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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Justin Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Jones comes to the cage accompanied by 2nd Sucks- ADTR. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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200 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Jay Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Jones!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Justin Jones fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Jay Jones to the ground. Justin Jones is now in Jay Jones's guard.
Justin Jones is looking to pass into half guard but Jay Jones pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Jay Jones is in guard.
Justin Jones had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Jay Jones defends it easily.
Justin Jones really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jay Jones. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Justin Jones looks winded!
Justin Jones can't keep his opponent in guard - Jay Jones advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Jay Jones slips a nice elbow through Justin Jones's hands, connecting with Justin Jones's forehead.
Jay Jones is trying to control the action in half guard but Justin Jones is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Justin Jones is trying to maintain the position but Jay Jones is very close to passing his half guard.
Jay Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Justin Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Justin Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jay Jones is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Jay Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Justin Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
Jay Jones is working for a submission of some sort.
Jay Jones is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Justin Jones doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Jay Jones.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jay Jones looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Justin Jones with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Jay Jones is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Justin Jones has managed to free his arm - good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jay Jones frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jay Jones tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justin Jones defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Jay Jones.
BOOM! Jay Jones connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Jay Jones with shots to the head and body - Justin Jones looks very uncomfortable down there.
Jay Jones with the ground and pound from mount.
Jay Jones mounts Justin Jones! Really nice guard pass there!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jay Jones wants to control the pace but Justin Jones is squirming around nicely.
Jay Jones jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Justin Jones manages to avoid the submission attempt.
Justin Jones 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 four minutes gone in the round.
Justin Jones reaches up around Jay Jones's neck trying to control. But Jay Jones takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Justin Jones! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Justin Jones is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Jay Jones celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Jay Jones!
An out of breath Jay Jones thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Telesphoros Bullens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taprishi Ftyren (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ftyren has chosen Unikkatil - Shota as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Taprishi Ftyren will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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215 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Telesphoros Bullens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taprishi Ftyren!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bullens shoots and misses
and Bullens takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
It looks like Telesphoros Bullens has been cut.
Ftyren catches Bullens with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Bullens forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Taprishi Ftyren!
Taprishi Ftyren took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Steel Penn's Virtually Identical for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between John Joseph (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kron Asenio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kron Asenio has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with John Joseph's chin.
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160 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Joseph!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kron Asenio!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asenio changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Joseph tries to avoid it but Asenio manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Joseph to the ground. Joseph escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joseph closes the distance and pushes Asenio back into the cage.
Joseph's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Excellent takedown into side control there by Asenio.
Asenio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joseph has escaped the position, nice work there.
Asenio tries to score with some ground and pound. Joseph controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Asenio working the ground and pound but Joseph is defending the strikes.
Joseph tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Asenio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Joseph knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Asenio on the ground.
Asenio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joseph is pushing Asenio's head away, looking to escape. Asenio manages to hold on to the position though.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Joseph wants to control but Asenio postures up.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but Asenio drags him back down.
Joseph on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Joseph tries to get out of the position.
Asenio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joseph is holding Asenio down, trying to stall.
Asenio tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Asenio has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Joseph tries to buck Asenio off but Asenio is having none of it.
Joseph definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Joseph is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Joseph might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joseph tries to buck Asenio off but Asenio is having none of it.
Asenio looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Asenio working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asenio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Asenio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Asenio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Asenio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet but Asenio drags him back down.
Asenio thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Joseph is looking to regain half guard here but Asenio keeps moving and retains side control.
Asenio tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Joseph wants to get back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asenio tries for a kimura but Joseph is defending well.
Asenio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Joseph has escaped the position, nice work there.
Asenio tries for a kimura but Joseph is defending well.
You can see the frustration on Joseph's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Asenio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joseph, who protects the arm well.
Asenio is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Joseph knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joseph is pushing Asenio's head away, looking to escape. Asenio manages to hold on to the position though.
Asenio throws a strike aimed at the side of Joseph's head but Joseph avoids it well.
Joseph is looking to reverse the position.
Asenio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Joseph tries to buck Asenio off but Asenio is having none of it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Joseph is trying to buck Asenio off.
Joseph dodges the ground and pound from Asenio.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Asenio wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Joseph, who protects the arm well.
