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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Floyd Mayweather (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Guillaume Boucher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Mayweather!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Boucher!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boucher throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mayweather really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Horrible takedown by Boucher or perhaps it was just good defense by Mayweather which made him look bad.
Boucher tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Mayweather connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Boucher is rocked!
Mayweather measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Boucher! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Floyd Mayweather!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tony Thawatchai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Nixon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Thawatchai might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Converter - Conqueror. Tony Thawatchai is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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146 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tony Thawatchai!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 24 - 0, fighting out of New York, Richard Nixon!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nixon is looking to clinch but Thawatchai is avoiding it.
Thawatchai throws a quick inside leg kick.
Thawatchai throws a series of punches but Nixon moves out of range.
Richard Nixon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nixon scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thawatchai misses the shot to the body.
Thawatchai misses with a combination
and Nixon counters with a stiff right hand.
Nixon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Thawatchai instigates a clinch.
Nixon has a couple of punches blocked by Thawatchai.
Thawatchai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Thawatchai looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Nixon tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thawatchai swivels and escapes.
Nixon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Tony Thawatchai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Nixon.
Thawatchai drives through and clinches with Nixon against the cage.
Thawatchai breaks from the clinch.
Nixon blocks a jab.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nixon shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawatchai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Nixon closes the distance and clinches up with Thawatchai, looking for a takedown. Nixon pushes Thawatchai against the cage but Thawatchai circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Tony Thawatchai is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thawatchai lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Thawatchai misses with a double jab.
Nixon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Nixon goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Nixon shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Thawatchai pinned against the cage. Thawatchai gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Nixon looks winded!
Thawatchai just misses with a punch to the body.
Thawatchai displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Nixon.
Nixon blocks a head kick by Thawatchai.
Thawatchai misses with a hook.
Thawatchai moves into the clinch.
Nixon has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Thawatchai after a bit of a struggle.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown but Thawatchai shows good takedown defense.
Thawatchai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thawatchai throws a nice inside leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thawatchai tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nixon was well out of range. Poor timing from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai misses with a body shot.
Thawatchai thows a body shot but no joy.
Nixon wants to clinch.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thawatchai as he avoids it easily.
Thawatchai clinches.
Thawatchai misses with a knee strike.
Thawatchai's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Nixon is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Thawatchai swats away the attempt to clinch by Nixon.
Thawatchai clinches up with Nixon and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai breaks from the clinch.
Thawatchai tries a head kick but it misses.
Nixon looks for the body kick but Thawatchai saw that one coming.
Thawatchai wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Nixon tries to clinch up.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Thawatchai as he avoids it easily.
Thawatchai misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Thawatchai fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Nixon manages to avoid it.
Thawatchai thows a body shot but no joy.
Thawatchai leaves Nixon with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Thawatchai clinches with his opponent.
Nixon avoiding damage as Thawatchai throws knees to the body.
Thawatchai tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai has Nixon pressed against the cage, preventing Nixon from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Thawatchai looking to throw knees to the head but Nixon is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon misses with a hook to the ribs.
Thawatchai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thawatchai darts in and clinches Nixon up against the cage.
Nixon can't break the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nixon looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Nixon looking for a takedown.
Thawatchai is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the head but Nixon blocks with his arms.
Thawatchai with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nixon on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Thawatchai throws a knee to the head but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nixon avoiding damage as Thawatchai throws knees to the body.
Thawatchai will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nixon up against the cage.
Nixon misses with a short punch on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Thawatchai dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Thawatchai has Nixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Thawatchai controlling the action here for a moment.
Thawatchai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thawatchai misses with a body shot.
Nixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai throws a lazy right hand but Nixon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Thawatchai moves into the clinch successfully.
Thawatchai blocks an uppercut.
Nixon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Thawatchai gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Nixon is looking to take this one to the mat.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Nixon avoiding damage as Thawatchai throws knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawatchai breaks the clinch.
Tony Thawatchai is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Nixon.
Tony Thawatchai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Nixon.
Thawatchai takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tony Thawatchai is winning the standup battle so far.
Thawatchai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Nixon looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Nixon tries to close the distance and clinch up but Thawatchai swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nixon swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thawatchai misses the shot to the body.
Thawatchai has closed the distance and engaged Nixon in a clinch.
Nixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Thawatchai has double underhooks.
Thawatchai misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Nixon.
Nixon wants to break the clinch but can't.
Thawatchai manages to break the clinch.
Nixon wants to clinch.
Nixon misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai rushes Nixon and presses him up against the cage.
Thawatchai is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Thawatchai using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Nixon has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nixon is looking to break free of the clinch but Thawatchai has double underhooks.
Thawatchai manages to break the clinch.
Thawatchai throws a body punch but Nixon moves out of range.
Thawatchai throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thawatchai lands with a thumping leg kick.
Nixon throws a lazy right hand but Thawatchai sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nixon misses with a series of wild punches.
Nixon fails to land the takedown.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Nixon is breathing heavily.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Thawatchai sprawls well. Thawatchai wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nixon gets slowly back to his feet.
Nixon doesn't manage to clinch there - Thawatchai circles away.
Thawatchai falls off balance throwing a combination
letting Nixon counter with a right hand.
