OFC 34: Dedication PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier Pascal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan comes to the cage accompanied by Gold Guns Girls. Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Sheehan
vs
Pascal

187 cm
19
190 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

186 cm
18
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

5th Round
5th Round

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier Pascal!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pascal throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sheehan's waist but Sheehan gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Pascal off to one side.
Pascal has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Pascal there as he acknowledges the shot.

It looks like Olivier Pascal has been cut.
Pascal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Sheehan as Pascal shoots in.
Justus Sheehan seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sheehan misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pascal.
Pascal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sheehan but Sheehan pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Justus Sheehan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Olivier Pascal.
Sheehan misses the shot to the body.
Sheehan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheehan slaps away a takedown attempt from Pascal, before circling back to the center of the mat.

Sheehan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Sheehan lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Pascal backwards.
Pascal tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

Sheehan's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Sheehan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sheehan misses with a wild combination.
Pascal shoots in for a takedown but Sheehan shows good takedown defense.
Sheehan throws a nice looking combination but Pascal bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Sheehan keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sheehan throws out a loose jab but Pascal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A combination from Sheehan does no damage.
Pascal fails with a takedown attempt.
Pascal slips a jab and a cross from Sheehan.
Sheehan misses with a few strikes there.

Sheehan gets in close and instigates a clinch.

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.

Sheehan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Sheehan misses with a double jab.
Pascal shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Sheehan but Sheehan pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Sheehan sends Pascal crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Sheehan is motioning to the referee to let Pascal up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

Pascal is rocked!
Pascal shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sheehan as he jumps to the side.
Sheehan misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Sheehan lands with a precision combination! Left, right, uppercut and Pascal falls flat on his face, eyes wide open but he's out!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Justus Sheehan!

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B

energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adrian Rostecki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Schmidt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Adrian Rostecki has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.

Rostecki
vs
Schmidt

220 cm
20
255 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

195 cm
19
265 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

BJJ White Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

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 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adrian Rostecki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Schmidt!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Schmidt drops Rostecki with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Rostecki looks back up at him and smiles so Schmidt waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.

Rostecki is rocked!

It looks like Adrian Rostecki has been cut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Schmidt misses with a wild combination.
Oh Rostecki is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Schmidt fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rostecki shoots for a takedown but Schmidt saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Rostecki seems to have got his legs back now.

Schmidt closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Schmidt lands a strong strike to the head of Rostecki. That's dazed him! Schmidt looking to finish here. Rostecki is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Schmidt lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Nolan Schmidt!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dong Zhuo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bozec Bazel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Zhuo
vs
Bazel

180 cm
18
190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
190 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Determined

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 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dong Zhuo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bozec Bazel!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bazel moves in looking to clinch but Zhuo pushes him off.
Zhuo fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bazel manages to avoid it.
Zhuo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Zhuo just misses with a punch to the body.
Zhuo looks to score with a jab to the body but Bazel is just out of range.
Zhuo misses with a body kick.
Bazel tries to clinch but Zhuo is having none of it.
Zhuo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Bazel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhuo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Bazel tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhuo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Bazel takes the fight into the clinch.
Bazel lands an elbow that stopped Zhuo in his tracks for a moment.
Bazel utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Bazel connects with a knee to the head.
Bazel lands an elbow inside that Zhuo shrugs off.
Bazel lands a nice elbow.
Bazel scores with a knee to the head.
Zhuo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bazel smiles and moves away.
Zhuo tries to clinch up.
Bazel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Zhuo paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Bazel has Zhuo up against the cage in a clinch.
Zhuo swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Zhuo jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Bazel walks away with a smile on his face. Zhuo gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dong Zhuo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Zhuo shoots in but no luck this time.
Zhuo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Dong Zhuo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bazel tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Bazel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Zhuo swats away the attempt to clinch by Bazel.
Bazel tries to close the distance and clinch but Zhuo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Bazel is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bazel fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Bazel is defended easily by Zhuo.

Bazel clinches up against the cage.
Bazel landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Zhuo tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Bazel looking to throw knees to the head but Zhuo is blocking nicely.
Zhuo tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Bazel smiles and moves away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Zhuo.

