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MFN 62: Cold White Silence PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Yuki Takano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Marshall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Marshall is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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BJJ White Belt
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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
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Amsterdam, Yuki Takano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Marshall!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Marshall manages to avoid it.
Marshall takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Marshall forces Takano back against the cage and clinches.
Marshall keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Takano's efforts to push away.
Marshall is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Takano avoiding damage.
Takano scores with an uppercut up the middle.
It looks like Ben Marshall has been cut.
A frustrated look appears on Takano's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Nice body punch from Takano - that landed with a thud.
Takano lands a left hand.
Marshall tightens his grip and picks Takano up, before dumping him to the ground. Takano manages to land in guard.
Marshall throws a strike but Takano rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Takano stays in close to Marshall's body and controls the position.
Marshall throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Takano controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marshall trying to control the position.
Takano got a little sloppy there for a moment and Marshall has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Takano has managed to get both his arms back between Marshall's legs - danger averted.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Takano controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Yuki Takano.
A left lands for Takano.
Marshall is rocked!
Takano connects with a single shot there.
Marshall is still on wobbly legs! Can Takano finish him?
Jab by Takano.
Marshall uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Takano.
Takano fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Takano lands a brutal uppercut that launches Marshall off his feet! Marshall tumbles to the floor, barely conscious - the referee jumps in to save him from a beating! Wow, what an ending!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:52 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Yuki Takano!
Yuki Takano very nearly forgot to thank Elite Canadian Threads amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Diego Davidov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elliott Stanley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanley has chosen Terror - One with the Underdogs as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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146 lbs
5 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Davidov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliott Stanley!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidov looks for a takedown but Stanley sprawls well.
Davidov shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Stanley counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Stanley lands a jab to the head.
Stanley will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Diego Davidov seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Davidov fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Davidov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Davidov tries to score a power double leg takedown but Stanley sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Davidov somewhat.
Stanley moves into the clinch.
Stanley has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Davidov clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Davidov is trapped and Stanley is scoring with shots to the head and body.
Stanley is remaining active here, looking for the choke. The more discerning members of the crowd will appreciate his efforts.
Davidov tries to roll but Stanley sticks to his back.
Davidov is working hard here to advance position.
Stanley looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanley is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Davidov. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Stanley has Davidov flattened out and is raining down punches.
Davidov is rocked!
Davidov rolls, trying to escape but Stanley keeps control of the position.
Stanley is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Davidov up.
Oh Davidov is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stanley throwing damaging strikes from the back! Davidov could be in trouble here!
Stanley scoring with big shots to the body. Davidov is looking for a way out. A despairing look towards the ref and the official steps in to stop the fight. Davidov was obviously done but didn't want to tap out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elliott Stanley!
In his post fight interview, Elliott Stanley gave a big smile as he said 'Fuck all of you 135lb losers. I'm gunning for the belt!'.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kaivo Huone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Randall Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Huone comes to the cage accompanied by RMB - Spring. Johnson has chosen Psycho - 50 Cent as his entrance music. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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143 lbs
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135 lbs
8 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Kaivo Huone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randall Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Huone missing with a left hand there. Johnson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Huone connects with a crisp jab.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Huone fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Johnson scores with a body shot.
Huone looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Huone lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Huone.
Johnson misses with a low kick as Huone jumps back.
Huone fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Johnson manages to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Huone misses
and Johnson counters by clinching up.
Huone stalling against the cage.
Huone has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
Huone gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Johnson.
Johnson tries to throw a body punch but Huone avoids it by throwing Johnson back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Huone is defending well against a takedown attempt.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Huone is pressed up against the cage. Johnson has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Huone down to the mat. Huone avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Kaivo Huone has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Randall Johnson.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Johnson takes a swing at Huone's ribcage but misses.
Huone throws a jab when Johnson was well out of range.
Huone connects with a body shot.
Huone punishes Johnson's body with a nice straight punch.
Johnson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Huone tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Huone.
Johnson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Huone counters with a left to the body.
Johnson drops his hands momentarily and Huone takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kaivo Huone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Huone just misses with a punch to the body.
Johnson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Huone paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Huone sprawls well. Huone wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Huone connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Johnson scrambles back to his feet.
Johnson is rocked!
Johnson throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Huone cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Johnson is still on wobbly legs! Can Huone finish him?
Huone gets a clinch.
Huone lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Huone.
Johnson has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Huone is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Huone lands with a right to the head.
Huone pushes Johnson against the cage. Huone is working some dirty boxing. Huone pushes off with a quick right hook! Johnson goes down! Johnson tries to stand but stumbles back to his kness! Huone moves in to finish and the ref steps in to prevent any more damage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kaivo Huone!
