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SuperFights Montreal ±3± PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Byron Banky (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Leben (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Banky comes into the arena with Holy Diver-Dio blaring out of the sound system. Byron Banky has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
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Brawler
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Banky!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Leben!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Banky tries to clinch up but Leben circles away and keeps his distance.
Leben is looking to land body kicks.
Leben misses with a wild body shot.
An inside leg kick lands from Leben.
Banky fails in his attempt to clinch.
Leben tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Banky moves in looking to clinch but Leben pushes him off.
Banky doesn't manage to clinch there - Leben circles away.
Banky looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Leben!
Banky dominating with strikes here.
Leben is in all sorts of trouble here.
Banky postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Leben in real trouble here! The ref calls for Leben to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Byron Banky!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Austin Shugar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cooper King (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Austin Shugar looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ White 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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Austin Shugar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cooper King!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shugar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Shugar is looking to clinch but King is avoiding it.
King throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
King keeps the fight on the outside.
Shugar moves in looking to clinch but King pushes him off.
King throws a right and a left that Shugar avoids nicely.
Shugar tries to clinch there but King circles away.
Shugar wants to clinch.
Shugar tries to clinch up.
King lands a jab.
King throws a nice looking combination but Shugar bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
King throws a solid leg kick but Shugar takes the impact on his shin and smiles at King.
Shugar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Shugar tries to clinch up.
King lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Shugar tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but King paws at him with a jab and circles away.
King misses with a few strikes there.
King avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shugar tries to clinch there but King circles away.
King connects with a nice cross there... Shugar is looking wobbly and King recognises it - he's rushed in and lands two more brutal shots that send Shugar to the canvas, out cold! A brutal finish to the fight - King jumps onto the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Cooper King!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Litoris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Kerr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kerr's choice of entrance music: Smash Your enemies - Hatebreed. Matt Kerr will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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230 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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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
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Litoris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Kerr!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kerr drops Litoris with a beautiful combination! Litoris stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Kerr is looking for the KO!
Litoris is rocked!
It looks like Mike Litoris has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kerr has Litoris up against the cage in a clinch.
Oh Litoris is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerr scrambles and takes Litoris's back. He's looking to land a suplex. Oh, he's managed it! Litoris bangs his head on the mat and seems dazed! The ref takes a look and decides to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Matt Kerr!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Carlos Machete (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mauricio Gatti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be fireworks!
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178 lbs
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179 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Machete!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mauricio Gatti!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machete leaves Gatti with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Gatti feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Machete is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Gatti is controlling him.
Machete is trying to control the position but Gatti postures up.
Gatti being controlled here momentarily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gatti working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gatti throwing strikes from guard but Machete blocks nicely.
Gatti trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.
Gatti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gatti throwing strikes but missing.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Gatti closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Machete to the mat! Machete manages to get full guard.
Machete looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Machete knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gatti on the ground.
Machete avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Gatti with a flurry of punches that miss.
Machete on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Machete tries to get out of the position.
Gatti trying to control but Machete is working from the bottom.
Gatti postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Gatti trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Gatti wants to control from the top but Machete keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gatti throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Gatti is looking to clinch.
Gatti wants to clinch.
Gatti is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Machete.
It looks like Mauricio Gatti has been cut.
Gatti on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Machete is trying hard to land a takedown here. Gatti sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Machete lands a left and a right that send Gatti crashing to the mat, dazed. Machete thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Gatti is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Machete lands with a big right hook that stumbles Gatti - he's out on his feet here! Machete follows up with another monster hook that separates Gatti from consciousness! Gatti falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Machete stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Carlos Machete!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Akamoah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akamoah has chosen Red Hot Chili Peppers - Can't Stop as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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250 lbs
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278 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Counter striker
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Jackson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Akamoah!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Akamoah scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Jackson takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Akamoah throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Jackson has a takedown stuffed.
Akamoah gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Akamoah is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Jackson throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Jackson in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Akamoah avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackson scoring with some ground and pound.
Akamoah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson throws a big right hand that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackson postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Akamoah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akamoah.
Akamoah scores with a jab to the body.
Akamoah with a nice cross.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Gabriel Akamoah seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice shot lands for Akamoah.
Akamoah slaps away a takedown attempt from Jackson, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Akamoah scores with a sloppy right hand. Jackson should have avoided that one.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jackson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Akamoah pinned against the cage. Akamoah gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson fails with a takedown attempt.