Zhuo in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Bazel is tapping! That's the end of the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Dong Zhuo!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Backman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Backman
vs
Smith

184 cm
19
220 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

185 cm
18
200 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Smith!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Backman circles away.
Smith swats away the attempt to clinch by Backman.

Backman has managed to clinch.
Backman swings wildly with an uppercut but Smith uses good head movement to avoid it.
Smith is working for takedown but Backman is calmly controlling the position for now.

Smith lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Smith thows a huge punch but Backman dodges it nicely.
Backman wants to sweep but Smith has passed to side control!

Smith working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Backman tries to buck Smith off but Smith is having none of it.
Smith wants to stand but Backman is controlling his arm.
Backman is trying to control Smith's posture but Smith avoids it.
Backman tries to get back to half guard but can't.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Backman is looking to improve his position.

Smith decides to stand and escape the position.
A nice combination there by Backman.
Backman tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but Backman shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Backman lands a jab to the nose.

It looks like Matt Smith has been cut.
Jab by Backman.
Smith throws a nice looking combination but Backman bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Backman with a nice cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Backman cracks a nice hook into Smith's ribs.
Smith looks gassed!
Smith takes a jab right on the kisser.
Backman cracks Smith with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Backman drops Smith with a beautiful combination! Smith stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Backman is looking for the KO!

Smith is rocked!
Backman measures up his opponent and throws a superman punch that connects to the jaw! Down goes Smith! The ref steps in, and that's the ball game folks!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Ben Backman!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bart Simpson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bart Simpson has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Simpson
vs
Petrova

185 cm
23
179 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

194 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bart Simpson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Petrova swats away the attempt to clinch by Simpson.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrova steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Simpson.
Petrova shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

Petrova closes the distance and pushes Simpson back into the cage.
Simpson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrova walks away with a smile on his face. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Petrova pushes Simpson up against the cage in a clinch.
Petrova lands a body shot.

Simpson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Petrova uses from the top position.
Petrova must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Petrova slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Petrova wanted to stand there but Simpson had control of the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Simpson is trying to control the position but Petrova postures up.
Petrova wants to pass the guard but Simpson is keeping the position.
Petrova controlling from the top position.
Let's hope that Petrova has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Despite being in the dominant position, Sasha Petrova just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Simpson shoots for a takedown but Petrova saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Simpson misses with a looping right.
Petrova fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Simpson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Simpson circles away.
Simpson throws the left hand but Petrova avoids the punch easily.

Petrova moves into the clinch.
Petrova manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Simpson can't get the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson is breathing heavily.
Simpson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Petrova fights it off and pushes away nicely.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Simpson goes for a takedown in the clinch but Petrova prevents it.
Petrova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrova is leaning against Simpson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
Petrova lands a body shot.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Petrova presses Simpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
Petrova lands a body shot.
Petrova pushes Simpson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova lands a body shot.
Petrova cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Petrova stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petrova receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Simpson jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Petrova walks away with a smile on his face. Simpson gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Petrova rushes Simpson and presses him up against the cage.
Petrova pushes Simpson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Petrova lands a nice uppercut.
Petrova lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
Petrova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrova.
Petrova presses Simpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Nice body punch from Petrova.
Petrova dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petrova digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
Petrova stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrova.
Petrova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Petrova stalling against the cage.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
A body shot lands from Petrova.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrova.
Petrova slowing the pace effectively.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
Petrova lands a nice uppercut.
Petrova lands a shot to the body.
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
Come on Petrova - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Petrova dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Petrova clinches.
Petrova digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrova.
Petrova stops a takedown attempt from Simpson.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
Petrova is leaning against Simpson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrova.
Petrova lands a body shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Simpson tries to pull guard but Petrova won't allow it.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Petrova has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
Good body shot from Petrova.
Petrova lands with a left to the head.
Good body shot from Petrova.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Petrova presses Simpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petrova lands a body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrova.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
Petrova lands a body shot.
Petrova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Petrova.
Petrova working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Petrova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrova.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
Petrova digs a right hand underneath Simpson's ribcage. Simpson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Nice body punch from Petrova.
A right handed body shot lands from Petrova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrova.
Petrova content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Simpson jumps guard but Petrova stands there with Simpson around his waist. Simpson gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bart Simpson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Simpson takes a shot to the head.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
Petrova lands a shot to the body.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Petrova.
Petrova pushes Simpson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Nice body punch from Petrova.
Petrova digs a right hand underneath Simpson's ribcage. Simpson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petrova lands a body punch in the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Petrova works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Petrova is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Good body shot from Petrova.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
A body shot lands from Petrova.
A shot in the inside from Petrova.
A right hand to the body from Petrova.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
Sasha Petrova seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrova.
Petrova lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Simpson.
Petrova lands a body punch.
Petrova will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simpson up against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrova.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Petrova stalls.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrova.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
Petrova lands a right hand.
Nice body punch from Petrova.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrova.
Petrova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petrova stalling.
Petrova lands with a light punch inside.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Petrova is leaning against Simpson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Petrova.
Petrova lands a right hand that snaps the head of Simpson backwards.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A hook to the body from Petrova.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova lands a body punch.
Petrova digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
Petrova has Simpson pressed against the cage.
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrova.
A body shot lands from Petrova.
Petrova has Simpson pushed against the cage.
Petrova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrova is pushing Simpson up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Petrova lands with a right to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova lands an uppercut.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
Petrova cracks Simpson with a nice body shot.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Petrova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Come on Petrova - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Simpson fails to pull guard.
Petrova digs a right hand underneath Simpson's ribcage. Simpson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrova works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
Petrova taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
A left hand lands to the body for Petrova.
Petrova lands a body punch.
Petrova stalling against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrova slows down the pace here.
Petrova lands a nice uppercut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Petrova.
A right hand to the body from Petrova.
Petrova digs a right hand underneath Simpson's ribcage. Simpson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Petrova is stalling here.
Petrova pushes Simpson back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Petrova.
Petrova's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Sasha Petrova.

