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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Nich DiM (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rcrs Sarabjit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rcrs Sarabjit has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Nich DiM's chin.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nich DiM!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rcrs Sarabjit!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sarabjit throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. DiM tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Sarabjit is in DiM's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
DiM looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
DiM manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
DiM wants to control the pace but Sarabjit is squirming around nicely.
DiM is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Sarabjit is surviving well by controlling DiM's body position as best he can.
DiM controlling the position easily from mount.
DiM trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
DiM lands a couple of good shots and Sarabjit has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
DiM has the hooks in and he's looking for a rear naked choke here. Sarabjit is defending well but eventually DiM manages to get an arm under the chin and he's locked on the RNC! Sarabjit has no choice but to tap now! He does! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Nich DiM!
Nich DiM seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinan Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcel Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sinan Yak!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcel Moore!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Moore takes a swing at Yak's ribcage but misses.
Moore throws a head kick that misses.
Yak lands a jab to Moore's midsection.
Yak pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Yak gets a double leg takedown into Moore's guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Yak throwing strikes from guard but Moore blocks nicely.
Yak landing with the ground and pound.
Yak drops back looking for a leg! Moore is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Moore manages to kick Yak off! Yak jumps back into Moore's guard.
Yak landing some decent shots from guard.
Yak decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moore tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Yak manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Moore throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Yak cracks Moore with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Yak has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Moore to stand back up!
It looks like Marcel Moore has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Moore changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yak tries to avoid it but Moore manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yak to the ground. Yak escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Moore looks winded!
and Yak counters with a massive uppercut that badly hurts Moore! He's just covering up as Yak starts to tee off till the referee steps in and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sinan Yak!
A victorious Sinan Yak thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mark Jerks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heed has chosen Gentlelman as his entrance music. Mongolia Heed has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Mark Jerks's chin.
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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
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Jerks!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of London, Mongolia Heed!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerks misses with a takedown
and Heed counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Jerks utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Heed accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Jerks working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Heed.
Jerks looking for a triangle here. Heed is fighting it but it looks tight! Jerks pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Heed is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mark Jerks!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Verush Manakain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Claude Van Damme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Van Damme has chosen Boom! Shake The Room as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Verush Manakain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Claude Van Damme!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Manakain throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Manakain will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Manakain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Van Damme counters with a head kick that crumples his opponent - he's in a world of trouble! Van Damme looks at the referee who does nothing so Van Damme lands a crushing right that sends Manakain to the floor! This time the ref steps in to end the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jean Claude Van Damme!
Our winner, Jean Claude Van Damme, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alex Louvierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Skantze Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Louvierre comes to the cage accompanied by Dirty House. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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170 lbs
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174 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alex Louvierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Skantze Jr!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Skantze Jr swinging wildly here.
Skantze Jr showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Louvierre.
Skantze Jr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Louvierre.
Skantze Jr clobbers Louvierre with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Louvierre throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Skantze Jr on the side of the head.
Louvierre ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A nice combination there by Skantze Jr.
Louvierre dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Louvierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Skantze Jr.
No joy there for Louvierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louvierre showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr cracks a nice hook into Louvierre's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louvierre.
Skantze Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Louvierre counters with a three punch combo that has Skantze Jr backing up. Skantze Jr nods at Louvierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Louvierre moves away from the strike by Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skantze Jr slips a jab and a cross from Louvierre.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that Louvierre avoids nicely.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Skantze Jr has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Skantze Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
John Skantze Jr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Louvierre slips a jab and a cross from Skantze Jr.
Louvierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
Some wild striking there from Skantze Jr.
Louvierre looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louvierre moves out of range of the strikes.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louvierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A punch combination from Louvierre misses.
Skantze Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louvierre counters with a nice uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louvierre throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr avoids them all with ease.
Louvierre throws a right and a left that both miss.
Skantze Jr will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louvierre misses with a two punch combination.
Louvierre misses with a left hand
and Skantze Jr counters with a left and a right that stings Louvierre.
Skantze Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
Nice body punch from Skantze Jr.
Louvierre lands a nice shot to the body.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Louvierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Skantze Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Louvierre lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Skantze Jr circles away quickly and effectively.
Skantze Jr throws a combination that misses
and Louvierre counters with a nice uppercut.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Skantze Jr!
Louvierre keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Louvierre throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Skantze Jr dodges the punch combination from Louvierre.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louvierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louvierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Louvierre throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr avoids them all with ease.
