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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shine Like A Diamonds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shine Like A Diamonds has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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265 lbs
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225 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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, Shine Like A Diamonds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Breeze is working Diamonds over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Breeze landing some decent shots from guard.
Breeze lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Breeze with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
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!
Breeze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Breeze slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Breeze working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Breeze working some strikes from top position.
Breeze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Diamonds's head.
Breeze working some strikes from top position.
Breeze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Diamonds is rocked!
Breeze trying to control the position from guard on top but Diamonds is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breeze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Oh Diamonds is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze controls from within his opponent's guard.
Breeze landing with the ground and pound.
Breeze loads up on a big left hand. Diamonds felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Breeze looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Diamonds can't hide his disappointment, as Breeze celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Breeze!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maurice De La Rue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Alport (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maurice De La Rue has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Good knees
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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
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maurice De La Rue!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Alport!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De La Rue takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
De La Rue throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The fight stays on the outside here - De La Rue looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Alport fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. De La Rue looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Alport throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around De La Rue's waist but De La Rue gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alport off to one side.
De La Rue misses with a right hand
and Alport makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Alport closes the distance and clinches.
De La Rue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alport is defending well for now.
De La Rue takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Maurice De La Rue has been cut.
De La Rue connects with a knee to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alport tries a knee to the head but De La Rue blocks it.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but Alport blocks it.
A short body shot lands from Alport as the two fighters clinch.
De La Rue wants to stall.
Alport breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alport closes the distance and pushes De La Rue back into the cage.
De La Rue lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De La Rue misses with a knee strike.
The referee calls for Alport to work.
Alport blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Rue with a knee to the head.
De La Rue is breathing heavily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alport blocks it with crossed arms.
Alport breaks from the clinch.
Alport throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. De La Rue was covering up waiting for the punch and Alport finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alport is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Nick Alport hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Alport misses with a two punch combination.
Alport works De La Rue's body with a nice hook.
Alport scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Alport tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
De La Rue is looking to regain half guard here but Alport keeps moving and retains side control.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
You can see the frustration on De La Rue's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Rue seems a little lost for a moment, as Alport dominates the positioning.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Nick Alport was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Alport scores with a jab. De La Rue acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De La Rue swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Alport misses with a head kick.
Alport walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. De La Rue checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
De La Rue lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Alport fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Alport scores with a body shot.
Alport gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Alport throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Alport jumps guard.
De La Rue trying to control the position from guard on top but Alport is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Maurice De La Rue wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Alport has De La Rue up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Nick Alport will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Maurice De La Rue'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.
Alport tries to score a power double leg takedown but De La Rue sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alport somewhat.
Alport fails with a takedown attempt.
Alport instigates a clinch.
De La Rue looking to throw knees to the head but Alport is blocking nicely.
De La Rue keeps control of Alport as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
De La Rue tries to land a knee to the head but Alport blocks with his arms.
Maurice De La Rue has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Alport is trying to push De La Rue away but De La Rue has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
De La Rue is looking for a takedown.
Alport wants to break the clinch but can't.
De La Rue scores with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alport clinches up against the cage.
De La Rue using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Alport has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Alport is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down De La Rue rather than just go for the knockout.
Alport tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but De La Rue swivels and escapes.
Maurice De La Rue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alport.
Alport rushes De La Rue and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Alport scores a nice knee to the body.
Alport escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Alport lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
De La Rue keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Alport closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
De La Rue controlling the action here for a moment.
De La Rue managing to block the knees to the body from Alport.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rue throws a knee to the head but misses.
De La Rue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alport blocks it with crossed arms.
De La Rue throws a knee to the head but misses.
Alport manages to pull guard.
De La Rue trying to control but Alport is working from the bottom.
De La Rue won't allow Alport to sweep him here.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Alport pulls De La Rue in to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Maurice De La Rue.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alport misses with a knee to the head.
Alport tries to circle away but De La Rue has him pinned against the cage.
Alport's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Alport wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but De La Rue has him pressed against the cage.
