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MFN 124: Fists of Justice PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Swano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ultimate Revenge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 11 - 0, fighting out of London, Dan Swano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of London, Ultimate Revenge!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Swano fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Revenge looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Swano swinging wildly here.
Revenge feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Swano has Revenge pulled in close to control his posture.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Revenge accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Swano keeping moving, preventing Revenge from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Ultimate Revenge was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A punch combination from Swano misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swano. Revenge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Swano looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Swano buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
A cross from Swano lands.
It looks like Ultimate Revenge has been cut.
A looping hook to the body misses from Swano. Revenge does a little dance to reset his feet.
Revenge shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Revenge trying to control the action but Swano is working from the bottom.
Revenge tries to pass to full mount but Swano defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Revenge prevents Swano from improving his position.
Revenge is looking for a kimura here.
Swano is pressing down on Revenge's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Revenge trying to control the position from guard on top but Swano is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Revenge pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Swano is keeping the position for now.
Revenge prevents Swano from getting back to his feet.
Revenge scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Revenge trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Swano keeping moving, preventing Revenge from controlling successfully.
Revenge slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Ultimate Revenge wasn't active enough on the ground.
Swano throws a predictable looking body shot
and Revenge counters with a stiff right hand.
Swano throws a solid leg kick but Revenge takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Swano.
Swano throws out a leg kick but Revenge moves out of range and Swano only half commits.
Swano misses with a right hand
and Revenge counters by moving into the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Revenge misses with a knee strike.
Revenge is trying to pull guard but Swano turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Revenge tries to break free but Swano pushes him back against the cage.
Swano is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Ultimate Revenge will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Ultimate Revenge's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Swano throws a head kick that misses.
Swano misses with a left hand
and Revenge counters with a left to the body.
Swano throws an off balance right hand
and Revenge counters with a series of strikes. Swano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swano throws a poor cross that misses
and Revenge counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Revenge.
Swano has his hands on Revenge's head, controlling the position.
Swano controls Revenge momentarily but Revenge frees himself.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Swano keeping moving, preventing Revenge from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Revenge darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Revenge wants to free his trapped foot but Swano is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Swano tries to get to full guard but Revenge has control of the leg.
Revenge wants to control but Swano is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swano tries to roll over but Revenge keeps him under control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Revenge is stalling here. Swano is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Revenge seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Swano has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Revenge tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Swano landing strikes.
Swano throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swano stands up and we're back to a striking position.
Revenge fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Swano avoids it really well and circles away.
Revenge slips a straight right by Swano.
Revenge shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Swano defends it nicely.
Revenge manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Swano on his heels. He'll look to pass Swano's guard now, I'm sure.
Swano looking for a sweep. Not yet Swano, not yet.
Revenge's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ultimate Revenge has got the better of the ground game so far.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Ultimate Revenge.
Swano falls off balance throwing a combination
and Revenge moves into the clinch.
Swano tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Revenge avoids it.
Swano has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Revenge controlling the action here for a moment.
Revenge turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Swano is looking to slip a leg under and get half guard but Revenge is one step ahead and moves to full mount!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Revenge lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Revenge breaks from Swano's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ultimate Revenge showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ultimate Revenge's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Swano missing with a left hand there. Revenge was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Dan Swano is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Swano throws the left hand but Revenge avoids the punch easily.
Swano fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Revenge manages to avoid it.
Swano swings for the body but Revenge moves out of range.
Swano thows a body shot but no joy.
Swano throws a lazy uppercut
and Revenge counters with a left and a right that stings Swano.
Swano tries to sprawl but Revenge drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Revenge tries to pass to full mount but Swano defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Revenge thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Revenge decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swano throws a combination that misses
and Revenge counters with a one-two to the body.
Swano has Revenge up against the cage in a clinch.
Revenge fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Revenge breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Swano feints and then cracks Revenge's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Revenge down.
Revenge wants to clinch.
Dan Swano is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Revenge has managed to clinch.
Swano breaks from the clinch.
Revenge uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Swano.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swano fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Swano misses with a body shot
letting Revenge counter with a right hand.
Swano looks to score with a jab to the body but Revenge is just out of range.
Swano throws an overhand right that lands on Revenge's shoulder, as Revenge tries to avoid the shot.
Revenge has done a lot of speed work in the buildup to this fight.
Revenge wants to clinch up but Swano keeps it at a distance.
Revenge fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Swano slaps away a takedown attempt from Revenge, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dan Swano has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ultimate Revenge.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Swano throws a hook but Revenge blocks it.
Swano just misses with a punch to the body.
Swano throws a combination that misses
and Revenge counters with a left and a right that stings Swano.
Dan Swano seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swano rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Revenge counters with a series of strikes. Swano will be more careful next time no doubt.
Swano connects with a high kick.
Swano fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Revenge on the side of the head.
Revenge looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Swano is fending him off so far but Revenge persists. Nope, Swano circles away and we're back to standing.
Swano thows a body shot but no joy.
Dan Swano is winning the standup battle so far.
Revenge shoots in but no luck this time.
