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Thursday Night Fights 4 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Asbolus Pholus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Asbolus Pholus could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Chris Johnson's chin.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Asbolus Pholus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pholus shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Johnson utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Pholus with a nice head shot there.
Pholus stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Pholus knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Pholus throwing strikes from guard but Johnson blocks nicely.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pholus has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Pholus trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pholus is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is pulling down on Pholus's head. It's preventing any offense from Pholus, at least for the moment.
Johnson is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pholus is controlling him.
Pholus lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pholus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
It looks like Chris Johnson has been cut.
Johnson is looking to stand up but Pholus isn't so interested in that idea.
Johnson will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Johnson wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pholus manages to pass to side control.
Pholus content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson trying to hold on to Pholus's head to control him but Pholus postures up.
Pholus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pholus not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Johnson is looking to escape.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Pholus is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Johnson defends it well.
Pholus is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson is trying to stand.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pholus.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pushes Pholus off looking to stand but Pholus dives back in and keeps control.
Pholus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pholus misses with a head shot. Johnson uses the momentum to regain guard.
Pholus is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Pholus throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pholus wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Johnson chips away with some ground and pound.
Johnson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pholus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pholus preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pholus utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Johnson throws an elbow that misses. Pholus uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Johnson's guard. Nice move by Pholus!
Pholus looking to pass the guard.
Pholus throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson kicks Pholus off and gets to his feet.
Johnson changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pholus tries to avoid it but Johnson manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pholus to the ground. Pholus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Asbolus Pholus seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson moves out of range as Pholus strikes.
Pholus fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johnson lands in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Asbolus Pholus dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pholus missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Pholus fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Johnson.
Horrible takedown by Johnson or perhaps it was just good defense by Pholus which made him look bad.
Pholus pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Pholus shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Johnson gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Pholus to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Johnson uses the cage to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pholus circles away.
Asbolus Pholus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Johnson.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Pholus fails with a takedown attempt.
Pholus misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Johnson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Johnson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Pholus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pholus defending well though.
Pholus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Pholus dodges it nicely.
Pholus is controlling Johnson's trapped leg to prevent Johnson from advancing to side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pholus is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Pholus is trying to maintain the position but Johnson is very close to passing his half guard.
Pholus keeping hold of Johnson's head, controlling as best he can.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pholus is trying to get back to full guard.
We're going to have a standup here because Asbolus Pholus wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
No luck for Johnson with that takedown attempt.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown but Pholus shows good takedown defense.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt
and Pholus counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
Pholus shoots in looking for a takedown but Johnson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pholus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pholus shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Johnson defends it nicely.
Pholus tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Pholus.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Pholus is defended easily by Johnson.
Pholus stuffs the takedown.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pholus. Pholus gets slowly back to his feet.
Pholus fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Pholus sprawls well.
Johnson looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pholus shoots in for a takedown but Johnson shows good takedown defense.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks for a takedown but Pholus sprawls well.
Johnson with a poor takedown
and Pholus counters with a straight right hand.
Johnson shoots for a takedown but Pholus saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pholus but Pholus pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pholus has a takedown stuffed.
Pholus throws a low kick but Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
That has opened up Chris Johnson's cut even more.
Johnson stuffs the takedown attempt from Pholus. Pholus gets slowly back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pholus throws a body punch but Johnson moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pholus is looking to escape.
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chris Johnson will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Chris Johnson's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pholus finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Johnson ducks under a wild hook from Pholus.
Asbolus Pholus is winning the standup battle so far.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Pholus circles away.
Johnson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Pholus postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Pholus is working Johnson over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Johnson punching from the bottom - just letting Pholus know he's still in a fight.
Pholus in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Johnson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pholus trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pholus is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pholus drops back, looking for a kneebar! Johnson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Johnson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Johnson!
Johnson working the ground and pound but Pholus is defending the strikes.
Pholus is trying to buck Johnson off.
Pholus takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pholus wants to control but Johnson postures up.
