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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mongolia Heed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jerks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Heed comes to the cage accompanied by Gentlelman. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 15 - 0, fighting out of London, Mongolia Heed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Jerks!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerks doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Heed decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Jerks's guard.
Heed working some strikes from top position.
Jerks keeping moving, preventing Heed from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jerks working a defensive guard here.
Heed postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Heed lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Heed trying to control the position from guard on top but Jerks is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Heed showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Heed knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Jerks on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Heed is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Jerks has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Heed is looking to defend but Jerks has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Heed! Jerks pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Heed taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mark Jerks!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Paul Hewson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mick Penn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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167 lbs
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160 lbs
17 - 18 - 1 |
Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Hewson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Penn!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hewson throws a nice looking combination but Penn bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Hewson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hewson misses with a hook.
Hewson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Hewson throws a hook but Penn avoids it easily.
Hewson lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Hewson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Hewson throws an off balance right hand
and Penn counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Hewson lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Penn circles away quickly and effectively.
Hewson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Penn moves forwards but Hewson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Hewson moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Paul Hewson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Penn keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn takes one to the side of the head.
Hewson shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Penn eats them both and turns towards Hewson to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewson ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Penn bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Hewson throws a right and a left that Penn avoids nicely.
Penn moves out of range of the body kick.
Paul Hewson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Penn takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A big right from Penn misses.
Hewson throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Penn counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Penn.
Hewson wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
Penn looking to pass the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn is looking to advance position but Hewson has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Penn is trying desperately to improve position.
Hewson gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Hewson throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a straight right hand.
Penn looks to land a right hand but Hewson moved out of range.
Hewson walks into a jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewson misses with a hook.
Hewson misses with a left hand
and Penn counters with a one-two to the body.
A big right from Penn misses.
Penn has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Hewson looks to land a combination but Penn avoids it well.
Penn throws out a loose jab but Hewson uses good head movement to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Hewson circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Hewson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hewson dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
No joy there for Hewson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hewson misses with a double jab.
Hewson misses with the combination.
Hewson thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Penn if he has to take too many more of those.
Hewson throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Penn to counter with a crisp jab.
Hewson throws out a loose jab but Penn uses good head movement to avoid it.
Penn might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Hewson throws a series of punches but Penn moves out of range.
Penn is looking to land body kicks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Penn misses with a double jab.
Hewson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Penn shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hewson manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Penn lands a couple of digs.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Penn controlling from the top position.
Hewson has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Penn off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewson lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Hewson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A shot to the liver by Hewson. Beautiful body shot.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Hewson moves away.
Donk. Hewson catches Penn right on the button with a cross.
Hewson tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hewson just misses with a punch to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Penn misses with a series of wild punches.
Hewson misses the jab.
Hewson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Penn has Hewson up against the cage in a clinch.
A shot in the inside from Penn.
Penn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Hewson's efforts to push away.
Hewson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Penn misses with a lunging right hand
and Hewson counters with a series of strikes. Penn will be more careful next time no doubt.
Hewson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Penn was well out of range. Poor timing from Hewson.
Penn misses with a looping right.
A combination from Hewson does no damage.
Hewson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Penn throws out the jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hewson throws out a powerful jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Hewson dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Hewson misses with an uppercut. Penn saw that one coming.
Hewson closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Hewson throws a big shot that misses.
Penn throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Hewson sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paul Hewson is winning the standup battle so far.
Hewson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Penn back to the cage. Hewson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Penn is rocked!
Penn misses with a looping left.
Penn is still on wobbly legs! Can Hewson finish him?
Hewson swings widly with a right hand
and Penn counters with a single leg into guard. Hewson didn't expect that.
Penn won't allow Hewson to get back to his feet.
Penn loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Penn stops Hewson from standing up.
Penn trying to control but Hewson is working from the bottom.
Penn trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Penn working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Penn seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Penn accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Penn throws a big right hand that misses.
Penn missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Penn chips away with some ground and pound.
