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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Zvonimir Stelian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Max Kostner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stelian's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Sandstorm (Darude). The crowd seem to be enjoying Kostner's choice of entrance music: Rick Springfield- Jessies girl. Max Kostner acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zvonimir Stelian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Kostner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kostner moves out of range as Stelian throws a body kick.
Kostner is looking to clinch.
Stelian clinches up against the cage.
Kostner breaks the clinch.
Stelian scores with a takedown into Kostner's guard.
Stelian wants to pass the guard but Kostner is keeping the position.
Stelian is pushing down on Kostner's leg trying to pass to half guard. Kostner is fighting to maintain full guard but Stelian has managed to sneak the leg through.
Stelian passes to full mount!
Kostner is trying desperately to improve position.
Stelian is working for a guillotine from mount but Kostner frees his head quite easily.
Kostner tries to hold on but Stelian pushes him away.
Kostner is looking to get to half guard.
Stelian landing strikes from the mount.
It looks like Max Kostner has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Stelian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Stelian is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Kostner is surviving well by controlling Stelian's body position as best he can.
Kostner trying desperately to get to his feet.
Stelian stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Stelian shoots in but no luck this time.
Kostner looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Stelian trying to control the position.
Kostner wants to stand but Stelian is controlling his posture from full guard.
Stelian is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Stelian is breathing heavily.
Kostner postures up in Stelian's guard and throws a big left but Stelian blocks it.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Stelian is on top in guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kostner keeping full guard, as Stelian tries to pass.
Kostner working for a triangle but Stelian defends it easily.
Stelian pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Kostner is keeping the position for now.
Stelian drops back looking for a leg! Kostner is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Kostner manages to kick Stelian off! Stelian jumps back into Kostner's guard.
Stelian wants to control from the top but Kostner keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Stelian wants to clinch but Kostner slips to the side
and Kostner holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Stelian letting Kostner take a breather here.
Stelian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kostner pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kostner has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Stelian avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Kostner breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Stelian tries to clinch
and Kostner counters with a head kick.
Stelian misses with a takedown attempt
and Kostner moves into the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zvonimir Stelian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stelian is pressed up against the cage. Kostner has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Stelian down to the mat. Stelian avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Stelian clinches up with Kostner and pushes him back against the cage.
Stelian pulls Kostner into guard.
Stelian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kostner doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Stelian is tightening it up a little... Kostner has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Kostner reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Kostner taps out! nice BJJ there by Stelian!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zvonimir Stelian!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Johns (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Bessenger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johns's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, This could be the night. Bessenger has chosen Hostile Mass as his entrance music. Mike Bessenger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with James Johns's chin.
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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, James Johns!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Bessenger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johns moves into the clinch.
Bessenger tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Johns breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Johns closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Johns lands in his opponent's guard.
Johns throws a big right hand that misses.
Johns forces his way into half guard.
Johns wants to get back to his feet.
Bessenger is trying to get back to full guard.
Johns decides to stand up.
Bessenger tries for a takedown but Johns circles away easily
and Johns counters with a takedown into side control.
Johns wants to control but Bessenger is keeping him busy.
Bessenger is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Johns's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
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!
Johns tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Bessenger.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johns trying to mount his opponent but Bessenger defends it.
Bessenger missing with punches from the bottom.
Bessenger looks gassed!
Bessenger throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Nice strikes from Johns there.
Johns stands up from half guard.
Bessenger fails with the takedown
and Johns makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
James Johns has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Bessenger.
Johns lands a really nice looking cross but Bessenger seems unphased.
Johns connects with a jab.
Johns feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Bessenger wants to sweep here but Johns controlling him for the moment.
Johns wanted to stand there but Bessenger had control of the position.
Johns has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Bessenger to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Johns is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Bessenger pulls down on the head and he's put Johns to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mike Bessenger!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Georg Prime (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alcides Salonica (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Salonica has chosen "Mundian To Bach Ke" by Panjabi MC as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Alcides Salonica has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georg Prime!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alcides Salonica!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Salonica wants to clinch up but Prime keeps it at a distance.
Prime looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salonica fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salonica shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Salonica breaks from Prime's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salonica controlling from mount.
