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MFN: Night 27 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Chandler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanburg comes to the cage accompanied by Black Sabbath - War Pigs. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geoff Sanburg!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Chandler!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice cross by Sanburg.
Chandler slips under a jab from Sanburg.
Geoff Sanburg seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sanburg doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sanburg tries to clinch up.
Sanburg is looking to clinch but Chandler is avoiding it.
Sanburg tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
Sanburg fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Sanburg tries to land a leg kick but Chandler saw it coming and moves away.
Chandler shoots in for a takedown but Sanburg shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler misses with a body shot.
Sanburg is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Sanburg closes the distance and pushes Chandler back into the cage.
Chandler drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Sanburg tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanburg throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Chandler prevents the takedown attempt.
Chandler tries to score a body lock takedown but Sanburg shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Geoff Sanburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Chandler.
Chandler being controlled against the cage.
Chandler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanburg should have avoided that one.
Chandler misses with a wild body shot.
Chandler moves out of range of the leg kick from Sanburg.
A big left from Chandler misses.
Sanburg connects with an inside leg kick.
Sanburg clinches with his opponent.
Sanburg looking to stall.
Chandler wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chandler wants a takedown.
Sanburg breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Chandler looks to land a right hand but Sanburg moved out of range.
Sanburg fails with the takedown.
Chandler blocks a head kick by Sanburg.
The fighters circling - Sanburg throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Chandler closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Chandler is trying hard to land a takedown here. Sanburg sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler throws a series of punches but Sanburg avoids them all with ease.
Sanburg fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sanburg shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Sanburg showed some decent athleticism there.
Sanburg is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Chandler has managed to free his arm - good work.
Sanburg trying to control from half guard but Chandler is working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geoff Sanburg dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Nice jab there from Sanburg.
Sanburg cracks Chandler with a right hand to the side of the head.
Sanburg lets loose with a powerful body kick. Chandler will feel that in the morning.
Sanburg moves into the clinch.
Sanburg is trying to stall.
Chandler blocks a body shot from Sanburg.
Sanburg trying to stall but Chandler improves his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chandler looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Chandler is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Sanburg pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Sanburg utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanburg breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice uppercut lands for Sanburg. That snapped Chandler's head back.
Sanburg takes one on the button.
Sanburg lands with a thumping leg kick.
Chandler swinging wildly here.
Chandler misses with a two punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg throws a poor cross that misses
and Chandler counters with a shoot takedown. Sanburg fights it but they end up in guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chandler trying to control but Sanburg is working from the bottom.
Chandler content to stall in guard here.
Sanburg keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
Chandler stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sanburg swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Sanburg is trying to keep Chandler in close.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Geoff Sanburg wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sanburg tries to clinch up.
Chandler shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Sanburg pinned against the cage. Sanburg gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Sanburg tries to clinch but Chandler is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler scores with a hook.
Geoff Sanburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Chandler misses with a body punch
and Sanburg counters with a low kick, right behind Chandler 's knee.
Some wild striking there from Sanburg.
Nice takedown defense from Sanburg. No joy for Chandler on that attempt.
Geoff Sanburg has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Marcus Chandler.
Chandler lands a head shot.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanburg moves in looking to clinch but Chandler pushes him off.
Sanburg swings for the body but Chandler moves out of range.
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 Geoff Sanburg will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
No luck with that takedown attempt from Chandler.
Chandler throws a series of punches but Sanburg avoids them all with ease.
Sanburg decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Chandler wants to improve his position but Sanburg is controlling well.
Sanburg works his way into side control.
Chandler is looking to reverse the position.
Sanburg is trying to get an arm triangle but Chandler is defending well.
Chandler sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg is working for a kimura but Chandler is defending it quite comfortably.
Sanburg sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Chandler defending well though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chandler tries to kick Sanburg off but Sanburg keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sanburg throws a big elbow that misses, also allowing Chandler to regain full guard.
Sanburg pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Chandler is keeping the position for now.
Chandler keeping moving, preventing Sanburg from controlling successfully.
Sanburg pushing down on Chandler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Sanburg is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Chandler sees it coming and defends easily.
Sanburg is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Chandler defends it well.
Sanburg lands strikes from half guard.
Sanburg throwing shots but Chandler is blocking nicely.
Chandler wants to improve his position but Sanburg is controlling well.
Chandler makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Chandler.
Chandler wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg is stalling in the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Chandler can do anything to dispel that myth.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sanburg stopping the sweep attempt from Chandler.
Sanburg drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Sanburg jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Chandler is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sanburg is controlling him.
Chandler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Chandler utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Marcus Chandler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chandler bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanburg's guard.
Chandler postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Geoff Sanburg is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Chandler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Chandler trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chandler won't allow Sanburg to sweep him here.
Sanburg keeping moving, preventing Chandler from controlling successfully.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sanburg looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chandler is one step ahead there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Geoff Sanburg showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sanburg has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geoff Sanburg!
After the big win, Geoff Sanburg made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Sex Panther Supplements and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Luis Mexias (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lukas Lollipop (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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160 lbs
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156 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Luis Mexias!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lukas Lollipop!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lollipop lands a big head kick that sends Mexias tumbling to the mat! Lollipop takes a step backwards and waves Mexias back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mexias is rocked!
It looks like Luis Mexias has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mexias darts in and clinches Lollipop up against the cage.
Oh Mexias is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mexias has Lollipop pushed against the cage.
Lollipop has Mexias pressed against the cage, preventing Mexias from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Mexias seems to have got his legs back now.
Lollipop drops Mexias with a big knee straight up the middle! Mexias is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Mexias tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lollipop sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Mexias somewhat.
Mexias shoots in but no luck this time.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mexias.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Mexias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mexias fails to land the takedown.