Penn tries to free his leg and advance position but Hewson is retaining full guard.
Penn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Penn wants to pass the guard but Hewson is keeping the position.
Penn throws a big elbow that misses.
Hewson has his feet on Penn's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hewson misses with a few strikes there.
Hewson gets caught napping as Penn dives in and scores a takedown. Hewson manages to retain guard.
Penn trying to control the position from guard on top but Hewson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Penn looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Penn wants to control from the top but Hewson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hewson wants to stand up but Penn is controlling him.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Penn is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Penn in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Penn prevents Hewson from getting back to his feet.
Penn wants to control from the top but Hewson keeps moving.
Penn is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mick Penn was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Hewson falls off balance throwing a combination
and Penn counters with a two punch combo.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hewson dips to his left and cracks Penn with an uppercut!
Hewson scores with a nice strike.
Penn keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Hewson throws a combination that misses
and Penn counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mick Penn has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Penn lands a nice shot to the body.
Penn lands a nice looking body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Penn misses with a double jab.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mick Penn comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Hewson 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paul Hewson!
Paul Hewson tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tito Desperado (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thor Thordarsen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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192 lbs
19 - 27 - 0 |
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194 lbs
0 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 27 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Desperado!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thor Thordarsen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desperado closes the distance and pushes Thordarsen back into the cage.
Desperado holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Desperado lands a left hand that snaps the head of Thordarsen backwards.
Thordarsen has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Desperado uses from the top position.
Desperado stands up from Thordarsen's guard - Desperado perhaps looking for a knockout.
Desperado closes the distance and clinches.
Desperado landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Thordarsen looks winded!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thordarsen takes an elbow to the temple.
Desperado lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Desperado lands a body shot.
Desperado cracks Thordarsen with a nice body shot.
Desperado gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desperado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Desperado lands with a right to the head.
Desperado lands a good knee to the midsection. Thordarsen won't want to take too many of those.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Desperado scores with a shot to the side of Thordarsen's head.
Come on Desperado - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Desperado comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Desperado using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Thordarsen goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Nice body punch from Desperado.
Desperado dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Desperado unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thordarsen lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Desperado lands a knee to the body.
Desperado cracks Thordarsen with a nice body shot.
Desperado works on Thordarsen's body with a couple of short punches.
Desperado has Thordarsen pressed against the cage.
Desperado blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Desperado has Thordarsen pressed against the cage.
Desperado lands with a light punch inside.
Desperado slowing the pace effectively.
Desperado lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Thordarsen is looking to break free of the clinch but Desperado has double underhooks.
Thordarsen looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
The referee calls for Desperado to work.
Desperado prevents a body shot from Thordarsen.
Thordarsen ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Thordarsen no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Desperado decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Thordarsen, up you get!
Desperado doesn't manage to clinch there - Thordarsen circles away.
Desperado closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Desperado lands a nice elbow.
It looks like Thor Thordarsen has been cut.
Thordarsen trying to control the position but instead, Desperado has worked for underhooks and has pushed Thordarsen into the cage.
Desperado lands a nice shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Desperado lands a left hand.
Desperado presses Thordarsen against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Desperado crunches a lovely knee into Thordarsen's ribcage.
A left hand lands to the body for Desperado.
Desperado lands a nice elbow.
Desperado lands an elbow that stopped Thordarsen in his tracks for a moment.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Desperado takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Desperado lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Desperado tries a knee to the head but Thordarsen blocks it.
Desperado lands a body punch in the clinch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Desperado stalling the fight.
Desperado lands a nice uppercut.
Thordarsen trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Desperado lands a body punch.
Desperado effectively controlling the action here.
A knee to the head by Desperado.
Desperado is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Desperado leaning against his opponent.
Desperado scores with a shoulder strike.
Desperado leaning against his opponent.
Desperado lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Thordarsen is trying to trip Desperado. He has hold of a leg but Desperado is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Thordarsen persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Desperado kicks Thordarsen off and gets to his feet.
