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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ricardo Moraes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fez Pez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricardo Moraes!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fez Pez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pez misses the shot to the body.
Moraes tries to bum rush Pez with a series of wild strikes but Pez uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Pez throws a right and a left that both miss.
Some wild striking there from Moraes.
Moraes lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pez circles away quickly and effectively.
Moraes works over Pez's head and body with a nice combination.
Moraes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moraes throws a series of punches but Pez avoids them all with ease.
Pez blocks a jab.
Moraes falls off balance throwing a combination
and Pez counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pez is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Moraes bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pez scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Pez scores with a three punch combo!
Moraes gets cracked there but stands up to it.
A combination from Moraes does no damage.
Moraes throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pez connects with a body shot that sends Moraes's belly button to the back.
A combination from Pez does no damage.
Moraes rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pez moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Moraes throws a combination that misses
letting Pez counter with a right hand.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pez changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Moraes moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moraes misses with a series of wild punches.
Pez showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Moraes.
Moraes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pez counters with a left to the body.
No joy there for Pez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moraes is breathing heavily.
Moraes looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Moraes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pez.
Moraes misses with a combination
and Pez counters with a one-two to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Pez misses.
Pez slips a jab and a cross from Moraes.
Moraes takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Some wild striking there from Pez.
Pez lunges at Moraes with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Moraes's hand.
Ricardo Moraes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Moraes checks a leg kick.
Moraes takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Pez lands a jab-cross combination.
Pez scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Pez lands a nice shot that snaps Moraes's head back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pez works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Moraes gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Pez.
Pez scores with a sloppy right hand. Moraes should have avoided that one.
Moraes swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Moraes looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Moraes shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Pez eats them both and turns towards Moraes to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Pez misses with a hook.
Moraes misses with a double jab
and Pez counters with a straight right hand.
Moraes fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Moraes misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Fez Pez dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Pez sizes up Moraes with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Pez connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Pez loads up on a big right hand but Moraes slips the punch.
Moraes lunges at Pez with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Pez's hand.
Moraes misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Moraes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moraes swinging wildly here.
Pez cracks Moraes with a right hand to the side of the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moraes throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pez missing with a left hand there. Moraes was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Moraes will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Moraes looks to land a combination but Pez avoids it well.
Moraes blocks a jab.
Pez misses with a wild body shot.
Moraes slips a jab and a cross from Pez.
Moraes takes a jab right on the kisser.
Moraes drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
This entire fight has taken place on the feet so far and you wonder whether Moraes might be better served trying to take this one to the ground because he's losing the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Moraes, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Moraes throws a left and a right that both miss
and Pez counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Moraes thinking.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Pez.
Moraes uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pez.
Pez is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Moraes has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Moraes scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Pez is rocked!
Moraes throws a right hand that Pez ducks under and follows up with a left that Pez also avoids with ease.
Pez is still on wobbly legs! Can Moraes finish him?
Pez avoids a punch combination nicely.
Fez Pez seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Moraes darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Pez's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Moraes before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:46 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Ricardo Moraes!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Patrick Kane (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Astico (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carlos Astico 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 lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick Kane!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Astico!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Astico closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Astico gets a trip takedown into half guard.
Astico wants to pass to mount but Kane is defending the position.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Astico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Kane is looking to control Astico's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Kane avoid being mounted?
Kane keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Astico trying to control from half guard but Kane is working away.
Kane gets full guard.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Astico working his ground and pound in the gym. He isn't landing a great percentage of his ground strikes so far though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Astico trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Astico postures up.
Kane bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Astico's guard.
Kane trying to control the position from guard on top but Astico is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Astico controls Kane momentarily but Kane frees himself.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Astico is retaining full guard.
Astico being controlled here, momentarily.
Astico trying to keep a closed guard but Kane is proving a slippery customer.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Kane wants to control from the top but Astico keeps moving.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kane dodges the punch combination from Astico.
Kane closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Astico did well to prevent Kane getting side control.
