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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nicolaj Diasus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AkoSii MangThomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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180 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolaj Diasus!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AkoSii MangThomas!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Diasus throws a low kick but MangThomas moves out of range easily.
MangThomas lands a two punch combo.
Diasus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MangThomas as he jumps to the side.
Diasus misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Diasus has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolaj Diasus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diasus shoots in looking for a takedown. MangThomas tries to sprawl out of it but Diasus keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. MangThomas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
MangThomas has managed to clinch.
MangThomas lands a knee to the head.
Diasus wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Diasus has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
MangThomas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diasus tries a head kick but it misses.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Diasus is defended easily by MangThomas.
Diasus fails with an attempt to clinch.
Diasus throws a sloppy head kick and MangThomas moves out of range easily.
MangThomas rushes Diasus and presses him up against the cage.
MangThomas pulls guard.
MangThomas is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diasus preventing the sweep.
MangThomas seems keen to control Diasus's posture.
MangThomas looking to control but Diasus passes into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MangThomas is refusing to be controlled, as Diasus sits in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MangThomas controlling the position well.
Diasus thows a huge punch but MangThomas dodges it nicely.
MangThomas is not content to let Diasus control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diasus.
Diasus shoots in for a takedown but MangThomas shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Diasus dodges the punch combination from MangThomas.
Diasus walks into a stiff left hand from MangThomas.
MangThomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diasus shoots in for a takedown but MangThomas shows good takedown defense.
Diasus closes the distance and clinches up with MangThomas, looking for a takedown. Diasus pushes MangThomas against the cage but MangThomas circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
MangThomas fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Diasus fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Diasus.
MangThomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Diasus shoots in looking for a takedown but MangThomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diasus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diasus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MangThomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
MangThomas has managed to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Diasus tries to break the clinch but MangThomas is controlling the position.
MangThomas fails to pull guard.
Diasus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AkoSii MangThomas dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
MangThomas closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Diasus's guard.
Diasus is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Diasus is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. MangThomas is aware though and is defending well.
Diasus trying to keep a closed guard but MangThomas is proving a slippery customer.
Diasus had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. MangThomas defends it easily.
Diasus looking to control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
MangThomas controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diasus is trying to keep MangThomas in close.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Nicolaj Diasus.
Diasus shoots in looking for a takedown but MangThomas manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Diasus's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Diasus tries to clinch up
and MangThomas decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Diasus's guard.
MangThomas looking to pass the guard.
MangThomas gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diasus fails with the takedown
and MangThomas counters with an outside leg kick.
MangThomas blocks a head kick by Diasus.
MangThomas forces Diasus back against the cage and clinches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Diasus is trying to pull guard but MangThomas has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolaj Diasus. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Diasus tries for a takedown but MangThomas manages to get underhooks.
MangThomas has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Diasus after a bit of a struggle.
MangThomas is pushing Diasus up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
MangThomas pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
MangThomas stuffs the takedown attempt from Diasus. Diasus gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
MangThomas closes the distance and clinches.
MangThomas is struggling to control the position.
MangThomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nice takedown defense from Diasus. No joy for MangThomas on that attempt.
MangThomas darts in and clinches Diasus up against the cage.
Diasus fails to pull the fight into his guard.
MangThomas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
MangThomas throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
MangThomas throws a head kick but Diasus moves out of range.
Diasus tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but MangThomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MangThomas avoids a punch combination nicely.
AkoSii MangThomas seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Diasus shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts MangThomas as he jumps to the side.
Diasus throws a head kick that misses
and MangThomas counters with a left and a right that stings Diasus.
Diasus stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Diasus wants it to stay on the feet.
MangThomas is breathing heavily.
Diasus shoots for a takedown but MangThomas saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
MangThomas rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Diasus moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Diasus changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. MangThomas tries to avoid it but Diasus manages to keep hold of a leg and drag MangThomas to the ground. MangThomas escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Diasus is looking to clinch but MangThomas is avoiding it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Diasus pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Diasus shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with MangThomas but MangThomas pushes him off and we're back to square one.
MangThomas moves into range and clinches up with Diasus.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
AkoSii MangThomas showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
MangThomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Diasus sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten MangThomas somewhat.
Diasus wants to clinch.
Diasus wants to clinch up but MangThomas keeps it at a distance.
Diasus defends well against a solid takedown attempt from MangThomas.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
MangThomas bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Diasus's head.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Diasus.
Diasus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
MangThomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Diasus as he jumps to the side.
Nicolaj Diasus has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of AkoSii MangThomas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Diasus tries to clinch
and MangThomas counters with a one-two to the body.
MangThomas displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Diasus.
Diasus fails in his attempt to clinch.
MangThomas 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.
MangThomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Diasus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
MangThomas is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Diasus tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Diasus looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! MangThomas has picked Diasus up and slammed him! Diasus can't keep hold of the triangle and MangThomas manages to pass to side control!