Desperado circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Thordarsen drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Desperado follows Thordarsen to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Tito Desperado!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brown Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mustang comes to the cage accompanied by Little Rock. Wilson has chosen crazy bitch as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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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
35 - 21 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 13 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brown Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Good standup being displayed there by Mustang as he connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Mustang.
Mustang lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Mustang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Wilson back to the cage. Mustang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Roy Mustang seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mustang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Mustang shoots in and bounces Wilson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Mustang advances position into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wilson is trying to control Mustang's posture but Mustang avoids it.
Mustang takes a little break here. Wilson wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Mustang is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Wilson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Mustang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Wilson is not content to let Mustang control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson trying to remain calm as Mustang controls from the top position.
Wilson wants to get back to his feet.
Mustang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Mustang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Wilson avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Mustang.
Mustang goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Wilson rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mustang's guard! Nice work there by Wilson!
Mustang working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Wilson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mustang wants to stand but Wilson is controlling the position.
Wilson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Wilson is looking to advance position but Mustang has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mustang looking for a guillotine from mount but Wilson is having none of it.
Wilson tries to hold on but Mustang postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mustang is looking to work his way around to Wilson's back. He needs to be careful though, as he's in danger of losing this dominant position.
Mustang looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson can't escape the position.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mustang. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mustang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Wilson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Mustang throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mustang looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mustang 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.
A punch lands to the side of Wilson 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Mustang has closed the distance and engaged Wilson in a clinch.
Wilson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Mustang pulls his leg out and moves away.
Wilson has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Wilson there as he acknowledges the shot.
Mustang has taken the fight to the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Wilson 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.
Mustang drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wilson is controlling him.
Mustang is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Wilson trying to move into half guard but instead Mustang has managed to sweep!
Mustang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Wilson is keeping the position for now.
Mustang drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Wilson dives on top into guard.
Wilson must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Wilson content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Mustang has locked up a guillotine! Mustang's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Wilson is holding on here and Mustang must be using up a lot of energy. Wilson has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Mustang gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Roy Mustang!
In his post fight interview, Roy Mustang gave a big smile as he said '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 lightweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson comes to the cage accompanied by Blue clear sky. I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Duncan Macgregor was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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157 lbs
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163 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Counter fighter
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Basic striking
Granite chin |
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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 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Macgregor!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Macgregor rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Anderson counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Macgregor has hold of Anderson's hands but Anderson slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Macgregor defends the submission attempt.
Anderson stalling.
Macgregor trying to get back to full guard but Anderson takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Macgregor 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.
Anderson lands a big 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!
Anderson cracks Macgregor with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Macgregor working to try and regain half guard.
Anderson lands with some strikes.
Anderson tries to control but Macgregor wriggling away.
Anderson is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Macgregor is surviving well by controlling Anderson's body position as best he can.
Anderson has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Macgregor is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson took his opportunity to call for a title shot in his post fight interview.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mick Gerrard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jesse Pinkman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pinkman has chosen On the Rag as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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165 lbs
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Good gas tank |
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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
14 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mick Gerrard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Pinkman!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Pinkman.
Gerrard misses with a two punch combination.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Pinkman misses with a double jab
and Gerrard cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Gerrard takes a swing at Pinkman's ribcage but misses.
Gerrard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerrard lands a glancing blow to the side of Pinkman's head.
Gerrard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinkman in his tracks.
Pinkman drops his hands momentarily and Gerrard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mick Gerrard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gerrard lands a body shot.
Gerrard is looking to clinch but Pinkman is avoiding it.
Gerrard wants to clinch
and Pinkman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Gerrard throws a jab when Pinkman was well out of range.
We've been told by Gerrard's head coaches at Synergy Fight Team that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pinkman is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gerrard sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gerrard throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gerrard thows a body shot but no joy.
Pinkman closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pinkman wants to pass the guard but Gerrard is defending well.
Pinkman seems to be looking for submissions.
Pinkman is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Pinkman has control of the leg.
Pinkman trying to mount his opponent but Gerrard defends it.
