjar stalling away here and it's allowed Sonnen to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.

Sonnen is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Sonnen is trying to maintain a safe position but Hajjar gets an underhook and turns Sonnen into the cage.
Hajjar lands a shot to the body.
Sonnen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hajjar avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.

Hajjar manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Hajjar is on top in guard.
Sonnen is looking to stand up but Hajjar isn't so interested in that idea.
Hajjar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hajjar's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hajjar is controlling him.
Hajjar works over Sonnen with some ground and pound from guard.
Hajjar throws and elbow that misses. Sonnen uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Hajjar's guard. Nice move by Sonnen!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Sonnen postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hajjar wants to stand and escape but Sonnen is having none of it.
Sonnen throws a strike but Hajjar rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Hajjar wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
Sonnen wants to stand up but Hajjar is controlling him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hajjar seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Sonnen keeping moving, preventing Hajjar from controlling successfully.
Hajjar prevents Sonnen from getting back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hajjar with a lazy takedown attempt

and Sonnen counters with a single leg into guard. Hajjar didn't expect that.
Sonnen working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Hajjar uses the cage to get back to his feet.
Sonnen doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Hajjar counters with a shoot takedown. Sonnen fights it but they end up in guard.
Hajjar is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lutalo Hajjar dominated that round.
That's time! Hajjar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sonnen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hajjar moves into the clinch.
Hajjar gets underhooks to prevent Sonnen's takedown attempt.

Hajjar is trying to trip Sonnen. He has hold of a leg but Sonnen is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Hajjar persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Hajjar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Sonnen scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Sonnen misses with a takedown

and Hajjar counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Hajjar.
Lutalo Hajjar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nate Sonnen.
Hajjar wants to control from the top but Sonnen keeps moving.
Sonnen is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sonnen is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sonnen has his feet on Hajjar's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Hajjar misses with a takedown

and Sonnen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sonnen.
Hajjar wants to get back to his feet but Sonnen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Sonnen thows a big elbow that misses.
Hajjar working a defensive guard here.
Sonnen passes Hajjar's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Lutalo Hajjar overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sonnen scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sonnen throws a strike but Hajjar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sonnen working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Hajjar's head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen chips away with some ground and pound.
Sonnen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hajjar has momentary wrist control but Sonnen slips an elbow through the middle.
Sonnen forces his way into half guard.
Sonnen lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hajjar gets full guard.
Hajjar controlling Sonnen's posture.
Hajjar is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Sonnen pushes Hajjar off and gets back to his feet.
Hajjar shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Sonnen counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Sonnen.
Sonnen is in close to Hajjar's body, working some short punches and elbows.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sonnen accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hajjar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Hajjar pulls Sonnen in close to his closed guard and prevents Sonnen from doing any damage or advancing position.
Sonnen in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hajjar has his hands on Sonnen's head, controlling the position.
Hajjar throws a couple of heel strikes.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sonnen with a flurry of punches that miss.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sonnen gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Hajjar counters with a takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sonnen on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Hajjar throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Sonnen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Hajjar has just dragged him back down to the mat.

Hajjar decides to stand back up. Hajjar steps back and let's Sonnen get back to his feet.
Nate Sonnen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sonnen misses with a takedown attempt

and Hajjar holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

Hajjar pulls guard successfully.

Hajjar wriggles free and stands up.

Sonnen drives through with a takedown into guard.
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 Lutalo Hajjar will probably get the nod.
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!

Sonnen tries for a takedown but Hajjar circles away easily

so Hajjar counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hajjar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hajjar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sonnen is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Sonnen is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hajjar is controlling him.
Hajjar trying to control the position from guard on top but Sonnen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hajjar would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Hajjar looking to sit in guard and control but Sonnen gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hajjar preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sonnen chips away with some ground and pound.
Hajjar manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Hajjar tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Hajjar has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sonnen's face.
Hajjar controlling the position easily from mount.
Sonnen wants to get back to his feet.
Hajjar can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Sonnen is looking to escape.
Hajjar landing strikes, looking to finish!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hajjar cracks Sonnen with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Hajjar looking to ground and pound but Sonnen is blocking nicely.
Sonnen tries to buck Hajjar off but he can't manage it.
Hajjar looking to control but Sonnen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hajjar content just to control the position here.
Nate Sonnen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Sonnen can do anything to dispel that myth.
Sonnen wants to try and get back to his feet.
Hajjar controlling from mount.
Sonnen is trying to get back to his feet but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hajjar connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Hajjar looking to control but Sonnen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Hajjar looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Hajjar controlling the pace for now.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Lutalo Hajjar just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.
Sonnen slaps away a takedown attempt from Hajjar, before circling back to the center of the mat.

