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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Winston Churchall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rich Willans (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rich Willans has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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255 lbs
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Powerful takedowns
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
Dangerous knees
Solid chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Churchall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rich Willans!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Willans clinches.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Willans prevents a takedown attempt there.
Churchall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Willans is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Churchall has Willans pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Willans manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Winston Churchall. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Churchall has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Willans is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Willans lands a nice knee to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Willans obliges.
Willans leaning against his opponent.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Willans gets underhooks to prevent Churchall's takedown attempt.
Churchall is breathing heavily.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Willans obliges.
Willans lands a good knee to the midsection. Churchall won't want to take too many of those.
Willans lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Winston Churchall has been cut.
Willans comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Churchall is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Willans pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Churchall takes an elbow to the temple.
Willans lands a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Willans receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Willans lands a nice elbow.
Churchall tries to pull guard but Willans forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Willans lands an elbow that stopped Churchall in his tracks for a moment.
Winston Churchall's cut is getting worse.
Willans misses with a knee to the head.
Willans lands a big knee to the head and Churchall goes down! Willans pounces and finishes the fight with strikes! He jumps to his feet and celebrates with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rich Willans!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jericho Tomson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tomson is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Hollywood Undead - I Am. 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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212 lbs
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215 lbs
1 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jericho Tomson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tomson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Lloyd circles away.
Lloyd has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Bruize Brothers in the buildup to the fight.
Lloyd looks to land a right hand but Tomson moved out of range.
Tomson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lloyd manages to avoid it.
Lloyd comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Lloyd stuns Tomson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Tomson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Lloyd is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Tomson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lloyd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Tomson has managed to get both his arms back between Lloyd's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lloyd keeping moving, preventing Tomson from controlling successfully.
Tomson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tomson with a nice head shot there.
Tomson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Tomson trying to control but Lloyd is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jericho Tomson was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Lloyd cracks Tomson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Lloyd jabs Tomson to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tomson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Tomson tries to score a power double leg takedown but Lloyd sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Tomson somewhat.
Lloyd displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jab from Lloyd.
A good leg kick by Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lloyd connects with a right hand. Tomson shakes it off.
Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Tomson slips the punch.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tomson.
Tomson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Tomson on the side of the head.
Tomson looks to score with a jab to the body but Lloyd is just out of range.
Lloyd lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd thows a left - swing and a miss!
Oooooh!!! Lloyd has knocked Tomson down with a huge combo! Lloyd steps away and waves a wobbly Tomson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Jericho Tomson has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A left lands for Lloyd.
Tomson ducks right into an uppercut from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands a leg kick that knocks Tomson off balance momentarily.
Tomson looks winded!
Tomson doesn't manage to clinch there - Lloyd circles away.
Lloyd lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Lloyd cracks Tomson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Tomson avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd lands with a kick to the temple. Tomson shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Tomson is rocked!
Oooooh!!! Lloyd has knocked Tomson down with a huge combo! Lloyd steps away and waves a wobbly Tomson back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Tomson is still on wobbly legs! Can Lloyd finish him?
Lloyd fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Tomson.
Tomson seems to have recovered his senses.
Tomson slips a jab and a cross from Lloyd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Tomson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Lloyd misses with a double jab.
Lloyd lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Lloyd is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Tomson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Tomson there as he acknowledges the shot.
A solid leg kick lands there for Lloyd.
Lloyd scores with a shot to the body.
Lloyd lands a nice hook to Tomson's body. Tomson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lloyd connects with a good right hand that stumbles Tomson. Tomson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lloyd tries to bum rush Tomson with a series of wild strikes but Tomson uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lloyd drops Tomson with a beautiful combination! Tomson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lloyd is looking for the KO!
Mike Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tomson circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Lloyd. Tomson falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Lloyd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Lloyd!
A very excited looking Mike Lloyd made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Lulla Palluza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Thower (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lulla Palluza has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
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164 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lulla Palluza!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Thower!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thower staying out of range there.
Palluza thows a body shot but no joy.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Palluza lands with a nice body punch.
Palluza swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Thower ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Palluza moves away.
Palluza has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Palluza stuns Thower with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Thower throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palluza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Palluza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palluza throws out a loose jab but Thower uses good head movement to avoid it.
Thower swinging wildly here.
Palluza misses with a wild body shot.
Palluza swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Palluza dodges the punch combination from Thower.
Palluza scores with a nice strike.
Palluza keeps the fight on the outside.
Palluza misses with a body shot.
Palluza throws a jab but it's blocked by Thower.
Palluza just misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thower clinches up against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Palluza.
Palluza manages to break the clinch.
Thower avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Palluza keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Thower.
