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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Patches Meech (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrjez Masson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Meech might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to shear it maybe. 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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187 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patches Meech!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrjez Masson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meech pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Masson back to the cage. Meech follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Masson instigates a clinch.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Masson has the dominant position.
Masson is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Meech to keep the fight standing.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masson has him pressed against the cage.
Meech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Masson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meech lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Left hook, right uppercut from Meech.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
Masson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Meech lands with a shot to the body.
Meech looks to land a combination. Masson sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Masson wants to clinch up but Meech keeps it at a distance.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Meech displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Masson misses with a body shot.
Meech stalks Masson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Masson's face. Masson staggers backwards, shaken.
Meech looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Meech scores with a punch to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meech lands with a nice body punch.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Masson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masson looks to land a body kick but Meech moved away.
Masson misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Masson needs to keep his hands up - Meech had a free shot at his head there.
Masson misses with a low kick.
Masson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Masson tries to clinch there but Meech circles away.
Meech lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Masson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Meech is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Masson tries to close the distance and clinch but Meech swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Meech misses with a series of wild punches.
Masson moves to clinch but Meech breaks away
and Meech counters with a series of strikes. Masson will be more careful next time no doubt.
A punch combination from Meech misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meech clobbers Masson with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masson has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Some wild striking there from Meech.
Meech tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Masson was well out of range. Poor timing from Meech.
Masson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Meech lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Masson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Meech circles away from the clinch attempt.
Meech is working the combinations to good effect here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masson gets a clinch.
Meech is trying to break free.
Meech pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Masson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Masson just misses with a punch to the body.
Meech throws a right hand that Masson ducks under and follows up with a left that Masson also avoids with ease.
Meech moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Masson swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Masson is looking to clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Meech's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meech duly obliges.
The fight stays on the outside here - Masson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Left hook, right uppercut from Meech.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patches Meech dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Masson clinches up against the cage.
Masson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Meech prevents it.
Meech's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Patches Meech is winning the standup battle so far.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Meech ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Masson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Meech.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Patches Meech seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sloppy strikes from Meech. Those never looked like landing.
No joy there for Meech, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Masson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Meech manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meech moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Masson swings for the body but Meech moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Meech duly obliges.
Masson darts in and clinches Meech up against the cage.
Masson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meech smiles and moves away.
Meech throws a right and a left that Masson avoids nicely.
Meech lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meech.
Meech misses with a few strikes there.
Masson takes one to the chin there.
Meech is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Masson can do to turn this around?
Meech cracks Masson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Masson has eaten all the pies!
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Meech!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Meech misses with a wild combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech looks to land a combination but Masson avoids it well.
Meech throws a series of punches but Masson moves out of range.
Meech circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nice cross by Meech.
Masson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patches Meech is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Meech with a hook.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech throws a nice looking combination but Masson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Masson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Meech.
Masson takes one on the chin but seems OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Meech misses.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Masson wants to clinch up but Meech keeps it at a distance.
Meech rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Masson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Masson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Masson misses with a leg kick.
Meech fails to land with a series of punches.
Meech will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Masson wants to clinch up but Meech keeps it at a distance.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Masson misses the shot to the body.
Masson slips a jab and a cross from Meech.
Masson instigates a clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masson jumps guard but Meech turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Patches Meech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrjez Masson.
Meech breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Meech scores with a decent looking hook.
Masson pushes Meech up against the cage in a clinch.
Masson jumps guard but Meech stands there with Masson around his waist. Masson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Masson pulls guard successfully.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Masson seems keen to control Meech's posture.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meech would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patches Meech dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Meech scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Meech throws a one two combo.
Meech lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Meech avoids a punch combination nicely.
Masson takes a swing at Meech's ribcage but misses.
Masson moves into range and clinches up with Meech.
Masson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Masson fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Meech wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Masson has him pressed against the cage.
Meech has had enough of the clinch but Masson keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masson has Meech pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Meech manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Patches Meech has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andrjez Masson.