Salonica punishing his opponent with strikes.
Prime is rocked!
Salonica pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Oh Prime is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonica with a couple of short strikes.
Salonica tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Prime is bucking up trying to escape but Salonica cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salonica with shots to the head and body - Prime looks very uncomfortable down there.
Salonica sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Salonica lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonica with a couple of short strikes.
Salonica controlling his opponent.
Salonica landing strikes from the mount and Prime is in trouble!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salonica with good strikes from the mount here!
Salonica working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Salonica connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Salonica with the ground and pound from mount.
Salonica really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Prime. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Salonica looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
It looks like Georg Prime has been cut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonica looking to control and managing it successfully.
Prime taking shots to the head.
Prime is breathing heavily.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Prime is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Salonica looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Prime is bucking up trying to escape but Salonica cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salonica takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Salonica lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
A nice elbow there by Salonica.
Prime takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salonica working the ground and pound effectively.
Prime taking shots to the head.
Salonica landing shots from mount.
Salonica lands with some strikes.
Salonica landing punches.
Salonica lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Prime hang on?
Salonica takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Prime tries to reverse the position but Salonica maintains control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Prime throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Salonica landing strikes, looking to finish!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alcides Salonica dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Georg Prime's cut.
That's time! Prime's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Salonica fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salonica shoots in but no luck this time.
Salonica tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Salonica tries to clinch but Prime moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salonica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salonica is looking to clinch.
Salonica tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Alcides Salonica seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Salonica is looking to clinch but Prime is avoiding it.
Salonica will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salonica is looking to clinch but Prime is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Salonica shoots in and drives through. Prime sprawls well.
Salonica fails with the takedown.
Georg Prime has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alcides Salonica.
Prime keeps the fight on the outside.
Prime keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Salonica fails to land with a series of punches.
Nice takedown defense from Prime. No joy for Salonica on that attempt.
Salonica is breathing heavily.
Nice sprawl there from Prime as Salonica shoots in.
Salonica tries to clinch but Prime moves out of range.
Salonica tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Prime swivels and escapes.
Georg Prime is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Salonica tries to clinch but Prime is having none of it.
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salonica.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Salonica fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salonica wants to clinch up but Prime keeps it at a distance.
A clash of legs there as Prime blocks the low kick.
Salonica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Prime circles away from the clinch attempt.
Salonica moves in looking to clinch but Prime pushes him off.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salonica is looking to clinch but Prime is avoiding it.
Salonica tries to clinch there but Prime circles away.
Prime keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Salonica.
Salonica shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Prime pinned against the cage. Prime gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Salonica tries for a takedown but Prime sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Prime swats away the attempt to clinch by Salonica.
The fight stays on the outside here - Salonica looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Salonica misses with a double jab.
Salonica has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Salonica looks to land a left hand but Prime moved out of range nicely.
Salonica throws the left hand but Prime avoids the punch easily.
Salonica tries to clinch up but Prime circles away and keeps his distance.
Salonica jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Salonica swinging wilding here.
Prime slips a straight right by Salonica.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Salonica misses with a double jab.
Salonica misses with a wild body shot.
Salonica tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Salonica shoots for a takedown but Prime saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Salonica looks to land a combination but Prime avoids it well.
Salonica changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Prime tries to avoid it but Salonica manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Prime to the ground. Prime escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Salonica wants to clinch up but Prime keeps it at a distance.
Salonica rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Prime moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for Salonica, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Prime keeps the fight on the outside.
Salonica swings and misses with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georg Prime dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Georg Prime's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Prime connects with a body shot.
Prime fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Salonica swats away the attempt to clinch by Prime.
Salonica takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Prime paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Prime tries to clinch but Salonica is having none of it.
Prime scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
An inside leg kick from Prime misses.
Prime keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Prime misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Prime buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Salonica takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Prime lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Prime.
A slapping leg kick lands for Prime.
Prime tries to work over Salonica's front leg with a kick but Salonica checks it.
No joy there for Prime, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Salonica avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Prime avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Salonica misses with a low kick.
Salonica tries to clinch but Prime moves away
and Prime makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Prime shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Salonica tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Prime counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salonica fails with an attempt to clinch.
