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CEFC Fight Night 23 PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duncan Macgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brown Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wilson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: crazy bitch. Brown Wilson told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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165 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Macgregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 16 - 2, fighting out of Helsinki, Brown Wilson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wilson ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Wilson darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Macgregor's coaches at >TAPOUT ELITE< have been working on his defensive grappling in preparation for this fight so let's see if he can get out of this tricky position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Wilson passes to full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Macgregor is wriggling around trying to escape.
Wilson with shots to the head and body - Macgregor looks very uncomfortable down there.
Macgregor in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Macgregor taking shots to the head.
Macgregor tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson controlling the position easily from mount.
Macgregor taking shots to the head.
Wilson landing strikes from the mount.
Wilson lands a nice shot to the head.
Wilson working Macgregor over with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wilson lands a heavy elbow.
BOOM! Wilson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Macgregor is working hard here to advance position.
Wilson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Macgregor is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Wilson tries to control but Macgregor wriggling away.
Macgregor working to try and regain half guard.
Wilson lands a couple of good shots and Macgregor has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Macgregor is in bad spot here.
Good control from Wilson.
Macgregor tries to roll but Wilson sticks to his back.
Wilson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Macgregor. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Wilson biding his time, looking for the opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Macgregor tries to escape the position.
Wilson is landing with strikes. Macgregor can't take much more of this.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Macgregor prevents Wilson from getting a body triangle.
Wilson is hanging on to Macgregor's back as he tries to escape.
Wilson wants to control but Macgregor is keeping busy.
Wilson scores with a nice shot to the head of his opponent. Macgregor is looking for a way out.
Macgregor tries to break free.
Wilson gets his hooks in and is throwing strikes.
Wilson has good solid back control here.
Wilson throwing damaging strikes from the back! Macgregor could be in trouble here!
Wilson is hanging on to Macgregor's back as he tries to escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson lands punches and elbows.
Wilson lands punches and elbows.
Macgregor looking very determined here, making life difficult for Wilson.
Wilson lands a shot to the body.
Macgregor manages to reverse the position and now he's in Wilson's guard. Nice work there by Macgregor.
Macgregor tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson wants to stand and escape but Macgregor is having none of it.
Wilson wants to sweep but no luck.
Macgregor drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Wilson manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Macgregor has Wilson in his guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Macgregor's head.
Macgregor keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.
Macgregor working for a triangle but Wilson defends it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wilson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Macgregor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilson defends well.
Wilson is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Macgregor looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Wilson is in close to Macgregor's body, working some short punches and elbows.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wilson distracts Macgregor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Macgregor throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Wilson escapes and throws Macgregor's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Macgregor is working to avoid the ground and pound but Wilson connects with a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brown Wilson dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Macgregor is looking to clinch.
Macgregor misses with a takedown attempt - Wilson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Wilson changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Macgregor looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wilson in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Wilson is putting a hurting on Macgregor here, landing some big shots from side control.
Wilson landing strikes.
Wilson tries to score with some ground and pound. Macgregor controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Macgregor gets back to half guard.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Macgregor is having none of it.
Macgregor actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson is trying to control. Macgregor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Macgregor looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wilson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Macgregor is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Wilson pulls his head out easily.
Wilson not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Wilson lands strikes from half guard.
Macgregor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Wilson's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Wilson's back!
Wilson defends a prolonged rear naked choke attempt and turns nicely into his opponent's guard.
Wilson wants to control from the top but Macgregor keeps moving.
Wilson is looking to work some ground and pound but Macgregor has wrist control.
Macgregor looking for a triangle here. Wilson is fighting it but it looks tight! Macgregor pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Wilson is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Duncan Macgregor!
A very excited looking Duncan Macgregor made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leandro Ataides (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mohamed Hassan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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265 lbs
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270 lbs
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Good takedowns
Solid boxing
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leandro Ataides!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mohamed Hassan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataides scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
We've been hearing reports that Ataides has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Leandro Ataides seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hassan explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ataides takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hassan takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Hassan dives in for a single leg takedown but Ataides sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Ataides working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ataides lands a shot to the body.
