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UPF-M 9: Jumping the Shark PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Sylvia Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lanchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes to the cage accompanied by Pride FC Theme. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sylvia Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Lanchester!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva avoids the head kick by Lanchester.
Silva looks to throw the jab but Lanchester is out of range.
Silva throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Lanchester sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Lanchester lands with a shot to the body.
Lanchester tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silva checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Lanchester leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Lanchester staying out of range there.
Lanchester ducks under a wild hook from Silva.
Silva misses with a hook
and Lanchester counters with a left to the body.
Lanchester moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lanchester darts in and clinches Silva up against the cage.
Lanchester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Knees to the body from Lanchester.
Lanchester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Lanchester.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lanchester.
Lanchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lanchester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lanchester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lanchester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Lanchester lands with a right to the head.
Lanchester is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Lanchester landing knees to the head.
Lanchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Lanchester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lanchester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lanchester obliges.
Knees to the body from Lanchester.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lanchester lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Lanchester.
Knees to the body from Lanchester.
Knees to the body from Lanchester.
Lanchester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lanchester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lanchester landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lanchester.
Lanchester lands a knee to the body.
Lanchester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lanchester lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lanchester.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Lanchester landing knees to the head.
Lanchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lanchester lands a nice knee to the body.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lanchester gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Lanchester.
Lanchester lands a body punch in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from Silva fails to land.
Lanchester scores a nice knee to the body.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Lanchester has him pressed against the cage.
Lanchester landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lanchester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lanchester lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Lanchester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lanchester lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lanchester lands a body shot in the clinch.
Lanchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Lanchester working Silva over with knees to the body.
Lanchester blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lanchester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lanchester utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Lanchester putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Silva takes an elbow to the forehead.
Silva trying to stall but Lanchester improves his position.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lanchester lands a good knee to the midsection. Silva won't want to take too many of those.
Silva takes a knee to the side of the body.
Lanchester lands an elbow inside.
Silva is trying to stall.
Lanchester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lanchester obliges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lanchester using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Nice body punch from Lanchester.
Knees to the body from Lanchester.
Lanchester unloads a knee to the mid-section. Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Lanchester unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liam Lanchester dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Lanchester throws out a powerful jab.
Lanchester lands a high kick!
Silva on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Lanchester drops Silva with a beautiful combination! Silva stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lanchester is looking for the KO!
Silva is rocked!
It looks like Sylvia Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva throws a left and a right that both miss
and Lanchester counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Oh Silva is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lanchester lands a nice knee to the body.
Lanchester lands a big knee! That's hurt Silva! Oh, he's all over the place! Lanchester lands another knee that sends Silva to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Liam Lanchester!
Liam Lanchester managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, MaFiA FightWear, into his post fight interview.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Ornatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Urban Fox (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fox is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Natural Born Killers Soundtrack. This should be fireworks!
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Ornatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Urban Fox!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ornatowski stuffs the takedown.
Ornatowski throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Ornatowski rushes Fox and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Fox is controlling him.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Ornatowski is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ornatowski throws a head punch that misses.
Ornatowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fox has double underhooks.
Ornatowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ornatowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ornatowski takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Ethan Ornatowski has been cut.
Fox scores a nice knee to the body.
Fox lands an elbow inside that Ornatowski shrugs off.
Ornatowski tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
Ornatowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fox lands an elbow inside that Ornatowski shrugs off.
Fox landing knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ornatowski in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ornatowski is breathing heavily.
Fox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ornatowski's defenses.
Ethan Ornatowski's cut is getting worse.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Fox.
Fox scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ornatowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Fox working Ornatowski over with knees to the body.
Fox working Ornatowski over with knees to the body.
Fox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Fox.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Fox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fox lands a knee to the body.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ethan Ornatowski's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Fox connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ornatowski's face.
Fox lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Fox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fox working Ornatowski over with knees to the body.
Fox connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ornatowski's face.