Revenge misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Revenge drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Swano wants to land a leg kick but Revenge is out of range.
Swano lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Revenge circles away quickly and effectively.
Swano throws a leg kick but Revenge sees it coming and moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swano throws an overhand right that lands on Revenge's shoulder, as Revenge tries to avoid the shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Swano loads up on a big right hand but Revenge slips the punch.
Revenge is looking to clinch but Swano is avoiding it.
Swano throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Revenge.
Revenge dives in and grabs Swano's left leg, looking for a takedown. Swano pushes down on Revenge's head and hops out.
Swano is looking to slow Revenge down with leg kicks.
Swano swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Revenge counters with a three punch combo that has Swano backing up. Swano nods at Revenge to acknowledge the strikes.
Swano throws a jab but it's blocked by Revenge.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swano misses with a hook to the body
and Revenge counters with a single leg into guard. Swano didn't expect that.
Revenge trying to control but Swano is working from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dan Swano showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Revenge has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ultimate Revenge!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Belfort (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Antoine De La Morte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De La Morte is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Prodigy - Spitfire . Viktor Belfort has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Good gas tank |
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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
12 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Viktor Belfort!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Antoine De La Morte!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belfort misses with a looping left.
Belfort throws a looping overhand right but De La Morte ducks down to avoid it.
Belfort closes the distance and clinches.
De La Morte lands a shot to the body.
Nice body punch from De La Morte - that landed with a thud.
De La Morte blocks an uppercut.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
De La Morte goes for a takedown attempt but Belfort pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Belfort takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Belfort gets a clinch.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
De La Morte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Morte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Belfort lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Belfort working aggressively here.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
De La Morte tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
De La Morte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De La Morte tries to work over Belfort's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Belfort fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
Belfort tries to circle away but De La Morte has him pinned against the cage.
De La Morte lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A short left from Belfort.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by De La Morte.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by De La Morte.
A right handed body shot lands from De La Morte.
De La Morte blocks an uppercut.
De La Morte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belfort has closed the distance and engaged De La Morte in a clinch.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Morte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belfort or not.
De La Morte drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Belfort gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Belfort lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from De La Morte.
Belfort throws a head punch that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
De La Morte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
De La Morte walks into a jab.
Belfort takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
De La Morte connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Belfort momentarily.
De La Morte has Belfort up against the cage in a clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De La Morte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Belfort misses with a short punch on the inside.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
De La Morte lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Belfort backwards.
De La Morte misses with a punch to the body.
De La Morte lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Belfort working aggressively here.
De La Morte doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Belfort or not.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
De La Morte works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
De La Morte tries to throw a body punch but Belfort avoids it by throwing De La Morte back against the cage.
Belfort has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
Belfort misses with some punches.
Stalling in the clinch from De La Morte.
Belfort misses with a punch on the inside.
De La Morte tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Belfort's elbow.
Belfort working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, De La Morte creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
De La Morte softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
De La Morte drops down looking for an ankle pick but Belfort pulls his leg out and moves away.
Viktor Belfort has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Antoine De La Morte.
De La Morte misses the shot to the body.
De La Morte lands a jab to the nose.
Belfort misses with a hook.
De La Morte is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Nice cross by De La Morte.
Belfort darts in and clinches De La Morte up against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Belfort scores with a nice short uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De La Morte breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Belfort scores with a jab. De La Morte acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
De La Morte bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
De La Morte misses with the combination.
Belfort staying out of range there.
Belfort closes the distance and pushes De La Morte back into the cage.
Belfort misses with the head strike.
De La Morte misses with a shot to the kidneys.
De La Morte blocking some punches.
De La Morte blocks a punch to the side of the head.
De La Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De La Morte lands on the inside with an uppercut.
De La Morte blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Belfort stops a takedown attempt from De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a punch to the body.
De La Morte struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
De La Morte struggles to land a body shot inside as Belfort controls his hands.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
Belfort working aggressively here.
De La Morte tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
De La Morte breaks the clinch.
De La Morte misses with an uppercut. Belfort saw that one coming.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Antoine De La Morte 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.
Belfort clinches.
Belfort has a couple of punches blocked by De La Morte.
De La Morte misses with a body punch.
De La Morte misses with a hook to the ribs.
A head punch blocked on the inside by De La Morte.
De La Morte gets a trip takedown into half guard.
De La Morte lands with a punch from half guard.
Nice strikes from De La Morte there.
Belfort looking for submissions off his back.
De La Morte stops Belfort from getting back to his feet.
Belfort looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De La Morte is trying to control. Belfort wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
De La Morte 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.
De La Morte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Belfort looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
De La Morte prevents Belfort from standing back up.
De La Morte is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
De La Morte working over Belfort with some ground and pound. Belfort looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Belfort actively working from the bottom here.
Belfort actively working from the bottom here.
Belfort is staying active underneath De La Morte, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Belfort is trying to stand up here but De La Morte is controlling him well.
De La Morte slips a nice elbow through Belfort's hands, connecting with Belfort's forehead.
De La Morte slows the pace down in half guard.
De La Morte seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
De La Morte working the head and body with strikes.