Palluza misses with the combination.
A shot to the liver by Palluza. Beautiful body shot.
Thower on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lulla Palluza seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Thower tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Thower is looking to clinch but Palluza is avoiding it.
Thower tries a head kick but it misses.
A left and a right from Palluza both land. Nice combination.
Palluza thuds his right hand into Thower's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Thower slips a straight right by Palluza.
Thower staying out of range there.
Palluza thows a left - swing and a miss!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A decent looking cross lands there for Palluza.
Thower lands a nice shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palluza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thower was well out of range. Poor timing from Palluza.
Palluza thuds a left hand into Thower's body.
Thower throws a hook but Palluza blocks it.
Palluza lands a nice looking body shot.
Thower misses with a series of wild punches.
Palluza avoids a punch combination nicely.
Palluza lands a nice shot that snaps Thower's head back.
Palluza catches Thower with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A combination from Thower does no damage.
Thower ducks right into an uppercut from Palluza.
Palluza slips a jab and a cross from Thower.
Some wild striking there from Palluza.
Palluza just misses with a punch to the body.
Thower on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Thower tries to clinch but Palluza is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A punch combination from Thower misses.
Palluza paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Palluza throws a jab but it's blocked by Thower.
Palluza bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Thower throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Palluza.
Palluza swings for the body but Thower moves out of range.
Palluza throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Thower lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Palluza circles away quickly and effectively.
Palluza throws a shot from downtown. Thower moves away and avoids it.
Palluza throws a hook but Thower avoids it easily.
Palluza swats away the attempt to clinch by Thower.
Palluza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Palluza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thower was well out of range. Poor timing from Palluza.
Thower misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Palluza throws a shot to the body.
Palluza digs a good body shot into Thower's ribs.
Palluza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Palluza misses the jab.
Palluza checks the leg kick nicely there.
Palluza lands a slapping body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Thower lands a glancing blow to the side of Palluza's head.
Palluza throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Palluza lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Thower throws a sloppy head kick and Palluza moves out of range easily.
A nice combination there by Thower.
Palluza moves into range and connects with a jab.
Thower throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Palluza fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Thower manages to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Palluza. Thower does a little dance to reset his feet.
Thower swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Palluza misses with a hook to the body
and Palluza takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Palluza avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Palluza throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thower.
Palluza throws a jab when Thower was well out of range.
Palluza lands an overhand right.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lulla Palluza dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice defenses there by Thower.
Thower swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Palluza throws a jab when Thower was well out of range.
Palluza tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Thower was well out of range. Poor timing from Palluza.
Thower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palluza.
Thower throws a right and a left that Palluza avoids nicely.
Palluza listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Thower throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Palluza throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Thower throws a right hand that Palluza ducks under and follows up with a left that Palluza also avoids with ease.
Palluza defending well as Thower loads up on a big left hand.
Thower tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Palluza manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Palluza misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Thower.
Palluza misses the shot to the body.
The crowd cheers as Palluza lands an impressive looking overhand right. Thower doesn't seem phased though.
Some bone on bone action there as Palluza checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Thower uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Palluza.
Palluza misses with an uppercut.
Thower throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thower throws a right hand that Palluza ducks under and follows up with a left that Palluza also avoids with ease.
A combination from Thower does no damage.
Palluza thuds a left hand into Thower's body.
Palluza lands a right hook to the body.
Palluza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Palluza lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Thower at a distance.
Palluza misses the shot to the body.
Palluza defending well as Thower loads up on a big left hand.
Thower misses with a double jab
and Palluza cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Thower fails to land with a series of punches.
Palluza jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Thower misses with a series of wild punches.
Palluza throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Palluza swings for the body but Thower moves out of range.
A shot to the body from Palluza misses
and Thower counters with a left and a right that stings Palluza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice combination there by Palluza.
Palluza has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Palluza lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Thower is rocked!
Thower takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Thower is still on wobbly legs! Can Palluza finish him?
Palluza works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
It looks like Nick Thower has been cut.
Palluza drops Thower with a naaaaasty hook - Thower is in real trouble here! Palluza dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lulla Palluza!
Lulla Palluza seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson has chosen Akon - Sexy Bitch as his entrance music. On his way into the cage it seems that Mike Mein has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Mike Mein seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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209 lbs
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210 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Good chin |
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joey Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mein misses with a double jab.
Mein scores with a hook.
Mein tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mike Mein seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Anderson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mein to score with a decent uppercut.
Mein throws a jab but it's blocked by Anderson.
Mein throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Mein.
We've been told by Mein's head coaches at Synergy Fight Team (ACME) that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Mein misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mein throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Anderson on the side of the head.
