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OFC 28: No Way Out PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jamal Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Backman (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.
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamal Lewis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Backman!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Backman pushes Lewis up against the cage in a clinch.
Lewis has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Backman is controlling the position.
Lewis is trying to break the clinch but Backman has him pressed against the cage.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Backman has the dominant position.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Backman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Backman keeps control of Lewis as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Lewis wants to get back to striking at distance but Backman won't allow it.
A short right from Backman on the inside.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Backman is controlling the position.
Backman lands a body shot.
Lewis blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Backman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Backman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis is breathing heavily.
Backman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
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!
Lewis looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Lewis tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Backman smiles and moves away.
Backman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lewis takes one to the chin there.
Backman scores with a jab to the head.
Backman throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Lewis stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lewis.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman lands an uppercut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Backman creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Backman drops Lewis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lewis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lewis is rocked!
Lewis blocks an uppercut.
Oh Lewis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Backman working aggressively here.
Backman misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lewis seems to have got his legs back now.
Backman misses with a short punch on the inside.
Backman has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Backman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Backman lands with a right to the head.
Backman has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Backman misses with a punch on the inside.
Backman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Backman working aggressively here.
A right handed body shot lands from Backman.
A short right from Backman on the inside.
A shot in the inside from Backman.
Backman has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Backman drops Lewis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lewis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Backman pressing his opponent against the cage.
Backman digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A short body shot lands from Backman as the two fighters clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short left from Backman.
Backman digs a right hand underneath Lewis's ribcage. Lewis let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Backman lands a nice uppercut.
Backman misses with some punches.
A left hand lands to the body for Backman.
Backman scores with a hook to the body.
Backman lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Backman.
Backman presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Backman presses Lewis against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Backman.
A nice left hand lands by Backman.
Lewis tries to break the clinch but Backman is controlling the position.
Backman throws a head punch that misses.
Backman doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Lewis is trying to force a seperation but Backman has the dominant position.
Backman lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Backman scores with a hook to the body.
Backman lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Backman works on Lewis's body with a couple of short punches.
Backman lands a hook that snaps the head of Lewis backwards.
Lewis takes a shot to the head.
Backman stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Backman gets through Lewis's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Backman drops Lewis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lewis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Backman tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Backman has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
Backman lands a shoulder strike.
Backman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Backman drops Lewis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lewis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Backman swings wildly with an uppercut but Lewis uses good head movement to avoid it.
Backman throws a punch but it's blocked by Lewis.
Backman prevents Lewis from breaking the clinch.
Backman makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Backman fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Backman has a couple of punches blocked by Lewis.
A short right from Backman on the inside.
Lewis blocking some punches.
Backman scores with a shoulder strike.
Backman scores with a shot to the side of Lewis's head.
Backman drops Lewis onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lewis is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Backman creates some distance for himselfand unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Lewis's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Lewis drops to his knees and Backman pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Backman!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Luiz Gonzalez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Rai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luiz Gonzalez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aaron Rai!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gonzalez pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gonzalez gets caught flat footed, as Rai shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Rai trying to control but Gonzalez is working from the bottom.
Rai controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rai prevents Gonzalez from getting back to his feet.
Rai pushing down on Gonzalez's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rai is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gonzalez is not content to let Rai control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rai is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Gonzalez is trying to stand back up but Rai is controlling him
Rai wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gonzalez keeps working.
Rai is looking for a kimura here.
Rai looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Rai.
Rai decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Rai looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Gonzalez with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Rai thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gonzalez to regain full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gonzalez is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Rai throws and elbow that misses. Gonzalez uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rai's guard. Nice move by Gonzalez!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch but Rai swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Gonzalez is looking to clinch but Rai is avoiding it.
An inside leg kick lands from Gonzalez.
Gonzalez with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Rai looks gassed!
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Rai to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Rai throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Rai must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Gonzalez is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Rai is controlling him.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Gonzalez keeping moving, preventing Rai from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gonzalez is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Rai accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Aaron Rai will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gonzalez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rai.