Meech wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Meech is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Masson wants a takedown but no success here.
Masson tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Meech smiles and moves away.
Meech throws a right hand that Masson ducks under and follows up with a left that Masson also avoids with ease.
Masson throws a body punch but Meech moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meech throws a series of punches but Masson avoids them all with ease.
Danga de danga de dang - Meech scores with a four punch combination!
Masson drives through and clinches with Meech against the cage.
Masson jumps guard but Meech turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Meech tries to break free but Masson pushes him back against the cage.
Meech tries to break free but Masson pushes him back against the cage.
Meech wants to break the clinch but can't.
Meech is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Masson is trying to pull guard but Meech has him pressed against the cage.
Masson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Meech manages to break the clinch.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A punch combination from Meech misses.
Masson fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Masson gets a clinch.
Masson has Meech pressed against the cage, preventing Meech from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Masson is looking for a takedown.
Masson prevents Meech from breaking the clinch.
Meech is trying to force a seperation but Masson has the dominant position.
Meech escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Meech misses with a two punch combination.
Meech lands a nice shot that snaps Masson's head back.
Meech fails to land with a series of punches.
Meech throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Masson.
Andrjez Masson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Masson moves in looking to clinch but Meech pushes him off.
Meech jabs Masson right on the nose. Masson blinks but takes it well.
Meech scores with a nice head shot.
Masson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meech.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Masson throws a low kick but it's checked well by Meech.
Masson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Meech.
A jab from Meech finds it's way through Masson's defenses.
Meech lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Meech.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meech lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Meech misses with a wild combination.
Patches Meech is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A right-left combo lands from Meech.
And that's the end of the fight!
Patches Meech showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Meech, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Patches Meech!
Patches Meech 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Delphinus Beirne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine Petasse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antoine Petasse has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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175 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Delphinus Beirne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antoine Petasse!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beirne swings for the body but Petasse moves out of range.
Petasse throws a front kick that sends Beirne stumbling back into the cage.
Petasse delivers a nice body kick.
Petasse works Beirne's body with a nice hook.
Beirne is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beirne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petasse. Petasse obviously looking to wear him down.
Petasse throws a head kick but Beirne moves out of range.
Petasse throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Petasse chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Beirne takes one on the button.
Petasse moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Petasse with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Beirne really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Petasse lands with a thumping leg kick.
Antoine Petasse seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Petasse tries to bum rush Beirne with a series of wild strikes but Beirne uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beirne tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petasse scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Petasse. Beirne shrugs it off though.
Beirne on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Petasse. Petasse obviously looking to wear him down.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petasse lands with a thumping leg kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Petasse.
A nice inside leg kick there by Petasse. That's going to slow Beirne down.
Antoine Petasse is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Petasse cracks Beirne with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Petasse has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Beirne to stand back up!
Beirne is rocked!
It looks like Delphinus Beirne has been cut.
Petasse circles away before darting back in with a big straight right hand. It connects beautifully and sends Beirne tumbling to the canvas! He's out cold! Petasse wins by KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Antoine Petasse!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rickarderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Almighty (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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272 lbs
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230 lbs
1 - 2 - 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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Rickarderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Almighty!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Almighty is looking to clinch.
Almighty throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Rickarderson.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Almighty has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rickarderson.
Rickarderson connects with a vicious head kick that knocks Almighty to the floor! Rickarderson dives in looking for the finish!
It looks like Bruce Almighty has been cut.
We've been hearing that Rickarderson has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rickarderson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Ground and pound from Rickarderson.
Almighty is rocked!
Rickarderson performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Rickarderson is keen to just control but Almighty is a slippery customer.
Almighty has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Rickarderson escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Rickarderson!
Almighty is pushing Rickarderson's head away, looking to escape. Rickarderson manages to hold on to the position though.
Rickarderson thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rickarderson scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Almighty to see if he's OK.
Almighty defending against the ground and pound.
Rickarderson lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Almighty down.