Diasus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by MangThomas.
MangThomas wants to lay and pray for a moment but Diasus keeps working.
MangThomas working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Diasus is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
MangThomas tries to move to full mount but Diasus actually manages to regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Still in half guard, MangThomas seems content to control.
MangThomas stands up from half guard.
MangThomas tries to close the distance and clinch but Diasus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
MangThomas clinches up with Diasus and pushes him back against the cage.
MangThomas breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
MangThomas swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MangThomas is trying hard to land a takedown here. Diasus sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Diasus shoots in for a double leg but MangThomas sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
MangThomas fails with a takedown attempt.
MangThomas misses with a head kick.
Diasus will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Diasus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
No luck with that takedown attempt from MangThomas.
Nicolaj Diasus has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
AkoSii MangThomas is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Diasus tries to close the distance and clinch up but MangThomas swats him away and circles back towards the center.
And that's the end of the fight!
AkoSii MangThomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well MangThomas has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... AkoSii MangThomas!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between nhoJ aneC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Living Laser (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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170 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, nhoJ aneC!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Living Laser!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
aneC dodges the punch combination from Laser.
Laser misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Laser misses with a few strikes there.
Laser misses with a combination
and aneC makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Laser looks to land a combination but aneC avoids it well.
Laser misses with a combination
and aneC counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
aneC pushes down on Laser's leg and manages to get into half guard.
aneC seems to be looking for submissions.
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!
aneC is trying to work for a kimura but Laser is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
aneC is working for a kimura but Laser is defending it quite comfortably.
aneC is trying to control the action in half guard but Laser is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Laser is looking to escape.
aneC is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
aneC is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
aneC has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Laser defend it? aneC steps over the head and cranks it - Laser is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for aneC!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). nhoJ aneC!
A very excited looking nhoJ aneC made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Stephane Ouelet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mitchell Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ouelet comes to the cage accompanied by Chien Fou . Jones has chosen Everything Zen- Bush as his entrance music. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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166 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stephane Ouelet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mitchell Jones!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouelet blocks a head kick by Jones.
Jones moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Jones misses with a wild combination.
Jones catches Ouelet with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Jones throws a head kick but Ouelet moves out of range.
Jones lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Ouelet bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jones throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Ouelet counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelet throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Jones avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ouelet prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
Ouelet throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Jones works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Ouelet controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Jones's head.
Ouelet postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ouelet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ouelet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ouelet is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet distracts Jones with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Ouelet won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Ouelet postures up in Jones's guard and throws a big left but Jones blocks it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouelet prevents Jones from getting back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet looking to pass the guard.
Ouelet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ouelet stands up over Jones, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Ouelet is in close to Jones's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Ouelet has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Jones can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ouelet is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Ouelet keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Jones's head.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Ouelet is having none of it.
Ouelet throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Ouelet with a nice head shot there.
Jones wants to stand but Ouelet is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet lands a couple of elbows.
Ouelet chips away with some ground and pound.
Jones is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ouelet is controlling him.
Ouelet landing some decent shots from guard.
Jones preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Jones wants to stand up but Ouelet is controlling him.
Ouelet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ouelet throws a strike but Jones rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Ouelet looking for a sweep. Not yet Ouelet, not yet.
Jones won't allow Ouelet to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Ouelet is on top in guard.
Ouelet won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Ouelet postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ouelet postures up and lands a big shot to Jones's brow.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Jones utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ouelet makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ouelet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ouelet missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Ouelet.
Jones keeps Ouelet at a distance using the push kick.
Ouelet avoids the head kick by Jones.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Jones lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ouelet circles away quickly and effectively.
Ouelet misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Ouelet does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Ouelet tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Jones manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Jones throws a right and a left that Ouelet avoids nicely.
Jones throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Jones swats away the attempt to clinch by Ouelet.
Ouelet showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Jones.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones misses with a hook.
Jones throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jones misses with a few strikes there.
Ouelet doesn't manage to clinch there - Jones circles away.
Jones throws a right hand that misses
and Ouelet counters with a takedown into side control.
Ouelet prevents Jones from escaping the position.
Ouelet decides to stand back up.
Jones is breathing heavily.
Ouelet has Jones up against the cage in a clinch.
Ouelet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jones blocks it with crossed arms.
Ouelet tries for a takedown. No joy.
Jones comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ouelet is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Stephane Ouelet. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones avoiding damage.
Ouelet keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.
Jones managing to block the knees to the body from Ouelet.
Jones looking to throw knees to the head but Ouelet is blocking nicely.
Ouelet misses with the head strike.
Ouelet lands a takedown into guard.
Ouelet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ouelet won't allow Jones to get back to his feet.
Stephane Ouelet overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ouelet postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jones keeping moving, preventing Ouelet from controlling successfully.
Ouelet throwing strikes from guard but Jones blocks nicely.
