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CEFC Fight Night 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Lloyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jefferey Gump (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lloyd comes to the cage accompanied by Meniac by Michael Sembello. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Solid boxing
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Decent boxing
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Lloyd!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jefferey Gump!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lloyd throws a looping overhand right but Gump ducks down to avoid it.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
Gump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump moves away from the strike by Lloyd.
Lloyd punishes Gump's body with a nice straight punch.
Lloyd throws a hook but Gump avoids it easily.
Gump takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Lloyd tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gump was well out of range. Poor timing from Lloyd.
Lloyd pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Jab, jab by Lloyd - just one landing.
Lloyd looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Lloyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Gump's hands.
Lloyd scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lloyd lands a jab-cross combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.
Gump slips a straight right by Lloyd.
Lloyd ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gump moves away.
Lloyd misses with a hook. Gump ducked under it nicely.
No joy there for Lloyd, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Gump lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lloyd at a distance.
Lloyd fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gump manages to avoid it.
Lloyd misses with a jab to the body
and Gump counters with a series of strikes. Lloyd will be more careful next time no doubt.
Lloyd throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
Gump throws a lazy right hand but Lloyd sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Lloyd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gump lands with a right hand.
Gump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lloyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Lloyd swings for the body but Gump moves out of range.
Lloyd throws a shot from downtown. Gump moves away and avoids it.
Lloyd scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gump throws a low kick, looking for Lloyd's leg but Lloyd calmly moves out of range.
Lloyd throws a hook but Gump avoids it easily.
Gump avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Gump thows a body shot but no joy.
Gump avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd slips under a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Lloyd.
Lloyd takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lloyd swinging wildly here.
Lloyd lands a head shot.
Gump throws a series of punches but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd misses with the combination.
Lloyd lands with a good body shot.
Gump needs to keep his hands up - Lloyd had a free shot at his head there.
Gump on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lloyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gump dodges the punch combination from Lloyd.
Lloyd moves forwards but Gump connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Mike Lloyd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gump takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Left hook, right uppercut from Lloyd.
Lloyd waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Gump.
Lloyd loads up on a big right hand but Gump slips the punch.
Lloyd cracks Gump with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Lloyd lands a nice looking body shot.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Gump uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a body punch but Gump moves out of range.
A slapping leg kick lands for Lloyd.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lloyd dominated that round.
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.
Lloyd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Lloyd is looking to wear down Gump with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Lloyd misses with a looping left.
Lloyd throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Gump avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
A big right from Lloyd misses.
Gump keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Lloyd.
Lloyd keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Gump takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Mike Lloyd is winning the standup battle so far.
Gump moves out of range of the strikes.
Lloyd avoids a punch combination nicely.
Gump scores with a nice body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Lloyd circles away quickly and effectively.
Gump avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Gump misses with a two punch combination.
Gump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lloyd is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Gump.
Lloyd misses with a double jab
and Gump counters with a three punch combo that has Lloyd backing up. Lloyd nods at Gump to acknowledge the strikes.
Lloyd slips a jab and a cross from Gump.
Lloyd clobbers Gump with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Gump moves out of range as Lloyd strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd cracks Gump with a good jab.
A slow jab from Lloyd misses its intended target.
Gump avoids the body shot from Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a combination that misses
and Gump counters with a nice uppercut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gump takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Gump dodges the punch combination from Lloyd.
Gump takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Gump misses with a wild combination.
Lloyd lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Gump backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A combination from Lloyd does no damage.
Lloyd keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Gump.
Lloyd misses with an uppercut. Gump saw that one coming.
Lloyd lands a body shot.
Lloyd scores with a sloppy right hand. Gump should have avoided that one.
Lloyd moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lloyd misses with a few strikes there.
Gump throws out a loose jab but Lloyd uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lloyd throws a hook but Gump avoids it easily.
Lloyd shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Gump eats them both and turns towards Lloyd to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Lloyd is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Gump can do to turn this around?
Lloyd rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Gump counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Gump fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jefferey Gump is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gump tries to land a leg kick but Lloyd saw it coming and moves away.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lloyd slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Lloyd scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Gump defending well as Lloyd loads up on a big left hand.
A jab from Lloyd misses.
Gump misses with a series of wild punches.
Lloyd swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Lloyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Gump looks to land a combination but Lloyd avoids it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mike Lloyd dominated that second round.
