WP 12 - Leader of the Pack PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Riley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Roberts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Steve Roberts has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Riley
vs
Roberts

170 cm
22
160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

185 cm
21
163 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Self confident

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Jimmy Riley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Roberts!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Riley goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Roberts throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Roberts misses with a body shot.

Roberts looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Riley!

Roberts is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Riley has escaped the position, nice work there.
Roberts throwing strikes but Riley manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Roberts can't do much from the bottom here.
Roberts is looking for a sweep.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Roberts gets back to half guard.

Riley is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Riley is thwarting Roberts's attempts to control the position.
Riley working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

Roberts looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Roberts works his way to full guard. Good work.
Riley lands a couple of decent looking shots.

Roberts looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Roberts is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to stand up but Roberts won't let him.
Riley might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Riley stands up and waves to Roberts to follow him.
Roberts misses the shot to the body.
Roberts throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jab by Riley.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.
Roberts blocks a head kick by Riley.
Riley is breathing heavily.
Riley tries to close the distance and clinch but Roberts swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Riley shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Roberts eats them both and turns towards Riley to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Roberts avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Roberts fails in his attempt to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Riley misses with a head kick.
Jimmy Riley seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Roberts lands a two punch combo.
Roberts throws a right hand that Riley ducks under and follows up with a left that Riley also avoids with ease.
Roberts is looking to slow Riley down with leg kicks.
Roberts lands a front kick.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Roberts closes the distance and clinches.
Roberts'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.
Roberts scores with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to break free but Roberts has control.
Riley jumps guard but Roberts stands there with Riley around his waist. Riley gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.

Roberts breaks from the clinch.

Roberts darts in and clinches Riley up against the ropes.
Riley throws a knee to the head but misses.
Roberts tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Riley smiles and moves away.
Riley takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.

Riley feints and as Roberts raises his hands in defense, Riley changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roberts has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Riley trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Riley wants to stand but Roberts has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Roberts looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Roberts tries to strike from the bottom.
Riley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Roberts controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.
Roberts controlling the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Roberts has his foot on Riley's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Riley works his way back into a safe position though.
Roberts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Riley wants to stand but Roberts is controlling his posture from full guard.
Riley tries to free his leg and advance position but Roberts is retaining full guard.
Riley postures up in Roberts's guard and throws a big left but Roberts blocks it.
Riley postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.

Roberts escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Riley gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Riley wants to control from the top but Roberts keeps moving.
Roberts wants to sweep here but Riley controlling him for the moment.
Riley is looking to stand up but Roberts won't let him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Riley accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Roberts keeping moving, preventing Riley from controlling successfully.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
Riley trying to control the position from guard on top but Roberts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jimmy Riley.

Roberts gets a clinch.
Riley is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Roberts tries for a takedown but Riley manages to get underhooks.
Roberts is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Riley is keeping busy.
Roberts looking to throw knees to the head but Riley is blocking nicely.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Riley just misses with a elbow thrown towards Roberts's brow.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Riley avoids the damage to the body.
Roberts unloads a knee to the mid-section. Riley lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Roberts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Riley misses with a head kick.

Roberts gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Roberts misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Riley.
Roberts missing with knees to the body.
Riley wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Roberts tries to land knees in the clinch but Riley avoids the damage to the body.

Roberts successfully pulls guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Roberts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberts's guard.
Riley with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steve Roberts 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. This is the final round!

Riley takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Left hook, right uppercut from Riley.
Roberts is looking to clinch.
Roberts swings and misses with a shot to the body

and Riley counters with a single leg into guard. Roberts didn't expect that.
Roberts looking to control.
Roberts is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

Roberts is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Riley defends well.
Roberts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Riley is one step ahead there.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Riley would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Roberts not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Riley won't allow Roberts to sweep him here.
Roberts is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Roberts controls Riley momentarily but Riley frees himself.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Roberts pulls Riley in close to prevent any damage.

Steve Roberts has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Riley connects with a nice looking jab.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Riley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riley misses with a head kick.
Riley wants to clinch up but Roberts keeps it at a distance.
Roberts stuffs the takedown.

Roberts moves into the clinch successfully.

Roberts gets control of Riley's arms and successfully pulls guard. Roberts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Riley trying to control but Roberts is working from the bottom.