And that's the end of the fight!
Lutalo Hajjar showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Hajjar has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lutalo Hajjar!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
66%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivan Lionheart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Red Right Hand. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pierce
vs
Lionheart

192 cm
23
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

186 cm
20
205 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Pierce!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Lionheart!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierce is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lionheart misses with a wild combination.
Lionheart misses with a series of wild punches.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kyle Pierce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierce throws a body punch but Lionheart moves out of range.
Lionheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lionheart has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Lionheart there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lionheart counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Pierce tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Lionheart throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch but Lionheart swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierce tests Lionheart's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Lionheart moves away from the strike by Pierce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lionheart.
Pierce wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pierce looks to land a combination but Lionheart avoids it well.
Lionheart doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Pierce misses.
Lionheart defending well as Pierce loads up on a big left hand.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart gets cracked there but stands up to it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lionheart stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Pierce throws a combination that misses
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Pierce swinging wildly here.
Lionheart circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pierce tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lionheart paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pierce misses the jab.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lionheart manages to avoid it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Pierce misses
and Lionheart counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pierce throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lionheart pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Pierce fails with an attempt to clinch.
Lionheart smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lionheart throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.
Lionheart lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pierce's sensitive parts.
Pierce takes a swing at Lionheart's ribcage but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Lionheart uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierce.
Pierce takes a swing at Lionheart's ribcage but misses.
Lionheart throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.
Pierce lands a nice shot to the body.
Lionheart scores with a head kick.
Lionheart misses with a head kick.
Lionheart gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Lionheart.
Pierce is looking to wear down Lionheart with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a double jab
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Lionheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierce.
Pierce swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pierce looks to throw the jab but Lionheart is out of range.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce throws out a powerful jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Lionheart moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Lionheart walks into a jab.
Ivan Lionheart is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pierce tries to clinch but Lionheart is having none of it.
Pierce throws a body punch but Lionheart moves out of range.
Pierce is looking to clinch.
Pierce misses with a shot to the body
and Lionheart counters with a body kick that stops Pierce in his tracks momentarily.
Kyle Pierce is winning the standup battle so far.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lionheart, right into the meat.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws a jab but it's blocked by Lionheart.
Pierce tries to clinch there but Lionheart circles away.
Pierce throws a predictable looking body shot
and Lionheart counters with a head kick. That will keep Pierce thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
A combination from Lionheart does no damage.
Pierce throws a big shot that misses.
Pierce lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lionheart at a distance.
Pierce misses with a body shot
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Lionheart misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce is looking to clinch.
Lionheart throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.
Ivan Lionheart is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lionheart keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pierce.
Pierce tries to clinch up but Lionheart circles away and keeps his distance.
Pierce lands with a nice body punch.
Lionheart avoids the body shot from Pierce.
Lionheart throws a combination. Pierce tries to block but a couple of punches get through.

Pierce closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Pierce lands in his opponent's guard.
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 Kyle Pierce will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Pierce avoids the head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pierce ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Pierce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Pierce throws a lazy right hand but Lionheart sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lionheart connects with a high kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce looks to land a left hand but Lionheart moved out of range nicely.
Pierce punishes Lionheart's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierce lands with an uppercut that bounces Lionheart off the cage and back into rage.
Pierce misses with a straight right.
Pierce throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Nice defenses there by Lionheart.
Lionheart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lionheart feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Pierce's calf.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pierce looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pierce on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lionheart. Lionheart obviously looking to wear him down.
Pierce scores with a shot to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lionheart!
Pierce is looking to clinch but Lionheart is avoiding it.
Danga de danga de dang - Lionheart scores with a four punch combination!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce throws the left hand but Lionheart avoids the punch easily.
Pierce missing with a left hand there. Lionheart was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lionheart misses with a double jab.
Pierce looks to throw the jab but Lionheart is out of range.
Pierce lands a body shot.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce shoots in but no luck this time.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pierce punishes Lionheart's body with a nice straight punch.
Pierce lands with a good body shot.
A slow jab from Pierce misses its intended target.
Lionheart throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pierce counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pierce is looking to clinch but Lionheart is avoiding it.
Pierce lands a two punch combo.

