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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Quiet Monkey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jorgip Wallrium (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Monkey comes to the cage accompanied by Epic - Faith No More. Jorgip Wallrium has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Quiet Monkey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorgip Wallrium!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Monkey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Wallrium tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Monkey counters with a nice double leg into side control. Wallrium won't be happy with that.
Wallrium wants to get back to his feet.
Wallrium is trying to control Monkey's posture but Monkey avoids it.
Monkey has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Wallrium!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wallrium is looking to get to half guard.
Wallrium is squirming around, avoiding Monkey's attempts to control the action.
Wallrium wants to hold on but Monkey pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey is looking to work his way around to Wallrium's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Monkey jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wallrium is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wallrium and Monkey has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Wallrium wants to control but Monkey postures up.
Monkey trying to control the position but Wallrium is working away.
Wallrium gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Monkey tries to control but Wallrium wriggling away.
Monkey looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Monkey controlling the pace for now.
Wallrium wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Monkey.
BOOM! Monkey connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Wallrium is squirming around, avoiding Monkey's attempts to control the action.
Wallrium tries to hold on but Monkey postures up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Monkey prevents Wallrium from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Monkey sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Wallrium told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
Wallrium is squirming around, avoiding Monkey's attempts to control the action.
Monkey misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Monkey can't control as he wanted to and Wallrium manages to get the fight back to his half guard.
Monkey missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Monkey 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.
Monkey is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Monkey passes the guard and advances to mount!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallrium wants to try and get back to his feet.
Monkey content just to control the position here.
Monkey jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Wallrium is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Wallrium and Monkey has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Monkey tries to advance to mount but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Wallrium wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Quiet Monkey dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Monkey takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
An inside leg kick lands from Wallrium.
Wallrium tries to clinch up but Monkey circles away and keeps his distance.
We've been told by Monkey's head coaches at Synergy Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Wallrium throws a sloppy head kick and Monkey moves out of range easily.
Wallrium wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Monkey swinging wildly here.
Monkey walks into a straight right hand from Wallrium.
Jorgip Wallrium seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wallrium stuffs the takedown.
Monkey blocks a head kick by Wallrium.
Wallrium doesn't manage to clinch there - Monkey circles away.
Wallrium is looking to clinch.
Monkey tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wallrium defends well and Monkey ends up having to push Wallrium into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Wallrium lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Quiet Monkey has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Monkey drops down looking for an ankle pick but Wallrium pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Quiet Monkey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Monkey will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Wallrium lands a big head kick that sends Monkey tumbling to the mat! Wallrium takes a step backwards and waves Monkey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A chopping leg kick lands by Wallrium.
Wallrium tries to clinch up but Monkey circles away and keeps his distance.
Wallrium feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Monkey sprawling to the canvas! Monkey rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Wallrium finish him?!
Monkey is rocked!
Wallrium dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Oh Monkey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wallrium throws a right and a left that both miss.
A head kick misses from Wallrium.
Monkey seems to have got his legs back now.
Wallrium throws a quick head kick that knocks Monkey silly! This fight is all over! What a finish! Wallrium is up on the cage, taking in the applause from the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Jorgip Wallrium!
Jorgip Wallrium very nearly forgot to thank Backyard Fighting amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
The defeated Quiet Monkey had this to say: 'Did I just poop my pants?'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Fidel Bautista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charles Stryker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stryker has chosen Die Motherfucker Die by Dope as his entrance music. Charles Stryker will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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196 lbs
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193 lbs
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Fidel Bautista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
25 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Stryker!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stryker throws a one two combo.
Stryker swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Stryker misses the shot to the body.
Stryker connects with a nice looking jab.
Stryker throws a hook but Bautista blocks it.
Stryker checks a leg kick nicely.
Stryker misses with a hook
and Bautista counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Stryker thinking.
Bautista takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Stryker punishes Bautista's body with a nice straight punch.
Bautista walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Bautista punishes Stryker's body with a nice straight punch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Bautista is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Stryker's half guard.
Bautista wants to control but Stryker is keeping him busy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stryker manages to get to full guard.
Bautista with a flurry of punches that miss.
Bautista working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Bautista slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Fidel Bautista wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Bautista throws a leg kick
and Stryker counters with a stiff right hand.
Bautista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Stryker lands a head shot.
Bautista takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Stryker moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Stryker lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stryker fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Bautista looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Bautista has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Stryker.
