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UPF 28: Cormeir vs Michalek PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Time Bang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Juha Kuivanen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Time Bang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Juha Kuivanen!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bang darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet.
Bang working the head and body with strikes.
Kuivanen is trying to stand up here but Bang is controlling him well.
Bang thows a huge punch but Kuivanen dodges it nicely.
Bang missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Ground and pound from Bang.
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!
Kuivanen looks like he's trying to stand up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuivanen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kuivanen is trying to stand back up but Bang is controlling him
Bang working over Kuivanen with some ground and pound. Kuivanen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bang thows a huge punch but Kuivanen dodges it nicely.
Bang winds up and cracks Kuivanen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Kuivanen is rocked!
Bang throwing shots but Kuivanen is blocking nicely.
Kuivanen wants to get back to his feet.
Bang scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Bang looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Kuivanen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bang working the head and body with strikes.
Kuivanen is still in real trouble! Can Bang finish him?
Bang working Kuivanen over with strikes.
Bang lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bang unloads with some huge strikes here! Kuivanen is out! Bang wins by brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Time Bang!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Greg Giraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Esteban Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Scott is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Scotty Doesn't Know. Esteban Scott will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Giraldo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Esteban Scott!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scott keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Scott misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Scott misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Scott shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Giraldo is trying to defend but Scott finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Scott works his way into full mount!
Scott moves to back control.
Scott gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giraldo won't enjoy being in this position. Scott looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Giraldo is tapping - it's over boys! Scott picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Esteban Scott!
Our winner, Esteban Scott, 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.
In defeat, Greg Giraldo stepped up to the mic, saying 'Well shit.'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Damian Grabowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Balrog (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Balrog has chosen DMX Intro as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Damian Grabowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Balrog!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Balrog avoids the head kick by Grabowski.
Damian Grabowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grabowski misses with a wild body shot.
Left hook, right uppercut from Grabowski.
Grabowski takes one to the side of the head.
Grabowski is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Balrog.
A looping hook to the body misses from Balrog. Grabowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Balrog connects with a jab.
Balrog lands a nice hook to Grabowski's body. Grabowski takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Balrog stuffs the takedown attempt from Grabowski. Grabowski gets slowly back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Balrog catches Grabowski with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
A big left from Balrog misses.
Grabowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Balrog lands a nice shot to the body.
Grabowski throws out a leg kick but Balrog moves out of range and Grabowski only half commits.
Balrog connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Nice sprawl there from Balrog as Grabowski shoots in.
Balrog connects with a looping right hand.
Grabowski moves forwards but Balrog connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Grabowski wants to slow Balrog down by chopping away at his legs.
Mike Balrog is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Balrog lands.
Balrog ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Balrog's jab looks to have found its range, popping Grabowski under the eye.
Grabowski looks to land a left hand but Balrog moved out of range nicely.
Balrog tests Grabowski's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Balrog keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Damian Grabowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Balrog lands a left and a right that send Grabowski crashing to the mat, dazed. Balrog thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Grabowski is rocked!
It looks like Damian Grabowski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Balrog lands hard precision jab right on the jaw that stiffens Grabowski up and sends him tumbling to the mat! The ref grabs Balrog from behind before he can pounce. Some folks in the crowd didn't like that stoppage, but I saw Grabowski's eyes roll way back in his head, he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Balrog!
A victorious Mike Balrog thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Brian McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alex Gonzales (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McCarthy comes to the cage accompanied by Here I Go Again. Alex Gonzales will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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BJJ Blue 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
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian McCarthy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Alex Gonzales!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy clinches up against the cage.
McCarthy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy trying to stall but Gonzales improves his position.
McCarthy connects with a knee to the head.
McCarthy misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gonzales avoiding damage as McCarthy throws knees to the body.
Gonzales has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McCarthy uses from the top position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
McCarthy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
McCarthy pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gonzales is keeping the position for now.
McCarthy might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gonzales trying to keep a closed guard but McCarthy is proving a slippery customer.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzales tries to land a sweep but no joy.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales looking for a guillotine here but McCarthy defends easily.
McCarthy wants to control from the top but Gonzales keeps moving.
Gonzales is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McCarthy wants to improve his position but Gonzales is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Gonzales trying to control the action but McCarthy is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Alex Gonzales wasn't active enough on the ground.