Louvierre swinging wildly here.
Skantze Jr cracks Louvierre with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louvierre lands with a hook. Skantze Jr tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Skantze Jr dodges the punch combination from Louvierre.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Alex Louvierre will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Louvierre avoids them all with ease.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Skantze Jr fails to land with a series of punches.
Skantze Jr misses with a looping right.
Louvierre looks to score with a jab to the body but Skantze Jr is just out of range.
Skantze Jr's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Skantze Jr duly obliges.
Louvierre throws a left and a right that both miss
and Louvierre takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louvierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Jab by Louvierre.
Louvierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louvierre throws a right hand that Skantze Jr ducks under and follows up with a left that Skantze Jr also avoids with ease.
Louvierre throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Skantze Jr counter with a right hand.
Skantze Jr throws a nice looking combination but Louvierre bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice shot lands for Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Skantze Jr has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Louvierre finds it's way round the side to connect with Skantze Jr's head.
Louvierre misses with a wild combination.
Skantze Jr looks to land a combination but Louvierre avoids it well.
Alex Louvierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Louvierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Louvierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Louvierre also avoids with ease.
Louvierre lands a two punch combo.
Louvierre scores with a hook to the body. Skantze Jr takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Louvierre looks to land a combination but Skantze Jr avoids it well.
Louvierre looks to land a combination but Skantze Jr avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louvierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Louvierre circles away quickly and effectively.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
No joy there for Louvierre, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Louvierre rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Skantze Jr counter with a right hand.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Skantze Jr throws a combination. Louvierre tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Skantze Jr is breathing heavily.
Louvierre takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Skantze Jr misses with a left hand
and Louvierre counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Louvierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr throws a right and a left that both miss.
Louvierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Louvierre throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Louvierre swinging wildly here.
Louvierre swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Louvierre.
Skantze Jr throws a series of strikes that have Louvierre backpedaling.
Skantze Jr throws a right hand that Louvierre ducks under and follows up with a left that Louvierre also avoids with ease.
Louvierre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louvierre lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Skantze Jr punishes Louvierre's body with a nice straight punch.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab
and Louvierre counters with a straight right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Skantze Jr misses with a two punch combination.
Skantze Jr throws a hook but Louvierre avoids it easily.
Louvierre dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Louvierre throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Skantze Jr.
Louvierre scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Skantze Jr. Louvierre does a little dance to reset his feet.
Skantze Jr's jab looks to have found its range, popping Louvierre under the eye.
A combination from Louvierre does no damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alex Louvierre dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Louvierre fails to land with a series of punches.
Louvierre swinging wildly here.
Skantze Jr misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Louvierre throws a right and a left that Skantze Jr avoids nicely.
Louvierre takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Some wild striking there from Louvierre.
Sloppy strikes from Louvierre. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Louvierre was well out of range. Poor timing from Skantze Jr.
Skantze Jr lands a head shot.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Louvierre fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Skantze Jr misses with a double jab
and Skantze Jr takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Louvierre swinging wildly here.
Louvierre misses with a jab, cross combination.
Louvierre takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Louvierre throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr avoids them all with ease.
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
Louvierre throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
A punch combination from Skantze Jr misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Louvierre throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Louvierre dodges the punch combination from Skantze Jr.
Alex Louvierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Skantze Jr throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A combination from Skantze Jr does no damage.
Skantze Jr takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Skantze Jr connects with a good right hand that stumbles Louvierre. Louvierre circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Louvierre throws a series of punches but Skantze Jr moves out of range.
Skantze Jr throws a series of punches but Louvierre moves out of range.
Louvierre misses with a double jab.
Skantze Jr throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Louvierre stalks Skantze Jr and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Skantze Jr's face. Skantze Jr staggers backwards, shaken.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Skantze Jr misses with a series of wild punches.
Skantze Jr falls off balance throwing a combination
and Louvierre counters with a three punch combo that has Skantze Jr backing up. Skantze Jr nods at Louvierre to acknowledge the strikes.
Louvierre lands with a good body shot.
Louvierre will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Louvierre lands a nice looking body shot.
Skantze Jr throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Louvierre.
Skantze Jr throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Louvierre counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Sloppy strikes from Skantze Jr. Those never looked like landing.
Skantze Jr wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Louvierre scores with a body shot.