Stryker tests Bautista's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Stryker waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Bautista.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Stryker moves away.
Charles Stryker is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Stryker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bautista.
Bautista takes one to the side of the head.
Bautista finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Bautista misses with a left hand
and Stryker counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Stryker throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Bautista on the side of the head.
Stryker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Stryker is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Bautista had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Bautista tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Stryker is able to avoid easily.
Stryker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nice shot lands for Stryker.
Stryker swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bautista uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Stryker misses with a body punch
and Bautista counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Stryker jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Bautista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stryker at a distance.
Stryker stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Stryker ducks under a wild hook from Bautista.
Bautista misses with a takedown
and Stryker counters with a stiff right hand.
Stryker moves in looking to clinch but Bautista pushes him off.
That kick from Stryker tenderised Bautista's leg. Bautista is trying to keep his angry face on.
Stryker misses with a looping right.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Stryker leaves Bautista with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Bautista gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Charles Stryker dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Bautista misses with a hook.
Good shot there by Stryker.
Bautista fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Stryker thuds a left hand into Bautista's body.
Stryker cracks Bautista with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Bautista has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Stryker finds it's way round the side to connect with Bautista's head.
Stryker scores with a nice body kick.
Charles Stryker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bautista throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bautista lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Stryker at a distance.
Stryker buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bautista looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Stryker!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bautista wants to control but Stryker is keeping him busy.
Stryker struggling a bit here.
Bautista is putting a hurting on Stryker here, landing some big shots from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bautista cracks Stryker with a big right hand but Stryker 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.
Bautista trying to control the position but Stryker is working away.
Stryker avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Bautista.
Bautista working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bautista lands an elbow.
Bautista wants to lay and pray for a moment but Stryker keeps working.
Bautista working the ground and pound from side control.
Bautista lands a few punches from side control.
Bautista trying to control the action but Stryker is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stryker is working to avoid the ground and pound but Bautista connects with a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bautista misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Stryker takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stryker tries to buck Bautista off but Bautista is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fidel Bautista 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. This is the final round!
Stryker works Bautista's body with a nice hook.
The fighters circling - Bautista throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stryker throws out a loose jab but Bautista uses good head movement to avoid it.
Bautista doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Stryker connects with a looping right hand.
Stryker ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bautista moves away.
Stryker has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Bautista misses with a body punch
and Stryker counters with a left and a right that stings Bautista.
Stryker fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bautista manages to avoid it.
Stryker tries to clinch but Bautista is having none of it.
Stryker throws a jab but it's blocked by Bautista.
Stryker displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bautista throws out the jab.
Stryker checks a leg kick.
Bautista throws a looping overhand right but Stryker ducks down to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Stryker.
Stryker tries to clinch but Bautista moves away
and Bautista counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Good shot there by Stryker.
A jab lands there for Bautista.
Bautista uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Stryker.
Stryker has Bautista up against the cage in a clinch.
Stryker presses Bautista against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Stryker tries to work over Bautista's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Bautista tries to throw a body punch but Stryker avoids it by throwing Bautista back against the cage.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bautista is trying to drag Stryker to the mat but Stryker just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Stryker tries a body shot but Bautista blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Stryker.
Stryker can't find room to land a body shot as Bautista controls the action.
Bautista tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Stryker's elbow.
Stryker blocks a body shot from Bautista.
Stryker is working Bautista over against the cage.
Bautista blocks an uppercut.
Bautista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bautista gets through Stryker's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bautista throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Strykers head.
Stryker prevents a body shot from Bautista.
Stryker misses with a body punch.
Bautista blocking some punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Stryker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Bautista tries a body shot but Stryker blocks it.
Bautista misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker misses with a short punch on the inside.
Stryker lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Bautista struggles to land a body shot inside as Stryker controls his hands.
Stryker can't find room to land a body shot as Bautista controls the action.
Bautista tries to pull guard but Stryker forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Stryker fails to land.
Stryker makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stryker is trying to stall.
Stryker is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Bautista is defending well for now.
Bautista is looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Fidel Bautista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bautista tries for a takedown. No joy.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bautista.
Stryker scores with a shoulder strike.
Stryker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Stryker is pressed up against the cage. Bautista has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stryker down to the mat. Stryker avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stryker jabs Bautista to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Stryker fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Bautista throws a series of punches but Stryker avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Stryker ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Stryker fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bautista, pushing him back against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bautista misses with a hook to the ribs.