McCarthy scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gonzales throws a right and a left that both miss.
Gonzales moves in looking to clinch but McCarthy pushes him off.
McCarthy throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gonzales.
McCarthy misses with a series of wild punches.
Brian McCarthy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
McCarthy stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and McCarthy wants it to stay on the feet.
McCarthy instigates a clinch.
McCarthy misses with a knee strike.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as McCarthy takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Our sources have told us that McCarthy has been working on his elbows in the gym.
Gonzales lands a takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
McCarthy manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gonzales manages to get himself to full guard.
Gonzales is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gonzales has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but McCarthy can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McCarthy not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Brian McCarthy will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
McCarthy closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
McCarthy throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Gonzales blocks it with crossed arms.
McCarthy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCarthy tries to stall but Gonzales uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
McCarthy pressing his opponent against the cage.
Knees to the body from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a hook to the side of the head.
McCarthy pushes off an throws an elbow but Gonzales leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
McCarthy misses with a knee strike.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
Gonzales's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McCarthy tries to clinch but Gonzales is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gonzales's calf.
McCarthy tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
McCarthy catches Gonzales with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Gonzales keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Gonzales throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Gonzales rushes McCarthy and presses him up against the cage.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McCarthy is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gonzales is defending well for now.
McCarthy prevents a takedown attempt there.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but Gonzales blocks it.
Gonzales jumps guard but McCarthy turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
McCarthy tries to land knees in the clinch but Gonzales avoids the damage to the body.
McCarthy landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
McCarthy with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
McCarthy looking to pass the guard.
Gonzales has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes McCarthy off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McCarthy tries to clinch up but Gonzales circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Gonzales.
Brian McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Gonzales.
Gonzales shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has McCarthy pinned against the cage. McCarthy gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Gonzales checks the leg kick nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gonzales swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A clash of legs there as Gonzales blocks the low kick.
McCarthy lands with a cross.
Gonzales shoots in but no luck this time.
Gonzales shoots and misses
and McCarthy holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gonzales is breathing heavily.
McCarthy is struggling to control the position.
McCarthy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McCarthy misses with a knee to the head.
McCarthy pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Gonzales avoids a wild elbow strike from McCarthy.
McCarthy with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McCarthy misses with a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McCarthy stops a takedown attempt from Gonzales.
McCarthy tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Gonzales blocks an elbow strike from McCarthy.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but McCarthy won't allow it.
Gonzales tries to pull guard but McCarthy holds him up against the cage and eventually Gonzales drops back down to his feet.
Gonzales managing to block the knees to the body from McCarthy.
McCarthy trying to land knees to the body.
McCarthy throws a knee to the head but misses.
Gonzales takes an elbow to the forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
McCarthy slowing the pace effectively.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McCarthy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCarthy using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Gonzales has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
McCarthy misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Gonzales.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian McCarthy dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Horrible takedown by Gonzales or perhaps it was just good defense by McCarthy which made him look bad.
McCarthy clinches up with Gonzales and pushes him back against the cage.
Gonzales decides to pull guard.
McCarthy trying to control but Gonzales is working from the bottom.
McCarthy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gonzales is trying to control the position but McCarthy postures up.
Gonzales keeping moving, preventing McCarthy from controlling successfully.
McCarthy controlling from the top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brian McCarthy.
Good leg kick by McCarthy there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzales tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
McCarthy has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Gonzales.
Gonzales goes for a double leg but McCarthy avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as McCarthy continues to drive forward.
McCarthy taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Gonzales has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McCarthy is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Brian McCarthy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alex Gonzales.
McCarthy tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
McCarthy lands a damaging elbow.
McCarthy has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Gonzales clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Gonzales has the hand control, trying to stop the rear naked choke.
McCarthy wants to control but Gonzales manages to buck him off and is now in McCarthy's guard! Nice work there by Gonzales!
Brian McCarthy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy keeping moving, preventing Gonzales from controlling successfully.
Gonzales looking to sit in guard and control but McCarthy gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
McCarthy slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
McCarthy trying to control the position from guard on top but Gonzales is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
McCarthy passes Gonzales's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alex Gonzales has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with McCarthy in particular looking to stall.
