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ECFC 14 KAVANAUE VS JOUBAN 2 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between John Davidson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Blake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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180 lbs
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175 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Davidson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Blake!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davidson stuffs the takedown attempt from Blake. Blake gets slowly back to his feet.
Blake moves in looking to clinch but Davidson pushes him off.
Davidson works Blake's body with a nice hook.
Davidson scores with a decent looking hook.
Blake ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Blake on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Blake tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Davidson misses with the combination.
A head kick misses from Blake.
Blake keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Good leg kick by Blake there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Davidson has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Werewolf's cave in the buildup to the fight.
Blake throws a series of punches but Davidson moves out of range.
Davidson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Blake tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Davidson is in Blake's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Davidson 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davidson throws a big right hand that misses.
Davidson is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Davidson landing some decent shots from guard.
Davidson scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two 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.
Blake looking to control.
Davidson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Davidson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Davidson scoring with punches to the head and body.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Blake avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Blake really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Davidson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davidson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Davidson waves his right hand out in front of him, looking to distract Blake. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Blake to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Blake is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Davidson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Blake is still in real trouble! Can Davidson finish him?
Davidson arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Blake's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). John Davidson!
An out of breath John Davidson 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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Furth (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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191 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Leblanc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, William Furth!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc goes for a double leg but Furth avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Furth continues to drive forward.
Furth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Furth. No joy for Leblanc on that attempt.
Furth is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Leblanc fails with the takedown.
Furth with the counter takedown but Leblanc avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Paul Leblanc. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Leblanc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Furth tries to avoid it but Leblanc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Furth to the ground. Furth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Furth defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Leblanc.
Furth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leblanc dives in and grabs Furth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Furth pushes down on Leblanc's head and hops out.
Furth feints the counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leblanc fails with the takedown.
Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
Furth steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Leblanc.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Furth but Furth pushes him off and we're back to square one.
And Furth tries to counter it with a takedown but Leblanc pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Leblanc looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Leblanc dives in and grabs Furth's left leg, looking for a takedown. Furth pushes down on Leblanc's head and hops out.
Furth with the counter takedown but Leblanc avoids it easily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Leblanc is defended easily by Furth.
Leblanc is breathing heavily.
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.
Furth displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Leblanc.
Furth tries a counter takedown but it's more of a dummy move, and he uses it to push himself away.
Leblanc tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Furth defends well and Leblanc ends up having to push Furth into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Leblanc changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Furth tries to avoid it but Leblanc manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Furth to the ground. Furth escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Furth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
Leblanc has a takedown stuffed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc with a poor takedown
and Furth counters by clinching up.
Furth is looking to take this one to the mat.
Leblanc has Furth pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Furth manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Furth gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Furth is controlling the pace.
Furth is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Leblanc defends it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Furth seems to be looking for submissions.
Furth looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Furth is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
William Furth dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Leblanc tries to clinch up but Furth circles away and keeps his distance.
Furth changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Leblanc looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
And Furth tries to counter it with a takedown but Leblanc pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Jean Paul Leblanc is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
No luck for Leblanc with that takedown attempt.
Furth is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Leblanc closes the distance and clinches up with Furth, looking for a takedown. Leblanc pushes Furth against the cage but Furth circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Leblanc shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Paul Leblanc. 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.
Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
Leblanc has his takedown stuffed
and Furth counters with a single leg into guard. Leblanc didn't expect that.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Furth forces his way into half guard.
Furth seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Leblanc is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). William Furth!
William Furth tried to hype himself up post fight but didn't word it too well and it ended up with him sounding like a bit of a tool.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Gordon Chan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Elves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Elves has chosen Korn - Coming Undone as his entrance music. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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168 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
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178 lbs
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Good wrestling
Decent elbows
Granite chin |
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gordon Chan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Elves!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chan pushes Elves up against the cage in a clinch.
Elves is working for takedown but Chan is calmly controlling the position for now.
Elves pulls Chan into guard.
Elves looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Chan is defending well. Elves quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Chan has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Elves celebrates on the cage, with the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ryan Elves!
A less than humble Ryan Elves misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Sussman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Daniel Stallings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Simon Sussman has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand |
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Sussman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Stallings!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stallings.
Sussman tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Stallings manages to circle out of the way.
Stallings tries to clinch there but Sussman circles away.
Sussman lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stallings circles away quickly and effectively.
Sussman throws a right and a left that both miss.