Kane wants to control but Astico is keeping him busy.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kane is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Astico pushes Kane off looking to stand but Kane dives back in and keeps control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Astico is pressing down on Kane's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kane trying to control but Astico is working from the bottom.
Kane postures up.
Kane knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Astico on the ground.
Kane tries to free his leg and advance position but Astico is retaining full guard.
Kane would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Astico takes the fight into the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kane tries to score a body lock takedown but Astico shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Astico is trying to trip Kane. He has hold of a leg but Kane is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Astico persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Astico trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kane wants to hit a switch here but Astico passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Kane there!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Astico working for a guillotine from mount but Kane is in no mood to give up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carlos Astico dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Astico decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Astico throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Carlos Astico has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kane is trying to control but can't.
Astico is keen to just control but Kane is a slippery customer.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane controlling the position well.
Kane trying to control but Astico postures up.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Astico pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kane is out of range and Astico settles back down.
Astico goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Astico tries to clinch up
and Kane counters with a nice double leg into side control. Astico won't be happy with that.
Astico has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kane takes a little break here. Astico wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Astico is working to avoid the ground and pound but Kane connects with a decent elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Astico is looking for a sweep.
Kane tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Astico dodges the ground and pound from Kane.
Kane tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kane has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Astico manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane is concentrating on defense, preventing Astico from advancing position.
Kane trying to control here.
Astico tries to stand but can't do so whilst Kane controls his leg.
Kane is looking for a sweep. Astico is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Kane is working hard here to advance position.
Astico wants to get back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Astico slips a nice elbow through Kane's hands, connecting with Kane's forehead.
Kane is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Astico pulls his head out easily.
Astico content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Kane moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Kane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Carlos Astico will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kane is defended easily by Astico.
Astico lands with a kick to the temple. Kane shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Astico lands a leg kick that knocks Kane off balance momentarily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kane tries for a takedown but Astico sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A leg kick checked by Kane.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Kane crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Astico - the referee stops the clock and Kane gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Astico. Kane manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kane finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Astico throws a head kick but Kane moves out of range.
No luck for Kane with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Patrick Kane. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Astico leaves Kane with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Kane takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Astico closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kane's guard.
Astico wanted to stand there but Kane had control of the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kane is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Astico trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
Astico is looking to work some ground and pound but Kane has wrist control.
Kane is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Astico trying to control the position from guard on top but Kane is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kane looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Astico trying to control but Kane is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Astico stuffs the takedown attempt from Kane. Kane gets slowly back to his feet.
Kane dives in for a single leg takedown but Astico sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Astico breaks the clinch.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Astico.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Astico wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kane keeps working.
Kane tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Kane is not content to let Astico control the position.
Patrick Kane has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Kane being controlled for a moment.
Carlos Astico is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
And that's the end of the fight!
Carlos Astico comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Astico has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 26:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carlos Astico!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Buster Takedownerson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adonis Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Buster Takedownerson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adonis Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Takedownerson tries to close the distance and clinch but Anderson swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Takedownerson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Anderson to the mat! Anderson manages to get full guard.
Anderson wants to stand up but Takedownerson is controlling him.
Anderson has scooted to the edge of the canvas and used the cage to get back to his feet. Takedownerson has stuck on his opponent and is forcing him back against the cage.
Takedownerson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Anderson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Takedownerson.
Takedownerson tries for a takedown but Anderson manages to get underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Takedownerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anderson wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Anderson is trying to break the clinch but Takedownerson has him pressed against the cage.
Takedownerson prevents Anderson from breaking the clinch.
Anderson breaks from the clinch.
Anderson throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Takedownerson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Anderson misses the shot to the body.
Anderson throws a left and a right that both miss
so Takedownerson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Takedownerson trying to control but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Takedownerson drops back looking for a leg! Anderson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Anderson manages to kick Takedownerson off! Takedownerson jumps back into Anderson's guard.
Takedownerson prevents Anderson from getting back to his feet.
Takedownerson postures up in Anderson's guard and throws a big left but Anderson blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Takedownerson pushes down on Anderson's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Takedownerson trying to control the action but Anderson is working from the bottom.