Jackson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Akamoah throws a right and a left that both miss.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Akamoah stalks Jackson and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Jackson's face. Jackson staggers backwards, shaken.
It looks like Jack Jackson has been cut.
Jackson bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Akamoah can't do much from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akamoah is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Jackson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson misses with a head shot. Akamoah uses the momentum to regain guard.
Jackson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Jackson throws a strike but Akamoah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Akamoah showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Akamoah pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jackson is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Akamoah won't allow Jackson to sweep him here.
Akamoah is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jackson seems keen to control Akamoah's posture.
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Jackson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Jackson looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Akamoah puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson wants to control but Akamoah is keeping busy.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Akamoah thows a left - swing and a miss!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Akamoah dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Jackson's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Jackson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Jab by Akamoah.
Akamoah throws a lazy right hand but Jackson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Akamoah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jackson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Akamoah!
Jackson throws some wild stikes that Akamoah manages to avoid easily.
Akamoah wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Jackson.
Akamoah regains half guard.
Jackson slips a nice elbow through Akamoah's hands, connecting with Akamoah's forehead.
Jackson throws a strike but Akamoah avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamoah utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Jackson is in close to Akamoah's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Jackson working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Jackson throws and elbow that misses. Akamoah uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Jackson's guard. Nice move by Akamoah!
Jackson looking for a sweep. Not yet Jackson, not yet.
Akamoah trying to control the position from guard on top but Jackson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Akamoah looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Jackson has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Akamoah has passed into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson tries to bench press Akamoah off him but Akamoah keeps the position.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Akamoah is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Jackson.
Akamoah lands an overhand right.
Akamoah lands with a right hand.
Jackson throws a sloppy body shot
and Akamoah counters with a stiff right hand.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson feints and as Akamoah raises his hands in defense, Jackson changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Jackson throws a strike but Akamoah rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Jackson is controlling Akamoah's posture.
Akamoah preventing the sweep.
Akamoah trying to control but Jackson is working from the bottom.
Jackson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Jackson has his hands on Akamoah's head, controlling the position.
Jackson trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson wants to sweep here but Akamoah controlling him for the moment.
Jackson trying to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Akamoah cracks Jackson with a good jab.
Jackson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Akamoah works over Jackson's head and body with a nice combination.
Jackson takes one to the chin there.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Jackson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gabriel Akamoah showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Jack Jackson's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Akamoah throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Jackson stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Jackson tries to land a front kick but Akamoah steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Gabriel Akamoah seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Akamoah scores with a punch to the head.
Jackson doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Akamoah cracks Jackson with a right hand to the side of the head.
Jackson ducks right into an uppercut from Akamoah.
Jackson avoids a punch combination nicely.
Akamoah is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Akamoah throws the left hand but Jackson avoids the punch easily.
Akamoah lands with a cross.
Akamoah scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Akamoah throws a series of punches but Jackson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Akamoah lands a jab to the nose.
Akamoah scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson slips under a jab from Akamoah.
Jackson takes one to the side of the head.
Akamoah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akamoah stuffs the takedown attempt from Jackson. Jackson gets slowly back to his feet.
Akamoah scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Akamoah thuds his right hand into Jackson's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Jackson is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Akamoah.
Jackson is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Akamoah.
Jackson looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice combination there by Akamoah.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Akamoah throws a series of punches but Jackson avoids them all with ease.
Akamoah lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
A jab from Akamoah does it's job there.
Jackson fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Akamoah lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Akamoah scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Akamoah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Akamoah has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Akamoah misses with a two punch combination.
Akamoah lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Jackson moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Akamoah fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Jackson on the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akamoah scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Akamoah!
Jack Jackson's cut is getting worse.
Akamoah connects with the punch.
Akamoah with a nice cross.
Akamoah lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Akamoah throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Akamoah bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Akamoah scores with a hook to the body. Jackson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Akamoah ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Akamoah listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Akamoah keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Akamoah lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Akamoah.
Jackson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson drops his hands momentarily and Akamoah takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Oh Jackson is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Akamoah drops a shoulder and throws an uppercut that cracks Jackson right on the button. Jackson goes down! Akamoah follows him to the mat and finishes the job with more strikes! Akamoah gets the win via TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gabriel Akamoah!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Sthawy Sthowp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Georges ST Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sthowp's entrance music is Blind Guardian - Into the Storn. A fine choice. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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5 - 4 - 0 |
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Solid boxing
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Counter striker
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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
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sthawy Sthowp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges ST Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
ST Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
ST Pierre tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sthowp sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten ST Pierre somewhat.