Joseph regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kron Asenio dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Asenio shoots in looking for a takedown but Joseph manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Asenio's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Asenio drives through with a takedown into Joseph's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Asenio trying to control but Joseph is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joseph preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Joseph preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Asenio won't allow Joseph to get back to his feet.
Joseph looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asenio is one step ahead there.
Asenio drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Joseph manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Asenio has Joseph in his guard.
Asenio keeping moving, preventing Joseph from controlling successfully.
Asenio working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Joseph doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Joseph manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asenio is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Joseph frees his head nicely. Oh but Asenio has switched to an armbar! Joseph is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Kron Asenio!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Ross (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Benjamin Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ross comes into the arena with Limp Bizkit-My way or the high way blaring out of the sound system. Watson has chosen Let Me Find Out as his entrance music. 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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220 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Ross!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Watson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
Watson lands an elbow inside that Ross shrugs off.
It looks like John Ross has been cut.
Ross is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Ross.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Watson throws an elbow but it misses.
The referee calls for Watson to work.
With the fighters up against the cage, Watson throws an elbow but misses.
Ross is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Watson can't fight it off and eventually Ross manages to take the fight to the floor. Watson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Ross 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.
Ross throws a big elbow that misses.
Ross throws an elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Watson!
Ross looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watson is aware though and is defending well.
Watson working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Watson wants to control from the top but Ross keeps moving.
Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watson is aware though and is defending well.
Watson trying to control the position from guard on top but Ross is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Watson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ross is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Watson is aware though and is defending well.
Watson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ross has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Watson has managed to get both his arms back between Ross's legs - danger averted.
Watson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ross is keeping the position for now.
Ross working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Watson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Watson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
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!
Watson has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Ross is proving hard to escape from.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ross has his foot on Watson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Watson works his way back into a safe position though.
Ross is breathing heavily.
Ross throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Watson throws a big right hand that misses.
Watson trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross looking for a guillotine here but Watson defends easily.
Ross has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Watson is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Ross.
Watson is looking to take a break and control but Ross is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries for a kimura but Ross is defending well.
Ross is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Ross is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Watson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
Ross looking for submissions off his back.
Ross is refusing to be controlled, as Watson sits in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson trying to pass the guard but Ross defending well.
Watson working the head and body with strikes.
We've been informed that Watson has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Ross actively working from the bottom here.
Ross looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Watson slips a nice elbow through Ross's hands, connecting with Ross's forehead.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Watson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Watson stops Ross from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Watson wants to control but Ross is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ross dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Ross's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Ross misses the shot to the body.
Ross throws a body punch but Watson moves out of range.
Ross stuffs the takedown attempt from Watson. Watson gets slowly back to his feet.
Ross stalks Watson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Watson's face. Watson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Benjamin Watson has been cut.
John Ross is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ross swinging wildly here.
Nice takedown defense from Ross. No joy for Watson on that attempt.
Ross seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Ross swinging wildly here.
Watson pushes Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Watson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Ross fights it off and pushes away nicely.
John Ross has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Benjamin Watson.
Ross closes the distance and clinches up with Watson, looking for a takedown. Ross pushes Watson against the cage but Watson circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Watson keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson throws a head kick but Ross moves out of range.
Ross gets a clinch.
Ross wants a takedown but no success here.
Watson prevents the takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ross wants a takedown.
Ross is fighting off a takedown attempt but Watson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Ross to the mat. Ross regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Ross keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
Ross has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Watson has passed into side control.
Watson trying to control the action but Ross is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ross tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Watson wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Watson decides to stand back up.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ross tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Watson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ross as he jumps to the side.
Watson tries for a takedown but Ross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Watson tries for a takedown but Ross sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Ross pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Watson back to the cage. Ross follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watson takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ross will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson dodges the punch combination from Ross.
Watson has Ross up against the cage in a clinch.
Ross changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Watson fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ross shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Watson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Watson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ross postures up and lands a big shot to Watson's brow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson wants to stand and escape but Ross is having none of it.
Ross with a flurry of punches that miss.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ross.
Ross trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Ross throws an elbow that misses. Watson uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Ross's guard. Nice move by Watson!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Ross fails with a takedown attempt.