Sussman catches Stallings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Sussman catches Stallings with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
It looks like Daniel Stallings has been cut.
Sussman cracks Stallings with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Sussman has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Stallings to stand back up!
Stallings is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Sussman! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Simon Sussman!
An out of breath Simon Sussman 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kristof Sienly (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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150 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kristof Sienly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Masato Koyabashi!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koyabashi tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Sienly throws a nice inside leg kick.
Koyabashi pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sienly turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Koyabashi tries to score with a low kick but Sienly moves his leg out of the way.
Sienly throws a quick counter kick to the body but Koyabashi avoids it.
Koyabashi is looking to chop away at Sienly's legs.
Koyabashi throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Sienly counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Koyabashi thows a leg kick but Sienly checks it
and Sienly connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Koyabashi throws a series of punches but Sienly moves out of range.
Koyabashi throws a lazy head kick
and Sienly counters with a thumping low kick.
Sienly scores with a decent looking hook.
Koyabashi is rocked!
Left hook, right uppercut from Sienly.
Koyabashi is still on wobbly legs! Can Sienly finish him?
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sienly scoring well with a low kick there.
Sienly lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Koyabashi throws an off balance right hand
and Sienly counters with a nice body kick.
A low kick from Koyabashi is predictable there
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Koyabashi thows a leg kick but Sienly checks it
and Sienly counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Koyabashi throws a poor cross that misses
and Sienly counters with a crisp right hand that drops Koyabashi! Sienly lets Koyabashi back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Koyabashi looks winded!
Sienly connects with a stiff jab that staggers Koyabashi - oh and he follows up with a huge uppercut that knocks him out cold! Man, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Kristof Sienly!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Fez Pez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steven Soto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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136 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fez Pez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steven Soto!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pez darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Soto swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pez makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Soto misses with a wild combination.
No joy there for Pez, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Soto takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Soto misses with a body shot.
Soto misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Pez scores with a jab to the body.
Soto lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pez circles away quickly and effectively.
Decent striking displayed by Pez there.
It looks like Steven Soto has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pez tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Soto is able to avoid easily.
Pez moves away from the strike by Soto.
Soto lands with an overhand left.
Nice body punch from Pez.
Pez avoids the body shot from Soto.
Soto throws a lazy right hand but Pez sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Pez misses the target.
A right-left combo lands from Pez.
Soto is rocked!
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Soto checks a leg kick.
Soto looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Soto is still on wobbly legs! Can Pez finish him?
Pez closes the distance and lands a crisp combination that knocks Soto out cold! Soto corner are devastated, head in hands behind our commentary position. Poor guys.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Fez Pez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mario Palmer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vince Ortiz (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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205 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mario Palmer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Vince Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Ortiz's efforts to push away.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Palmer scores with a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Palmer.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer connects with a knee to the head.
Ortiz tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Palmer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Palmer landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Ortiz looks winded!
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Palmer landing knees to the head.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Palmer lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Nice elbow from Palmer.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer landing knees to the body.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer lands a nice knee to the body.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section. Ortiz lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Palmer is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Palmer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Ortiz is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling him.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is trying to push Palmer away but Palmer has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Palmer moves into the clinch.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, 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!
Ortiz breaks the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer 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.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Palmer checks it.
Palmer clinches.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Palmer with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Palmer misses with a knee strike.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Ortiz wants to break free but Palmer has control.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Palmer avoids the head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Palmer tries to counter by clinching up but Ortiz breaks away and moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Palmer rushes Ortiz and presses him up against the cage.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Ortiz is trying to break the clinch but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Ortiz is breathing heavily.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A knee to the head by Palmer.
Palmer lands an elbow inside that Ortiz shrugs off.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer tries to land knees in the clinch but Ortiz avoids the damage to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Ortiz can do to turn this around?
Ortiz wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Palmer clinches.
Ortiz wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Palmer has him pressed against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ortiz's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Palmer tries a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks it.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Ortiz's face.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Palmer gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ortiz misses with a head kick.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Palmer with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Palmer using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Ortiz escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ortiz throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Palmer moves out of range easily.
Palmer blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Palmer throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ortiz looks for the body kick but Palmer saw that one coming.
Mario Palmer is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ortiz avoids the head kick by Palmer.
Palmer closes the distance and pushes Ortiz back into the cage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mario Palmer dominated that second round.
That's time! Palmer's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. And we move into the final round!
