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CEFC-52 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyler Taleb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Taleb!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taleb gets a clinch.
Reigns breaks the clinch.
Taleb looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Reigns throws a combination that misses
and Taleb moves into the clinch.
Taleb manages to break the clinch.
Reigns takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Taleb closes the distance and clinches up with Reigns, looking for a takedown. Taleb pushes Reigns against the cage but Reigns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taleb throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Reigns's waist but Reigns gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Taleb off to one side.
Reigns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice takedown defense from Reigns. No joy for Taleb on that attempt.
Ronald Reigns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Taleb.
Taleb shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Reigns sprawls well. Reigns wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Taleb gets slowly back to his feet.
Reigns thows a body shot but no joy.
Reigns tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Taleb was well out of range. Poor timing from Reigns.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns throws a series of punches but Taleb moves out of range.
Taleb misses with a kick to the body.
Taleb misses with a body shot.
Taleb dives in and grabs Reigns's left leg, looking for a takedown. Reigns pushes down on Taleb's head and hops out.
Taleb looks for a takedown but Reigns sprawls well.
Taleb shoots in but Reigns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Taleb looks winded!
Reigns misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taleb.
Taleb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Taleb has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Taleb shoots in and drives through. Reigns sprawls well.
Ronald Reigns is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Reigns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taleb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Reigns missing with a left hand there. Taleb was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reigns works over Taleb's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Tyler Taleb has been cut.
Taleb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reigns misses with a combination
and Taleb counters with a left and a right that stings Reigns.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taleb closes the distance and lands a one-two.
A punch combination from Reigns misses.
Reigns avoids the head kick by Taleb.
Taleb closes this distance looking for a takedown but Reigns circles away.
Reigns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reigns swats away the attempt to clinch by Taleb.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns misses with a combination
and Taleb connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Taleb fails with the takedown.
Taleb fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Reigns misses with a wild combination.
Reigns throws a nice looking combination but Taleb bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Taleb misses with a low kick.
Reigns looks to throw the jab but Taleb is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigns. Taleb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reigns throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reigns thows a body shot but no joy.
Taleb shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Taleb changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Reigns tries to avoid it but Taleb manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Reigns to the ground. Reigns escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Taleb looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Taleb shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Reigns pinned against the cage. Reigns gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Reigns scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taleb looks for the body kick but Reigns saw that one coming.
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 Ronald Reigns will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Tyler Taleb's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Reigns throws a lazy uppercut
and Taleb counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Reigns is looking to wear down Taleb with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Taleb keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reigns.
Taleb tries a head kick but it misses.
Taleb fails to land the takedown.
Taleb stalks Reigns and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Reigns's face. Reigns staggers backwards, shaken.
Reigns misses with an uppercut
letting Taleb counter with a right hand.
Taleb looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Reigns is fending him off so far but Taleb persists. Nope, Reigns circles away and we're back to standing.
Reigns throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Taleb wants to clinch up but Reigns keeps it at a distance.
Taleb is breathing heavily.
Reigns is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Taleb.
Reigns displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Reigns rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Taleb moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns misses with a double jab
and Taleb counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Reigns thinking.
Taleb shoots in but no luck this time.
Ronald Reigns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Taleb.
Taleb showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reigns.
Taleb ducks under a wild hook from Reigns.
Reigns throws a jab when Taleb was well out of range.
Taleb misses with a head kick.
Reigns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taleb with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reigns to score with a decent uppercut.
Reigns lands a nice hook to Taleb's body. Taleb takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taleb goes for a double leg but Reigns avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Reigns continues to drive forward.
Taleb tries to pull guard but Reigns forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Taleb tries to circle away but Reigns has him pinned against the cage.
Reigns wants to break free but Taleb has control.
Taleb tries to pull guard but Reigns holds him up against the cage and eventually Taleb drops back down to his feet.
Reigns tries to break free but Taleb pushes him back against the cage.
Reigns gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Taleb.
Reigns is trying to break the clinch but Taleb is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Taleb's efforts to push away.
Reigns wants to break free but Taleb has control.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Reigns looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Taleb tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reigns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reigns just misses with a punch to the body.