Pholus defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Pholus sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
The strikes coming from Johnson are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pholus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pholus is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Johnson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Pholus can't do much from the bottom here.
Johnson misses with the ground and pound.
Pholus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Asbolus Pholus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson in side control lands a decent elbow.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson tries to score with some ground and pound. Pholus controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The ground and pound from Johnson seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pholus wants to control but Johnson postures up.
An elbow from Johnson crashes against the mat.
Pholus is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Johnson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Johnson working away.
Johnson postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Johnson throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pholus wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Pholus stuck in half guard on the bottom here.
Pholus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Johnson.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pholus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Johnson sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Pholus is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Pholus sneaks back into half guard.
Pholus desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Johnson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pholus wants to improve his position but Johnson is controlling well.
Pholus controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pholus keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Pholus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Pholus avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Johnson.
Johnson sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Pholus defending well though.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Johnson takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Pholus dodges it nicely.
Pholus wants to get back to his feet.
Pholus is positioning himself well to prevent Johnson advancing to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Johnson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Johnson thows a huge punch but Pholus dodges it nicely.
Johnson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Chris Johnson.
I think Johnson 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 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Johnson!
Chris Johnson seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jon Hawkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ryan King is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Hawkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan King!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hawkins tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Hawkins fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
King looks winded!
Hawkins is looking to clinch.
Hawkins drops King with a beautiful combination! King stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hawkins is looking for the KO!
King is rocked!
It looks like Ryan King has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hawkins shoots and scores a devastating slam takedown! King is unconscious as Hawkins celebrates over his stricken foe!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Jon Hawkins!
Jon Hawkins 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Chainsaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh comes to the cage accompanied by Lets Have A War. Chainsaw has chosen Give Me Everything -Pitbull/ as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Chainsaw!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chainsaw gets tackled into the cage by Welsh. Welsh maintains the clinch.
Chainsaw looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Welsh is stalling here.
Chainsaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Welsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Chainsaw in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Welsh holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Welsh breaks the clinch.
Welsh fails to land the takedown.
Chainsaw throws a nice looking combination but Welsh bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Welsh fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Chainsaw to the ground. Welsh is now in Chainsaw's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Welsh is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Welsh throwing strikes from guard but Chainsaw blocks nicely.
Welsh with a flurry of punches that miss.
Welsh slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Welsh postures up in Chainsaw's guard and throws a big left but Chainsaw blocks it.
Chainsaw is working an open guard so Welsh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Chainsaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Welsh.
Chainsaw can't find room to land a body shot as Welsh controls the action.
Welsh manages to break the clinch.
Welsh closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Chainsaw did well to prevent Welsh getting side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Welsh passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Chainsaw!
Welsh looking to secure an arm triangle but Chainsaw defends it well.
Welsh landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welsh sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Welsh has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Chainsaw's face.
Chainsaw is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Chainsaw has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Welsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Chainsaw really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Welsh. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Welsh working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Chainsaw turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Welsh off and cradles Chainsaw's limp body as Welsh celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). TJ Welsh!
A less than humble TJ Welsh misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bloodlet Dunne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson has chosen Hollywood Undead - I Am as his entrance music. Jericho Tomson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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215 lbs
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Counter fighter
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bloodlet Dunne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Tomson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dunne doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Tomson counters with a one-two to the body.
Dunne gets a takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dunne is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Dunne is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Tomson defends it well.
Tomson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dunne.
Dunne wants to free his trapped foot but Tomson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Dunne is trying to work for a kimura but Tomson is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dunne seems to be looking for submissions.
Dunne not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Dunne seems to be working for a kimura but Tomson defends the submission attempt.
Tomson trying to control here.
Dunne seems to be looking for submissions.
Tomson wants to get back to full guard.
Dunne is working for a kimura here but Tomson manages to reverse the position and he's now in Dunne's guard.
Tomson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Tomson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Dunne works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tomson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Tomson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Dunne has locked up a guillotine! Dunne's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Tomson is holding on here and Dunne must be using up a lot of energy. Tomson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Dunne gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Bloodlet Dunne!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Watermelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phil Watermelon has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Watermelon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Crash!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watermelon fails to land the takedown.