Mexias rushes Lollipop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Mexias is trying to pull guard but Lollipop has him pressed against the cage.
Mexias tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Lollipop smiles and moves away.
Lollipop is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lollipop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lollipop is looking to land body kicks.
Lollipop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Lollipop lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mexias will feel that in the morning.
Mexias takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Mexias is breathing heavily.
Lollipop throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Lukas Lollipop is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Lollipop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lollipop lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mexias on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lollipop. Lollipop obviously looking to wear him down.
Mexias tries for a takedown but Lollipop sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Lollipop chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Lollipop throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexias misses with a low kick.
Lollipop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Mexias chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Lollipop can pounce on him.
Lollipop feints and then cracks Mexias's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Mexias down.
Mexias on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lollipop looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lollipop goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Lollipop is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mexias takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Lollipop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Lollipop, right into the meat.
Mexias takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Lollipop scores with a head kick.
Lollipop scoring well with a low kick there.
Lollipop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Lollipop stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Lollipop wants it to stay on the feet.
A good leg kick by Lollipop.
Mexias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mexias has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mexias cracks Lollipop with a nice body shot.
Mexias is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Lollipop gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Lollipop is trying to stall.
Lollipop being controlled against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lollipop breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Mexias looks for a takedown but Lollipop sprawls well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mexias keeps the fight on the outside.
Mexias has Lollipop up against the cage in a clinch.
Lollipop landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lollipop has had enough of the clinch but Mexias keeps him there for the moment.
Mexias has Lollipop pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Lollipop manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Lollipop dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Luis Mexias's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Lollipop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from Lollipop.
Lukas Lollipop seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Mexias takes a kick to the side of the head.
Mexias is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Mexias fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mexias shoots in for a double leg but Lollipop sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Lollipop looks for the body kick but Mexias saw that one coming.
Mexias blocks the body kick.
Lollipop is looking to slow Mexias down with leg kicks.
Lollipop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Lollipop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Mexias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lollipop drops his hands momentarily and Mexias takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mexias instigates a clinch.
Lollipop landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lollipop has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Mexias is trying to push Lollipop away but Lollipop has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Mexias lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lollipop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Lollipop rushes Mexias and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lollipop.
Lollipop escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Mexias clinches.
Mexias pulls guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Mexias looking for a sweep. Not yet Mexias, not yet.
Lollipop engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexias is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Lollipop trying to control but Mexias is working from the bottom.
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!
Lukas Lollipop has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Mexias has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mexias wants to break free but Lollipop has control.
Mexias goes for a takedown in the clinch but Lollipop prevents it.
Lollipop breaks the clinch.
Mexias shoots in but Lollipop avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Lollipop throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Mexias.
Lollipop delivers a nice body kick.
Lukas Lollipop seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mexias.
Lollipop lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Lollipop with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lollipop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mexias's sensitive parts.
Mexias closes the distance and clinches.
Lollipop breaks from the clinch.
Lollipop leaves Mexias with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lollipop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lollipop thumps Mexias with a low kick.
Lollipop gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Mexias is working for takedown but Lollipop is calmly controlling the position for now.
Lollipop lands a knee to the head.
Mexias will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lollipop looking to stall.
Lollipop is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Mexias is defending well for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lukas Lollipop showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Luis Mexias's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Lollipop throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mexias has a takedown stuffed.
Lollipop misses with a head kick.
Mexias keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Mexias scores with a one two! Lollipop had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Lollipop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Luis Mexias is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mexias rushes Lollipop and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lollipop's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mexias shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lollipop as he avoids it easily.
Lollipop keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Luis Mexias. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lollipop throws a quick inside leg kick.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lollipop lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mexias's sensitive parts.
A head kick from Lollipop lands but Mexias takes it in his stride.
Lollipop lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lollipop fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Mexias.
Mexias takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Mexias has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Lollipop.
Lollipop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mexias misses with a takedown attempt - Lollipop sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Lollipop looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Mexias feints and as Lollipop raises his hands in defense, Mexias changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mexias might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mexias working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mexias trying to control but Lollipop is working from the bottom.
Mexias has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Lollipop is proving hard to escape from.
Lollipop has his feet on Mexias's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Lollipop pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Lollipop misses with a leg kick.
Lollipop defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Mexias.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lollipop scores with a leg kick.
Lollipop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mexias fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mexias blocks a leg kick.
Mexias misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick from Lollipop lands but Mexias takes it in his stride.
Lollipop takes one to the side of the head.
Lollipop scores with a head kick.
Lollipop throws a chopping leg kick but Mexias manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Lollipop checks a low kick from Mexias.
Mexias closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lollipop manages to break the clinch.
Mexias darts in and clinches Lollipop up against the cage.
Lollipop tries to land knees in the clinch but Mexias avoids the damage to the body.
Mexias is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lollipop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lollipop tries a head kick but it misses.
Lollipop is looking to chop away at Mexias's legs.
Mexias throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Lollipop's waist but Lollipop gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Mexias off to one side.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mexias has Lollipop 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.
Lollipop unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Luis Mexias has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Lukas Lollipop is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
A left hand lands to the body for Mexias.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lukas Lollipop comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lollipop winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lukas Lollipop!
Lukas Lollipop was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between John Webster (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ansgar Kurucz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kurucz has chosen Marek Ztraceny - Sex s Ex as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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139 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Webster!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ansgar Kurucz!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webster throws a one two combo.
Kurucz tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Webster manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Webster fails to land with a series of punches.
Webster with a nice cross.
Webster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurucz fails in his attempt to clinch.
Webster lands a jab to Kurucz's midsection.
Sloppy strikes from Kurucz. Those never looked like landing.
Webster looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurucz is just out of range.