Fox lands an elbow just above Ornatowski 's eye.
Fox landing knees to the body.
Fox lands a nice elbow.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Fox connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ornatowski's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox tries to land knees in the clinch but Ornatowski avoids the damage to the body.
Fox missing with knees to the body.
Fox trying to land knees to the body.
Fox scores with a knee to the head.
Fox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Ornatowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ornatowski stalling in the clinch but Fox improves position.
Ornatowski throws a head punch that misses.
Ornatowski scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Fox lands a knee to the head.
Ornatowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Fox misses with an elbow over the top.
Ornatowski misses with a punch to the body.
Fox tries a knee to the head but Ornatowski blocks it.
Ornatowski tries to break free but Fox pushes him back against the cage.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fox throws an elbow but misses.
Ornatowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Ornatowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Fox lands a knee to the head.
Ornatowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ornatowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Fox throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ornatowski lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ornatowski avoiding damage as Fox throws knees to the body.
Ornatowski throws a punch but it's blocked by Fox.
Fox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ornatowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ornatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but Ornatowski blocks with his arms.
Fox has Ornatowski pressed against the cage, preventing Ornatowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch but Fox keeps him there for the moment.
Ornatowski tries to break free but Fox pushes him back against the cage.
Ornatowski is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski avoids the elbow strike from Fox, against the cage.
Fox tries to land knees in the clinch but Ornatowski avoids the damage to the body.
Fox is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Fox missing with knees to the body.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Fox looking to throw knees to the head but Ornatowski is blocking nicely.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch but Fox keeps him there for the moment.
Ornatowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ornatowski scores with a shoulder strike.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Fox has control.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ornatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fox trying to land knees to the body.
Ornatowski dodges an elbow strike from Fox.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ornatowski blocks an elbow strike.
Ornatowski tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
Fox has Ornatowski pressed against the cage, preventing Ornatowski from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Fox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urban Fox dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ethan Ornatowski's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ornatowski has Fox up against the cage in a clinch.
Fox working Ornatowski over with knees to the body.
Ornatowski tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Fox landing knees to the body.
Fox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fox gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
Fox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Fox utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fox connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ornatowski's face.
Fox with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fox.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fox obliges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fox connects with a knee to the head.
Fox scores a nice knee to the body.
Fox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ornatowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ornatowski struggles to land a body shot inside as Fox controls his hands.
Ornatowski stalls.
Fox using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Urban Fox seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Ornatowski doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ornatowski working aggressively here.
Fox has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Ornatowski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Fox comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Ornatowski tries to break free but Fox pushes him back against the cage.
Ornatowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Nice elbow from Fox.
Fox lands a damaging elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fox creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Ornatowski's defenses.
Ornatowski working hard to break the clinch.
Ornatowski lands a left hand.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Fox obliges.
Ornatowski takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fox landing knees to the head.
Ornatowski looking to stall.
Fox lands a nice elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ornatowski on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ornatowski lands a hook that snaps the head of Fox backwards.
Fox throws an elbow but it misses.
Ornatowski working hard to break the clinch.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch but Fox keeps him there for the moment.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short right from Ornatowski on the inside.
Ornatowski misses with some punches.
Fox trying to land knees to the body.
Ornatowski taking a breather.
Ornatowski can't break the clinch.
Ornatowski misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ornatowski avoids a wild elbow strike from Fox.
Fox creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Fox prevents Ornatowski from breaking the clinch.
Fox trying to land knees to the body.
Fox unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ornatowski lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Fox is controlling him.
Fox lands a knee to the body.
Fox throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ornatowski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ornatowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ornatowski is looking to break free of the clinch but Fox has double underhooks.
Ornatowski working hard to break the clinch.
Fox tries a knee to the head but Ornatowski blocks it.
Ornatowski fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ornatowski scores with a shot to the side of Fox's head.
Fox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ornatowski avoids it.
Ornatowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fox misses with a knee strike.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ornatowski tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Fox unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ornatowski is trying to push Fox away but Fox has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Fox lands a nice knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Urban Fox showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ethan Ornatowski's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes 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.
Ornatowski stuffs the takedown attempt from Fox. Fox gets slowly back to his feet.
Ethan Ornatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ornatowski swats away the attempt to clinch by Fox.
Ornatowski feints a jab promting Fox to slip. Ornatowski then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Fox slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Fox tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ornatowski has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ornatowski blocks an elbow strike.
Fox tries to land a knee to the head but Ornatowski blocks with his arms.
Ornatowski lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Fox working Ornatowski over with knees to the body.
Ornatowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Fox throws an elbow but it misses.
Ornatowski tries to stall but Fox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Fox with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to stall but Fox uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Fox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ornatowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Ornatowski lands with a short shot to the head.
Fox lands an elbow inside.
Fox landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fox throws a knee to the head but misses.
Fox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ornatowski's efforts to push away.
Ornatowski avoids the elbow strike from Fox, against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Ornatowski manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Fox with a knee to the head.
Ornatowski tries to work over Fox's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Fox just misses with a elbow thrown towards Ornatowski's brow.
Fox blocking some punches.
Fox trying to land knees to the body.
Fox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ornatowski's efforts to push away.
Fox keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ornatowski's efforts to push away.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Fox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ornatowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Fox misses with a knee to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Ornatowski.
Fox lands an elbow inside that Ornatowski shrugs off.
Fox with a knee to the head.
Ornatowski goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Fox using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ornatowski has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ornatowski can't break the clinch.
Fox blocks an uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Fox has control.
Fox throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ornatowski blocks it with crossed arms.
Fox keeps control of Ornatowski as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Fox tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ornatowski avoids it.
Fox misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ornatowski.
A short uppercut from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Fox prevents Ornatowski from breaking the clinch.
Fox tries a knee to the head but Ornatowski blocks it.
Ornatowski tries to circle away but Fox has him pinned against the cage.
Ornatowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ornatowski avoids the elbow strike from Fox, against the cage.
Ornatowski wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Fox has him pressed against the cage.
Fox lands a knee to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Fox throws an elbow but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch but Fox keeps him there for the moment.
Nice body punch from Ornatowski - that landed with a thud.
Ornatowski working hard to break the clinch.
Ornatowski pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ornatowski moves into the clinch.
Fox lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees to the body from Fox.
Ornatowski tries to break the clinch but Fox is controlling the position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fox looking to throw knees to the head but Ornatowski is blocking nicely.
A right hook to the body lands for Ornatowski.
Fox tries to land 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.
A frustrated look appears on Ornatowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Fox has control.
Knees in the clinch landing for Fox.
Ethan Ornatowski has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Fox blocks an uppercut.
Fox blocks a punch to the side of the head.
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 Ethan Ornatowski.
I think Fox 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Urban Fox!
Urban Fox gave a mention to Golden Supplements in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fairm Taite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fairm Taite!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Taite throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Van Der Sluijs's waist but Van Der Sluijs gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taite off to one side.
A slapping leg kick lands for Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Taite has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Taite will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No luck for Taite with that takedown attempt.
James Van Der Sluijs has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Fairm Taite.
Van Der Sluijs lands a body shot.
Van Der Sluijs cracks Taite with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
A decent looking cross lands there for Van Der Sluijs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a jab.
Taite shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Van Der Sluijs pinned against the cage. Van Der Sluijs gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Van Der Sluijs lands a nice looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Taite's head.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a kick to the body.
Van Der Sluijs lands a jab to the nose.
Van Der Sluijs stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Van Der Sluijs wants it to stay on the feet.
Taite gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Van Der Sluijs counters with an outside leg kick.
Taite looks winded!
Taite moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a crisp jab that stopped Taite in his tracks.
Taite is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Van Der Sluijs lands with a shot to the body.