De La Morte lands with a punch from half guard.
Belfort is rocked!
De La Morte not doing much here.
Oh Belfort is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
De La Morte landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw De La Morte working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
De La Morte lands a big elbow - Belfort is out of it! He's waving his arms around but his eyes are closed and he's not intelligently defending himself - the ref has no choice but to jump in and stop the fight! This one is in the books! A TKO win for De La Morte!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Antoine De La Morte!
Antoine De La Morte seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Damian Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremi Olszewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jeremi Olszewicz will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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165 lbs
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144 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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Damian Hart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jeremi Olszewicz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Olszewicz is looking for a sweep.
Olszewicz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Hart tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Hart has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Olszewicz is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Hart yanks on the arm and Olszewicz is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Hart.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Damian Hart!
Damian Hart spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between CJ Richards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Von Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Richards comes to the cage accompanied by Three Six Mafia - It's a fight. Von Hammer 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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182 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, CJ Richards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Von Hammer!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer missing with a left hand there. Richards was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've been hearing reports that Richards has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Hammer lands with a hook. Richards tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Richards uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hammer.
Hammer cracks a nice hook into Richards's ribs.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
Hammer rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Richards moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Hammer jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Hammer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Hammer throws a hook but Richards blocks it.
Hammer takes a swing at Richards's ribcage but misses.
Hammer throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Richards fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Hammer avoids it really well and circles away.
Hammer fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer throws the left hand but Richards avoids the punch easily.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hammer as he avoids it easily.
Hammer's corner calls for a 1-2. Hammer obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Hammer lands a body shot.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Richards manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hammer on his heels. He'll look to pass Hammer's guard now, I'm sure.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Richards is fighting to break Hammer's control of his arms but Hammer is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Richards from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hammer can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Richards controls the pace.
CJ Richards has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Hammer ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Von Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer misses with a jab, cross combination.
Richards takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Richards avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hammer throws a hook but Richards avoids it easily.
Richards walks into a straight right hand from Hammer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richards decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Richards lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Hammer keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Hammer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Richards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Richards is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hammer doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Richards.
Hammer pushes Richards off looking to stand but Richards dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hammer wants to improve his position but Richards is controlling well.
Richards looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hammer with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Richards working Hammer over with strikes.
Richards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hammer is just riding it out for now. Richards eventually gives up the hold.
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!
Richards wants to pass to mount but Hammer is defending the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Von Hammer will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Hammer lands a nice looking body shot.
Richards takes a shot to the body in his stride.
We've been informed that Hammer has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Hammer listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Hammer.
Richards shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Hammer sprawls well. Hammer wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Richards gets slowly back to his feet.
Hammer thows a body shot but no joy.
Hammer lands a right hook to the body.
Hammer thuds his right hand into Richards's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Von Hammer seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Richards drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Richards working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Richards postures up in Hammer's guard and throws a big left but Hammer blocks it.
Richards pushes down on Hammer's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Richards throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Richards is trying to control. Hammer wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Richards is trying to work for a kimura but Hammer is defending well.
Richards seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Hammer does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richards thows a huge punch but Hammer dodges it nicely.
Richards is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Hammer is just riding it out for now. Richards eventually gives up the hold.
Richards thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Richards is working for a submission of some sort.
Richards 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 three minutes gone in the round.
Richards trying to control from half guard but Hammer is working away.
Richards takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Richards is keen to just control but Hammer is a slippery customer.
Richards scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Richards not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Richards wants to pass the guard but Hammer is defending well.
Richards with the ground and pound but Hammer uses the opportunity to regain guard.
Richards looking to sit in guard and control but Hammer gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Richards has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Hammer should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Richards has tightened it up now! Hammer should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). CJ Richards!
CJ Richards decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bill Shadow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giorgio Conte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shadow comes into the arena with Can't Be Touched blaring out of the sound system. Bill Shadow has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Bill Shadow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Giorgio Conte!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Conte goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Conte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Shadow scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Conte - that will leave a mark!
Shadow fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Conte, pushing him back against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Shadow tries a body shot but Conte blocks it.
Conte lands a left hand.
Conte stalling.
Conte scores with a nice hook to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Conte looking to stall.
Shadow has had enough of the clinch but Conte keeps him there for the moment.
Conte breaks the clinch.
Shadow misses with a straight right.
Giorgio Conte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow misses with a straight right.
Shadow throws a leg kick that misses.
Conte just misses with a punch to the body.
Conte gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Conte's coach down at The Exiled BJJ and Wrestling was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Conte's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Shadow pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shadow slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
A leg kick checked by Shadow.
Shadow slips under a jab.
Shadow swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Conte to counter with a crisp jab.
Giorgio Conte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Conte lands a nice looking body shot.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shadow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Conte - the referee stops the clock and Shadow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Conte. Shadow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
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!
Shadow keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow throws a lazy right hand but Conte sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Conte moves out of range of the strikes.
Conte throws a series of punches but Shadow moves out of range.
Shadow bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Conte isn't going anywhere.
Shadow tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Shadow has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Conte is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Conte tries to bench press Shadow off him but Shadow keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte is trying to buck Shadow off.