It looks like Ivan Lionheart has been cut.
Pierce tries to clinch up but Lionheart circles away and keeps his distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lionheart'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.

Pierce throws a series of strikes that have Lionheart backpedaling.
Lionheart keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lionheart scores with a one two! Pierce had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Pierce lands with a shot to the body.
Lionheart ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lionheart scores with a nice right hand.
Lionheart lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pierce circles away quickly and effectively.
Lionheart throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pierce.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Lionheart takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pierce fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lionheart manages to avoid it.
Pierce throws a sloppy body shot
and Lionheart counters with a good low kick that Pierce was not able to check.
Lionheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierce.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierce.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Lionheart misses.
Nice takedown defense from Lionheart. No joy for Pierce on that attempt.
Pierce tries to clinch up.
Lionheart swats away the attempt to clinch by Pierce.
Pierce dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierce scores with a hook.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lionheart throws a head kick that misses.
Pierce avoids the head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Pierce connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pierce swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pierce misses the shot to the body.
Lionheart rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pierce moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pierce stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Lionheart.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Pierce scores with a decent looking hook.
Lionheart misses with a head kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Lionheart. That's going to slow Pierce down.
Lionheart misses with a head kick.
Pierce will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pierce scores with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kyle Pierce had his way with Ivan Lionheart in that round.
The cut man is working on Ivan Lionheart's cut.
That's time! Pierce's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Pierce is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lionheart.
Pierce ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lionheart moves away.
Lionheart goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Lionheart thumps Pierce with a low kick.
Lionheart defending well as Pierce loads up on a big left hand.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lionheart throws a head kick that misses.
Lionheart tries a head kick but it misses.
Lionheart scores with a spinning back kick!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lionheart throws a sloppy head kick
and Pierce counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pierce throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lionheart counters with a low kick, right behind Pierce 's knee.
Pierce blocks a head kick by Lionheart.
Lionheart fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pierce throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Pierce misses with a body punch
and Lionheart counters with a nice body kick.
Lionheart throws a head kick but Pierce moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierce misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Lionheart counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Pierce is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Lionheart lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Pierce thows a body shot but no joy.
Pierce tries to clinch there but Lionheart circles away.
Pierce avoids a punch combination nicely.
Pierce slips a jab and a cross from Lionheart.
A punch combination from Lionheart misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Lionheart.
Lionheart throws a series of punches but Pierce avoids them all with ease.

Pierce takes the fight into the clinch.
Kyle Pierce is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierce is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Lionheart is trying to force a seperation but Pierce has the dominant position.
Lionheart wants to break free but Pierce has control.
Lionheart is trying to break the clinch but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce prevents Lionheart from breaking the clinch.
Pierce slowing the pace effectively.
Lionheart is trying to break free.
A frustrated look appears on Lionheart's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lionheart wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ivan Lionheart has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Pierce scores with a hook to the body.
Pierce keeps control of Lionheart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lionheart has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Pierce keeps control of Lionheart as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lionheart misses with the head strike.
Pierce keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lionheart's efforts to push away.
Lionheart wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce controlling the action here for a moment.
Lionheart has had enough of the clinch but Pierce keeps him there for the moment.
Pierce lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lionheart backwards.
Pierce digs a right hand into Lionheart's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lionheart's gas tank.
Lionheart wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pierce presses Lionheart against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lionheart tries to circle away but Pierce has him pinned against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lionheart is trying to break the clinch but Pierce has him pressed against the cage.
Pierce lands with a left to the head.
Lionheart misses with a punch on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Pierce.
Lionheart is trying to break free.