Taleb takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Taleb dives in for a single leg takedown but Reigns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Taleb jumps guard but Reigns turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Taleb tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Reigns just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taleb is trying to pull guard but Reigns has him pressed against the cage.
Taleb decides to pull 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.
Reigns stands and steps away. Taleb gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Taleb tries to score a power double leg takedown but Reigns sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Taleb somewhat.
Reigns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ronald Reigns is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Reigns lands a two punch combo.
Taleb takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taleb has a takedown stuffed.
A punch combination from Reigns misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Reigns dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Tyler Taleb's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. 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.
No luck for Taleb with that takedown attempt.
Reigns throws a right hand that misses
and Taleb counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Reigns looks to land a combination but Taleb avoids it well.
Reigns misses with a wild combination.
Taleb moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
Ronald Reigns is winning the standup battle so far.
Taleb shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Reigns on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Reigns tries to get out of the position.
Taleb stops Reigns from standing up.
Reigns wriggles free and stands up.
Taleb fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Taleb fails in his attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taleb fails with the takedown.
Ronald Reigns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyler Taleb.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigns. Taleb does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taleb takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Reigns stuffs the takedown attempt from Taleb. Taleb gets slowly back to his feet.
Reigns scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Reigns swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taleb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Taleb.
Reigns prevents the takedown attempt.
Reigns wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taleb tries to break the clinch but Reigns is controlling the position.
Reigns is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Taleb tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Reigns is trying to force a seperation but Taleb has the dominant position.
Taleb wants to break the clinch but can't.
Reigns manages to break the clinch.
Reigns misses with an uppercut.
Taleb tries to close the distance and clinch but Reigns swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Reigns swats away the attempt to clinch by Taleb.
Taleb closes the distance and clinches up with Reigns, looking for a takedown. Taleb pushes Reigns against the cage but Reigns circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reigns lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taleb avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reigns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Reigns throws a shot from downtown. Taleb moves away and avoids it.
Taleb drives through and clinches with Reigns against the cage.
Taleb taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Reigns escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Reigns displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Taleb.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Horrible takedown by Taleb or perhaps it was just good defense by Reigns which made him look bad.
Reigns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Taleb moves into range and clinches up with Reigns.
A nice right hand lands inside from Taleb.
Reigns prevents the takedown attempt.
Reigns wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Taleb tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Reigns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Tyler Taleb has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ronald Reigns is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Reigns throws a body punch but Taleb moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tyler Taleb.
I think Reigns 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Verush Manakain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick Staller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Patrick Staller is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Verush Manakain!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Staller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Staller looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Staller prevents Manakain from getting back to his feet.
Staller is standing up over Manakain. Manakain looks to escape but Staller dives into side control.
An elbow from Staller crashes against the mat.
Staller swings around for an armbar but Manakain sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Staller's guard.
Staller had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Manakain defends it easily.
Manakain wants to pass the guard but Staller is keeping the position.
Our spies down at at Machine Shop Training Center inform us that Staller has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Manakain not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manakain won't allow Staller to sweep him here.
Staller is trying to hold Manakain in close to prevent damage but Manakain has managed to pass into half guard.
Staller trying to hold on to Manakain's head to control him but Manakain postures up.
Staller gets full guard.
Staller is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Staller striking off his back but it's not causing Manakain any problems.
Staller wants to hit a switch here but Manakain passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Staller there!
Staller is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manakain is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Manakain throws a combination that misses
and Staller counters with a shoot takedown. Manakain fights it but they end up in guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Staller working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Staller looking to sit in guard and control but Manakain gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Manakain wants to stand but Staller has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Staller looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Manakain passes into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staller keeping his opponent close.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Staller is looking for a sweep.
Staller struggling a bit here.
Staller manages to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Staller is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staller wants to control but Manakain is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Manakain knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Staller on the ground.
Staller looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Manakain postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Staller to stand up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Staller darts in looking for a takedown but Manakain gets double underhooks and turns Staller into the cage.
Manakain breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Patrick Staller dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Sloppy strikes from Manakain. Those never looked like landing.