Anderson pushes Takedownerson off looking to stand but Takedownerson dives back in and keeps control.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Takedownerson wants to clinch
and Anderson counters with a left and a right that stings Takedownerson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Anderson!
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takedownerson manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Anderson on his heels. He'll look to pass Anderson's guard now, I'm sure.
Anderson wants to get back to his feet but Takedownerson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Takedownerson wants to control from the top but Anderson keeps moving.
Takedownerson definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Takedownerson is looking to work some ground and pound but Anderson has wrist control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Takedownerson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Anderson misses with a hook. Takedownerson ducked under it nicely.
Takedownerson shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Anderson but Anderson pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Takedownerson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Anderson is fending him off so far but Takedownerson persists. Nope, Anderson circles away and we're back to standing.
Anderson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Takedownerson at a distance.
Anderson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Takedownerson doesn't seem bothered though.
No joy there for Anderson, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
No luck for Takedownerson with that takedown attempt.
Anderson jabs at Takedownerson's body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Adonis Anderson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Anderson misses with the combination.
Anderson scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Anderson has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Takedownerson walks into a jab.
Anderson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Takedownerson moves away.
Takedownerson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Anderson lands a slapping body shot.
A punch combination from Anderson misses.
Anderson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Takedownerson wants to clinch but Anderson slips to the side
enabling Anderson to counter with a crisp jab.
Anderson cracks a nice hook into Takedownerson's ribs.
Takedownerson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Takedownerson tries to clinch up
and Anderson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Adonis Anderson seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Anderson misses the target.
Anderson stuffs the takedown attempt from Takedownerson. Takedownerson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Buster Takedownerson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anderson looks to land a combination but Takedownerson avoids it well.
Anderson works over Takedownerson's head and body with a nice combination.
Anderson throws a one two combo.
Takedownerson is rocked!
Anderson is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Anderson lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Takedownerson falls backwards - clearly groggy! Anderson dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Adonis Anderson!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Campos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and DJ Dillishaw (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Campos comes to the cage accompanied by I'm The Man - Aloe Blacc. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Campos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, DJ Dillishaw!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillishaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Dillishaw scores with a jab.
Dillishaw throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campos rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dillishaw moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dillishaw slaps away a takedown attempt from Campos, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Dillishaw throws a series of punches but Campos avoids them all with ease.
A combination from Campos does no damage.
Campos dives in for a single leg takedown but Dillishaw sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Dillishaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nice takedown defense from Dillishaw. No joy for Campos on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillishaw tries to clinch but Campos is having none of it.
A jab from Campos misses.
Dillishaw fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campos misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dillishaw but Dillishaw pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Campos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Campos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Dillishaw showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Campos.
Campos misses with a straight right.
Campos ducks under a wild hook from Dillishaw.
Campos throws a combination that misses
and Dillishaw makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Campos fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Campos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillishaw.
Campos throws a nice looking combination but Dillishaw bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Campos drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
A combination from Dillishaw does no damage.
Campos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Dillishaw circles away quickly and effectively.
Dillishaw works over Campos's head and body with a nice combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Campos lands a two punch combo.
Dillishaw moves in looking to clinch but Campos pushes him off.
Campos gets tackled into the cage by Dillishaw. Dillishaw maintains the clinch.
Dillishaw working hard to break the clinch.
Dillishaw is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Dillishaw goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Dillishaw misses with a knee strike.
Campos has been working on his balance at , so perhaps that has help him stuff some of the takedown attempts by Dillishaw.
Campos manages to break the clinch.
DJ Dillishaw is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Campos throws a series of punches but Dillishaw avoids them all with ease.
Dillishaw rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Campos counters with a nice leg kick.
Campos misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillishaw takes the fight into the clinch.
Dillishaw working hard to break the clinch.
Dillishaw breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Dillishaw misses with a few strikes there.
Dillishaw tries to bum rush Campos with a series of wild strikes but Campos uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillishaw throws a shot to the body.
Campos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campos shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Dillishaw eats them both and turns towards Campos to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Dillishaw misses with a wild body shot.
