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CEFC Fight Night 40 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ayotunde St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rcrs Sarabjit (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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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ayotunde St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 25 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rcrs Sarabjit!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
St Pierre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sarabjit's waist but Sarabjit gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing St Pierre off to one side.
St Pierre looks for a takedown but Sarabjit sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ayotunde St Pierre. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Horrible takedown attempt by Sarabjit or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre, which made it look bad.
Sarabjit stuffs the takedown attempt from St Pierre. St Pierre gets slowly back to his feet.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Sarabjit counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Sarabjit should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Sarabjit as he jumps to the side.
St Pierre defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sarabjit.
Sarabjit forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sarabjit tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sarabjit wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
St Pierre wants a takedown but no success here.
St Pierre wants to take the fight to the mat but Sarabjit manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Sarabjit with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Sarabjit decides to pull guard.
St Pierre is looking to work some ground and pound but Sarabjit has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre with a flurry of punches that miss.
St Pierre postures up in Sarabjit's guard and throws a big left but Sarabjit blocks it.
St Pierre postures up in Sarabjit's guard and throws a big left but Sarabjit blocks it.
St Pierre scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
St Pierre throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.
St Pierre pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sarabjit is keeping the position for now.
St Pierre trying to control but Sarabjit is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre dives in and scores a takedown into Sarabjit's guard.
St Pierre working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
St Pierre lands a couple of digs.
St Pierre is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
St Pierre controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
St Pierre has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
St Pierre throws a strike but Sarabjit rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Sarabjit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Pierre. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells St Pierre's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
St Pierre working some strikes from top position.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
St Pierre trying to control but Sarabjit is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre controls from within his opponent's guard.
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 Ayotunde St Pierre will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Sarabjit shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. St Pierre defends it nicely.
Sarabjit throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around St Pierre's waist but St Pierre gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sarabjit off to one side.
St Pierre changes levels looking for a counter takedown but doesn't commit.
Ayotunde St Pierre is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
St Pierre fails to land the takedown.
St Pierre shoots in but no luck this time.
Sarabjit shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Ayotunde St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rcrs Sarabjit.
Sarabjit fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sarabjit moves into the clinch successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Pierre changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Sarabjit fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Sarabjit closes the distance and clinches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Sarabjit's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Sarabjit tries to pull guard but St Pierre won't allow it.
St Pierre has hold of one of Sarabjit's legs. Sarabjit is fighting the takedown attempt but St Pierre gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
St Pierre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
St Pierre works over Sarabjit with some ground and pound from guard.
St Pierre trying to control the position from guard on top but Sarabjit is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre landing with the ground and pound.
St Pierre landing some decent shots from guard.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre chips away with some ground and pound.
St Pierre 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.
St Pierre is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
St Pierre will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Sarabjit has his foot on St Pierre's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. St Pierre works his way back into a safe position though.
St Pierre slips nicely into half guard.
St Pierre is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Ayotunde St Pierre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Sarabjit has eaten all the pies!
St Pierre punishing his opponent with strikes.
St Pierre is landing with some decent strikes but Sarabjit is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Rcrs Sarabjit has been cut.
St Pierre breaks from Sarabjit's wrist control and lands an elbow.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
St Pierre has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Sarabjit's face.
That has opened up Rcrs Sarabjit's cut even more.
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!
St Pierre connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Sarabjit is rocked!
Whack. That's a big, big shot from St Pierre! Sarabjit is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ayotunde St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Touko Unikeko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yan Beliveau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Unikeko's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Gesaffelstein - Opr. Yan Beliveau has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Touko Unikeko's chin.
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147 lbs
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160 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Touko Unikeko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yan Beliveau!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beliveau tries to clinch but Unikeko is having none of it.
Unikeko has taken the fight to the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Unikeko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Beliveau is trying to push Unikeko away but Unikeko has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Beliveau is trying to break the clinch but Unikeko has him pressed against the cage.
Unikeko lands a left hand.
Beliveau wants to break the clinch but can't.
Unikeko escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Beliveau chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Unikeko can pounce on him.
Unikeko throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Beliveau tries to clinch but Unikeko moves out of range.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Beliveau has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Unikeko lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Beliveau tries to clinch up but Unikeko circles away and keeps his distance.
Beliveau tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Unikeko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Unikeko swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Unikeko shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Unikeko showed some decent athleticism there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Unikeko is thwarting Beliveau's attempts to control the position.
We've been hearing that Unikeko has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Unikeko lands a nice short elbow.
Unikeko working Beliveau over with strikes.
Unikeko is trying to control the action in half guard but Beliveau is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Unikeko frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Beliveau really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Unikeko. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Unikeko looking to control and managing it successfully.