Roberts kicks Riley off and gets to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Roberts scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Roberts is looking to clinch but Riley is avoiding it.
Roberts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Riley is looking to clinch.
Riley slaps away a takedown attempt from Roberts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Roberts looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Roberts tries to close the distance and clinch but Riley swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A right-left combo lands from Riley.
Riley throws the kick towards the body but Roberts avoids it.
Roberts throws a head kick but Riley moves out of range.
Riley shoots in for a takedown but Roberts shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

Roberts closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Riley quickly recovers to half guard.

Riley is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Roberts pulls his head out easily.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Roberts seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Riley does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Roberts is just content to waste time from the top position. Riley takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Roberts won't allow Riley to get back to his feet.
Roberts sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Roberts trying to control but Riley is working from the bottom.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is stalling in the full guard.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Roberts was stalling too much, according to the referee.

Riley clinches up against the ropes.
Riley tries to break free but Roberts pushes him back against the ropes.

Roberts breaks the clinch.
Riley throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Roberts finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Riley moves out of range of the body kick from Roberts.
Roberts fails with an attempt to clinch.

Riley closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Roberts to the mat! Roberts manages to get full guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Roberts is trying to control the position but Riley postures up.
Riley trying to stand up but can't free himself from Roberts's guard.
Roberts wants to stand and escape but Riley is having none of it.
Riley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Roberts swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Riley wants to stand and escape but instead Roberts has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Roberts 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.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Steve Roberts.
Riley fails with an attempt to clinch.
Riley pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Roberts tries to clinch up but Riley circles away and keeps his distance.
Riley shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Roberts as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jimmy Riley. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Riley is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Roberts.
Roberts tries to clinch but Riley moves out of range.
Roberts is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Roberts throws the kick towards the body but Riley avoids it.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Roberts will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Roberts bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Riley is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the ropes but Roberts has just dragged him back down to the mat.
An elbow from Roberts crashes against the mat.
Steve Roberts has got the better of the ground game so far.
Riley is pushing Roberts's head away, looking to escape. Roberts manages to hold on to the position though.
Roberts wants to control for a moment but Riley uses the opportunity to move back to half guard.
Roberts is trying to control. Riley wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Riley missing with punches from the bottom.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Roberts in particular looking to stall.
Roberts wants to pass to mount but Riley is defending the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Roberts is trying to control the action in half guard but Riley is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Roberts comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Roberts has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge William Peck scores the fight for Steve Roberts!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Steve Roberts!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Steve Roberts!

Steve Roberts wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
39%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Artack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Montana (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tony Montana is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Artack
vs
Montana

200 cm
25
205 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

182 cm
26
214 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

Decent wrestler
Basic striking
Determined

CEC Nutrition Q160 & Loans

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 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, Tyler Artack!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Montana!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Montana clinches up with Artack and pushes him back against the ropes.
Artack is working for takedown but Montana is calmly controlling the position for now.
Montana tries for a takedown. No joy.
Artack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Montana misses with some punches.
Montana lands a right hand that snaps the head of Artack backwards.
Artack is trying to push Montana away but Montana has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Montana has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Artack after a bit of a struggle.
Artack prevents the takedown attempt.
Tyler Artack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Montana.
Montana is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Montana drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Artack working hard to break the clinch.

Montana breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Artack wants to clinch.
Artack is looking to clinch but Montana is avoiding it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Montana cracks Artack with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Tyler Artack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Montana keeps the fight on the outside.
Artack tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Artack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Montana rushes Artack and presses him up against the ropes.

Montana pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Montana shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Artack as he jumps to the side.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Artack enables Montana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Artack manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Artack is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Artack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Artack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Montana!
Montana working to try and regain half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artack trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Montana tries to hold on but Artack pushes him away.
Montana is working to get back to half guard.
Montana is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Artack looking to control but Montana is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Artack prevents Montana from getting the reversal.
Artack trying to control but he's not successful this time.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Montana avoids a series of strikes thrown by Artack.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Montana wants to control but Artack is having none of it.
Montana throwing hammer fists to the chest of Artack. What's that going to do exactly?

Montana bucks Artack off and manages to get back to his feet!

Montana closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Artack trying to hold on to Montana's head to control him but Montana postures up.
Montana stalling away here and it's allowed Artack to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Montana throwing strikes but missing.