ST Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
Sthawy Sthowp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Georges ST Pierre.
Sthowp slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
ST Pierre closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sthowp to the mat! Sthowp manages to get full guard.
ST Pierre looking to sit in guard and control but Sthowp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Sthowp makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Sthowp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sthowp accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Sthowp is looking to work some ground and pound but ST Pierre has wrist control.
Sthowp is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sthowp thows a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
ST Pierre looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sthowp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Sthowp has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sthowp is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! ST Pierre is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! ST Pierre has escaped and now he's on top!
Sthowp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ST Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ST Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sthowp is looking for a triangle here but ST Pierre uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp is not content to let ST Pierre control the position.
Sthowp gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp looking for submissions off his back.
Sthowp is defending against the submission attempts here by ST Pierre.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sthowp is pressing down on ST Pierre's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Sthowp looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sthowp working for a triangle but ST Pierre defends it easily.
Sthowp looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but ST Pierre puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sthawy Sthowp 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.
Horrible takedown by ST Pierre or perhaps it was just good defense by Sthowp which made him look bad.
Sthowp throws the left hand but ST Pierre avoids the punch easily.
Sthowp missing with a left hand there. ST Pierre was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
ST Pierre fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Sthowp scores with a shot to the body.
Sthowp looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Sthowp moves nicely into side control.
ST Pierre tries to bench press Sthowp off him but Sthowp keeps the position.
Sthowp wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by ST Pierre, who protects the arm well.
ST Pierre is working to avoid the ground and pound but Sthowp connects with a decent elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sthowp lands a nice forearm strike.
ST Pierre is breathing heavily.
Sthowp swings around for an armbar but ST Pierre sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Sthowp's guard.
Sthowp working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. ST Pierre doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. ST Pierre manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sthowp had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. ST Pierre defends it easily.
ST Pierreis looking to pass into half guard but Sthowp pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Sthowp is in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp advances position into side control!
Sthowp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at ST Pierre to see if he's OK.
Sthowp scores with a couple of short elbows.
Sthowp scores with a couple of short elbows.
ST Pierre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sthowp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sthowp slips a nice elbow through ST Pierre's hands, connecting with ST Pierre's forehead.
Sthowp is sneakily working for an arm triangle but ST Pierre sees it coming and defends easily.
Nice strikes from Sthowp there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sthowp throws a strike but ST Pierre avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Sthowp passes ST Pierre's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Sthowp seems to be looking for submissions.
Sthowp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sthowp passes the guard and advances to mount!
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sthowp cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sthowp lands a big elbow.
Sthowp scoring with strikes but ST Pierre is staying in there.
Sthowp throws some shoulder strikes here and then postures up. Oh, he's gone for an armbar! ST Pierre has his hands clasped together but Sthowp breaks the hold and ST Pierre is forced to tap! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over! That was lightning fast by Sthowp!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sthawy Sthowp!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ralf Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ralf Gracie might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Mulheres - Martinho da Vila. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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174 lbs
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170 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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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
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralf Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Gracie!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ralf Gracie shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Damien Gracie but Damien Gracie pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Ralf Gracie closes this distance looking for a takedown but Damien Gracie circles away.
Damien Gracie dives in and grabs Ralf Gracie's left leg, looking for a takedown. Ralf Gracie pushes down on Damien Gracie's head and hops out.
Ralf Gracie scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Damien Gracie struggling a bit here.
Ralf Gracie tries to move to mount but Damien Gracie blocks the move with his legs.
Ralf Gracie tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Damien Gracie manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Damien Gracie seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Damien Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damien Gracie not doing much here.
Ralf Gracie looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Damien Gracie prevents Ralf Gracie from improving his position.
Ralf Gracie is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Damien Gracie pulls his head out easily.
Ralf Gracie is breathing heavily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Damien Gracie connects with a nice short shot to Ralf Gracie's temple.
Ralf Gracie wants to get back to full guard but Damien Gracie has mounted him!
Ralf Gracie is desperately trying to improve his position but Damien Gracie has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Damien Gracie looking to secure an arm triangle but Ralf Gracie defends it well.
Damien Gracie moves to take his opponent's back.
Damien Gracie has good solid back control here.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Damien Gracie missing with strikes.