Ouelet with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ouelet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones wants to stand and escape but Ouelet is having none of it.
Ouelet with a flurry of punches that miss.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Ouelet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Ouelet is looking to work some ground and pound but Jones has wrist control.
Ouelet trying to control but Jones is working from the bottom.
Ouelet loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Jones wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ouelet manages to pass to side control.
Ouelet throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Jones looks like he's trying to stand up.
Ouelet not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ouelet scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Jones is looking to escape.
Ouelet scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Ouelet.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Jones is looking to escape.
Ouelet slips a nice elbow through Jones's hands, connecting with Jones's forehead.
Ouelet looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ouelet seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Ouelet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ouelet drops an elbow to the side of Jones's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Stephane Ouelet dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ouelet avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ouelet defending well as Jones loads up on a big left hand.
Ouelet wants to clinch.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Jones is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ouelet ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ouelet checks a low kick from Jones.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Ouelet counters with a takedown into side control.
Jones is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Ouelet asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Jones takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ouelet working the ground and pound from side control.
Jones is trying to buck Ouelet off.
Ouelet landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Ouelet lands a few punches from side control.
Ouelet tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Jones defending against the ground and pound.
Jones taking punishment in the form of punches.
Jones takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Ouelet landing strikes.
Jones explodes and escapes back to his feet! Nice escape there!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ouelet drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Ouelet slips a jab from Jones.
Jones tries to bum rush Ouelet with a series of wild strikes but Ouelet uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Jones throws a series of punches but Ouelet avoids them all with ease.
Jones fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Jones keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mitchell Jones is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jones rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ouelet moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ouelet tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch combination from Jones misses.
Jones tries to sprawl but Ouelet drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Jones avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ouelet.
Ouelet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ouelet is looking to advance position but Jones won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouelet is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jones blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ouelet.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Ouelet lands a nice short elbow.
Ouelet stalling.
Ouelet working the head and body with strikes.
Ouelet lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Ouelet throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Stephane Ouelet is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well, if Ouelet is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Mitchell Jones has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stephane Ouelet has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Jones misses with a hook. Ouelet ducked under it nicely.
Ouelet blocks a head kick by Jones.
And that's the end of the fight!
Stephane Ouelet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ouelet, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Stephane Ouelet!
A very excited looking Stephane Ouelet made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Ketchup (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). John Ketchup is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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19
182 lbs
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34
179 lbs
20 - 50 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 50 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, John Ketchup!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Damione Deathclaw is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Ketchup doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw seems to be working for a kimura but Ketchup defends the submission attempt.
Damione Deathclaw prevents Ketchup from improving his position.
Damione Deathclaw looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Ketchup with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Damione Deathclaw has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Damione Deathclaw prevents Ketchup from improving his position.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to take a break and control but Ketchup is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ketchup is trying to maintain the position but Damione Deathclaw is very close to passing his half guard.
Ketchup is looking for a sweep. Damione Deathclaw is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Damione Deathclaw is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Damione Deathclaw works his foot free and advances to mount.
Ketchup is looking to get to half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Damione Deathclaw with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw working the ground and pound effectively.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ketchup wants to hold on but Damione Deathclaw pushes him away.
Damione Deathclaw lands a heavy elbow.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damione Deathclaw is working for a guillotine from mount but Ketchup frees his head quite easily.
Damione Deathclaw has hold of Ketchup's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Ketchup manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Damione Deathclaw lands a big shot there that rocks Ketchup but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Damione Deathclaw lands a couple of good shots and Ketchup has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Damione Deathclaw goes for a risky armbar from back mount and it's not paid off. Ketchup escapes and is now in half guard on top.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Ketchup pulls his head out easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup is looking to take a break and control but Damione Deathclaw is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Ketchup moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Damione Deathclaw has one of Ketchup's arms on lockdown, trying to prevent him from doing any damage.
Damione Deathclaw struggling a bit here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ketchup trying to control the position but Damione Deathclaw is working away.
Damione Deathclaw tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ketchup wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ketchup trying to control the action but Damione Deathclaw is working from the bottom.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to regain half guard here but Ketchup keeps moving and retains side control.
Ketchup really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damione Deathclaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Ketchup is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Damione Deathclaw is trying to get back to half guard.
You can see the frustration on Damione Deathclaw's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Ketchup wants to clinch.
Damione Deathclaw bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Damione Deathclaw is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Ketchup looks calm but he's in trouble here. Damione Deathclaw gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Ketchup is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Damione Deathclaw lets go of the hold and Ketchup can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sun Whan Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh's entrance music is Lets Have A War. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Good knees
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Basic striking
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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 - 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
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sun Whan Lee!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh tries to clinch up.
Welsh tries to clinch there but Lee circles away.
Lee lands with an uppercut that bounces Welsh off the cage and back into range.
Lee is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Welsh.
Welsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Lee avoids it really well and circles away.
Lee lands a nice shot to the body.