Louvierre rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Skantze Jr moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Louvierre catches Skantze Jr with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Louvierre scores with a nice strike.
Louvierre throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Louvierre just misses with a punch to the body.
Louvierre throws a right and a left that Skantze Jr avoids nicely.
John Skantze Jr has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Louvierre staying out of range there.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Louvierre misses with an uppercut. Skantze Jr saw that one coming.
Skantze Jr throws a looping overhand right but Louvierre ducks down to avoid it.
Skantze Jr rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Louvierre moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alex Louvierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Louvierre has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alex Louvierre!
An out of breath Alex Louvierre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
John Skantze Jr spoke after the fight, saying 'what happened in there? dont remmeber a thing, '.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes to the cage accompanied by Meniac by Michael Sembello. Mike Lloyd has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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220 lbs
14 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Lloyd!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
Sunshine keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lloyd slips under a jab from Sunshine.
Lloyd throws a jab but it's blocked by Sunshine.
Lloyd misses with a wild combination.
Sunshine is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sunshine throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd slips under a jab from Sunshine.
We've been informed that Sunshine has been sparring a lot of Muay Thai in the buildup to this fight so let's see if that has an impact on the result.
Sunshine misses with a few strikes there.
Lloyd lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A telegraphed right hand from Sunshine misses the target.
Peter Sunshine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sunshine bobbing and weaving well here. And he's unloaded with a massive right hand that drops Lloyd! He dives into his guard looking to finish!
It looks like Mike Lloyd has been cut.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sunshine decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Lloyd, up you get!
Some wild striking there from Sunshine.
Lloyd scores with a hook to the body. Sunshine takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Sunshine.
Lloyd connects with a looping right hand.
Sunshine scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Lloyd tries to bum rush Sunshine with a series of wild strikes but Sunshine uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Sunshine moves away.
Sunshine throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lloyd.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
A big right from Sunshine misses.
Sunshine misses with the combination.
Sunshine throws a shot from downtown. Lloyd moves away and avoids it.
Sunshine lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sunshine tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Lloyd was well out of range. Poor timing from Sunshine.
Sunshine misses with a hook.
Sunshine throws a hook but Lloyd blocks it.
Lloyd swings for the body but Sunshine moves out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine scores with a sloppy right hand. Lloyd should have avoided that one.
Lloyd moves out of range as Sunshine strikes.
Lloyd defending well as Sunshine loads up on a big left hand.
Lloyd dodges the punch combination from Sunshine.
Sunshine might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Lloyd cracks Sunshine with a good jab.
Sunshine scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Sunshine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sunshine catches Lloyd with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Lloyd ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Lloyd is looking to wear down Sunshine with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Nice defenses there by Sunshine.
Lloyd throws a series of strikes that have Sunshine backpedaling.
Sunshine misses with a double jab.
Lloyd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Sunshine connects with a single shot there.
Lloyd misses the jab.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd looks to land a left hand but Sunshine moved out of range nicely.
Lloyd misses with a wild combination.
Sunshine misses with a hook to the body
and Lloyd counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Sunshine throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
Sunshine misses with a straight left.
Lloyd jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Lloyd avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Sunshine cracks Lloyd with a good jab.
Sunshine fails to land with a series of punches.
Lloyd misses with a two punch combination.
Sunshine is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Lloyd had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Sunshine uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Lloyd.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Lloyd rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Sunshine moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sunshine throws a right and a left that Lloyd avoids nicely.
Sunshine drops Lloyd with a nice combination! Sunshine dives into Lloyd's guard, looking to finish!
Lloyd is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Sunshine gets to his feet. Lloyd looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Oh Lloyd is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut.
Lloyd seems to have got his legs back now.
Sunshine's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lloyd connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Sunshine scrambles back to his feet.
Lloyd throws a right hand that Sunshine ducks under and follows up with a left that Sunshine also avoids with ease.
Sunshine misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lloyd connects with a single shot there.
Sunshine connects with a good right hand that stumbles Lloyd. Lloyd circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Sunshine ducks down to avoid it.
Sunshine cracks Lloyd with a big right hand and Lloyd goes down!
Lloyd is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sunshine stands and steps away. Lloyd gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunshine throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Sunshine misses with a straight left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Sunshine dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mike Lloyd's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Sunshine lunges at Lloyd with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Lloyd's hand.