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 Kyle Pierce.
Well Pierce has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:46
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 48:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:45

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Kyle Pierce!
Kyle Pierce retains his light heavyweight title!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roy Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Numero 1 kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Palmer
vs
St Pierre

180 cm
23
188 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

178 cm
25
192 lbs
8 - 5 - 0

Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roy Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Palmer.
Palmer throws a combination but it was largely blocked by St Pierre.
Palmer fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
St Pierre misses with a takedown attempt
and Palmer counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Palmer misses with a series of wild punches.
A head kick by St Pierre misses
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
Palmer ducks down and throws a hook to the body but St Pierre moves away.
St Pierre with a poor takedown
and Palmer counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

St Pierre scores with a takedown into Palmer's guard.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Palmer has wrist control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Palmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre wants to stand and escape but Palmer is having none of it.
St Pierre being controlled here, momentarily.
Palmer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
St Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Palmer is controlling him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed

and Palmer counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Roy Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
Palmer thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Palmer prevents St Pierre from standing back up.
Palmer keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Palmer prevents St Pierre from standing back up.
Palmer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.
St Pierre looks gassed!

Palmer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
St Pierre throws a head kick but Palmer moves out of range.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.

Palmer closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Palmer lands in his opponent's guard.
St Pierre can't keep his opponent in guard - Palmer advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is figuring out what he wants to do next.
St Pierre tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Palmer dominated that round.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Palmer counters with a left to the body.
Palmer tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but St Pierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Palmer.
Palmer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice takedown defense from St Pierre. No joy for Palmer on that attempt.
St Pierre shoots and misses
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.
St Pierre takes a body punch but keeps moving.
St Pierre fails with the takedown
and Palmer counters with a right hand to the body.
Roy Palmer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges St Pierre.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre misses the body punch
and St Pierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
St Pierre keeps the fight on the outside.

Palmer darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
St Pierre tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Palmer not doing much here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre is defending against the submission attempts here by Palmer.
Palmer is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre tries to kick Palmer off but Palmer keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Palmer controlling the pace.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer is trying to control. St Pierre wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Palmer fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. St Pierre looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Palmer digs a good body shot into St Pierre's ribs.
Palmer looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Pierre is fending him off so far but Palmer persists. Nope, St Pierre circles away and we're back to standing.
Palmer scores with a jab to the body.
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Palmer counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre shoots and misses
letting Palmer counter with a right hand.
Palmer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.

Palmer shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre wants to get back to his feet but Palmer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

St Pierre is working an open guard so Palmer takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
St Pierre misses with a takedown
enabling Palmer to counter with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Roy Palmer dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!

Palmer tries to close the distance and clinch but St Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Palmer shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Palmer wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
Palmer 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.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Palmer dives into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer throwing shots but missing, from side control.

Palmer is trying to get an arm triangle but St Pierre is defending well.

St Pierre throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
St Pierre takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

St Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
St Pierre thows a huge punch but Palmer dodges it nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre wants to work for an arm triangle but Palmer is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
St Pierre stops Palmer from getting back to his feet.
St Pierre is looking to pass Palmer's guard but actually Palmer recovers to full guard.
St Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Palmer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Palmer from controlling successfully.
Palmer controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Roy Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palmer trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Roy Palmer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

St Pierre has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Palmer can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
St Pierre is looking to stand back up but Palmer counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by St Pierre.
St Pierre looks like he's trying to stand up.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Palmer takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the 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 Roy Palmer.
Well Palmer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Palmer!

C
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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
30%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Alejandro de le Fe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Han Dardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). de le Fe comes to the cage accompanied by Yello - Oh Yeah. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

de le Fe
vs
Dardy

190 cm
23
191 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

188 cm
23
181 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Control Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro de le Fe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Han Dardy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

de le Fe clinches.
Dardy trying to control the position but instead, de le Fe has worked for underhooks and has pushed Dardy into the cage.
Dardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Dardy is trying to break free.
Dardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
de le Fe wants a takedown.