Stryker lands with a light punch inside.
A short left from Stryker.
And that's the end of the fight!
Charles Stryker comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Stryker has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Charles Stryker!
Charles Stryker decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calgary Alberta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dickie Crash (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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200 lbs
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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
12 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calgary Alberta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dickie Crash!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alberta closes the distance and clinches up with Crash, looking for a takedown. Alberta pushes Crash against the cage but Crash circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Alberta shoots in and drives through. Crash sprawls well.
Crash throws a head kick that misses.
Alberta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alberta lands in his opponent's guard.
Alberta trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alberta might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Alberta 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.
Our spies down at at Hey Steve's Fight Shack inform us that Crash has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Alberta drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Alberta jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Crash holds on and takes a little breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alberta trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alberta 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.
Alberta trying to control but Crash is working from the bottom.
Alberta is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Crash is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Crash has escaped and now he's on top!
Crash showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Alberta throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Crash sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Crash wants to control from the top but Alberta keeps moving.
Alberta has his foot on Crash's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Crash works his way back into a safe position though.
Crash is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Alberta controls Crash momentarily but Crash frees himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crash tries to free his leg and advance position but Alberta is retaining full guard.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Alberta tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Dickie Crash.
Crash slaps away a takedown attempt from Alberta, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calgary Alberta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Calgary Alberta has been cut.
We've been told by Alberta's head coaches at >TAPOUT ELITE< that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Alberta closes this distance looking for a takedown but Crash circles away.
Alberta misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Crash bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Alberta's head backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash misses with a looping left.
Calgary Alberta seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alberta on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Calgary Alberta's cut is getting worse.
Alberta shoots in for a double leg but Crash sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alberta looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Crash is fending him off so far but Alberta persists. Nope, Crash circles away and we're back to standing.
Crash throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Alberta.
Alberta shoots in looking for a takedown but Crash manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Alberta's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Alberta takes one to the side of the head.
Alberta closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Alberta lands in his opponent's guard.
Alberta not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Crash had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Alberta defends it easily.
Alberta has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Alberta looking to sit in guard and control but Crash gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dickie Crash dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Calgary Alberta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Alberta feints and as Crash raises his hands in defense, Alberta changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Crash is trying to keep Alberta in close.
Alberta trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crash is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Alberta avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Crash keeping moving, preventing Alberta from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Alberta pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Crash is keeping the position for now.
Alberta is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Crash misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Crash gets caught napping as Alberta dives in and scores a takedown. Crash manages to retain guard.
Alberta tries to free his leg and advance position but Crash is retaining full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alberta trying to control the position from guard on top but Crash is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Crash manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Calgary Alberta overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Crash throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Alberta because Crash loaded up on that one.
Alberta sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Crash controlling the action here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Alberta is looking to control Crash's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Alberta avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alberta works his way to full guard. Good work.
Crash pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Alberta is keeping the position for now.
Crash trying to control the position from guard on top but Alberta is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dickie Crash has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Crash throws a hook but Alberta blocks it.
Alberta closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Crash quickly recovers to half guard.
Alberta is working for an americana but Crash has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Alberta was thinking about the submission.
Alberta throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Crash works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Crash wants to sweep but no luck.
Alberta decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Crash, up you get!
Dickie Crash is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Alberta takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crash stuffs the takedown.
Dickie Crash seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Alberta tries to score a power double leg takedown but Crash sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Alberta somewhat.
Alberta fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calgary Alberta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Alberta tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Crash swivels and escapes.
Alberta lands a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Calgary Alberta dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Calgary Alberta's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Alberta shoots in for a takedown but Crash shows good takedown defense.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Alberta.
Alberta goes for a double leg but Crash avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Crash continues to drive forward.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calgary Alberta. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Alberta is looking to take this one to the mat.
Alberta takes an elbow to the temple.
Crash with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Alberta misses with a punch to the body.
Crash is stalling here.
Alberta prevents a body shot from Crash.
Crash landing knees to the body.
Crash putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Alberta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crash is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Crash landing knees to the body.
Crash throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Crash lands a nice elbow.
Calgary Alberta's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crash lands an elbow that stopped Alberta in his tracks for a moment.
Crash is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Alberta is defending well for now.