Artack is working an open guard so Montana takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Artack tries to clinch up.
Artack wants to clinch.
Montana shoots in and drives through. Artack sprawls well.
Artack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Montana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Montana lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Artack circles away quickly and effectively.
Artack tries to close the distance and clinch but Montana swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Montana tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Artack manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Artack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artack wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Artack is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Montana throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Artack's waist but Artack gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Montana off to one side.
Artack slaps away a takedown attempt from Montana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Montana circles away from the clinch attempt.
Montana shoots in for a takedown but Artack shows good takedown defense.
Artack fails in his attempt to clinch.
Artack stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Artack wants it to stay on the feet.
Artack slaps away a takedown attempt from Montana, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Artack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Montana shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Artack is trying to defend but Montana finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Artack is refusing to be controlled, as Montana sits in half guard.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Artack wants to get back to his feet.
Artack trying to control here.
Montana thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Montana looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
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!
Montana is figuring out what he wants to do next.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Artack darts in trying to clinch
and Montana counters with a nice leg kick.

Montana gets a double leg takedown into Artack's guard.
Montana won't allow Artack to get back to his feet.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Montana accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Montana throwing strikes from guard but Artack blocks nicely.
Montana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Montana must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Montana wants to control from the top but Artack keeps moving.
Montana looking to pass the guard.
Montana throws a big right hand that misses.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Artack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Artack utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Artack keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Artack has Montana pulled in close to control his posture.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Artack clinches.
Artack prevents a takedown attempt there.
Montana prevents Artack from breaking the clinch.
Artack gets underhooks to prevent Montana's takedown attempt.
Montana managing to block the knees to the body from Artack.
Montana goes for a takedown attempt but Artack pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Artack wants to clinch up but Montana keeps it at a distance.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Artack enables Montana to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Artack manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Montana throws an elbow that misses. Artack uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Montana's guard. Nice move by Artack!
Montana tries to land a sweep but no joy.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Artack is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Montana throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Montana keeping moving, preventing Artack from controlling successfully.
Montana keeping full guard, as Artack tries to pass.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.

Tyler Artack has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Montana throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Artack tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Montana manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Montana.
Horrible takedown by Montana or perhaps it was just good defense by Artack which made him look bad.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tony Montana dominated that round.
That's time! Artack's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Montana shoots in and bounces Artack off the ropes to secure the takedown into guard.
Artack looking to hit a scissor sweep but Montana is one step ahead there.
Artack controls Montana momentarily but Montana frees himself.
Montana is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Montana working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Artack keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Artack is pulling down on Montana's head. It's preventing any offense from Montana, at least for the moment.
Montana trying to control but Artack is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Artack tries to clinch but Montana is having none of it.
Montana shoots in looking for a takedown. Artack tries to sprawl out of it but Montana keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Artack manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Montana tries to clinch there but Artack circles away.

Montana pushes Artack up against the ropes in a clinch.
Montana changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Artack fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Montana misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Tyler Artack has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tony Montana.
Montana doesn't manage to clinch there - Artack circles away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Artack tries to clinch up.
Artack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the ropes but Montana paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Montana stuffs the takedown attempt from Artack. Artack gets slowly back to his feet.

Artack takes the fight into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Artack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Artack wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.

Montana breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Montana shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Montana was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Artack tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Montana tries to score with some ground and pound. Artack controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Montana in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Montana throwing shots but missing, from side control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Montana with the ground and pound but Artack regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
Montana not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.

Montana is working for a submission of some sort.
Montana wants to pass to mount but Artack is defending the position.
Montana is looking to stall here but Artack recovers full guard.
Artack managing to control the position.
Montana looking to sit in guard and control but Artack gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Montana wants to get back to his feet but Artack is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Montana is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Montana looking to hit a scissor sweep but Artack is one step ahead there.
Montana is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Montana is trying to control. Artack wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Artack has hold of Montana's hands but Montana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Artack regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Montana.
Artack not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Artack wants to stand and escape but Montana is having none of it.
Artack preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Artack looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Tony Montana has got the better of the ground game so far.
Artack keeping full guard, as Montana tries to pass.
Artack will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Montana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Montana postures up in Artack's guard and throws a big left but Artack blocks it.
Montana postures up.
Montana trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Montana trying to control the position from guard on top but Artack is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Montana gets a takedown into half guard.
Montana takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
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!
Artack tries to roll over but Montana keeps him under control.
Ground and pound from Montana.
Montana is keen to just control but Artack is a slippery customer.
Artack has hold of Montana's hands but Montana slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Artack avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Montana.