Conte is not content to let Shadow control the position.
Shadow fails to land a wild elbow strike.
Conte tries to improve position but can't.
Conte parries the strikes from Shadow easily there. Shadow is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Conte to escape.
Shadow is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Conte has escaped the position, nice work there.
Conte is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Shadow off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte is not going to allow Shadow to sit and survive in this position.
Conte controls the position.
Shadow rolls, trying to escape but Conte keeps control of the position.
Good control from Conte.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Giorgio Conte will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Conte lands a nice hook to Shadow's body. Shadow takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Giorgio Conte seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shadow chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Conte can pounce on him.
Shadow throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Conte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Conte has Shadow up against the cage in a clinch.
Conte prevents a takedown attempt there.
Conte scores with a shoulder strike.
Conte tries to throw a body punch but Shadow avoids it by throwing Conte back against the cage.
Nice body punch from Conte.
Shadow goes for a takedown attempt but Conte pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Conte throws the left hand but Shadow avoids the punch easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadow fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Conte avoids it really well and circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow drops his hands momentarily and Conte takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Conte keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shadow avoids the body shot from Conte.
Conte lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Shadow takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Shadow shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Shadow was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Shadow trying to control the action but Conte is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Conte gets back to half guard.
Conte wants to get back to his feet.
Conte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Shadow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Still in half guard, Shadow seems content to control.
Shadow not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Shadow is just content to waste time from the top position. Conte takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Shadow pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Conte is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Conte looking to hit a scissor sweep but Shadow is one step ahead there.
Shadow trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Conte utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Conte wants to sweep but no luck.
Shadow trying to move into half guard but instead Conte has managed to sweep!
Conte trying to control but Shadow is working from the bottom.
Conte postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Conte trying to stand up but can't free himself from Shadow's guard.
Conte trying to control the position from guard on top but Shadow is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Shadow has control of Conte's left arm, preventing Conte from doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Giorgio Conte was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Conte misses with a hook.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Giorgio Conte showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Conte blocks a low kick nicely.
Shadow looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Shadow loads up on a big right hand but Conte slips the punch.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadow moves away.
Conte throws a leg kick that is checked
and Shadow counters with an inside leg kick.
A swing and a miss from Shadow.
Conte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Shadow.
Conte scores with a jab to the jaw.
Conte lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Conte misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Nice body kick there by Conte.
A leg kick checked by Conte.
Conte ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shadow moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Shadow crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Conte - the referee stops the clock and Shadow gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Conte. Shadow manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Shadow shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Conte defends it nicely.
Shadow throws a body kick that misses.
Conte throws a body punch but Shadow moves out of range.
A low kick from Conte is predictable there
and Shadow counters with a left to the body.
Conte throws a low kick but Shadow avoids it.
Shadow shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
A shot to the liver by Conte. Beautiful body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadow takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Shadow.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Shadow. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shadow ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Conte moves away.
Conte connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slow jab from Shadow misses its intended target.
Conte throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Shadow is rocked!
Conte connects with a stiff jab that staggers Shadow - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Giorgio Conte!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Billy Axe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Hansen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Axe might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Bon Jovi - Livin' on a Prayer. Hansen comes into a darkened arena with his song building. AC/DC - Big Gun kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Tim Hansen has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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140 lbs
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148 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Billy Axe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Hansen!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axe walks into a straight right hand from Hansen.
Axe tries to clinch up
and Hansen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
We've been hearing reports that Axe has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Axe is looking to slow Hansen down with leg kicks.
Hansen takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Hansen's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Axe connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Hansen scrambles back to his feet.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Axe fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Axe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
A combination from Hansen does no damage.
Axe keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Hansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hansen keeps the fight on the outside.
Axe moves into the clinch.
Axe lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Axe misses with the head strike.
Axe unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Axe leaning against his opponent.
Axe fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axe stalling.
Axe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hansen gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Axe regains guard.
Axe wants to sweep here but Hansen controlling him for the moment.
Hansen trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Axe is looking to stand up but Hansen isn't so interested in that idea.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hansen is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hansen tries to free his leg and advance position but Axe is retaining full guard.
Hansen throws a big right hand that misses.
Hansen wants to control from the top but Axe keeps moving.
Axe trying to strike off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen trying to control but Axe is working from the bottom.
Hansen trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Hansen content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Tim Hansen.
Axe wants to clinch.
Billy Axe is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Hansen throws a jab when Axe was well out of range.
Billy Axe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hansen walks into a straight right hand from Axe.
Axe forces Hansen back against the cage and clinches.
Axe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Hansen has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Hansen has Axe pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Axe manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hansen drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Axe scores a nice knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Hansen shrugs off.
Axe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
Hansen avoids a wild elbow strike from Axe.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Axe 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.
Axe fails in his attempt to clinch.
Axe tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hansen swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Axe looks to land a right hand but Hansen moved out of range.
Hansen throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Axe works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Hansen connects with a crisp jab.
Hansen takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
A jab from Hansen misses.