Ortiz tries to keep at a distance but Palmer has taken the fight into the clinch.
Ortiz is looking to break free of the clinch but Palmer has double underhooks.
Palmer unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Palmer obliges.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Ortiz blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
Palmer putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Ortiz in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Palmer throws a knee to the head but misses.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Palmer misses with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the head but Ortiz blocks with his arms.
Palmer trying to land knees to the body.
Ortiz breaks from the clinch.
Ortiz throws the kick towards the body but Palmer avoids it.
Palmer is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Ortiz.
Good work by Palmer as he checks the leg kick.
Palmer clinches up with Ortiz and pushes him back against the cage.
With the fighters up against the cage, Palmer throws an elbow but misses.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz takes an elbow to the forehead.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ortiz working hard to break the clinch.
Ortiz avoids the elbow strike from Palmer, against the cage.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Mario Palmer has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Palmer lands a good knee to the midsection. Ortiz won't want to take too many of those.
Palmer missing with knees to the body.
Palmer misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Ortiz.
Palmer pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Palmer throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Ortiz blocks it with crossed arms.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Ortiz has had enough of the clinch but Palmer keeps him there for the moment.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Palmer throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Palmer tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Ortiz avoids it.
Ortiz avoiding damage as Palmer throws knees to the body.
Ortiz tries to circle away but Palmer has him pinned against the cage.
Palmer is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Ortiz is defending well for now.
Ortiz tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Ortiz tries to break free but Palmer pushes him back against the cage.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Ortiz avoids a wild elbow strike from Palmer.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
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.
Palmer using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Ortiz has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Ortiz takes a knee to the side of the body.
Ortiz is trying to break free.
Ortiz is trying to force a seperation but Palmer has the dominant position.
Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Palmer closes the distance and clinches.
Palmer lands an elbow that stopped Ortiz in his tracks for a moment.
Palmer prevents Ortiz from breaking the clinch.
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Palmer landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Ortiz takes a knee right on the jaw!
Ortiz tries to break the clinch but Palmer is controlling the position.
Ortiz managing to block the knees to the body from Palmer.
Ortiz wants to get back to striking at distance but Palmer won't allow it.
Vince Ortiz has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mario Palmer is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Palmer keeps control of Ortiz as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mario Palmer showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Palmer, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 William Peck scores the fight 30:25
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:25
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mario Palmer!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ronald Reigns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mac Mcgregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mac Mcgregor has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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209 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Reigns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 13 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Mac Mcgregor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reigns tries to bum rush Mcgregor with a series of wild strikes but Mcgregor uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Reigns displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mcgregor throws out the jab.
Mcgregor wants to clinch.
Mcgregor dodges the punch combination from Reigns.
Reigns throws a right and a left that both miss.
Reigns moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Reigns fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Mcgregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reigns avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reigns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
Reigns comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Reigns fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Mcgregor manages to avoid it.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Reigns misses with a series of wild punches.
Mcgregor throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Reigns counters with a nice body shot.
Mcgregor lands a two punch combo.
Mcgregor throws a right hand that Reigns ducks under and follows up with a left that Reigns also avoids with ease.
Reigns looks to score with a jab to the body but Mcgregor is just out of range.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
Mcgregor wants to clinch
and Reigns counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reigns. Mcgregor does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Decent striking displayed by Reigns there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reigns swinging wildly here.
No joy there for Reigns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Mcgregor fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Reigns, pushing him back against the cage.
Mcgregor keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reigns's efforts to push away.
Reigns has had enough of the clinch but Mcgregor keeps him there for the moment.
Mcgregor lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Mcgregor swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Mcgregor misses with a punch on the inside.
Reigns manages to break the clinch.
Reigns with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Mcgregor to score with a decent uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Mcgregor tries to clinch but Reigns moves out of range.
Reigns misses with a wild combination.
Reigns works over Mcgregor's head and body with a nice combination.
Reigns swats away the attempt to clinch by Mcgregor.
Reigns is looking to wear down Mcgregor with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Mcgregor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Reigns throws out the jab.
Mcgregor looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Reigns takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
No joy there for Reigns, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Reigns throws a nice looking combination but Mcgregor bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mcgregor throws a looping overhand right but Reigns ducks down to avoid it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor is looking to clinch but Reigns is avoiding it.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Reigns!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Mcgregor throws a jab but it's blocked by Reigns.
Mcgregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Reigns is looking to counter punch.