Watson fails with a takedown attempt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ross pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Ross dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Good shot there by Ross.
Ross tries to close the distance and clinch but Watson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Watson is looking to clinch but Ross is avoiding it.
Watson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Watson blocks a head kick by Ross.
Ross closes the distance and pushes Watson back into the cage.
Watson tries a knee to the head but Ross blocks it.
Watson using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Watson will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Ross up against the cage.
Watson wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ross has him pressed against the cage.
Ross wants to take the fight to the mat but Watson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Ross is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Watson pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ross is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Watson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Ross. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ross wants to take the fight to the mat but Watson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Watson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Watson goes for a takedown attempt but Ross pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Watson.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Ross paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ross misses with a double jab
and Watson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Watson lands a high kick!
Watson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Ross manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ross throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Watson's head.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch but Ross swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson tries to clinch there but Ross circles away.
Ross circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ross counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson wants to sweep but no luck.
Watson has managed to wall walk up one of the corner posts to get back to his feet. Ross is pushing him up against the cage, looking to control the position.
Watson drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Ross gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Watson stops a takedown attempt from Ross.
Ross tries to score a body lock takedown but Watson shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Ross is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Watson gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson tightens his grip and picks Ross up, before dumping him to the ground. Ross manages to land in guard.
Ross isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Watson stacks Ross on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Watson!
Ross is trying to buck Watson off.
Ross wants to control but Watson postures up.
Ross looking for a sweep but Watson has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Ross is desperately trying to improve his position but Watson has a good base and remains in mount.
Watson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Ross?
Ross is in all sorts of trouble here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ross working to try and regain half guard.
Watson working the ground and pound effectively.
Watson trying to control but Ross is having none of it.
Ross slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson is keen to just control but Ross is a slippery customer.
Watson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Watson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Watson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ross has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Ross!
John Ross took some time post fight to say the following; 'Want to thank the fans and my sponsors... without them this wouldnt have been possible'.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregg Sampson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bo Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
234 lbs
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27
269 lbs
1 - 3 - 1 |
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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
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregg Sampson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bo Frost!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sampson misses with a hook.
Sampson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Frost manages to avoid it.
We've been told by Sampson's head coaches at Cobra Kai Dojo that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Frost takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Frost throws a nice looking combination but Sampson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Frost tries to clinch but Sampson moves away
and Sampson holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sampson displaying some good clinch control by pressing Frost up against the cage.
Frost tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sampson smiles and moves away.
Nice straight punches there by Frost. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Frost.
Frost tries to clinch
and Sampson counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Frost thinking.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Frost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Sampson swats him away and circles back towards the center.
A telegraphed right hand from Frost misses the target.
Sampson swings for the body but Frost moves out of range.
Frost misses the jab.
Frost moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sampson lands with a shot to the body.
Sampson fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Frost, pushing him back against the cage.
Frost pulls Sampson into guard.
Sampson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sampson stands and steps away. Frost gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
A looping hook to the body misses from Frost. Sampson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Frost slips under a jab from Sampson.
Frost on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Sampson's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Sampson duly obliges.
Sampson is looking to wear down Frost with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Frost takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Sampson tries to score with a low kick but Frost moves his leg out of the way.
Frost displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Sampson throws out the jab.
Frost misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sampson connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Frost looks winded!
Sampson cracks Frost with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sampson has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Frost to stand back up!
Frost is rocked!
Sampson sees an opening and throws a straight punch right through Frost's defenses. It connects perfectly with Frost's jaw and knocks him out cold! Wow - that's a contender for knockout of the year - absolutely brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Gregg Sampson!
A very excited looking Gregg Sampson 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Barcos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Nigh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Barcos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Nigh!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nigh tries to clinch up.
Barcos shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Nigh defends it nicely.
Barcos fails with the takedown.
Nigh tries to close the distance and clinch but Barcos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Nigh gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barcos to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Barcos lands a couple of elbows.
Barcos definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Barcos throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Nigh has momentary wrist control but Barcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos won't allow Nigh to get back to his feet.
Nigh keeping full guard, as Barcos tries to pass.
Barcos postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Nigh is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Barcos, into his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nigh is looking to stand up but Barcos won't let him.
Barcos is adopting a defensive guard.