Alport tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. De La Rue smiles and moves away.
Alport throws a series of punches but De La Rue avoids them all with ease.
De La Rue works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Alport lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Alport takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Rue has Alport pressed against the cage, preventing Alport from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Alport scores a nice knee to the body.
Alport misses with an elbow strike.
Alport manages to break the clinch.
Alport closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Alport jumps guard but De La Rue turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
De La Rue throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Alport blocks it with crossed arms.
Alport takes a knee right on the jaw!
De La Rue tries to land a knee to the head but Alport blocks with his arms.
De La Rue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
De La Rue misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alport breaks from the clinch.
Alport clinches up with De La Rue and pushes him back against the cage.
De La Rue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Alport manages to break the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Alport showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Maurice De La Rue's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Alport shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
De La Rue working a defensive guard here.
We're going to have a standup here because Maurice De La Rue wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Alport rushes De La Rue and presses him up against the cage.
De La Rue prevents Alport from breaking the clinch.
Alport's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alport closes the distance and clinches.
Alport using the Thai plumb to throw knees but De La Rue has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alport managing to block the knees to the body from De La Rue.
Alport manages to break the clinch.
Alport fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with De La Rue, pushing him back against the cage.
De La Rue misses with a knee to the head.
Alport goes for a takedown in the clinch but De La Rue prevents it.
De La Rue stalls.
De La Rue is looking to control Alport's arms but Alport gets an underhook and turns him. Now De La Rue has his back to the cage.
Alport pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
De La Rue takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Alport, right into the meat.
Alport throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Alport shoots in looking for a takedown. De La Rue tries to sprawl out of it but Alport keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. De La Rue manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alport clinches up against the cage.
Alport breaks from the clinch.
Alport shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says De La Rue as he avoids it easily.
Maurice De La Rue has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nick Alport.
Alport shoots for a double leg takedown but De La Rue sprawls well. He's pushed Alport's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Alport changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. De La Rue tries to avoid it but Alport manages to keep hold of a leg and drag De La Rue to the ground. De La Rue escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for De La Rue.
Maurice De La Rue is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Alport throws a sloppy head kick and De La Rue moves out of range easily.
Maurice De La Rue is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alport rushes De La Rue and presses him up against the cage.
Alport's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Alport moves forwards but De La Rue connects with a nice, crisp jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alport misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
De La Rue tries to clinch up but Alport circles away and keeps his distance.
Alport closes the distance and pushes De La Rue back into the cage.
De La Rue is trying to stall.
Alport tries to work over De La Rue's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Alport is trying to break the clinch but De La Rue has him pressed against the cage.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
De La Rue throws a knee to the head but misses.
De La Rue looking to throw knees to the head but Alport is blocking nicely.
Alport wants to break the clinch but can't.
De La Rue tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nick Alport is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Alport manages to break the clinch.
Alport moves into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alport breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Alport wants to land a leg kick but De La Rue is out of range.
Alport connects with a body shot.
De La Rue lunges at Alport with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Alport's hand.
De La Rue is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Alport.
Alport closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Alport is trying to trip De La Rue. He has hold of a leg but De La Rue is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Alport persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
De La Rue is trying to keep Alport in close.
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!
Nick Alport comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Alport 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nick Alport!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jadyson Costa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Time Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Jadyson Costa has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jadyson Costa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Time Bang!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Bang working the head and body with strikes.
Bang wants to pass the guard but Costa is defending well.
Bang seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Costa is trying to get back to full guard.
Bang working Costa over with strikes.
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!
Bang drops an elbow to the side of Costa's head.
It looks like Jadyson Costa has been cut.
Bang thows a huge punch but Costa dodges it nicely.
Bang throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Bang wants to pass the guard but Costa is defending well.
Bang throws a strike but Costa avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Bang connects with a couple of short punches.
Costa preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang lands a couple of digs.
Costa is rocked!
Bang cracks Costa with a solid left hand.
Oh Costa is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bang working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Costa's head.