Our winner, Kaivo Huone, 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 Charles Clayton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Al Haddad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Clayton comes to the cage accompanied by Lose Yourself. Charles Clayton had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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163 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Charles Clayton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Elias Al Haddad!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Clayton thows a body shot but no joy.
Al Haddad moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Al Haddad on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Clayton does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Clayton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Al Haddad lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Clayton backs up against the cage.
Clayton misses the shot to the body.
Al Haddad rushes Clayton and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Al Haddad using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Clayton has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Clayton throws an elbow that misses.
Al Haddad tries to work over Clayton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Haddad misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Clayton has a couple of punches blocked by Al Haddad.
Al Haddad's coach down at Midnight MMA was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Al Haddad's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Al Haddad taking a breather.
Al Haddad lands a hook that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Al Haddad.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Al Haddad stalling.
Al Haddad lands a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clayton taking a breather.
Al Haddad wants to break the clinch but can't.
Clayton's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Al Haddad blocks an elbow strike from Clayton.
Clayton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Haddad is defending well for now.
Clayton creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Al Haddad lands a nice shot to the body.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Clayton blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Clayton displaying some good clinch control by pressing Al Haddad up against the cage.
Al Haddad pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Al Haddad darts in and clinches Clayton up against the cage.
Al Haddad breaks from the clinch.
Clayton is looking to land body kicks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Clayton manages to avoid it.
Clayton fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Al Haddad checks it well.
Al Haddad scores with a crisp jab that stopped Clayton in his tracks.
Al Haddad uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Clayton has time to react.
Al Haddad misses with a series of wild punches.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A solid body kick from Clayton.
Clayton shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Al Haddad sprawls well. Al Haddad wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Clayton gets slowly back to his feet.
Clayton takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Clayton swings for the body but Al Haddad moves out of range.
Al Haddad drives through and clinches with Clayton against the cage.
Al Haddad lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Clayton backwards.
Clayton trying to land knees to the body.
Al Haddad has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A knee to the head by Clayton.
A short left from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad is trying to force a seperation but Clayton has the dominant position.
Al Haddad pushes Clayton back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Al Haddad working hard to break the clinch.
Al Haddad looking to stall.
Clayton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Haddad is defending well for now.
Al Haddad taking a breather.
Clayton looking for a takedown.
Al Haddad looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Al Haddad creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Al Haddad is trying to break the clinch but Clayton has him pressed against the cage.
Al Haddad blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Al Haddad can't find room to land a body shot as Clayton controls the action.
Clayton prevents a body shot from Al Haddad.
Clayton blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad can't find room to land a body shot as Clayton controls the action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Al Haddad.
Clayton being controlled against the cage.
Clayton is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Clayton is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Al Haddad is defending well for now.
Al Haddad tries a knee to the head but Clayton blocks it.
Al Haddad presses Clayton against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Clayton misses with a knee to the head.
Clayton tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Al Haddad avoids it.
Clayton missing with knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Clayton unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Al Haddad blocks the elbow strike.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Al Haddad.
Clayton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Al Haddad avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Al Haddad tries to bum rush Clayton with a series of wild strikes but Clayton uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Al Haddad lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Al Haddad scores with a hook.
Al Haddad closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Al Haddad takes the fight into the clinch.
Al Haddad tries to circle away but Clayton has him pinned against the cage.
Al Haddad managing to block the knees to the body from Clayton.
Clayton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Al Haddad misses with a body punch.
Al Haddad tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Clayton tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Al Haddad's elbow.
Al Haddad lands a shot to the body.
Clayton can't find room to land a body shot as Al Haddad controls the action.
Clayton lands an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Al Haddad struggles to land a body shot inside as Clayton controls his hands.
Al Haddad can't find room to land a body shot as Clayton controls the action.
Al Haddad tries to work over Clayton's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Al Haddad taking a breather.
Clayton leaning against his opponent.
Clayton tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Clayton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Al Haddad.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad manages to break the clinch.
Clayton checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Al Haddad thuds his right hand into Clayton's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Clayton takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Al Haddad motions for Clayton to come forward. Al Haddad throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Al Haddad swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Al Haddad.
Sloppy strikes from Al Haddad. Those never looked like landing.
Clayton bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Al Haddad taking a bit of punishment here - Clayton scoring with strikes.
Al Haddad looks to move to half guard but instead Clayton has passed into mount! Damn!
Al Haddad really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Clayton. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Al Haddad gets back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Clayton wants to lay and pray for a moment but Al Haddad keeps working.
Al Haddad has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Clayton is working away from the top position though.
Clayton slows the pace down in half guard.