Taite is still on wobbly legs! Can Van Der Sluijs finish him?
Van Der Sluijs knocks out Taite with a massive right hand! The ref tackles Van Der Sluijs before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. Van Der Sluijs picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Van Der Sluijs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vlad The Impaler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vlad The Impaler could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Ben Breeze's chin.
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180 lbs
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225 lbs
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vlad The Impaler!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze tries to move into range but The Impaler moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
The Impaler lands the left hand.
Breeze doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting The Impaler counter with a right hand.
The Impaler gets caught flat footed, as Breeze shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Breeze being controlled here momentarily.
Breeze postures up in The Impaler's guard and throws a big left but The Impaler blocks it.
Breeze throws a big right hand that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breeze postures up in The Impaler's guard and throws a big left but The Impaler blocks it.
The Impaler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breeze throws a big elbow that misses.
The Impaler trying to keep a closed guard but Breeze is proving a slippery customer.
Breeze with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breeze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The Impaler wants to sweep but no luck.
Breeze postures up in The Impaler's guard and throws a big left but The Impaler blocks it.
The Impaler tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Breeze works over The Impaler with some ground and pound from guard.
The Impaler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Breeze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The Impaler trying to control the position.
Breeze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of The Impaler's head.
The Impaler is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Breeze throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as The Impaler works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler is trying to control the position but Breeze postures up.
The Impaler is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Breeze is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The Impaler looking for a sweep. Not yet The Impaler, not yet.
The Impaler seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Vlad The Impaler has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Breeze shoots in looking for a takedown. The Impaler tries to sprawl out of it but Breeze keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. The Impaler manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Ben Breeze seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Breeze is defended easily by The Impaler.
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
The Impaler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Breeze fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Breeze has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler jabs at Breeze's body.
Breeze fails with the takedown
and The Impaler counters with a right hand to the body.
Breeze looks winded!
A cross from The Impaler lands.
The Impaler with a body punch. A glancing blow.
No luck for Breeze with that takedown attempt.
Breeze shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and The Impaler counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Breeze thinking.
A jab lands there for The Impaler.
The Impaler scores with a jab. Breeze acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
The Impaler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breeze takes one to the chin there.
The Impaler connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Breeze takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Impaler lands a jab.
The Impaler lands a jab to Breeze's midsection.
Breeze walks into a jab.
The Impaler lands a body shot.
The Impaler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
The Impaler thuds a left hand into Breeze's body.
The Impaler lands with a right hand.
Breeze takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Breeze takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
The Impaler lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
The Impaler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Vlad The Impaler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with The Impaler but The Impaler pushes him off and we're back to square one.
The Impaler darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vlad The Impaler dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
The Impaler catches Breeze with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Breeze takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown but The Impaler shows good takedown defense.
Breeze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but The Impaler swivels and escapes.
The Impaler lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
The Impaler connects with a right hand. Breeze shakes it off.
Breeze misses with a takedown
letting The Impaler counter with a right hand.
Breeze is rocked!
Vlad The Impaler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Breeze shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts The Impaler as he jumps to the side.
Breeze with a lazy takedown attempt
and The Impaler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Breeze is still on wobbly legs! Can The Impaler finish him?
The Impaler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
The Impaler connects with a nice looking jab.
Breeze misses with a takedown
and Breeze takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Breeze is breathing heavily.
The Impaler knocks out Breeze with a massive right hand! The ref tackles The Impaler before he can follow up with any more strikes and that's it everyone. The Impaler picks up the big W with a huge KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Vlad The Impaler!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sami Tarake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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19
182 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick |
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Counter fighter
Determined |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sami Tarake!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Murdoch!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tarake pushes Murdoch up against the cage in a clinch.
Murdoch jumps into guard, dragging Tarake to the mat.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Tarake passes Murdoch's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Murdoch is trying to control but can't.
Murdoch keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Tarake is controlling the pace.