Unikeko wants to control the pace but Beliveau is squirming around nicely.
Unikeko pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beliveau working to try and regain half guard.
Unikeko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beliveau can't escape the position.
Unikeko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beliveau's face.
Unikeko has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Beliveau's face.
Unikeko lands a nice shot to the head.
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!
Beliveau tries to reverse the position but Unikeko maintains control.
Unikeko connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Unikeko has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Unikeko lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Unikeko raining down hammerfists from mount.
Unikeko breaks from Beliveau's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Beliveau is rocked!
Unikeko avoids the attempt from Beliveau to control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Unikeko with a couple of short strikes.
Beliveau is still in real trouble! Can Unikeko finish him?
Beliveau is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Unikeko controlling his opponent.
Unikeko fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
A big strike lands for Unikeko! That's really hurt Beliveau and he's turned his back - Unikeko keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Unikeko jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Touko Unikeko!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Craig Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bjorn Bogart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bogart has chosen "Dutch National Anthem" by Het Wilhelmus as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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193 lbs
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
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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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Craig Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Bjorn Bogart!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards tries to clinch but Bogart moves out of range.
Edwards closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Edwards is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Edwards has Bogart pressed against the cage.
Edwards has clasped his hands together around Bogart's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Bogart parries the strikes from Edwards easily there. Edwards is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Bogart to escape.
Edwards trying to control the position but Bogart is working away.
Bogart manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Edwards is looking for a sweep. Bogart is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Edwards is working hard here to advance position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to hold on to Bogart's head to control him but Bogart postures up.
Bogart controlling the pace.
Bogart is looking for a kimura here.
Edwards wants to control but Bogart is keeping busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Edwards is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Bogart is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Bogart not doing much here.
Bogart is looking to take a break and control but Edwards is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Edwards is holding on to half guard well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bogart in half guard on the top. He's looking for a kimura... He's got it locked and he's managed to free his trapped foot. Edwards tries to escape but it's on too tight and he has to tap! Great BJJ skills there from Bogart!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Bjorn Bogart!
Bjorn Bogart seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Brad Dillinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Dawes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dawes has chosen why can't we be friends as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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195 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
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Dillinger!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Dawes!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dillinger fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Dawes avoids it really well and circles away.
Dillinger changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Dawes tries to avoid it but Dillinger manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Dawes to the ground. Dawes escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
The fight stays on the outside here - Dillinger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Dawes's corner calls for a 1-2. Dawes obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Nice defenses there by Dillinger.
Nice takedown defense from Dawes. No joy for Dillinger on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brad Dillinger. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dillinger tries to clinch up but Dawes circles away and keeps his distance.
Dawes jabs Dillinger right on the nose. Dillinger blinks but takes it well.
It looks like Brad Dillinger has been cut.
Dillinger throws a series of strikes that have Dawes backpedaling.
It looks like Bryan Dawes has been cut.
No joy there for Dillinger, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Dillinger misses with a wild body shot.
Dawes darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Dillinger tries to clinch but Dawes moves out of range.
Dawes looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Dawes cracks Dillinger with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Dillinger looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Dawes finish him?
Dillinger is rocked!
Dillinger leaves his chin hanging out and Dawes seizes the opportunity with an uppercut! Dillinger crumbles to the floor in a heap! The referee steps in and tends to the downed fighter! What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Bryan Dawes!
Our winner, Bryan Dawes, 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Ash Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Phil Mcracken (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mcracken has chosen Onra - I Wanna Go Back as his entrance music. Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.
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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
39 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ash Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Mcracken!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mcracken fails to land the takedown.
Thomas lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mcracken will feel that in the morning.
Thomas scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Thomas attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Thomas gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Thomas wants to sweep here but Mcracken controlling him for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas is trying to keep Mcracken in close.
Mcracken won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas is working hard here to advance position.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Mcracken fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Thomas misses with a body kick.
That kick from Thomas tenderised Mcracken's leg. Mcracken is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mcracken looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Ash Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Mcracken.
Mcracken feints and as Thomas raises his hands in defense, Mcracken changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Thomas looking to hit a scissor sweep but Mcracken is one step ahead there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to stand but Thomas is controlling from the bottom.
Thomas managing to control the position.
Thomas looking for a sweep. Not yet Thomas, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mcracken postures up.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Thomas stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Thomas wants it to stay on the feet.
Thomas throwing a counter right hand but Mcracken manages to avoid it.
Thomas fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Thomas.
Mcracken has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Thomas.
Thomas looks to land a body kick but Mcracken moved away.
Mcracken keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Mcracken fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Thomas avoids it really well and circles away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ash Thomas dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Thomas lands with a nice body kick.