Al Haddad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton prevents Al Haddad from improving his position.
Clayton scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Clayton wants to pass the guard but Al Haddad is defending well.
Clayton lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Clayton stops Al Haddad from getting back to his feet.
Al Haddad wants to control but Clayton is keeping busy.
Clayton has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Clayton is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Al Haddad is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Al Haddad is not content to let Clayton control the position.
Clayton is looking to advance position but Al Haddad won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Haddad is pressing down on Clayton's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Al Haddad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Clayton misses with a straight left.
Al Haddad keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Clayton shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Al Haddad is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Al Haddad tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Al Haddad is trying to control but can't.
Al Haddad won't allow Clayton to pass to mount.
Al Haddad tries to get to full guard but Clayton has control of the leg.
Al Haddad moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clayton postures up.
Clayton trying to control the position from guard on top but Al Haddad is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A punch combination from Al Haddad misses.
Al Haddad lands with a nice combination. Clayton backs away looking to recover.
Al Haddad connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Clayton checks a low kick from Al Haddad.
Al Haddad lands the left hand.
Al Haddad lands with an overhand left.
Elias Al Haddad seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Clayton avoids the head kick by Al Haddad.
Charles Clayton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clayton throws out a loose jab but Al Haddad uses good head movement to avoid it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Clayton. Al Haddad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Al Haddad swings and misses with a shot to the body
so Clayton counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Al Haddad looking to hit a scissor sweep but Clayton is one step ahead there.
Al Haddad wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Clayton manages to pass to side control.
Clayton is trying to control the action in half guard but Al Haddad is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clayton is really struggling to control Al Haddad but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Al Haddad trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clayton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Al Haddad is squirming around, avoiding Clayton's attempts to control the action.
Clayton in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Clayton trying to control but Al Haddad is having none of it.
Clayton lands a big shot there that rocks Al Haddad but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Clayton looking to finish Al Haddad with some ground and pound. This is bad for Al Haddad!
Clayton lands a big elbow.
Clayton prevents Al Haddad from getting the reversal.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Clayton looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Al Haddad tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Clayton looking to control but Al Haddad is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Clayton looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Charles Clayton has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The referee warns Al Haddad that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Al Haddad wants to hold on but Clayton pushes him away.
Charles Clayton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Al Haddad is trying to stand up.
Elias Al Haddad is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Al Haddad is squirming around, avoiding Clayton's attempts to control the action.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Clayton raining down shots from the mount!
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Clayton showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Al Haddad has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Al Haddad!
After the big win, Elias Al Haddad made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Derick Sprole (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Pierre Lemieux (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sprole's entrance music is Youre Gonna Go Far, Kid. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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142 lbs
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140 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Derick Sprole!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Lemieux!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sprole gets tackled into the cage by Lemieux. Lemieux maintains the clinch.
Sprole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lemieux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lemieux successfully pulls guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Lemieux is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Sprole is controlling him.
Sprole trying to control but Lemieux is working from the bottom.
Lemieux is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Lemieux is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Sprole trying to control the position from guard on top but Lemieux is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lemieux looking for a sweep. Not yet Lemieux, not yet.
We're going to have a standup here because Derick Sprole wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Lemieux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Sprole with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lemieux taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sprole is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lemieux stalling.
Lemieux lands a good knee to the midsection. Sprole won't want to take too many of those.
The referee calls for Lemieux to work.
Lemieux lands a good knee to the midsection. Sprole won't want to take too many of those.
Sprole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lemieux breaks the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Sprole looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lemieux instigates a clinch.
Sprole using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Lemieux has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Sprole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sprole with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lemieux has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. So far he's outscoring his opponent in the clinch so it seems to have been worthwhile.
Lemieux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sprole scores a nice knee to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Sprole throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lemieux ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Lemieux no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Lemieux is trying to keep Sprole in close.
Sprole wanted to stand there but Lemieux had control of the position.
Lemieux keeping moving, preventing Sprole from controlling successfully.
Lemieux controlling the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Sprole won't allow Lemieux to sweep him here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sprole tries to clinch but Lemieux moves out of range.
Lemieux gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Lemieux is stalling here.
The crowd are getting on Lemieux's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
An inside leg kick from Lemieux misses.
Lemieux looking to score a takedown here. Sprole is defending well but Lemieux drives through and ends up in Sprole's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lemieux working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Sprole not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Lemieux throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sprole works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Lemieux throwing strikes but missing.
Sprole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Sprole on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sprole tries to get out of the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemieux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Lemieux wants to control from the top but Sprole keeps moving.
Lemieux postures up in Sprole's guard and throws a big left but Sprole blocks it.