Staller has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Manakain lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Staller circles away quickly and effectively.
Staller closes the distance and clinches up with Manakain, looking for a takedown. Staller pushes Manakain against the cage but Manakain circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Staller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Manakain defends well and Staller ends up having to push Manakain into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Manakain is trying to maintain a safe position but Staller gets an underhook and turns Manakain into the cage.
Manakain prevents the takedown attempt.
Verush Manakain has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Patrick Staller.
Staller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Manakain pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Manakain scores with the left hand. Staller knows he should have avoided that one.
Manakain throws a leg kick but Staller moved away.
Staller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Staller uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Manakain.
Manakain falls off balance throwing a combination
and Staller counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Staller.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Manakain keeping full guard, as Staller tries to pass.
Staller postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Staller drops back, looking for a kneebar! Manakain looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Manakain looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Manakain!
Staller is trying to get back to half guard.
Manakain tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Staller is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Manakain decides to stand back up. Manakain steps back and let's Staller get back to his feet.
Manakain tries to bum rush Staller with a series of wild strikes but Staller uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Verush Manakain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Manakain misses with a double jab.
Staller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Manakain circles away.
Staller bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Manakain bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side 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!
Staller is trying to improve his position.
Staller gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Staller keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Staller trying to hold on to Manakain's head to control him but Manakain postures up.
We've been hearing that Manakain has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Staller is trying to get back to full guard.
Staller trying to control from the bottom.
Staller manages to get to full guard.
Staller is looking for a triangle but Manakain pushes his legs off easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Staller controls Manakain momentarily but Manakain frees himself.
Patrick Staller has got the better of the ground game so far.
Staller doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Staller looks to be working for a triangle here. Oh, it looks like he might have it! Manakain has picked Staller up and slammed him! Staller can't keep hold of the triangle and Manakain manages to pass to side control!
Staller struggling a bit here.
Manakain decides to stand back up. Manakain steps back and let's Staller get back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Manakain feints a jab promting Staller to slip. Manakain then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Staller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Staller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Manakain.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Verush Manakain dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Staller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Manakain's waist but Manakain gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Staller off to one side.
Manakain throws an overhand right that has Staller reeling! Manakain follows up with more punches and Staller is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Verush Manakain!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brown Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen crazy bitch as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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163 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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28
165 lbs
11 - 10 - 2 |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Macgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brown Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macgregor darts in looking for a takedown but Wilson gets double underhooks and turns Macgregor into the cage.
Macgregor tries to pull guard but Wilson won't allow it.
Macgregor is fighting off a takedown attempt but Wilson is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Macgregor to the mat. Macgregor regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Macgregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Macgregor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Wilson is aware though and is defending well.
Macgregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wilson trying to control but Macgregor is working from the bottom.
Macgregor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Wilson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Wilson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Macgregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Macgregor working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
Macgregor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Wilson can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Macgregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilson slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Macgregor isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Wilson stacks Macgregor on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Wilson!
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Macgregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wilson tries to move into full mount but can't pass Macgregor's legs.
Macgregor is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Macgregor is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Wilson scoring with punches from side control.
Macgregor is not content to let Wilson control the position.
Macgregor tries to buck Wilson off but Wilson is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to control but Macgregor is keeping him busy.
Macgregor is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wilson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Macgregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Macgregor looking for submissions off his back.
Macgregor looking for submissions off his back.
Still in half guard, Wilson seems content to control.
Macgregor is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Wilson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Macgregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wilson thows a huge punch but Macgregor dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Macgregor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Macgregor tries to roll over but Wilson keeps him under control.
Macgregor looking for submissions off his back.
Macgregor actively working from the bottom here.
Macgregor is staying active underneath Wilson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macgregor actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson is taking a breather. Macgregor says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Macgregor looking for submissions off his back.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Macgregor looking for submissions off his back.
Wilson lands with a punch from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Duncan Macgregor dominated that round.
That's time! Macgregor's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Macgregor fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Macgregor wants to clinch
and Wilson counters with a shoot takedown. Macgregor fights it but they end up in guard.
Wilson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Wilson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Wilson throwing strikes but missing.