Gonzalez wants to clinch.
Rai pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Gonzalez swings for the body but Rai moves out of range.
Gonzalez throws a head kick that Rai semi-blocks.
It looks like Aaron Rai has been cut.
A head kick misses from Gonzalez.
Rai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rai throws a series of punches but Gonzalez avoids them all with ease.
Rai blocks a head kick by Gonzalez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rai throws a looping overhand right but Gonzalez ducks down to avoid it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Gonzalez looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez tries to clinch there but Rai circles away.
Rai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez throws a sloppy head kick and Rai moves out of range easily.
Rai avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Rai circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gonzalez tries to clinch up.
Gonzalez looking to land some kicks to the body here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gonzalez is in a horrible position here. Rai smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Rai unloads with some shots from mount but Gonzalez bucks and avoids them well.
Rai looking to ground and pound but Gonzalez is blocking nicely.
Rai throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Gonzalez because Rai loaded up on that one.
Rai landing punches.
Gonzalez really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gonzalez is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rai fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Rai goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Gonzalez turns into him and now he's in Rai's guard.
Rai keeping full guard, as Gonzalez tries to pass.
Rai is pulling down on Gonzalez's head to control his posture.
Gonzalez wants to stand but Rai has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Gonzalez won't allow Rai to sweep him here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez tries to stand but Rai is controlling from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rai can do anything to dispel that myth.
Rai keeping moving, preventing Gonzalez from controlling successfully.
Gonzalez trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rai's guard.
Rai has his hands on Gonzalez's head, controlling the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Rai takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Gonzalez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rai paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gonzalez doesn't manage to clinch there - Rai circles away.
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 Luiz Gonzalez will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Aaron Rai's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gonzalez turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rai chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gonzalez can pounce on him.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Gonzalez misses with a head kick.
Gonzalez tries to clinch but Rai is having none of it.
Rai shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Rai was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Rai raining down shots from the mount!
Rai unloading with bombs!
Gonzalez is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control but Rai is having none of it.
Gonzalez is squirming around, avoiding Rai's attempts to control the action.
Rai lands a big shot there that rocks Gonzalez but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Rai working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Rai looking to finish with strikes here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rai scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gonzalez?
Gonzalez trying desperately to get to his feet.
Rai throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Rai working Gonzalez over with strikes here.
BOOM! Rai connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Gonzalez takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Rai goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Gonzalez is on top in guard.
Rai takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Gonzalez tries to free his leg and advance position but Rai is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Rai seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Rai is looking to stand up but Gonzalez isn't so interested in that idea.
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.
Rai thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Rai can't keep his opponent in guard - Gonzalez advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Rai tries to get to full guard but Gonzalez has control of the leg.
Gonzalez is keen to just control but Rai is a slippery customer.
Rai holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Rai gets full guard.
Rai has a closed guard, preventing Gonzalez from standing up.
Gonzalez wants to control from the top but Rai keeps moving.
Gonzalez has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rai is proving hard to escape from.
And that's the end of the fight!
Aaron Rai comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rai has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Aaron Rai!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Malik Carr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samir Pashto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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162 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Malik Carr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samir Pashto!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carr scores with a takedown into Pashto's guard.
Pashto is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Carr trying to control but Pashto is working from the bottom.
Carr stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pashto swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Carr stops Pashto from standing up.
Pashto looking for a sweep. Not yet Pashto, not yet.
Pashto really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Carr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pashto trying to strike off his back.
Carr passes Pashto's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Pashto trying to control from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Carr is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Pashto's half guard.
Pashto misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Pashto blocking the ground and pound attempt from Carr.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pashto can do anything to dispel that myth.
Carr looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pashto is defending against the submission attempts here by Carr.
Pashto tries to kick Carr off but Carr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pashto trying to control but Carr postures up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Pashto feints and as Carr raises his hands in defense, Pashto changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Carr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pashto defends it easily.