Lloyd swings for the body but Sunshine moves out of range.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lloyd. Sunshine does a little dance to reset his feet.
Lloyd defending well as Sunshine loads up on a big left hand.
Peter Sunshine seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Sunshine misses with a straight right.
Lloyd ducks under a wild hook from Sunshine.
Lloyd blocks a jab.
Sunshine moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lloyd lands a jab to the head.
A combination from Sunshine does no damage.
Lloyd uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Sunshine.
Lloyd throws a hook to the side of Sunshine's head but Sunshine sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Lloyd walks into a straight right hand from Sunshine.
Sunshine ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
A swing and a miss from Sunshine.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Sunshine.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Sunshine throws a good cross that connects.
Lloyd connects with a body shot that sends Sunshine's belly button to the back.
Lloyd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lloyd misses with a body shot
and Sunshine counters with a series of strikes that sends Lloyd to the canvas! Sunshine follows down into guard, looking to finish the fight!
Sunshine has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
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!
Sunshine stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sunshine misses with a left hand
and Lloyd counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sunshine throws a right hand that misses
and Lloyd counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Sunshine pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lloyd connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Sunshine scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sunshine scores with a jab. Lloyd acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Lloyd lands a slapping body shot.
Sunshine drops Lloyd with a big left hand and mounts him. Lloyd is in big trouble!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lloyd is looking to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Lloyd looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Sunshine slips a jab from Lloyd.
Peter Sunshine is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sunshine defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Sunshine lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lloyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Sunshine scores with a crisp jab that stopped Lloyd in his tracks.
Sunshine cracks Lloyd with an uppercut from hell and Lloyd crumples to the canvas, he's out! Oh no, he's recovered and he's grabbed one of Sunshine's legs and pulled him into guard. The ref thought about stopping it there but he's let it go - good reffing!
Lloyd is looking to sweep but instead, Sunshine has passed into half guard.
Lloyd on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Lloyd tries to get out of the position.
Sunshine thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Lloyd's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sunshine decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
A big left from Sunshine misses.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sunshine.
Lloyd slips a jab from Sunshine.
Lloyd avoids the body shot from Sunshine.
Sunshine slips a jab from Lloyd.
Sunshine rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lloyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Sunshine throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Lloyd connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Sunshine throws out a powerful jab.
Sunshine ducks under a wild hook from Lloyd.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a good cross that connects.
A big left from Lloyd misses.
Sunshine takes one on the chin but seems OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sunshine circles away quickly and effectively.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A big left from Sunshine misses.
Sunshine throws a looping overhand right but Lloyd ducks down to avoid it.
Sunshine defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
Sunshine fails to land with a series of punches.
Sunshine scores with a punch to the head.
Lloyd lands a right hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sunshine with a hook.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Sunshine slips under a jab from Lloyd.
Sunshine throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peter Sunshine showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Mike Lloyd's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sunshine waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Lloyd. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Lloyd to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
We've been hearing good reports from Lloyd's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sunshine sitting in guard here, content to control.
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!
Lloyd is looking to stand up but Sunshine isn't so interested in that idea.
Sunshine looking to pass the guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sunshine got a little sloppy there for a moment and Lloyd has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Sunshine has managed to get both his arms back between Lloyd's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sunshine stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Sunshine throws a right hand that misses
letting Lloyd counter with a right hand.
Sunshine looks to land a left hand but Lloyd moved out of range nicely.
Sunshine swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Lloyd throws a jab when Sunshine was well out of range.
Sunshine lands a jab to the head.
Lloyd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Jab by Sunshine.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lloyd takes a swing at Sunshine's ribcage but misses.
Sunshine comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sunshine ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Lloyd's jaw. Lloyd's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Sunshine does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Sunshine!
Peter Sunshine is the new light heavyweight champion!
After winning the bout, Peter Sunshine thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brownie Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zelios Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, tim finnegans. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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201 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brownie Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zelios Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Anderson misses with a series of wild punches.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
Gracie tries to pull guard but Anderson holds him up against the cage and eventually Gracie drops back down to his feet.
Anderson wants to get back to striking at distance but Gracie won't allow it.
Anderson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Gracie manages to break the clinch.
Anderson tries to clinch
and Gracie counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Anderson tries to clinch there but Gracie circles away.
A big left from Anderson misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie dodges the punch combination from Anderson.