Crash lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jeez, Calgary Alberta's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Crash creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Alberta's defenses.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Calgary Alberta's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dickie Crash!
A relieved looking Dickie Crash 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Amin Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Huddlestone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax comes to the cage accompanied by Infected Mushroom - Smashing The Opponent. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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186 lbs
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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
20 - 28 - 1, fighting out of Helsinki, Amin Sax!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Huddlestone!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sax misses with a body shot.
Sax misses with a hook. Huddlestone ducked under it nicely.
Sax motions for Huddlestone to come forward. Sax throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Huddlestone slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Huddlestone lands a leg kick that knocks Sax off balance momentarily.
Huddlestone gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sax drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Huddlestone gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Sax is trying to drag Huddlestone to the mat but Huddlestone just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Huddlestone breaks the clinch.
Sax throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sax has his takedown stuffed
and Huddlestone counters with a straight right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huddlestone lands with a thumping leg kick.
A combination from Huddlestone does no damage.
Huddlestone throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sax with a poor takedown
and Huddlestone counters with a big head kick but Sax shrugs it off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Huddlestone.
Tom Huddlestone is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Huddlestone works over Sax's head and body with a nice combination.
Sax has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gold Standard Elite Gym in the buildup to the fight.
Huddlestone slaps away a takedown attempt from Sax, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Huddlestone misses with the combination.
Huddlestone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No joy there for Huddlestone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sax throws a series of punches but Huddlestone avoids them all with ease.
Sax with a poor takedown
and Huddlestone counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Huddlestone connects with an inside leg kick.
Sax blocks the body kick.
Huddlestone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Sax throws a head kick but Huddlestone moves out of range.
Huddlestone lands a head kick. Sax smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Huddlestone cracks the inside of Sax's front leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone throws a good cross that connects.
Huddlestone's coach down at Stark Slugger Society - NY was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Huddlestone's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
A left and a right from Huddlestone both land. Nice combination.
Huddlestone stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Huddlestone wants it to stay on the feet.
Huddlestone rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sax moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Huddlestone uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Sax has time to react.
Huddlestone gets caught flat footed, as Sax shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Sax wants to control from the top but Huddlestone keeps moving.
Huddlestone wants to sweep but no luck.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sax 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.
Huddlestone keeping moving, preventing Sax from controlling successfully.
Huddlestone pulls Sax in to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Huddlestone is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Sax, into his guard.
Huddlestone landing with the ground and pound.
Sax keeping full guard, as Huddlestone tries to pass.
Huddlestone gets to his feet. Sax looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Huddlestone stuffs the takedown attempt from Sax. Sax gets slowly back to his feet.
Huddlestone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sax circles away quickly and effectively.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huddlestone as he avoids it easily.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Sax 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 Huddlestone has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Huddlestone and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Huddlestone enables Sax to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Huddlestone manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Sax trying to control the position from guard on top but Huddlestone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Huddlestone utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Huddlestone seems keen to control Sax's posture.
Sax won't allow Huddlestone to get back to his feet.
Sax trying to control the position from guard on top but Huddlestone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Amin Sax just wasn't active enough.
Huddlestone misses with a few strikes there.
Sax is looking to clinch but Huddlestone is avoiding it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sax is defended easily by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Sax.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Huddlestone dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Huddlestone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sax eats them both and turns towards Huddlestone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Huddlestone swinging wildly here.
Huddlestone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sax attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sax is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Huddlestone.
Nice takedown defense from Huddlestone. No joy for Sax on that attempt.
Sax misses with a takedown attempt
and Huddlestone counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sax shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Huddlestone counters with a body kick that stops Sax in his tracks momentarily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huddlestone gets a clinch.
Huddlestone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sax on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sax fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huddlestone shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Sax eats them both and turns towards Huddlestone to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Tom Huddlestone seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Sax takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Huddlestone throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Huddlestone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sax will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Huddlestone misses with a few strikes there.
Sax swats away the attempt to clinch by Huddlestone.
Huddlestone lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Sax shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Huddlestone as he avoids it easily.
Sax tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Huddlestone moves into the clinch.
Huddlestone manages to break the clinch.
Huddlestone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sax attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huddlestone stuffs the takedown attempt from Sax. Sax gets slowly back to his feet.
Sax throws a low kick but Huddlestone moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sax.
Huddlestone connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Huddlestone moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sax tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Huddlestone swivels and escapes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Huddlestone throws a quick inside leg kick.