Kurucz shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Webster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurucz.
Kurucz tries for a takedown but Webster sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Webster moves into range and connects with a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Webster. Kurucz does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kurucz fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Webster avoids it really well and circles away.
John Webster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ansgar Kurucz.
Nice jab there from Webster.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster throws a solid leg kick but Kurucz takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Webster.
Webster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurucz tries to move into range but Webster moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Kurucz closes the distance and pushes Webster back into the cage.
Kurucz pushes off an throws an elbow but Webster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Kurucz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Webster's defenses.
Kurucz is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Kurucz misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Webster.
Webster jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Kurucz walks away with a smile on his face. Webster gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Webster misses with an uppercut.
Webster smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Webster jabs at Kurucz's body.
Kurucz tries to clinch there but Webster circles away.
Kurucz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Webster swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Webster misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webster throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Kurucz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Kurucz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Webster cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
John Webster seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Webster ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kurucz moves away.
Webster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Webster looks to score with a jab to the body but Kurucz is just out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kurucz looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Webster connects with a looping right hand.
Kurucz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Webster. No joy for Kurucz on that attempt.
Kurucz takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Kurucz fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Jab, jab by Webster - just one landing.
Kurucz shoots in looking for a takedown but Webster manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kurucz's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Webster dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kurucz tries to clinch up.
Kurucz takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Webster comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Kurucz has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Webster thows a body shot but no joy.
Webster tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Webster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Kurucz is looking to clinch.
Webster is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster with a hook.
Kurucz throws a sloppy head kick and Webster moves out of range easily.
Webster misses with a hook to the body
and Kurucz counters with a flying knee. Nice.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kurucz moves into the clinch.
A knee to the head by Kurucz.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurucz landing knees to the head.
Kurucz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Webster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurucz lands an elbow just above Webster 's eye.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Kurucz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Webster's brow.
A knee to the head by Kurucz.
Kurucz looks winded!
Webster wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Kurucz has him pressed against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kurucz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurucz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webster blocks an elbow strike.
Webster blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Webster dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Webster scores with a decent looking hook.
Webster swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Kurucz counters with a good, hard body kick but Webster shrugs it off.
Kurucz fails in his attempt to clinch.
John Webster is winning the standup battle so far.
Webster connects with a single shot there.
Webster changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice cross by Webster.
Kurucz doesn't manage to clinch there - Webster circles away.
Kurucz doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Webster throws a looping overhand right but Kurucz ducks down to avoid it.
Webster scores with a decent looking hook.
Kurucz moves into the clinch successfully.
Webster is trying to push Kurucz away but Kurucz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Webster fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Kurucz missing with knees to the body.
Kurucz is trying desperately to land a takedown but Webster is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kurucz.
Kurucz scores with a knee to the head.
Webster is trying to break free.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Webster is trying to force a seperation but Kurucz has the dominant position.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Webster managing to block the knees to the body from Kurucz.
Webster is trying to break the clinch but Kurucz has him pressed against the cage.
Webster wants to break the clinch but can't.
Kurucz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurucz with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kurucz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Kurucz keeps control of Webster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Kurucz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Webster blocks an elbow strike.
Webster wants to break free but Kurucz has control.
Knees to the body from Kurucz.
Webster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Webster can't break the clinch.
Kurucz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Webster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Webster tries to break the clinch but Kurucz is controlling the position.
Webster tries to pull guard but Kurucz won't allow it.
Webster's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kurucz.
Good shot there by Webster.
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!
Webster swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Kurucz on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A left lands for Webster.
A low kick from Webster misses
and Kurucz counters by clinching up.
Webster takes an elbow to the temple.
With the fighters up against the cage, Kurucz throws an elbow but misses.
Webster is trying to break the clinch but Kurucz is controlling him.
Kurucz looking to throw knees to the head but Webster is blocking nicely.
Kurucz keeps control of Webster as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ansgar Kurucz seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Webster tries to pull guard but Kurucz holds him up against the cage and eventually Webster drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Webster. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webster avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Webster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webster working hard to break the clinch.
Webster working hard to break the clinch.
Kurucz landing knees to the head.
Webster on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Kurucz scores with a knee to the head.
Kurucz pushes off an throws an elbow but Webster leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Webster looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Webster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webster avoids it.
Kurucz is breathing heavily.
Kurucz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Webster blocks it with crossed arms.
Webster cracks Kurucz with a nice body shot.
Webster blocks an elbow strike from Kurucz.
Kurucz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Webster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurucz has Webster pressed against the cage, preventing Webster from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kurucz misses with an elbow strike.
Webster wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kurucz tries a knee to the head but Webster blocks it.
Webster tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Webster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurucz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kurucz misses with an elbow strike.
Kurucz scores with a knee to the head.
Webster is trying to break free.
Webster wants a takedown but no success here.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Webster is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Kurucz is defending well.
Webster tries to circle away but Kurucz has him pinned against the cage.
Kurucz throws a knee to the head but misses.
Webster has had enough of the clinch but Kurucz keeps him there for the moment.
Kurucz misses with a knee strike.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Webster is looking to break free of the clinch but Kurucz has double underhooks.
Webster looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Webster is trying to break the clinch but Kurucz has him pressed against the cage.
Kurucz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Webster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Kurucz with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
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 John Webster will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kurucz checks a leg kick.
Webster connects with a body shot that sends Kurucz's belly button to the back.
Webster misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kurucz.
Horrible takedown by Kurucz or perhaps it was just good defense by Webster which made him look bad.
Kurucz uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Webster.
A bone on bone clash there as Kurucz blocks the leg kick.
Webster scores with a hook to the body. Kurucz takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Webster just misses with a punch to the body.