Bang loads up on a big left hand. Costa felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Bang looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Costa can't hide his disappointment, as Bang celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Time Bang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tien Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Becerra (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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190 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tien Jaa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Becerra!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jaa clinches up against the cage.
Becerra tries to pull guard but Jaa forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Becerra looking for a takedown.
Becerra is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Jaa to keep the fight standing.
Tien Jaa has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anthony Becerra.
Jaa crunches a lovely knee into Becerra's ribcage.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Becerra looks winded!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jaa lands a nice knee to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Becerra takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Anthony Becerra has been cut.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Becerra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa landing knees to the body.
Jaa putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Becerra in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Jaa unloads a knee to the mid-section. Becerra lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jaa lands an elbow inside that Becerra shrugs off.
Jaa utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Becerra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa lands a good knee to the midsection. Becerra won't want to take too many of those.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Becerra takes a knee to the side of the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Becerra takes a knee to the side of the body.
Jaa scores a nice knee to the body.
Becerra is trying to pull guard but Jaa has him pressed against the cage.
Jaa lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Becerra is rocked!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Jaa obliges.
Becerra is still on wobbly legs! Can Jaa finish him?
Jaa lands a big knee! That's hurt Becerra! Oh, he's all over the place! Jaa lands another knee that sends Becerra to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tien Jaa!
Tien Jaa decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Mein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson has chosen Had Enough-Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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216 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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205 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Mein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mein blocks a head kick by Johnson.
Johnson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Mein changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Johnson tries to avoid it but Mein manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Johnson to the ground. Johnson escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mein shoots in and bounces Johnson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson wants to stand and escape but Mein is having none of it.
Mein controls from within his opponent's guard.
Mein has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Mein throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Mein scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Guillaume Mein wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mein shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Johnson pinned against the cage. Johnson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Justin Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mein closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Johnson to the mat! Johnson manages to get full guard.
Mein is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Johnson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mein lands a couple of digs.
Mein advances position into side control!
Mein working the ground and pound but Johnson is defending the strikes.
Mein takes a little break here. Johnson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mein. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Mein is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Johnson will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
Mein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Mein misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Mein moves into full mount!
Mein looking to finish with strikes here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Johnson?
Mein tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
BOOM! Mein connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mein lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Johnson hang on?
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mein is landing with some decent strikes but Johnson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mein with shots to the head and body - Johnson looks very uncomfortable down there.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Mein's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Guillaume Mein!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Bhaltair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ivelar Sovat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bhaltair's entrance music is GSTP. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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240 lbs
0 - 1 - 0 |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Shawn Bhaltair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivelar Sovat!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bhaltair lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Sovat at a distance.
Bhaltair looks for a takedown but Sovat sprawls well.
Sovat tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bhaltair paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sovat shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Bhaltair as he jumps to the side.
Sovat gets a double leg takedown into Bhaltair's guard.
Bhaltair is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sovat is controlling him.
Sovat trying to control but Bhaltair is working from the bottom.
Sovat is working Bhaltair over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bhaltair pushes Sovat off and gets back to his feet.
Bhaltair throws a sloppy head kick and Sovat moves out of range easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bhaltair fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bhaltair has closed the distance and engaged Sovat in a clinch.
Sovat is looking for a takedown.
Bhaltair jumps into guard, dragging Sovat to the mat.
Sovat works over Bhaltair with some ground and pound from guard.
Bhaltair is looking for a triangle but Sovat pushes his legs off easily.
Bhaltair working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Sovat has passed into half guard!
Sovat tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Sovat is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Bhaltair manages to get to full guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sovat controls from within his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sovat trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Sovat wants to get up but he can't break Bhaltair's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Sovat postures up.
Bhaltair manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Sovat manages to get himself to full guard.
Bhaltair trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Sovat looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bhaltair is one step ahead there.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bhaltair being controlled here momentarily.
Bhaltair trying to control but Sovat is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bhaltair working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bhaltair works over Sovat with some ground and pound from guard.
Sovat can't keep his opponent in guard - Bhaltair advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Sovat is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sovat is trying to maintain the position but Bhaltair is very close to passing his half guard.