Campos needs to keep his hands up - Dillishaw had a free shot at his head there.
Dillishaw tries to clinch but Campos is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dillishaw tries to close the distance and clinch up but Campos swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Campos misses with a series of wild punches.
Ivan Campos seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Campos throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Dillishaw.
Campos looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Dillishaw tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Campos manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Dillishaw dodges the punch combination from Campos.
Dillishaw takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Campos falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dillishaw counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Campos throws a leg kick but Dillishaw sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Dillishaw moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Dillishaw takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ivan Campos 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.
Dillishaw dodges the punch combination from Campos.
Dillishaw tries to close the distance and clinch but Campos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Dillishaw ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Campos moves away.
Dillishaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Campos throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Dillishaw's waist but Dillishaw gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Campos off to one side.
Campos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
A big right from Dillishaw misses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Dillishaw fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campos manages to avoid it.
Dillishaw misses with a series of wild punches.
Dillishaw tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Campos paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dillishaw fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Campos closes the distance and clinches up with Dillishaw, looking for a takedown. Campos pushes Dillishaw against the cage but Dillishaw circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Campos moves into range and connects with a jab.
Ivan Campos is winning the standup battle so far.
Dillishaw will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Dillishaw moves in looking to clinch but Campos pushes him off.
Campos throws a leg kick but Dillishaw sees it coming and moves out of range.
Ivan Campos is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Dillishaw tries to clinch
and Campos counters by moving into the clinch.
Campos wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ivan Campos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillishaw breaks from the clinch.
Dillishaw is looking to clinch but Campos is avoiding it.
Campos fails to land with a series of punches.
Dillishaw lands the left hand.
Campos throws a hook but Dillishaw avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Campos throws a right and a left that both miss.
Campos throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Campos throws a left and a right that both miss
and Dillishaw counters with a left and a right that stings Campos.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Campos shoots in looking for a takedown. Dillishaw tries to sprawl out of it but Campos keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Dillishaw manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Dillishaw throws a body punch but Campos moves out of range.
Campos throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Campos looks to land a combination but Dillishaw avoids it well.
Dillishaw scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Dillishaw closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Dillishaw misses with a knee strike.
Campos breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dillishaw tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Dillishaw swinging wildly here.
Campos tries to bum rush Dillishaw with a series of wild strikes but Dillishaw uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Dillishaw tries to grapple but his opponent circles
enabling Campos to counter with a crisp jab.
Dillishaw misses with a wild combination.
Campos lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Dillishaw getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Campos lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Campos.
Campos throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Dillishaw stumbling backwards into the cage! Dillishaw bounces back off the cage towards Campos, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Campos lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Campos celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Ivan Campos!
Our winner, Ivan Campos, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Lucas Blye (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Masato Koyabashi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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19
155 lbs
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150 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lucas Blye!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Koyabashi!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyabashi tries a low kick but Blye avoids it.
Blye seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Koyabashi tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Blye is able to avoid easily.
Blye misses with a jab, cross combination.
Koyabashi tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Koyabashi tries a head kick but it misses.
Blye misses with a straight right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Blye checks a leg kick.
Koyabashi throws a sloppy head kick and Blye moves out of range easily.
Blye checks the leg kick.
Koyabashi throws a body kick that misses.
Blye throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Koyabashi.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Blye lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Koyabashi misses with a head kick.
A big right from Blye misses.
A chopping leg kick lands by Koyabashi.
Masato Koyabashi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Blye shoots in and gets a takedown into Koyabashi's guard.
Blye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Blye content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Koyabashi is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Blye stops Koyabashi from standing up.
Blye is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Koyabashi is looking to stand up but Blye isn't so interested in that idea.
Blye landing with the ground and pound.
Blye postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Blye is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Blye postures up and lands a big shot to Koyabashi's brow.
Blye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Koyabashi is rocked!
Blye working some strikes from top position.
Koyabashi is still in real trouble! Can Blye finish him?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Blye distracts Koyabashi with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Blye makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Koyabashi being controlled here, momentarily.
Blye scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Blye scoring with some ground and pound.