Webster stuffs the takedown attempt from Kurucz. Kurucz gets slowly back to his feet.
Webster ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Webster jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Kurucz is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Webster.
Kurucz throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Kurucz takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Webster throws a low kick but Kurucz moves out of range easily.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Kurucz.
John Webster has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ansgar Kurucz.
Kurucz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kurucz tries to clinch up but Webster circles away and keeps his distance.
Webster is looking to wear down Kurucz with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Webster lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Webster connects with a good right hand that stumbles Kurucz. Kurucz circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Kurucz ducks right into an uppercut from Webster.
Webster scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Kurucz doesn't seem bothered though.
Webster circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kurucz has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Webster displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kurucz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kurucz misses with a few strikes there.
Kurucz blocks the body kick.
John Webster is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kurucz walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kurucz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Webster wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Kurucz avoids the head kick by Webster.
Webster swings for the body but Kurucz moves out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Kurucz.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Webster with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A shot to the liver by Webster. Beautiful body shot.
Kurucz gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webster blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Webster is trying to force a seperation but Kurucz has the dominant position.
Webster working hard to break the clinch.
Webster blocks the elbow strike.
Webster tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kurucz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Kurucz throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Webster blocks it with crossed arms.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Webster avoids it.
Webster avoiding damage as Kurucz throws knees to the body.
Ansgar Kurucz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Webster is trying to break free.
Webster is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kurucz prevents Webster from breaking the clinch.
Kurucz tries to land a knee to the head but Webster blocks with his arms.
Kurucz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Kurucz is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Webster is defending well for now.
Kurucz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Webster has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Webster pulls guard.
Webster is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Webster wants to sweep but no luck.
Kurucz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Webster working for a triangle but Kurucz defends it easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Webster had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kurucz defends it easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Webster showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Webster, 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Webster!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lester Hall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dion Watts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watts has chosen Egde-On this as his entrance music. Dion Watts is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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140 lbs
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139 lbs
4 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lester Hall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dion Watts!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Watts uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Hall.
A jab from Watts misses.
Watts looks to land a body kick but Hall moved away.
Watts shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hall pinned against the cage. Hall gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dion Watts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slow jab from Watts misses its intended target.
Watts has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hall tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Hall trying to control the position but instead, Watts has worked for underhooks and has pushed Hall into the cage.
Watts leaning his opponent against the cage.
Watts is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall is trying to pull guard but Watts turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Hall is struggling to control the position.
Watts has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hall is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Watts pulls guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hall engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lester Hall just wasn't active enough.
Hall closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Hall looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Hall prevents Watts from improving his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hall content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watts moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Watts striking off his back but it's not causing Hall any problems.
Hall might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hall is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Watts trying to keep a closed guard but Hall is proving a slippery customer.
Hall wants to pass the guard but Watts is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall is working Watts over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hall prevents Watts from getting back to his feet.
Watts is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Hall is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Hall is looking to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hall misses with a takedown attempt
and Watts counters with an outside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall dominated that round.
That's time! Hall's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Hall swings for the body but Watts moves out of range.
Watts displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Hall.
Hall shoots in for a takedown but Watts shows good takedown defense.
Hall circles away from the clinch attempt.
Watts with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hall trying to control but Watts is working from the bottom.
Hall not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hall seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Watts for as long as he can get away with.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hall controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Lester Hall just wasn't active enough.
Hall shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hall throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Watts tries to get to full guard but Hall has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Lester Hall overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Hall lands a nice short elbow.
Hall is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Watts has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hall keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hall trying to pass the guard but Watts defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall is looking for a kimura but Watts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Watts is trying to get back to full guard.
Watts punching from the bottom.
Watts is trying to control but Hall manages to pass to mount!
Hall controlling the position easily from mount.
Watts is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall controlling the pace for now.
Watts tries to hold on but Hall postures up.
Hall content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watts is looking to get to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lester Hall dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Hall defending well as Watts loads up on a big left hand.
Hall misses with a kick to the body.
Watts gets a clinch.
Watts's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hall shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Hall showed some decent athleticism there.
Hall is looking for a kimura but Watts is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hall to get the leverage.
Hall with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Hall is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watts wants to get back to full guard.
Hall tries to pass to full mount but Watts defends it.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hall in particular looking to stall.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Dion Watts has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lester Hall has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
A head kick misses from Watts.
Hall manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Watts on his heels. He'll look to pass Watts's guard now, I'm sure.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hall sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Watts is looking for a triangle but Hall pushes his legs off easily.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hall pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Watts is keeping the position for now.
We're going to have a standup here because Lester Hall wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Watts tries for a takedown but Hall circles away easily
so Hall counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Watts takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hall slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Watts thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Hall with a flurry of punches that miss.
Hall controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Lester Hall wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Watts with a poor takedown
and Hall counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Watts scores with a few weak punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Lester Hall showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Hall, 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lester Hall!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Collin O Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Collin O Reilly could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Anderson Silva's chin.
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19
135 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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25
145 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Collin O Reilly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva tries to close the distance and clinch up but O Reilly swats him away and circles back towards the center.
O Reilly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva fails with a takedown attempt.
O Reilly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
A punch combination from O Reilly misses.
O Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
O Reilly closes the distance and clinches.
O Reilly manages to break the clinch.
O Reilly has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
O Reilly wants to break free but Silva has control.
O Reilly is trying to break free.
Silva works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
O Reilly keeping moving, preventing Silva from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is fighting to break O Reilly's control of his arms but O Reilly is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Anderson Silva.
O Reilly scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
O Reilly shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Silva sprawls well. Silva wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. O Reilly gets slowly back to his feet.
Silva shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has O Reilly pinned against the cage. O Reilly gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Silva is defended easily by O Reilly.