Artack is defending against the submission attempts here by Montana.
Montana is looking to stall here but Artack recovers full guard.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Artack keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Artack keeping full guard, as Montana tries to pass.
Montana working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Artack keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Montana wants to pass the guard but Artack is keeping the position.
Montana wants to control from the top but Artack keeps moving.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Montana stopping the sweep attempt from Artack.
Montana with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Montana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Artack keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Montana in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Montana throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Montana throwing strikes but missing.
Artack is trying to keep Montana in close.
Montana loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Montana keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Artack's head.
Artack keeping moving, preventing Montana from controlling successfully.
Montana throws a big elbow that misses.
Artack lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Montana!
Artack throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Montana is desperately trying to improve his position but Artack has a good base and remains in mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Tony Montana is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Artack tries to control but Montana wriggling away.
Tyler Artack 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 Montana can do anything to dispel that myth.

Artack jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Montana manages to avoid the submission attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Montana comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Montana has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Tony Montana!
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight for Tony Montana!
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight for Tony Montana!

Tony Montana wins by unanimous decision!
Our winner, Tony Montana, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rizzy Kock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fabricio Werdum (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kock comes to the ring accompanied by 45 from Shinedown. Werdum comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Jedi Mind Tricks - On the Eve of War feat. GZA kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Kock
vs
Werdum

198 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

193 cm
20
240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rizzy Kock!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fabricio Werdum!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by Werdum or perhaps it was just good defense by Kock which made him look bad.
Werdum doesn't manage to clinch there - Kock circles away.
Kock fails with the takedown.

Kock gets the takedown into side control.
Werdum is looking for a sweep.
Kock tries to move to mount but Werdum blocks the move with his legs.
Werdum tries to improve position but can't.
Werdum manages to get back to half guard.
Werdum wants to get back to full guard.

Kock is working for a kimura but Werdum is defending it quite comfortably.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdum makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Werdum.
Werdum keeping moving, preventing Kock from controlling successfully.

Kock thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Werdum keeping moving, preventing Kock from controlling successfully.
Kock throwing strikes from guard but Werdum blocks nicely.
Werdum working a defensive guard here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock trying to control but Werdum is working from the bottom.
Werdum is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Werdum tries to land a sweep but no joy.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Werdum cracks the inside of Kock's front leg.
Kock tries to clinch but Werdum moves out of range.
Kock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Werdum misses with a few strikes there.
Werdum tries to clinch but Kock is having none of it.
Werdum stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizzy Kock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kock fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Werdum rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kock moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kock swats away the attempt to clinch by Werdum.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Werdum's waist but Werdum gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kock off to one side.
Kock showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Werdum.
Werdum stuffs the takedown attempt from Kock. Kock gets slowly back to his feet.
Werdum tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Werdum lands a slapping body shot.
Kock is trying hard to land a takedown here. Werdum sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Kock is breathing heavily.
No luck for Kock with that takedown attempt.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Werdum as Kock shoots in.

Werdum looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Kock!
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!
Werdum working the ground and pound.
Werdum controls the position.
Kock is not content to let Werdum control the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Werdum tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kock tries to bench press Werdum off him but Werdum keeps the position.
Werdum wants to control but Kock is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Kock's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Werdum wants to control but Kock is keeping him busy.

That's six minutes gone in the round.

Werdum thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Kock manages to work his way to half guard, despite Werdum's best efforts.
Werdum is looking to stall here but Kock recovers full guard.
Kock keeping full guard, as Werdum tries to pass.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Kock has control of Werdum's left arm, preventing Werdum from doing any damage.
Kock is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Werdum is in trouble now - Kock has advanced to mount!

Kock working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Kock has hold of Werdum's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Werdum manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Kock landing strikes from the mount and Werdum is in trouble!

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Kock jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Werdum manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Werdum struggling a bit here.
Werdum is looking for a sweep.

Kock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Werdum tries to bench press Kock off him but Kock keeps the position.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.