Blye landing some decent shots from guard.
Blye with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Blye loads up on a big left hand. Koyabashi felt that one! He's just covering up now, not defending himself intelligently - Blye looks towards the ref and unloads with 3 more big shots and the ref has no choice but to stop the fight! Koyabashi can't hide his disappointment, as Blye celebrates the victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lucas Blye!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Kerrow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vinnie Longworth (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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145 lbs
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Kerrow!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinnie Longworth!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Kerrow is defended easily by Longworth.
Kerrow looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Longworth shoots in for a takedown but Kerrow shows good takedown defense.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Longworth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Kerrow.
Longworth shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Longworth missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Longworth seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Kerrow does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Longworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Longworth trying to mount his opponent but Kerrow defends it.
Longworth lands strikes from half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Kerrow is just riding it out for now. Longworth eventually gives up the hold.
Longworth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Longworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Longworth content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Longworth not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Ground and pound from Longworth.
Kerrow is trying to stand back up but Longworth is controlling him
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Longworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Longworth throwing shots but Kerrow is blocking nicely.
Longworth throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Longworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Longworth trying to control the action but Kerrow is working from the bottom.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Longworth darts in looking for a takedown but Kerrow gets double underhooks and turns Longworth into the cage.
Longworth has moved round to his opponent's back and is looking for a suplex! Oh snap! He's tossed Kerrow clear over his head and slammed him to the mat!
Longworth is looking to finish the fight by rear naked choke. Kerrow knows exactly what he's got planned though, so he's defending well. Maybe a few strikes would soften Kerrow for a finish.
Kerrow is taking damage to the body and head.
Longworth trying to control momentarily.
Longworth lands a shot to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Longworth lands a shot to the body.
A lull in the action here.
Longworth lands a punch that was close to the back of the head but the ref thinks it's OK.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kerrow covering up well and avoiding damage.
Longworth lands a shot to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kerrow avoids the strikes from Longworth.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vinnie Longworth dominated that round.
That's time! Kerrow's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Longworth fails with a takedown attempt.
Longworth closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Kerrow did well to prevent Longworth getting side control.
Kerrow is rocked!
Longworth thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Oh Kerrow is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kerrow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longworth.
Longworth keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Longworth winds up and cracks Kerrow with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Longworth not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kerrow is not content to let Longworth control the position.
Longworth takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Kerrow is staying active underneath Longworth, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Longworth seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Longworth is continuing to stall.
Longworth has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Longworth drops an elbow to the side of Kerrow's head.
Longworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kerrow's head.
Longworth tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kerrow knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Longworth throwing shots but Kerrow is blocking nicely.
Longworth trying to control the action but Kerrow is working from the bottom.
Longworth sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kerrow defending well though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Kerrow taking some punishment here, with Longworth in his half guard.
Longworth throwing shots but Kerrow is blocking nicely.
Kerrow on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Kerrow tries to get out of the position.
Longworth thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Kerrow's head.
Longworth throwing shots but Kerrow is blocking nicely.
Longworth is nestled in close to Kerrow, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Longworth looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Longworth connects with a nice short shot to Kerrow's temple.
Kerrow blocking the ground and pound attempt from Longworth.
Longworth scores with a big shot! Kerrow's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save Kerrow! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vinnie Longworth!
During a confident post fight interview, Vinnie Longworth thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Gaetan Hart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sebastian Hadaway (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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130 lbs
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136 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Basic striking
KO power |
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gaetan Hart!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sebastian Hadaway!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hart connects with a jab.
Hadaway tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hart was well out of range. Poor timing from Hadaway.
Hart scores with a body shot.
Hadaway throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Hart slaps away a takedown attempt from Hadaway, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Hadaway gets caught napping as Hart dives in and scores a takedown. Hadaway manages to retain guard.
Hart looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Hart has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Hart sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Hadaway's guard.
Hadaway is defending against the submission attempts here by Hart.
Hart is trying to work for a kimura but Hadaway is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart stalling.
Hadaway wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
Hart trying to mount his opponent but Hadaway defends it.