Collin O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as O Reilly sprawls well. O Reilly wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Silva gets slowly back to his feet.
O Reilly scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
O Reilly tries to clinch up.
O Reilly throws a right and a left that Silva avoids nicely.
Silva moves into the clinch successfully.
Silva fails to pull guard.
O Reilly is trying to break the clinch but Silva has him pressed against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
O Reilly blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva stalling in the clinch but O Reilly improves position.
O Reilly tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Silva lands a takedown into guard.
Silva trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
Silva is looking to stand up but O Reilly won't let him.
O Reilly on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if O Reilly tries to get out of the position.
Silva wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
Silva looking to pass the guard.
Silva trying to control but O Reilly is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Anderson Silva hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
O Reilly closes the distance and pushes Silva back into the cage.
O Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
O Reilly lands a body shot.
O Reilly has had enough of the clinch but Silva keeps him there for the moment.
Silva trying to stall but O Reilly improves his position.
Silva is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but O Reilly is defending well.
O Reilly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
O Reilly fails with a takedown attempt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
O Reilly tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reilly rushes Silva and presses him up against the cage.
O Reilly lands a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Collin O Reilly will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Silva tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. O Reilly manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from O Reilly is defended easily by Silva.
O Reilly swinging wildly here.
Silva cracks a nice hook into O Reilly's ribs.
O Reilly misses with a double jab.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts O Reilly as he jumps to the side.
O Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
Silva tries to move into range but O Reilly moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Silva throws a hook but O Reilly avoids it easily.
Silva is on the wrong end of a nice combination from O Reilly.
That's one minute gone in the round.
O Reilly connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Silva momentarily.
O Reilly fails in his attempt to clinch.
Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by O Reilly.
Silva shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says O Reilly as he avoids it easily.
O Reilly lands a jab to Silva's midsection.
Silva tries to clinch there but O Reilly circles away.
O Reilly is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Silva tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
O Reilly misses with a wild body shot.
A combination from O Reilly does no damage.
O Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
O Reilly rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Collin O Reilly seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva clinches up with O Reilly and pushes him back against the cage.
Silva escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
O Reilly cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Silva avoids a punch combination nicely.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
O Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reilly fails to land with a series of punches.
O Reilly tries to bum rush Silva with a series of wild strikes but Silva uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Collin O Reilly is winning the standup battle so far.
O Reilly misses with the combination.
Collin O Reilly is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
O Reilly misses with a takedown attempt - Silva sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
O Reilly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
O Reilly is trying to keep Silva in close.
O Reilly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Silva.
Silva wants to control from the top but O Reilly keeps moving.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Anderson Silva was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Silva forces O Reilly back against the cage and clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and O Reilly cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Collin O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
O Reilly shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silva moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
O Reilly won't allow Silva to sweep him here.
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 Collin O Reilly will probably get the nod.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Silva fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
O Reilly scores with a crisp jab that stopped Silva in his tracks.
O Reilly looks to clinch
and Silva moves into the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on O Reilly's face as he tries to break the clinch.
O Reilly wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Silva shoots for a takedown but O Reilly saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
O Reilly will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Silva gets tackled into the cage by O Reilly. O Reilly maintains the clinch.
Silva jumps guard.
O Reilly stands up and waves to Silva to follow him.
Silva circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and O Reilly moves out of range easily.
Silva changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. O Reilly tries to avoid it but Silva manages to keep hold of a leg and drag O Reilly to the ground. O Reilly escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Collin O Reilly has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anderson Silva.
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
O Reilly connects with a body shot.
Silva shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. O Reilly defends it nicely.
O Reilly looks for a takedown but Silva sprawls well.
O Reilly misses with a jab, cross combination.
Silva is looking to clinch but O Reilly is avoiding it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly swats away the attempt to clinch by Silva.
Silva tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but O Reilly swivels and escapes.
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
O Reilly throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Silva on the side of the head.
Silva gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
O Reilly stays in close to Silva's body and controls the position.
O Reilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
Silva looking to hit a scissor sweep but O Reilly is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly controlling from the top position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Collin O Reilly.
O Reilly has taken the fight to the clinch.
O Reilly is looking to break free of the clinch but Silva has double underhooks.
Silva has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics O Reilly uses from the top position.
O Reilly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Silva is keeping the position for now.
O Reilly has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
O Reilly seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
O Reilly seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Silva for as long as he can get away with.
Anderson Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Silva is trying to control the position but O Reilly postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Collin O Reilly.
Silva takes one to the side of the head.
Silva misses with a looping left.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
O Reilly moves in looking to clinch but Silva pushes him off.
A punch combination from O Reilly misses.
Collin O Reilly is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
O Reilly shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Collin O Reilly showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for O Reilly, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Collin O Reilly!
Collin O Reilly took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Alpha-Male Supplements for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Bernasconi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grant Fortune (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Bernasconi is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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27
145 lbs
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145 lbs
3 - 4 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Lethal high kicks
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Bernasconi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Grant Fortune!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fortune swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernasconi.
Bernasconi clinches.
Bernasconi working aggressively here.
Bernasconi swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Bernasconi misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bernasconi prevents a body shot from Fortune.
Bernasconi throws a head punch that misses.
A short body shot lands from Fortune as the two fighters clinch.
Fortune controlling the action here for a moment.
Bernasconi has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A frustrated look appears on Bernasconi's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Bernasconi presses Fortune against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Bernasconi misses with the head strike.
Bernasconi blocks a body shot from Fortune.
Bernasconi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Bernasconi wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Fortune avoiding damage.
Fortune prevents a body shot from Bernasconi.
Good body shot from Fortune.
Fortune taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Bernasconi misses with the head strike.
Bernasconi misses with a punch to the body.