Kock is trying to get an arm triangle but Werdum is defending well.
Werdum wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Werdum is trying to improve his position.
Werdum looks to move to half guard but instead Kock has passed into mount! Damn!
Kock wants to control the pace but Werdum is squirming around nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kock pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Werdum is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Fabricio Werdum will probably get the nod.
That's time! Kock's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Kock blocks a jab.
Kock shoots in for a double leg but Werdum sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Werdum tries to close the distance and clinch but Kock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Kock looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Werdum throws the left hand but Kock avoids the punch easily.
Werdum lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Rizzy Kock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Werdum stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Werdum wants it to stay on the feet.
Kock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rizzy Kock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kock shoots in but no luck this time.
Werdum lands a jab-cross combination.
Werdum misses with a jab, cross combination.
Werdum pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Werdum shoots in for a takedown but Kock shows good takedown defense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Werdum tries to close the distance and clinch but Kock swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kock is defended easily by Werdum.
Kock shoots in for a takedown but Werdum shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Kock will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Werdum scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Kock tries for a takedown but Werdum sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Werdum lands a nice looking body kick.
Werdum misses with a takedown attempt - Kock sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Fabricio Werdum seems to be getting the better of the standup.
The fight stays on the outside here - Werdum looks like he's thinking about clinching though.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Werdum shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Kock as he avoids it easily.
Werdum shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Kock pinned against the ropes. Kock gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Kock fails with the takedown.
Kock connects with an inside leg kick.
Werdum scores with a three punch combo!
Werdum displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Werdum throws a low kick, looking for Kock's leg but Kock calmly moves out of range.

Kock shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Kock is working for a submission of some sort.

Kock wants to work for an arm triangle but Werdum is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Werdum makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Werdum.
Kock trying to control the position from guard on top but Werdum is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Werdum wants to sweep here but Kock controlling him for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock looking to sit in guard and control but Werdum gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Werdum won't allow Kock to sweep him here.
Werdum trying to control but Kock is working from the bottom.
Werdum would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Werdum trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Werdum wants to stand but Kock is controlling his posture from full guard.

Kock looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Werdum is looking to pass into half guard but Kock pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Kock is in guard.
Kock trying to control but Werdum is working from the bottom.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kock is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Werdum is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Werdum not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.

Kock postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Werdum is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kock, into his guard.
Kock manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Werdum manages to get himself to full guard.
Werdum keeping moving, preventing Kock from controlling successfully.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.

Werdum looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rizzy Kock overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Werdum escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kock gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kock throws a big elbow that misses.

Kock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

Kock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Werdum utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.

Werdum working for a triangle but Kock defends it easily.

Kock is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Kock slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Kock wants to control from the top but Werdum keeps moving.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Kock works over Werdum with some ground and pound from guard.
Kock is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Kock wants to control from the top but Werdum keeps moving.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Werdum looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kock is one step ahead there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Rizzy Kock has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Kock stuffs the takedown attempt from Werdum. Werdum gets slowly back to his feet.

And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Fabricio Werdum.
I think Werdum 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 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.

Judge Steve Smith scores the fight for Fabricio Werdum!
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Rizzy Kock!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Rizzy Kock!

Rizzy Kock wins by split decision!
During a confident post fight interview, Rizzy Kock thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
36%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Abbot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeff Hardy has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Hardy
vs
Abbot

188 cm
22
215 lbs
3 - 4 - 0

195 cm
24
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Decent elbows
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Good elbows
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Hardy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Abbot!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hardy shoots in but Abbot avoids the takedown attempt easily.

Hardy drives through with a takedown into Abbot's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Hardy manages to pass to side control.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Hardy prevents Abbot from standing back up.

Abbot manages to escape and get back to his feet!
Hardy scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!

It looks like Mike Abbot has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot stuffs the takedown.
Abbot wants to clinch

and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into side control. Abbot won't be happy with that.

Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Abbot tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hardy counters with a nice double leg into guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Hardy is controlling him.
Hardy connects with a couple of short punches.
Abbot keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
Abbot wants to get back to his feet but Hardy is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy wants to stand but Abbot is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hardy postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy trying to control but Abbot is working from the bottom.
Abbot wants to stand but Hardy is controlling the position.
Hardy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Abbot is keeping the position for now.
Hardy prevents Abbot from getting back to his feet.

We're going to have a standup here because Jeff Hardy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Abbot moves in looking to clinch but Hardy pushes him off.
Abbot tries to clinch but Hardy moves out of range.
Abbot wants to clinch

and Hardy counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy is keen to just control but Abbot is a slippery customer.
Abbot is trying to stand.

Abbot kicks Hardy off and gets back to his feet.
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!

Hardy gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hardy tries to score a body lock takedown but Abbot shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jeff Hardy. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hardy tries to pull guard but Abbot holds him up against the ropes and eventually Hardy drops back down to his feet.
Hardy wants a takedown but no success here.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

Hardy forces Abbot back against the ropes and clinches.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Hardy throws an elbow but it's blocked.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Abbot managing to block the knees to the body from Hardy.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.
Abbot creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Hardy's defenses.
Hardy blocks the elbow strike.