Ataides lands a hook that snaps the head of Hassan backwards.
Ataides lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ataides.
Hassan looks winded!
Ataides softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Ataides keeps control of Hassan as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A short left from Ataides.
Ataides works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ataides lands a body punch in the clinch.
A shot in the inside from Ataides.
Ataides works on Hassan's body with a couple of short punches.
Ataides lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ataides holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hassan should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Ataides lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hassan is rocked!
Ataides tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ataides'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.
Ataides working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Hassan is still on wobbly legs! Can Ataides finish him?
Hassan blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Hassan seems to have recovered his senses.
Nice body punch from Ataides - that landed with a thud.
Hassan tries to circle away but Ataides has him pinned against the cage.
A nice left hand lands by Ataides.
Ataides lands an uppercut in the clinch that drops Hassan to his knees! Ataides keeps firing more shots against his stricken opponent and the referee jumps in to save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:47 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Leandro Ataides!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Maure (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Maure!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns connects with a body shot.
Maure tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
A punch lands to the side of Maure 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Reigns misses with a body shot.
Reigns fails to land with a series of punches.
Maure throws the kick towards the body but Reigns avoids it.
Maure showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reigns.
Reigns avoids the body shot from Maure.
Maure has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Maure there as he acknowledges the shot.
Maure tries to clinch but Reigns is having none of it.
Maure needs to keep his hands up - Reigns had a free shot at his head there.
Maure avoids a punch combination nicely.
Reigns thows a body shot but no joy.
Reigns feints a jab promting Maure to slip. Reigns then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Maure slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
It looks like Dan Maure has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
That kick from Maure tenderised Reigns's leg. Reigns is trying to keep his angry face on.
Maure tries to clinch there but Reigns circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reigns misses with a wild combination.
Maure dives in for a single leg takedown but Reigns sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Reigns's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Reigns misses with a jab, cross combination.
Reigns lands a jab to Maure's midsection.
Reigns misses with a series of wild punches.
Maure wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Maure wants to clinch up but Reigns keeps it at a distance.
Maure tries to clinch but Reigns is having none of it.
Maure moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Maure has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Maure connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Maure tried to score with a low kick but Reigns checks it.
Reigns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Maure walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Reigns moves out of range as Maure strikes.
Maure fails in his attempt to clinch.
Reigns pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Maure back to the cage. Reigns follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Reigns looks to score with a jab to the body but Maure is just out of range.
Reigns waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Maure.
Maure tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Maure is rocked!
Maure shoots in but Reigns avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Maure is still on wobbly legs! Can Reigns finish him?
Reigns keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Maure dodges the punch combination from Reigns.
Maure connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Maure forces Reigns back against the cage and clinches.
Maure seems to have recovered his senses.
Maure is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Reigns is defending well.
Ronald Reigns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dan Maure.
Reigns pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Maure throws a hook to the side of Reigns's head but Reigns sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dan Maure seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Reigns misses with a combination
and Maure counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Maure clinches with his opponent.
I was talking to Reigns's coach per-fight and he was telling me that they'd been working on the clinch in the runup to this fight.
Maure is trying to pull guard but Reigns has him pressed against the cage.
Reigns is pressed up against the cage. Maure has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Reigns down to the mat. Reigns avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Maure scores with a shot to the body.
Maure tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Reigns slips a straight right by Maure.
Reigns looks to land a combination but Maure avoids it well.
Reigns throws a right hand that Maure ducks under and follows up with a left that Maure also avoids with ease.
Maure fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Reigns.
Reigns is breathing heavily.
Maure fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Reigns avoids it really well and circles away.
Maure takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Reigns misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Maure shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Maure was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Maure working the ground and pound from side control.
An elbow from Maure crashes against the mat.
Maure scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Reigns to see if he's OK.
Reigns knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Maure on the ground.
Reigns is trying to buck Maure off.
Maure has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Maure wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Reigns, who protects the arm well.
Maure thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Maure has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Dan Maure will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Dan Maure's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reigns misses with a hook to the body
letting Maure counter with a right hand.
Reigns misses with a hook to the body
and Maure cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Reigns is rocked!