Sovat looks winded!
Bhaltair is trying for a kimura here. Sovat looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Bhaltair wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Shawn Bhaltair!
Shawn Bhaltair gave a mention to Pinoy Fightwear (90% Laundry) in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cigano Da Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Meyers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Da Silva comes into the arena with Mama Said Knock You Out-LL Cool J blaring out of the sound system. Meyers has chosen Halloween Theme as his entrance music. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Cigano Da Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Meyers!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meyers takes the fight into the clinch.
Meyers has Da Silva pressed against the cage, preventing Da Silva from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meyers is leaning against Da Silva and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
Meyers gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Meyers's takedown attempt.
Da Silva can't break the clinch.
Meyers throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Meyers is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Da Silva gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Meyers has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Da Silva is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Cigano Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Meyers.
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Da Silva wants to get back to striking at distance but Meyers won't allow it.
Meyers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers misses with a double jab
enabling Da Silva to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers shoots in and drives through. Da Silva sprawls well.
Meyers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyers throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Meyers tries to clinch but Da Silva moves out of range.
Meyers throws a one two combo.
Meyers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meyers lands with a right to the head.
Meyers turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Meyers manages to end up in side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Meyers cracks Da Silva with a big elbow.
Da Silva takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Da Silva parries the strikes from Meyers easily there. Meyers is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Da Silva to escape.
Meyers trying to control the action but Da Silva is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers working the ground and pound but Da Silva is defending the strikes.
Meyers working the head with strikes.
Da Silva prevents Meyers from improving position.
Meyers tries to score with some ground and pound. Da Silva controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Meyers working the ground and pound but Da Silva is defending the strikes.
Da Silva on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Da Silva tries to get out of the position.
Meyers tries to advance to mount but can't.
Meyers trying to control the position but Da Silva is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meyers taking a break here but Da Silva is having none of it and regains half guard.
Meyers wants to free his trapped foot but Da Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Meyers thows a huge punch but Da Silva dodges it nicely.
Da Silva is not content to let Meyers control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Meyers tries to pass the half guard into mount. Da Silva knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Meyers looks to land a strike but Da Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Meyers looking to sit in guard and control but Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Da Silva won't allow Meyers to sweep him here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva throwing strikes from guard but Meyers blocks nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mikey Meyers dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Meyers lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Meyers wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Meyers throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Da Silva's waist but Da Silva gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Meyers off to one side.
Da Silva takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Meyers rushes Da Silva and presses him up against the cage.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Da Silva is trying to break free.
Meyers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight stays on the outside here - Da Silva looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Meyers moves into the clinch.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Meyers circles away from the clinch attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers shoots for a takedown but Da Silva saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Meyers moves in looking to clinch but Da Silva pushes him off.
Da Silva throws a right and a left that Meyers avoids nicely.
Meyers misses with a body shot.
Mikey Meyers seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyers fails to land with a series of punches.
Meyers swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Da Silva counters with a nice uppercut.
Meyers wants to clinch up but Da Silva keeps it at a distance.
Da Silva tries to keep at a distance but Meyers has taken the fight into the clinch.
Da Silva wants to break the clinch but can't.
Da Silva is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Cigano Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Meyers.
Da Silva's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Da Silva.
Meyers is breathing heavily.
Meyers takes a swing at Da Silva's ribcage but misses.
Meyers tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Meyers darts in and clinches Da Silva up against the cage.
Da Silva tries to circle away but Meyers has him pinned against the cage.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Meyers is controlling him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Meyers breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meyers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meyers is working Da Silva over against the cage.
Meyers lands a nice shot to the body.
Meyers manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Meyers darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Meyers is stalling here. Da Silva is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Meyers seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Da Silva has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Da Silva landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Da Silva 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.
Da Silva throws a strike aimed at the side of Meyers's head but Meyers avoids it well.
Da Silva has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Da Silva sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Meyers is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meyers on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Da Silva throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Meyers managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Da Silva.
The ground and pound from Da Silva seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Da Silva is trying to ground and pound but Meyers uses the momentary lack of control by Da Silva to regain half guard.