Sax misses with a takedown attempt
and Huddlestone counters with a head kick. That will keep Sax thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Huddlestone swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Sax crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Huddlestone - the referee stops the clock and Sax gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Huddlestone. Sax manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Huddlestone throws a right hand that Sax ducks under and follows up with a left that Sax also avoids with ease.
Huddlestone tries to clinch but Sax moves out of range.
Huddlestone fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Sax on the side of the head.
Sax showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Huddlestone.
Sax misses with a series of wild punches.
Sax misses with a takedown attempt
and Sax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax with a lazy takedown attempt
and Huddlestone counters with a three punch combo that has Sax backing up. Sax nods at Huddlestone to acknowledge the strikes.
Sax takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sax walks into a jab.
Huddlestone scores with a head kick. Sax tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sax dives in and grabs Huddlestone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huddlestone pushes down on Sax's head and hops out.
Huddlestone scores with a head kick. Sax tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Sax tries for a takedown but Huddlestone sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Sax on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Sax misses with a leg kick
and Huddlestone counters with a nice kick to the body.
Huddlestone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Huddlestone connects with a single shot there.
Huddlestone has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Huddlestone listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Horrible takedown by Sax or perhaps it was just good defense by Huddlestone which made him look bad.
Huddlestone fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Sax looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sax misses with a takedown attempt - Huddlestone sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Huddlestone lands with a nice body kick.
Huddlestone takes the fight into the clinch.
Huddlestone's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sax changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Huddlestone looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Huddlestone is looking to regain half guard here but Sax keeps moving and retains side control.
Huddlestone wants to control but Sax postures up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sax prevents Huddlestone from escaping the position.
Sax is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Huddlestone has escaped the position, nice work there.
Huddlestone manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Huddlestone showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Huddlestone feints and then cracks Sax's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Sax down.
Huddlestone swinging wildly here.
Sax takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Sax misses with a leg kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Sax throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Sax misses with a takedown
and Huddlestone cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Sax looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Huddlestone fails to land with a series of punches.
Huddlestone displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Sax.
Sloppy strikes from Huddlestone. Those never looked like landing.
Huddlestone misses with a two punch combination.
Amin Sax is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sax attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Huddlestone fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Huddlestone moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sax closes this distance looking for a takedown but Huddlestone circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Amin Sax. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Huddlestone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Huddlestone falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sax counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sax.
Huddlestone stops a takedown attempt from Sax.
Huddlestone breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Huddlestone throws a nice inside leg kick.
Sax is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Huddlestone scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Nice defenses there by Huddlestone.
Sax takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sax dives in and grabs Huddlestone's left leg, looking for a takedown. Huddlestone pushes down on Sax's head and hops out.
Huddlestone moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Sax will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Huddlestone moves into the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sax jumps guard but Huddlestone turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Amin Sax has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone manages to break the clinch.
Huddlestone looks to land a combination but Sax avoids it well.
Huddlestone is working the combinations to good effect here.
Sax fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Huddlestone throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Sax.
No joy there for Huddlestone, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sax tries for a takedown but Huddlestone circles away easily
and Huddlestone connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Huddlestone fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Huddlestone slaps away a takedown attempt from Sax, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Some wild striking there from Huddlestone.
Sax has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Huddlestone.
A bone on bone clash there as Huddlestone blocks the leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Huddlestone, right into the meat.
Huddlestone fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Sax, pushing him back against the cage.
Huddlestone pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Huddlestone misses with a double jab.
Huddlestone throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Sax's head.
Huddlestone moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Sax gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Huddlestone counters with a three punch combo that has Sax backing up. Sax nods at Huddlestone to acknowledge the strikes.
Sax shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Huddlestone defends it nicely.
Huddlestone misses with a wild combination.
Huddlestone blocks a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Huddlestone thuds a left hand into Sax's body.
Sax shoots in for a takedown but Huddlestone shows good takedown defense.
Huddlestone has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Huddlestone throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Huddlestone.
Huddlestone throws a right hand that Sax ducks under and follows up with a left that Sax also avoids with ease.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Huddlestone lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Sax shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sax takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Huddlestone scores with a one two! Sax had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Huddlestone lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Sax backs up against the cage.
Tom Huddlestone is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Huddlestone checks a leg kick.
Sax dodges the punch combination from Huddlestone.