Pashto throwing strikes from guard but Carr blocks nicely.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Pashto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Pashto chips away with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pashto postures up.
Pashto working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pashto trying to control the position from guard on top but Carr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Carr has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Pashto can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Pashto loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Pashto is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Carr has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Pashto is looking to defend but Carr has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Pashto! Carr pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Pashto taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Malik Carr!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Scott Tenorman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ricky Raider (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Ricky Raider enters the cage!
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
7 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Tenorman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Raider!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Raider stalks Tenorman and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Tenorman's face. Tenorman staggers backwards, shaken.
Tenorman throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Raider misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Tenorman scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Raider wants to get back to his feet.
Tenorman in side control lands a decent elbow.
Raider is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Tenorman scores with a couple of short elbows.
Raider is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tenorman looks up at the clock and then as Raider takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Tenorman smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Raider is rocked!
Tenorman in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Raider is still in real trouble! Can Tenorman finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Tenorman advances nicely into full mount.
Tenorman postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Raider badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Tenorman around the waist but Tenorman pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Tenorman is the winner by TKO! Tenorman jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Scott Tenorman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Niko Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Don Self (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bellic comes to the cage accompanied by My Time. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Niko Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Self!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Self displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bellic throws out the jab.
Bellic throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Self fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Self takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bellic wants to clinch up but Self keeps it at a distance.
Self bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Bellic's head.
Self avoids a punch combination nicely.
Bellic fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bellic shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Self defends it nicely.
Bellic gets a takedown into half guard.
Bellic thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Self's head.
Bellic wants to control but Self is keeping him busy.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Bellic in particular looking to stall.
Bellic wants to control but Self is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Self moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Bellic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bellic throwing strikes from guard but Self blocks nicely.
Bellic in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Self is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Self thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Bellic's head.
Self tries to pass to full mount but Bellic defends it.
Still in half guard, Self seems content to control.
That's two 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.
Bellic is looking to improve his position.
Self is trying to control the action in half guard but Bellic is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Self not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Self throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Self wants to take a breather but Bellic is having none of it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Self pushes Bellic up against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Self is pressed up against the cage. Bellic has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Self down to the mat. Self avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Bellic misses with a wild combination.
Bellic looks to land a combination but Self avoids it well.
Self moves in looking to clinch but Bellic pushes him off.
Self showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bellic.
Self drives through with a takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bellic looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Self stays in close to Bellic's body and controls the position.
Self advances to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bellic is staying active underneath Self, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Self escapes and gets back to his feet.
Self showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Bellic.
Bellic fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A cross from Bellic lands.
Bellic thows a body shot but no joy.
Bellic misses with a takedown
and Self counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Bellic thinking.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Self dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Self has closed the distance and engaged Bellic in a clinch.
Self stops a takedown attempt from Bellic.
Bellic looking for a takedown.
Bellic changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Self fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Niko Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Self looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Self is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Bellic has a closed guard, preventing Self from standing up.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic keeping moving, preventing Self from controlling successfully.
Self might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Bellic kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Self stands and steps away. Bellic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Niko Bellic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellic gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Bellic closes the distance but Self moves to the side
and Self holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bellic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Self prevents it.
Self wants to break the clinch but can't.
Bellic has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Self is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Self prevents a takedown attempt there.
Self stops a takedown attempt from Bellic.
Bellic goes for a takedown in the clinch but Self prevents it.
Bellic is working for takedown but Self is calmly controlling the position for now.
Bellic has Self pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Bellic pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Self tumbling to the mat - Bellic dives into Self's guard.
Self manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Self with shots to the head and body - Bellic looks very uncomfortable down there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Self lands a nice shot to the head.
Bellic prevents Self from taking his back.
Self content just to control the position here.
Self putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Self wants to control the pace but Bellic is squirming around nicely.
Self sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Self can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bellic is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Don Self showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Bellic moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Bellic feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Self sprawling to the canvas! Self rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Bellic finish him?!