Pinkman is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gerrard is just riding it out for now. Pinkman eventually gives up the hold.
Pinkman trying to advance position but Gerrard counters by regaining guard.
Gerrard not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gerrard pulls Pinkman in close to prevent any damage.
Pinkman missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerrard 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard controlling Pinkman's posture.
Pinkman postures up.
Mick Gerrard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Gerrard moves into range and clinches up with Pinkman.
Gerrard scores with a shoulder strike.
Pinkman tries for a takedown but Gerrard manages to get underhooks.
Gerrard swings wildly with an uppercut but Pinkman uses good head movement to avoid it.
Pinkman breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman shoots in looking for a takedown. Gerrard tries to sprawl out of it but Pinkman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gerrard manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mick Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Gerrard connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gerrard is fending him off so far but Pinkman persists. Nope, Gerrard circles away and we're back to standing.
Gerrard throws a poor cross that misses
and Pinkman counters with a thumping low kick.
Gerrard scores with a crisp jab that stopped Pinkman in his tracks.
Gerrard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Pinkman gets tackled into the cage by Gerrard. Gerrard maintains the clinch.
Gerrard fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Gerrard breaks the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gerrard displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Pinkman takes a jab right on the kisser.
Jab by Gerrard.
Gerrard misses with a hook
and Pinkman counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick misses from Gerrard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gerrard tries to clinch up.
A punch combination from Pinkman misses.
Pinkman walks into a stiff left hand from Gerrard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Gerrard dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Gerrard throws a right hand that Pinkman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinkman also avoids with ease.
Gerrard is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Gerrard lands with a right hand.
Gerrard misses with a head kick.
Gerrard lands a nice shot to the body.
Pinkman lands with a straight right. Gerrard didn't see that one coming.
Gerrard misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Gerrard rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pinkman moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pinkman misses with a wild combination.
The fighters circle momentarily. Gerrard darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Gerrard throws a jab but it's blocked by Pinkman.
Gerrard has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gerrard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gerrard taking a breather.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman has hold of one of Gerrard's legs. Gerrard is fighting the takedown attempt but Pinkman gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Gerrard pulls Pinkman in close to his closed guard and prevents Pinkman from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gerrard keeping full guard, as Pinkman tries to pass.
Gerrard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pinkman's guard.
Pinkman can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gerrard controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mick Gerrard.
Gerrard throws a shot from downtown. Pinkman moves away and avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Pinkman tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Gerrard just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pinkman blocking some punches.
Gerrard tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Gerrard breaks the clinch.
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Gerrard misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pinkman.
Gerrard misses with a straight right.
Gerrard wants to clinch up but Pinkman keeps it at a distance.
Gerrard cracks Pinkman with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Gerrard connects with a good right hand that stumbles Pinkman. Pinkman circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Gerrard throws a right hand that Pinkman ducks under and follows up with a left that Pinkman also avoids with ease.
Gerrard tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gerrard connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pinkman misses with the combination.
Gerrard throws a sloppy head kick and Pinkman moves out of range easily.
Pinkman shoots for a double leg takedown but Gerrard sprawls well. He's pushed Pinkman's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Mick Gerrard is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pinkman chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Gerrard can pounce on him.
Gerrard tries to close the distance and clinch up but Pinkman swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Gerrard takes the fight into the clinch.
Pinkman is looking for a takedown.
Mick Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Gerrard tries to throw a body punch but Pinkman avoids it by throwing Gerrard back against the cage.
Gerrard lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Pinkman or not.
Gerrard lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pinkman jumps guard and drags Gerrard to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gerrard stays in close to Pinkman's body and controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Jesse Pinkman has got the better of the ground game so far.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Mick Gerrard wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Gerrard lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pinkman drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pinkman trying to control the position from guard on top but Gerrard is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mick Gerrard dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Pinkman misses with a wild body shot.
Gerrard tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pinkman manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pinkman looks for a takedown but Gerrard sprawls well.
Gerrard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pinkman.
Mick Gerrard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Gerrard misses with a few strikes there.
