265 Finale PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Carter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Major Nelson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Carter
vs
Nelson

178 cm
23
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

190 cm
22
187 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

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 New York, Shawn Carter!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Major Nelson!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carter lands a lovely overhand right.
Nelson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Carter sprawls well. Carter wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Nelson gets slowly back to his feet.
Carter misses with a looping right.
Carter misses with a looping left.
The fight stays on the outside here - Nelson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nelson fails to land with a series of punches.
Carter misses with a looping left.

Carter lands a big shot that drops Nelson! Can he finish him?

Nelson is rocked!

Carter drops back, looking for a kneebar! Nelson looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Nelson looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Nelson!
Nelson is still in real trouble! Can Carter finish him?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nelson happy to just control the position for now.
Nelson seems to have recovered his senses.

Nelson tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Nelson has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Nelson trying to control the position but Carter is working away.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Nelson stands up.
Carter circles away from the clinch attempt.
No joy there for Carter, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Carter throws a jab when Nelson was well out of range.
Carter looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Carter misses with an uppercut. Nelson saw that one coming.
Shawn Carter seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Carter misses the shot to the body.
Nelson moves out of range of the strikes.
Jab by Carter.
Nelson closes the distance and clinches up with Carter, looking for a takedown. Nelson pushes Carter against the cage but Carter circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Carter misses with a straight right.
Carter lands with a big right hook that stumbles Nelson - he's out on his feet here! Carter follows up with another monster hook that separates Nelson from consciousness! Nelson falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Carter stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Shawn Carter!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
86%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Sharpe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

St Sharpe
vs
Miller

189 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
175 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

Decent wrestler
Brawler
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Sharpe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Miller!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Sharpe keeps the fight on the outside.
Miller tries to clinch up.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from St Sharpe.
A head kick misses from St Sharpe.
Miller fails in his attempt to clinch.

St Sharpe looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Miller is trying to stand.
St Sharpe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Miller wants to get back to his feet.
Miller really doesn't want to stay on the ground with St Sharpe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

St Sharpe postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Miller to stand up.

St Sharpe moves into the clinch successfully.
St Sharpe tries to break the clinch but Miller is controlling the position.
St Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Miller is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. St Sharpe is defending well for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Sharpe wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Miller scores with a knee to the head.
Miller is pressed up against the cage. St Sharpe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Miller down to the mat. Miller avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.

St Sharpe shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
St Sharpe working the head and body with strikes.
St Sharpe thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
St Sharpe prevents Miller from standing back up.

St Sharpe stands up and beckons Miller to join him on the feet.
Jason Miller is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Miller tries to clinch

and St Sharpe counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
St Sharpe is taking a breather. Miller says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Miller is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to stand up here but St Sharpe is controlling him well.
St Sharpe takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
St Sharpe's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Sharpe scoring with strikes to the body and head.

St Sharpe is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
St Sharpe passes to full mount!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Sharpe connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
St Sharpe controlling from mount.
St Sharpe 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 Sharpe fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Sharpe cracks Miller with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
St Sharpe content just to control the position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
St Sharpe with shots to the head and body - Miller looks very uncomfortable down there.
St Sharpe content just to control the position here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Sharpe postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Miller looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Sharpe dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Miller tries a head kick but it misses.

St Sharpe instigates a clinch.
St Sharpe is trying to break free.
St Sharpe tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
St Sharpe tries to circle away but Miller has him pinned against the cage.
St Sharpe jumps guard but Miller stands there with St Sharpe around his waist. St Sharpe gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
St Sharpe wants a takedown.
St Sharpe tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Sharpe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Sharpe tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Miller smiles and moves away.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably

and St Sharpe counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Miller!
St Sharpe takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.

St Sharpe goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Miller is on top in guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Sharpe tries to land a sweep but no joy.
St Sharpe has Miller pulled in close to control his posture.

St Sharpe has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Miller off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Miller tries to clinch but fails miserably

and St Sharpe holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
St Sharpe jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Miller walks away with a smile on his face. St Sharpe gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

St Sharpe clinches with his opponent.
Knees in the clinch landing for Miller.
St Sharpe is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.

St Sharpe manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.

St Sharpe pushes Miller off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Miller looks to clinch

and St Sharpe decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Miller's guard.

Miller is working an open guard so St Sharpe takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

St Sharpe closes the distance and clinches.
St Sharpe can't get the takedown.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller prevents a takedown attempt there.
A right hook to the body lands for St Sharpe.
St Sharpe tries to pull guard but Miller holds him up against the cage and eventually St Sharpe drops back down to his feet.
St Sharpe fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Miller keeps control of St Sharpe as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Miller misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Sharpe.