Axe throws a poor cross that misses
letting Hansen counter with a right hand.
Axe slips a jab and a cross from Hansen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe lands with a thumping leg kick.
Hansen circles away from the clinch attempt
enabling Hansen to counter with a crisp jab.
Axe has closed the distance and engaged Hansen in a clinch.
Axe lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Hansen backwards.
Hansen dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Axe misses with some punches.
Axe crunches a lovely knee into Hansen's ribcage.
A short uppercut from Axe.
Hansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Axe tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Axe avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Axe.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hansen blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Hansen is trying to drag Axe to the mat but Axe just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Axe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Axe throws a head punch that misses.
Hansen blocks the elbow strike.
Axe lands an elbow inside.
A head punch on the inside from Axe fails to land.
Axe working aggressively here.
Billy Axe has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Axe will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Hansen up against the cage.
Axe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hansen blocks an uppercut.
Axe looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Axe pushes off an throws an elbow but Hansen leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Axe.
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axe has a couple of punches blocked by Hansen.
Axe misses with a knee to the head.
Axe tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Hansen avoids it.
Hansen goes for a takedown attempt but Axe pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Billy Axe has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tim Hansen.
Axe is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axe tries to clinch but Hansen moves out of range.
Axe doesn't manage to clinch there - Hansen circles away.
Hansen throws a jab when Axe was well out of range.
Axe thows a body kick. Hansen tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Axe connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Axe feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Hansen's calf.
Axe tries to clinch there but Hansen circles away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Axe darts in trying to clinch
and Hansen counters with a nice uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Billy Axe dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Axe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Hansen blocks an elbow strike.
Axe lands a nice elbow.
Axe lands an elbow inside that Hansen shrugs off.
Axe throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Axe tries to stall but Hansen uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Axe stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Hansen dodges an elbow strike from Axe.
Axe throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Hansen blocks it with crossed arms.
Axe throws an elbow but it misses.
Axe tries to land knees in the clinch but Hansen avoids the damage to the body.
Hansen takes a knee right on the jaw!
Axe is pressed up against the cage. Hansen has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Axe down to the mat. Axe avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axe wants to clinch but Hansen slips to the side
so Hansen counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hansen missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hansen looking to sit in guard and control but Axe gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hansen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Our spies down at at Montreal Elite Gym inform us that Hansen has really been working on his submissions in the buildup to this fight. Will it pay off?
Hansen has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Axe slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Hansen throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Axe postures up in Hansen's guard and throws a big left but Hansen blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Axe lands a couple of digs.
Hansen is rocked!
Axe landing some decent shots from guard.
Hansen is still in real trouble! Can Axe finish him?
Axe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hansen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Axe is aware though and is defending well.
Axe loads up on a big left hand. Hansen felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Axe looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Hansen can't hide his disappointment, as Axe celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Billy Axe!
After winning the bout, Billy Axe thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Madz Ladz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Sax (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sax has chosen Solonen & Kosola - Kolmetoista Kertaa Kovempi Ku Kukaan as his entrance music. Orlando Sax will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Madz Ladz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orlando Sax!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ladz ducks straight into an uppercut from Sax and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Ladz manages to regain guard straight away.
It looks like Madz Ladz has been cut.
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!
Sax stopping the sweep attempt from Ladz.
Ladz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Sax.
Sax keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ladz's head.
Sax trying to control but Ladz is working from the bottom.
Sax with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sax trying to control the position from guard on top but Ladz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ladz trying to keep a closed guard but Sax is proving a slippery customer.
We've been hearing good reports from Ladz's training camp. Apparently he has been rolling around with some good quality BJJ practitioners and has been sharpening his skills. Let's see if that has an impact on the fight today.
Sax is looking to pass into half guard but Ladz pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Ladz is in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ladz throws a big elbow that misses.
Ladz content to stall in guard here.
Ladz working some strikes from top position.
Ladz postures up in Sax's guard and throws a big left but Sax blocks it.
Ladz working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Ladz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ladz postures up in Sax's guard and throws a big left but Sax blocks it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ladz throwing strikes from guard but Sax blocks nicely.
Ladz preventing the sweep.
Ladz throwing strikes from guard but Sax blocks nicely.
Ladz is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ladz trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Ladz is working hard here to advance position.
Sax is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ladz scoring with some ground and pound.
Sax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ladz wants to control from the top but Sax keeps moving.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ladz throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ladz advances to half guard.
Ladz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ladz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sax is staying active underneath Ladz, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ladz is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Sax is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Orlando Sax will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Madz Ladz's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
A combination from Sax does no damage.
Ladz closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Sax quickly recovers to half guard.
Ladz thows a huge punch but Sax dodges it nicely.
Madz Ladz overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Ladz throwing shots but Sax is blocking nicely.
Ladz working Sax over with strikes.
Sax avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ladz.
Ladz thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Sax is looking to control Ladz's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Sax avoid being mounted?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladz not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ladz wants to control but Sax is keeping him busy.
Ladz throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sax keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ladz throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ladz is thwarting Sax's attempts to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ladz is looking to advance position but Sax won't allow it.