We're going to have a standup here because Brian McCarthy wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
McCarthy will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gonzales fails with a takedown attempt.
Brian McCarthy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gonzales clinches.
Gonzales tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. McCarthy smiles and moves away.
McCarthy misses with a low kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A combination from Gonzales does no damage.
McCarthy lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Brian McCarthy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well McCarthy has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brian McCarthy!
Brian McCarthy thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Alex Gonzales spoke after the fight, saying 'VOu treinar mais e voltar mais duro ainda.'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between James Van Der Sluijs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Biggie Shackleton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Van Der Sluijs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Biggie Shackleton!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shackleton misses with a looping right.
Shackleton fails to land with a series of punches.
Shackleton tried to score with a low kick but Van Der Sluijs checks it.
Van Der Sluijs scores with a nice head shot.
Van Der Sluijs throws an overhand right that lands on Shackleton's shoulder, as Shackleton tries to avoid the shot.
Shackleton throws out a loose jab but Van Der Sluijs uses good head movement to avoid it.
Shackleton is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Van Der Sluijs.
Shackleton misses with a double jab.
Van Der Sluijs connects with a leg kick. Shackleton looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Nice defenses there by Van Der Sluijs.
Van Der Sluijs thows a body shot but no joy.
Shackleton darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Shackleton prevents Van Der Sluijs from improving his position.
Shackleton thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shackleton not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shackleton thows a huge punch but Van Der Sluijs dodges it nicely.
Shackleton missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Van Der Sluijs tries to get to full guard but Shackleton has control of the leg.
Shackleton looks to land a strike but Van Der Sluijs avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Shackleton landing with the ground and pound.
Shackleton throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Shackleton wants to control from the top but Van Der Sluijs keeps moving.
Van Der Sluijs pulls Shackleton in to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Van Der Sluijs preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Shackleton must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Van Der Sluijs utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Shackleton landing with the ground and pound.
Van Der Sluijs lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Shackleton!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shackleton gets back to half guard.
Shackleton is trying to get back to full guard.
Van Der Sluijs wants to take a breather but Shackleton is having none of it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Shackleton can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shackleton is trying to maintain the position but Van Der Sluijs is very close to passing his half guard.
Shackleton desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Shackleton is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Van Der Sluijs is figuring out what he wants to do next.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shackleton takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A nice leg kick lands there from Van Der Sluijs.
Nice defenses there by Shackleton.
Van Der Sluijs jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
It looks like Biggie Shackleton has been cut.
Van Der Sluijs lands a glancing blow to the side of Shackleton's head.
Van Der Sluijs throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Shackleton is rocked!
Shackleton gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! Van Der Sluijs gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Van Der Sluijs!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sean Coleman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Breeze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sean Coleman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Breeze!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Breeze tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Coleman paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Breeze looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Coleman is fending him off so far but Breeze persists. Nope, Coleman circles away and we're back to standing.
Breeze feints and as Coleman raises his hands in defense, Breeze changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Coleman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Breeze controls the pace.
Breeze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Breeze stands up over Coleman, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Breeze sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Coleman's guard.
Breeze throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Breeze is working for a submission of some sort.
Breeze has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Coleman wants to get back to his feet.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breeze is nestled in close to Coleman, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breeze throwing shots but Coleman is blocking nicely.
Breeze seems to be looking for submissions.
Breeze stops Coleman from getting back to his feet.
Breeze missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Breeze looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Breeze not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Breeze not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Breeze looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Breeze trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Breeze sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Coleman defending well though.
Breeze is working for a submission of some sort.
Coleman is trying to stand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze drops an elbow to the side of Coleman's head.
Breeze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Breeze seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Coleman does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Breeze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Coleman tries to roll over but Breeze keeps him under control.
Coleman is working hard here to advance position.
Breeze seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breeze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman keeps working.
Coleman on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Coleman taking some punishment here, with Breeze in his half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breeze thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
My spies in Imperium MMA Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+)(15 Coach)$850 inform me that Breeze has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Breeze wants to lay and pray for a moment but Coleman keeps working.
Still in half guard, Breeze seems content to control.
Breeze is trying to control. Coleman wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Breeze lands with a punch from half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Coleman is trying to stand up here but Breeze is controlling him well.