That's time! Lloyd's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Lloyd throws a hook but Gump blocks it.
Gump throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Lloyd misses with a double jab
and Gump counters with a three punch combo that has Lloyd backing up. Lloyd nods at Gump to acknowledge the strikes.
Gump pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Lloyd throws a right hand that Gump ducks under and follows up with a left that Gump also avoids with ease.
Gump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lloyd ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Lloyd throws an overhand right that lands on Gump's shoulder, as Gump tries to avoid the shot.
Lloyd thows a body shot but no joy.
Lloyd scores with a decent looking hook.
Gump on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Lloyd. Lloyd obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gump takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lloyd throws a hook but Gump blocks it.
Gump on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lloyd feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Gump's calf.
A nice combination there by Lloyd.
A looping hook to the body misses from Lloyd. Gump does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gump misses with a double jab.
Gump swings for the body but Lloyd moves out of range.
Lloyd misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Lloyd misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gump.
A punch combination from Lloyd misses.
Gump has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd cracks Gump with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Lloyd misses the jab.
Lloyd throws a sloppy head kick and Gump moves out of range easily.
Lloyd lands a leg kick that knocks Gump off balance momentarily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gump looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice straight punches there by Lloyd. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lloyd.
Gump walks into a stiff left hand from Lloyd.
Lloyd misses with a series of wild punches.
Lloyd just misses with a punch to the body.
A nice combination there by Lloyd.
Lloyd throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a hook.
Gump takes one to the chin there.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Gump might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Lloyd has got the better of the exchanges.
Gump rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lloyd moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lloyd will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Lloyd scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Gump doesn't seem bothered though.
Jefferey Gump has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mike Lloyd is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gump throws a right and a left that both miss.
Lloyd bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lloyd throws a good cross that connects.
Lloyd missing with a left hand there. Gump was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Lloyd misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lloyd misses with a wild body shot.
Lloyd displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gump throws out the jab.
Gump throws an overhand right that lands on Lloyd's shoulder, as Lloyd tries to avoid the shot.
Gump throws a series of punches but Lloyd avoids them all with ease.
Lloyd swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Lloyd lands with a right hand.
Gump looks to land a combination but Lloyd avoids it well.
Lloyd throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Gump on the side of the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lloyd throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gump.
Donk. Lloyd catches Gump right on the button with a cross.
Nice uppercut there from Lloyd.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mike Lloyd showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Lloyd 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mike Lloyd!
After the big win, Mike Lloyd made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Fury Nutrition Inc. and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Almighty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Knight (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Knight is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Killing In The Name. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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230 lbs
6 - 5 - 0 |
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25
270 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
KO power |
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Counter fighter
Inexperienced |
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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 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Almighty!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Knight!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Knight closes the distance but Almighty moves to the side
and Almighty holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Almighty pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Almighty has his hands on Knight's head, controlling the position.
Knight working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Knight throwing strikes but missing.
Almighty trying to control the position.
Knight in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Almighty tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Knight postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Almighty seems to have improved his submission grappling technique since last time we saw him. Let's see if he can pull off a submission.
Knight loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Knight wants to control from the top but Almighty keeps moving.
Knight missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Knight is fighting to break Almighty's control of his arms but Almighty is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Almighty working a defensive guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bruce Almighty wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Almighty does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Knight looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Almighty shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Almighty showed some decent athleticism there.
Almighty controlling the action here.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Almighty takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Almighty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Almighty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Almighty not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Knight holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Knight tries to get to full guard but Almighty has control of the leg.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Almighty missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight won't allow Almighty to pass to mount.
Knight trying to hold on to Almighty's head to control him but Almighty postures up.
Knight keeping hold of Almighty's head, controlling as best he can.
Knight is trying to control but can't.
Knight has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Thomas Knight wasn't active enough on the ground.
Almighty shoots in but no luck this time.
Almighty moves into range and clinches up with Knight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knight is looking for a takedown.
Knight is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Almighty can't fight it off and eventually Knight manages to take the fight to the floor. Almighty looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Knight looking to sit in guard and control but Almighty gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Almighty dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Almighty closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Knight is not content to let Almighty control the position.
Knight tries to roll over but Almighty keeps him under control.
Almighty wants to control but Knight is keeping him busy.
Bruce Almighty overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Almighty is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Almighty is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Knight is trying to get back to full guard.