Lemieux showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemieux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lemieux accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Sprole swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sprole preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Lemieux dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Nice takedown defense from Sprole. No joy for Lemieux on that attempt.
Lemieux moves into the clinch successfully.
Sprole taking a breather.
Lemieux is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sprole is defending well for now.
Lemieux lands a knee to the head.
Sprole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sprole as Lemieux tries to tie him up.
Lemieux pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Sprole tries to stall but Lemieux uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lemieux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sprole avoids it.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole tries to land knees in the clinch but Lemieux avoids the damage to the body.
Sprole looking to slow down the pace here.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lemieux avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux missing with knees to the body.
Sprole misses with a knee to the head.
Sprole managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sprole managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
Lemieux landing knees to the body.
Sprole avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Lemieux avoids it.
Lemieux looking to throw knees to the head but Sprole is blocking nicely.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks with his arms.
Lemieux lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Lemieux tries to land knees in the clinch but Sprole avoids the damage to the body.
Sprole with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lemieux taking a breather.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Lemieux as Sprole tries to tie him up.
I was talking to Sprole's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Sprole trying to land knees to the body.
Lemieux tries to land knees in the clinch but Sprole avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux tries to stall but Sprole uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Lemieux breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sprole misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Lemieux avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lemieux shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sprole as he avoids it easily.
Lemieux closes the distance and clinches.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sprole misses with a knee to the head.
Sprole avoids the elbow strike from Lemieux, against the cage.
Sprole tries to land knees in the clinch but Lemieux avoids the damage to the body.
Lemieux crunches a lovely knee into Sprole's ribcage.
Lemieux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sprole.
Lemieux tries to pull guard but Sprole won't allow it.
Derick Sprole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Lemieux.
Sprole is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Lemieux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux stalling in the clinch.
Sprole throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Lemieux blocks an elbow strike.
Sprole avoiding damage as Lemieux throws knees to the body.
Lemieux trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sprole.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sprole as Lemieux tries to tie him up.
Sprole landing knees to the head.
Lemieux decides to pull guard.
Lemieux wants to sweep here but Sprole controlling him for the moment.
Sprole wants to control from the top but Lemieux keeps moving.
Sprole preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sprole is fighting to break Lemieux's control of his arms but Lemieux is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Lemieux wants to stand and escape but Sprole is having none of it.
Lemieux really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sprole. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Derick Sprole wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Lemieux has managed to clinch.
Sprole unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lemieux takes an elbow to the temple.
Lemieux takes a knee right on the jaw!
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemieux manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Lemieux wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Sprole is now in half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sprole throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sprole content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Lemieux is trying to stand back up but Sprole is controlling him
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Lemieux showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Lemieux shoots in and drives through. Sprole sprawls well.
Lemieux has closed the distance and engaged Sprole in a clinch.
Lemieux wants a takedown.
Lemieux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sprole.
Sprole managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
Sprole stalling in the clinch but Lemieux improves position.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Pierre Lemieux seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sprole misses with an elbow over the top.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Sprole missing with knees to the body.
Sprole scores with a knee to the head.
Sprole lands a nice elbow.
Sprole is looking to control Lemieux's arms but Lemieux gets an underhook and turns him. Now Sprole has his back to the cage.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks with his arms.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lemieux scores with a knee to the head.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lemieux.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lemieux takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Lemieux misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Sprole.
Lemieux landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sprole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lemieux blocks it with crossed arms.
Sprole is trying to stall.
Lemieux tries to land a knee to the head but Sprole blocks with his arms.
Lemieux blocks the elbow strike.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Sprole just misses with a elbow thrown towards Lemieux's brow.
Lemieux holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Sprole throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Lemieux blocks it with crossed arms.
Lemieux takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lemieux utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sprole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
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!
Lemieux managing to block the knees to the body from Sprole.
Lemieux stalling the fight.
Sprole tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lemieux tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sprole avoids it.
Lemieux scores a nice knee to the body.
Sprole looking to throw knees to the head but Lemieux is blocking nicely.
Knees to the body from Lemieux.
Sprole being controlled against the cage.
Sprole looking to throw knees to the head but Lemieux is blocking nicely.
Lemieux pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lemieux has managed to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sprole being controlled against the cage.
Sprole creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sprole managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
Sprole looking to throw knees to the head but Lemieux is blocking nicely.
Lemieux with a knee to the head.
Sprole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sprole lands an elbow inside.
Sprole swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Lemieux obliges.
Sprole missing with knees to the body.
Lemieux missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Sprole.
Lemieux landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lemieux fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Derick Sprole has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Derick Sprole has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Pierre Lemieux.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sprole managing to block the knees to the body from Lemieux.