Self is rocked!
It looks like Don Self has been cut.
Bellic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Bellic scores with a nice right hand.
Self is still on wobbly legs! Can Bellic finish him?
Bellic grits his teeth and throws a big right-left combo! Self takes both shots clean on the chin and is out cold! Bellic cracks him once more on his way down, as the crowd goes wild! They enjoyed that one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Niko Bellic!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Patenza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anakin Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patenza's entrance music is W.Peace, custom entrance music. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Patenza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anakin Richards!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Patenza lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Richards has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Richards and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Patenza closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Patenza lands in his opponent's guard.
Richards keeping moving, preventing Patenza from controlling successfully.
Patenza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Richards is keeping the position for now.
Patenza thows a big elbow that misses.
Patenza throws a strike but Richards rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richards wants to control from the top but Patenza keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza looking for a sweep. Not yet Patenza, not yet.
Patenza is adopting a defensive guard.
Patenza has a closed guard, preventing Richards from standing up.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Patenza takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The fighters circling - Richards throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Patenza doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Patenza drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Patenza working the ground and pound but Richards is defending the strikes.
Richards is looking for a sweep.
Patenza is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Richards will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Patenza in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Richards tries to escape but Patenza is in control.
Patenza misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Richards regains half guard, as Patenza was trying to land strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards wants to control but Patenza is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Patenza ducks right into an uppercut from Richards.
Richards tries to clinch but Patenza moves out of range.
Richards looks to land a combination but Patenza avoids it well.
Richards throws a jab but it's blocked by Patenza.
Patenza changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Richards looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Patenza is staying tight to Richards's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Patenza working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Richards pushes Patenza away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Patenza gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards dodges the ground and pound from Patenza.
Richards is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Richards prevents Patenza from moving into mount.
Richards sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Patenza thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Patenza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patenza stalling away here and it's allowed Richards to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Patenza with a flurry of punches that miss.
Patenza trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Patenza dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Patenza shoots in and bounces Richards off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Patenza preventing the sweep.
Patenza trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Patenza throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patenza stands up over Richards, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Patenza in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Patenza stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Richards swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza postures up in Richards's guard and throws a big left but Richards blocks it.
Patenza throws a strike but Richards rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Richards won't allow Patenza to sweep him here.
Richards is fighting to break Patenza's control of his arms but Patenza is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
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.
Richards won't allow Patenza to sweep him here.
Patenza pulls Richards in close to his closed guard and prevents Richards from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patenza's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Patenza wants to sweep but no luck.
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.
Richards trying to control the position from guard on top but Patenza is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Richards is looking to stand up but Patenza won't let him.
Richards slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Patenza not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinny Patenza dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Richards gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patenza trying to control but Richards is working from the bottom.
Patenza throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
Richards looking to control.
Patenza throwing strikes from guard but Richards blocks nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patenza postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Richards is trying to keep Patenza in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Patenza trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Patenza throws and elbow that misses. Richards uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Patenza's guard. Nice move by Richards!
Patenza controlling the position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Richards lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Patenza at a distance.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Patenza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards misses the shot to the body.
Richards tries to close the distance and clinch but Patenza swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Richards buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Patenza keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards motions for Patenza to come forward. Richards throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Patenza throws and low kick but Richards moves out of range easily.
Patenza takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Richards throws a series of punches but Patenza moves out of range.
Patenza shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Richards is trying to defend but Patenza finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Patenza is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Patenza throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patenza.
Richards is trying to control but can't.
Richards looks like he's trying to stand up.
Patenza landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Patenza throwing shots but Richards is blocking nicely.
Richards avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Patenza.
Richards blocking the ground and pound attempt from Patenza.
Patenza sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Richards defending well though.
Patenza missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Anakin Richards has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Patenza trying to pass the guard but Richards defending well.
Patenza is looking to pass Richards's guard but actually Richards recovers to full guard.