Lee misses with a straight left.
Lee lands with an overhand left.
Welsh dives in and grabs Lee's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lee pushes down on Welsh's head and hops out.
Welsh tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lee sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Welsh somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee throws out a loose jab but Welsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lee missing with a left hand there. Welsh was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lee leaves Welsh with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Welsh closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Lee looks to move to half guard but instead Welsh has passed into mount! Damn!
Welsh moves to back control.
Welsh lands punches and elbows.
Lee defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
Welsh has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Will Welsh go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lee tries to roll but Welsh sticks to his back.
Welsh looking for the choke from the back.
Welsh has the hooks in. Lee is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Lee defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh gets his hands free as Lee looks to control.
Welsh has his hand under the chin of his opponent looking for the choke. He's nearly got it! This one could be all over! But no, Lee has freed his hand and lives to survive another… well, another couple of seconds at least!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Welsh looking for the RNC.
Welsh gets his hands free as Lee looks to control.
Lee is keeping busy.
Welsh keeps control of the position as Lee tries to break free.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh looking for the RNC.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lee manages to reverse the position and now he's in Welsh's guard. Nice work there by Lee.
Lee trying to control but Welsh is working from the bottom.
Lee cracks Welsh with a solid left hand.
Lee throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lee content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lee throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Welsh works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Welsh manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Lee lands a really nice looking cross but Welsh seems unphased.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh moves in looking to clinch but Lee pushes him off.
Welsh ducks under a wild hook from Lee.
Lee connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Welsh momentarily.
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!
Lee shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Welsh sprawls well. Welsh wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Lee gets slowly back to his feet.
Welsh tries to clinch but Lee is having none of it.
Lee swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Welsh counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Lee!
Lee tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Welsh wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
The strikes coming from Welsh are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Welsh trying to control the action but Lee is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lee tries to get back to half guard but can't.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
TJ Welsh dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Lee stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lee wants it to stay on the feet.
Lee pushes Welsh up against the cage in a clinch.
Welsh tries to land knees in the clinch but Lee avoids the damage to the body.
Welsh tries a knee to the head but Lee blocks it.
Lee lands with a left to the head.
Welsh swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee misses with the head strike.
Welsh goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lee prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Welsh lands a good knee to the midsection. Lee won't want to take too many of those.
Lee swings wildly with an uppercut but Welsh uses good head movement to avoid it.
Welsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lee lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Lee.
Lee breaks from the clinch.
Lee thows a body shot but no joy.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh misses the shot to the body.
Welsh walks into a left hand.
Welsh uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lee.
Welsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lee's waist but Lee gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Welsh off to one side.
Welsh works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Horrible takedown by Welsh or perhaps it was just good defense by Lee which made him look bad.
Welsh fails with the takedown.
Welsh tries to clinch up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Welsh was well out of range. Poor timing from Lee.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown. Lee tries to sprawl out of it but Welsh keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Lee manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Welsh tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lee swivels and escapes.
TJ Welsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Welsh moves to clinch but Lee breaks away
and Lee counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Lee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh clinches with his opponent.
Welsh trying to land knees to the body.
Welsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lee in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Welsh is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Lee to keep the fight standing.
Lee working aggressively here.
Lee tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Welsh takes a shot to the head.
Lee on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Welsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Welsh pulls Lee into guard.
Lee throws an elbow that misses. Welsh uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Lee's guard. Nice move by Welsh!
Welsh trying to control but Lee is working from the bottom.
Lee is pulling down on Welsh's head. It's preventing any offense from Welsh, at least for the moment.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welsh throwing strikes but missing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lee is on top in guard.
Lee looking to pass the guard.
Welsh is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Lee from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welsh looking to control.
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 TJ Welsh will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Lee misses the jab.
Welsh swats away the attempt to clinch by Lee.
Lee looks to land a left hand but Welsh moved out of range nicely.
Lee lands a head shot.
Lee fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice sprawl there from Lee as Welsh shoots in.
Lee tries to bum rush Welsh with a series of wild strikes but Welsh uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lee throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welsh changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Lee tries to avoid it but Welsh manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Lee to the ground. Lee escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Welsh avoids the body shot from Lee.
Lee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Welsh moves away.
Welsh shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for TJ Welsh. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lee slaps away a takedown attempt from Welsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Lee swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Welsh shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lee tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Welsh manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Welsh closes the distance and clinches up with Lee, looking for a takedown. Welsh pushes Lee against the cage but Lee circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Lee displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Lee closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Lee lands in his opponent's guard.
Lee working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lee stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Welsh swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lee works over Welsh with some ground and pound from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lee stopping the sweep attempt from Welsh.
Welsh trying to control the position.
Welsh is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Welsh is keen to just control but Lee is a slippery customer.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welsh seems to be working for a kimura but Lee defends the submission attempt.
Welsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lee keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lee is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Welsh's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Welsh's back!