Wilson keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Macgregor's head.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Macgregor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Macgregor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Wilson landing some decent shots from guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macgregor escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Wilson gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Duncan Macgregor overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wilson stays in close to Macgregor's body and controls the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Wilson is stalling in the full guard.
Wilson working some strikes from top position.
Macgregor looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Wilson is defending well. Macgregor quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Wilson has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Macgregor celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Duncan Macgregor!
After winning the bout, Duncan Macgregor 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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Raje Malapitan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustang has chosen Little Rock as his entrance music. Roy Mustang has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Raje Malapitan's chin.
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162 lbs
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31
169 lbs
33 - 20 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raje Malapitan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
33 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Malapitan.
Mustang misses with a jab, cross combination.
Mustang defending well as Malapitan loads up on a big left hand.
Mustang throws a head kick but Malapitan moves out of range.
Malapitan misses with a head kick.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Mustang 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.
Mustang feints and as Malapitan raises his hands in defense, Mustang changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Mustang wants to control from the top but Malapitan keeps moving.
Mustang wants to pass the guard but Malapitan is keeping the position.
Malapitan pulls Mustang in close to his closed guard and prevents Mustang from doing any damage or advancing position.
Mustang stopping the sweep attempt from Malapitan.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang forces his way into half guard.
Mustang wants to pass the guard but Malapitan is defending well.
Mustang is trying to control the action in half guard but Malapitan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Mustang is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Malapitan trying to hold on to Mustang's head to control him but Mustang postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Malapitan does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mustang is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Malapitan sees it coming and defends easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustang is working for a kimura but Malapitan is defending it quite comfortably.
Mustang wants to control but Malapitan is keeping him busy.
Malapitan controlling the position for now.
Malapitan trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang is trying to work for a kimura but Malapitan is defending well.
Mustang is looking for a kimura here.
Malapitan is looking to control Mustang's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Malapitan avoid being mounted?
Mustang is looking for a kimura here.
Mustang prevents Malapitan from improving his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan won't allow Mustang to pass to mount.
Mustang is looking to take a break and control but Malapitan is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Malapitan slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Malapitan working a defensive guard here.
Malapitan tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Mustang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Malapitan is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mustang dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Mustang swings widly with a right hand
and Malapitan counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Mustang thinking.
A combination from Malapitan does no damage.
Malapitan dodges the punch combination from Mustang.
Mustang ducks under a wild hook from Malapitan.
Malapitan gets tackled into the cage by Mustang. Mustang maintains the clinch.
Malapitan is trying to drag Mustang to the mat but Mustang just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Malapitan is looking for a takedown.
Mustang has had enough of the clinch but Malapitan keeps him there for the moment.
Mustang is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Raje Malapitan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mustang is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Malapitan gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Malapitan is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Mustang is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang decides to pull guard.
Malapitan landing some decent shots from guard.
Mustang managing to control the position.
Mustang controls Malapitan momentarily but Malapitan frees himself.
Malapitan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Malapitan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Malapitan working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Mustang's head.
Malapitan passes Mustang's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mustang on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan seems to be looking for submissions.
Malapitan prevents Mustang from standing back up.
Malapitan throws a strike but Mustang avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malapitan tries to free his leg and advance position but Mustang is retaining full guard.
Mustang wants to sweep here but Malapitan controlling him for the moment.
Malapitan might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mustang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Mustang is trying to control the position but Malapitan postures up.
Malapitan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Mustang is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Malapitan throws a big right hand that misses.
Roy Mustang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Malapitan stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mustang swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Mustang looking for a sweep. Not yet Mustang, not yet.
Malapitan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Malapitan looking to sit in guard and control but Mustang gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Malapitan holds on and takes a little breather.
Malapitan keeping full guard, as Mustang tries to pass.
Malapitan being controlled here, momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Mustang postures up.
Malapitan is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Malapitan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Malapitan not landing any meaningful shots this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Raje Malapitan dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Mustang throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mustang misses with a two punch combination.
Malapitan defending well as Mustang loads up on a big left hand.
Mustang throws a body punch but Malapitan moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mustang.