Bernasconi misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernasconi throws a punch but it's blocked by Fortune.
Fortune tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bernasconi tries to work over Fortune's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fortune lands an uppercut.
It looks like Mark Bernasconi has been cut.
A short right from Fortune.
Bernasconi is trying to break the clinch but Fortune is controlling him.
Bernasconi breaks the clinch.
Bernasconi looks to clinch
and Fortune decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bernasconi's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Fortune stopping the sweep attempt from Bernasconi.
Bernasconi controls Fortune momentarily but Fortune frees himself.
Fortune has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Bernasconi is proving hard to escape from.
Fortune trying to control but Bernasconi is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernasconi tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Fortune stays in close to Bernasconi's body and controls the position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bernasconi tries to clinch up
and Fortune counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Bernasconi tries to roll over but Fortune keeps him under control.
Fortune perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Bernasconi avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Fortune.
Fortune wants to control but Bernasconi is keeping him busy.
Bernasconi keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Fortune has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bernasconi wants to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernasconi trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Fortune looking to control but Bernasconi is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fortune fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Bernasconi is bucking up trying to escape but Fortune cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Fortune tries to control but Bernasconi wriggling away.
Fortune is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Fortune takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fortune can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Bernasconi is looking to escape.
Fortune working Bernasconi over with strikes here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fortune dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mark Bernasconi's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fortune dives in and scores a takedown into Bernasconi's guard.
Fortune stands up over Bernasconi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Bernasconi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fortune.
Fortune wants to control from the top but Bernasconi keeps moving.
Fortune stands up over Bernasconi, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fortune trying to control the position from guard on top but Bernasconi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fortune cracks Bernasconi with a solid left hand.
Fortune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bernasconi keeping moving, preventing Fortune from controlling successfully.
Bernasconi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Bernasconi tries to get out of the position.
Bernasconi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fortune working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fortune missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernasconi wants to sweep here but Fortune controlling him for the moment.
Fortune in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Fortune landing some decent shots from guard.
Fortune wants to control from the top but Bernasconi keeps moving.
Fortune trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bernasconi looking to control but Fortune passes into half guard.
Bernasconi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Fortune on the ground.
Bernasconi is staying active underneath Fortune, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Fortune looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fortune is looking to take a break and control but Bernasconi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Fortune trying to control the action but Bernasconi is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Grant Fortune.
Fortune scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Fortune fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bernasconi gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fortune blocks an uppercut.
Bernasconi lands with a light punch inside.
A body shot lands from Bernasconi.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Bernasconi misses with a hook from the clinch.
Bernasconi throws a head punch that misses.
Fortune lands a body shot.
Bernasconi lands with a left to the head.
Bernasconi doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fortune's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Bernasconi tries to clinch up
and Fortune counters with a takedown into side control.
Fortune misses with the ground and pound.
Fortune is looking to take a break and control but Bernasconi is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Fortune creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Fortune is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Bernasconi's shoulder. That is not cool.
Bernasconi struggling a bit here.
Fortune lands some shots froms side control.
Fortune working the ground and pound.
Fortune working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Grant Fortune has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bernasconi is not content to let Fortune control the position.
Fortune lands some shots froms side control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortune tries to score with some ground and pound. Bernasconi controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Fortune working the ground and pound from side control.
Bernasconi sneaks back into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grant Fortune showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mark Bernasconi's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Bernasconi closes the distance but Fortune moves to the side
and Fortune decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bernasconi's guard.
Bernasconi working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Fortune.
Bernasconi looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Fortune puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Bernasconi has hold of Fortune's hands but Fortune slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fortune sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Fortune throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Fortune winds up and cracks Bernasconi with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Fortune drops an elbow to the side of Bernasconi's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bernasconi is not content to let Fortune control the position.
Fortune missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fortune is trying to control the action in half guard but Bernasconi is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Bernasconi won't allow Fortune to pass to mount.
Bernasconi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Fortune in particular looking to stall.
Fortune looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Fortune thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Bernasconi manages to get to full guard.
Fortune seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Fortune throwing strikes from guard but Bernasconi blocks nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fortune makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Fortune is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
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!
Bernasconi utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fortune working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Fortune controls from within his opponent's guard.
Fortune throws a big right hand that misses.
Fortune throws a big elbow that misses.
Bernasconi is adopting a defensive guard.
Bernasconi has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Fortune has passed into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fortune creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Mark Bernasconi has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bernasconi is not content to let Fortune control the position.
Fortune lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Bernasconi down.
Fortune lands a few punches from side control.
Fortune misses with the ground and pound.
Fortune trying to control the position but Bernasconi is working away.
Bernasconi is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fortune working the ground and pound from side control.
Fortune has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fortune throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Fortune trying to control the position but Bernasconi is working away.
Fortune in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The ground and pound from Fortune seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Fortune scoring with punches and elbows.
A lull in the action here.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fortune trying to control the action but Bernasconi is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Grant Fortune comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Fortune winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Grant Fortune!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Dehaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralte Bentea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dehaz comes to the cage accompanied by Deftones - My Own Summer (Shove It). Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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142 lbs
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136 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nikolai Dehaz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ralte Bentea!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A shot to the liver by Dehaz. Beautiful body shot.
Dehaz jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bentea fails to land the takedown.
Ralte Bentea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bentea shoots in and gets a takedown into Dehaz's guard.
Bentea with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bentea scoring with punches to the head and body.
Bentea stopping the sweep attempt from Dehaz.
Bentea lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bentea must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dehaz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bentea preventing the sweep.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bentea is in close to Dehaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Dehaz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bentea.
Bentea makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Bentea landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea throws a big right hand that misses.
Bentea throws an elbow that misses. Dehaz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bentea's guard. Nice move by Dehaz!