Maure tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Oh Reigns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Maure dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Reigns has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Dan Maure!
Dan Maure thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Roy Mustang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kaspars Daugavins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mustang might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Little Rock. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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169 lbs
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165 lbs
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 22 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Roy Mustang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kaspars Daugavins!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Daugavins throws an overhand right that lands on Mustang's shoulder, as Mustang tries to avoid the shot.
Mustang works over Daugavins's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Kaspars Daugavins has been cut.
Daugavins misses with a few strikes there.
Mustang throws a series of punches but Daugavins avoids them all with ease.
Mustang scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mustang has taken the fight to the clinch.
Mustang goes for a takedown attempt but Daugavins pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Mustang slips a jab from Daugavins.
Mustang misses with a takedown attempt
and Daugavins cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Daugavins throws a jab when Mustang was well out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Mustang misses with a few strikes there.
Good standup being displayed there by Mustang as he connects with a hook.
Mustang blocks a jab.
Mustang displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Daugavins.
Mustang clinches up with Daugavins and pushes him back against the cage.
Daugavins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mustang after a bit of a struggle.
Our sources have told us that Mustang has been working on his elbows in the gym.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugavins pulls guard effortlessly.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Daugavins working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Mustang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Mustang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Mustang trying to control the position from guard on top but Daugavins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustang throwing strikes but missing.
Daugavins throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Mustang wants to control from the top but Daugavins keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang is really struggling to control Daugavins but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Daugavins told us pre-fight that he has been working on his escapes in training. Let's see if he can call on some of his new skills to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Mustang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Mustang moves into the clinch.
Mustang is trying to pull guard but Daugavins has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Roy Mustang. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Daugavins softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Daugavins wants a takedown.
Daugavins stalling in the clinch but Mustang improves position.
Daugavins swings wildly with an uppercut but Mustang uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mustang tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A shot in the inside from Daugavins.
Mustang prevents the takedown attempt.
Daugavins is trying to pull guard but Mustang turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Daugavins lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Daugavins's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mustang uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Daugavins.
Mustang bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Daugavins's head backwards.
Daugavins moves out of range of the body kick from Mustang.
Daugavins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mustang is fending him off so far but Daugavins persists. Nope, Mustang circles away and we're back to standing.
Mustang gets a clinch.
Daugavins successfully pulls guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugavins is trying to keep Mustang in close.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mustang tries to free his leg and advance position but Daugavins is retaining full guard.
Mustang stays in close to Daugavins's body and controls the position.
Mustang's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The ref stands the fighters back up. Roy Mustang wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Daugavins swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Daugavins takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Mustang looks to land a body kick but Daugavins moved away.
Mustang lands a nice hook to Daugavins's body. Daugavins takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Daugavins shoots in looking for a takedown. Mustang tries to sprawl out of it but Daugavins keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mustang manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Daugavins misses with a looping left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roy Mustang dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kaspars Daugavins's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Left hook, right uppercut from Mustang.
Nice sprawl there from Daugavins as Mustang shoots in.
Donk. Daugavins catches Mustang right on the button with a cross.
Daugavins throws a shot from downtown. Mustang moves away and avoids it.
Daugavins missing with a left hand there. Mustang was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Mustang takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Mustang ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mustang misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mustang closes the distance and clinches.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Mustang as Daugavins tries to tie him up.
A short right from Daugavins.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Daugavins misses with a punch to the body.
Daugavins wants to stall.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Daugavins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mustang is trying to pull guard but Daugavins turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Daugavins jumps guard and drags Mustang to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Mustang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Daugavins is trying to control the position but Mustang postures up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mustang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Daugavins tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mustang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Mustang trying to control the position from guard on top but Daugavins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mustang looking to pass the guard.
Mustang slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang won't allow Daugavins to sweep him here.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Daugavins lands with an overhand left.
Daugavins might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Daugavins takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Daugavins throws a hook to the side of Mustang's head but Mustang sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Roy Mustang is winning the standup battle so far.