Tarake tries to pass to full mount but Murdoch defends it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tarake keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sami Tarake just wasn't active enough.
Tarake closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Tarake lands in his opponent's guard.
Tarake controls from within his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tarake wanted to stand there but Murdoch had control of the position.
Murdoch 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Sami Tarake just wasn't active enough.
Tarake gets a clinch.
Tarake wants the takedown. Murdoch is fighting it off but Tarake persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Murdoch's guard against the cage.
Tarake wants to stand but Murdoch is controlling his posture from full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tarake wants to pass the guard but Murdoch is keeping the position.
Tarake's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Tarake seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Murdoch for as long as he can get away with.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sami Tarake wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A bone on bone clash there as Tarake blocks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tarake gets caught napping as Murdoch dives in and scores a takedown. Tarake manages to retain guard.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Tarake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Tarake seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Murdoch stops Tarake from standing up.
Murdoch being controlled here momentarily.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Murdoch content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Tarake has locked up a guillotine! Tarake's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Murdoch is holding on here and Tarake must be using up a lot of energy. Murdoch has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Tarake gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:45 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Sami Tarake!
A very excited looking Sami Tarake 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Steven Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jadyson Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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18
183 lbs
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21
196 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jadyson Costa!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Smith throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Costa.
Smith with a nice cross.
Costa shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Smith throws a shot to the body.
Smith dips to his left and cracks Costa with an uppercut!
Smith misses with a two punch combination.
Nice jab there from Smith.
Smith with a jab.
Smith misses with a series of wild punches.
Smith lands a lovely overhand right.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice uppercut there from Smith.
Smith connects with a jab.
Smith sizes up Costa with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Smith swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Costa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Costa.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Costa trying to control the position from guard on top but Smith is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Costa won't allow Smith to get back to his feet.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Costa throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith working a defensive guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Costa looking to sit in guard and control but Smith gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smith loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Costa avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith prevents Costa from getting back to his feet.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith trying to control the position from guard on top but Costa is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Costa is looking for a triangle but Smith pushes his legs off easily.
Costa is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Smith is aware though and is defending well.
Smith throws a strike but Costa rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Smith has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Costa off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Smith throws a one two combo.
It looks like Jadyson Costa has been cut.
Smith connects with a good right hand that stumbles Costa. Costa circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith tries to bum rush Costa with a series of wild strikes but Costa uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Steven Smith is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Costa will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Costa takes one on the button.
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!
Costa seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Smith shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Costa is backing up but Smith catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Costa covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Smith Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Steven Smith!
Our winner, Steven Smith, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between The Prophet Malzahar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Bond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Malzahar comes to the cage accompanied by One Hitta Quitta. On his way into the cage it seems that The Prophet Malzahar has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily The Prophet Malzahar seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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21
215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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21
268 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, The Prophet Malzahar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Bond!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch lands to the side of Bond 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Malzahar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Malzahar scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Bond doesn't seem bothered though.
Malzahar wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Malzahar throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Bond stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malzahar fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Bond looks winded!
Malzahar lands a nice hook to Bond's body. Bond takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Malzahar lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Jonathan Bond has been cut.
Bond walks into a straight right, dropping him to the canvas! Malzahar swarms him and finishes the fight with a hail of punches! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). The Prophet Malzahar!
The Prophet Malzahar seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between George Greggers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Narcizo Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greggers comes into the arena with A Dangerous Man blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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198 lbs
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194 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Greggers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Narcizo Thomas!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thomas staying out of range there.
Greggers throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Greggers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Thomas shoots for a takedown but Greggers saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Greggers throws a right and a left that Thomas avoids nicely.
Greggers misses with a looping left.
Thomas fails with the takedown
and Greggers counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
George Greggers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thomas shoots in and bounces Greggers off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Thomas postures up in Greggers's guard and throws a big left but Greggers blocks it.
Thomas postures up in Greggers's guard and throws a big left but Greggers blocks it.