Breeze 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.
Breeze is stalling here. Coleman is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Breeze seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Coleman has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Breeze dominated that round.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Breeze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coleman circles away.
Breeze closes this distance looking for a takedown but Coleman circles away.
Breeze takes the fight into the clinch.
Coleman stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Breeze is working for takedown but Coleman is calmly controlling the position for now.
Sean Coleman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ben Breeze.
Breeze working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Coleman is trying to break the clinch but Breeze is controlling him.
Coleman throws a head punch that misses.
Coleman lands a hook that snaps the head of Breeze backwards.
Breeze has Coleman pressed against the cage, preventing Coleman from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Coleman pulls guard successfully.
Breeze postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Coleman wants to stand but Breeze is controlling the position.
Breeze connects with a couple of short punches.
Breeze with a flurry of punches that miss.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Breeze trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Coleman wants to stand and escape but Breeze is having none of it.
Breeze works over Coleman with some ground and pound from guard.
Breeze is working Coleman over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Breeze working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Breeze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Breeze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Breeze trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Coleman wants to stand but Breeze is controlling the position.
Breeze trying to control the position from guard on top but Coleman is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Breeze drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Breeze jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Breeze in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Breeze is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze landing some decent shots from guard.
Coleman utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Breeze landing some decent shots from guard.
Breeze is in close to Coleman's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Coleman on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Coleman tries to get out of the position.
Breeze chips away with some ground and pound.
Breeze controlling from the top position.
Coleman wants to sweep here but Breeze controlling him for the moment.
Breeze won't allow Coleman to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Breeze distracts Coleman with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Breeze trying to control but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Breeze lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Breeze postures up and lands a big shot to Coleman's brow.
Breeze working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Coleman's head.
Breeze postures up.
Coleman avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Coleman keeping moving, preventing Breeze from controlling successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Breeze is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Breeze cracks Coleman with a solid left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ben Breeze showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Coleman's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Coleman misses with a few strikes there.
Some wild striking there from Coleman.
Sean Coleman is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Breeze tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Coleman swivels and escapes.
Breeze is looking to clinch.
Breeze bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Breeze wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Coleman, who protects the arm well.
Breeze creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Breeze connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Coleman some visible discomfort.
Breeze wants to control but Coleman is keeping him busy.
Breeze sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Coleman is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Breeze grinds an elbow into Coleman's temple.
Coleman is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Breeze asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Breeze is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Breeze scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Coleman to see if he's OK.
Breeze landing a few strikes.
Breeze works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Coleman is not content to let Breeze control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Breeze is maintaining the dominant position - no doubt Coleman will start to get frustrated soon if he's not already.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Breeze is looking to take a break and control but Coleman is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Breeze in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Breeze landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Breeze working the body and head with strikes.
Breeze is trying to get an arm triangle but Coleman is defending well.
An elbow from Breeze crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Breeze prevents Coleman from escaping the position.
Coleman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Breeze working the head and body with strikes.
Breeze trying to control the action but Coleman is working from the bottom.
Breeze working the ground and pound.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Breeze. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Breeze working the ground and pound from side control.
Breeze trying to control the position but Coleman is working away.
Coleman takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Ben Breeze is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Breeze has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here as Breeze stalls from top position.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Breeze is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Coleman has escaped the position, nice work there.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Sean Coleman has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Breeze trying to control the position but Coleman is working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Coleman is trying to escape the position but Breeze is controlling the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ben Breeze comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Breeze winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 26:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ben Breeze!
Ben Breeze seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Ruggiero (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Starner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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223 lbs
6 - 6 - 0 |
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265 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Ruggiero!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Starner!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Starner misses with the combination.
Ruggiero fails in his attempt to clinch.
Starner shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ruggiero pinned against the cage. Ruggiero gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A combination from Starner does no damage.
Ruggiero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ruggiero is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Ruggiero doesn't manage to clinch there - Starner circles away.
Starner shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ruggiero is looking to escape.
Starner throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Starner has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Starner not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Starner lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Starner not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Starner is pressing down on Ruggiero's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ruggiero is holding on for now.
Starner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Ruggiero is not content to let Starner control the position.
Ruggiero is trying to stand up here but Starner is controlling him well.