Petrova fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Simpson, pushing him back against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Petrova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Nice body punch from Petrova.
Petrova scores with a nice hook to the head.
A right hand to the body from Petrova.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Petrova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova taking a breather.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
Petrova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Simpson or not.
Petrova works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A body shot lands from Petrova.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
Petrova stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
Petrova lands a shot to the body.
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrova lands a body punch.
Petrova stalling.
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrova will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Simpson up against the cage.
Petrova is leaning against Simpson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Petrova - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Petrova lands a shot to the body.
Petrova lands a nice shot to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Petrova.
Petrova lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Petrova is working Simpson over against the cage.
Petrova throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Petrova digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
A hook to the body from Petrova.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
Petrova digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.
Petrova scores with a shoulder strike.
Simpson letting Petrova take a breather here.
Petrova digs a right hand into Simpson's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Simpson's gas tank.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
Petrova presses Simpson against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
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!
Petrova scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
Petrova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sasha Petrova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrova lands a body shot.
Petrova works on Simpson's body with a couple of short punches.
Petrova stalling the fight.
The crowd are getting on Petrova's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Petrova gets through Simpson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Bart Simpson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Simpson goes for a body shot but it's blocked.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Petrova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrova has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 24:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 24:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 24:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Petrova!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Clint Sullivan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Sullivan might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to The Beast . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Sullivan
vs
Whyte

170 cm
23
166 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

175 cm
24
160 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

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 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clint Sullivan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from Sullivan.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice hook.

Sullivan has Whyte up against the cage in a clinch.

Whyte breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Whyte swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Whyte tries to move into range but Sullivan moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Whyte's head.
Will Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Whyte fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Sullivan checks it well.
Sullivan throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Whyte is looking to slow Sullivan down with leg kicks.
Sullivan swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

It looks like Clint Sullivan has been cut.
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!
Whyte misses with a combination