Patenza chips away with some ground and pound.
Richards tries to strike from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richards is adopting a defensive guard.
Richards throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
And that's the end of the fight!
Vinny Patenza showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Patenza, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Vinny Patenza!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh Rover (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finnian Liam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rover comes to the cage accompanied by Oh.. Canada- Classified. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Rover!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finnian Liam!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rover misses with a head kick.
Liam throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rover.
Liam misses with a body shot.
Liam changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Liam scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Rover doesn't seem bothered though.
Rover tries to clinch but Liam moves out of range.
Liam misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rover.
Liam digs a good hook to Rover's body.
Rover is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rover takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Liam lands a nice shot to the body.
Liam tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Liam closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Josh Rover has been cut.
Liam looks for the body kick but Rover saw that one coming.
Liam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Liam throws a head kick but Rover moves out of range.
Liam comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A punch combination from Liam misses.
Liam goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Liam fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liam connects with a body shot.
Josh Rover seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Liam lands a jab to the head.
Liam is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Rover rather than just go for the knockout.
A left lands for Liam.
Rover falls off balance throwing a combination
and Liam counters with a huge left! Rover is in big trouble! He's backing up but Liam isn't giving him chance to recover. Under a barage of punches the ref has to step in to save Rover from any more damage. A dominating finish by Liam!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finnian Liam!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mike Styles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Corey Haim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Haim's choice of entrance music: As We Enter. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Styles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Haim!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Styles keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Haim.
Haim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Styles avoids it really well and circles away.
Styles throws a hook but Haim avoids it easily.
Styles scores with the left hand. Haim knows he should have avoided that one.
Styles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Haim shoots for a takedown but Styles saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Haim throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Styles's waist but Styles gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Haim off to one side.
Mike Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Haim.
Styles lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Corey Haim has been cut.
Styles rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haim moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Haim lands with a thumping leg kick.
Haim fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Haim scores with a decent looking hook.
Haim shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Styles defends it nicely.
Haim chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Styles can pounce on him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Haim.
Styles comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Styles lands a jab.
Haim fails with the takedown.
Haim looks gassed!
Haim on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Haim walks into a jab.
Styles throws a nice looking combination but Haim bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Haim works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Styles throws a right and a left that both miss.
Styles throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Haim's head.
Haim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Nice cross by Styles.
Styles looks to land a combination but Haim avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haim lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Haim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haim gets slowly back to his feet.
Styles misses with a wild combination.
Styles throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haim.
A looping hook to the body misses from Styles. Haim does a little dance to reset his feet.
Styles throws a head kick that misses.
Styles fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Styles scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Styles throws a nice head kick!
Haim shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Styles sprawls well. Styles wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Haim gets slowly back to his feet.
Haim takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haim misses with an uppercut. Styles saw that one coming.
Haim connects with a good right hand that stumbles Styles. Styles circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Styles moves out of range of the strikes.
Styles throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Styles ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Haim takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haim.
Styles ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A punch combination from Styles misses.
Haim takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Styles pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Styles lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Styles.
Styles scores with a jab to the head.
Styles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles cracks the inside of Haim's front leg.
Mike Styles is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Haim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Styles avoids it really well and circles away.
Haim throws a combination that misses
and Styles counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Haim misses with a straight right.
A combination from Styles does no damage.
Styles moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Styles scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
A head kick from Styles lands but Haim takes it in his stride.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Styles tries a head kick but it misses.
Haim scores with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Haim fails with a takedown attempt.
Styles cracks Haim with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Styles throws a head kick that half lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Styles dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Corey Haim's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Styles dips to his left and cracks Haim with an uppercut!
Haim moves forwards but Styles connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Haim throws a shot from downtown. Styles moves away and avoids it.
Mike Styles is winning the standup battle so far.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Styles jabs at Haim's body.
Styles plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Styles slips under a jab.