Reigns misses with the combination.
Mcgregor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Reigns circles away quickly and effectively.
Reigns is looking to counter punch.
Mcgregor swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Reigns.
Sloppy strikes from Mcgregor. Those never looked like landing.
A quick step to the side and Reigns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reigns moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Reigns.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Reigns paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mcgregor tries to clinch there but Reigns circles away.
It looked like Reigns was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ronald Reigns dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Mcgregor avoids the body shot from Reigns.
Reigns swinging wildly here.
Reigns takes one to the chin there.
Reigns avoids a punch combination nicely.
It looked like Reigns was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Mcgregor.
Reigns connects with the punch.
Mcgregor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reigns sees it coming and avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reigns throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Reigns is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Reigns swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reigns bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcgregor doesn't manage to clinch there - Reigns circles away.
Reigns appears to be looking for a big counter.
Mcgregor keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Some wild striking there from Mcgregor.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up.
Mcgregor drops his hands momentarily and Reigns takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mcgregor gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Reigns misses with a double jab.
Reigns throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Mcgregor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reigns walks into a jab.
Mcgregor tries to close the distance and clinch up but Reigns swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Reigns throws a series of punches but Mcgregor avoids them all with ease.
A little jabbing left from Mcgregor on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Mcgregor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Reigns.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reigns uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mcgregor.
A quick step to the side and Reigns tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mcgregor is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Reigns misses the target.
Ronald Reigns is winning the standup battle so far.
Mcgregor misses with a left hand
and Reigns connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Reigns fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Mcgregor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mcgregor moves in looking to clinch but Reigns pushes him off.
A big left from Reigns misses.
Mcgregor tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Reigns manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Reigns swinging wildly here.
Reigns misses with a double jab.
Oooooh!!! Mcgregor has knocked Reigns down with a huge combo! Mcgregor steps away and waves a wobbly Reigns back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Reigns is rocked!
It looks like Ronald Reigns has been cut.
Mcgregor clinches up against the cage.
Oh Reigns is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcgregor breaks the clinch.
Reigns looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Reigns misses with a wild body shot.
Reigns misses with a series of wild punches.
Reigns is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mcgregor can do to turn this around?
Mcgregor connects with a superb combination that knocks Reigns out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Mcgregor before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Reigns!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Mac Mcgregor!
Mac Mcgregor 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny McHail (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Kopp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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130 lbs
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny McHail!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Dave Kopp!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kopp shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
McHail wants to improve his position but Kopp is controlling well.
McHail pushes Kopp off looking to stand but Kopp dives back in and keeps control.
McHail wants to control but Kopp is keeping busy and won't allow it.
McHail definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Kopp throwing shots but McHail is blocking nicely.
McHail on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kopp is nestled in close to McHail, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Kopp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp lands strikes from half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McHail wants to control but Kopp is keeping busy.
Ground and pound from Kopp.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kopp 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.
Kopp lands strikes from half guard.
Kopp thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McHail's head.
McHail wants to improve his position but Kopp is controlling well.
Kopp working over McHail with some ground and pound. McHail looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
McHail trying to control from the bottom.
Kopp tries to pass to full mount but McHail defends it.
Kopp moves nicely into side control.
Kopp scoring with punches and elbows.
McHail really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McHail managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Kopp.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp landing strikes.
Kopp working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
McHail taking a bit of punishment here - Kopp scoring with strikes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McHail tries to improve position but can't.
Kopp scoring with punches and elbows.
Kopp scoring with punches from side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kopp misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
McHail taking punishment in the form of punches.
Kopp fails to land a wild elbow strike.
McHail defending against the ground and pound.
Kopp lands a nice forearm strike.
McHail tries to improve position but can't.
Kopp lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp lands an elbow.
McHail is looking to reverse the position.
Kopp in side control lands a decent elbow.
Kopp scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at McHail to see if he's OK.
Kopp is working McHail over with some ground and pound from side control.
Kopp lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear McHail down.
Check out the look on Kopp's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
McHail parries the strikes from Kopp easily there. Kopp is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable McHail to escape.
Kopp scoring with punches and elbows.
McHail is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Kopp cracks McHail with a big elbow.
McHail wants to get back to his feet but Kopp drags him back down.
Kopp lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Kopp working the head and body with strikes.
Kopp is chipping away with strikes.
Kopp is putting a hurting on McHail here, landing some big shots from side control.