Starner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Starner throwing shots but Ruggiero is blocking nicely.
Ruggiero gets full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Starner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Starner has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ruggiero is proving hard to escape from.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Starner cracks Ruggiero with a solid left hand.
Starner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Ruggiero has a closed guard, preventing Starner from standing up.
Starner loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner trying to control but Ruggiero is working from the bottom.
Starner is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Ruggiero avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ruggiero is looking for a triangle but Starner pushes his legs off easily.
Starner wants to stand but Ruggiero is controlling his posture from full guard.
Ruggiero wants to get back to his feet but Starner is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Starner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ruggiero is keeping the position for now.
Starner would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ruggiero working a defensive guard here.
Starner stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Starner shoots in looking for a takedown but Ruggiero manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Starner's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Sloppy strikes from Starner. Those never looked like landing.
Ruggiero stuffs the takedown attempt from Starner. Starner gets slowly back to his feet.
Vinny Ruggiero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Starner.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Starner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Starner with a lazy takedown attempt
and Ruggiero counters by clinching up.
A nice left hand lands by Ruggiero.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ryan Starner dominated that round.
That's time! Ruggiero's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Ruggiero tries to close the distance and clinch up but Starner swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Starner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruggiero.
Starner misses with a double jab
and Ruggiero counters with a nice body shot.
Ruggiero looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ruggiero looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ruggiero has closed the distance and engaged Starner in a clinch.
Ruggiero lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Ryan Starner has been cut.
Ruggiero lands an elbow inside.
Starner is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Ruggiero scores a nice knee to the body.
Ruggiero leaning against his opponent.
Starner is trying to break the clinch but Ruggiero is controlling him.
Starner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Starner is breathing heavily.
Starner tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ruggiero stalling against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Starner's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Starner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Starner wants a takedown.
Vinny Ruggiero has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Starner.
Ruggiero's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Starner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Starner misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Vinny Ruggiero is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ruggiero tries to clinch up.
Ruggiero closes the distance and clinches.
Starner doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Ruggiero is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ruggiero landing knees to the head.
That has opened up Ryan Starner's cut even more.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A body shot lands from Ruggiero.
A knee to the head by Ruggiero.
Knees to the body from Ruggiero.
Ruggiero is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the body.
Ruggiero drops Starner with a big knee straight up the middle! Starner is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Starner is rocked!
Starner tries to keep at a distance but Ruggiero has taken the fight into the clinch.
Starner is still on wobbly legs! Can Ruggiero finish him?
Ruggiero holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ruggiero.
Starner seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Starner drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ruggiero gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Ruggiero with a knee to the head.
The cut above Ryan Starner's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Ruggiero lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Knees in the clinch landing for Ruggiero.
Ruggiero connects with a knee to the head.
Ruggiero drops Starner with a big knee straight up the middle! Starner is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Starner swats away the attempt to clinch by Ruggiero.
Starner misses with a body punch
and Ruggiero counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Ruggiero gets a clinch.
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
Starner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ruggiero lands a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Starner takes a knee to the side of the body.
Starner takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ruggiero has the Thai clinch. He lands a big knee to the head that stumbles Starner - he's in trouble! Another big knee to the head from Ruggiero, and another! Starner is out on his feet - the ref jumps in to save him and ends the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:20 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Vinny Ruggiero!
In his post fight interview, Vinny Ruggiero started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Arne Kjolby (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kjolby comes into the arena with Killing in the name of... blaring out of the sound system. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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26
280 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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20
270 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Arne Kjolby!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George McFly!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kjolby connects with a right hand. McFly shakes it off.
McFly scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
McFly throws a lazy uppercut
and Kjolby counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Kjolby.
McFly lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
McFly lands with a right to the head.
McFly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
McFly gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Kjolby takes a shot to the head.
McFly lands an uppercut.
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!
Kjolby has McFly pressed against the cage, preventing McFly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kjolby's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
McFly tries to break the clinch but Kjolby is controlling the position.
Kjolby definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
McFly breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Kjolby fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
McFly clinches up against the cage.
McFly breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFly throws out a loose jab but Kjolby uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFly closes the distance and clinches.
McFly blocks an uppercut.
Kjolby tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch on the inside from Kjolby fails to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly misses with some punches.