Salonica forces Prime back against the cage and clinches.
Salonica prevents Prime from breaking the clinch.
Salonica has Prime pressed against the cage.
Salonica lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Prime backwards.
Salonica misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Prime.
Prime stops a takedown attempt from Salonica.
Salonica landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Salonica stalling.
Prime wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Salonica lands a takedown into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Prime is trying to control the position but Salonica postures up.
Salonica content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prime lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salonica!
Prime prevents Salonica from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salonica is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Salonica wants to hold on but Prime pushes him away.
Salonica is trying desperately to improve position.
Prime gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Salonica sizes up Prime with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Prime stalks Salonica and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Salonica's face. Salonica staggers backwards, shaken.
Prime feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Salonica's calf.
Prime throws a combination. Salonica tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Prime shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Salonica as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georg Prime. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Prime throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Salonica tries to close the distance and clinch but Prime swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Prime throws a right hand that Salonica ducks under and follows up with a left that Salonica also avoids with ease.
Salonica tries to clinch but Prime moves away
and Prime counters with a left to the body.
Prime tries to clinch up
and Salonica counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Prime!
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!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Prime is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Prime is bucking up trying to escape but Salonica cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salonica takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
And that's the end of the fight!
Georg Prime showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Prime has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:28
The fight is ruled a draw!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hito Rama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Lewis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Brown 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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hito Rama!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Lewis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lewis throws a sloppy head kick and Rama moves out of range easily.
Lewis fails with a takedown attempt.
Rama clinches up against the cage.
Lewis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lewis closes the distance and clinches up with Rama, looking for a takedown. Lewis pushes Rama against the cage but Rama circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Isaac Lewis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lewis shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rama as he jumps to the side.
Hito Rama has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Isaac Lewis.
Lewis fails with the takedown.
Rama shoots in but no luck this time.
Rama misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Lewis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lewis fails with the takedown
and Rama counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Lewis looks gassed!
Rama is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rama has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Lewis defend it? Rama steps over the head and cranks it - Lewis is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Rama!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Hito Rama!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rollo Smek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bustcho Asson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rollo Smek could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Bustcho Asson's chin.
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205 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rollo Smek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bustcho Asson!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Asson shoots in but no luck this time.
A solid leg kick lands there for Smek.
Asson clinches up with Smek and pushes him back against the cage.
Asson letting Smek take a breather here.
Smek can't get the takedown.
Asson slows down the pace here.
Asson trying to land knees to the body.
Asson misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Smek.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Asson just misses with a elbow thrown towards Smek's brow.
Asson looking to stall.
Smek wants to break free but Asson has control.
Smek wants to break the clinch but can't.
Smek can't get the takedown.
Asson misses with an elbow strike.
Smek wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Asson has him pressed against the cage.
Smek jumps guard.
Smek has his foot on Asson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Asson works his way back into a safe position though.
Smek wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Smek bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Asson's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smek pushing down on Asson's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Smek keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Asson is trying is best to control the position here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Smek is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Smek passes to full mount!
Asson tries to lock up and control but Smek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smek stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
Asson looks gassed!
Asson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Asson keeps the fight on the outside.
Smek shoots in for a double leg but Asson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rollo Smek. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smek avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asson slips under a jab from Smek.
Asson throws a series of punches but Smek avoids them all with ease.
Smek lands a right hook to the body.
Smek throws a front kick that sends Asson stumbling back into the cage.
Smek looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Asson!
Asson is trying to escape the mount.
Asson regains half guard.
Asson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Asson moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Asson moves in looking to clinch but Smek pushes him off.
Asson has managed to clinch.
Asson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asson landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Asson throws an elbow that misses.
Asson scores with a knee to the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Asson throws an elbow but misses.
Asson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Asson prevents the takedown attempt.
Smek tries to pull guard but Asson won't allow it.
Smek is trying to trip Asson. He has hold of a leg but Asson is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Smek persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Asson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smek trying to control but Asson is working from the bottom.
Asson throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Asson is looking to stand up but Smek isn't so interested in that idea.
Asson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Asson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Smek sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Asson's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Smek looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Smek wants to free his trapped foot but Asson is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Smek takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Smek stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Asson to get to his feet.