Kopp working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
McHail takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kopp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kopp landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Kopp working the ground and pound.
You can see the frustration on McHail's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kopp lands some shots froms side control.
Kopp looks up at the clock and then as McHail takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kopp smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
McHail takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kopp scores with a takedown into McHail's guard.
McHail controls Kopp momentarily but Kopp frees himself.
Kopp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Kopp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McHail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kopp preventing the sweep.
Kopp works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Ground and pound from Kopp.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kopp lands a nice short elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McHail has hold of Kopp's hands but Kopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kopp lands a nice short elbow.
Kopp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Kopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kopp scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Ground and pound from Kopp.
Dave Kopp has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kopp not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kopp wants to pass to mount but McHail is defending the position.
McHail regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Kopp.
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to McHail's brow.
Kopp throwing strikes from guard but McHail blocks nicely.
Kopp lands a couple of decent looking shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Kopp's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to McHail's brow.
Kopp cracks McHail with a solid left hand.
Kopp postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Kopp landing with the ground and pound.
McHail looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kopp is one step ahead there.
Kopp is in close to McHail's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Kopp works over McHail with some ground and pound from guard.
McHail throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McHail looking for a guillotine here but Kopp defends easily.
Kopp throwing strikes from guard but McHail blocks nicely.
Kopp pushes down on McHail's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kopp not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kopp throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kopp throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Kopp has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kopp takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
McHail avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kopp.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kopp drops an elbow to the side of McHail's head.
Kopp scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Kopp working the head and body with strikes.
Kopp slips a nice elbow through McHail's hands, connecting with McHail's forehead.
Kopp missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kopp winds up and cracks McHail with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ground and pound from Kopp.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kopp lands a nice short elbow.
Kopp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kopp slips a nice elbow through McHail's hands, connecting with McHail's forehead.
Kopp seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kopp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
McHail is trying to stand up here but Kopp is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Kopp showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kopp closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kopp sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. McHail defending well though.
Kopp slips a nice elbow through McHail's hands, connecting with McHail's forehead.
McHail blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kopp.
Kopp lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Kopp is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Kopp lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Kopp looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kopp is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
McHail moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kopp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McHail works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kopp working some strikes from top position.
Kopp is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Kopp scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kopp lands a couple of elbows.
Kopp is working McHail over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
McHail has his foot on Kopp's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kopp works his way back into a safe position though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kopp chips away with some ground and pound.
Kopp with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Kopp with a nice head shot there.
McHail will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kopp postures up and lands a big shot to McHail's brow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kopp throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Kopp scoring with punches to the head and body.
Kopp with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kopp working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kopp stands up over McHail, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
McHail working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kopp.
Kopp pushing down on McHail's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Kopp wants to pass the guard but McHail is defending well.
McHail has hold of Kopp's hands but Kopp slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Kopp works his foot free and advances to mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kopp unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kopp has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of McHail's face.
Kopp lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
McHail is rocked!
Kopp lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Oh McHail is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kopp landing punches.
Kopp with good strikes from the mount here!
Kopp postures up and throws a couple of big shots that have McHail in real trouble here! The ref calls for McHail to improve his position which he doesn't do, so the referee has no choice but to end the fight due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dave Kopp!
Dave Kopp is the new bantamweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Dave Kopp 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jason Kavanaue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roger Jouban (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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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Kavanaue!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roger Jouban!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jouban takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Jouban keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Roger Jouban seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kavanaue shoots in looking for a takedown but Jouban manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Kavanaue's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kavanaue lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Jouban is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
An attempted straight right counter from Kavanaue misses the target.
Jouban wants to clinch but Kavanaue slips to the side
and Kavanaue counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jouban uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Kavanaue.
Kavanaue shoots in but no luck this time.
The fight stays on the outside here - Jouban looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kavanaue swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Jouban tries to close the distance and clinch but Kavanaue swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A punch combination from Kavanaue misses.
Jouban tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kavanaue lands a jab to Jouban's midsection.
Kavanaue scores with the left hand. Jouban knows he should have avoided that one.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jab from Kavanaue.
Jouban waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Kavanaue.
Kavanaue lands an uppercut, right on the button! Jouban tumbles backwards into the cage, staring vacantly into space! He's got no idea where he is, who he is or what day it is... Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jason Kavanaue!
Jason Kavanaue retains his heavyweight title!
Jason Kavanaue was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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