Thawatchai has Nixon up against the cage in a clinch.
Thawatchai connects with a knee to the head.
Nixon is looking for a takedown.
Come on Thawatchai - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nixon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Thawatchai fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Thawatchai but Thawatchai pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Thawatchai is looking to wear down Nixon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Thawatchai clinches.
Thawatchai blocks a body shot from Nixon.
Nixon blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Nixon is trying to break the clinch but Thawatchai has him pressed against the cage.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nixon is defending well for now.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Thawatchai misses with a knee to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thawatchai is pressed up against the cage. Nixon has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Thawatchai down to the mat. Thawatchai avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Thawatchai looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Thawatchai thows a body shot but no joy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tony Thawatchai dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Thawatchai ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Nixon moves away.
Nixon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Thawatchai.
Nixon closes the distance looking to clinch
and Thawatchai counters with a leg kick.
Nixon moves out of range of the body kick from Thawatchai.
No joy there for Thawatchai, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Thawatchai throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Nixon fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nixon tries to clinch there but Thawatchai circles away.
A combination from Thawatchai does no damage.
Nixon fails with a takedown attempt.
A right-left combo lands from Nixon.
Nixon staying out of range there.
Thawatchai throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thawatchai gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Thawatchai slows down the pace here.
Tony Thawatchai has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Thawatchai keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Nixon's efforts to push away.
Nixon is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Thawatchai gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Nixon.
Tony Thawatchai has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Richard Nixon.
Nixon takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Thawatchai tries a knee to the head but Nixon blocks it.
Thawatchai misses with a knee strike.
Nixon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nixon is looking to take this one to the mat.
Nixon managing to block the knees to the body from Thawatchai.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nixon goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Thawatchai escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Thawatchai lands with a shot to the body.
Thawatchai misses with a series of wild punches.
Thawatchai gets a clinch.
Thawatchai gets underhooks to prevent Nixon's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from Thawatchai.
Thawatchai stalling.
Thawatchai tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Nixon avoids it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thawatchai pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thawatchai clinches up against the cage.
Nixon looking for a takedown.
Nixon tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Thawatchai breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nixon takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thawatchai clinches up with Nixon and pushes him back against the cage.
Nixon tries to work over Thawatchai's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Thawatchai lands a nice knee to the body.
Nixon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Thawatchai blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Thawatchai manages to break the clinch.
Nixon lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Thawatchai throws a right and a left that Nixon avoids nicely.
Nixon keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nixon walks forward, straight into a front kick from Thawatchai.
Nixon misses with a few strikes there.
Thawatchai takes the fight into the clinch.
Nixon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Thawatchai stalling in the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nixon tries for a takedown. No joy.
Thawatchai taking a breather.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Thawatchai for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Nixon avoiding damage as Thawatchai throws knees to the body.
Nixon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Thawatchai is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Thawatchai is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nixon is defending well for now.
Thawatchai manages to break the clinch.
Thawatchai misses with a wild body shot.
Thawatchai misses with a head kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Thawatchai looks to score with a jab to the body but Nixon is just out of range.
Thawatchai misses with a body shot.
A head kick misses from Nixon.
Richard Nixon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Thawatchai throws a nice looking combination but Nixon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Thawatchai showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Thawatchai 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Thawatchai!
Tony Thawatchai took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Backyard Fighting for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Lindien (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cem Schantl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Lindien might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Converter - Coma. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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205 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Lindien!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cem Schantl!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Schantl throws a series of punches but Lindien moves out of range.
Lindien has Schantl up against the cage in a clinch.
Schantl is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Schantl blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schantl.
Lindien misses with a punch on the inside.
Schantl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Schantl blocks an uppercut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lindien.
Schantl tries to break the clinch but Lindien is controlling the position.
Lindien misses with a punch to the body.
Lindien scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lindien misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Schantl tries to break free but Lindien pushes him back against the cage.
A short uppercut from Lindien.
Lindien swings away with an uppercut that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lindien swings wildly with an uppercut but Schantl uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lindien lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Lindien gets through Schantl's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Lindien fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Lindien scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Schantl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Schantl's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lindien lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schantl backwards.
Lindien pushes Schantl back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Schantl is rocked!
Lindien misses with a punch on the inside.
Schantl is still on wobbly legs! Can Lindien finish him?
Lindien misses with a short punch on the inside.
Schantl blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lindien working aggressively here.
Schantl blocks an uppercut.
Lindien lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lindien misses with a hook from the clinch.
Lindien working aggressively here.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Schantl.
Lindien throws a head punch that misses.
A head punch on the inside from Lindien fails to land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A head punch on the inside from Lindien fails to land.
Schantl seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lindien misses with some punches.
Lindien prevents Schantl from breaking the clinch.
Lindien digs a right hand into Schantl's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Schantl's gas tank.
Lindien lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lindien creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Schantl with a big uppercut! Schantl tries to clinch up but Lindien pushes him back against the cage and lands another monster strike that crumples Schantl to the mat! Schantl covers up and Lindien unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Diego Lindien!