Hardy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Hardy misses with a wild body shot.
Abbot fails with the takedown

and Hardy counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Abbot!

Hardy stands up and we're back to a striking position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Abbot wants to clinch but Hardy slips to the side

and Hardy counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Hardy.
Abbot throws an elbow that misses.
Abbot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Abbot misses with an elbow over the top.
Abbot keeps control of Hardy as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Hardy jumps guard.
Abbot trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Abbot throwing strikes from guard but Hardy blocks nicely.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Hardy is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Abbot trying to control the position from guard on top but Hardy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy is trying to control the position from the bottom.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Abbot lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hardy circles away quickly and effectively.
Hardy circles away from the clinch attempt.

A momentary lapse in concentration from Hardy enables Abbot to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Hardy manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Hardy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Abbot on the ground.
Abbot trying to control but Hardy is working from the bottom.
Hardy trying to keep a closed guard but Abbot is proving a slippery customer.
Hardy is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Abbot is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Abbot pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hardy is keeping the position for now.
Abbot wants to control from the top but Hardy keeps moving.
Hardy on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Hardy tries to get out of the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.

Mike Abbot has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.

Abbot forces Hardy back against the ropes and clinches.
Hardy can't get the takedown.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Abbot just misses with a elbow thrown towards Hardy's brow.
Hardy taking a breather.
Hardy is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Abbot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Abbot lands an elbow inside that Hardy shrugs off.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Abbot misses with an elbow over the top.
Hardy takes an elbow to the temple.
Abbot slowing the pace effectively.
Abbot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Abbot pushes off an throws an elbow but Hardy leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Abbot looks to throw an elbow but misses.
With the fighters up against the ropes, Abbot throws an elbow but misses.
Abbot is pressed up against the ropes. Hardy has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Abbot down to the mat. Abbot avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

Abbot rushes Hardy and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hardy wants to break free but Abbot has control.
Abbot gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Abbot creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jeff Hardy dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Abbot's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Hardy shoots in for a takedown but Abbot shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Hardy tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Abbot swivels and escapes.
Mike Abbot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abbot tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hardy swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Abbot fails with an attempt to clinch.

Hardy gets the takedown into side control.
Abbot tries to escape but Hardy is in control.
Abbot is not content to let Hardy control the position.
Abbot is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Hardy is controlling him well.
Jeff Hardy overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Abbot is breathing heavily.

Hardy goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Abbot has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Hardy but great work by Abbot.
Hardy is trying to control Abbot's posture but Abbot avoids it.
Hardy trying to remain calm as Abbot controls from the top position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Abbot has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Hardy is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Abbot yanks on the arm and Hardy is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Abbot.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mike Abbot!
Mike Abbot opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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 Rhaegar Targaryen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Brong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhaegar Targaryen has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Targaryen
vs
Brong

178 cm
24
156 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

177 cm
25
165 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rhaegar Targaryen !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Brong!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Targaryen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brong in his tracks.
A punch combination from Targaryen misses.

Targaryen gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Brong won't allow Targaryen to sweep him here.
Brong trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Brong wants to control from the top but Targaryen keeps moving.

Brong is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Targaryen wants to hit a switch here but Brong passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Targaryen there!
Targaryen is desperately trying to improve his position but Brong has a good base and remains in mount.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brong scores with a couple of good head shots there.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Brong can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Targaryen is looking to escape.
Brong working the ground and pound effectively.
Brong is landing with some decent strikes but Targaryen is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Brong looking to control but Targaryen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Targaryen takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Brong is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Targaryen can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Targaryen is looking to improve his position but Brong isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Brong postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Targaryen in real trouble here! The ref calls for Targaryen to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Brong!
Tom Brong decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.

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FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Danny Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pablo Cabrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pablo Cabrera has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Danny Bear's chin.

Bear
vs
Cabrera

185 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
265 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Bear!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pablo Cabrera!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear moves out of range as Cabrera throws a body kick.
Bear tries a head kick but it misses.

Bear moves into the clinch.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bear prevents Cabrera from breaking the clinch.
Bear blocking some punches.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Cabrera working hard to break the clinch.
Cabrera wants to break free but Bear has control.
Cabrera has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Bear with a knee to the head.