Lemieux looking to throw knees to the head but Sprole is blocking nicely.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sprole misses with a knee to the head.
Sprole tries to land a knee to the head but Lemieux blocks with his arms.
Sprole on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Lemieux.
Lemieux with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Pierre Lemieux is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Sprole looking to throw knees to the head but Lemieux is blocking nicely.
Sprole pushes off an throws an elbow but Lemieux leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sprole blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lemieux blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lemieux lands a good knee to the midsection. Sprole won't want to take too many of those.
Lemieux scores a nice knee to the body.
Lemieux is pushing Sprole up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pierre Lemieux comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lemieux has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pierre Lemieux!
Pierre Lemieux gave a mention to Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Myers Hockles (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Oliver has chosen Enter Sandman-Metallica as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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22
157 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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30
161 lbs
9 - 6 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent MT
Cardio machine |
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Brawler
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Myers Hockles!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Oliver!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver misses with a takedown attempt
and Hockles counters with a nice leg kick.
Oliver shoots in for a double leg but Hockles sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Oliver with a poor takedown
and Hockles counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Myers Hockles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Oliver.
Hockles clinches up against the cage.
Hockles tries to land knees in the clinch but Oliver avoids the damage to the body.
Hockles is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Hockles breaks the clinch.
Hockles clinches up against the cage.
Hockles stalls.
Oliver successfully pulls guard.
Oliver wants to sweep here but Hockles controlling him for the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hockles has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Oliver is proving hard to escape from.
Hockles has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Hockles throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Oliver works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hockles sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Hockles wants to stand but Oliver is controlling his posture from full guard.
Hockles won't allow Oliver to sweep him here.
Oliver has a closed guard, preventing Hockles from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver is trying to keep Hockles in close.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Oliver tries to close the distance and clinch but Hockles swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Oliver fails with the takedown.
Oliver shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hockles counters with a big head kick but Oliver shrugs it off.
Oliver shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hockles as he avoids it easily.
Oliver fails to land the takedown.
Oliver throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Hockles.
Hockles circles away from the clinch attempt
and Hockles counters with a solid body kick.
Oliver looks winded!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hockles looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Oliver fails with the takedown
and Hockles counters by clinching up.
Hockles pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Oliver shoots in and bounces Hockles off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Hockles lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Oliver!
Hockles prevents Oliver from getting the reversal.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hockles lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Hockles wants to control the pace but Oliver is squirming around nicely.
Oliver is in a horrible position here. Hockles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hockles cracks Oliver with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Oliver taking shots to the head.
Oliver is in a horrible position here. Hockles smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Hockles content just to control the position here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hockles tries to control but Oliver wriggling away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Myers Hockles dominated that round.
That's time! Hockles's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A head kick by Oliver misses
and Hockles counters with a nice uppercut.
Oliver is looking to clinch.
Oliver avoids the head kick by Hockles.
Oliver shoots in and drives through. Hockles sprawls well.
Hockles feints and then cracks Oliver's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Oliver down.
Oliver throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Oliver shoots in and drives through. Hockles sprawls well.
Oliver is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hockles sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Myers Hockles has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ray Oliver.
Hockles throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Whack! Hockles lands a heavy head kick that drops Oliver. The ref tackles Hockles to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Oliver was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Myers Hockles!
After winning the bout, Myers Hockles 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Urijah Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tony Grecko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Faber comes to the cage accompanied by Choke - Red Jumpsuit Apparatus. 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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141 lbs
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23
140 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Urijah Faber!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Tony Grecko!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Faber's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Grecko connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Faber scrambles back to his feet.
Grecko lands with a good body shot.
Grecko lands with a kick to the temple. Faber shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Grecko shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Faber misses with a left hand
and Grecko counters by clinching up.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Grecko.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber trying to stall but Grecko improves his position.
Grecko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Grecko displaying some good clinch control by pressing Faber up against the cage.
Faber jumps guard but Grecko stands there with Faber around his waist. Faber gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Grecko is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is trying to stall.
Grecko is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Faber can't fight it off and eventually Grecko manages to take the fight to the floor. Faber looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Faber bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Grecko's guard.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Grecko is keeping the position.
Grecko is trying to control the position but Faber postures up.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
Grecko wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber tries to free his leg and advance position but Grecko is retaining full guard.
Faber trying to control but Grecko is working from the bottom.
Faber preventing the sweep.
Grecko manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Faber manages to get himself to full guard.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Faber is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Faber trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Grecko gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Faber is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Faber not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Faber manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Grecko manages to get himself to full guard.
Grecko looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Faber puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Grecko is trying to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
Grecko is trying to get back to full guard.