Diego Lindien gave a mention to Backyard Fighting in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Fallon Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dwyane Griffin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox comes to the cage accompanied by Take a Walk on the Wild Side. Griffin is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Tech N9ne - Am I A Psycho? (Feat. B.o.B. and Hopsin) . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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150 lbs
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157 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fallon Fox!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dwyane Griffin!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fox throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Fox connects with a body shot.
Fox bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Griffin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Fox swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Fox changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Griffin tries to avoid it but Fox manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Griffin to the ground. Griffin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Griffin drives through and clinches with Fox against the cage.
Fox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin looking to stall.
Griffin is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Fox lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Griffin or not.
Griffin has Fox pressed against the cage, preventing Fox from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Griffin unloads a knee to the mid-section. Fox lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Griffin has him pressed against the cage.
Fox tries for a takedown. No joy.
Fox is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fox is trying to break the clinch but Griffin is controlling him.
Griffin scores a nice knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Fox goes for a takedown in the clinch but Griffin prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fallon Fox. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fox is breathing heavily.
Come on Griffin - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Fox trying to control the position but instead, Griffin has worked for underhooks and has pushed Fox into the cage.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin lands a knee to the body.
Fox wants to break the clinch but can't.
Griffin stalling the fight.
Griffin connects with a nasty looking knee right to Fox's face.
Griffin utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Griffin avoiding damage.
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!
Griffin lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Griffin will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Fox up against the cage.
Fox is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Griffin gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Fox is looking to take this one to the mat.
Fox can't get the takedown.
Griffin stalling against the cage.
Griffin stops a takedown attempt from Fox.
Griffin lands an elbow inside that Fox shrugs off.
Griffin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fox wants to get back to striking at distance but Griffin won't allow it.
Fox is trying to break free.
Griffin scores with a knee to the head.
Griffin holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Fox has Griffin pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Griffin manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox looking for a takedown.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Griffin using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fox wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Griffin stalling.
Griffin putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Fox in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Griffin keeps control of Fox as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Griffin lands a big knee to the head and Fox goes down! Griffin pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dwyane Griffin!
Dwyane Griffin very nearly forgot to thank KAISER amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chris Redfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Frazier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Redfield kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Believers . Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Redfield!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Frazier!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frazier throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Redfield counters with a left and a right that stings Frazier.
Redfield misses with a body punch
and Frazier counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Redfield cracks Frazier with a right hand to the side of the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frazier misses with a head kick.
Redfield looks to throw the jab but Frazier is out of range.
Redfield throws a nice looking combination but Frazier bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frazier tries to land a front kick but Redfield steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
The fight stays on the outside here - Frazier looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Redfield manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Frazier on his heels. He'll look to pass Frazier's guard now, I'm sure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Redfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frazier is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Redfield throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Frazier works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Redfield missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Frazier avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Redfield is looking to advance position but Frazier has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Frazier tries to get up but Redfield was controlling his body and he's reversed into guard.
Frazier being controlled here, momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier keeping moving, preventing Redfield from controlling successfully.
Redfield stops Frazier from standing up.
Redfield throwing strikes but missing.
Redfield pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Frazier is keeping the position for now.
Redfield trying to control the position from guard on top but Frazier is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chris Redfield has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Frazier tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Redfield paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Frazier takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Redfield throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Redfield fails to land the takedown.
Frazier rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Redfield moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Redfield avoids a kick to the body.
Frazier is looking to clinch but Redfield is avoiding it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frazier darts in trying to clinch
and Redfield counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redfield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Frazier.
Redfield misses with a series of wild punches.
Frazier wants to clinch up but Redfield keeps it at a distance.
Redfield shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Redfield was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Frazier is trying to get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Redfield dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Frazier closes the distance and clinches.
Frazier breaks from the clinch.
Frazier throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Redfield throws out a leg kick but Frazier moves out of range and Redfield only half commits.
Frazier misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Redfield throws a right and a left that Frazier avoids nicely.
Redfield shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Frazier as he jumps to the side.
Frazier scores with a head kick. Redfield tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Frazier looks to land a body kick but Redfield moved away.
Chris Redfield is winning the standup battle so far.
Redfield throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Frazier checks a leg kick.
Frazier scores with a head kick.
Redfield lands with a cross.
Chris Redfield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Some wild striking there from Redfield.
Redfield misses with a double jab
and Frazier counters with a good low kick that Redfield was not able to check.
Chris Redfield seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A punch combination from Redfield misses.
Frazier closes the distance and pushes Redfield back into the cage.
Frazier stalling in the clinch.
Redfield manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frazier controlling from the top position.
Redfield has a closed guard, preventing Frazier from standing up.
Redfield pulls Frazier in close to his closed guard and prevents Frazier from doing any damage or advancing position.
Frazier tries to stand but Redfield is controlling from the bottom.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Redfield lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Redfield trying to control but Frazier is working from the bottom.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Redfield loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chris Redfield has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Redfield keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Frazier throws a leg kick but Redfield sees it coming and moves out of range.
Redfield throws a left and a right that both miss
and Frazier counters with a head kick. That will keep Redfield thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frazier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redfield throws a shot to the body.
Redfield misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Redfield misses with a takedown attempt
letting Frazier counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Redfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazier drops his hands momentarily and Redfield takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Redfield throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jack Frazier will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Redfield's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Redfield looks to score with a jab to the body but Frazier is just out of range.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redfield will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Redfield misses with a lunging right hand
and Frazier counters with a slapping leg kick.