Mustang closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Daugavins looking to stall.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Daugavins drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Mustang gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Daugavins stalls.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Daugavins wants to get back to striking at distance but Mustang won't allow it.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Daugavins scores with a shoulder strike.
Mustang blocking some punches.
Daugavins is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Mustang to keep the fight standing.
Daugavins is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Mustang jumps guard and drags Daugavins to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Daugavins wants to control from the top but Mustang keeps moving.
Daugavins has gone for a leg lock! Mustang slips out almost immediately though and dives into Daugavins's guard.
Daugavins keeping moving, preventing Mustang from controlling successfully.
Mustang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Mustang trying to control the position from guard on top but Daugavins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Mustang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Roy Mustang will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Kaspars Daugavins's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Daugavins dodges the punch combination from Mustang.
Daugavins throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Mustang clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Daugavins fails to land.
Daugavins tries to score a body lock takedown but Mustang shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Daugavins has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Mustang after a bit of a struggle.
Daugavins jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Mustang walks away with a smile on his face. Daugavins gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Roy Mustang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Kaspars Daugavins.
Mustang closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Mustang lands with a cross.
Daugavins looks to land a left hand but Mustang moved out of range nicely.
Mustang closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Mustang lands in his opponent's guard.
Mustang trying to control the position from guard on top but Daugavins is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Daugavins looking for a guillotine here but Mustang defends easily.
Daugavins 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.
Mustang passes Daugavins's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Mustang frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Mustang throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mustang is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Daugavins has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Daugavins is wriggling around trying to escape.
Mustang is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Daugavins is forced to tap! Great finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Roy Mustang!
As Roy Mustang got his breath back, he grabbed the microphone and managed to blurt out the following: Woohoo it's nice to be the champion again! I bear booker before and I knew I could again. It's nice to be the best in the world again!'.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kip Morgan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Allistair Trenholm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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158 lbs
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18
145 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kip Morgan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allistair Trenholm!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Morgan goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Allistair Trenholm has been cut.
Morgan avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Trenholm with a lazy takedown attempt
and Morgan counters with a straight right hand.
Trenholm shoots in but Morgan avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Trenholm gets tackled into the cage by Morgan. Morgan maintains the clinch.
Morgan lands an elbow just above Trenholm 's eye.
The fighters are battling for dominant position up against the cage here. Morgan manages to get control of his opponent's head and throws a big knee - Trenholm drops to the canvas! He's done! Morgan goes wild and celebrates with his corner - this is a big victory for him and to get the win in such devastating fashion will certainly boost his reputation amongst the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Kip Morgan!
Our winner, Kip Morgan, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cain Cormeir (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Philmore Butts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cormeir comes to the cage accompanied by -N- The Bay. Cain Cormeir has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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227 lbs
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210 lbs
10 - 11 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Cain Cormeir!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Philmore Butts!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cormeir wants to clinch up but Butts keeps it at a distance.
Cormeir has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Butts leaves Cormeir with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Cormeir takes one on the button.
Cormeir clinches.
Cormeir is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Butts gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Butts is looking to break free of the clinch but Cormeir has double underhooks.
Cormeir is trying to drag Butts to the mat but Butts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cain Cormeir. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cormeir is trying to drag Butts to the mat but Butts just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Cormeir drops down looking for an ankle pick but Butts pulls his leg out and moves away.
Cormeir shoots in looking for a takedown but Butts manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Cormeir's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Some wild striking there from Butts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Cormeir is defended easily by Butts.
Butts throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Cormeir closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Butts to the mat! Butts manages to get full guard.
Butts wants to stand and escape but Cormeir is having none of it.
Cormeir postures up in Butts's guard and throws a big left but Butts blocks it.
Cormeir working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Butts wants to get back to his feet but Cormeir is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Cormeir scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Butts keeps moving.
Cormeir postures up and lands a big shot to Butts's brow.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Cormeir working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Butts working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Cormeir.
Cormeir throwing strikes from guard but Butts blocks nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Butts can do anything to dispel that myth.
Cormeir trying to control the position from guard on top but Butts is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Butts works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Cormeir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cormeir throws a big right hand that misses.
Cormeir connects with a couple of short punches.