Ladz wants to advance to full mount but Sax doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Ladz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sax is keeping the position for now.
Ladz throwing strikes but missing.
Sax utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Sax keeping full guard, as Ladz tries to pass.
Ladz lands a couple of digs.
Ladz postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Ladz pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sax is keeping the position for now.
Ladz throwing strikes but missing.
Ladz in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ladz with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ladz with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ladz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ladz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sax seems keen to control Ladz's posture.
Sax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ladz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Madz Ladz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Madz Ladz'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. This is the final round!
Ladz misses with a takedown
and Sax counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Ladz drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Ladz taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Sax breaks from the clinch.
Ladz is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ladz closes the distance and clinches up with Sax, looking for a takedown. Ladz pushes Sax against the cage but Sax circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Madz Ladz. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ladz has his takedown stuffed
and Ladz takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ladz changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Sax tries to avoid it but Ladz manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Sax to the ground. Sax escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Sax throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sax misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Orlando Sax seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sax shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Ladz pinned against the cage. Ladz gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ladz fails with a takedown attempt.
Sax shoots in but no luck this time.
Sax takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Ladz throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sax's waist but Sax gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ladz off to one side.
Sax thows a left - swing and a miss!
Horrible takedown attempt by Sax or perhaps it was just good defense by Ladz, which made it look bad.
Sax swings widly with a right hand
and Ladz counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Ladz looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Sax with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ladz tries to pass the half guard into mount. Sax knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Ladz seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ladz.
Sax blocking the ground and pound attempt from Ladz.
Sax is looking to improve his position.
Sax has hold of Ladz's hands but Ladz slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sax slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Sax is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sax working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ladz.
Sax keeping full guard, as Ladz tries to pass.
Sax keeping moving, preventing Ladz from controlling successfully.
Sax avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Ladz's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Sax preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Ladz trying to control the position from guard on top but Sax is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Madz Ladz wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Sax stuffs the takedown.
Ladz has a takedown stuffed.
Sax scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Sax throws a series of punches but Ladz moves out of range.
Ladz blocks a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ladz keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sax.
Ladz shoots in looking for a takedown. Sax tries to sprawl out of it but Ladz keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sax manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sax fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Ladz avoids it really well and circles away.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Madz Ladz.
I think Ladz has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Madz Ladz!
Madz Ladz decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bong Ki Duk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Freddy Lee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ki Duk's entrance music is north korea's national anthem. A fine choice. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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
20 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Bong Ki Duk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Freddy Lee!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ki Duk clinches with his opponent.
Ki Duk tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Ki Duk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ki Duk lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Lee tries for a takedown but Ki Duk manages to get underhooks.
Ki Duk misses with a punch on the inside.
Lee blocks the elbow strike.
Lee takes a shot to the head.
Lee is looking for a takedown.
Ki Duk gets through Lee's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
It looks like Freddy Lee has been cut.
Ki Duk lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Ki Duk.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Ki Duk.
Ki Duk lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lee wants a takedown.
Bong Ki Duk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Freddy Lee.
Ki Duk gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lee.
A short body shot lands from Ki Duk as the two fighters clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ki Duk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lee has been looking to improve his clinch game in recent weeks. Ki Duk seems to have the measure of him in the clinch so far, so let's see if Lee can turn it around.
Ki Duk lands with a short shot to the head.
Ki Duk avoiding damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Lee.
Ki Duk drops Lee onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Lee is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Lee is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lee is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Lee is still on wobbly legs! Can Ki Duk finish him?
Ki Duk has Lee pressed up against the cage in a tight Thai clinch. Lee is arching his back, trying to avoid the knees but a big one sneaks through from Ki Duk - that's hurt Lee badly! Oh, another knee lands and Lee is covering up! The referee steps in to save him - possibly a bit early but Lee doesn't seem to be complaining.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knees). Bong Ki Duk!
An intense looking Bong Ki Duk took to the microphone post fight and gave a little speech: 'all hail president kim il-sung, our father, kim jong-il, and supreme leader kim jong-un. '.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Roberto Kim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tristin Shonuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shonuck has chosen Johnny Cash - God's Gonna Cut You Down as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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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
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Roberto Kim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tristin Shonuck!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shonuck takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Kim shoots in for a takedown but Shonuck shows good takedown defense.
Shonuck doesn't manage to clinch there - Kim circles away.
Kim showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shonuck.
Kim gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Shonuck counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Shonuck blocks a leg kick.
Kim shoots in but no luck this time.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kim.
A leg kick checked by Shonuck.
Kim throws a hook but Shonuck blocks it.
Kim is looking to chop away at Shonuck's legs.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Kim - that will leave a mark!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kim throws a lazy head kick
and Shonuck counters with a leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kim tries a head kick but it misses.
Tristin Shonuck is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shonuck works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Shonuck throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Kim sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Shonuck falls off balance throwing a combination
and Kim counters with a takedown into side control.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kim wants to control but Shonuck is keeping him busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kim throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shonuck trying to remain calm as Kim controls from the top position.