That has opened up Bruce Almighty's cut even more.
Rickarderson working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The cut above Bruce Almighty's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bruce Almighty's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Ricky Rickarderson!
After winning the bout, Ricky Rickarderson thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dieudonne Gomillion (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Ring (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Gomillion might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sans Pression - Numero 1. 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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187 lbs
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Brawler
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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, Dieudonne Gomillion!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremy Ring!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomillion gets tackled into the cage by Ring. Ring maintains the clinch.
Ring breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ring throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ring throws a series of punches but Gomillion moves out of range.
Ring misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ring drops Gomillion with a left right combo! Ring follows him down to the ground into side control.
Gomillion is rocked!
It looks like Dieudonne Gomillion has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Ring working the head with strikes.
Oh Gomillion is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gomillion managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Ring.
Ring wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Gomillion, who protects the arm well.
Gomillion seems a little lost for a moment, as Ring dominates the positioning.
Ring throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Gomillion seems to have got his legs back now.
Ring decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Gomillion sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Danga de danga de dang - Ring scores with a four punch combination!
Ring moves into the clinch.
Ring lands an elbow inside.
Ring utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ring connects with a knee to the head.
Ring lands a nice knee to the body.
Ring stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Ring drags the fight down to the ground.
Ring looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ring seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Ring looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ring managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jeremy Ring was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Ring has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ring landing knees to the body.
Gomillion is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ring landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ring escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A head kick from Ring lands but Gomillion takes it in his stride.
Gomillion loses concentration momentarily and Ring pounces with a three punch combo! Right, left, right! Gomillion crashes face first to the mat, out cold! Ring finishes this one with a fantastically precise combo! Great stuff.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jeremy Ring!
An out of breath Jeremy Ring thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
The defeated Dieudonne Gomillion had this to say: 'La bataille est manière plus sévère et survit.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ralph Bunga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stefan Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Stefan Silva enters the cage!
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196 lbs
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195 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent MT
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Bunga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stefan Silva!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva stuffs the takedown attempt from Bunga. Bunga gets slowly back to his feet.
Bunga pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Silva throws a right and a left that Bunga avoids nicely.
Silva swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Bunga looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Bunga thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Silva's head.
Silva missing with punches from the bottom.
Bunga throwing shots but Silva is blocking nicely.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva moves into full guard.
Bunga got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Bunga has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Bunga is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bunga has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bunga controlling him for the moment.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Silva trying to control the position.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bunga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Silva has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga pushes down on Silva's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Bunga throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Silva blocking the ground and pound attempt from Bunga.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Bunga can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Silva has his foot on Bunga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bunga works his way back into a safe position though.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Bunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Silva trying to strike off his back.
Bunga knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Silva on the ground.
Silva had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Bunga defends it easily.
Silva looks winded!
Bunga throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Bunga loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Bunga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Bunga doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Bunga manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Silva is trying to control the position but Bunga postures up.
Bunga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Bunga slips an elbow through the middle.
Bunga with a flurry of punches that miss.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Bunga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bunga defends well.
Bunga is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bunga cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunga working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bunga postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Bunga wants to get up but he can't break Silva's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Bunga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Bunga in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Bunga scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bunga decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Bunga has Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Bunga dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Silva takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Bunga goes for a double leg but Silva avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Silva continues to drive forward.
Bunga keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga lands a hook that snaps the head of Silva backwards.
Silva is looking for a takedown.
Silva working hard to break the clinch.
Silva is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Bunga pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Silva is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Silva tries to break the clinch but Bunga is controlling the position.
Bunga keeps control of Silva as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bunga breaks from the clinch.
Bunga shoots in looking for a takedown. Silva tries to sprawl out of it but Bunga keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Silva manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Bunga manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Ralph Bunga has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Stefan Silva.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bunga pushes Silva up against the cage in a clinch.
Bunga manages to break the clinch.