Thomas won't allow Greggers to get back to his feet.
Thomas is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Thomas preventing the sweep.
Greggers keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Greggers wants to sweep here but Thomas controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Greggers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greggers manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Greggers's guard.
Greggers preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Thomas works over Greggers with some ground and pound from guard.
Greggers trying to keep a closed guard but Thomas is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas postures up in Greggers's guard and throws a big left but Greggers blocks it.
Thomas is looking to work some ground and pound but Greggers has wrist control.
Greggers is trying to keep Thomas in close.
Greggers keeping moving, preventing Thomas from controlling successfully.
Greggers trying to control the position here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. George Greggers wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Thomas shoots in and drives through. Greggers sprawls well.
George Greggers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Narcizo Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greggers throws a hook to the side of Thomas's head but Thomas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Thomas tries for a takedown but Greggers sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Greggers shows good takedown defense.
Greggers misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Thomas is defended easily by Greggers.
Thomas takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Greggers throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A big right from Greggers misses.
Greggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas moves forwards but Greggers connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Greggers looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A slow jab from Greggers misses its intended target.
Thomas moves out of range of the strikes.
George Greggers is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Thomas gets a clinch.
Greggers tries to work over Thomas's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greggers tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Greggers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Thomas tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Greggers smiles and moves away.
Greggers slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Greggers defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Thomas.
The fighters circling - Greggers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Thomas showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Greggers.
Greggers connects with a looping right hand.
Greggers tries to bum rush Thomas with a series of wild strikes but Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Thomas has a takedown stuffed.
Greggers misses with a straight right.
Greggers rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thomas moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Greggers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Greggers connects with a jab.
Greggers throws a jab when Thomas was well out of range.
Greggers throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Greggers throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Greggers misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Greggers keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Greggers tries to keep at a distance but Thomas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Thomas is trying to pull guard but Greggers has him pressed against the cage.
Thomas pulls guard.
Greggers slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Greggers wants to control from the top but Thomas keeps moving.
Thomas has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greggers got a little sloppy there for a moment and Thomas has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Greggers has managed to get both his arms back between Thomas's legs - danger averted.
Thomas is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Greggers defends well.
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 George Greggers will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Greggers blocks a jab.
George Greggers is winning the standup battle so far.
A big right from Greggers misses.
Thomas tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Greggers swivels and escapes.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Greggers counters with a stiff right hand.
Greggers connects with a jab.
Thomas throws a low kick but Greggers avoids it.
Thomas shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Thomas walks into a left hand.
Greggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Thomas uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Greggers.
Thomas shoots in but Greggers avoids the takedown attempt easily.
George Greggers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Narcizo Thomas.
Thomas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Greggers.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Thomas uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Greggers.
Greggers throws a big shot that misses.
Thomas slips under a jab.
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas staying out of range there.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greggers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Greggers.
Thomas ducks under a wild hook from Greggers.
Greggers tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Greggers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt - Greggers sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Thomas misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Greggers stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Greggers wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Greggers misses with an uppercut. Thomas saw that one coming.
Thomas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Greggers paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Greggers lands a jab to the nose.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown but Greggers shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
The fighters circling - Greggers throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Greggers is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Greggers fails to land with a series of punches.
A punch combination from Greggers misses.
Greggers misses with a hook.
Thomas shoots and misses
and Greggers counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Thomas is breathing heavily.
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!
Thomas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Greggers throws out the jab.
Thomas tries to score a power double leg takedown but Greggers sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Thomas somewhat.
Greggers tests Thomas's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Greggers scores with a jab.
Thomas shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Greggers defends it nicely.
Greggers throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Greggers misses the target.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greggers throws a body punch but Thomas moves out of range.
Thomas slips a jab from Greggers.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greggers.
Thomas takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Left hook, right uppercut from Greggers.
Thomas with a lazy takedown attempt
and Greggers counters with a two punch combo.