Haim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Styles counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Haim misses with a takedown
and Haim takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
A nice leg kick lands there from Styles.
Haim with a poor takedown
and Styles counters with a series of strikes. Haim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Mike Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Haim.
Styles lands a lovely overhand right.
Jab, jab by Styles - just one landing.
Haim is breathing heavily.
Styles misses with a combination
letting Haim counter with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Haim misses with a takedown
and Styles counters with a slapping leg kick.
Haim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Haim fails with the takedown
and Styles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haim thinking.
Styles lands a nice looking kick to the body. Haim takes a step back to recover.
Styles scores with a body shot.
Styles explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Haim might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Styles throws a head kick that half lands.
Styles scores with a jab to the jaw.
Styles lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haim circles away quickly and effectively.
Styles misses with a combination
and Haim counters with a straight right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Styles.
Mike Styles is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Haim tries for a takedown but Styles circles away easily
and Styles counters with a straight right hand.
Styles lands a nice looking body shot.
Haim fails to land the takedown.
Haim has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Styles lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Styles misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Styles thuds his shin into the meat of Haim's side.
Haim takes a kick to the side of the head.
Haim feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Styles looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Styles looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Haim puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Haim is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Styles is defending against the submission attempts here by Haim.
Haim 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.
Haim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Styles has managed to free his arm - good work.
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.
Haim is trying to control. Styles wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Styles is defending against the submission attempts here by Haim.
Haim uses his free foot to push down on Styles's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Styles.
Styles tries to hold on but Haim postures up.
Styles is in all sorts of trouble here.
Haim goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Styles is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Styles dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Corey Haim's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
A head kick misses from Styles.
Haim has his takedown stuffed
and Styles counters with a series of strikes. Haim will be more careful next time no doubt.
Haim throws a one two combo.
Haim tries to land a body kick
and Styles counters with a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Haim. That snapped Styles's head back.
Styles swings for the body but Haim moves out of range.
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haim shoots in looking for a takedown. Styles tries to sprawl out of it but Haim keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Styles manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Styles fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Haim throws out a loose jab but Styles uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Styles stuffs the takedown.
Mike Styles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Corey Haim.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Haim tries for a takedown but Styles circles away easily
and Styles counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Styles stuns Haim with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Styles dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Haim gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Styles makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Styles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Haim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Styles counters with a body kick that stops Haim in his tracks momentarily.
Styles lands a nice shot to the body.
Haim misses with a combination
and Styles counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haim needs to keep his hands up - Styles had a free shot at his head there.
Styles is looking to wear down Haim with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Styles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haim throws a lazy head kick
and Styles counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Haim thinking.
Styles scores with the left hand. Haim knows he should have avoided that one.
Haim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Haim avoids the head kick by Styles.
Haim tries for a takedown but Styles sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Haim walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Styles throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Haim misses with a takedown
and Styles counters with a nice uppercut.
Styles lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Haim at a distance.
Styles scores with a head kick.
Styles wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Haim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Styles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haim throws a lazy right hand but Styles sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Haim with a lazy takedown attempt
and Styles counters with a nice body shot.
Styles moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Haim takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Styles goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Styles lands a high kick!
Haim lands a jab.
Haim throws an overhand right that lands on Styles's shoulder, as Styles tries to avoid the shot.
Haim misses the jab.
Left hook, right uppercut from Styles.
Haim shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Styles counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Haim is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Styles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Styles scores with a shot to the body.
Haim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Styles keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Styles just misses with a punch to the body.
Styles throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Nice sprawl there from Styles as Haim shoots in.
Styles throws a front kick that sends Haim stumbling back into the cage.
Styles throws a right and a left that Haim avoids nicely.
Mike Styles is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Haim lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Styles misses with a jab, cross combination.
Styles closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Corey Haim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haim tries a head kick but it misses.
Haim drops his hands momentarily and Styles takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Styles misses with a body punch
and Haim counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Styles showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Styles, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Styles!
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