Hadaway looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Hadaway wants to improve his position but Hart is controlling well.
Hart trying to pass the guard but Hadaway defending well.
Hadaway is trying to get back to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Hart content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Hart is looking to take a break and control but Hadaway is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Hart looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Hart seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Hadaway for as long as he can get away with.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Hart is pressing down on Hadaway's thigh, looking to free his foot. Hadaway is holding on for now.
Hart is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadaway is trying to control but can't.
Hadaway looking for submissions off his back.
Hart is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Hadaway doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hart.
Still in half guard, Hart seems content to control.
Hadaway is not content to let Hart control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Hadaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Hadaway.
Hadaway swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hadaway gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hadaway not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hart controls from within his opponent's guard.
Hart advances to half guard.
Hart is looking to advance position but Hadaway won't allow it.
Hadaway gets back to full guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Hadaway is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Hart is aware though and is defending well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaetan Hart dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Hart lands with a good body shot.
Hart shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Hart was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Hart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Hart tries for a kimura but Hadaway is defending well.
Hart looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Hart tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Hart has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hart is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Hadaway has escaped the position, nice work there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hadaway is trying to get back to half guard.
Hart wants to control but Hadaway is keeping him busy.
Hadaway manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Hart makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Hart.
Hart working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Hadaway has passed into half guard!
Gaetan Hart overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Hart is trying to get back to full guard.
Hadaway is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hart gets back to full guard.
Hadaway is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Hart tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Hadaway pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Hart is keeping the position for now.
Hart bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Hadaway's guard.
Hart passes into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hadaway is not content to let Hart control the position.
Hart performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hadaway gets back to full guard.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadaway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Hadaway keeping moving, preventing Hart from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Hart passes Hadaway's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Hart wants to work for an arm triangle but Hadaway is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Hadaway looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hadaway is breathing heavily.
Hadaway throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Hart moves nicely into side control.
Hart has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Hadaway!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Hart is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Hadaway has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Hart looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gaetan Hart dominated that second 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.
Hart displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Hadaway throws out the jab.
Hart fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Hart shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Hadaway manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadaway keeping full guard, as Hart tries to pass.
Hart might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hadaway working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Hart doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Hart manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hadaway escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Hart gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Hart stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hadaway swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hart seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Hart trying to control but Hadaway is working from the bottom.
Hart content to stall in guard here.
Hart is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Hadaway looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Hart looking to pass the guard.
Hart trying to control the position from guard on top but Hadaway is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hart slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Hart throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Hadaway keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Hadaway throws a jab when Hart was well out of range.
Hart has Hadaway up against the cage in a clinch.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Hart throws a punch but it's blocked by Hadaway.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Hart.
Hadaway blocks a body shot from Hart.
Hart misses with a punch on the inside.
Hadaway tries to pull guard but Hart won't allow it.
A short uppercut from Hart.
A body shot lands from Hart.
Hadaway takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hart gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Hadaway regains guard.
Hadaway looking for a guillotine here but Hart defends easily.
Hart trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Hart advances to half guard.
Hart is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hart is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hadaway has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hart has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Hadaway defend it? Hart steps over the head and cranks it - Hadaway is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Hart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:18 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Gaetan Hart!
Gaetan Hart is the new bantamweight champion!
An out of breath Gaetan Hart thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jay Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dolph Spengler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierre comes into the arena with BIGGIE SMALLS JUICY blaring out of the sound system. Spengler is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Bully. Jay Pierre could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Dolph Spengler's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Pierre!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dolph Spengler!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Spengler is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Pierre throws a right hand that Spengler ducks under and follows up with a left that Spengler also avoids with ease.
Spengler tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Spengler shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Pierre as he jumps to the side.
Pierre misses with an uppercut.
Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spengler.
Pierre lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
It looks like Dolph Spengler has been cut.
Pierre gets a takedown into half guard.
Pierre scoring with strikes to the body and head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pierre trying to control from Spengler's half guard. Spengler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pierre cracks Spengler with a solid left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre scoring with punches to the head and body.