Greggers lands with a right hand.
Greggers looks to land a combination. Thomas sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Thomas fails with a takedown attempt.
Thomas gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Greggers counter with a right hand.
Greggers throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Greggers thows a body shot but no joy.
Greggers misses with the combination.
Greggers throws a looping overhand right but Thomas ducks down to avoid it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Greggers as he avoids it easily.
Thomas moves out of range as Greggers strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Greggers.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Thomas lands a couple of elbows.
Thomas trying to control but Greggers is working from the bottom.
Greggers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Greggers looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Greggers knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Thomas on the ground.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Greggers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greggers manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Greggers's guard.
Greggers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Thomas with a nice head shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Greggers dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Greggers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thomas was well out of range. Poor timing from Greggers.
Thomas drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Greggers looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thomas thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Thomas drops back looking for a leg! Greggers is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Greggers manages to kick Thomas off! Thomas jumps back into Greggers's guard.
Greggers controlling Thomas's posture.
Thomas with a flurry of punches that miss.
Thomas working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Greggers tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Thomas missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Thomas throwing strikes from guard but Greggers blocks nicely.
Thomas landing with the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Greggers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Greggers is really struggling to control Thomas but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Greggers 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.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Thomas throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Greggers working a defensive guard here.
George Greggers has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Greggers feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Thomass jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Thomas shoots in but no luck this time.
Greggers swats away the attempt to clinch by Thomas.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Greggers as he jumps to the side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas looks to throw the jab but Greggers is out of range.
Greggers throws a jab but it's blocked by Thomas.
Greggers misses the shot to the body.
Thomas uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Greggers.
Greggers thows a left - swing and a miss!
A slow jab from Greggers misses its intended target.
Greggers swings for the body but Thomas moves out of range.
Greggers throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thomas.
Greggers misses with a straight right.
Thomas slips a straight right by Greggers.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Greggers as he avoids it easily.
George Greggers has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Narcizo Thomas.
Greggers slaps away a takedown attempt from Thomas, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Thomas shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Greggers napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Thomas takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Greggers takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The ground and pound from Thomas seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greggers tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thomas grinds an elbow into Greggers's temple.
Greggers is trying to control Thomas's posture but Thomas avoids it.
Thomas looks up at the clock and then as Greggers takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Thomas smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Narcizo Thomas has got the better of the ground game so far.
Thomas postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Thomas lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Greggers down.
Thomas looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Greggers takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Greggers is looking for a sweep.
Sloppy strikes there by Thomas.
You can see the frustration on Greggers's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Narcizo Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thomas works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
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!
Greggers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Thomas wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Greggers manages to get back to half guard.
Thomas is nestled in close to Greggers, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Thomas missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Thomas is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Greggers tries to get to full guard but Thomas has control of the leg.
Thomas not landing any meaningful shots this time.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Greggers has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Thomas is working away from the top position though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Thomas connects with a nice short shot to Greggers's temple.
Thomas is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Greggers doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Thomas.
And that's the end of the fight!
Narcizo Thomas comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Greggers 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 29:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ethan Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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200 lbs
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190 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Hooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Ethan Blake!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hooke connects with a body shot.
Hooke connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Hooke lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Hooke.
Hooke lands an overhand right.
Blake takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Hooke lands a lovely overhand right.
Thomas Hooke seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice straight punches there by Hooke. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hooke.
It looks like Ethan Blake has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Hooke to score with a decent uppercut.
Blake takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hooke cracks Blake with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blake drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Hooke stuns Blake with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Hooke digs a good hook to Blake's body.
Hooke digs a good body shot into Blake's ribs.
Hooke sizes up Blake with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Hooke connects with a body shot.
Hooke displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hooke bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Blake's head backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice shot by Hooke.
Hooke scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Blake is rocked!
That has opened up Ethan Blake's cut even more.