and Sullivan counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Sullivan.
Come on Whyte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whyte is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Whyte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Whyte wants to get back to striking at distance but Sullivan won't allow it.
Sullivan blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Whyte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan managing to block the knees to the body from Whyte.
Come on Whyte - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Whyte looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Sullivan is trying to break the clinch but Whyte has him pressed against the cage.
Whyte wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Sullivan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
A left lands for Sullivan.
Whyte keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sullivan scores with a leg kick.
Whyte scores with a nice strike.
Sullivan works over Whyte's head and body with a nice combination.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Whyte, right into the meat.
Whyte throws a left and a right that both miss
enabling Sullivan to counter with a crisp jab.
Jab by Sullivan.
Whyte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan counters with a one-two to the body.
A punch combination from Whyte misses.
Sullivan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Whyte lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses
and Whyte counters with a stiff right hand.
Whyte tests Sullivan's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Whyte misses with a few strikes there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan tries to move into range but Whyte moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Sullivan lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Whyte backs up against the cage.
Sullivan moves out of range as Whyte strikes.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Whyte lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Whyte scores with a nice right hand.
Whyte walks into a straight right hand from Sullivan.
Sullivan stuns Whyte with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Sullivan lands a two punch combo.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Whyte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte looks gassed!
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws a sloppy head kick
and Sullivan counters with a left to the body.
Sullivan misses with a double jab.
Whyte has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Sullivan connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan misses the shot to the body.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Whyte misses with a double jab.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whyte connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sullivan. Sullivan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.

Sullivan clinches with his opponent.
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!
Sullivan avoids a wild elbow strike from Whyte.
Whyte keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Sullivan's efforts to push away.
Sullivan leaning against his opponent.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike from Whyte.
Sullivan wants to get back to striking at distance but Whyte won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Sullivan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clint Sullivan's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.

Whyte fails to land with a series of punches.
Sullivan pulls out of a head kick attempt.

Sullivan has managed to clinch.
Whyte is looking to break free of the clinch but Sullivan has double underhooks.

Sullivan breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Clint Sullivan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Sullivan throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Whyte throws a leg kick that misses.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Whyte!
Whyte scores with a jab.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
The crowd cheers as Whyte lands an impressive looking overhand right. Sullivan doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Sullivan misses its intended target.
Whyte drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Sullivan lands with a kick to the temple. Whyte shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
An inside leg kick lands from Sullivan.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Sullivan closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Sullivan wants to slow Whyte down by chopping away at his legs.
Sullivan looks to land a combination but Whyte avoids it well.
Sullivan works Whyte's body with a nice hook.
Sullivan swings for the body but Whyte moves out of range.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Whyte falls off balance throwing a combination
and Sullivan counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Whyte is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Whyte misses with a jab, cross combination.
Sullivan stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Sullivan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whyte.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a straight right hand.
Sullivan lands with a nice body punch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Whyte throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Sullivan stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Whyte looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Sullivan tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Whyte paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Sullivan waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Whyte.
Whyte lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Whyte.
A combination from Whyte does no damage.
Whyte throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Sullivan moves into the clinch.
Whyte tries to break free but Sullivan pushes him back against the cage.
Whyte stops a takedown attempt from Sullivan.
Whyte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Sullivan lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sullivan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Whyte backwards.
Whyte has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte misses with a hook from the clinch.

Sullivan has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Whyte is trying to keep an underhook but Sullivan manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Sullivan is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Sullivan throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Whyte tries to kick Sullivan off but Sullivan keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Sullivan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sullivan is looking to take a break and control but Whyte is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sullivan prevents Whyte from standing back up.
Sullivan is trying to control. Whyte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Whyte misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Whyte was well out of range. Poor timing from Sullivan.
Whyte misses with the combination.
Sullivan fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Sullivan falls off balance throwing a combination
and Whyte counters with an inside leg kick.
Sullivan will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sullivan.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Clint Sullivan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clint Sullivan's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Whyte lands a jab to the head.
Sullivan throws a lazy right hand but Whyte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Sullivan tries a head kick but it misses.
Sullivan misses with a head kick.
Whyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sullivan takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Whyte moves out of range.
Sullivan misses with a wild combination.
Sullivan tries to clinch there but Whyte circles away.
Sullivan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Whyte.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Sullivan throws a series of punches but Whyte avoids them all with ease.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sullivan throws a hook but Whyte avoids it easily.
Nice defenses there by Whyte.
Whyte stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sullivan has Whyte up against the cage in a clinch.
Whyte leaning his opponent against the cage.
Whyte looks to throw an elbow but misses.

Whyte breaks the clinch.
Sullivan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Whyte throws a sloppy body shot
and Sullivan counters with a solid body kick.
Whyte misses with a combination

and Sullivan counters by clinching up.
Whyte can't break the clinch.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte trying to control the position but instead, Sullivan has worked for underhooks and has pushed Whyte into the cage.
Whyte looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Sullivan blocks an elbow strike from Whyte.