Frazier moves in looking to clinch but Redfield pushes him off.
Frazier misses with a looping left.
Redfield dives in and grabs Frazier's left leg, looking for a takedown. Frazier pushes down on Redfield's head and hops out.
Redfield shoots for a double leg takedown but Frazier sprawls well. He's pushed Redfield's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Frazier moves to clinch but Redfield breaks away
and Redfield counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both fighters circling a little - Frazier finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Redfield misses with a double jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Redfield fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Frazier avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Redfield. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Frazier fails with an attempt to clinch.
Redfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Frazier tries to sprawl out of it but Redfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frazier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Frazier ducks under a wild hook from Redfield.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Redfield fails with the takedown
and Frazier counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redfield circles away from the clinch attempt.
Redfield throws a right hand that Frazier ducks under and follows up with a left that Frazier also avoids with ease.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Frazier.
Frazier has Redfield up against the cage in a clinch.
Frazier breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Frazier wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Redfield looking to score a takedown here. Frazier is defending well but Redfield drives through and ends up in Frazier's guard.
Redfield is stalling in the full guard.
Redfield wants to control from the top but Frazier keeps moving.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Frazier trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Frazier looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Frazier keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Redfield shoots in looking for a takedown. Frazier tries to sprawl out of it but Redfield keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Frazier manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Redfield takes a swing at Frazier's ribcage but misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Frazier throws a chopping leg kick but Redfield manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Redfield looks for a takedown but Frazier sprawls well.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Jack Frazier.
I think Frazier has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Frazier!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jeff Probst (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Burza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Probst comes to the cage accompanied by Ballad of Worms. Burza has chosen Guns N' Roses - Welcome To The Jungle as his entrance music. Roman Burza has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
167 lbs
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34
170 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeff Probst!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Burza!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burza with a lazy takedown attempt
and Probst makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Burza really felt that one!
Probst throws a head kick that misses.
A clash of legs there as Probst blocks the low kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Burza.
Burza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Burza is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Probst knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Probst is looking to reverse the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst is pushing Burza's head away, looking to escape. Burza manages to hold on to the position though.
Burza is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Probst is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Probst is trying to buck Burza off.
Burza throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Burza sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Probst is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Probst wants to control but Burza postures up.
Burza content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Probst is looking to regain half guard here but Burza keeps moving and retains side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza is looking to take a break and control but Probst is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Burza controls the position.
Burza misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Burza fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Probst is trying to get back to half guard.
Burza controls the position.
Let's hope that Burza has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Probst managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Burza.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Burza is putting a hurting on Probst here, landing some big shots from side control.
Burza prevents Probst from escaping the position.
Probst avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Burza.
Probst is trying to improve his position.
Burza trying to control the position but Probst is working away.
Probst can't do much from the bottom here.
Burza wants to lay and pray for a moment but Probst keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burza misses with the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Burza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Burza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Probst misses with a kick to the body.
Probst tries to bum rush Burza with a series of wild strikes but Burza uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Burza lands with a right hand.
Probst keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Probst tries to clinch there but Burza circles away.
Burza shoots in for a takedown but Probst shows good takedown defense.
A clash of legs there as Probst blocks the low kick.
Probst blocks a leg kick.
Burza throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Probst throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jeff Probst is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Burza throws a hook but Probst avoids it easily.
Probst throws a low kick but Burza avoids it.
Good leg kick by Probst there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Probst swings for the body but Burza moves out of range.
Burza scores with a spinning back kick!
Burza thows a left - swing and a miss!
An inside leg kick from Burza misses.
Burza throws a right hand that Probst ducks under and follows up with a left that Probst also avoids with ease.
Probst is looking to clinch but Burza is avoiding it.
Burza misses with a low kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza lands a body shot.
Burza changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Probst tries to avoid it but Burza manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Probst to the ground. Probst escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jeff Probst has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roman Burza.
Probst misses with a body shot.
Burza shoots in but Probst avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Burza ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Probst moves away.
Burza tries for a takedown but Probst sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Probst.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burza.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Probst takes one on the button.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Burza trying to control from half guard but Probst is working away.
Probst wants to improve his position but Burza is controlling well.
Burza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Probst knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Probst wants to get back to full guard.
Probst is looking to control Burza's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Probst avoid being mounted?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Probst has managed to free his arm - good work.
Burza trying to mount his opponent but Probst defends it.
Probst is trying to stand.
Burza wants to pass the guard but Probst is defending well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Burza lands strikes from half guard.
Burza seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Probst does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roman Burza showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Probst throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Burza counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Burza tries to pass the half guard into mount. Probst knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Burza stops Probst from getting back to his feet.
Probst is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Probst tries to kick Burza off but Burza keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Probst is refusing to be controlled, as Burza sits in half guard.
Probst regains full guard. Nicely done.
Burza pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Probst is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burza throws a big right hand that misses.
Burza is fighting to break Probst's control of his arms but Probst is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Probst looks to land a left hand but Burza moved out of range nicely.
Probst looks to clinch
and Burza counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Burza.