Mein misses with a double jab
and Anderson counters with a nice body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mein works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mein connects with a right hand. Anderson shakes it off.
Anderson is rocked!
Mein misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to move into range but Mein moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Anderson is still on wobbly legs! Can Mein finish him?
A punch combination from Mein misses.
Mein throws a hook to the side of Anderson's head but Anderson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mein misses with a straight left.
Mein is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Mein misses with a straight left.
A punch combination from Mein misses.
The fighters circling - Mein throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mein swinging wildly here.
A big left from Anderson misses.
Anderson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Mein.
Mein looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Mein is breathing heavily.
A swing and a miss from Mein.
Mein throws a looping overhand right but Anderson ducks down to avoid it.
A slow jab from Mein misses its intended target.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Mein lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Anderson circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson seems to have recovered his senses.
Mein fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mein misses with a hook.
Mein throws a hook but Anderson blocks it.
Mein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A good leg kick by Anderson.
Anderson throws a body punch but Mein moves out of range.
A cross from Mein lands.
Anderson takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mein throws a series of punches but Anderson avoids them all with ease.
Mein is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Mein misses with a straight right.
Mein misses with a looping left.
Mein misses with a series of wild punches.
Mein throws a combination. Anderson tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Mike Mein is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anderson with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mein misses with a jab, cross combination.
Anderson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Anderson moves out of range of the strikes.
Mein scores with a three punch combo!
Anderson jabs Mein to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Mein falls off balance throwing a combination
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Mein was not able to check.
No joy there for Mein, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mein throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mein uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mein misses with a combination
and Anderson counters with a nice low kick that buckles Mein's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mein.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Mein throws the left hand but Anderson avoids the punch easily.
Mein throws a shot from downtown. Anderson moves away and avoids it.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Mein misses with a hook
and Anderson counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Mein swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Anderson counters with a good low kick that Mein was not able to check.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anderson gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Mein swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Mein dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Mein swinging wildly here.
Mein cracks Anderson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Mein tests Anderson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Anderson throws a lazy right hand but Mein sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Anderson defending well as Mein loads up on a big left hand.
Mein lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Anderson dodges the punch combination from Mein.
Mein walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Anderson drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Mein swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Anderson's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mike Mein!
In his post fight interview, Mike Mein started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Segundo Alejandro Prato (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Verush Manakain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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198 lbs
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190 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Segundo Alejandro Prato!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Verush Manakain!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab lands there for Manakain.
A big left from Manakain misses.
Manakain closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Prato closes the distance and clinches.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Prato tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Manakain blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Prato misses with a punch to the body.
Prato goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Manakain.
A head punch on the inside from Prato fails to land.
Manakain is trying to break the clinch but Prato is controlling him.
Manakain's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Prato tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Manakain's elbow.
Prato tries to break free but Manakain pushes him back against the cage.
Prato misses with the head strike.
Manakain has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Prato seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Manakain can turn it around.
Prato has a couple of punches blocked by Manakain.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prato misses with a punch to the body.
Prato lands a body shot.
Manakain blocks a body shot from Prato.
Prato tries to work over Manakain's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Prato lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Manakain blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Prato has Manakain pressed against the cage, preventing Manakain from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Prato working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Prato tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Prato misses with the head strike.
Manakain is looking to break free of the clinch but Prato has double underhooks.
Prato working aggressively here.
Prato gets through Manakain's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prato fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Prato breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Manakain throws out a leg kick but Prato moves out of range and Manakain only half commits.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Manakain swings widly with a right hand
and Prato counters with a takedown into side control.
This has been an exciting period of action!
An elbow from Prato crashes against the mat.
Prato goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Manakain rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Prato's guard! Nice work there by Manakain!
Prato is looking for a triangle but Manakain pushes his legs off easily.
Prato escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Manakain gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Manakain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manakain has managed to get both his arms back between Prato's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prato wants to sweep here but Manakain controlling him for the moment.
Prato has his foot on Manakain's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manakain works his way back into a safe position though.
Prato is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Manakain is aware though and is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Prato controlling the position.
Prato has a closed guard, preventing Manakain from standing up.
Prato has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Manakain can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Prato working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Manakain doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Manakain manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prato has his foot on Manakain's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Manakain works his way back into a safe position though.
Manakain got a little sloppy there for a moment and Prato has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Manakain has managed to get both his arms back between Prato's legs - danger averted.
Prato has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Manakain should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Prato has tightened it up now! Manakain should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Segundo Alejandro Prato!