Sullivan lands a takedown into guard.
Sullivan trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Sullivan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sullivan prevents Whyte from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sullivan trying to control the position from guard on top but Whyte is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A head kick by Whyte misses
and Sullivan counters with a left to the body.
Whyte lands a nice shot to the body.
A head kick misses from Sullivan.

That's four 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.
Whyte fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sullivan throws a head kick but Whyte moves out of range.
Sullivan scores with a jab to the jaw.
Sullivan misses with a straight right.
Whyte throws a low kick but Sullivan avoids it.
Sullivan lands a two punch combo.
Nice uppercut lands for Whyte. That snapped Sullivan's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Sullivan. Whyte does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sullivan misses with a wild body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Whyte crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Sullivan - the referee stops the clock and Whyte gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Sullivan. Whyte manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Whyte misses with a combination
and Sullivan counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Clint Sullivan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Whyte looks to land a left hand but Sullivan moved out of range nicely.
Whyte lands a jab-cross combination.
Sullivan throws a head kick that misses.
Will Whyte has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A left and a right from Sullivan both land. Nice combination.

And that's the end of the fight!
Clint Sullivan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Sullivan has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Clint Sullivan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Salvador Cannon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kelly has chosen Theme From Black Belt Jones as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Cannon
vs
Kelly

188 cm
20
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

188 cm
20
219 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvador Cannon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kelly tries to clinch but Cannon is having none of it.
A looping hook to the body misses from Cannon. Kelly does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kelly tries to clinch up but Cannon circles away and keeps his distance.
Kelly wants to clinch up but Cannon keeps it at a distance.
Kelly scores with a leg kick.
Kelly is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Kelly takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Nice sprawl there from Kelly as Cannon shoots in.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kelly throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Cannon.
Cannon keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kelly looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Cannon misses with a body shot.
Kelly throws out a powerful jab.

It looks like Salvador Cannon has been cut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly tries to clinch up.
Kelly fails with an attempt to clinch.
Kelly stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Kelly wants it to stay on the feet.
Kelly throws a predictable looking body shot

and Cannon counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Cannon is looking to take a break and control but Kelly is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kelly is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Cannon asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Kelly takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cannon trying to control the action but Kelly is working from the bottom.
Cannon is working Kelly over with some ground and pound from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly prevents Cannon from improving position.
Cannon misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Cannon has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Kelly is trying to stand up.
Cannon postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Kelly looks a forlorn figure.
Kelly tries to hold on but Cannon postures up.
Cannon working the ground and pound effectively.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Cannon tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Kelly is working to get back to half guard.
Cannon looking to finish with strikes here!
Kelly really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Cannon unloads with some shots from mount but Kelly bucks and avoids them well.
Cannon misses with a head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

Kelly defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Cannon.
Cannon with a couple of short strikes.
Kelly tries to hold on but Cannon postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly is bucking up trying to escape but Cannon cracks him with another couple of good strikes.

It looks like Jim Kelly has been cut.
Cannon with a couple of short strikes.
Cannon throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cannon takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cannon postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have Kelly in real trouble here! The ref calls for Kelly 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 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Salvador Cannon!

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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
54%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Daniels has chosen hate me now as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Peters
vs
Daniels

180 cm
23
180 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

178 cm
25
171 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Peters!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peters shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Daniels defends it nicely.
George Peters seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Peters shoots in for a takedown but Daniels shows good takedown defense.
Peters uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daniels.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
No luck for Peters with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George Peters. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice sprawl there from Daniels as Peters shoots in.
Daniels is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Daniels throws a right and a left that both miss.
Daniels looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Peters tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Daniels swivels and escapes.
Daniels cracks a nice hook into Peters's ribs.

Daniels cracks Peters with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Daniels has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Peters to stand back up!

Peters is rocked!