It looks like Pablo Cabrera has been cut.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabrera.
Bear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cabrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Cabrera looks winded!
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Bear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabrera blocks it with crossed arms.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bear with a knee to the head.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bear connects with a knee to the head.

That has opened up Pablo Cabrera's cut even more.
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bear lands a good knee to the midsection. Cabrera won't want to take too many of those.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabrera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrera is blocking nicely.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Cabrera tries to break free but Bear pushes him back against the ropes.
Cabrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Bear working Cabrera over with knees to the body.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabrera.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Cabrera blocks an elbow strike.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Cabrera tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.
Bear with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Cabrera is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the ropes.
Bear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A knee to the head by Bear.
Knees in the clinch landing for Bear.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabrera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cabrera's face.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Cabrera wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Bear looking to throw knees to the head but Cabrera is blocking nicely.
Cabrera has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Bear lands a knee to the body.
Bear landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear crunches a lovely knee into Cabrera's ribcage.
Cabrera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Knees to the body from Bear.
Cabrera has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.

The cut above Pablo Cabrera's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Cabrera takes a knee right on the jaw!
Bear is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Cabrera avoids the elbow strike from Bear, against the ropes.
Bear scores with a shot to the side of Cabrera's head.
Cabrera wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabrera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bear working Cabrera over with knees to the body.
Bear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Bear obliges.

That's five minutes gone in the round.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Bear utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Cabrera misses with some punches.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabrera.
Cabrera takes a knee to the side of the body.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear connects with a knee to the head.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera tries to break the clinch but Bear is controlling the position.

That's six minutes gone in the round.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!

Pablo Cabrera's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Bear pushes off an throws an elbow but Cabrera leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Cabrera avoids the damage to the body.
Cabrera dodges an elbow strike from Bear.
Bear landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Bear lands a knee to the body.
Cabrera throws a punch but it's blocked by Bear.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Bear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
Cabrera tries to circle away but Bear has him pinned against the ropes.

That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Bear using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the ropes, Bear just misses with a elbow thrown towards Cabrera's brow.
Cabrera wants to break free but Bear has control.
Bear putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Cabrera in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Cabrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Bear working Cabrera over with knees to the body.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabrera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Cabrera dodges an elbow strike from Bear.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabrera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Cabrera working aggressively here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bear with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Cabrera tries to break free but Bear pushes him back against the ropes.

That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but Cabrera blocks with his arms.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Cabrera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the ropes.
Bear throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Bear scores with a knee to the head.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Cabrera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Bear misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Cabrera.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Cabrera blocks it.
Bear lands a nice knee to the body.
Bear prevents Cabrera from breaking the clinch.
Bear tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Cabrera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.

That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Bear using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Cabrera has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Cabrera on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Cabrera blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Cabrera escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bear takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Cabrera throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bear.
Bear pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Cabrera swats away the attempt to clinch by Bear.
A head kick by Bear misses
and Cabrera counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pablo Cabrera seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Cabrera cracks the inside of Bear's front leg.
A head kick from Bear lands but Cabrera takes it in his stride.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Danny Bear dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pablo Cabrera's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Bear tries to clinch up but Cabrera circles away and keeps his distance.
Cabrera connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Bear's hands.
Bear wants to clinch up but Cabrera keeps it at a distance.
Bear is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Cabrera can do to turn this around?
Cabrera throws a front kick aimed at Bear's knee but Bear avoids it well.
Bear takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.

Bear darts in and clinches Cabrera up against the ropes.
Cabrera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A frustrated look appears on Cabrera's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Cabrera is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Cabrera blocks it.
Bear has Cabrera pressed against the ropes, preventing Cabrera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera is trying to force a seperation but Bear has the dominant position.

Cabrera breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Jab from Cabrera.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Cabrera circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cabrera throws an overhand right that lands on Bear's shoulder, as Bear tries to avoid the shot.
Cabrera is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Bear tries to clinch up but Cabrera circles away and keeps his distance.
Bear scores with a head kick.
Bear slips a jab from Cabrera.
Cabrera misses with a hook.
Cabrera throws a head kick that half lands.

It looks like Danny Bear has been cut.
Cabrera is breathing heavily.
Cabrera throws a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Cabrera loads up on a big right hand but Bear slips the punch.
Cabrera misses with a jab, cross combination.