Our winner, Segundo Alejandro Prato, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonas Andersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Green (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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168 lbs
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164 lbs
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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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonas Andersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Green!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Green has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Green there as he acknowledges the shot.
Andersson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Green napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Andersson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Green, who protects the arm well.
Andersson looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Andersson tries to score with some ground and pound. Green controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Green parries the strikes from Andersson easily there. Andersson is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Green to escape.
Green is trying to control Andersson's posture but Andersson avoids it.
Andersson looks up at the clock and then as Green takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Andersson smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Andersson cracks Green with a big right hand but Green just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andersson lands a decent elbow from side control.
Green is looking to regain half guard here but Andersson keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Andersson staying calm.
Green is trying to control Andersson's posture but Andersson avoids it.
Green is trying to improve his position.
Andersson takes a little break here. Green wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Green is trying to improve his position.
Green wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andersson cracks Green with a big right hand but Green just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Andersson lands a nice forearm strike.
Andersson working away.
Andersson trying to control the action but Green is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Green is looking to reverse the position.
Green regains half guard there - taking advantage of Andersson's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Andersson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Green doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Andersson.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Andersson slows the pace down in half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Andersson there.
Green is looking to improve his position.
Andersson slips a nice elbow through Green's hands, connecting with Green's forehead.
Andersson working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Green looking for submissions off his back.
Green won't allow Andersson to pass to mount.
Andersson content to control rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Green trying to control from the bottom.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Andersson lands a nice short elbow.
Andersson throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Andersson is trying for a kimura here. Green looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Andersson wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Jonas Andersson!
Jonas Andersson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Pettis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kweku Nsia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pettis comes to the cage accompanied by Showtime. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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155 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Pettis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kweku Nsia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nsia shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Nsia wants to control from the top but Pettis keeps moving.
Nsia postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pettis keeping full guard, as Nsia tries to pass.
Pettis scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Nsia throws a lazy head kick
enabling Pettis to counter with a crisp jab.
Nsia tries to clinch but Pettis moves out of range.
Pettis gets a clinch.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Pettis pushes Nsia up against the cage in a clinch.
Nsia blocks an elbow strike from Pettis.
Nsia fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nsia tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pettis just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pettis breaks the clinch.
Nsia fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Anthony Pettis has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kweku Nsia.
Nsia shoots for a double leg takedown but Pettis sprawls well. He's pushed Nsia's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Pettis scores with a hook.
Nsia takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pettis moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nsia shoots in but no luck this time.
Anthony Pettis is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pettis clinches up against the cage.
Pettis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Nsia lands a head kick!
Nsia's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Pettis connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Nsia scrambles back to his feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pettis lands with a shot to the body.
Nsia looks winded!
Pettis lands a right hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pettis scores with a jab to the jaw.
Nsia takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pettis moves into range and clinches up with Nsia.
Pettis breaks from the clinch.
Nsia takes a kick to the side of the head.
Pettis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Pettis drops Nsia with a beautiful combination! Nsia stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Pettis is looking for the KO!
Nsia is rocked!
Pettis feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! Nsia collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Anthony Pettis!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Anthony Pettis waved his t-shirt featuring Hellraiser FightGear's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade has chosen Eyes of a Ranger as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
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165 lbs
8 - 2 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Hoffman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McQuade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Hoffman.
McQuade throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
Hoffman throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Hoffman dips to his left and cracks McQuade with an uppercut!
McQuade looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
McQuade lands with a nice body punch.
McQuade uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McQuade but McQuade pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McQuade throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
McQuade misses with a head kick.
McQuade connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hoffman's hands.
McQuade drives through and clinches with Hoffman against the cage.
Hoffman is trying to break the clinch but McQuade is controlling him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McQuade misses with an elbow over the top.
McQuade looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Hoffman wants to break the clinch but can't.
Hoffman takes an elbow to the temple.
Hoffman has had enough of the clinch but McQuade keeps him there for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The fight stays on the outside here - McQuade looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Hoffman misses with a hook. McQuade ducked under it nicely.
McQuade scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hoffman in his tracks.
No joy there for McQuade, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McQuade is looking to land body kicks.
McQuade looking to land some kicks to the body here.
McQuade scores with a jab.
Hoffman is rocked!
Hoffman bobbing and weaving nicely... He's ducked under a jab and ducks again but ooooooh! McQuade comes at him with an uppercut from hell! Hoffman falls to the canvas, unconscious! This one is all over! Oh man, looking at the replay that was right on the button! Hoffman was out before he hit the floor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:40 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Booker McQuade!
Booker McQuade is the new lightweight champion!
Booker McQuade took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'Thanks for keeping the belt warm for me, Your true champion is back people!'.
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