Gerrard feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Pinkmans jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Gerrard is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pinkman.
Gerrard digs a good body shot into Pinkman's ribs.
Gerrard lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pinkman circles away quickly and effectively.
Pinkman fails to land with a series of punches.
Gerrard shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pinkman eats them both and turns towards Gerrard to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Sloppy strikes from Gerrard. Those never looked like landing.
Gerrard has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Pinkman finds it's way round the side to connect with Gerrard's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pinkman throws a hook to the side of Gerrard's head but Gerrard sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Gerrard throws a hook but Pinkman blocks it.
Pinkman swats away the attempt to clinch by Gerrard.
Gerrard looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pinkman.
Gerrard fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Gerrard throws a right and a left that Pinkman avoids nicely.
Pinkman drops his hands momentarily and Gerrard takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gerrard forces Pinkman back against the cage and clinches.
Gerrard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Mick Gerrard has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jesse Pinkman.
Gerrard misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gerrard is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Gerrard looking to slow down the pace here.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gerrard.
Gerrard manages to break the clinch.
Gerrard throws a head kick that misses.
Gerrard throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big left from Gerrard misses.
Pinkman fails with a takedown attempt.
Gerrard lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Pinkman at a distance.
Gerrard listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gerrard lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Pinkman showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Gerrard.
The fighters circling - Gerrard throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Donk. Gerrard catches Pinkman right on the button with a cross.
Pinkman bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Gerrard throws a combination that misses
and Pinkman counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pinkman wants to control from the top but Gerrard keeps moving.
Pinkman advances to half guard.
Pinkman controlling the action here.
Pinkman is working for a kimura but Gerrard is defending it quite comfortably.
Pinkman is trying to control the action in half guard but Gerrard is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Pinkman has control of the leg.
Pinkman is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gerrard doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Pinkman.
Gerrard tries to get to full guard but Pinkman has control of the leg.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Mick Gerrard.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Gerrard, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mick Gerrard!
After winning the bout, Mick Gerrard 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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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Daugavins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade comes to the cage accompanied by Eyes of a Ranger. 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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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaspars Daugavins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Decent striking displayed by Daugavins there.
Daugavins takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Kaspars Daugavins has been cut.
Daugavins lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Daugavins misses with a left hand
and McQuade connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
McQuade has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Daugavins finds it's way round the side to connect with McQuade's head.
Daugavins ducks under a wild hook from McQuade.
McQuade throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Daugavins to counter with a crisp jab.
Daugavins shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says McQuade as he avoids it easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McQuade swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Daugavins avoids the body shot from McQuade.
Daugavins scores with a sloppy right hand. McQuade should have avoided that one.
Daugavins shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Daugavins wants to lay and pray for a moment but McQuade keeps working.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McQuade kicks off Daugavins and gets to his feet.
McQuade blocks a jab.
Daugavins's hands are dropping dangerously low here and McQuade connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Daugavins scrambles back to his feet.
A jab from Daugavins misses.
Daugavins shoots in for a takedown but McQuade shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A lazy left from McQuade finds it's target.
Daugavins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. McQuade sees it coming and avoids it easily.
McQuade throws a front kick that sends Daugavins stumbling back into the cage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McQuade lands with a cross.
Booker McQuade is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McQuade misses with a double jab
letting Daugavins counter with a right hand.
McQuade feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Daugavins sprawling to the canvas! Daugavins rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can McQuade finish him?!
Daugavins is rocked!
McQuade clinches.
Daugavins is still on wobbly legs! Can McQuade finish him?
McQuade jerks Daugavins's head down, straight into the path of a devastating knee! Daugavins drops to the floor in a crumpled heap! McQuade goes to throw a finishing haymaker but pulls out - good sportsmanship from McQuade because Daugavins was completely out of it. That was a nice finish - just the right level of brutality to send everyone home happy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee). Booker McQuade!
Booker McQuade retains his lightweight title!
An out of breath Booker McQuade thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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