Bunga connects with a leg kick. Silva looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Bunga tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Silva defends well and Bunga ends up having to push Silva into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Silva throws a jab when Bunga was well out of range.
Bunga gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva can't break the clinch.
Silva tries to break free but Bunga pushes him back against the cage.
Bunga breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ralph Bunga is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bunga shoots in looking for a takedown but Silva manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bunga's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Bunga misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Bunga closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva regains half guard.
Silva looking for submissions off his back.
Silva on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Silva slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Bunga throws a big right hand that misses.
Our spies down at at Capital Fighting Gym inform us that Silva has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Bunga preventing the sweep.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Silva is looking for a triangle but Bunga pushes his legs off easily.
Silva is breathing heavily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bunga works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Bunga working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Silva manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bunga manages to get himself to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ralph Bunga dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Bunga decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Silva is pressing down on Bunga's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Silva scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Bunga closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Bunga not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Bunga wants to stand but Silva has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bunga lands with a punch from half guard.
Silva is looking to improve his position.
Bunga working Silva over with strikes.
Bunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bunga scores with a couple of nice shots.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Bunga pulls his head out easily.
Bunga drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Bunga thows a huge punch but Silva dodges it nicely.
Bunga tries to stand and escape but Silva is controlling the position.
Silva keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bunga looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Silva with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Stefan Silva has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva tries to roll over but Bunga keeps him under control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bunga drops an elbow to the side of Silva's head.
Bunga takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Bunga winds up and cracks Silva with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Bunga missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Silva won't allow Bunga to pass to mount.
Silva is trying to get back to full guard.
Bunga misses with a head shot. Silva uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bunga working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bunga lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bunga defends well.
Bunga cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Bunga is in close to Silva's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunga.
Ralph Bunga overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bunga cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Silva wants to sweep here but Bunga controlling him for the moment.
Bunga works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Silva wants to sweep but no luck.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Bunga.
Silva is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Bunga with a nice head shot there.
Bunga lands a couple of digs.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Bunga is working Silva over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Bunga is looking to stand up but Silva won't let him.
Bunga is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Bunga stopping the sweep attempt from Silva.
Bunga connects with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Silva has his foot on Bunga's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Bunga works his way back into a safe position though.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Bunga's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Bunga postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Bunga gets to his feet - Silva follows without any prompting.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ralph Bunga showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Bunga has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ralph Bunga!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raje Malapitan (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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169 lbs
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162 lbs
14 - 16 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Basic striking
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Decent boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raje Malapitan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie thows a body shot but no joy.
Gracie looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Gracie is looking to work some ground and pound but Malapitan has wrist control.
Malapitan keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
Gracie has gone for a leg lock! Malapitan slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gracie's guard.
Malapitan preventing the sweep.
Malapitan scoring with some ground and pound.
Gracie is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Gracie wants to sweep but no luck.
Malapitan tries to free his leg and advance position but Gracie is retaining full guard.
Malapitan trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
Malapitan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Malapitan trying to control but Gracie is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gracie 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.
Gracie working a defensive guard here.
Malapitan advances position into side control!
Malapitan tries for a kimura but Gracie is defending well.
Gracie tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Malapitan wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Malapitan is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gracie knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie tries to buck Malapitan off but Malapitan is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks back into half guard.
Gracie blocking the ground and pound attempt from Malapitan.
Malapitan throwing shots but Gracie is blocking nicely.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie looking for submissions off his back.
Gracie is in trouble now - Malapitan has advanced to mount!
Gracie is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at >TAPOUT ELITE< , so we'll see if he gets out of it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Malapitan with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Malapitan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Malapitan lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie can't escape the position.
Malapitan lands a couple of good shots and Gracie has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Malapitan is throwing strikes from the back here. Oh that last one was to the back of the head. Malapitan gets a warning from the referee. He throws another strike to the back of the head straight away though and the referee has seen enough. He breaks up the two fighters and stands them back up. Malapitan gets a real talking to here and is lucky not to get a point deducted. Malapitan apologises and we restart here on the feet.