Watermelon moves away from the strike by Crash.
Watermelon shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Watermelon was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Watermelon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Watermelon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Crash is looking for a sweep.
Watermelon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Crash has escaped the position, nice work there.
Watermelon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crash knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watermelon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Watermelon throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Watermelon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Crash knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Watermelon controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watermelon tries for a kimura but Crash is defending well.
Watermelon goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Crash rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Watermelon's guard! Nice work there by Crash!
Watermelon is looking for a triangle here but Crash uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Crash working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watermelon is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Watermelon tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Watermelon manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Watermelon is not content to let Crash control the position.
Crash wants to pass to mount but Watermelon is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Watermelon dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Watermelon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Crash.
It looks like Phil Watermelon has been cut.
Crash stuffs the takedown attempt from Watermelon. Watermelon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice sprawl there from Crash as Watermelon shoots in.
Crash doesn't manage to clinch there - Watermelon circles away.
Crash scores with a jab to the jaw.
Crash misses with a looping right.
Watermelon shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Phil Watermelon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crash doesn't manage to clinch there - Watermelon circles away.
Watermelon with a poor takedown
and Watermelon takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Watermelon has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watermelon.
Crash tries to clinch but Watermelon moves out of range.
No joy there for Crash, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Watermelon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Crash as he avoids it easily.
Watermelon closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watermelon wants to control but Crash is keeping him busy.
Watermelon is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Crash's shoulder. That is not cool.
Watermelon wants to control but Crash is keeping him busy.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Watermelon looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watermelon has hold of Crash's arm here. He's working for an Americana. It looks like he might have it! Crash tries to escape but he's just digging himself in deeper - Watermelon cranks the arm and Crash screams in pain! The ref makes a decision and ends the fight before the tap - no complains from Crash, who is just happy to have his arm attached to his body.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Phil Watermelon!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donovan Rudy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rudy has chosen Kick In The Door as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Donovan Rudy will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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215 lbs
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30
214 lbs
9 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class 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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donovan Rudy!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rudy getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
It looks like Matty Johnson has been cut.
Johnson shoots in but no luck this time.
Johnson lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Rudy cracks Johnson with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
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!
Rudy cracks Johnson with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Johnson looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Rudy finish him?
Johnson is rocked!
Rudy lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Johnson falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Donovan Rudy!
Donovan Rudy seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Timmy Beautiful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bradly Danielson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bradly Danielson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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177 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Beautiful!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bradly Danielson!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danielson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Danielson misses with a series of wild punches.
Beautiful dodges the punch combination from Danielson.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Beautiful, as that shot connected.
It looks like Bradly Danielson has been cut.
A punch combination from Danielson misses.
Beautiful throws a combination. Danielson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Beautiful uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Danielson.
Danielson lands a nice shot to the body.
Danielson blocks the body kick.
A combination from Danielson does no damage.
Danielson throws a sloppy body shot
and Beautiful counters with a straight right hand.
Danielson dips to his left and cracks Beautiful with an uppercut!
The fighters circling - Beautiful throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Danielson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Beautiful is rocked!
Danielson throws a chopping leg kick but Beautiful manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oh Beautiful is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Danielson scores with a hook to the body. Beautiful takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Beautiful thuds his right hand into Danielson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Beautiful seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Danielson shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Beautiful is backing up but Danielson catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Beautiful covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Danielson Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bradly Danielson!
Our winner, Bradly Danielson, 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.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hammer Bammer (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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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hammer Bammer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes dips to his left and cracks Bammer with an uppercut!
It looks like Hammer Bammer has been cut.
Bammer needs to keep his hands up - Yikes had a free shot at his head there.
Yikes keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Yikes looks to land a combination but Bammer avoids it well.
Kyle Yikes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yikes fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Bammer to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Bammer looks to clinch but Yikes throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Bammer taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Kyle Yikes!
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