Burza trying to control but Probst is working from the bottom.
Burza throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Burza loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burza wants to control from the top but Probst keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burza postures up in Probst's guard and throws a big left but Probst blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burza throws a strike but Probst rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Burza manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Burza with shots to the head and body - Probst looks very uncomfortable down there.
Burza tries to control but Probst wriggling away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burza throwing strikes here but Probst is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Probst regains half guard.
Burza has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Burza unloads with some shots from mount but Probst bucks and avoids them well.
Roman Burza is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burza avoids the attempt from Probst to control.
Burza looking to control and managing it successfully.
Roman Burza has got the better of the ground game so far.
Burza trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Probst really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Burza controlling from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roman Burza comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Burza has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet 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... Roman Burza!
A very excited looking Roman Burza made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gabriel Saraiva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ballinger has chosen A Scottish Soldier by Andy Stewart as his entrance music. Ryan Ballinger has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
220 lbs
16 - 4 - 0 |
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31
222 lbs
18 - 18 - 1 |
BJJ Brown Belt
World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Saraiva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger darts in and clinches Saraiva up against the cage.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Ballinger blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Saraiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Saraiva breaks the clinch.
Saraiva listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Ballinger throws a looping overhand right but Saraiva ducks down to avoid it.
Ballinger looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Ballinger fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Saraiva on the side of the head.
Saraiva with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Good work by Ballinger as he checks the leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saraiva blocks a jab.
Saraiva tries to clinch but Ballinger moves out of range.
Ballinger throws a quick inside leg kick.
Ballinger takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
A nice leg kick lands there from Saraiva.
Saraiva on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Saraiva turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ballinger lands an elbow just above Saraiva 's eye.
Ballinger missing with knees to the body.
Saraiva tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ballinger avoids it.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saraiva leaning against his opponent.
Saraiva on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saraiva trying to control the position but instead, Ballinger has worked for underhooks and has pushed Saraiva into the cage.
Ballinger throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballinger lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Ballinger fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Saraiva.
Ballinger is trying to break free.
Ballinger lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballinger avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva displaying some good clinch control by pressing Ballinger up against the cage.
Ballinger throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Saraiva blocks it with crossed arms.
Ballinger throws an elbow that misses.
Saraiva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Saraiva has Ballinger pressed against the cage, preventing Ballinger from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Saraiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ballinger pushes Saraiva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Saraiva is blocking nicely.
Ballinger connects with a knee to the head.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Saraiva creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ballinger's defenses.
Saraiva creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Saraiva has him pressed against the cage.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Saraiva tries a body shot but Ballinger blocks it.
Ballinger tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ballinger lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Saraiva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Ballinger misses with a knee to the head.
Saraiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Saraiva.
Ballinger misses with a knee to the head.
Saraiva throws an elbow but it misses.
Ballinger comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Saraiva dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Saraivas head.
Saraiva lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saraiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Saraiva misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger throws an elbow that misses.
Ballinger is leaning against Saraiva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Ballinger misses with the head strike.
Ballinger lands a nice uppercut.
Ballinger creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Saraiva's defenses.
Ballinger lands a nice knee to the body.
Ballinger has Saraiva pressed against the cage.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Saraiva lands a right hand that snaps the head of Ballinger backwards.
Saraiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saraiva.
Ballinger is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saraiva is keeping busy.
Ballinger managing to block the knees to the body from Saraiva.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Ballinger dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Ballinger misses with a looping right.
Ballinger swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Saraiva throws a head kick but Ballinger moves out of range.
Ballinger keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Saraiva.
Saraiva fails in his attempt to clinch.
Saraiva has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ballinger throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Saraiva on the side of the head.
Ballinger lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Saraiva circles away quickly and effectively.
Saraiva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A solid leg kick lands there for Saraiva.
Ballinger misses with a body shot.
Ballinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Saraiva scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Saraiva doesn't manage to clinch there - Ballinger circles away.
Ballinger scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Saraiva doesn't seem bothered though.
Saraiva scores with a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraiva throws a good cross that connects.
Ballinger misses with a series of wild punches.
Saraiva keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Jab by Ballinger.
Ballinger throws a body punch but Saraiva moves out of range.
Saraiva jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Saraiva lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Saraiva checks a leg kick nicely.
Saraiva misses the shot to the body.
Ballinger cracks Saraiva with a right hand to the side of the head.
Ballinger moves into the clinch successfully.
Ballinger tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Saraiva's elbow.
Saraiva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ballinger on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Saraiva lands a body punch.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Saraiva swings wildly with an uppercut but Ballinger uses good head movement to avoid it.
Saraiva lands a nice uppercut.
Saraiva dodges an elbow strike from Ballinger.
Ballinger misses with a knee strike.
Saraiva lands an elbow just above Ballinger 's eye.
Ballinger looking to throw knees to the head but Saraiva is blocking nicely.
Saraiva tries a body shot but Ballinger blocks it.
Ballinger blocks an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from Saraiva.
Ballinger is breathing heavily.
Ballinger misses with some punches.
Ballinger tries to work over Saraiva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Saraiva pushes Ballinger back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Still in the clinch, Saraiva scores with a nice short uppercut.