Bruce Gracie seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Malapitan counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a nice uppercut.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
letting Malapitan counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Malapitan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
The fighters circling - Gracie throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Malapitan counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Malapitan to acknowledge the strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gracie fails with the takedown.
Gracie is breathing heavily.
Malapitan lands with a cross.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malapitan counters with a nice body shot.
Gracie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Malapitan sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Malapitan throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gracie lands in his opponent's guard.
Malapitan controls Gracie momentarily but Gracie frees himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raje Malapitan dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Malapitan counters with a left and a right that stings Gracie.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Malapitan counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malapitan counters with a head kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Malapitan misses with a series of wild punches.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Malapitan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Malapitan but Malapitan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Malapitan counters with a two punch combo.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Malapitan which made him look bad.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Malapitan swinging wildly here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malapitan circles away.
Malapitan scores with a nice right hand.
Gracie with a lazy takedown attempt
and Malapitan counters with a right hand to the body.
Malapitan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malapitan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Malapitan to counter with a crisp jab.
Malapitan scores with a nice head shot.
Malapitan looks to land a combination but Gracie avoids it well.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Malapitan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malapitan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Malapitan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a two punch combo.
Raje Malapitan seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malapitan misses with a few strikes there.
Raje Malapitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Gracie takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Malapitan counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Malapitan to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Malapitan is trying to keep Gracie in close.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Malapitan has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan breaks from Gracie's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Gracie is squirming around, avoiding Malapitan's attempts to control the action.
Malapitan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Gracie can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Gracie is rocked!
Malapitan tries to control but Gracie wriggling away.
Gracie is looking to improve his position but Malapitan isn't that keen on the idea.
Malapitan lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Gracie is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Malapitan working Gracie over with strikes here.
Gracie gets back to half guard.
Raje Malapitan has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Malapitan looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gracie seems to have got his legs back now.
Malapitan is working for a submission of some sort.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Malapitan's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Malapitan's back!
You can see the frustration on Malapitan's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Malapitan trying to control the hands but Gracie won't let him.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gracie is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Malapitan defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
Gracie punches the canvas rather than the man.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raje Malapitan showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! And we move into the final round!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Gracie walks into a jab.
Gracie doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Malapitan counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Gracie rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Malapitan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Gracie dives in and grabs Malapitan's left leg, looking for a takedown. Malapitan pushes down on Gracie's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Malapitan counters with a stiff right hand.
Gracie showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Malapitan.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gracie misses with a takedown
letting Malapitan counter with a right hand.
Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Malapitan circles away.
A combination from Malapitan does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gracie.
Malapitan fails to land with a series of punches.
Gracie tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Malapitan swivels and escapes.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malapitan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Malapitan counters with a three punch combo that has Gracie backing up. Gracie nods at Malapitan to acknowledge the strikes.
Gracie shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Gracie slips under a jab from Malapitan.
Raje Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Malapitan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Gracie shoots in for a double leg but Malapitan sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Malapitan connects with a nice looking jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gracie. Malapitan does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gracie throws a shot from downtown. Malapitan moves away and avoids it.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Malapitan.
Malapitan lands a jab.
Gracie fails with the takedown
and Malapitan counters with a two punch combo.
Malapitan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gracie shoots in for a takedown but Malapitan shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Malapitan counters with a left to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie with a poor takedown
and Malapitan connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Gracie blocks a jab.
Gracie has his takedown stuffed
and Malapitan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie moves away from the strike by Malapitan.
Malapitan misses with a few strikes there.
Malapitan throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Gracie takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gracie shoots and misses
and Malapitan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Gracie tries for a takedown but Malapitan circles away easily
and Malapitan counters with a one-two to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Malapitan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gracie closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Malapitan's guard.
Malapitan looking to control.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Malapitan keeping moving, preventing Gracie from controlling successfully.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gracie throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malapitan working a defensive guard here.
Bruce Gracie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Malapitan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that's the end of the fight!