It looks like George Peters has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Daniels gets caught flat footed, as Peters shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Oh Peters is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Peters is breathing heavily.
Daniels utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Peters seems to have got his legs back now.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Daniels is looking to stand up but Peters isn't so interested in that idea.
Peters is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Daniels wants to stand but Peters is controlling the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Peters distracts Daniels with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Peters 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.
Daniels preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Daniels can do anything to dispel that myth.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Peters showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Daniels.
Peters shoots in but Daniels avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Peters takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Peters shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Daniels pinned against the cage. Daniels gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Peters fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Daniels misses with a double jab.

Daniels drops Peters with a beautiful combination! Peters stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Daniels is looking for the KO!
Peters takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Daniels lands with a big right hook that stumbles Peters - he's out on his feet here! Daniels follows up with another monster hook that separates Peters from consciousness! Peters falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Daniels stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Jack Daniels!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jimmy Price (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Seagal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.

Price
vs
Seagal

184 cm
21
225 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

192 cm
24
235 lbs
5 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Prefers standup

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
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 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jimmy Price!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Seagal!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Price drops his hands momentarily and Seagal takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Seagal lands with an uppercut that bounces Price off the cage and back into rage.
Good standup being displayed there by Seagal as he connects with a hook.

Price tries to keep at a distance but Seagal has taken the fight into the clinch.

Seagal turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Seagal manages to end up in side control.
Seagal lands some shots froms side control.
Seagal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Seagal in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Price is looking for a sweep.
An elbow from Seagal crashes against the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The ground and pound from Seagal seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Seagal scoring with punches from side control.
Price is looking to regain half guard here but Seagal keeps moving and retains side control.
Seagal is putting a hurting on Price here, landing some big shots from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Seagal working the head and body with strikes.
Seagal misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Price wants to get back to his feet but Seagal drags him back down.

Seagal tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Seagal has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Seagal cracks Price with a big right hand but Price just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price pushes Seagal away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Seagal gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Seagal lands an elbow.
Price on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Seagal lands a nice forearm strike.
Price is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Seagal off and has taken his back!
Price has the hooks in. Seagal is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.

Price working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Seagal manages to reverse the position and now he's in Price's guard. Nice work there by Seagal.
Seagal stops Price from standing up.
Seagal has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Price 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 two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal is working Price over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Seagal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Price lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Seagal!
Price punching from mount but Seagal doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Price prevents Seagal from getting the reversal.
Price throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Seagal is trying to escape the mount.
Price looking to ground and pound but Seagal is blocking nicely.
Seagal is trying desperately to improve position.
Seagal throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Seagal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Seagal is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price misses with a head shot.
Seagal can't escape the position.
Seagal flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Poor strikes thrown by Price there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Price throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Seagal because Price loaded up on that one.
Price throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Seagal is desperately trying to improve his position but Price has a good base and remains in mount.
Price misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Seagal sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Seagal wants to improve his position but Price is controlling well.
Seagal keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Seagal tries to get to full guard but Price has control of the leg.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Price blocks the strikes from Seagal.
Price trying to pass the guard but Seagal defending well.
Price thows a huge punch but Seagal dodges it nicely.
Price blocks the strikes from Seagal.
Seagal tries to roll over but Price keeps him under control.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A punch combination from Price misses.

Seagal closes the distance and pushes Price back into the cage.
Price tries to break the clinch but Seagal is controlling the position.
Price is struggling to control the position.
Price misses with a body punch.
Seagal is working for takedown but Price is calmly controlling the position for now.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Seagal looking for a takedown.
Price working hard to break the clinch.
Seagal tries for a takedown but Price manages to get underhooks.
Jimmy Price has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Steven Seagal.
Seagal looks gassed!
Price presses Seagal against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Seagal goes for a takedown attempt but Price pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Price connects with a crisp jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Seagal dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

The fight stays on the outside here - Seagal looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Seagal avoids a punch combination nicely.
Price scores with a decent looking hook.