Malapitan moves out of range of the body kick from Mustang.
Malapitan on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Mustang slips a jab and a cross from Malapitan.
A jab from Malapitan does it's job there.
Mustang misses with an uppercut. Malapitan saw that one coming.
Mustang throws a series of punches but Malapitan moves out of range.
Mustang tests Malapitan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang blocks a head kick by Malapitan.
Mustang thows a left - swing and a miss!
Malapitan moves out of range as Mustang throws a body kick.
Mustang misses with a takedown
and Malapitan counters with a nice body shot.
Malapitan takes a swing at Mustang's ribcage but misses.
Mustang misses with a two punch combination.
Raje Malapitan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mustang just misses with a punch to the body.
Mustang misses with a few strikes there.
Mustang pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Malapitan.
Malapitan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Malapitan just misses with a punch to the body.
Roy Mustang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Malapitan was well out of range. Poor timing from Mustang.
Malapitan is looking to wear down Mustang with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mustang throws a hook but Malapitan avoids it easily.
Mustang lands a nice looking body shot.
Mustang misses with a looping left.
Danga de danga de dang - Mustang scores with a four punch combination!
Malapitan throws a head kick but Mustang moves out of range.
Malapitan throws a right hand that misses
and Mustang counters with a series of strikes. Malapitan will be more careful next time no doubt.
It looks like Raje Malapitan has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Malapitan dodges the punch combination from Mustang.
Malapitan pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang tries to clinch up
and Malapitan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Malapitan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Mustang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Roy Mustang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Malapitan uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mustang.
Malapitan misses the shot to the body.
Mustang rushes Malapitan and presses him up against the cage.
Mustang ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Mustang no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Mustang pushes Malapitan off and gets back to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Mustang looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustang shoots in but no luck this time.
Raje Malapitan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Roy Mustang.
Malapitan displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Mustang throws a hook but Malapitan blocks it.
Malapitan looks to score with a jab to the body but Mustang is just out of range.
Malapitan takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustang stalks Malapitan and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Malapitan's face. Malapitan staggers backwards, shaken.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Malapitan misses with a body shot.
Raje Malapitan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mustang misses with a few strikes there.
And that's the end of the fight!
Roy Mustang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Mustang has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Roy Mustang!
As Roy Mustang got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Woohoo it's nice to be the champion again! I bear booker before and I knew I could again. It's nice to be the best in the world again!'.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Doctor Rockzo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rockzo has chosen I'm Just a Rock 'n' Roll Clown -by- Doctor Rockzo as his entrance music. John Maynard has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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23
184 lbs
10 - 7 - 0 |
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33
184 lbs
20 - 19 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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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
10 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doctor Rockzo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rockzo throws the left hand but Maynard avoids the punch easily.
Rockzo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Rockzo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Maynard.
Rockzo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Rockzo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Maynard throws a push kick but Rockzo slaps the foot to one side.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockzo is trying hard to land a takedown here. Maynard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maynard sprawls well. Maynard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rockzo gets slowly back to his feet.
John Maynard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Doctor Rockzo.
Maynard throws a quick inside leg kick.
Maynard keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Maynard moves out of range of the strikes.
Rockzo shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Maynard sprawls well. Maynard wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Rockzo gets slowly back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rockzo takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Rockzo shoots in looking for a takedown but Maynard manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Rockzo's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Maynard.
Maynard lands the left hand.
Rockzo tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Maynard defends well and Rockzo ends up having to push Maynard into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Maynard prevents a takedown attempt there.
A shot in the inside from Maynard.
A short right from Maynard on the inside.
Rockzo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rockzo tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Maynard's elbow.
Maynard lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Maynard digs a right hand underneath Rockzo's ribcage. Rockzo let out a lung full of air as it connected.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Maynard holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Rockzo fails to land.
Rockzo can't break the clinch.
Rockzo is looking for a takedown.
Maynard lands with a right to the head.
Maynard lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rockzo backwards.
Rockzo misses with a body punch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Maynard.
Maynard is stalling here.