Shonuck is trying to control Kim's posture but Kim avoids it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kim working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Kim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Shonuck keeps working.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kim has an Americana. Shonuck didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Kim is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Kim hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:37 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Roberto Kim!
Roberto Kim decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Calypso Damione Deathclaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Belliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Belliveau's choice of entrance music: We will rock you. This should be a great matchup!
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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
17 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calypso Damione Deathclaw!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Steve Belliveau!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Damione Deathclaw dives in for a single leg takedown but Belliveau sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Belliveau prevents the takedown attempt.
Damione Deathclaw has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Belliveau cracks Damione Deathclaw with a nice body shot.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a hook from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Damione Deathclaw jumps guard but Belliveau turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Belliveau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Damione Deathclaw's elbow.
Belliveau lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Damione Deathclaw lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Damione Deathclaw tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Belliveau just stands there and leans against the cage.
Belliveau is pressed up against the cage. Damione Deathclaw has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Belliveau down to the mat. Belliveau avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Damione Deathclaw swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Damione Deathclaw tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Belliveau defends well and Damione Deathclaw ends up having to push Belliveau into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Damione Deathclaw has Belliveau pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Belliveau manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Belliveau is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw gets control of Belliveau's arms and successfully pulls guard. Damione Deathclaw will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Damione Deathclaw keeping moving, preventing Belliveau from controlling successfully.
Belliveau looking to pass the guard.
Belliveau postures up.
Damione Deathclaw keeping moving, preventing Belliveau from controlling successfully.
Steve Belliveau has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Belliveau connects with an inside leg kick.
Damione Deathclaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Belliveau manages to avoid it.
Belliveau cracks Damione Deathclaw with a right hand to the side of the head.
It looks like Calypso Damione Deathclaw has been cut.
Damione Deathclaw swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Belliveau counter with a right hand.
Damione Deathclaw sizes up Belliveau with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Belliveau pinned against the cage. Belliveau gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw stuns Belliveau with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in but no luck this time.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Belliveau defends it nicely.
Damione Deathclaw takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Damione Deathclaw throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Belliveau's waist but Belliveau gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Damione Deathclaw off to one side.
Belliveau fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Damione Deathclaw has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Belliveau keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Damione Deathclaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Belliveau.
Damione Deathclaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Belliveau moves away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Belliveau.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a double jab.
Belliveau misses with a wild body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Damione Deathclaw. Belliveau does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damione Deathclaw tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Belliveau was well out of range. Poor timing from Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw scores with a three punch combo!
Damione Deathclaw fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Belliveau looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Belliveau throws a leg kick which misses Damione Deathclaw's front leg but catches the back leg as Damione Deathclaw tries to avoid it.
Belliveau throws a head kick that misses.
Damione Deathclaw gets a takedown into half guard.
Belliveau is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Damione Deathclaw is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Belliveau defends it well.
Damione Deathclaw is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Belliveau sees it coming and defends easily.
Belliveau lands with a few short shots to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau trying to control but Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Damione Deathclaw trying to mount his opponent but Belliveau defends it.
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!
Belliveau keeping hold of Damione Deathclaw's head, controlling as best he can.
Belliveau is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Belliveau wants to get back to full guard but Damione Deathclaw has passed into side control.
Damione Deathclaw misses with the ground and pound.
Belliveau is trying to control Damione Deathclaw's posture but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Damione Deathclaw has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Belliveau!
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Belliveau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Damione Deathclaw is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Belliveau is surviving well by controlling Damione Deathclaw's body position as best he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
That's time! Damione Deathclaw's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Damione Deathclaw looks to score with a jab to the body but Belliveau is just out of range.
Belliveau throws a shot to the body.
Damione Deathclaw swings for the body but Belliveau moves out of range.
Belliveau misses with a body kick.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a looping left.
Damione Deathclaw throws a shot to the body.
Damione Deathclaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Damione Deathclaw tries to move into range but Belliveau moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a wild body shot.
Damione Deathclaw slips a jab from Belliveau.
Nice takedown defense from Belliveau. No joy for Damione Deathclaw on that attempt.
Belliveau lands a right hook to the body.
A head kick misses from Belliveau.
Belliveau's jab looks to have found its range, popping Damione Deathclaw under the eye.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Damione Deathclaw lands a body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw thows a body shot but no joy.
Damione Deathclaw closes this distance looking for a takedown but Belliveau circles away.
Damione Deathclaw on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Damione Deathclaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Belliveau throws the kick towards the body but Damione Deathclaw avoids it.
Damione Deathclaw drives through with a takedown into guard.
Damione Deathclaw pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Belliveau is keeping the position for now.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control but Belliveau is working from the bottom.
Belliveau avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Belliveau keeping moving, preventing Damione Deathclaw from controlling successfully.
Belliveau trying to keep a closed guard but Damione Deathclaw is proving a slippery customer.
Belliveau pulls Damione Deathclaw in close to prevent any damage.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Damione Deathclaw cracks Belliveau with a good jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Damione Deathclaw connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Belliveau's hands.
Belliveau connects with a right hand. Damione Deathclaw shakes it off.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a wild body shot.