Sax throws a low kick but Huddlestone avoids it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Huddlestone comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Huddlestone 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Huddlestone!
Post fight, Tom Huddlestone stared into the camera and said 'i wanna move down to 185 for one fight and thats to fight amin sax hes a entertainer and so am i..lets do it'.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Christopher Walken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and TJ Welsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Welsh has chosen Lets Have A War as his entrance music. TJ Welsh 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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Christopher Walken!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, TJ Welsh!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Welsh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walken counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Walken misses with a few strikes there.
Welsh closes the distance but Walken moves to the side
and Walken counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Walken keeps the fight on the outside.
Welsh darts in looking for a takedown but Walken gets double underhooks and turns Welsh into the cage.
Walken lands a left hand that snaps the head of Welsh backwards.
It looks like TJ Welsh has been cut.
Walken throws a punch but it's blocked by Welsh.
Welsh is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Welsh misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Welsh is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Walken throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Walken uses from the top position.
Welsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Welsh keeping moving, preventing Walken from controlling successfully.
Walken trying to move into half guard but instead Welsh has managed to sweep!
Welsh gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Welsh shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Walken defends it nicely.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh wants to clinch up but Walken keeps it at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Welsh fails with the takedown.
Christopher Walken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.
Walken lands a jab to Welsh's midsection.
Welsh shoots in and drives through. Walken sprawls well.
Walken has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+)(1 in the buildup to the fight.
Walken digs a good body shot into Welsh's ribs.
Walken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Welsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Welsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Welsh tries to clinch but Walken is having none of it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Welsh misses with a takedown attempt
and Walken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Walken stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Walken wants it to stay on the feet.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Welsh.
Walken displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Welsh.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken lands a body shot.
Welsh shoots in for a double leg but Walken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Walken will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown but Walken shows good takedown defense.
Walken keeps the fight on the outside.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walken rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Welsh moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Welsh shoots for a takedown but Walken saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Welsh looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Welsh shoots for a double leg takedown but Walken sprawls well. He's pushed Welsh's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walken avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Welsh looks to clinch
and Walken counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Christopher Walken is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Welsh fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Walken avoids it really well and circles away.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Welsh is looking to work some ground and pound but Walken has wrist control.
Walken keeping moving, preventing Welsh from controlling successfully.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walken is working an open guard so Welsh takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Walken defends well and Welsh ends up having to push Walken into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Walken misses with a shot to the kidneys.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but TJ Welsh will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Welsh's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Walken throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Walken sprawls well. Walken wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Welsh gets slowly back to his feet.
Welsh takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Welsh tries to clinch up
and Walken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Welsh thinking.
Welsh showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Walken.
Welsh shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Walken but Walken pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Welsh takes one to the chin there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Walken paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Welsh.
Christopher Walken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.
Welsh tries to clinch there but Walken circles away.
Nice sprawl there from Walken as Welsh shoots in.
Welsh darts in trying to clinch
and Walken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Welsh has managed to clinch.
Welsh throws a knee to the head but misses.
Welsh landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right from Walken.
Welsh working Walken over with knees to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Walken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Walken tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walken lands a body shot.
Welsh unloads a knee to the mid-section. Walken lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Walken stalls.
Walken tries to stall but Welsh uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Welsh tries to pull guard but Walken won't allow it.
Walken is looking to control Welsh's arms but Welsh gets an underhook and turns him. Now Walken has his back to the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Walken.
Walken dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Walken wants to stall.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Christopher Walken.
Welsh shoots in for a double leg but Walken sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walken works Welsh's body with a nice hook.
Welsh wants to clinch
and Walken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Welsh thinking.
Welsh dives in for a single leg takedown but Walken sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Walken pushes Welsh back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Welsh manages to break the clinch.
Welsh wants to clinch up but Walken keeps it at a distance.
Walken throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Walken moves into range and connects with a jab.
Walken scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Welsh looks to clinch
and Welsh takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Welsh darts in looking for a takedown but Walken gets double underhooks and turns Welsh into the cage.
Welsh's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Welsh using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Walken has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Walken lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Welsh backwards.
Welsh is rocked!
Walken avoiding damage as Welsh throws knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Welsh lands a nice knee to the body.
A bit of stalling here from Walken.
Christopher Walken has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Welsh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Walken in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Walken tries to throw a body punch but Welsh avoids it by throwing Walken back against the cage.