Dardy's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

de le Fe shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Dardy napping and manages to drive through into side control!

de le Fe looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
de le Fe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Dardy wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
de le Fe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
de le Fe trying to control the position but Dardy is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardy wants to control but de le Fe postures up.
Dardy is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
de le Fe fails to land a wild elbow strike.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dardy swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by de le Fe.
Dardy lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!

de le Fe darts in and clinches Dardy up against the cage.
Dardy has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Dardy tries to circle away but de le Fe has him pinned against the cage.
Dardy wants to stall.
de le Fe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro de le Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de le Fe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Dardy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Dardy prevents the takedown attempt.
Dardy wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but de le Fe has him pressed against the cage.
de le Fe tries to score a body lock takedown but Dardy shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Dardy is pressed up against the cage. de le Fe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Dardy down to the mat. Dardy avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Dardy throws a series of punches but de le Fe avoids them all with ease.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
de le Fe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dardy sprawls well. Dardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de le Fe gets slowly back to his feet.
Han Dardy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
de le Fe is breathing heavily.
Dardy misses with a series of wild punches.
Dardy misses with a looping right.
Dardy paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Han Dardy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

de le Fe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
de le Fe trying to control the position from guard on top but Dardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dardy is looking to stand up but de le Fe isn't so interested in that idea.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe wants to control from the top but Dardy keeps moving.
de le Fe tries to free his leg and advance position but Dardy is retaining full guard.
Dardy pulls de le Fe in to control the position.
de le Fe wants to control from the top but Dardy keeps moving.
Dardy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst de le Fe is controlling him.
Dardy manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Dardy looking to control but de le Fe is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
de le Fe is wriggling around trying to escape.
de le Fe on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if de le Fe tries to get out of the position.
Dardy sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Dardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with de le Fe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dardy tries to control but de le Fe wriggling away.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dardy is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
de le Fe is wriggling around trying to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Dardy dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

de le Fe lands a glancing blow to the side of Dardy's head.
Dardy waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract de le Fe.
A combination from Dardy does no damage.
de le Fe will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

de le Fe pushes Dardy up against the cage in a clinch.

de le Fe is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Dardy can't fight it off and eventually de le Fe manages to take the fight to the floor. Dardy looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
de le Fe pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dardy is keeping the position for now.

Dardy manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Alejandro de le Fe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
de le Fe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
de le Fe throws a nice looking combination but Dardy bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A jab from Dardy misses.
No joy there for Dardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de le Fe misses with a takedown attempt - Dardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

de le Fe has closed the distance and engaged Dardy in a clinch.
de le Fe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Dardy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro de le Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de le Fe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
de le Fe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Dardy wants to get back to striking at distance but de le Fe won't allow it.
de le Fe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dardy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
de le Fe shoots in for a takedown but Dardy shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
A jab lands there for Dardy.
Dardy misses with a double jab.
de le Fe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Dardy throws a nice looking combination but de le Fe bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Dardy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Dardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de le Fe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Dardy throws an uppercut from half a mile away. de le Fe sees it coming and avoids it easily.
de le Fe lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe fails with a takedown attempt.
de le Fe looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
de le Fe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Dardy as he avoids it easily.
Dardy cracks a nice hook into de le Fe's ribs.

de le Fe fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Dardy sprawls well initially but de le Fe persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Dardy trying to control but de le Fe postures up.
Dardy wants to get back to his feet.
de le Fe is trying to control the action in half guard but Dardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
de le Fe is stalling here. Dardy is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! de le Fe seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Dardy has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
de le Fe is positioning himself to get back to half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardy wants to lay and pray for a moment but de le Fe keeps working.
de le Fe struggling a bit here.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dardy throws a series of punches but de le Fe avoids them all with ease.
de le Fe fails with a takedown attempt.
Dardy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
de le Fe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Dardy defends it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Dardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Han Dardy seems to be getting the better of the standup.

de le Fe forces Dardy back against the cage and clinches.
de le Fe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dardy tries to break the clinch but de le Fe is controlling the position.