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Pierre postures up in Spengler's guard and throws a big left but Spengler blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Spengler keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
Pierre is in close to Spengler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spengler working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Pierre.
Pierre throws a strike but Spengler rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spengler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Spengler wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre wants to sweep here but Spengler controlling him for the moment.
Spengler won't allow Pierre to get back to his feet.
Pierre has his hands on Spengler's head, controlling the position.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spengler is controlling him.
Spengler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Spengler from controlling successfully.
Spengler is pushing down on Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Spengler has managed to sneak the leg through.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre desperately trying to maintain half guard.
Pierre pushes Spengler off and gets back to his feet.
Pierre waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Spengler.
Pierre falls off balance throwing a combination
and Spengler counters with a flying knee. Nice.
A nice combination there by Spengler.
Pierre is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Spengler.
Spengler tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Pierre counters with a nice uppercut.
A swing and a miss from Pierre.
Nice sprawl there from Pierre as Spengler shoots in.
Jay Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolph Spengler.
Spengler keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pierre missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Pierre is looking to stall here but Spengler recovers full guard.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre pushing down on Spengler's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Spengler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pierre is working away from the top position though.
Spengler taking some punishment here, with Pierre in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Pierre dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dolph Spengler's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Pierre closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Spengler did well to prevent Pierre getting side control.
Spengler is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Pierre sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Spengler defending well though.
Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Spengler's head.
Pierre drops an elbow to the side of Spengler's head.
Pierre not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Pierre looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Spengler with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pierre throwing shots but Spengler is blocking nicely.
Pierre is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Spengler defends it well.
Spengler is not content to let Pierre control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre throwing shots but Spengler is blocking nicely.
Pierre trying to control from Spengler's half guard. Spengler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Pierre trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Pierre trying to control but Spengler is working from the bottom.
Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Spengler really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Pierre drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Spengler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Pierre has Spengler in his guard.
Jay Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pierre is wriggling around but Spengler manages to pass to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying to control but Spengler postures up.
Pierre controlling the leg, holding on to half guard.
Pierre pushes Spengler off and gets back to his feet.
Spengler tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pierre sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Spengler somewhat.
Pierre feints and as Spengler raises his hands in defense, Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Spengler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Spengler!
Pierre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spengler can do to turn this around?
Pierre is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Spengler wants to control from the top but Pierre keeps moving.
Spengler prevents Pierre from getting back to his feet.
Spengler trying to control the position from guard on top but Pierre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierre kicks Spengler off and gets to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Spengler moves away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Pierre.
Pierre misses with an uppercut. Spengler saw that one coming.
Pierre 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.
Spengler wants to stand but Pierre is controlling the position.
Pierre stands and throws Spengler's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Pierre misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Pierre working the ground and pound but Spengler is defending the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Pierre dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Dolph Spengler's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Spengler fails with a takedown attempt.
Spengler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pierre.
Pierre changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pierre looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Pierre feints and as Spengler raises his hands in defense, Pierre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Pierre working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pierre distracts Spengler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pierre trying to control but Spengler is working from the bottom.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spengler preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pierre lands a couple of elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre with a nice head shot there.
Pierre throwing strikes but missing.
Pierre working some strikes from top position.
Spengler keeping moving, preventing Pierre from controlling successfully.
Pierre is working Spengler over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pierre throws a big right hand that misses.
Spengler trying to keep a closed guard but Pierre is proving a slippery customer.
Pierre drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spengler dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is adopting a defensive guard.
Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Spengler gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Pierre keeping moving, preventing Spengler from controlling successfully.
Spengler drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Spengler jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Pierre's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spengler is controlling him.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Spengler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pierre but Pierre pushes him off and we're back to square one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pierre misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pierre throws an off balance right hand
and Spengler counters with a big head kick but Pierre shrugs it off.
Spengler fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jay Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dolph Spengler.
Spengler takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Spengler scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pierre throws a nice looking combination but Spengler bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pierre lands with a right hand.
Pierre misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Spengler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sloppy strikes from Pierre. Those never looked like landing.
Pierre misses with a looping left.