Bentea wants to stand but Dehaz is controlling the position.
Bentea controlling Dehaz's posture.
Dehaz is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Bentea is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz won't allow Bentea to get back to his feet.
Dehaz tries to free his leg and advance position but Bentea is retaining full guard.
Bentea is looking to stand up but Dehaz isn't so interested in that idea.
Dehaz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Bentea is keeping the position for now.
Bentea pulls Dehaz in close to prevent any damage.
Ralte Bentea has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
That kick from Dehaz tenderised Bentea's leg. Bentea is trying to keep his angry face on.
Dehaz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Bentea tries for a takedown but Dehaz sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentea drops his hands momentarily and Dehaz takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bentea throws a right hand that Dehaz ducks under and follows up with a left that Dehaz also avoids with ease.
Dehaz shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bentea as he avoids it easily.
Dehaz punishes Bentea's body with a nice straight punch.
Dehaz drives through with a takedown into guard.
Bentea looking for a sweep. Not yet Bentea, not yet.
Dehaz stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Bentea swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bentea pulls Dehaz in close to prevent any damage.
Dehaz trying to control but Bentea is working from the bottom.
Dehaz looking to sit in guard and control but Bentea gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Bentea throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz wants to stand up but Bentea is controlling him.
Bentea trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bentea distracts Dehaz with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bentea throws a big elbow that misses.
Bentea working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Dehaz's head.
Bentea lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Bentea landing some decent shots from guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Dehaz is keeping the position for now.
Bentea trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Dehaz manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralte Bentea 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.
Horrible takedown by Bentea or perhaps it was just good defense by Dehaz which made him look bad.
A good leg kick by Dehaz.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt
and Dehaz counters with a slapping leg kick.
Dehaz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bentea misses with a takedown attempt - Dehaz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Nikolai Dehaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralte Bentea.
Dehaz throws out a powerful jab.
Dehaz's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Dehaz duly obliges.
Bentea shoots in looking for a takedown. Dehaz tries to sprawl out of it but Bentea keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dehaz manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Bentea walks into a left hand.
Bentea shoots in and drives through. Dehaz sprawls well.
Bentea is breathing heavily.
No luck for Bentea with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dehaz tries to avoid it but Bentea manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dehaz to the ground. Dehaz escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Dehaz fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Bentea has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dehaz.
Bentea has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Dehaz.
Horrible takedown by Bentea or perhaps it was just good defense by Dehaz which made him look bad.
Dehaz bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Dehaz feints and then cracks Bentea's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bentea down.
Bentea's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
A solid body kick from Dehaz.
Dehaz scores with a push kick.
A nice combination there by Dehaz.
Bentea takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Dehaz defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Bentea.
Dehaz cracks Bentea with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Dehaz throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A slapping leg kick lands for Dehaz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Dehaz.
Dehaz getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Bentea displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Dehaz.
Bentea closes this distance looking for a takedown but Dehaz circles away.
Dehaz with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dehaz closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Dehaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Dehaz is working for a submission of some sort.
Bentea is trying to escape back to his feet but Dehaz uses the scramble to pass into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bentea is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee asks Dehaz politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Dehaz prefers to stall for the moment though.
Dehaz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Dehaz tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Ralte Bentea has got the better of the ground game so far.
Bentea is trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bentea is trying to control Dehaz's posture but Dehaz avoids it.
Bentea is not content to let Dehaz control the position.
Bentea throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea is trying to get back to half guard.
Dehaz trying to control the action but Bentea is working from the bottom.
Dehaz working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nikolai Dehaz dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Good standup being displayed there by Dehaz as he connects with a hook.
Dehaz throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bentea dives in and grabs Dehaz's left leg, looking for a takedown. Dehaz pushes down on Bentea's head and hops out.
Bentea shoots for a double leg takedown but Dehaz sprawls well. He's pushed Bentea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Dehaz, right into the meat.
Dehaz lands with a slapping head kick.
Nikolai Dehaz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice takedown defense from Dehaz. No joy for Bentea on that attempt.
Nikolai Dehaz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ralte Bentea.
Dehaz shoots in for a takedown but Bentea shows good takedown defense.
Bentea fails with a takedown attempt.
Dehaz throws a nice head kick!
Dehaz lands a front kick.
Bentea shoots for a double leg takedown but Dehaz sprawls well. He's pushed Bentea's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Dehaz is looking to slow Bentea down with leg kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Dehaz.
Bentea takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bentea misses with a body kick.
Bentea takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dehaz connects with a solid leg kick.
Dehaz circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bentea looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Dehaz scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dehaz dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Dehaz throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Bentea's head.
Bentea shoots in but no luck this time.
Dehaz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Bentea takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Dehaz throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dehaz fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Dehaz dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bentea. That did some damage!
Dehaz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Dehaz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Bentea circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bentea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Bentea ducks right into an uppercut from Dehaz.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dehaz lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Nikolai Dehaz is winning the standup battle so far.
Bentea shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Dehaz pinned against the cage. Dehaz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Dehaz shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Bentea eats them both and turns towards Dehaz to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dehaz throws a leg kick which misses Bentea's front leg but catches the back leg as Bentea tries to avoid it.
Dehaz connects with a leg kick. Bentea looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Dehaz scores with a one two! Bentea had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Dehaz will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Dehaz leaves Bentea with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Horrible takedown by Bentea or perhaps it was just good defense by Dehaz which made him look bad.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz connects with a single shot there.
A slapping body kick lands there for Dehaz.
Bentea has his takedown stuffed
and Dehaz counters with a one-two to the body.
A slapping leg kick lands for Dehaz.
Bentea dodges the punch combination from Dehaz.