Da Silva throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyers tries to get to full guard but Da Silva has control of the leg.
Mikey Meyers has got the better of the ground game so far.
Da Silva missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Mikey Meyers will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Meyers lands a two punch combo.
Meyers cracks Da Silva with an open hand slap.
Da Silva throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Meyers fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Da Silva avoids it really well and circles away.
Meyers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Da Silva manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meyers throws an overhand right that lands on Da Silva's shoulder, as Da Silva tries to avoid the shot.
Meyers has taken the fight to the clinch.
Meyers tries to throw a body punch but Da Silva avoids it by throwing Meyers back against the cage.
Meyers goes for a takedown in the clinch but Da Silva prevents it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Da Silva working hard to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyers misses with a hook to the ribs.
Meyers tries to work over Da Silva's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Meyers misses with an elbow strike.
Da Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Da Silva gets underhooks to prevent Meyers's takedown attempt.
Cigano Da Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mikey Meyers.
Meyers takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A frustrated look appears on Da Silva's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Meyers lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Da Silva is trying to break the clinch but Meyers has him pressed against the cage.
Da Silva is looking to break free of the clinch but Meyers has double underhooks.
Meyers gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Meyers trying to control from Da Silva's half guard. Da Silva has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Da Silva keeping moving, preventing Meyers from controlling successfully.
Mikey Meyers is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyers postures up in Da Silva's guard and throws a big left but Da Silva blocks it.
Meyers throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Da Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Meyers throwing strikes from guard but Da Silva blocks nicely.
Meyers looking to sit in guard and control but Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Da Silva throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva gets to his feet. Meyers looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Meyers fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Meyers tries to clinch up but Da Silva circles away and keeps his distance.
Da Silva comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Da Silva keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Meyers drives through and clinches with Da Silva against the cage.
Meyers's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Meyers rushes Da Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Meyers lands a takedown into guard.
Meyers looking to sit in guard and control but Da Silva gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Da Silva wants to get up but he can't break Meyers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Da Silva trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Da Silva wants to get up but he can't break Meyers's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Da Silva with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Meyers is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Da Silva in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Cigano Da Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Da Silva loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mikey Meyers comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Meyers 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mikey Meyers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Vanko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Trygve Bondevik (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Vanko might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Oh No by Gogol Bordello. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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261 lbs
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27
280 lbs
7 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Vanko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of London, Trygve Bondevik!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bondevik shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Vanko looking for submissions off his back.
Vanko is pressing down on Bondevik's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Vanko is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bondevik wants to control from the top but Vanko keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bondevik is looking to advance position but Vanko has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vanko postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Bondevik looks a forlorn figure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bondevik is bucking up trying to escape but Vanko cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Vanko lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Bondevik hang on?
Bondevik is rocked!
Bondevik is in all sorts of trouble here.
Bondevik is still in real trouble! Can Vanko finish him?
A big strike lands for Vanko! That's really hurt Bondevik and he's turned his back - Vanko keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Vanko jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ivan Vanko!
After winning the bout, Ivan Vanko 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between SIyar Buhardazada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
247 lbs
5 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Good knees
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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
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, SIyar Buhardazada!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Starner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Buhardazada takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Buhardazada looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Starner throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Starner lands a jab to Buhardazada's midsection.
Starner swings for the body but Buhardazada moves out of range.
Starner cracks Buhardazada with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
It looks like SIyar Buhardazada has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starner digs a good hook to Buhardazada's body.
Starner drops Buhardazada with a big left hand! Buhardazada is injured, injured bad! Starner jumps in and finished him with strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ryan Starner!
In his post fight interview, Ryan Starner started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fenix Espada (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fenix Espada has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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190 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fenix Espada!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Hooke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espada takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hooke fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Espada on the side of the head.
Hooke ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Espada moves away.
A slow jab from Hooke misses its intended target.
Espada gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Hooke.
A head kick by Espada - that's a beauty! Hooke is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Espada can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Fenix Espada!
Fenix Espada retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Fenix Espada thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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