Faber is pressing down on Grecko's thigh, looking to free his foot. Grecko is holding on for now.
Faber seems to be looking for submissions.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Grecko trying to get back to full guard but Faber takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Grecko is squirming around, avoiding Faber's attempts to control the action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tony Grecko will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Grecko throws a jab when Faber was well out of range.
Tony Grecko seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grecko tries to land a front kick but Faber steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Grecko walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Faber checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Faber throws a good cross that connects.
Grecko tries to sprawl but Faber drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Faber is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Grecko doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Faber.
Grecko tries to get to full guard but Faber has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Faber is trying to work for a kimura but Grecko is defending well.
Grecko makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Grecko.
Grecko looking to control.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Grecko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Grecko keeping full guard, as Faber tries to pass.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Grecko is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Grecko looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Grecko bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Faber's guard.
Grecko works over Faber with some ground and pound from guard.
Grecko is stalling in the full guard.
Faber had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Grecko defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber keeping moving, preventing Grecko from controlling successfully.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Grecko pushes his legs off easily.
Grecko stopping the sweep attempt from Faber.
Grecko looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Faber looking to hit a scissor sweep but Grecko is one step ahead there.
Grecko trying to move into half guard but instead Faber has managed to sweep!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Grecko trying to control from Faber's half guard. Faber has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Urijah Faber will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Grecko throws out a leg kick but Faber moves out of range and Grecko only half commits.
Grecko pushes Faber up against the cage in a clinch.
Grecko gets through Faber's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Grecko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Grecko throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Fabers head.
Grecko working aggressively here.
Grecko scores with a nice hook to the head.
Grecko misses with a body punch.
A short left from Grecko.
A head punch on the inside from Grecko fails to land.
Grecko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Faber wants a takedown but no success here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grecko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grecko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Grecko.
Grecko pulls guard effortlessly.
Faber trying to control but Grecko is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Faber trying to control but Grecko is working from the bottom.
Faber passes Grecko's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Grecko keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Faber is working for a submission of some sort.
Grecko felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grecko controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Grecko manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Faber drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Grecko dives on top into guard.
Faber is looking for a triangle but Grecko pushes his legs off easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grecko throwing strikes from guard but Faber blocks nicely.
Grecko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Faber looking to control.
Faber lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Grecko!
Grecko wants to control but Faber is having none of it.
Grecko is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grecko wants to hold on but Faber pushes him away.
Grecko is looking to improve his position but Faber isn't that keen on the idea.
Faber is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Grecko can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
Faber with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Grecko is trying desperately to improve position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grecko slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tony Grecko comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Grecko has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tony Grecko!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Pele Fusuaga (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Craig Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: The High Road. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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148 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Pele Fusuaga!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fusuaga throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Anderson.
Fusuaga misses with an uppercut.
Anderson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Nice uppercut there from Fusuaga.
Fusuaga moves out of range of the body kick.
Anderson tries to land a front kick but Fusuaga steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Pele Fusuaga seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fusuaga lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Craig Anderson has been cut.
A jab from Fusuaga misses.
Fusuaga blocks a head kick by Anderson.
Fusuaga throws an off balance right hand
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anderson is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Fusuaga defends it well.
Fusuaga is staying active underneath Anderson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fusuaga wants to get back to full guard but Anderson has passed into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to get an arm triangle but Fusuaga is defending well.
Anderson has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Fusuaga is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Anderson yanks on the arm and Fusuaga is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Anderson.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Craig Anderson!
Craig Anderson took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Olivier Levasseur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anton Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuivanen has chosen Kanye West - POWER as his entrance music. Anton Kuivanen has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Olivier Levasseur's chin.
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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
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier Levasseur!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Anton Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Levasseur is defended easily by Kuivanen.
Kuivanen misses with a takedown attempt
and Levasseur counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Levasseur throwing strikes from guard but Kuivanen blocks nicely.
Levasseur working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Levasseur drops back, looking for a kneebar! Kuivanen looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Kuivanen looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Kuivanen!
Levasseur tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kuivanen wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Kuivanen is looking to take a break and control but Levasseur is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Levasseur is looking for a sweep.
Kuivanen working away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kuivanen stands up and beckons Levasseur to his feet.
Levasseur will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Levasseur moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Kuivanen misses with a two punch combination.
Kuivanen looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Levasseur!
Kuivanen working away.
Levasseur gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Kuivanen stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Levasseur swats away the attempt to clinch by Kuivanen.
No luck for Kuivanen with that takedown attempt.
Kuivanen lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Levasseur circles away quickly and effectively.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Kuivanen lands but Levasseur takes it in his stride.