Almighty wants to pass the guard but Knight is defending well.
Knight is looking to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Almighty is trying to control the action in half guard but Knight is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Almighty thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Knight's head.
Still in half guard, Almighty seems content to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We're going to have a standup here because Bruce Almighty wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Almighty drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Almighty here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Knight is trying to control Almighty's posture but Almighty avoids it.
Almighty tries to move to mount but Knight blocks the move with his legs.
Almighty throws a strike aimed at the side of Knight's head but Knight avoids it well.
Check out the look on Almighty's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty trying to control the position but Knight is working away.
Almighty controls the position from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Almighty laying and praying for a moment but Knight takes advantage and regains half guard.
Knight is trying to maintain the position but Almighty is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Almighty lands a nice short elbow.
Knight wants to get back to full guard.
Knight trying to control here.
Knight is pressing down on Almighty's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Almighty trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Almighty not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Almighty wants to pass the guard but Knight is keeping the position.
Knight 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.
Almighty stands up over Knight, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Almighty preventing the sweep.
Knight is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Almighty in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Almighty trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Knight wants to sweep but no luck.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Almighty trying to control but Knight is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Bruce Almighty.
Knight gets tackled into the cage by Almighty. Almighty maintains the clinch.
Almighty stops a takedown attempt from Knight.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Knight manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
Almighty tries to stand but Knight is controlling from the bottom.
Knight pulls Almighty in close to his closed guard and prevents Almighty from doing any damage or advancing position.
Almighty working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight has a closed guard, preventing Almighty from standing up.
Almighty wants to control from the top but Knight keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Almighty dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Nice body punch from Almighty.
Knight stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Knight wants it to stay on the feet.
Almighty closes this distance looking for a takedown but Knight circles away.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Almighty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bruce Almighty. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Almighty looks for a takedown but Knight sprawls well.
Almighty shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Knight but Knight pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knight slaps away a takedown attempt from Almighty, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Almighty scores with a takedown into Knight's guard.
Knight tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Almighty with a flurry of punches that miss.
Knight trying to control the position here.
Almighty trying to control the position from guard on top but Knight is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Almighty stands and steps away. Knight gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Almighty dives in for a single leg takedown but Knight sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Almighty gets a trip takedown into half guard.
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!
Knight is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Knight has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Almighty is working away from the top position though.
Almighty tries to pass to full mount but Knight defends it.
Knight on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Almighty wants to pass to mount but Knight is defending the position.
Almighty wants to lay and pray for a moment but Knight keeps working.
Almighty is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Knight is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Almighty seems to be looking for submissions.
Bruce Almighty is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Knight avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Almighty.
Knight is looking for a sweep. Almighty is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Almighty wants to free his trapped foot but Knight is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Almighty controlling the pace.
Knight trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Knight dives in for a single leg takedown but Almighty sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Knight trying to stall but Almighty improves his position.
Almighty has clasped his hands together around Knight's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Knight tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Knight is not content to let Almighty control the position.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thomas Knight has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Knight is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
Bruce Almighty showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Almighty 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Almighty!
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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 Jason Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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209 lbs
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209 lbs
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Jones!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Some wild striking there from Reigns.
Reigns misses with a few strikes there.
Nice uppercut lands for Jones. That snapped Reigns's head back.
Jones jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones throws the left hand but Reigns avoids the punch easily.
Reigns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Jones lands a body shot.
Reigns misses with a looping right.
Oooooh!!! Jones has knocked Reigns down with a huge combo! Jones steps away and waves a wobbly Reigns back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reigns is rocked!
It looks like Ronald Reigns has been cut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jones is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Reigns flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Reigns is out cold! Jones holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Mark Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Draco Gulliver (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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170 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
11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Draco Gulliver!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gulliver closes this distance looking for a takedown but Maynard circles away.
Maynard paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Gulliver tries to clinch but Maynard moves out of range.
Maynard misses with a few strikes there.
Maynard moves into the clinch.
Maynard successfully pulls guard.
Maynard is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. Gulliver presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.
Maynard drags the fight down to the ground.
Maynard is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard looking to hit a scissor sweep but Gulliver is one step ahead there.
Gulliver postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard keeping full guard, as Gulliver tries to pass.
Maynard looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Maynard is on top in guard.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Gulliver keeps moving.
Maynard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Gulliver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gulliver escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Maynard gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Gulliver looking for a sweep. Not yet Gulliver, not yet.