Smek rushes Asson and presses him up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Asson trying to land knees to the body.
Asson scores a nice knee to the body.
Asson blocks a body shot from Smek.
Asson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Smek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Knees in the clinch landing for Asson.
Asson with a knee to the head.
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 Rollo Smek will probably get the nod.
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.
Asson tries a head kick but it misses.
It looks like Rollo Smek has been cut.
Smek drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Smek moves into full mount!
Asson is just holding on here. Smek manages to take his back.
Asson is being controlled on the ground here - he must escape this position otherwise surely the end is near.
Asson trying to control but not successfully.
Smek has good solid back control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Asson tries to break free.
Smek controlling from the back.
Asson fending off the submission attempt from Smek.
Asson is breathing heavily.
Smek biding his time, controlling Asson.
Asson is taking damage to the body and head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asson wants to escape the position.
Asson is very frustrated here, being controlled quite effectively by Smek.
Smek lands with a nice looking elbow that stuns Asson.
Asson breaks Smek's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Smek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asson is one step ahead there.
Asson wants to stand but Smek has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asson stands up over Smek, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Smek tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Asson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smek works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smek trying to keep a closed guard but Asson is proving a slippery customer.
Asson wants to control from the top but Smek keeps moving.
Smek pulls Asson in close to prevent any damage.
Smek looking to hit a scissor sweep but Asson is one step ahead there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Asson would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Rollo Smek overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Smek has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Asson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Asson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Asson moves in looking to clinch but Smek pushes him off.
Asson walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Smek shoots in looking for a takedown. Asson tries to sprawl out of it but Smek keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Asson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Asson has closed the distance and engaged Smek in a clinch.
Smek jumps guard but Asson stands there with Smek around his waist. Smek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Smek wants to stall.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rollo Smek dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Rollo Smek's cut.
That's time! Smek's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Smek throws a head kick that misses
and Asson counters with a head kick. That will keep Smek thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Smek throws a body kick the misses
and Smek takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smek on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Asson is looking to clinch but Smek is avoiding it.
Asson wants to clinch up but Smek keeps it at a distance.
Asson tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Asson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Smek moves in looking to clinch but Asson pushes him off.
Smek fails to land with a series of punches.
Asson stalks Smek and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Smek's face. Smek staggers backwards, shaken.
Asson rushes Smek and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Smek manages to break the clinch.
Smek scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Smek tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Asson swivels and escapes.
Asson plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Asson keeps the fight on the outside.
Smek lands with a straight right. Asson didn't see that one coming.
Smek misses with a jab, cross combination.
Asson misses with a series of wild punches.
Asson closes the distance and clinches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Smek tries to work over Asson's body with a swooping hook but it's wide of the mark. Not good footwork there.
Asson throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smek shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Asson clinches with his opponent.
Asson is pressed up against the cage. Smek has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Asson down to the mat. Asson avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Asson tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Smek counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Asson is trying to stand back up but Smek is controlling him
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Smek wants to work for an arm triangle but Asson is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Smek wants to stand up but Asson is controlling the position.
Smek passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Asson!
Smek controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Asson taking shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smek looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Smek sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Asson tries to lock up and control but Smek gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Smek is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Asson is surviving well by controlling Smek's body position as best he can.
Asson is desperately trying to improve his position but Smek has a good base and remains in mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Asson wants to hold on but Smek pushes him away.
Asson is wriggling around trying to escape.
Asson flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Asson is looking to improve his position but Smek isn't that keen on the idea.
Smek controlling his opponent.
Smek in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Smek controlling the position easily from mount.
Bustcho Asson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Asson tries to reverse the position but Smek maintains control.
Smek takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Smek seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Asson for as long as he can get away with.
Smek is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Asson is surviving well by controlling Smek's body position as best he can.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Smek working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Smek tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rollo Smek showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Smek, 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 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rollo Smek!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Remy Martine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Watson has chosen ordinary story as his entrance music. Matt Watson struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 187.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Counter striker
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Remy Martine!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Watson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martine closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Martine jumps guard but Watson stands there with Martine around his waist. Martine gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Watson breaks the clinch.