Bear clinches up against the ropes.
Danny Bear has scored more points in the clinch so far.
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!
Bear throws an elbow that misses.
Bear unloads a knee to the mid-section. Cabrera lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Bear with a knee to the head.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Bear working Cabrera over with knees to the body.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Cabrera has had enough of the clinch but Bear keeps him there for the moment.
Bear misses with an elbow over the top.
Cabrera wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bear has him pressed against the ropes.
Cabrera doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bear misses with a knee strike.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabrera avoids it.
Bear missing with knees to the body.
Bear has Cabrera pressed against the ropes, preventing Cabrera from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Cabrera is looking to break free of the clinch but Bear has double underhooks.
Cabrera is trying to break the clinch but Bear is controlling him.
Bear connects with a nasty looking knee right to Cabrera's face.
Bear tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Cabrera avoids it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bear tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Cabrera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cabrera looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Cabrera is trying to push Bear away but Bear has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Cabrera is trying to break the clinch but Bear has him pressed against the ropes.
Bear trying to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Bear.
Bear scores a nice knee to the body.
Bear crunches a lovely knee into Cabrera's ribcage.
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!
Cabrera is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Cabrera tries a body shot but Bear blocks it.
Bear throws a knee to the head but misses.
Bear tries a knee to the head but Cabrera blocks it.
Cabrera avoiding damage as Bear throws knees to the body.
Cabrera wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Bear throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Cabrera blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cabrera blocks the elbow strike.
Cabrera wants to break free but Bear has control.
Cabrera takes an elbow to the temple.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Pablo Cabrera's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:23 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Danny Bear!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Mutters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lance Mortz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mutters kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Hand of Doom. Mick Mutters has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Mutters
vs
Mortz

167 cm
21
164 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

183 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear
Valhalla Q160 Nutrition

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Mutters!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lance Mortz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Mutters moves into the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Mutters.
Mortz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Mortz prevents a body shot from Mutters.
A short uppercut from Mutters.
Mutters scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Mortz is trying to break the clinch but Mutters has him pressed against the ropes.
Mutters gets through Mortz's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Mutters lands a right hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Mutters.

Mortz is rocked!
Clinched against the ropes, Mutters lands a big elbow that drops Mortz! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Mortz is complaining that he's OK but he was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mick Mutters!
Mick Mutters retains his lightweight title!
In his post fight interview, Mick Mutters gave a big smile as he said 'Thanks for showing up Lance. Will somebody help him up please.. Hey I love my fans thanks for all your support.. I wanna give a shout out to Valhalla nutrition I brought some free samples so make sure to stop by the booth to pick them up.. Also thanks to Buried Alive fight gear, they got some bad'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill H Ahellno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrese Banks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ahellno might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Domination. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the ring.

H Ahellno
vs
Banks

181 cm
21
176 lbs
5 - 0 - 0

184 cm
25
175 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Damnfield clothing
Untouchable Fight Gear

//buriedALIVE// Fight Gear

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight 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 Amsterdam, Bill H Ahellno!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrese Banks!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banks looks to throw the jab but Ahellno is out of range.
Ahellno throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ahellno leaves Banks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Banks misses with a double jab.
Banks defending well as Ahellno loads up on a big left hand.
Ahellno's corner calls for a 1-2. Ahellno obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Banks swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Ahellno. No joy for Banks on that attempt.
Banks thuds his right hand into Ahellno's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Ahellno tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Banks was well out of range. Poor timing from Ahellno.
Ahellno throws a hook but Banks blocks it.
A big right from Banks misses.
Ahellno slips a straight right by Banks.
Banks looks to throw the jab but Ahellno is out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ahellno. Banks does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ahellno lands with a shot to the body.
Banks on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ahellno scores with a decent looking hook.
Ahellno pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Banks keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Banks swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Banks slips a jab from Ahellno.
Ahellno moves out of range as Banks strikes.
Ahellno missing with a left hand there. Banks was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Ahellno slaps away a takedown attempt from Banks, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bill H Ahellno has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrese Banks.
Banks misses the body punch

and Banks is countered with a crisp right hand from Ahellno that sends him to the canvas! Ahellno follows him to the mat into side control.

Banks is rocked!

It looks like Tyrese Banks has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Ahellno tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Banks is still in real trouble! Can Ahellno finish him?

Ahellno decides to stand back up.
Banks looks to land a left hand but Ahellno moved out of range nicely.
Banks leaves his chin hanging out and Ahellno seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Banks crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bill H Ahellno!
Bill H Ahellno retains his welterweight title!
After winning the bout, Bill H Ahellno thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

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