TJ Welsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lee cracks Welsh with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Welsh from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Welsh looking very determined here, making life difficult for Lee.
Lee scores with strikes from the back.
Welsh breaks Lee's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
TJ Welsh is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lee can do anything to dispel that myth.
Welsh is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Lee is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lee is trying to keep Welsh in close.
Sun Whan Lee has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lee keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
Lee looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Welsh wants to control from the top but Lee keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of TJ Welsh.
Welsh shoots in but Lee avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown but Lee shows good takedown defense.
Welsh has Lee up against the cage in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A head punch on the inside from Lee fails to land.
Lee goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Sun Whan Lee comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Welsh has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... 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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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Keith Ha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Watermelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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23
190 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
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196 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keith Ha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Watermelon!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ha lands with a nice body punch.
Watermelon throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Ha lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Watermelon circles away quickly and effectively.
Ha just misses with a punch to the body.
Watermelon shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ha as he jumps to the side.
Watermelon shoots in for a double leg but Ha sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ha misses the shot to the body.
Ha ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Watermelon moves away.
Watermelon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ha but Ha pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Keith Ha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Watermelon.
Ha cracks Watermelon with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ha throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Watermelon.
Ha will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Watermelon avoids the body shot from Ha.
Watermelon on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Watermelon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Ha was covering up waiting for the punch and Watermelon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Ha has his hands on Watermelon's head, controlling the position.
Ha might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watermelon trying to control but Ha is working from the bottom.
Watermelon drops back looking for a leg! Ha is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Ha manages to kick Watermelon off! Watermelon jumps back into Ha's guard.
Ha keeping moving, preventing Watermelon from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ha wants to control the position but Watermelon says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Ha is looking to control Watermelon's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Ha avoid being mounted?
Watermelon is working for a submission of some sort.
Watermelon is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watermelon is working for a kimura but Ha is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Watermelon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Ha has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ha is trying to stand.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Watermelon passes to side control.
Watermelon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ha is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Watermelon is controlling him well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watermelon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Watermelon is looking to take a break and control but Ha is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Phil Watermelon will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Watermelon fails to land the takedown.
Watermelon gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ha.
It looks like Phil Watermelon has been cut.
Watermelon throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Ha's waist but Ha gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Watermelon off to one side.
Watermelon does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Keith Ha is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ha scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Watermelon shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ha counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Watermelon is rocked!
Keith Ha has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Watermelon.
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!
Crack! Ha connects with the perfect overhand right and Watermelon falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Ha!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Keith Ha!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Cage Nichols (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sergei Kourdakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nichols comes into the arena with Backyard Fighting blaring out of the sound system. Kourdakov has chosen Sonata Arctica - San Sebastian as his entrance music. Sergei Kourdakov has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Cage Nichols's chin.
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140 lbs
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141 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cage Nichols!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 11 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Sergei Kourdakov!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kourdakov throws a leg kick but Nichols moved away.
Kourdakov takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Nichols crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Kourdakov - the referee stops the clock and Nichols gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Kourdakov. Nichols manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Kourdakov throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kourdakov connects with a body shot.
Nichols scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Nichols moves away from the strike by Kourdakov.
Nichols wants to clinch.
Kourdakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nichols in his tracks.
Nichols fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nichols feints a jab promting Kourdakov to slip. Nichols then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Kourdakov slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kourdakov misses with a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols blocks the body kick.
Kourdakov staying out of range there.
Nichols thows a body shot but no joy.
Kourdakov scores with a crisp jab that stopped Nichols in his tracks.
A big left from Nichols misses.
Nichols shoots in looking for a takedown. Kourdakov tries to sprawl out of it but Nichols keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Kourdakov manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Nichols cracks Kourdakov with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Kourdakov fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Nichols lands a lovely overhand right.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov throws a lazy uppercut
and Nichols counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Kourdakov pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Kourdakov swings for the body but Nichols moves out of range.
Nichols blocks a jab.
Nichols throws a shot from downtown. Kourdakov moves away and avoids it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nichols swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Kourdakov makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kourdakov comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Nichols looks to land a combination but Kourdakov avoids it well.
Nichols rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Kourdakov moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Nichols drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
The fighters circle momentarily. Kourdakov darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Nichols digs a good body shot into Kourdakov's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Nichols.
Sergei Kourdakov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kourdakov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nichols.
Nichols misses with a double jab.
Kourdakov blocks a jab.
A lazy body kick from Kourdakov
and Nichols counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nichols fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Kourdakov misses with a body shot.
Kourdakov misses with a left hand
and Nichols counters with a two punch combo.
A jab from Nichols misses.
Kourdakov throws a leg kick but Nichols moved away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kourdakov lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Nichols looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nichols sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Kourdakov's guard.
Nichols not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Nichols working Kourdakov over with strikes.