Damien Gracie thows a huge left but connects with the canvas and not his opponent.
You can see the frustration on Ralf Gracie's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Damien Gracie biding his time, looking for the opening.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ralf Gracie is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Damien Gracie looking for the choke from the back.
Damien Gracie has managed to slip his arm under Ralf Gracie's chin. This could be all over... yep, Ralf Gracie is tapping out! Submission win for Damien Gracie.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Damien Gracie!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drew Mcnichol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Big Heavy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcnichol's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, AC/DC - Back in Black. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Drew Mcnichol!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Big Heavy!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Heavy shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Heavy missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Heavy seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Mcnichol is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Big Heavy!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Papa Domingo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and raizo the mantis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!raizo the mantis will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Papa Domingo!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, raizo the mantis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Domingo looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for the mantis!
the mantis squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
the mantis working to try and regain half guard.
Domingo looking to secure an arm triangle but the mantis defends it well.
the mantis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Domingo. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
the mantis is squirming around, avoiding Domingo's attempts to control the action.
Domingo controlling his opponent.
the mantis working to try and regain half guard.
You get the feeling that the mantis really doesn't like being in this position too much.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the mantis keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Domingo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
the mantis really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Domingo takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
the mantis wants to hold on but Domingo pushes him away.
the mantis is desperately trying to improve his position but Domingo has a good base and remains in mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Domingo manages to capitalize on a mistake by the mantis to take his back!
the mantis trying to control the position but Domingo manages to sink in the hooks.
Domingo is hanging on to the mantis's back as he tries to escape.
the mantis holding both Domingo 's hands and preventing any damage.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
the mantis is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Domingo off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.
Domingo has the hooks in. the mantis is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
the mantis is keeping busy.
the mantis avoids the strikes from Domingo.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the mantis trying to control the action but Domingo just sinks the hooks in.
So, who will make the next big move? In this position it could be crucial.
Domingo keeps control of the position as the mantis tries to break free.
the mantis trying to control the hands but Domingo breaks the grip.
the mantis tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
Domingo wants to control the pace but the mantis is squirming around nicely.
Domingo avoids the attempt from the mantis to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
the mantis is working to get back to half guard.
Domingo content just to control the position here.
Domingo avoids the attempt from the mantis to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Papa Domingo dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Domingo misses with an uppercut.
Domingo throws out a loose jab but the mantis uses good head movement to avoid it.
the mantis is looking to clinch.
the mantis misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
the mantis leaves Domingo with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Domingo fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Domingo fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Domingo shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says the mantis as he avoids it easily.
the mantis clinches up against the cage.
the mantis manages to break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A shot to de liver by the mantis. Beautiful body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
the mantis with a hook.
A jab lands there for the mantis.
the mantis lands a really nice looking cross but Domingo seems unphased.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
the mantis dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Domingo shoots in for a takedown but the mantis shows good takedown defense.
Domingo gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
the mantis lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
the mantis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
the mantis wants to stand but Domingo is controlling his posture from full guard.
the mantis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the mantis postures up and lands a big shot to Domingo's brow.
the mantis missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
the mantis wants to control from the top but Domingo keeps moving.
the mantis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
the mantis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Domingo is keeping the position for now.
the mantis stands and steps away. Domingo gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling the mantis to score with a decent uppercut.
Domingo fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Domingo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and the mantis cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
the mantis moves out of range of the strikes.
Papa Domingo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
the mantis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Domingo is working an open guard so the mantis takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
the mantis fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Domingo takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
the mantis jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Domingo closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
the mantis has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
the mantis drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
the mantis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Domingo swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Domingo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
the mantis is pushing down on Domingo's leg trying to pass to half guard. Domingo is fighting to maintain full guard but the mantis has managed to sneak the leg through.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
the mantis stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Domingo to get to his feet.
Domingo fails with the takedown
and the mantis counters with a flying knee. Nice.
the mantis is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
the mantis lands a glancing blow to the side of Domingo's head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
the mantis closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Domingo with a lazy takedown attempt
and the mantis counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Domingo's guard now.
the mantis wants to control from the top but Domingo keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
raizo the mantis showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Domingo shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
enabling the mantis to counter with a crisp jab.
Domingo misses with a takedown attempt
and the mantis counters with a right hand to the body.