de le Fe breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from de le Fe.
Dardy misses with a wild combination.
de le Fe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
de le Fe shoots for a double leg takedown but Dardy sprawls well. He's pushed de le Fe's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dardy throws a jab when de le Fe was well out of range.
de le Fe fails with the takedown.
Dardy misses with the combination.
Dardy works the jab nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Han Dardy will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Dardy misses with a low kick.
Dardy misses with an uppercut.
Dardy throws a series of punches but de le Fe avoids them all with ease.
Dardy swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and de le Fe counters by moving into the clinch.
Dardy misses with a hook from the clinch.
de le Fe keeps control of Dardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

de le Fe manages to break the clinch.
Dardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from de le Fe.
de le Fe slips a jab and a cross from Dardy.
Dardy falls off balance throwing a combination

and de le Fe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.

de le Fe breaks the clinch.
de le Fe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dardy paws at him with a jab and circles away.
de le Fe shoots in but no luck this time.
de le Fe lands a jab-cross combination.
Dardy tries to bum rush de le Fe with a series of wild strikes but de le Fe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

de le Fe looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Dardy!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Dardy is squirming around, avoiding de le Fe's attempts to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe avoids the attempt from Dardy to control.
de le Fe looking to ground and pound but Dardy is blocking nicely.
Dardy is trying to stand up.
de le Fe wants to control the pace but Dardy is squirming around nicely.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Dardy really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Dardy blocking the ground and pound.

de le Fe jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Dardy manages to avoid the submission attempt.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Dardy misses with a double jab

and de le Fe moves into the clinch.
de le Fe is trying to drag Dardy to the mat but Dardy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro de le Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dardy wants to stall.
Dardy is trying to break free.
de le Fe is trying to drag Dardy to the mat but Dardy just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe wants a takedown but no success here.
de le Fe is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Dardy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Dardy throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Dardy.
de le Fe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot in the inside from de le Fe.
Dardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
de le Fe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dardy's efforts to push away.
Dardy wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Dardy breaks from the clinch.
de le Fe shoots in looking for a takedown. Dardy tries to sprawl out of it but de le Fe keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dardy manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Dardy throws a left and a right that both miss

and de le Fe counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by de le Fe.
de le Fe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Dardy wants to break free but de le Fe has control.
de le Fe has Dardy pressed against the cage, preventing Dardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
de le Fe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Dardy blocks an uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dardy wants to break the clinch but can't.

de le Fe has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Dardy regains guard immediately.
Dardy trying to keep a closed guard but de le Fe is proving a slippery customer.
de le Fe looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dardy wants to sweep but no luck.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Alejandro de le Fe clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Dardy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
de le Fe shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Dardy sprawls well. Dardy wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. de le Fe gets slowly back to his feet.
Dardy misses with a two punch combination.
Nice sprawl there from Dardy as de le Fe shoots in.
Dardy tries to bum rush de le Fe with a series of wild strikes but de le Fe uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dardy displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from de le Fe.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro de le Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Dardy tries to keep at a distance but de le Fe has taken the fight into the clinch.
de le Fe wants a takedown.
Dardy looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.

Dardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
de le Fe tries to close the distance and clinch but Dardy swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Dardy!
de le Fe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dardy as he jumps to the side.
Dardy fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Dardy throws a right and a left that de le Fe avoids nicely.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Dardy throws a right and a left that de le Fe avoids nicely.
Some wild striking there from Dardy.
Dardy thuds his right hand into de le Fe's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Donk. Dardy catches de le Fe right on the button with a cross.
Dardy stuffs the takedown.
de le Fe dives in and grabs Dardy's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dardy pushes down on de le Fe's head and hops out.
Dardy stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Dardy slips a straight right by de le Fe.
Dardy attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Dardy with a hook.
Dardy's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Dardy duly obliges.
Dardy scores with a decent looking hook.
Dardy swinging wildly here.
Dardy scores with a three punch combo!
Dardy scores with a crisp jab that stopped de le Fe in his tracks.
Some wild striking there from Dardy.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Dardy as he jumps to the side.
Dardy fails to land with a series of punches.
de le Fe shoots in for a double leg but Dardy sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Dardy throws a left and a right that both miss