Rockzo digs a right hand underneath Maynard's ribcage. Maynard let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rockzo breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Maynard throws a chopping leg kick but Rockzo manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Danga de danga de dang - Maynard scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Doctor Rockzo has been cut.
Maynard cracks a nice hook into Rockzo's ribs.
John Maynard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rockzo shoots for a double leg takedown but Maynard sprawls well. He's pushed Rockzo's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rockzo misses with an uppercut
and Maynard counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Maynard takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Maynard throws a leg kick which misses Rockzo's front leg but catches the back leg as Rockzo tries to avoid it.
Maynard misses with a body shot.
Maynard looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Maynard is looking to wear down Rockzo with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Rockzo scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Maynard doesn't seem bothered though.
Rockzo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Maynard.
Rockzo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Maynard pivots, looking for a leg kick but Rockzo is out of range and Maynard settles back down.
Rockzo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Maynard connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Rockzo's hands.
Maynard throws a sloppy head kick and Rockzo moves out of range easily.
Maynard cracks Rockzo with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rockzo.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rockzo trying to control the position but Maynard is working away.
Maynard tries to bench press Rockzo off him but Rockzo keeps the position.
Maynard is working hard here to advance position.
Rockzo working away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maynard is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Rockzo is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Maynard is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rockzo lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Maynard down.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Maynard dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Doctor Rockzo's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Maynard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rockzo.
Rockzo scores with a hook to the body. Maynard takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Maynard bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rockzo's head backwards.
Maynard bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rockzo uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Maynard.
Rockzo throws a leg kick that misses.
Maynard is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Maynard ducks under a wild hook from Rockzo.
Maynard uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rockzo.
Rockzo looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Rockzo makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Maynard is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a triangle but Rockzo frees his head nicely. Oh but Maynard has switched to an armbar! Rockzo is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). John Maynard!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sinan Yak (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Piolet Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson has chosen Jaded as his entrance music. Piolet Wilson will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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240 lbs
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276 lbs
8 - 6 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Piolet Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yak lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Piolet Wilson has been cut.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yak.
Wilson misses with a two punch combination.
Wilson slaps away a takedown attempt from Yak, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Piolet Wilson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
Yak shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinan Yak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yak waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Wilson.
Wilson swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Wilson throws a series of punches but Yak avoids them all with ease.
Yak swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
Yak looks for a takedown but Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson lands with a straight right. Yak didn't see that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yak throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Wilson was covering up waiting for the punch and Yak finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Yak from controlling successfully.
Wilson is wriggling around but Yak manages to pass to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yak throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Yak trying to control the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yak has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilson trying desperately to get to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yak wants to control the pace but Wilson is squirming around nicely.
Wilson really wants to buck Yak off and get back to his feet.
The referee warns Wilson that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Yak lands a big elbow.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yak trying to control but Wilson is having none of it.
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!
Wilson wants to try and get back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sinan Yak dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Piolet Wilson's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Yak takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wilson lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Yak backs up against the cage.
Yak shoots in for a double leg but Wilson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yak takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wilson looks to clinch
and Yak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wilson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Yak.
Sinan Yak is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yak throws out a loose jab but Wilson uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wilson tries to clinch there but Yak circles away.
Wilson throws a right and a left that Yak avoids nicely.
Yak misses with a head kick.
Horrible takedown by Yak or perhaps it was just good defense by Wilson which made him look bad.
Yak dives in for a single leg takedown but Wilson sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinan Yak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yak goes for a takedown in the clinch but Wilson prevents it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yak breaks from the clinch.
Yak is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
Yak shoots in and drives through. Wilson sprawls well.
Wilson misses with the combination.
Piolet Wilson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Yak fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson misses with a few strikes there.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Yak swats away the attempt to clinch by Wilson.
A left and a right from Wilson both land. Nice combination.
Wilson slips under a jab from Yak.
Wilson looks to land a combination. Yak sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yak shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Yak.
Wilson misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Some wild striking there from Wilson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Piolet Wilson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Piolet Wilson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Yak displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wilson throws out the jab.
Yak closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Wilson's guard.
Yak trying to control the position from guard on top but Wilson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yak sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wilson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Yak showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Sinan Yak wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Wilson lands with an uppercut that bounces Yak off the cage and back into range.