Saraiva takes a shot to the head.
Saraiva looks to throw an elbow but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Ballinger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Saraiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Saraiva misses with a body punch.
Saraiva misses with a punch to the body.
Saraiva doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ballinger blocks an uppercut.
Ballinger throws a knee to the head but misses.
Ballinger wants to stall.
Saraiva lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A body shot lands from Saraiva.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ballinger.
Saraiva struggles to land a body shot inside as Ballinger controls his hands.
Saraiva lands a right hand.
Saraiva takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger lands a nice shot to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Saraiva swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Ballinger blocks a body shot from Saraiva.
Ballinger blocks a body shot from Saraiva.
Saraiva lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Saraiva breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ballinger dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Saraiva. That did some damage!
Saraiva moves out of range of the strikes.
Ballinger thows a body shot but no joy.
Saraiva tries to clinch there but Ballinger circles away.
Ballinger explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Good standup being displayed there by Ballinger as he connects with a hook.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger connects with a solid leg kick.
Saraiva feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ballinger's calf.
Saraiva uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Ballinger.
Ryan Ballinger seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Saraiva tries to clinch there but Ballinger circles away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Gabriel Saraiva will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Saraiva throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Saraiva misses with an attempted mid kick.
Saraiva gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Ballinger pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Saraiva fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Ballinger has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Ballinger on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Saraiva. Saraiva obviously looking to wear him down.
Saraiva moves out of range of the body kick from Ballinger.
Ballinger throws the kick towards the body but Saraiva avoids it.
Ballinger misses with a straight left.
Some wild striking there from Ballinger.
Ballinger fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Ballinger takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Saraiva. Ballinger does a little dance to reset his feet.
Saraiva throws a sloppy head kick and Ballinger moves out of range easily.
A bone on bone clash there as Saraiva blocks the leg kick.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Saraiva counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saraiva moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Ballinger lands with a good body shot.
Saraiva scores with a kick to the body.
Saraiva scores with a head kick. Ballinger tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Saraiva moves into the clinch successfully.
Ballinger lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ballinger is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A right handed body shot lands from Saraiva.
Ballinger avoids the elbow strike from Saraiva, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Saraiva.
Saraiva misses with a punch to the body.
Saraiva lands with a light punch inside.
Ballinger blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Saraiva tries to land knees in the clinch but Ballinger avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ballinger lands an elbow that stopped Saraiva in his tracks for a moment.
Saraiva lands a nice shot to the body.
Ballinger avoids a wild elbow strike from Saraiva.
Saraiva misses with the head strike.
Knees to the body from Ballinger.
A short uppercut from Ballinger.
Saraiva misses with a hook from the clinch.
Saraiva breaks the clinch.
Ballinger looks to land a body kick but Saraiva moved away.
Saraiva tries to clinch up but Ballinger circles away and keeps his distance.
Ballinger lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Saraiva tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ballinger swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ballinger misses with an uppercut.
Saraiva scores with a shot to the body.
Ballinger swats away the attempt to clinch by Saraiva.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ballinger rushes Saraiva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A short body shot lands from Saraiva as the two fighters clinch.
Saraiva pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Saraiva misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ballinger has Saraiva pressed against the cage, preventing Saraiva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ballinger tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Ballinger can't find room to land a body shot as Saraiva controls the action.
Saraiva lands a right hand.
Ballinger lands a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Saraiva.
Saraiva works on Ballinger's body with a couple of short punches.
Saraiva misses with a punch on the inside.
Ballinger is trying to break the clinch but Saraiva is controlling him.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Ballinger as Saraiva tries to tie him up.
Ballinger prevents a body shot from Saraiva.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saraiva is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Saraiva managing to block the knees to the body from Ballinger.
Saraiva being controlled against the cage.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ballinger misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Saraiva.
Ballinger avoiding damage as Saraiva throws knees to the body.
Saraiva throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ballinger misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Saraiva.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ballinger lands a nice elbow.
Ballinger is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Saraiva is defending well for now.
Ballinger makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A short right from Ballinger.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Gabriel Saraiva.
I think Saraiva 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gabriel Saraiva!
After winning the bout, Gabriel Saraiva 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Charles Cozad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bishop Deacon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Deacon has chosen You Raise me Up by Josh Groban as his entrance music. Bishop Deacon has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Charles Cozad's chin.
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166 lbs
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World class MT
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Excellent MT
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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
13 - 8 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Cozad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bishop Deacon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Deacon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Deacon closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cozad quickly recovers to half guard.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad trying to control here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Cozad keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Deacon is trying to control the action in half guard but Cozad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deacon misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Deacon misses the jab.
Deacon looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Cozad!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cozad is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Deacon throwing shots but Cozad is blocking nicely.
Deacon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cozad wants to improve his position but Deacon is controlling well.
Deacon is looking to take a break and control but Cozad is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Deacon prevents Cozad from standing back up.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad moves into full guard.
Deacon throwing strikes but missing.
Cozad pulls Deacon in close to his closed guard and prevents Deacon from doing any damage or advancing position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cozad looking to control but Deacon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cozad is really struggling to control Deacon but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Cozad will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Cozad thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Cozad wants to control the pace but Deacon is squirming around nicely.