Nichols 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.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nichols 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.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nichols is working for a kimura but Kourdakov is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cage Nichols dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kourdakov thuds his right hand into Nichols's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Kourdakov throws a lazy head kick
and Nichols counters with a three punch combo that has Kourdakov backing up. Kourdakov nods at Nichols to acknowledge the strikes.
Nichols fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
A shot to the body from Nichols misses
and Kourdakov counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kourdakov looks to land a right hand but Nichols moved out of range.
Nichols fails to land with a series of punches.
Nichols takes one to the chin there.
Kourdakov turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Nichols uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Kourdakov.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nichols gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Kourdakov counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nichols misses with a jab, cross combination.
Nichols looks to land a combination but Kourdakov avoids it well.
Kourdakov misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Nichols thuds a left hand into Kourdakov's body.
Nichols takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nichols ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Kourdakov.
Nichols darts in trying to clinch
and Kourdakov connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nichols lands a jab-cross combination.
Nichols misses with a double jab.
Kourdakov scores with a jab to the jaw.
Kourdakov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nichols moves away.
Nichols misses with a hook.
A big right from Kourdakov misses.
Kourdakov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Nichols stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Kourdakov stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Kourdakov feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Nicholss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
A head kick misses from Kourdakov.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kourdakov throws a body punch but Nichols moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Nichols misses the target.
Nichols ducks under a wild hook from Kourdakov.
Kourdakov moves out of range of the strikes.
Kourdakov shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nichols defends it nicely.
Kourdakov is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Nichols fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Kourdakov on the side of the head.
Kourdakov has taken the fight to the clinch.
Kourdakov drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nichols has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kourdakov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nichols misses with punches from the back.
Kourdakov is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nichols is working for the choke. I would put my money on him to finish from this position. He's rolled onto his back and has dragged Kourdakov with him. Kourdakov is trying to defend but Nichols has an arm under the chin now! Kourdakov grimaces and is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Cage Nichols!
Cage Nichols retains his bantamweight title!
Cage Nichols gave a mention to Backyard Fighting in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carver McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Josh Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Still I Rise - Shadows Fall. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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36
213 lbs
25 - 18 - 0 |
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24
218 lbs
7 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
25 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carver McNulty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh Ring!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Ring. No joy for McNulty on that attempt.
Ring defends well against a solid takedown attempt from McNulty.
Ring throws a body punch but McNulty moves out of range.
Ring misses with a shot to the body
and McNulty counters with a three punch combo that has Ring backing up. Ring nods at McNulty to acknowledge the strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ring wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Carver McNulty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A big left from Ring misses.
McNulty fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ring avoids it really well and circles away.
Ring fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. McNulty looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Ring showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McNulty.
Ring lands with a right hand.
A jab from Ring misses.
McNulty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Ring circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring throws an ugly left hook that misses
and McNulty connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Nice uppercut lands for Ring. That snapped McNulty's head back.
Ring displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from McNulty.
McNulty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ring counters with a nice body shot.
McNulty is breathing heavily.
Ring scores with a sloppy right hand. McNulty should have avoided that one.
McNulty is trying hard to land a takedown here. Ring sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Ring swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ring scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ring lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but McNulty circles away quickly and effectively.
McNulty shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Ring sprawls well. Ring wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McNulty gets slowly back to his feet.
McNulty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ring thuds a left hand into McNulty's body.
Ring fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice shot lands for Ring.
Josh Ring is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ring digs a good body shot into McNulty's ribs.
McNulty takes one to the side of the head.
Ring sizes up McNulty with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McNulty slips a straight right by Ring.
Ring lands with a shot to the body.
McNulty fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ring catches McNulty with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McNulty walks into a left hand.
No luck for McNulty with that takedown attempt.
Ring cracks McNulty with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ring lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
A shot to the liver by Ring. Beautiful body shot.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for McNulty. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
McNulty has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Ring. Beautiful body shot.
Ring is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! McNulty had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ring dodges the punch combination from McNulty.
Ring thuds his right hand into McNulty's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ring waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McNulty.
Ring stuffs the takedown.
Good exchange - Ring coming out on top.
McNulty tries to clinch up
and Ring counters with a nice body shot.
McNulty takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Ring scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. McNulty doesn't seem bothered though.
Ring throws a nice looking combination but McNulty bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McNulty is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ring scores with a hook.
McNulty gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Ring counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh Ring dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
McNulty feints and as Ring raises his hands in defense, McNulty changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Ring is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
McNulty tries to free his leg and advance position but Ring is retaining full guard.
McNulty stopping the sweep attempt from Ring.
McNulty works over Ring with some ground and pound from guard.
McNulty throws a big elbow that misses.
McNulty chips away with some ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ring is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst McNulty is controlling him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ring utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Ring wants to stand but McNulty is controlling the position.
Ring really doesn't want to stay on the ground with McNulty. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McNulty slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
McNulty working the head and body with strikes.