Barcos working for a triangle but Nigh defends it easily.
Barcos tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barcos 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcos is working hard here to advance position.
Barcos thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Nigh must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Barcos looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Barcos trying to control the position.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Barcos is on top in guard.
Nigh has momentary wrist control but Barcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Nigh's brow.
Barcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barcos scoring with some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos stands up over Nigh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Barcos stands and throws Nigh's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Barcos landing a few strikes.
Barcos working the ground and pound.
Barcos tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Barcos landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Barcos cracks Nigh with a big right hand but Nigh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nigh takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Barcos thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Barcos lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Nigh down.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcos working the ground and pound.
Barcos working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nigh tries to escape but Barcos is in control.
Barcos scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nigh to see if he's OK.
Barcos working the body and head with strikes.
Barcos connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Nigh some visible discomfort.
Barcos working the head and body with strikes.
Nigh tries to escape but Barcos is in control.
Barcos grinds an elbow into Nigh's temple.
Barcos cracks Nigh with a big right hand but Nigh just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Nigh taking a bit of punishment here - Barcos scoring with strikes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barcos working the body and head with strikes.
Barcos lands a decent elbow from side control.
Barcos lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Nigh takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Barcos 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.
Barcos manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Nigh on his heels. He'll look to pass Nigh's guard now, I'm sure.
Barcos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nigh's head.
Barcos stands up over Nigh, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Nigh is rocked!
Barcos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Nigh is still in real trouble! Can Barcos finish him?
Barcos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Nigh seems to have recovered his senses.
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Barcos works over Nigh with some ground and pound from guard.
Nigh has momentary wrist control but Barcos slips an elbow through the middle.
Nigh wants to stand and escape but Barcos is having none of it.
Nigh is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Nigh is breathing heavily.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Barcos throwing strikes but missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barcos thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Barcos working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Nigh's head.
Barcos lands a couple of digs.
Barcos is in close to Nigh's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Barcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barcos is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Barcos lands a couple of digs.
Barcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nicolas Barcos overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barcos works over Nigh with some ground and pound from guard.
Barcos is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Nigh can do to turn this around?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barcos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Barcos is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Barcos's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Barcos scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Barcos connects with a couple of short punches.
Barcos working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Barcos working some strikes from top position.
Barcos is looking to work some ground and pound but Nigh has wrist control.
Barcos is working Nigh over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Nigh really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Barcos. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Barcos landing with the ground and pound.
Barcos working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barcos lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nigh wants to get back to his feet but Barcos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barcos working some strikes from top position.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Nigh's brow.
Barcos won't allow Nigh to get back to his feet.
Barcos postures up and lands a big shot to Nigh's brow.
Nigh wants to get back to his feet but Barcos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Barcos lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Barcos pushing down on Nigh's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Barcos slips a nice elbow through Nigh's hands, connecting with Nigh's forehead.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Barcos winds up and cracks Nigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Nice strikes from Barcos there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barcos drops an elbow to the side of Nigh's head.
Barcos is looking for a kimura here.
Barcos seems to be working for a kimura but Nigh defends the submission attempt.
Barcos scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Nigh is trying to stand up here but Barcos is controlling him well.
Barcos slips a nice elbow through Nigh's hands, connecting with Nigh's forehead.
Barcos scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Barcos winds up and cracks Nigh with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Barcos has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Nigh defend it? Barcos steps over the head and cranks it - Nigh is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Barcos!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nicolas Barcos!
Nicolas Barcos 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Hercules Brodin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Quin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Quin has chosen Baha Men-Holla as his entrance music. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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19
153 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
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149 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hercules Brodin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Quin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Quin looks for a takedown but Brodin sprawls well.
Good standup being displayed there by Brodin as he connects with a hook.
Brodin definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Brodin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
It looks like Tom Quin has been cut.
Quin misses the shot to the body.
Brodin gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Quin to score an easy takedown into full guard.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Brodin utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Quin controlling from the top position.
Brodin is looking to stand back up... there's a bit of a scramble and Quin dives into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodin takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Quin in side control lands a decent elbow.
Brodin being controlled for a moment.
Quin looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Brodin is avoiding damage well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Quin scoring with punches and elbows.
Quin advances to mount.