Cozad working for a guillotine from mount but Deacon is in no mood to give up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacon tries to hold on but Cozad pushes him away.
Cozad is looking to stand but Cozad has his arms wrapped tightly around him, looking to prevent the damage.
Deacon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deacon really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cozad tries to control but Deacon wriggling away.
Deacon tries to hold on but Cozad postures up.
Cozad looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Deacon is desperately trying to improve his position but Cozad has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad avoids the attempt from Deacon to control.
Cozad looking to ground and pound but Deacon is blocking nicely.
Cozad raining down hammerfists from mount.
Deacon is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Deacon slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Cozad not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cozad is pressing down on Deacon's thigh, looking to free his foot. Deacon is holding on for now.
Deacon is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad wants to stand but Deacon has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Cozad wants to work for an arm triangle but Deacon is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 Charles Cozad will probably get the nod.
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.
Deacon throws the left hand but Cozad avoids the punch easily.
A thudding body kick lands there by Deacon!
Cozad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Deacon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Cozad counters with a solid body kick.
Horrible takedown by Deacon or perhaps it was just good defense by Cozad which made him look bad.
Cozad tries to clinch up but Deacon circles away and keeps his distance.
Cozad misses with a head kick.
Deacon tries a head kick but it misses.
Deacon takes a swing at Cozad's ribcage but misses.
Deacon dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Charles Cozad is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nice body kick there by Cozad.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Deacon walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Cozad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Deacon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Cozad was covering up waiting for the punch and Deacon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Deacon throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Cozad works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cozad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Deacon is one step ahead there.
Cozad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Deacon postures up in Cozad's guard and throws a big left but Cozad blocks it.
Cozad looking for a sweep. Not yet Cozad, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Deacon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cozad is keeping the position for now.
Cozad wants to sweep here but Deacon controlling him for the moment.
Cozad is pulling down on Deacon's head. It's preventing any offense from Deacon, at least for the moment.
Cozad preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
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!
Cozad keeping full guard, as Deacon tries to pass.
Cozad controls Deacon momentarily but Deacon frees himself.
Deacon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Deacon tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Deacon working the ground and pound from side control.
Cozad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Deacon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cozad is refusing to be controlled, as Deacon sits in half guard.
Deacon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cozad doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Deacon.
Cozad taking some punishment here, with Deacon in his half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cozad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Deacon is trying to control. Cozad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deacon throwing shots but Cozad is blocking nicely.
Deacon controlling the action here.
Cozad is trying to control but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad is looking for a sweep. Deacon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Deacon trying to control the action but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Cozad manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bishop Deacon showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Deacon throws out a loose jab but Cozad uses good head movement to avoid it.
Deacon misses with an uppercut
enabling Cozad to counter with a crisp jab.
Cozad throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Deacon shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Cozad is trying to defend but Deacon finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Cozad is trying to maintain the position but Deacon is very close to passing his half guard.
Bishop Deacon has got the better of the ground game so far.
Cozad is not content to let Deacon control the position.
Cozad tries to get to full guard but Deacon has control of the leg.
Cozad trying to control from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Deacon throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Deacon is trying to control. Cozad wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Deacon missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Cozad trying to control here.
Deacon throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Cozad tries to roll over but Deacon keeps him under control.
Cozad regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Deacon.
Deacon wants to pass the guard but Cozad is keeping the position.
Deacon is looking to work some ground and pound but Cozad has wrist control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cozad has control of Deacon's left arm, preventing Deacon from doing any damage.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Deacon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cozad keeping full guard, as Deacon tries to pass.
Deacon wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.
Cozad looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Deacon landing with the ground and pound.
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!
Deacon trying to control but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Deacon loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Deacon wants to control from the top but Cozad keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cozad seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Deacon is looking to work some ground and pound but Cozad has wrist control.
Cozad wants to stand up but Deacon is controlling him.
Deacon trying to control but Cozad is working from the bottom.
Cozad looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Deacon lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cozad takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Cozad uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Deacon.
Cozad pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Cozad tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice inside leg kick there by Deacon. That's going to slow Cozad down.
Cozad doesn't manage to clinch there - Deacon circles away.
Deacon is trying hard to land a takedown here. Cozad sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Cozad throws a nice looking combination but Deacon bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Deacon slips a jab and a cross from Cozad.
Deacon looks to land a combination but Cozad avoids it well.
Deacon misses with an uppercut. Cozad saw that one coming.
Deacon thows a body shot but no joy.
Cozad misses with a wild combination.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cozad scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Horrible takedown by Deacon or perhaps it was just good defense by Cozad which made him look bad.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Bishop Deacon.
I think Deacon has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bishop Deacon!
An out of breath Bishop Deacon thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rodney Ang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Harbor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ang comes to the cage accompanied by ACDC- Long Way To The Top. Rodney Ang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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197 lbs
30 - 10 - 1 |
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193 lbs
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Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
Insanely flexible |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
30 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rodney Ang!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Harbor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ang misses with an uppercut.
Harbor chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Ang can pounce on him.
Harbor swings widly with a right hand
and Ang counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ang lands with a good body shot.