McNulty is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Ring is trying to escape and McNulty transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Ring is forced to tap! Nice work there by McNulty! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Carver McNulty!
After winning the bout, Carver McNulty thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Medranda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medranda is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Buck dich. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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177 lbs
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187 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
9 - 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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Carlos Medranda!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yikes cracks Medranda with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Medranda closes the distance and pushes Yikes back into the cage.
Yikes taking a breather.
Yikes tries to pull guard but Medranda won't allow it.
Medranda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Medranda lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Yikes.
Medranda throws a punch but it's blocked by Yikes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Medranda.
Yikes has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Medranda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yikess head.
Medranda tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Yikes's elbow.
A short left from Medranda.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Medranda swings wildly with an uppercut but Yikes uses good head movement to avoid it.
Medranda working aggressively here.
Yikes wants to break the clinch but can't.
Medranda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Medranda tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Yikes tries to circle away but Medranda has him pinned against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yikes tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Medranda just stands there and leans against the cage.
Medranda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Yikes working hard to break the clinch.
Yikes goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Medranda lands a damaging elbow.
Medranda is pressed up against the cage. Yikes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Medranda down to the mat. Medranda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Yikes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yikes uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Medranda has time to react.
Yikes throws a right hand that Medranda ducks under and follows up with a left that Medranda also avoids with ease.
Yikes misses with a body shot.
Yikes fails to land with a series of punches.
Medranda moves into range and clinches up with Yikes.
Medranda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yikes avoids it.
Yikes tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Medranda's elbow.
Yikes tries to pull guard but Medranda forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
The referee is keeping an eye on Medranda - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Yikes jumps guard but Medranda stands there with Yikes around his waist. Yikes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yikes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Yikes tries for a takedown but Medranda manages to get underhooks.
Medranda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Yikes avoids the elbow strike from Medranda, against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Yikes's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Medranda lands with a left to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Medranda.
Medranda lands a body punch.
Medranda scores with a hook to the body.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Medranda is controlling him.
Yikes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Medranda to keep the fight standing.
Medranda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Yikes is breathing heavily.
Medranda is pressed up against the cage. Yikes has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Medranda down to the mat. Medranda avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A left lands for Medranda.
Yikes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Medranda works Yikes's body with a nice hook.
Medranda connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda looks to land a combination but Yikes avoids it well.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Medranda misses with a hook.
Yikes throws the left hand but Medranda avoids the punch easily.
Yikes throws a right hand that Medranda ducks under and follows up with a left that Medranda also avoids with ease.
Yikes throws a series of punches but Medranda moves out of range.
Medranda uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Yikes.
Yikes lands a nice looking body shot.
Medranda cracks Yikes with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yikes tries to bum rush Medranda with a series of wild strikes but Medranda uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Medranda stuns Yikes with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Medranda scores with a crisp jab that stopped Yikes in his tracks.
Medranda tries to clinch there but Yikes circles away.
Medranda misses with a two punch combination.
Yikes uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Medranda.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yikes throws a one two combo.
Yikes takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Yikes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medranda.
Medranda looks to score with a jab to the body but Yikes is just out of range.
Medranda avoids the body shot from Yikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Medranda there.
Medranda throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Yikes stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Yikes misses with a body shot.
Yikes fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Medranda manages to avoid it.
Yikes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yikes misses with a jab, cross combination.
Medranda tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Yikes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A big left from Yikes misses.
Medranda tries to clinch but Yikes moves out of range.
Yikes showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Medranda.
Good standup being displayed there by Yikes as he connects with a hook.
Yikes fails to land with a series of punches.
A left lands for Yikes.
Yikes misses with a series of wild punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Medranda forces Yikes back against the cage and clinches.
Yikes is trying to push Medranda away but Medranda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Medranda pushes Yikes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Medranda dominated that round.
That's time! Yikes's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Yikes catches Medranda with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Yikes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Medranda in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Medranda throws a good cross that connects.
Yikes misses with a wild body shot.
Medranda lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Medranda.
Medranda moves into the clinch successfully.
Yikes avoiding damage as Medranda throws knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Medranda throws an elbow but misses.
Medranda taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Medranda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yikes avoids it.
Yikes is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head punch on the inside from Medranda fails to land.
Medranda misses with the head strike.
Yikes letting Medranda take a breather here.
Medranda lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Medranda.
Medranda pushes Yikes back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Medranda stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Medranda throws an elbow but misses.
Yikes is trying to push Medranda away but Medranda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Yikes tries to circle away but Medranda has him pinned against the cage.
Medranda lands a shot to the body.
Medranda lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Yikes is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Medranda lands a right hand that snaps the head of Yikes backwards.
Medranda misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Yikes wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Medranda has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Medranda to work.
Medranda tries to work over Yikes's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yikes is trying to push Medranda away but Medranda has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Medranda comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
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!
Medranda pushes Yikes back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yikes drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Medranda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Medranda pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Yikes's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Medranda working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Medranda gets through Yikes's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Medranda tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Medranda throws a head punch that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Medranda.