Steve Belliveau seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Belliveau throws a push kick but Damione Deathclaw slaps the foot to one side.
Damione Deathclaw shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Belliveau as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damione Deathclaw dives in and grabs Belliveau's left leg, looking for a takedown. Belliveau pushes down on Damione Deathclaw's head and hops out.
Damione Deathclaw drives through with a takedown into Belliveau's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Belliveau trying to keep a closed guard but Damione Deathclaw is proving a slippery customer.
Belliveau controlling the position.
Damione Deathclaw drops back looking for a leg! Belliveau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Belliveau manages to kick Damione Deathclaw off! Damione Deathclaw jumps back into Belliveau's guard.
Belliveau pulls Damione Deathclaw in close to prevent any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Damione Deathclaw postures up.
Steve Belliveau has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Belliveau swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Belliveau gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Belliveau is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Belliveau keeping moving, preventing Damione Deathclaw from controlling successfully.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Damione Deathclaw trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Belliveau is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Steve Belliveau was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Belliveau defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Damione Deathclaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw connects with a body shot.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a takedown attempt - Belliveau sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Belliveau looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Belliveau is looking to slow Damione Deathclaw down with leg kicks.
Damione Deathclaw is looking to wear down Belliveau with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Belliveau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Belliveau throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Damione Deathclaw scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Belliveau doesn't seem bothered though.
Belliveau throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damione Deathclaw looking to score a takedown here. Belliveau is defending well but Damione Deathclaw drives through and ends up in Belliveau's guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Belliveau keeping full guard, as Damione Deathclaw tries to pass.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Belliveau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Damione Deathclaw is working hard here to advance position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Steve Belliveau will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Belliveau misses with a left hand
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Damione Deathclaw.
Belliveau is trying to keep Damione Deathclaw in close.
Damione Deathclaw forces his way into half guard.
Damione Deathclaw is thwarting Belliveau's attempts to control the position.
Damione Deathclaw looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Belliveau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Damione Deathclaw. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Belliveau tries to get to full guard but Damione Deathclaw has control of the leg.
Belliveau throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Damione Deathclaw 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.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Damione Deathclaw is trying to work for a kimura but Belliveau is defending well.
Damione Deathclaw is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Belliveau sees it coming and defends easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw trying to control from half guard but Belliveau is working away.
Belliveau is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Damione Deathclaw's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Damione Deathclaw's back!
Belliveau controlling well, preventing Damione Deathclaw from escaping the position.
Belliveau is riding his opponent, not letting Damione Deathclaw buck him off.
Damione Deathclaw tries to roll but Belliveau sticks to his back.
Belliveau trying to control momentarily.
Damione Deathclaw tries to escape the position.
Belliveau is trying to stick to Damione Deathclaw's back but Damione Deathclaw is turning into Belliveau. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Belliveau's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Damione Deathclaw.
Belliveau has Damione Deathclaw pulled in close to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Belliveau not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Damione Deathclaw tries to free his leg and advance position but Belliveau is retaining full guard.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Steve Belliveau hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Belliveau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Damione Deathclaw defending well as Belliveau loads up on a big left hand.
Damione Deathclaw uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Belliveau.
Belliveau connects with a leg kick. Damione Deathclaw looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Damione Deathclaw moves into range and connects with a jab.
Damione Deathclaw avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Belliveau ducks under a wild hook from Damione Deathclaw.
Belliveau throws a hook to the side of Damione Deathclaw's head but Damione Deathclaw sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Belliveau lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Belliveau avoids the body shot from Damione Deathclaw.
Damione Deathclaw shoots for a takedown but Belliveau saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damione Deathclaw is defended easily by Belliveau.
Steve Belliveau is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Damione Deathclaw takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Damione Deathclaw just misses with a punch to the body.
Belliveau dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Damione Deathclaw. That did some damage!
Damione Deathclaw fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Calypso Damione Deathclaw. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Damione Deathclaw on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Damione Deathclaw moves out of range of the body kick from Belliveau.
A looping hook to the body misses from Belliveau. Damione Deathclaw does a little dance to reset his feet.
Damione Deathclaw has a takedown stuffed.
A nice combination there by Belliveau.
Steve Belliveau is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Belliveau moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Damione Deathclaw is defended easily by Belliveau.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Belliveau thuds a left hand into Damione Deathclaw's body.
Belliveau lands a nice looking kick to the body. Damione Deathclaw takes a step back to recover.
Damione Deathclaw avoids the body shot from Belliveau.
Belliveau throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Damione Deathclaw on the side of the head.
Calypso Damione Deathclaw's cut is getting worse.
Belliveau takes a swing at Damione Deathclaw's ribcage but misses.
Belliveau scoring well with a low kick there.
Belliveau lands with an overhand left.
Damione Deathclaw misses with a body shot.
Belliveau misses with a body shot
and Damione Deathclaw counters with a nice double leg into side control. Belliveau won't be happy with that.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Damione Deathclaw is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Belliveau knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Belliveau felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Belliveau tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Damione Deathclaw wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Belliveau comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Belliveau 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Belliveau!
Steve Belliveau bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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