Mcracken changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Thomas looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Mcracken working away.
Thomas is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Thomas is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Mcracken working away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken tries to stand but Thomas is controlling his head.
Thomas trying his best to control but Mcracken has mounted him.
Thomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
Mcracken avoids the attempt from Thomas to control.
Thomas is in all sorts of trouble here.
Mcracken tries to stand up but he's trapped just for the moment.
That's two 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.
Thomas really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Mcracken is trying to stand up but he's being controlled by his opponent.
Thomas on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Thomas tries to get out of the position.
Mcracken looking to control and managing it successfully.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is desperately trying to improve his position but Mcracken has a good base and remains in mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Mcracken sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thomas wants to hold on but Mcracken pushes him away.
Thomas really wants to buck Mcracken off and get back to his feet.
Thomas is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Mcracken looking to control and managing it successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Phil Mcracken 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. This is the final round!
Mcracken fails with a takedown attempt.
Mcracken tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Thomas swivels and escapes.
Some bone on bone action there as Mcracken checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mcracken darts in looking for a takedown but Thomas gets double underhooks and turns Mcracken into the cage.
Ash Thomas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Phil Mcracken.
Mcracken with a poor takedown
and Thomas cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mcracken fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Thomas to the ground. Mcracken is now in Thomas's guard.
Thomas wants to stand but Mcracken is controlling the position.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Mcracken has passed into side control.
Thomas is looking to regain half guard here but Mcracken keeps moving and retains side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mcracken has control of an arm but Thomas manages to advance to Mcracken's back!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mcracken can't escape the position.
Mcracken keeps trying to improve his position.
Mcracken breaks Thomas's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Mcracken wants to stand but Thomas is controlling his posture from full guard.
Mcracken is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thomas is looking to sweep but instead, Mcracken has passed into half guard.
Thomas is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Thomas trying to control but Mcracken postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thomas tries to get to full guard but Mcracken has control of the leg.
Mcracken wants to stand up but Thomas has a hold of him and won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Mcracken prevents Thomas from improving his position.
Mcracken tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Thomas.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Mcracken looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Mcracken tries to stand and escape but Thomas is controlling the position.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Thomas trying to control here.
And that's the end of the fight!
Phil Mcracken comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mcracken has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Phil Mcracken!
In his post fight interview, Phil Mcracken started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Bobby Zepp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Gago (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zepp's entrance music is Boom! Shake The Room . A fine choice. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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195 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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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
27 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bobby Zepp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Gago!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gago shoots and misses
and Zepp counters with a three punch combo that has Gago backing up. Gago nods at Zepp to acknowledge the strikes.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Gago has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.
Gago thuds a left hand into Zepp's body.
Zepp circles away from the clinch attempt.
Gago darts in looking for a takedown but Zepp gets double underhooks and turns Gago into the cage.
Zepp lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
Gago fails with an attempt to clinch.
A quick step to the side and Zepp tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gago misses with a wild combination.
An attempted straight right counter from Zepp misses the target.
Zepp drops Gago with a beautiful combination! Gago stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Zepp is looking for the KO!
It looks like Igor Gago has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zepp wants to land a leg kick but Gago is out of range.
Gago rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Zepp counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Gago closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Gago lands in his opponent's guard.
Zepp looking for a sweep. Not yet Zepp, not yet.
Zepp seems keen to control Gago's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gago drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Zepp dives on top into guard.
Zepp is looking to stand up but Gago won't let him.
Gago not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Zepp is looking to pass into half guard but Gago pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Gago is in guard.
Gago is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Zepp is looking for a triangle but Gago pushes his legs off easily.
Gago wants to control from the top but Zepp keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gago postures up in Zepp's guard and throws a big left but Zepp blocks it.
Gago looking to sit in guard and control but Zepp gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Gago working a defensive guard here.
Gago looking for a sweep. Not yet Gago, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gago throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Zepp escapes and throws Gago's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Gago is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gago is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Zepp off and has taken his back!
Gago has got one arm under Zepp's chin. This could be trouble... Zepp trying to control the other hand but Gago gets it free and sqeezes tight - just a matter of time now! Yep, Zepp has tapped out! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Igor Gago!
Igor Gago seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Olaf Frost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alonzo Harris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Frost comes to the cage accompanied by O-Zone - Dragostea Din Tei. Harris has chosen Berzerk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
18 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olaf Frost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alonzo Harris!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Frost keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Harris.
Frost ducks under a wild hook from Harris.
Frost jinks towards his opponent looking like he wants to counter with a mid kick but doesn't commit.
Harris listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Harris fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Frost looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Harris misses with a body shot
and Frost counters with a good, hard body kick but Harris shrugs it off.