Cormeir throwing strikes from guard but Butts blocks nicely.
Butts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Cormeir wants to control from the top but Butts keeps moving.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cormeir's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Cormeir throwing strikes from guard but Butts blocks nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cormeir cracks Butts with a solid left hand.
Cormeir stands up over Butts, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Butts is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Cormeir is controlling him.
Cormeir lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Cormeir trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Butts is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Cormeir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Cormeir lands a couple of digs.
Cormeir is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Cormeir connects with a couple of short punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cain Cormeir 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.
Cormeir looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Butts!
Butts takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Butts is rocked!
Cormeir cracks Butts with a big elbow. Oh, he's hurt! Cormeir immediately mounts and start dropping bombs! Butts is done! The referee jumps in and saves him from any more punishment - a quick and decisive finish by Cormeir!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:32 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Cain Cormeir!
A relieved looking Cain Cormeir thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Zelios Gracie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tien Jaa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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35
201 lbs
13 - 5 - 0 |
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29
190 lbs
11 - 9 - 0 |
BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Insanely flexible |
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Dangerous knees
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zelios Gracie!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tien Jaa!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gracie misses with a takedown attempt
and Jaa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Gracie goes for a double leg but Jaa avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Jaa continues to drive forward.
Jaa prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zelios Gracie. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jaa tries to stall but Gracie uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Jaa displaying some good clinch control by pressing Gracie up against the cage.
A knee to the head by Jaa.
Jaa lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Jaa controlling the action here for a moment.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaa is trying to maintain a safe position but Gracie gets an underhook and turns Jaa into the cage.
Jaa lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Gracie tries for a takedown. No joy.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Jaa manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Tien Jaa.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gracie.
Jaa has taken the fight to the clinch.
Jaa is struggling to control the position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gracie lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Gracie seems to be looking for submissions.
Gracie is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Gracie is working for a kimura but Jaa is defending it quite comfortably.
Gracie wants to work for an arm triangle but Jaa is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gracie is looking for a kimura here.
Jaa makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gracie swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Tien Jaa is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jaa tries a head kick but it misses.
Jaa fails in his attempt to clinch.
Jaa misses with a head kick.
Jaa tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gracie paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jaa leaves Gracie with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Jaa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Jaa gets caught flat footed, as Gracie shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Gracie missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gracie passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Gracie working the head with strikes.
Jaa tries to escape but Gracie is in control.
Gracie wants to lay and pray for a moment but Jaa keeps working.
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Jaa parries the strikes from Gracie easily there. Gracie is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Jaa to escape.
Jaa dodges the ground and pound from Gracie.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gracie is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Jaa is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Gracie is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Jaa has escaped the position, nice work there.
Gracie 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gracie wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Jaa, who protects the arm well.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gracie is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Jaa knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Gracie has an Americana. Jaa didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Gracie is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Gracie hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Zelios Gracie!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Sparky Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Jerks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Anderson might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Blue clear sky. Sparky Anderson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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28
157 lbs
20 - 6 - 0 |
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28
153 lbs
11 - 4 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sparky Anderson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Jerks!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jerks has his takedown stuffed
so Anderson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Jerks working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anderson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anderson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Anderson sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Anderson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson pushing down on Jerks's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jerks knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Anderson prevents Jerks from improving his position.
Anderson throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Anderson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Jerks is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
Anderson is pressing down on Jerks's thigh, looking to free his foot. Jerks is holding on for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson seems to be working for a kimura but Jerks defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Jerks won't allow Anderson to pass to mount.
Anderson missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Anderson thows a huge punch but Jerks dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jerks is defending against the submission attempts here by Anderson.
Anderson passes to full mount!
Anderson moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Jerks has worked his arm free - good work by Jerks!
Anderson is working to tighten his grip on Jerks's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Jerks has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Anderson is really squeezing tight and eventually Jerks passes out! Anderson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Sparky Anderson!
Sparky Anderson retains his featherweight title!
Sparky Anderson decided to call for a title shot in his post fight interview, which was very strange given the fact this fight was for a title and he's already the champion. I guess that's what getting punched in the head does for you.
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