Levasseur shoots in and bounces Kuivanen off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Levasseur throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kuivanen works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet but Levasseur passes into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet.
Levasseur thows a huge punch but Kuivanen dodges it nicely.
Levasseur landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
We've been hearing that Levasseur has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Kuivanen is trying to stand up here but Levasseur is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur wants to pass to mount but Kuivanen is defending the position.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet.
Levasseur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Levasseur is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Kuivanen defends it well.
Kuivanen is trying to stand.
Levasseur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuivanen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuivanen tries to kick Levasseur off but Levasseur keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Levasseur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Levasseur missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Levasseur throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Levasseur moves nicely into side control.
Kuivanen is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Levasseur has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Levasseur throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Kuivanen dodges the ground and pound from Levasseur.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levasseur stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuivanen throws a push kick but Levasseur slaps the foot to one side.
Kuivanen looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Levasseur dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kuivanen throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Levasseur's waist but Levasseur gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kuivanen off to one side.
Levasseur stuffs the takedown.
Kuivanen throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Olivier Levasseur is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kuivanen gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Levasseur to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Levasseur postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Levasseur postures up and lands a big shot to Kuivanen's brow.
Kuivanen manages to wriggle out and sneak his way back up to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched up against the cage.
Kuivanen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Levasseur tries to pull guard but Kuivanen holds him up against the cage and eventually Levasseur drops back down to his feet.
Kuivanen's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Decent striking displayed by Levasseur there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuivanen goes for a double leg but Levasseur avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Levasseur continues to drive forward.
Olivier Levasseur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Kuivanen.
Levasseur tries to score a body lock takedown but Kuivanen shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kuivanen breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Levasseur moves out of range of the strikes.
Levasseur shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Levasseur showed some decent athleticism there.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet.
Levasseur seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Levasseur not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kuivanen pushes Levasseur off looking to stand but Levasseur dives back in and keeps control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Levasseur missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Levasseur is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Levasseur is looking to take a break and control but Kuivanen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuivanen is trying to stand up here but Levasseur is controlling him well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ground and pound from Levasseur.
Kuivanen is refusing to be controlled, as Levasseur sits in half guard.
Levasseur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Levasseur sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kuivanen defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur drops an elbow to the side of Kuivanen's head.
Olivier Levasseur overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Levasseur seems to be working for a kimura but Kuivanen defends the submission attempt.
Kuivanen tries to kick Levasseur off but Levasseur keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Levasseur thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kuivanen pushes Levasseur off but Levasseur dives into side control.
Levasseur throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Levasseur sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Kuivanen is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Levasseur prevents Kuivanen from escaping the position.
Levasseur landing strikes.
Kuivanen is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Levasseur asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kuivanen is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kuivanen keeps working.
Levasseur creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Kuivanen sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Levasseur throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Kuivanen works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Kuivanen blocking the ground and pound attempt from Levasseur.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice strikes from Levasseur there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Levasseur not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kuivanen is trying to stand up here but Levasseur is controlling him well.
Levasseur throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olivier Levasseur dominated that second round.
That's time! Levasseur's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Kuivanen fails with a takedown attempt.
Levasseur tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kuivanen sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Levasseur somewhat.
Levasseur shoots for a takedown but Kuivanen saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Levasseur stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Levasseur wants it to stay on the feet.
Kuivanen shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Levasseur as he jumps to the side.
Olivier Levasseur has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Anton Kuivanen.
Kuivanen tries for a takedown but Levasseur circles away easily
and Levasseur counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Levasseur.
Levasseur throws a big elbow that misses.
Kuivanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuivanen takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kuivanen avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Kuivanen utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Levasseur works over Kuivanen with some ground and pound from guard.
Levasseur wants to control from the top but Kuivanen keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levasseur lands a couple of digs.
Levasseur won't allow Kuivanen to get back to his feet.
Kuivanen is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Levasseur throwing strikes but missing.
Levasseur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kuivanen keeping moving, preventing Levasseur from controlling successfully.
Levasseur with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur throwing strikes but missing.
Levasseur throws a strike but Kuivanen rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Levasseur escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Kuivanen gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Levasseur throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Kuivanen avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Anton Kuivanen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kuivanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Levasseur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuivanen working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kuivanen landing with the ground and pound.
Levasseur has his foot on Kuivanen's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kuivanen works his way back into a safe position though.
Kuivanen trying to control the position from guard on top but Levasseur is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kuivanen is looking to stand up but Levasseur won't let him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levasseur had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Kuivanen defends it easily.
Kuivanen stopping the sweep attempt from Levasseur.
Levasseur is working hard here to advance position.