Harris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Frost counters with a nice kick to the body.
Harris moves to clinch but Frost breaks away
and Frost finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Frost, as that shot connected.
Harris's coach down at Hyperbolic Time Chamber was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Harris's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Harris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Frost moves away.
Harris throws a body punch but Frost moves out of range.
Frost half committed to a counter leg kick.
Harris throws an overhand right that lands on Frost's shoulder, as Frost tries to avoid the shot.
Frost throwing a counter right hand but Harris manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Harris takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Harris takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Harris takes a swing at Frost's ribcage but misses.
Frost closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Frost with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Harris up against the cage.
Harris misses with a hook to the ribs.
Harris tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Frost blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a hook to the side of the head.
Frost lands an elbow that stopped Harris in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like Alonzo Harris has been cut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Frost.
Frost wants to break free but Harris has control.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost blocking some punches.
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!
A right hand to the body from Frost.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harris as Frost tries to tie him up.
Frost scores with a knee to the head.
Frost fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Harris avoids the elbow strike from Frost, against the cage.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Frost missing with knees to the body.
Frost breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harris blocks a jab.
Harris misses the jab.
Frost lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Harris closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Harris tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Harris tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Frost breaks the clinch.
Harris fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Frost takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Harris misses the body punch
and Frost counters with a nice leg kick.
Harris clinches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A hook to the body from Harris.
Harris misses with some punches.
Harris lands a body punch.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Harris prevents Frost from breaking the clinch.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
A short right from Frost on the inside.
Harris is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Frost pushes off an throws an elbow but Harris leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Frost prevents a body shot from Harris.
Harris tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Frost's elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Harris fails to land.
Frost prevents a body shot from Harris.
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 Olaf Frost will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Frost slips a jab from Harris.
Harris clinches with his opponent.
Frost content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A nice left hand lands by Harris.
Frost is trying to break free.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Frost lands a knee to the body.
Frost lands with a right to the head.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Frost lands with a light punch inside.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Frost utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Frost has Harris pressed against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harris swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris misses with a body punch.
Frost is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Harris is defending well for now.
Harris throws a head punch that misses.
Frost lands a good knee to the midsection. Harris won't want to take too many of those.
Frost is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Harris can do to turn this around?
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Olaf Frost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Frost tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Harris avoids it.
Harris lands with a right to the head.
Frost struggles to land a body shot inside as Harris controls his hands.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Frost blocks an uppercut.
Harris dodges an elbow strike from Frost.
Frost taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Harris struggles to land a body shot inside as Frost controls his hands.
Frost taking a breather.
Harris misses with a punch to the body.
Harris takes an elbow to the temple.
Harris throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Frosts head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Frost.
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!
Frost breaks the clinch.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Frost, right into the meat.
Frost has managed to clinch.
A body shot lands from Harris.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Harris tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Frost lands a nice elbow.
A head punch on the inside from Frost fails to land.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Frost blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Frost lands a hook that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
That has opened up Alonzo Harris's cut even more.
Harris has a couple of punches blocked by Frost.
Frost unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Frost obliges.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Frost.
Harris tries a body shot but Frost blocks it.
Frost comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Frost pressing his opponent against the cage.
Harris misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
The cut above Alonzo Harris's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Frost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Frost scores with a nice hook to the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Frost.
Frost lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Harris backwards.
Frost is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Harris is breathing heavily.
A knee to the head by Frost.
Frost lands with a short shot to the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Frost.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Harris.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Frost.
Frost softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Frost lands an elbow just above Harris 's eye.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Olaf Frost dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Alonzo Harris's cut.
That's time! Frost's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Frost turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Frost misses the shot to the body.
Frost keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Frost clinches up against the cage.
Harris tries to work over Frost's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Harris blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Frost throws a head punch that misses.
Harris can't find room to land a body shot as Frost controls the action.
Harris misses with a shot to the kidneys.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Frost prevents a body shot from Harris.
Nice elbow from Frost.
Alonzo Harris's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Frost lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Alonzo Harris's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Olaf Frost!
A very excited looking Olaf Frost rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
In defeat, Alonzo Harris stepped up to the mic, saying 'GOD DAMN IT.'.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Booker McQuade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Amir Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McQuade's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Eyes of a Ranger. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
26 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Booker McQuade!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amir Khan!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khan steps to the side to avoid the strikes from McQuade.
McQuade connects with a single shot there.
Khan digs a good body shot into McQuade's ribs.
Khan blocks a leg kick.
McQuade lands a nice shot that snaps Khan's head back.
Khan throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Khan swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Khan is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and McQuade moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Booker McQuade!
Booker McQuade retains his lightweight title!
Booker McQuade seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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