Seagal scores a takedown into full mount!
Price tries to hold on but Seagal postures up.
Price in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Price is trying desperately to improve position.
Price is trying to stand.
Seagal with good strikes from the mount here!
Price tries to reverse the position but Seagal maintains control.
Seagal landing punches.
Price is looking to get to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Price regains half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Price is looking to control Seagal's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Price avoid being mounted?
Seagal not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Seagal missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Seagal lands with a punch from half guard.
Price tries to get to full guard but Seagal has control of the leg.
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. Seagal connects with a nice short shot to Price's temple.
Price pushes Seagal off looking to stand but Seagal dives back in and keeps control.
Seagal missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Seagal landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Seagal throwing shots but Price is blocking nicely.
Price tries to get to full guard but Seagal has control of the leg.
Seagal working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Seagal is looking for a kimura but Price is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Seagal to get the leverage.
Price keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Price manages to get to full guard.
Price working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Seagal.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Price is on top in guard.
Seagal manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Price manages to get himself to full guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seagal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Price utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

Price throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seagal working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seagal throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Price works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Seagal's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Seagal working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Price's head.
Price looking for a sweep. Not yet Price, not yet.
Seagal throwing strikes from guard but Price blocks nicely.
Seagal preventing the sweep.
Seagal throws a big right hand that misses.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
A lazy left from Seagal finds it's target.
Price throws the left hand but Seagal avoids the punch easily.
Jimmy Price is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Price takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Steven Seagal seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Price fails to land with a series of punches.
Price takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Seagal lands a slapping body shot.
Seagal scores with a hook to the body. Price takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seagal connects with the punch.
Price walks into a jab.
Seagal scores with a nice head shot.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Price thuds a left hand into Seagal's body.
Seagal lands a nice looking body shot.
Price misses with a body shot.
Price misses with a jab, cross combination.

Seagal scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Price taking a bit of punishment here - Seagal scoring with strikes.
Price tries to bench press Seagal off him but Seagal keeps the position.
Price takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Price is trying to get back to his feet.
Seagal lands a few punches from side control.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Seagal lands an elbow.
Seagal scoring with punches from side control.
Price wants to get back to his feet.
Seagal is chipping away with strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Seagal is putting a hurting on Price here, landing some big shots from side control.
Price is working to avoid the ground and pound but Seagal connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Steven Seagal showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Price is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Price scores with a hook to the body. Seagal takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Seagal connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Seagal thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagal slips a jab from Price.
Price fails with an attempt to clinch.
Seagal fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Price walks into a left hand.
Seagal lands a really nice looking cross but Price seems unphased.
Price slips under a jab from Seagal.
Seagal moves out of range of the strikes.
Price looks to score with a jab to the body but Seagal is just out of range.
Price rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Seagal moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Seagal is looking to clinch but Price is avoiding it.
Price looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Price fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Price throws out a loose jab but Seagal uses good head movement to avoid it.
A slow jab from Price misses its intended target.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Seagal scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Price waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Seagal.
Nice jab there from Seagal.
A telegraphed right hand from Price misses the target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Seagal slips a jab and a cross from Price.

Seagal looking for a takedown here - he's got it.

Price throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Seagal scoring with punches to the head and body.
Seagal is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Price is looking to stand up but Seagal isn't so interested in that idea.
Seagal lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Seagal lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Seagal postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Seagal lands a couple of digs.
Seagal with a nice head shot there.
Steven Seagal is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seagal stopping the sweep attempt from Price.
Seagal stops Price from standing up.
Seagal has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Seagal looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Price wants to sweep but no luck.
Seagal sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Price is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Seagal trying to control here.
Seagal is holding on to half guard well.

Despite being in the dominant position, Steven Seagal just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Seagal tries to close the distance and clinch but Price swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Seagal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A right-left combo lands from Price.
A slow jab from Seagal misses its intended target.
No joy there for Price, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Seagal fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Price moves out of range as Seagal strikes.
Jimmy Price has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Seagal lands with a hook. Price tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Price wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Price misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Price moves in looking to clinch but Seagal pushes him off.
Price gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Seagal.
Price is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Seagal.
Seagal keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Seagal looks to land a right hand but Price moved out of range.
Seagal cracks Price with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Seagal slips a straight right by Price.
Seagal thows a body shot but no joy.
Seagal has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Seagal uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Price.
Seagal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Price.
Seagal throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Seagal catches Price with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!

Seagal clinches with his opponent.
Price has a couple of punches blocked by Seagal.
Price lands a body punch.
Price is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Seagal's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Price misses with a hook to the ribs.
Price misses with a hook from the clinch.

And that's the end of the fight!
Steven Seagal comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Seagal winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steven Seagal!