Yikes goes for a takedown attempt but Medranda pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Yikes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medranda dodges the punch combination from Yikes.
Yikes feints a jab promting Medranda to slip. Yikes then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Medranda slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Medranda fails to land with a series of punches.
Medranda clinches with his opponent.
Medranda slowing the pace effectively.
Medranda lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Yikes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Medranda after a bit of a struggle.
Medranda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Carlos Medranda seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Medranda scores with a shot to the side of Yikes's head.
Medranda lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Medranda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Medranda creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Medranda lands a shoulder strike.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Yikes takes an elbow to the forehead.
Medranda scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Medranda throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Yikess head.
Medranda creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Yikes's defenses.
Yikes looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Yikes is looking for a takedown.
Yikes is looking to break free of the clinch but Medranda has double underhooks.
Yikes letting Medranda take a breather here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Medranda.
Nice elbow from Medranda.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Medranda showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Yikes misses with a few strikes there.
Kyle Yikes is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Medranda closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Yikes has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Medranda after a bit of a struggle.
Medranda lands an elbow that stopped Yikes in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Kyle Yikes has been cut.
Yikes successfully pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Medranda gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Medranda gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Medranda lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Yikes or not.
Yikes blocks an uppercut.
Medranda leaning his opponent against the cage.
Medranda gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Yikes.
Medranda is working Yikes over against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medranda prevents Yikes from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Medranda makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Yikes has had enough of the clinch but Medranda keeps him there for the moment.
Medranda stops a takedown attempt from Yikes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kyle Yikes. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Medranda looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Medranda lands with a right to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
A right hand to the body from Medranda.
Yikes tries to stall but Medranda uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Medranda gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Yikes wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Yikes tries for a takedown but Medranda manages to get underhooks.
Nice elbow from Medranda.
Medranda lands a left hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yikes takes a shot to the head.
Medranda cracks Yikes with a nice body shot.
Medranda lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Medranda tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Yikes avoids it.
Yikes is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Medranda to keep the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Yikes wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Medranda misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Yikes.
Yikes is trying to break the clinch but Medranda has him pressed against the cage.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Medranda takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Medranda.
Medranda stalling in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Medranda unloads a knee to the mid-section. Yikes lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Yikes jumps guard but Medranda stands there with Yikes around his waist. Yikes gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Yikes is trying to force a seperation but Medranda has the dominant position.
Medranda has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Medranda misses with a body punch.
Yikes blocks the elbow strike.
Carlos Medranda is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Medranda gets underhooks to prevent Yikes's takedown attempt.
Medranda lands an elbow that stopped Yikes in his tracks for a moment.
Medranda lands a left hand that snaps the head of Yikes backwards.
Yikes successfully pulls guard.
Medranda stands up from Yikes's guard - Medranda perhaps looking for a knockout.
Danga de danga de dang - Yikes scores with a four punch combination!
Kyle Yikes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yikes throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Yikes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Yikes fails to land with a series of punches.
Medranda lands a right hook to the body.
A slow jab from Yikes misses its intended target.
Danga de danga de dang - Medranda scores with a four punch combination!
Yikes pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Medranda displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yikes throws out the jab.
Medranda takes the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Medranda.
Yikes is trying to drag Medranda to the mat but Medranda just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Medranda lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Medranda gets underhooks to prevent Yikes's takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Medranda throws an elbow but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Medranda comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Medranda has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Medranda!
A less than humble Carlos Medranda 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charlie Maccarone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Maccarone!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maccarone pushes Sunshine away with a front kick.
Sunshine misses with a two punch combination.
Maccarone avoids a punch combination nicely.
Sunshine loads up on a big right hand but Maccarone slips the punch.
Sunshine misses with a series of wild punches.
Sunshine gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A head kick misses from Maccarone.
Maccarone takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Sunshine throws a series of punches but Maccarone avoids them all with ease.
Sunshine lands a nice shot that snaps Maccarone's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maccarone takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Sunshine changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sunshine missing with a left hand there. Maccarone was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sunshine checks a leg kick.
Maccarone keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sunshine.
Nice defenses there by Maccarone.
Sunshine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maccarone counters with a good low kick that Sunshine was not able to check.
Maccarone misses with a head kick.
No joy there for Maccarone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Maccarone takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Sunshine scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Sunshine throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Maccarone counters with a stiff right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Maccarone on the side of the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Maccarone on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A big right from Sunshine misses.
Sunshine digs a good hook to Maccarone's body.
Sunshine cracks Maccarone with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Maccarone looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Sunshine finish him?
Maccarone is rocked!
Maccarone switches off momentarily and Sunshine cracks him with a monster right hand! Maccarone topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as Sunshine dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by Sunshine!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Sunshine!
Peter Sunshine is the new light heavyweight champion!
Peter Sunshine decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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