Kjolby lands a shot to the body.
Kjolby misses with the head strike.
McFly lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kjolby doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Kjolby breaks from the clinch.
McFly on the wrong end of a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kjolby lands a straight punch to the body, keeping McFly at a distance.
Kjolby listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
McFly throws a right and a left that Kjolby avoids nicely.
Kjolby works McFly's body with a nice hook.
McFly thows a body shot but no joy.
Kjolby scores with a nice right hand.
Kjolby slips under a jab.
McFly rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kjolby counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Kjolby swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by McFly.
Kjolby tries to clinch up but McFly circles away and keeps his distance.
McFly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Kjolby.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McFly clinches with his opponent.
McFly working hard to break the clinch.
Kjolby misses with some punches.
McFly can't find room to land a body shot as Kjolby controls the action.
McFly swings wildly with an uppercut but Kjolby uses good head movement to avoid it.
McFly pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kjolby really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McFly has closed the distance and engaged Kjolby in a clinch.
Kjolby blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A right hook to the body lands for Kjolby.
McFly blocks a body shot from Kjolby.
McFly is trying to break the clinch but Kjolby is controlling him.
Kjolby lands a right hand that snaps the head of McFly backwards.
Kjolby breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McFly rushes Kjolby and presses him up against the cage.
McFly misses with the head strike.
McFly breaks the clinch.
McFly throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kjolby sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Kjolby drives through and clinches with McFly against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McFly tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Kjolby's elbow.
Kjolby has McFly pressed against the cage, preventing McFly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
McFly lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Kjolby backwards.
Kjolby works on McFly's body with a couple of short punches.
Kjolby can't find room to land a body shot as McFly controls the action.
Kjolby has McFly pressed against the cage, preventing McFly from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Kjolby throws a head punch that misses.
Kjolby blocks an uppercut.
McFly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McFly looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Kjolby unloads with a big right hand that wobbles McFly! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Kjolby is unloading with more strikes now! McFly drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Arne Kjolby!
Arne Kjolby thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Dark Hunter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sho Goon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Dark Hunter!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sho Goon!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hunter clinches with his opponent.
Hunter tries a body shot but Goon blocks it.
Hunter has had enough of the clinch but Goon keeps him there for the moment.
Goon fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goon fails to pull guard.
Goon tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Dark Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Goon.
Hunter tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Goon's elbow.
Hunter lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Goon is working for takedown but Hunter is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goon backwards.
Hunter has Goon pressed against the cage.
Hunter lands an uppercut.
Goon's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Goon looking for a takedown.
Goon jumps guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Goon looking for a takedown.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Goon fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Hunter rushes Goon and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Goon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Hunter tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Goon backwards.
Hunter leaning his opponent against the cage.
Hunter lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Goon or not.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Goon is trying to pull guard but Hunter turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter leaning against his opponent.
Goon is trying to drag Hunter to the mat but Hunter just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Goon jumps guard but Hunter stands there with Goon around his waist. Goon gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Goon prevents a body shot from Hunter.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Hunter lands a nice shot to the body.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Hunter is stalling here.
A short right from Hunter on the inside.
Goon jumps guard and drags Hunter to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Hunter wants to get up but he can't break Goon's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter preventing the sweep.
Hunter has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Goon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hunter doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hunter manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Goon throws his legs up looking for a submission but Hunter uses it to pass to side control.
Hunter has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Goon takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Hunter slaps away a takedown attempt from Goon, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Goon shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Hunter but Hunter pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Oooooh!!! Hunter has knocked Goon down with a huge combo! Hunter steps away and waves a wobbly Goon back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Goon looks winded!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hunter smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Goon is rocked!
Dark Hunter is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice straight punches there by Hunter. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Hunter.
Goon is still on wobbly legs! Can Hunter finish him?
Hunter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Goon gets tackled into the cage by Hunter. Hunter maintains the clinch.
Goon seems to have recovered his senses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short left from Hunter.
Hunter lands a left hand that snaps the head of Goon backwards.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Goon blocks a body shot from Hunter.
Goon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Hunter gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dark Hunter dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Goon shoots in looking for a takedown but Hunter manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Goon's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Hunter moves into the clinch successfully.