Dehaz tries to bum rush Bentea with a series of wild strikes but Bentea uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Horrible takedown by Bentea or perhaps it was just good defense by Dehaz which made him look bad.
Dehaz scores with a body shot.
Bentea takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice takedown defense from Dehaz. No joy for Bentea on that attempt.
Dehaz throws a head kick that half lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dehaz thuds a left hand into Bentea's body.
Dehaz connects with a jab.
Bentea on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Dehaz. Dehaz obviously looking to wear him down.
Dehaz lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Bentea misses with a takedown
and Dehaz counters with a head kick.
Dehaz moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bentea takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bentea shoots in and drives through. Dehaz sprawls well.
Dehaz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Dehaz connects with an inside leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bentea stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Dehaz.
Bentea on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Dehaz throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nikolai Dehaz showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Dehaz 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nikolai Dehaz!
Nikolai Dehaz took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Ultra Fight Gear for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Bocek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michal Tarnowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bocek kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Kashmir - Led Zeppelin. Tarnowski has chosen Hemp Gru - Sami swoi as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Bocek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michal Tarnowski!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarnowski lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bocek circles away quickly and effectively.
Bocek shoots and misses
and Tarnowski counters with a straight right hand.
Bocek dives in and grabs Tarnowski's left leg, looking for a takedown. Tarnowski pushes down on Bocek's head and hops out.
Tarnowski scores with a nice right hand.
Tarnowski lands with a right and another and another! Bocek is in big trouble! Tarnowski lands again and this time it's lights out for Bocek! A quality knockout there for Tarnowski.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Michal Tarnowski!
After winning the bout, Michal Tarnowski 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Jack Bauer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marty Mendes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bauer's entrance music is AC/DC - Thunderstruck. A fine choice. Marty Mendes told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Bauer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marty Mendes!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bauer gets a takedown into half guard.
Bauer missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Mendes wants to improve his position but Bauer is controlling well.
Bauer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Mendes with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Mendes is trying to maintain the position but Bauer is very close to passing his half guard.
Bauer landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bauer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendes does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Bauer stops Mendes from getting back to his feet.
Bauer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bauer is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendes is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Bauer is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Mendes doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Bauer.
Bauer trying to mount his opponent but Mendes defends it.
Mendes wants to control but Bauer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bauer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bauer with the ground and pound but Mendes uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Mendes keeping moving, preventing Bauer from controlling successfully.
Bauer throws an elbow that misses. Mendes uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Bauer's guard. Nice move by Mendes!
Bauer 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.
Bauer wants to sweep here but Mendes controlling him for the moment.
Bauer has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mendes has passed into side control.
Bauer wants to control but Mendes postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Mendes is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bauer is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mendes tries to move into full mount but can't pass Bauer's legs.
Bauer tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Mendes wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bauer regains half guard.
Bauer has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Mendes is working away from the top position though.
Bauer manages to get to full guard.
Bauer manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Mendes manages to get himself to full guard.
Bauer pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mendes is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Mendes is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Bauer, into his guard.
Bauer looking for a sweep. Not yet Bauer, not yet.
Mendes trying to control the position from guard on top but Bauer is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Bauer controls Mendes momentarily but Mendes frees himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mendes preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bauer dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Mendes avoids the head kick by Bauer.
Bauer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bauer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Mendes is trying to maintain the position but Bauer is very close to passing his half guard.
Bauer missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Mendes gets full guard.
Mendes not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Bauer postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Bauer postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Jack Bauer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Mendes utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer works over Mendes with some ground and pound from guard.
Mendes preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Bauer advances to half guard.
Bauer is keen to just control but Mendes is a slippery customer.
Bauer wants to pass the guard but Mendes is defending well.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Bauer connects with a nice short shot to Mendes's temple.
Bauer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Bauer is looking for a kimura but Mendes is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Bauer to get the leverage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bauer prevents Mendes from improving his position.
Bauer trying to control from half guard but Mendes is working away.
Bauer is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nice strikes from Bauer there.
Bauer sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendes defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Mendes looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Bauer is working for a kimura from half guard. He's really concentrating on the hold and it's allowed Mendes to slip a leg under and get back to full guard.
Bauer trying to control but Mendes is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bauer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here.
Mendes tries to bench press Bauer off him but Bauer keeps the position.
Bauer scoring with punches and elbows.
Bauer has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bauer working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Bauer unloading with bombs!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jack Bauer dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Jack Bauer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bauer lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mendes circles away quickly and effectively.
Bauer shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mendes but Mendes pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mendes fails with a takedown attempt.
Bauer misses with a body punch
and Mendes counters with a nice double leg into side control. Bauer won't be happy with that.
Bauer gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Mendes wants to pass the guard but Bauer is defending well.
Bauer is trying to stand.
Bauer wants to control but Mendes is keeping busy.
Mendes is stalling here. Bauer is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Mendes seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Bauer has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bauer is looking to take a break and control but Mendes is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Bauer in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Bauer advances nicely into full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mendes gets back to half guard.
Mendes is staying active underneath Bauer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Bauer lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Mendes looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bauer trying to control from half guard but Mendes is working away.
Mendes controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bauer seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Bauer wants to pass the guard but Mendes is defending well.
Bauer frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The referee warns Mendes that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Bauer looking to control but Mendes is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Mendes sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bauer drops an elbow to the side of Mendes's head.
Mendes wants to improve his position but Bauer is controlling well.
Bauer works his way into side control.
Mendes takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Bauer trying to control the position but Mendes is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bauer has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Mendes!
Marty Mendes has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Bauer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bauer unloading with bombs!
And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Bauer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bauer has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Bauer!
Jack Bauer seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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energy
A | B |
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hype
A | B |
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pop
A | B |
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mgr
A | B |
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FIGHT
RATING
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