Quin connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Quin working Brodin over with strikes here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Quin punishing his opponent with strikes.
Quin looking to control and managing it successfully.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Quin working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
Let's hope that Quin has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Quin dominating with strikes here.
Quin has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Brodin's face.
Quin pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Quin working Brodin over with strikes here.
Quin has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Quin cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Brodin taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Quin lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Quin cracks Brodin with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Quin putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Brodin is in a horrible position here. Quin smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Quin prevents Brodin from getting the reversal.
Quin landing strikes from the mount and Brodin is in trouble!
Brodin tries to hold on but Quin pushes him away.
Quin postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brodin looks a forlorn figure.
Quin looking to finish Brodin with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brodin!
Brodin is rocked!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Quin drops a big elbow. That's hurt Brodin! More shots from Quin and the ref steps in! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tom Quin!
A relieved looking Tom Quin thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Horizon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rocky McColgan (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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255 lbs
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244 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Evan Horizon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rocky McColgan!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horizon fakes a jab and throws a low kick but McColgan checks it well.
McColgan cracks a nice hook into Horizon's ribs.
Horizon misses with the combination.
Horizon moves out of range as McColgan strikes.
McColgan connects with a leg kick. Horizon looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
McColgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
McColgan has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
McColgan scores with a punch to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McColgan thows a left - swing and a miss!
McColgan punishes Horizon's body with a nice straight punch.
Horizon avoids the body shot from McColgan.
Evan Horizon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horizon looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
McColgan avoids the head kick by Horizon.
Horizon changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
McColgan takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McColgan throws a low kick, looking for Horizon's leg but Horizon calmly moves out of range.
Horizon cracks McColgan with a good jab.
McColgan fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Horizon checks it well.
Horizon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Horizon lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and McColgan has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from McColgan and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Horizon.
Horizon misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A shot to the liver by McColgan. Beautiful body shot.
McColgan moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
McColgan misses with a straight left.
McColgan misses with a looping left.
McColgan lands a nice hook to Horizon's body. Horizon takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McColgan cracks the inside of Horizon's front leg.
Horizon is breathing heavily.
Horizon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McColgan lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McColgan throws a body kick that misses.
Horizon throws the left hand but McColgan avoids the punch easily.
Horizon walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. McColgan checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Horizon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McColgan.
McColgan scores with a nice head shot.
McColgan lands with a cross.
McColgan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McColgan cracks Horizon with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. McColgan has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Horizon to stand back up!
Horizon is rocked!
McColgan digs a good hook to Horizon's body.
Oh Horizon is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Crack! McColgan connects with the perfect overhand right and Horizon falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for McColgan!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Rocky McColgan!
A relieved looking Rocky McColgan thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sterling Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mikey Duffy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duffy has chosen Down with the Sickness as his entrance music. Sterling Slater has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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268 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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235 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
KO power |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Sterling Slater!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mikey Duffy!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Duffy scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Slater taking punishment in the form of punches.
Duffy is looking to take a break and control but Slater is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Duffy is working Slater over with some ground and pound from side control.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
Slater sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Slater trying to control from the bottom.
Slater is looking to improve his position.
Duffy throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Slater is looking to improve his position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Slater is looking to escape.
Slater is staying active underneath Duffy, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Slater is trying to get back to full guard.
Duffy trying to control from half guard but Slater is working away.
Duffy is thwarting Slater's attempts to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Slater keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Slater shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Duffy decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Slater's guard.
Duffy is working Slater over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Duffy throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
Duffy throwing strikes from guard but Slater blocks nicely.
Duffy preventing the sweep.
Duffy in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Duffy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Slater manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
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!
Duffy tries to reverse the position but Slater maintains control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee warns Duffy that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Duffy is looking to improve his position but Slater isn't that keen on the idea.
Slater throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Slater raining down hammerfists from mount.
Slater with a couple of short strikes.
Slater putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Duffy is rocked!
Slater softens up his opponent with a couple of shots there and then CRACK! One massive shot lands there and Duffy is out cold! Slater jumps to his feet and celebrates on the cage with the fans, who are, quite frankly, going absolutely mental!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sterling Slater!
A relieved looking Sterling Slater thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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FIGHT
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