Maynard wants to control from the top but Gulliver keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gulliver is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Maynard is aware though and is defending well.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gulliver can do anything to dispel that myth.
Gulliver preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gulliver keeping full guard, as Maynard tries to pass.
Gulliver looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Maynard slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Maynard works over Gulliver with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Gulliver is trying to control the position but Maynard postures up.
Maynard postures up in Gulliver's guard and throws a big left but Gulliver blocks it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Maynard stands and throws Gulliver's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Maynard is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Gulliver is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gulliver sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gulliver wants to improve his position but Maynard is controlling well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gulliver blocking the ground and pound attempt from Maynard.
Maynard lands with a punch from half guard.
Maynard wants to pass the guard but Gulliver is defending well.
Maynard winds up and cracks Gulliver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Maynard decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Gulliver tries to clinch up
and Maynard counters with a combination of strikes to the head and body that crumple Gulliver!
Gulliver is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Maynard lands strikes from half guard.
Gulliver is still in real trouble! Can Maynard finish him?
Maynard seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Gulliver does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Gulliver is in trouble now - Maynard has advanced to mount!
Maynard looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maynard has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Gulliver's face.
Maynard lands a big elbow - Gulliver is in trouble! More strikes from the mount and Gulliver is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mark Maynard!
After the big win, Mark Maynard made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Blitzkrieg Formula 5000 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Smith has chosen Ready for War as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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158 lbs
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145 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Smith!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan lands a high kick!
Smith with a poor takedown
and Morgan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Morgan.
Smith wants a takedown.
Morgan lands a nice knee to the body.
Smith should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smith looks winded!
Smith has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Morgan uses from the top position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Morgan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Smith is keeping the position for now.
Morgan keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Smith's head.
Morgan drops back looking for a leg! Smith is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Smith manages to kick Morgan off! Morgan jumps back into Smith's guard.
Morgan stands up from Smith's guard - Morgan perhaps looking for a knockout.
Morgan clinches up against the cage.
Morgan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Daniel Smith has been cut.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
That's one minute gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Morgan.
Morgan lands a good knee to the midsection. Smith won't want to take too many of those.
Morgan connects with a knee to the head.
Smith is rocked!
Morgan manages to break the clinch.
Morgan cracks Smith with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Smith looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Morgan finish him?
Smith is still on wobbly legs! Can Morgan finish him?
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith gets hit by the mother of all head kicks and drops to the canvas in a crumpled heap! Woooow, the Internet is going to be talking about this one for weeks!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Kip Morgan!
Kip Morgan retains his featherweight title!
After winning the bout, Kip Morgan 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Simmons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lesnar comes to the cage accompanied by Requiem For A Dream. Simmons has chosen Sound of MAdness - Shinedown as his entrance music. Brock Lesnar could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to John Simmons's chin.
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288 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brock Lesnar !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Simmons!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar swings away with a body shot that misses
and Simmons counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Simmons.
Lesnar cracks a nice hook into Simmons's ribs.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
No joy there for Lesnar , who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brock Lesnar seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Simmons fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Lesnar sprawls well initially but Simmons persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Simmons is just content to waste time from the top position. Lesnar takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Simmons throws a big elbow that misses.
Simmons stops Lesnar from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar can't keep his opponent in guard - Simmons advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Simmons is keen to just control but Lesnar is a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Lesnar '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.
Simmons is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Simmons throws a strike but Lesnar avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Simmons with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar keeping moving, preventing Simmons from controlling successfully.
OK we're going to have a standup here. John Simmons hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Nice defenses there by Lesnar .
Lesnar throws a shot to the body.
Simmons fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lesnar manages to avoid it.
Simmons rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Lesnar moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Simmons throws an off balance right hand
and Lesnar counters with a left and a right that hurts Simmons! He wobbles and falls to the floor - he's in big trouble! Lesnar jumps into full mount!
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!
Lesnar wants to stand but Simmons is holding on to him, trying to stop him posturing up.
Lesnar is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Simmons moves out of range of the strikes.
Simmons uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar .
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Simmons avoids nicely.
Simmons walks straight into a right hand from Lesnar - that's dropped him! Lesnar jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Simmons from any more punishment! Simmons complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Brock Lesnar !
Brock Lesnar retains his heavyweight title!
Brock Lesnar took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Bad Man Clothing for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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