Hooke drops a shoulder and throws a monster hook that connects perfectly to the side of Blake's head, knocking him out cold! Hooke is extatic as he celebrates with his cornermen.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Thomas Hooke!
During a confident post fight interview, Thomas Hooke thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maxwell Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Giraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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160 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maxwell Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Giraldo!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Giraldo takes a swing at Price's ribcage but misses.
Price scores with a sloppy right hand. Giraldo should have avoided that one.
Giraldo lands a nice hook to Price's body. Price takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giraldo ducks under a wild hook from Price.
Giraldo takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Giraldo throws an overhand right that lands on Price's shoulder, as Price tries to avoid the shot.
Giraldo misses the shot to the body.
Giraldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giraldo misses with a hook. Price ducked under it nicely.
Giraldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Giraldo misses with a wild body shot.
Giraldo throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
Giraldo throws a jab but it's blocked by Price.
Giraldo just misses with a punch to the body.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Giraldo ducks under a wild hook from Price.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giraldo. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Greg Giraldo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Giraldo throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giraldo. Price does a little dance to reset his feet.
Price misses with a few strikes there.
Price slips under a jab from Giraldo.
Giraldo misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Greg Giraldo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Giraldo comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Giraldo scores with a hook.
Price misses the jab.
Giraldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Price sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Giraldo fails to land with a series of punches.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo digs a good hook to Price's body.
The crowd cheers as Giraldo lands an impressive looking overhand right. Price doesn't seem phased though.
Giraldo misses with a body shot.
Giraldo misses with an uppercut. Price saw that one coming.
Price misses with a wild body shot.
Price shoots in looking for a takedown. Giraldo tries to sprawl out of it but Price keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Giraldo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Giraldo misses with a body shot.
Giraldo bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Price misses with an uppercut.
Giraldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
A big right from Giraldo misses.
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!
Price tries for a takedown but Giraldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo needs to keep his hands up - Price had a free shot at his head there.
Price shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Maxwell Price. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Giraldo throws a jab when Price was well out of range.
Price with a nice cross.
Giraldo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Price manages to avoid it.
Price misses with a hook. Giraldo ducked under it nicely.
The crowd cheers as Price lands an impressive looking overhand right. Giraldo doesn't seem phased though.
Price has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giraldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Price's head.
Price drops his hands momentarily and Giraldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Giraldo is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Price rather than just go for the knockout.
Giraldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Price getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Giraldo thows a body shot but no joy.
Giraldo throws a hook but Price avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Giraldo.
Giraldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giraldo staying out of range there.
Giraldo doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
A jab from Giraldo does it's job there.
A jab from Price finds it's way through Giraldo's defenses.
Giraldo takes one on the button.
Price misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Price lands the left hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giraldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Price is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Price slips under a jab from Giraldo.
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 Maxwell Price will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Giraldo works the jab nicely.
Giraldo looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Price is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Price moves away.
Giraldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Giraldo pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Price back to the cage. Giraldo follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Price slips a jab from Giraldo.
Giraldo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Price tries for a takedown but Giraldo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Price looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Giraldo paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Price is looking to clinch.
Giraldo throws the left hand but Price avoids the punch easily.
Price is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Giraldo lands a jab to Price's midsection.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giraldo throws a body punch but Price moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.
Giraldo throws a lazy right hand but Price sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Giraldo. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Giraldo misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Price.
Price throws out a loose jab but Giraldo uses good head movement to avoid it.
Price tries to clinch up.
Giraldo misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Price counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Price landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Giraldo tries to roll over but Price keeps him under control.
Giraldo taking some punishment here, with Price in his half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Price lands strikes from half guard.
Giraldo taking some punishment here, with Price in his half guard.
Giraldo tries to get to full guard but Price has control of the leg.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Price thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Giraldo wants to get back to full guard.
Price passes to full mount!
Price scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Giraldo really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Giraldo takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Price's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Maxwell Price!
After winning the bout, Maxwell Price 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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