Walken on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Welsh pulls guard successfully.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Walken stops Welsh from standing up.
Welsh has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Christopher Walken will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on TJ Welsh's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Welsh tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Walken counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Welsh thinking.
Walken lands with a shot to the body.
Christopher Walken is winning the standup battle so far.
Welsh avoids the body shot from Walken.
Walken loads up on a big right hand but Welsh slips the punch.
Welsh doesn't manage to clinch there - Walken circles away.
Walken misses the shot to the body.
Welsh misses with a takedown
and Walken counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Welsh fails with an attempt to clinch.
Welsh closes the distance looking to clinch
and Walken connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Welsh rushes Walken and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Walken creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Walken tries to throw a body punch but Welsh avoids it by throwing Walken back against the cage.
Walken scores with a shoulder strike.
Welsh looking to throw knees to the head but Walken is blocking nicely.
Walken is pushing Welsh up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Welsh lands a right hand.
Welsh breaks the clinch.
Welsh tries to clinch but Walken is having none of it.
Walken lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Welsh circles away quickly and effectively.
Walken moves into range and connects with a jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Welsh.
Welsh fails in his attempt to clinch.
Walken slaps away a takedown attempt from Welsh, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Christopher Walken has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of TJ Welsh.
The fight stays on the outside here - Welsh looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Welsh walks into a straight right hand from Walken.
Welsh tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Walken is looking to wear down Welsh with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Welsh wants to clinch
and Walken counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walken keeps the fight on the outside.
TJ Welsh seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Welsh shoots in looking for a takedown but Walken manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Welsh's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Welsh tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Walken manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Walken lands with a shot to the body.
Walken jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Welsh tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Walken paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Walken throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Welsh wants to clinch but Walken slips to the side
and Walken cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Welsh drives through with a takedown into Walken's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Welsh takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Walken wants to stand up but Welsh is controlling him.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Welsh accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walken knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Welsh on the ground.
Welsh gets to his feet - Walken follows without any prompting.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walken works Welsh's body with a nice hook.
Walken misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Welsh.
Walken throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Walken circles away from the clinch attempt.
Walken misses with a looping left.
Welsh fails with a takedown attempt.
Welsh bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Welsh tries to clinch up
and Walken counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Christopher Walken.
I think Walken 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:29
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Yikes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bob Backlund (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyle Yikes could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bob Backlund's chin.
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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
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Yikes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bob Backlund!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
BOOM! Yikes lands a beautiful left hook that drops Backlund. Backlund tries to recover but Yikes is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Backlund lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kyle Yikes!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Efrain Vera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tommy MacKenzie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). MacKenzie comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kettel - My Dogan kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tommy MacKenzie is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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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
17 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Efrain Vera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tommy MacKenzie!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vera with a lazy takedown attempt
and MacKenzie counters with an inside leg kick.
Vera shoots and misses
and MacKenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
MacKenzie stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and MacKenzie wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Efrain Vera. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Vera doesn't succeed with the takedown
and MacKenzie counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
It looks like Efrain Vera has been cut.
Vera looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
MacKenzie scores with a nice head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacKenzie tries to close the distance and clinch up but Vera swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Vera shoots in for a takedown but MacKenzie shows good takedown defense.
MacKenzie misses with an uppercut. Vera saw that one coming.
MacKenzie clinches up against the cage.
Vera is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
MacKenzie stalls.
A shot in the inside from MacKenzie.
Vera is looking for a takedown.
MacKenzie fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
MacKenzie working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacKenzie throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
MacKenzie lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee is keeping an eye on MacKenzie - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Vera wants a takedown.
Vera swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacKenzie swings away with an uppercut that misses.
MacKenzie goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Vera is working for takedown but MacKenzie is calmly controlling the position for now.
Vera has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. MacKenzie avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by MacKenzie.
MacKenzie lands with a short shot to the head.
Vera is breathing heavily.
MacKenzie is pressed up against the cage. Vera has hold of a leg and is looking to drag MacKenzie down to the mat. MacKenzie avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
A jab lands there for MacKenzie.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vera with a poor takedown
and MacKenzie scores with a counter punch that sends Vera to the canvas! MacKenzie smells blood - he's punishing Vera with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Vera has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tommy MacKenzie!
After the big win, Tommy MacKenzie made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Merciless Gladiators and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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