Martine looks for a takedown but Watson sprawls well.
Martine throws a head kick but Watson moves out of range.
Martine drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martine thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Watson manages to get back to half guard.
Martine could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Watson trying to control from the bottom.
Watson is trying to stand up here but Martine is controlling him well.
Watson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martine!
Martine is looking to improve his position but Watson isn't that keen on the idea.
Martine is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martine is working hard here to advance position.
Martine is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Martine holds on to Watson as tight as he can, avoiding damage.
Martine bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Watson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Martine!
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martine is in a horrible position here. Watson smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Watson raining down shots from the mount!
Watson has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Martine wants to control but Watson is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Martine has given up his back. Will we see Watson going for some submissions?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is working the ground and pound. Can Martine escape?
Martine holding on to Watson's left wrist, preventing the choke.
Martine wants to get back to his feet.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Watson doesn't have the hooks in and Martine manages to turn into his guard.
Martine trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
Martine stands up from Watson's guard - Martine perhaps looking for a knockout.
Martine changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Watson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Martine is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Watson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Sloppy strikes there by Martine.
Watson sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martine is working for a submission of some sort.
Watson trying to control but Martine postures up.
Watson is refusing to be controlled, as Martine sits in half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Martine drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Watson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Martine thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Watson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martine wants to pass the guard but Watson is keeping the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Watson is on top in guard.
Watson lands a couple of elbows.
Watson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Watson tries to free his leg and advance position but Martine is retaining full guard.
Watson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Watson drops back looking for a leg! Martine is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Martine manages to kick Watson off! Watson jumps back into Martine's guard.
Watson gets to his feet - Martine follows without any prompting.
Martine shoots in and bounces Watson off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson looking for a sweep. Not yet Watson, not yet.
Watson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Matt Watson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Watson fails with the takedown
and Martine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Martine is working for a submission of some sort.
Martine tries to stand and escape but Watson is controlling the position.
Watson looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Martine seems to be looking for submissions.
Martine is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Watson doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Martine.
Watson is pressing down on Martine's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Martine is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Watson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Watson has escaped and now he's on top!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Martine trying to strike off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Watson slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Martine sneaks back into half guard.
Watson lands strikes from half guard.
Watson wants to control but Martine is keeping him busy.
Martine tries to roll over but Watson keeps him under control.
Nice strikes from Watson there.
Martine is trying to control but can't.
The fighters are battling for position here. Martine manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Martine is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Martine is working for a submission of some sort.
Watson tries to get to full guard but Martine has control of the leg.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson is trying to maintain the position but Martine is very close to passing his half guard.
Martine slips a nice elbow through Watson's hands, connecting with Watson's forehead.
Martine is pressing down on Watson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Watson is holding on for now.
Martine decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Martine misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Martine scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Watson tries to kick Martine off but Martine keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Watson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martine wants to control from the top but Watson keeps moving.
Watson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Martine.
Martine might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Watson keeping full guard, as Martine tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Watson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Watson is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Martine has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Martine!
Martine is pushing down on Watson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watson is fighting to maintain full guard but Martine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Martine tries to pass the half guard into mount. Watson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Watson is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Martine pulls his head out easily.
Martine seems to be looking for submissions.
Watson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Martine's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Martine's back!
Martine wants to control his opponent's hands but Watson gets his hands free.
Martine manages to reverse the position and now he's in Watson's guard. Nice work there by Martine.
Martine trying to control but Watson is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martine is pushing down on Watson's leg trying to pass to half guard. Watson is fighting to maintain full guard but Martine has managed to sneak the leg through.
Watson is doing well to control the position and prevent Martine from advancing to side control.
Martine seems to be working for a kimura but Watson defends the submission attempt.
Watson moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Martine drops back, looking for a kneebar! Watson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Watson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Watson!
Martine is trying to improve his position.
You can see the frustration on Martine's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Watson is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Martine knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Martine can't do much from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Remy Martine dominated that second round.
That's time! Martine's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Watson with a poor takedown
and Martine counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Martine is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Watson!
Martine working for a guillotine from mount but Watson is in no mood to give up.
Martine swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Watson is now in Martine's guard. A big mistake from Martine there, giving up the dominant position!