Domingo throws a head kick but the mantis moves out of range.
the mantis fakes the leg kick and cracks Domingo in the body.
the mantis closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - the mantis lands in his opponent's guard.
the mantis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Domingo is keeping the position for now.
the mantis throwing strikes from guard but Domingo blocks nicely.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
the mantis advances position into side control!
Domingo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the mantis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Domingo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Domingo can't do much from the bottom here.
the mantis throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Domingo works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
the mantis thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Domingo's head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Domingo is trying to get back to full guard.
Domingo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. the mantis is working away from the top position though.
Domingo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from the mantis.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Domingo tries a low kick but the mantis avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo with a lazy takedown attempt
and the mantis counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the mantis scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
the mantis misses with the ground and pound.
the mantis creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Domingo sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
the mantis is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Domingo has escaped the position, nice work there.
the mantis is looking to take a break and control but Domingo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
the mantis working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo regains half guard, as the mantis was trying to land strikes.
the mantis thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Domingo to regain full guard.
Domingo is adopting a defensive guard.
Domingo lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for the mantis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
raizo the mantis really 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.
the mantis gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Domingo won't allow the mantis to get back to his feet.
the mantis tries to land a sweep but no joy.
the mantis is looking to stand up but Domingo isn't so interested in that idea.
Domingo stopping the sweep attempt from the mantis.
the mantis looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
the mantis looking for a sweep. Not yet the mantis, not yet.
Domingo won't allow the mantis to get back to his feet.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
the mantis scores with a nice right hand.
the mantis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Domingo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Domingo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Domingo showed some decent athleticism there.
the mantis is looking to improve his position.
the mantis is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Domingo jumps into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
the mantis tries to buck Domingo off but Domingo is having none of it.
Domingo staying calm.
the mantis tries to buck Domingo off but Domingo is having none of it.
raizo the mantis has got the better of the ground game so far.
the mantis is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
the mantis pushes Domingo away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Domingo gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
You can see the frustration on the mantis's face as Domingo controls the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
the mantis tries to buck Domingo off but Domingo is having none of it.
Domingo working the ground and pound from side control.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
the mantis moves in looking to clinch but Domingo pushes him off.
the mantis misses with a body shot.
Domingo tries for a takedown but the mantis circles away easily
and the mantis counters with a right hand to the body.
the mantis closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Domingo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from the mantis.
the mantis throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
the mantis not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
the mantis throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Domingo trying to control from the bottom.
the mantis seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Domingo does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Domingo is trying to stand.
the mantis is trying to work for a kimura but Domingo is defending well.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Domingo on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
raizo the mantis seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Domingo shoots and misses
and the mantis counters with a nice body shot.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Domingo gets cracked with a nice right hand there by the mantis.
the mantis closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A shot in the inside from the mantis.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Papa Domingo will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Domingo will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Domingo tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Domingo fails with the takedown
and the mantis counters with a thumping low kick.
Domingo with a poor takedown
and the mantis finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
the mantis fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
the mantis moves into range and clinches up with Domingo.
the mantis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Domingo takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
A thudding body kick lands there by the mantis!
Domingo throws a right hand that the mantis ducks under and follows up with a left that the mantis also avoids with ease.
the mantis fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Domingo, pushing him back against the cage.
the mantis breaks from the clinch.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
the mantis throws a half hearted mid kick.
the mantis has taken the fight to the clinch.
Nice body punch from the mantis - that landed with a thud.
The referee calls for the mantis to work.
the mantis manages to break the clinch.
Domingo walks into a left hand.
the mantis's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and the mantis duly obliges.
the mantis closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
the mantis stands up.
Domingo with a poor takedown
and the mantis counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by the mantis.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Papa Domingo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
the mantis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domingo walks into a straight right hand from the mantis.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Domingo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and the mantis counters by clinching up.
the mantis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Domingo tries to clinch up
and the mantis counters with a nice double leg into side control. Domingo won't be happy with that.
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!
the mantis is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Domingo knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
the mantis tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Domingo sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
the mantis is working for a submission of some sort.
the mantis is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
the mantis is trying to control the action in half guard but Domingo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
the mantis missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
the mantis stalling away here and it's allowed Domingo to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
the mantis has gone for a leg lock! Domingo slips out almost immediately though and dives into the mantis's guard.
Domingo forces his way into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
the mantis tries to roll over but Domingo keeps him under control.
And that's the end of the fight!
raizo the mantis comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well the mantis has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 46:48
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... raizo the mantis!
raizo the mantis is the new welterweight champion!
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