Raje Malapitan comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Malapitan 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Raje Malapitan!
Raje Malapitan thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Thug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). James comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Tuesday's Gone kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andy Thug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy James!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thug swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
James misses with a body shot.
Good shot there by James.
Thug throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
We've been informed that James has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Thug throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thug just misses with a punch to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Thug. James does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thug throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a low kick, right behind Thug 's knee.
Thug scores with a jab to the body.
Thug scores with a push kick.
Andy Thug seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Thug throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James misses with a shot to the body
and Thug counters with an outside leg kick.
Thug throws the left hand but James avoids the punch easily.
Thug misses with a hook.
A left and a right from James both land. Nice combination.
James takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A decent looking cross lands there for Thug.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Thug throws out the jab.
Thug loads up on a big right hand but James slips the punch.
James throws a body punch but Thug moves out of range.
Thug lands a jab to the head.
Thug gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows James to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Thug preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
James slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
James stops Thug from standing up.
James is standing up over Thug. Thug looks to escape but James dives into side control.
Thug tries to escape but James is in control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James wants to lay and pray for a moment but Thug keeps working.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Thug dodges the ground and pound from James.
Thug taking a bit of punishment here - James scoring with strikes.
James in side control, just content to control the action for now.
James is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Thug knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
James cracks Thug with an elbow. That is naaassty.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James landing a few strikes.
Thug takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
James in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
James has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Thug tries to buck James off but James is having none of it.
Thug wants to get back to his feet.
James working away.
James has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Thug is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. James yanks on the arm and Thug is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by James.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Tommy James!
Tommy James is the new light heavyweight champion!
Tommy James took some time post fight to say the following; 'I want to thank all you fans for coming out tonight, Kaiser and Backyard Fighting for helping me look so good, my team at Hey Steve's Fight Shack, all of my loved ones back home and Corwin Anstey for letting me fight here in the CEFC!! Thank you!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Simon Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Timmy Beautiful (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Phoenix might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Phoenix. Simon Phoenix has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Phoenix!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Timmy Beautiful!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Beautiful is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Phoenix.
Phoenix keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Beautiful bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Phoenix's head.
Beautiful with a hook.
Beautiful fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Beautiful lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
It looks like Simon Phoenix has been cut.
Phoenix definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beautiful lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
A big right from Beautiful misses.
Phoenix tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Phoenix tries a low kick but Beautiful avoids it.
Beautiful has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Beautiful swats away the attempt to clinch by Phoenix.
Timmy Beautiful seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beautiful throws a front kick aimed at Phoenix's knee but Phoenix avoids it well.
Phoenix changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beautiful on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Phoenix. Phoenix obviously looking to wear him down.
Phoenix throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Beautiful throws a head kick but Phoenix moves out of range.
Beautiful connects with a good right hand that stumbles Phoenix. Phoenix circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Phoenix takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Beautiful throws a hook but Phoenix avoids it easily.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Beautiful!
Beautiful throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Beautiful looks to land a combination but Phoenix avoids it well.
Phoenix goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Phoenix on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Phoenix lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Beautiful throws a hook but Phoenix blocks it.
Beautiful fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Beautiful looks to throw the jab but Phoenix is out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beautiful misses with a looping left.
Beautiful paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Beautiful tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Phoenix feints a jab promting Beautiful to slip. Phoenix then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Beautiful slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Beautiful is rocked!
Beautiful misses with a two punch combination.
Beautiful is still on wobbly legs! Can Phoenix finish him?
Beautiful throws out a loose jab but Phoenix uses good head movement to avoid it.
Beautiful throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Phoenix circles and sees the opportunity to plant his feet and throw a really nice straight left hand that drops Beautiful to the canvas! Beautiful doesn't know where he is but he's trying to survive - Phoenix keeps piling on the pressure and forces the referee to step in! This one is aaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Simon Phoenix!
Simon Phoenix retains his welterweight title!
A very excited looking Simon Phoenix 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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