Martine throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Martine trying to keep a closed guard but Watson is proving a slippery customer.
Watson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martine is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Martine throws his legs up looking for a submission but Watson uses it to pass to side control.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martine is trying to get back to half guard.
Watson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Martine gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Watson lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Martine is trying to get back to full guard.
Watson working Martine over with strikes.
Martine has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Watson is working away from the top position though.
Martine is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Watson scores with a couple of nice shots.
Martine tries to get to full guard but Watson has control of the leg.
Martine regains full guard. Nicely done.
Watson stopping the sweep attempt from Martine.
Martine has a closed guard, preventing Watson from standing up.
Martine keeping moving, preventing Watson from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martine looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Watson passes Martine's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Martine kicks Watson off and gets back to his feet.
A head kick misses from Martine.
Watson gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Martine counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
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!
Watson is not content to let Martine control the position.
Watson moves into full guard.
Watson looking for a triangle here. Martine is fighting it but it looks tight! Watson pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Martine is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:02 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Matt Watson!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Serge Bibeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rosco Espino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Serge Bibeau had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 156.5lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Rosco Espino looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Serge Bibeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rosco Espino!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Espino gets caught flat footed, as Bibeau shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Espino keeping moving, preventing Bibeau from controlling successfully.
Espino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Espino keeping full guard, as Bibeau tries to pass.
Bibeau wants to control from the top but Espino keeps moving.
Bibeau sitting in guard here, content to control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Espino looking for a sweep. Not yet Espino, not yet.
Espino is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Espino shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Bibeau as he avoids it easily.
Bibeau shoots and misses
and Espino counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Espino.
Espino trying to control the position from guard on top but Bibeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Espino looks gassed!
Bibeau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Espino doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Bibeau is tightening it up a little... Espino has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Espino reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Espino taps out! nice BJJ there by Bibeau!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Serge Bibeau!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sexyama Hama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sexyama Hama!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Sexyama Hama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hama fails with the takedown.
Hama looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Hama walks into a jab.
Hama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Hama shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Hama is just content to waste time from the top position. Ferreira takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Hama preventing the sweep.
Ferreira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ferreira keeping moving, preventing Hama from controlling successfully.
Hama trying to move into half guard but instead Ferreira has managed to sweep!
Hama keeping moving, preventing Ferreira from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hama is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Ferreira stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hama swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Ferreira is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Hama fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Sexyama Hama. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ferreira connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hama.
Hama shoots in and bounces Ferreira off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hama makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Ferreira looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Hama trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hama is really struggling to control Ferreira but he's trying to hold on to the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The fighters are battling for position here. Hama manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Hama is breathing heavily.
Hama is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Ferreira is pushing down on Hama's leg trying to pass to half guard. Hama is fighting to maintain full guard but Ferreira has managed to sneak the leg through.
Hama is looking to control Ferreira's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Hama avoid being mounted?
Hama is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Ferreira is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Hama trying to control here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Ferreira wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hama keeps working.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hama tries to clinch up.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Ferreira, right into the meat.
Hama scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Ferreira controls the position for a moment.
Hama wants to lay and pray for a moment but Ferreira keeps working.
Hama cracks Ferreira with a big right hand but Ferreira just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Hama in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Hama wants to control but Ferreira is keeping him busy.
Ferreira is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Hama off and has taken his back!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira is working the ground and pound here and the referee is taking a close look at Hama. He must escape soon or this one will be stopped.
Hama showing good submission defense here.
Ferreira trying to control momentarily.
Ferreira is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Hama manages to reverse the position and now he's in Ferreira's guard. Nice work there by Hama.
Ferreira wants to sweep but no luck.
Ferreira trying to keep a closed guard but Hama is proving a slippery customer.
Ferreira striking off his back but it's not causing Hama any problems.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Ferreira throws a nice head kick!
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 Sexyama Hama will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ferreira lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Hama is rocked!
Hama takes one to the side of the head.
Oh Hama is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ferreira pushes Hama away with a front kick.
Ferreira moves in close and cracks Hama with a massive right hand! Hama, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the cavas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by Ferreira!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:14 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James Ferreira!
James Ferreira is the new bantamweight champion!
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