Wilson moves to clinch but Yak breaks away
and Yak counters with a two punch combo.
Wilson misses with a jab, cross combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wilson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A head kick misses from Yak.
Yak bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Wilson misses with the combination.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yak.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Yak.
Yak scores with a hook.
Wilson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Yak swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Wilson misses with a combination
and Yak counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yak tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Wilson defends well and Yak ends up having to push Wilson into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sinan Yak. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wilson can't break the clinch.
Wilson tries to break free but Yak pushes him back against the cage.
Wilson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Wilson has had enough of the clinch but Yak keeps him there for the moment.
Wilson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Yak is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Wilson to the mat. Wilson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Wilson wants to stand but Yak is controlling the position.
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!
And that's the end of the fight!
Sinan Yak showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Yak 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sinan Yak!
Our winner, Sinan Yak, 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Miguel Rojo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rojo's entrance music is You're Going Down. A fine choice. Simmons has chosen Sound of MAdness - Shinedown as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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32
265 lbs
18 - 12 - 0 |
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20
288 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miguel Rojo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Simmons tries for a takedown but Rojo sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Rojo looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Simmons ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rojo moves away.
Simmons swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Simmons is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rojo sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Rojo misses with a double jab
and Simmons counters with a stiff right hand.
Rojo dodges the punch combination from Simmons.
Simmons darts in looking for a takedown but Rojo gets double underhooks and turns Simmons into the cage.
Miguel Rojo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simmons.
Simmons wants to take the fight to the mat but Rojo manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Rojo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Simmons will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Rojo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Simmons circles away quickly and effectively.
Simmons scores with a shot to the body.
Simmons misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Simmons fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Rojo throws a series of punches but Simmons avoids them all with ease.
Simmons shoots for a double leg takedown but Rojo sprawls well. He's pushed Simmons's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A head kick lands from Rojo that sends Simmons to the canvas. Simmons tries to scramble back to his feet but Rojo brings him back down into side control.
It looks like John Simmons has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simmons is trying to control Rojo's posture but Rojo avoids it.
Simmons sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Simmons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simmons makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Simmons.
Simmons avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Simmons working a defensive guard here.
Rojo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Simmons is looking to sweep but instead, Rojo has passed into half guard.
Simmons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rojo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Rojo sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Simmons blocking the ground and pound.
Simmons is looking to get to half guard.
Simmons taking shots to the head.
Simmons is looking to get to half guard.
Rojo throws some wild stikes that Simmons manages to avoid easily.
Rojo looking to finish with strikes here!
Rojo misses with a head shot.
Simmons working to try and regain half guard.
Simmons looks out of his depth in this position - he's holding on tight.
Simmons is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons really wants to buck Rojo off and get back to his feet.
Simmons blocking the ground and pound.
Simmons felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Rojo jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Simmons is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Simmons and Rojo has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Simmons sneaks back into half guard.
Simmons landing a few short strikes.
Simmons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rojo pulls his head out easily.
Rojo knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Simmons on the ground.
Simmons is trying to get back to full guard.
Simmons is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Rojo pulls his head out easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rojo is keen to just control but Simmons is a slippery customer.
Simmons slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rojo has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Rojo won't allow Simmons to sweep him here.
Simmons not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Simmons working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rojo.
Simmons is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Rojo looking to sit in guard and control but Simmons gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Simmons sitting in guard here, content to control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons throws a big right hand that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Miguel Rojo dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Simmons's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Simmons misses with a wild body shot.
Simmons closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rojo circles away.
Rojo takes a swing at Simmons's ribcage but misses.
Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Simmons throws a right and a left that both miss.
Miguel Rojo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Simmons avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rojo stuffs the takedown attempt from Simmons. Simmons gets slowly back to his feet.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown but Rojo shows good takedown defense.
Miguel Rojo has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Simmons.
Rojo throws a left that rocks Simmons and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Rojo dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Simmons regain composure!
Simmons is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Simmons tries to buck Rojo off but Rojo is having none of it.
Simmons is still in real trouble! Can Rojo finish him?
Rojo 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.