Ang cracks Harbor with an uppercut from hell and Harbor crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Ang's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
It looks like James Harbor has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor has his foot on Ang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ang works his way back into a safe position though.
Harbor has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Ang has passed into side control.
Harbor is trying to get back to half guard.
Harbor sneaks back into half guard.
Harbor punching from the bottom.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Ang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Harbor's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harbor tries to roll over but Ang keeps him under control.
Harbor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Ang wants to pass to mount but Harbor is defending the position.
Ang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Harbor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harbor.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ang with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Harbor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harbor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Harbor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Harbor is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Harbor has his foot on Ang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ang works his way back into a safe position though.
Ang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
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!
Ang trying to control the position from guard on top but Harbor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ang looking to pass the guard.
Ang trying to control the position from guard on top but Harbor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ang works over Harbor with some ground and pound from guard.
Harbor keeping moving, preventing Ang from controlling successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Harbor looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Ang puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Harbor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Harbor.
Harbor working for a triangle but Ang defends it easily.
Harbor had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Ang defends it easily.
Ang sitting in guard here, content to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ang got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harbor has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Ang has managed to get both his arms back between Harbor's legs - danger averted.
Ang trying to control but Harbor is working from the bottom.
Ang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Ang controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Harbor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Ang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Ang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harbor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Ang gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harbor is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Ang takes a swing at Harbor's ribcage but misses.
Rodney Ang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ang lands with a good body shot.
Ang is looking to wear down Harbor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ang moves into the clinch successfully.
With the fighters up against the cage, Ang throws an elbow but misses.
Harbor lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Ang backwards.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ang lands a left hand.
Ang breaks from the clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Ang misses the target.
Harbor walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Harbor swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang tried to score with a low kick but Harbor checks it.
Ang comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Ang cracks Harbor with a big right hand and Harbor goes down!
Harbor is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ang not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Harbor is still in real trouble! Can Ang finish him?
Ang won't allow Harbor to sweep him here.
Harbor seems to have recovered his senses.
Harbor can't keep his opponent in guard - Ang advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Ang is taking a breather. Harbor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Harbor missing with punches from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ang blocks the strikes from Harbor.
Harbor is refusing to be controlled, as Ang sits in half guard.
Harbor has hold of Ang's hands but Ang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Ang is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Harbor gets back to full guard.
Ang has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Ang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Harbor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ang decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Harbor, up you get!
Ang misses with a hook. Harbor ducked under it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ang misses with a body shot.
Ang tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harbor swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ang throws a left and a right that both miss
and Harbor counters with a shoot takedown. Ang fights it but they end up in guard.
Harbor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Ang manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Harbor has Ang in his guard.
Harbor throws his legs up looking for a submission but Ang uses it to pass to side control.
Harbor sneaks back into half guard.
Ang controlling the action here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harbor actively working from the bottom here.
Harbor tries to roll over but Ang keeps him under control.
Harbor tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Harbor is looking for a sweep. Ang is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Harbor looking for submissions off his back.
Harbor tries to roll over but Ang keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Ang throws a hook to the side of Harbor's head but Harbor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Ang avoids the body shot from Harbor.
Harbor jabs Ang right on the nose. Ang blinks but takes it well.
Ang connects with a solid leg kick.
Ang throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A telegraphed right hand from Harbor misses the target.
Ang works Harbor's body with a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Harbor steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ang steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Harbor.
Ang throws a body punch but Harbor moves out of range.
Ang feints and then cracks Harbor's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Harbor down.
Ang loads up on a big right hand but Harbor slips the punch.
Ang scores with a hook to the body. Harbor takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Harbor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Harbor misses with a hook to the body
and Ang counters with a nice body kick.
The fighters circle momentarily. Ang darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Ang lands an elbow inside.
Ang is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harbor can do to turn this around?
Harbor tries to throw a body punch but Ang avoids it by throwing Harbor back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Ang.
Ang lands a nice shot to the body.
Ang presses Harbor against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Ang lands an elbow that stopped Harbor in his tracks for a moment.
Ang digs a right hand underneath Harbor's ribcage. Harbor let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Ang floors Harbor with a big punch on the inside! Harbor is trying to recover but Ang dives into side control.
Harbor tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Ang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Ang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Harbor keeps working.
Harbor is trying to escape the position but Ang is controlling the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Ang wants to control but Harbor is keeping him busy.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Rodney Ang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Ang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Harbor's sensitive parts.
Ang wants to land a leg kick but Harbor is out of range.
Rodney Ang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Harbor swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Harbor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ang moves away.
Ang scores with a jab to the body.
Ang lands a big shot that drops Harbor! Can he finish him?
James Harbor has got the better of the ground game so far.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Harbor being controlled here, momentarily.
Harbor 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.
Harbor looking for subs off his back but Ang has passed one foot through into half guard.
Ang is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Harbor is looking to get back to full guard here but Ang has managed to pass to side control instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ang lands a few punches from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rodney Ang clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on James Harbor's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Jab, jab by Ang - just one landing.
BOOM! Ang lands a beautiful left hook that drops Harbor. Harbor tries to recover but Ang is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Harbor lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodney Ang!
Rodney Ang retains his middleweight title!
Rodney Ang managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, Hell's Balls Recovery (160), into his post fight interview.
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