Levasseur is looking for a triangle but Kuivanen pushes his legs off easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuivanen postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Levasseur is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Kuivanen, into his guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Olivier Levasseur showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Levasseur, 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Olivier Levasseur!
A very excited looking Olivier Levasseur 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 Cael Shaughnessy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Spezza (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shaughnessy comes to the cage accompanied by I Against I - Massive Attack & Mos Def. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cael Shaughnessy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Spezza!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shaughnessy ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spezza moves away.
Shaughnessy avoids the head kick by Spezza.
Spezza misses with a low kick.
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Shaughnessy digs a good hook to Spezza's body.
A jab from Shaughnessy misses.
Shaughnessy ducks under a wild hook from Spezza.
Shaughnessy throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Spezza avoids the body shot from Shaughnessy.
Spezza thows a left - swing and a miss!
Cael Shaughnessy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A swing and a miss from Spezza.
Shaughnessy throws a series of punches but Spezza moves out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Shaughnessy. Those never looked like landing.
Spezza moves forwards but Shaughnessy connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Spezza jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Spezza connects with a jab.
Shaughnessy misses with a body shot
and Spezza counters with a nice uppercut.
Shaughnessy jabs Spezza to the body, keeping him at a distance.
A shot to the liver by Shaughnessy. Beautiful body shot.
Shaughnessy is looking to wear down Spezza with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Shaughnessy moves out of range of the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spezza ducks under a wild hook from Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy throws a shot to the body.
Spezza connects with a jab.
Shaughnessy lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Spezza circles away quickly and effectively.
Shaughnessy slips a jab from Spezza.
Spezza takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Shaughnessy throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Shaughnessy misses with a few strikes there.
Spezza misses with a few strikes there.
Spezza cracks Shaughnessy with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Spezza defending well as Shaughnessy loads up on a big left hand.
Spezza with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Spezza moves out of range.
Shaughnessy misses with a wild combination.
Shaughnessy ducks under a wild hook from Spezza.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaughnessy ducks under a wild hook from Spezza.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spezza misses with a series of wild punches.
Shaughnessy scores with a one two! Spezza had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Spezza connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Shaughnessy momentarily.
Shaughnessy swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shaughnessy throws a right and a left that Spezza avoids nicely.
Spezza works the jab nicely.
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Spezza does a little dance to reset his feet.
Spezza throws a jab when Shaughnessy was well out of range.
Shaughnessy wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Shaughnessy lands with a nice body punch.
A telegraphed right hand from Spezza misses the target.
Spezza tried to score with a low kick but Shaughnessy checks it.
Spezza misses with a straight right.
Spezza drops his hands momentarily and Shaughnessy takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Shaughnessy throws a body punch but Spezza moves out of range.
Spezza moves out of range as Shaughnessy strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shaughnessy thows a body shot but no joy.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Spezza moves out of range.
Shaughnessy throws a leg kick but Spezza sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Spezza throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Spezza lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shaughnessy keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Spezza.
A slow jab from Shaughnessy misses its intended target.
Spezza shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Spezza pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shaughnessy tries to move into range but Spezza moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Shaughnessy lands with a straight right. Spezza didn't see that one coming.
A jab lands there for Shaughnessy.
Shaughnessy looks to score with a jab to the body but Spezza is just out of range.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Spezza moves out of range.
Shaughnessy scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Shaughnessy loads up on a big right hand but Spezza slips the punch.
Shaughnessy blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shaughnessy connects with a body shot that sends Spezza's belly button to the back.
Shaughnessy rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Spezza moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Shaughnessy throws a right hand that Spezza ducks under and follows up with a left that Spezza also avoids with ease.
Shaughnessy just misses with a punch to the body.
Spezza misses with an uppercut. Shaughnessy saw that one coming.
Shaughnessy takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A punch combination from Shaughnessy misses.
A punch combination from Shaughnessy misses.
Spezza pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Nice uppercut there from Spezza.
Shaughnessy throws a hook but Spezza avoids it easily.
Spezza drops Shaughnessy with a beautiful combination! Shaughnessy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Spezza is looking for the KO!
Shaughnessy is rocked!
Shaughnessy throws a hook to the side of Spezza's head but Spezza sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Oh Shaughnessy is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Spezza misses with an uppercut. Shaughnessy saw that one coming.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Shaughnessy. Spezza does a little dance to reset his feet.
A punch lands to the side of Shaughnessy 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Shaughnessy swings for the body but Spezza moves out of range.
Spezza moves in close and cracks Shaughnessy with a massive right hand! Shaughnessy, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Spezza!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Spezza!
Jason Spezza very nearly forgot to thank Vandal Fight Boutique & Laundry amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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