Simmons sneaks back into half guard.
Simmons wants to control but Rojo is keeping busy.
Rojo is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Simmons defends it well.
Rojo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simmons defending well though.
Rojo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Simmons blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rojo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons is staying active underneath Rojo, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Simmons seems to have recovered his senses.
Simmons is concentrating on defense, preventing Rojo from advancing position.
Simmons looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Simmons is looking for a sweep. Rojo is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Rojo thows a huge punch but Simmons dodges it nicely.
John Simmons has got the better of the ground game so far.
Rojo sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Simmons defending well though.
Rojo missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Simmons manages to get to full guard.
Simmons is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Simmons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Simmons seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Simmons content to control rather than advance.
Rojo has hold of Simmons's hands but Simmons slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
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!
Simmons perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Simmons blocks the strikes from Rojo.
Rojo won't allow Simmons to pass to mount.
Simmons perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Simmons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rojo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons is controlling the pace.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Simmons missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rojo is looking to control Simmons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rojo avoid being mounted?
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rojo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Simmons manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Rojo on his heels. He'll look to pass Rojo's guard now, I'm sure.
Simmons content to stall in guard here.
Simmons forces his way into half guard.
Simmons performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Simmons wants to work for an arm triangle but Rojo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
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 Miguel Rojo will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on John Simmons's cut.
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!
Some wild striking there from Rojo.
Rojo throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Rojo throws a good cross that connects.
That has opened up John Simmons's cut even more.
A big right from Simmons misses.
Rojo misses with a looping left.
Simmons shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Simmons is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Simmons trying to pass the guard but Rojo defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Simmons controlling the action here.
Simmons's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rojo trying to control from the bottom.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Simmons feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Simmons postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rojo keeping full guard, as Simmons tries to pass.
Simmons scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rojo is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Simmons is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Simmons trying to control the position from guard on top but Rojo is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Simmons slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Rojo tries to escape but Simmons is in control.
Simmons is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Rojo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons scoring with punches from side control.
Simmons is working to tighten his grip on Rojo's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Rojo has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Simmons is really squeezing tight and eventually Rojo passes out! Simmons breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:46 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). John Simmons!
John Simmons really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Fury Nutrition Inc. logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
Miguel Rojo was interviewed post fight and said 'I did what I could do.
He's the better fighter.'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Peter Sunshine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vanapa Animai (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Animai is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here comes the hotstepper. Vanapa Animai has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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220 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Sunshine!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vanapa Animai!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Animai scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Sunshine wants to control but Animai postures up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sunshine is looking to regain half guard here but Animai keeps moving and retains side control.
Sunshine is pushing Animai's head away, looking to escape. Animai manages to hold on to the position though.
Sunshine is in a tricky position. We've heard reports from his gym mates at EUOLUCAO MMA that he's been drilling escapes, so let's see if he can get back to his feet.
Animai tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Animai has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Animai tries for a kimura but Sunshine is defending well.
Animai goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Sunshine has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Animai but great work by Sunshine.
Animai is trying to improve his position.
Sunshine decides to stand back up. Sunshine steps back and let's Animai get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Animai doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Sunshine makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Sunshine misses with a body shot.
Animai walks into a straight right hand from Sunshine.
Sunshine looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sunshine fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Jab, jab by Animai - just one landing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Animai shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Sunshine as he avoids it easily.
Animai throws a nice looking combination but Sunshine bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Jab from Sunshine.
Animai has his takedown stuffed
and Sunshine counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Peter Sunshine has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vanapa Animai.
Animai looks winded!
Sunshine cracks Animai with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sunshine has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Animai to stand back up!
Nice defenses there by Animai.
Animai goes for a double leg but Sunshine avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Sunshine continues to drive forward.
Sunshine manages to break the clinch.
Animai is wiping some vaseline out of his eye. Sunshine doesn't give a rats ass about fair play and cracks him with a massive hook to the side of the head! Animai crumples to the floor out cold! The cornerman is going to be in Animai's bad books for that mishap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Peter Sunshine!
Peter Sunshine retains his light heavyweight title!
A relieved looking Peter Sunshine 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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