Pierre attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Jay Pierre is winning the standup battle so far.
Spengler takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Pierre clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Dolph Spengler'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.
Pierre stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Pierre throws a jab but it's blocked by Spengler.
Spengler lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Nice shot lands for Pierre.
Spengler ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Pierre closes the distance and clinches up with Spengler, looking for a takedown. Pierre pushes Spengler against the cage but Spengler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Pierre is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Spengler tries to clinch but Pierre moves out of range.
Pierre throws a shot from downtown. Spengler moves away and avoids it.
Spengler tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pierre paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jay Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spengler fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pierre tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Spengler defends well and Pierre ends up having to push Spengler into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Spengler has Pierre pressed against the cage, preventing Pierre from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Pierre is trying to break the clinch but Spengler has him pressed against the cage.
Spengler is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to drag Spengler to the mat but Spengler just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jay Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spengler tries for a takedown but Pierre manages to get underhooks.
Spengler tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A frustrated look appears on Pierre's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pierre is trying to push Spengler away but Spengler has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A bit of stalling here from Spengler.
Spengler prevents a takedown attempt there.
Spengler keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pierre's efforts to push away.
Spengler escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Spengler tries to close the distance and clinch but Pierre swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pierre shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Spengler manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre throws a big elbow that misses.
Pierre loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Spengler looking to control.
Spengler wants to get back to his feet but Pierre passes into half guard.
Pierre lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Pierre seems to be working for a kimura but Spengler defends the submission attempt.
Spengler keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Pierre.
Pierre missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Pierre tries to pass the half guard into mount. Spengler knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Pierre seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Pierre winds up and cracks Spengler with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Pierre working over Spengler with some ground and pound. Spengler looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Spengler is trying to stand up here but Pierre is controlling him well.
Pierre lands with a punch from half guard.
Pierre landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Spengler regains full guard. Nicely done.
Pierre lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Pierre stays in close to Spengler's body and controls the position.
Spengler looking for a sweep. Not yet Spengler, not yet.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Pierre missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre trying to control but Spengler is working from the bottom.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pierre looks to land a left hand but Spengler moved out of range nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Pierre had his way with Dolph Spengler in that round.
The cut man is working on Dolph Spengler's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Pierre fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Spengler manages to avoid it.
Spengler looks for a takedown but Pierre sprawls well.
Pierre looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Spengler dodges the punch combination from Pierre.
Spengler drives through and clinches with Pierre against the cage.
Spengler lands a nice shot to the body.
Pierre is looking to break free of the clinch but Spengler has double underhooks.
Spengler gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Pierre.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Spengler scores a nice knee to the body.
Pierre tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Spengler.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Spengler.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Spengler breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Pierre misses with a left hand
and Spengler moves into the clinch.
Spengler is pressed up against the cage. Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Spengler down to the mat. Spengler avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Spengler has managed to clinch.
Spengler lands an uppercut.
Spengler manages to pull guard.
Pierre lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Spengler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Spengler!
Spengler preventing the sweep.
Pierre looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Spengler with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Pierre is looking for a triangle but Spengler pushes his legs off easily.
Pierre pulls Spengler in close to his closed guard and prevents Spengler from doing any damage or advancing position.
Spengler in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Pierre is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Spengler is controlling him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierre trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Spengler wanted to stand there but Pierre had control of the position.
Pierre is controlling Spengler's posture.
Pierre looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spengler is one step ahead there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Pierre drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Pierre content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierre is in close to Spengler's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Pierre postures up in Spengler's guard and throws a big left but Spengler blocks it.
Pierre throws an elbow that misses. Spengler uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pierre's guard. Nice move by Spengler!
Spengler has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Pierre is proving hard to escape from.
Pierre looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Jay Pierre is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Pierre wants to stand and escape but Spengler is having none of it.
Dolph Spengler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pierre managing to control the position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dolph Spengler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Pierre 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 49:46
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 49:46
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jay Pierre!
Jay Pierre retains his welterweight title!
A victorious Jay Pierre thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
Dolph Spengler spoke after the fight, saying 'It's a shame!'.
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