and de le Fe counters by moving into the clinch.
de le Fe has Dardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
de le Fe prevents Dardy from breaking the clinch.
de le Fe blocking some punches.
de le Fe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dardy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Dardy throws a right and a left that both miss.
de le Fe fails with a takedown attempt.
A combination from Dardy does no damage.
de le Fe misses with a takedown attempt - Dardy sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
de le Fe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Dardy.
No joy there for Dardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
de le Fe shoots in and drives through. Dardy sprawls well.
Dardy throws a left and a right that both miss

and de le Fe counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Dardy is staying active underneath de le Fe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dardy trying to control here.
de le Fe is trying to control the action in half guard but Dardy is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Dardy is trying to get back to full guard.
de le Fe thows a huge punch but Dardy dodges it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
de le Fe is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Alejandro de le Fe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
de le Fe is looking to advance position but Dardy won't allow it.
Dardy is looking to improve his position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Dardy scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Han Dardy dominated that fourth round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

de le Fe darts in and clinches Dardy up against the cage.
de le Fe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
de le Fe has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Dardy avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Dardy wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Dardy's face as he tries to break the clinch.
de le Fe changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Dardy fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alejandro de le Fe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
de le Fe scores with a body shot.
Dardy misses with a wild combination.
Nice uppercut lands for Dardy. That snapped de le Fe's head back.
de le Fe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dardy's waist but Dardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de le Fe off to one side.
de le Fe slips a straight right by Dardy.
de le Fe punishes Dardy's body with a nice straight punch.
Dardy misses with a low kick.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
de le Fe has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
de le Fe is trying hard to land a takedown here. Dardy sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Dardy lands with a shot to the body.

de le Fe gets in close and instigates a clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
de le Fe has Dardy pressed against the cage, preventing Dardy from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Dardy gets underhooks to prevent de le Fe's takedown attempt.
Dardy wants to break free but de le Fe has control.
Dardy is trying to force a seperation but de le Fe has the dominant position.
Dardy wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dardy stops a takedown attempt from de le Fe.
de le Fe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dardy's efforts to push away.
Dardy is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
de le Fe blocking some punches.
de le Fe keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Dardy's efforts to push away.
de le Fe has Dardy pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Dardy manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.

Dardy manages to break the clinch.
Dardy moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dardy cracks de le Fe with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
de le Fe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dardy but Dardy pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Dardy with a jab.
Alejandro de le Fe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dardy misses with a double jab.
de le Fe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Good exchange - Dardy coming out on top.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from de le Fe is defended easily by Dardy.
Dardy throws a hook to the side of de le Fe's head but de le Fe sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
de le Fe throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dardy's waist but Dardy gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing de le Fe off to one side.
Han Dardy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Dardy throws a one two combo.
Dardy misses with a wild combination.
Dardy lunges at de le Fe with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by de le Fe's hand.
Dardy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Dardy wants it to stay on the feet.
Dardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dardy.
Dardy fails to land with a series of punches.
Dardy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dardy looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A combination from Dardy does no damage.
de le Fe misses with a wild body shot.
Dardy lands a right hook to the body.
de le Fe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Dardy connects with a crisp jab.
Nice jab there from Dardy.

de le Fe moves into the clinch.
de le Fe is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
de le Fe tries to break free but Dardy pushes him back against the cage.
de le Fe wants a takedown but no success here.
Dardy is looking to break free of the clinch but de le Fe has double underhooks.

Dardy breaks the clinch.
Dardy connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
de le Fe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Dardy works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Dardy misses with a series of wild punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dardy swinging wildly here.
Nice shot lands for Dardy.
de le Fe takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
de le Fe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
de le Fe has a takedown stuffed.
Dardy lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Dardy.
No joy there for Dardy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dardy lands a jab to de le Fe's midsection.
de le Fe takes a swing at Dardy's ribcage but misses.
Dardy 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.
Dardy lands a lovely overhand right.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Dardy leaves de le Fe with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Dardy throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck de le Fe on the side of the head.
Dardy moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
de le Fe wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

And that's the end of the fight!
Han Dardy comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Dardy 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 46:49
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:49
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:49

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Han Dardy!
Han Dardy is the new middleweight champion!

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