Hunter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goon.
Goon has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Hunter is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Dark Hunter has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Sho Goon.
Goon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Goon looking for a takedown.
Hunter scores with a hook to the body.
Goon tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Hunter cracks Goon with a nice body shot.
Goon takes a shot to the head.
Hunter gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Goon.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hunter is stalling here.
I was talking to Hunter's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Goon is breathing heavily.
Goon changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Hunter fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Goon fails with the takedown.
Hunter sends Goon crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Hunter is motioning to the referee to let Goon up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hunter fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Goon, pushing him back against the cage.
Hunter drops Goon onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Goon is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
A right hook to the body lands for Hunter.
Hunter avoiding damage.
Goon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Hunter lands a body punch in the clinch.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hunter gets through Goon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Hunter dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Hunter is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Goon can do to turn this around?
Hunter pushes Goon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goon tries to pull guard but Hunter forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Nice body punch from Hunter - that landed with a thud.
Dark Hunter has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Hunter lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Hunter.
Hunter breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Hunter instigates a clinch.
Hunter is leaning against Goon and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Hunter scores with a shoulder strike.
Hunter just leaning against Goon, taking a breather.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goon backwards.
Hunter lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hunter lands a shot to the body.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hunter.
Hunter lands a nice uppercut.
Hunter's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hunter gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Hunter is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Hunter lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Goon backwards.
Hunter breaks from the clinch.
Hunter has Goon up against the cage in a clinch.
Hunter escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Hunter instigates a clinch.
Hunter works on Goon's body with a couple of short punches.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hunter working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Goon can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hunter.
Hunter doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Hunter pushes Goon back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Goon has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Hunter avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Hunter.
Hunter lands with a left to the head.
Hunter unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Goon! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Hunter is unloading with more strikes now! Goon drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dark Hunter!
Dark Hunter retains his lightweight title!
Dark Hunter decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Milan Michalek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Cormeir might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to -N- The Bay. Milan Michalek will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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225 lbs
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216 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Milan Michalek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michalek pushes Cormeir away with a front kick.
Cormeir shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cormeir showed some decent athleticism there.
Cormeir throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cormeir thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Michalek's head.
Cormeir not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Michalek trying to hold on to Cormeir's head to control him but Cormeir postures up.
Cormeir is nestled in close to Michalek, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Cormeir drops an elbow to the side of Michalek's head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Michalek regains full guard. Nicely done.
Cormeir throws a strike but Michalek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Cormeir pulls Michalek in close to his closed guard and prevents Michalek from doing any damage or advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Michalek trying to control the position from guard on top but Cormeir is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Cain Cormeir.
Cormeir shoots in and bounces Michalek off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Cormeir keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Michalek's head.
Cormeir throws an elbow that misses. Michalek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cormeir's guard. Nice move by Michalek!
Michalek is looking to pass into half guard but Cormeir pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Cormeir is in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michalek has his hands on Cormeir's head, controlling the position.
Cormeir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cormeir missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Cormeir throws a strike but Michalek rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Michalek pushes down on Cormeir's leg and manages to get into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michalek content to control rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Michalek trying to control from half guard but Cormeir is working away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Cormeir dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Cormeir shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michalek sprawls well. Michalek wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Cormeir gets slowly back to his feet.
Cormeir drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Cormeir postures up in Michalek's guard and throws a big left but Michalek blocks it.
Cain Cormeir overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cormeir working some strikes from top position.
Cormeir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cormeir throws an elbow that misses. Michalek uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Cormeir's guard. Nice move by Michalek!
Cormeir manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Cormeir lands a heavy elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cormeir pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cormeir in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Michalek is rocked!
Cormeir postures up and connects with a big shot that has rocked Michalek badly. He's trying desperately to grab hold of Cormeir around the waist but Cormeir pushes him off and unloads with more strikes, forcing the referee to jump in and save him! Cormeir is the winner by TKO! Cormeir jumps onto the cage and shouts into the camera. "We did it momma!"
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Cormeir!
Cain Cormeir retains his light heavyweight title!
Post fight, an emotional Cain Cormeir said 'This was a tough fight but I knew I would win... ★I want a super fight against the HW champ Felix Cena★ I will write my name in the UPF record books when I smash that goof!!!'.
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