Gracie fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Anderson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Gracie circles away quickly and effectively.
Anderson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Anderson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zelios Gracie.
Gracie avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to clinch but Gracie is avoiding it.
Horrible takedown by Gracie or perhaps it was just good defense by Anderson which made him look bad.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Gracie counters with a stiff right hand.
Anderson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Gracie counters with a single leg into guard. Anderson didn't expect that.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Gracie trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Gracie works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Anderson is trying to stand.
Gracie is looking to advance position but Anderson won't allow it.
Anderson knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gracie on the ground.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Anderson is defending well.
Anderson is trying to stand back up but Gracie is controlling him
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Anderson sees it coming and defends easily.
Gracie is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson tries to roll over but Gracie keeps him under control.
Anderson is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at Gentlemanly Scholars Fight Club Gym(4 Sprbt 4*+)(1 that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura but Anderson is defending well.
Gracie is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Anderson has managed to free his arm - good work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Anderson is defending it quite comfortably.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zelios Gracie dominated that round.
That's time! Anderson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Anderson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Gracie!
Gracie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Anderson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Gracie trying to control but Anderson postures up.
Anderson prevents Gracie from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie has found himself in a tricky position here. He's been working his transitions in training so let's see if he can work his way out of it.
Gracie is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
It looks like Anderson is going to stand back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie wants to control but Anderson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Gracie tries to roll over but Anderson keeps him under control.
Anderson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Gracie controls his leg.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Anderson defends it easily.
Gracie throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gracie trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Gracie's guard.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anderson has passed into half guard!
Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Gracie actively working from the bottom here.
Gracie slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Zelios Gracie has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zelios Gracie showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Anderson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anderson throws a leg kick but Gracie moved away.
Gracie fails with a takedown attempt.
Gracie bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Anderson is trying to get back to his feet.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Anderson knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Gracie is trying to get an arm triangle but Anderson is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Gracie swings around for an armbar but Anderson sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Gracie's guard.
Gracie throws his legs up looking for a submission but Anderson uses it to pass to side control.
Gracie is looking to regain half guard here but Anderson keeps moving and retains side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Anderson tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gracie.
Gracie wants to get back to full guard.
Gracie trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Gracie tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gracie wants to improve his position but Anderson is controlling well.
Anderson seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zelios Gracie really dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Anderson throws a series of punches but Gracie avoids them all with ease.
Brownie Anderson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Anderson. No joy for Gracie on that attempt.
Anderson lands a two punch combo.
Gracie shoots in but no luck this time.
Anderson misses with a few strikes there.
Anderson misses with a double jab.
Gracie on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
A leg kick checked by Gracie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Anderson misses.
Gracie shoots in and drives through. Anderson sprawls well.
Brownie Anderson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Zelios Gracie.
Gracie uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Anderson.
Anderson throws a hook but Gracie blocks it.
Anderson connects with a body shot that sends Gracie's belly button to the back.
Brownie Anderson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anderson tries to clinch but Gracie moves out of range.
No luck for Gracie with that takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie shoots in and gets a takedown into Anderson's guard.
Gracie won't allow Anderson to get back to his feet.
Gracie wants to pass the guard but Anderson is keeping the position.
Gracie trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Gracie content to stall in guard here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Zelios Gracie has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Gracie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Anderson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Anderson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Gracie counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Gracie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Anderson is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Gracie, into his guard.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson won't allow Gracie to sweep him here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close fourth round but Zelios Gracie will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Gracie uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anderson.
Anderson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Anderson is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gracie's half guard.
Anderson wants to stand but his hand is trapped. Gracie uses the opportunity to regain full guard.
Gracie wants to sweep here but Anderson controlling him for the moment.
Gracie working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Anderson has passed into half guard!
Gracie tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Anderson has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gracie really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Gracie is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Gracie wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Gracie drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Anderson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Gracie has Anderson in his guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anderson wants to get up but he can't break Gracie's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Anderson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Gracie looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Anderson passes into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is thwarting Gracie's attempts to control the position.
It looks like Anderson is going to stand back up.
Gracie is pressing down on Anderson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Gracie has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Anderson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Anderson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Gracie has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anderson has managed to get both his arms back between Gracie's legs - danger averted.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Zelios Gracie.
I've got Gracie 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 46:50
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 45:50
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zelios Gracie!
Zelios Gracie is the new middleweight champion!
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