St Sharpe jumps guard and drags Miller to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
St Sharpe lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Miller!
St Sharpe controlling the position easily from mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
St Sharpe scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Miller?
St Sharpe controlling the pace for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

George St Sharpe dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Miller tries to clinch

and St Sharpe counters with a takedown into side control.

St Sharpe decides to stand back up. St Sharpe steps back and let's Miller get back to his feet.
Miller tries to clinch up

and St Sharpe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
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 Sharpe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
St Sharpe seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Miller for as long as he can get away with.

St Sharpe drops back looking for a leg! Miller is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Miller manages to kick St Sharpe off! St Sharpe jumps back into Miller's guard.
St Sharpe is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Miller keeping full guard, as St Sharpe tries to pass.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Sharpe is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Miller wants to stand but St Sharpe is controlling the position.
St Sharpe stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Miller swivels though and keeps the full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Miller tries to clinch but St Sharpe moves away

and St Sharpe counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
St Sharpe is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Sharpe sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Miller's guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Miller is trying to stand.
St Sharpe stalling.

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.

The referee stands the fighters back up. George St Sharpe just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

St Sharpe pushes Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Miller being controlled against the cage.
Miller tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Sharpe avoids it.
Miller on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
St Sharpe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Miller gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.

St Sharpe has Miller pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. St Sharpe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Miller tumbling to the mat - St Sharpe dives into Miller's guard.
Miller can't keep his opponent in guard - St Sharpe advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.

And that's the end of the fight!
George St Sharpe showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Sharpe has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... 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 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... George St Sharpe!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Duke Familia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Levi Koppel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Familia
vs
Koppel

200 cm
23
160 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

200 cm
23
155 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

Good takedowns
Solid boxing
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duke Familia!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Levi Koppel!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Koppel takes one on the button.
Koppel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Familia.

Koppel instigates a clinch.
Koppel wants a takedown.
Koppel tries for a takedown. No joy.
A frustrated look appears on Familia's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Familia tries to break free but Koppel pushes him back against the cage.

Koppel breaks from the clinch.
Familia really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Familia pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Koppel walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Levi Koppel has been cut.
Familia throws a shot to the body.
Familia thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice takedown defense from Familia. No joy for Koppel on that attempt.
Duke Familia has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Levi Koppel.
Koppel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Familia.
Nice defenses there by Koppel.

Koppel bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Familia pushes Koppel away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Koppel gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Familia trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Koppel slips a straight right by Familia.
Familia changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.

Koppel feints and as Familia raises his hands in defense, Koppel changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Koppel wants to stand but Familia is controlling his posture from full guard.

Familia pushes Koppel off and gets back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Koppel tries to clinch up but Familia circles away and keeps his distance.
Familia misses the jab.
Familia throws a body kick that misses.
Koppel tries for a takedown but Familia sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Familia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Familia. Koppel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Familia cracks Koppel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Koppel slips under a jab.
Familia scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Familia throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Familia scores with the left hand. Koppel knows he should have avoided that one.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Koppel slips a straight right by Familia.
Familia fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Familia lands a nice shot to the body.
Familia swings for the body but Koppel moves out of range.
A combination from Familia does no damage.
Familia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Familia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Familia misses with a looping left.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Koppel.

Koppel closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Familia did well to prevent Koppel getting side control.
Koppel looks gassed!

Familia pushes Koppel off and gets back to his feet.
Koppel takes one to the chin there.
Familia swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Familia scores with a hook to the body. Koppel takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Koppel shoots in but Familia avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Duke Familia seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Koppel tries to clinch up.
Familia lands a lovely overhand right.
Familia looks to throw the jab but Koppel is out of range.
Koppel takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Koppel shoots in for a takedown but Familia shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Koppel uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Familia.
Familia throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Koppel on the side of the head.
Familia lands with a hook. Koppel tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.

Koppel is rocked!
Koppel tries to get into range but Familia steps to the side and lands a beautiful hook that drops Koppel! He's faceplanted into the mat, ass in the air... he's out cold! That's an image he won't want to show his grandkids when he gets older! Familia scores the big KO victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Duke Familia!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Old Papi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Uni Haselcase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these fighters are unbeaten, so somebody's 0 has got to go!Uni Haselcase has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Old Papi
vs
Haselcase

188 cm
23
215 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

210 cm
23
205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Experienced

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Old Papi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Uni Haselcase!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Old Papi looks to score with a jab to the body but Haselcase is just out of range.
Old Papi tries to work over Haselcase's front leg with a kick but Haselcase checks it.
Haselcase staying out of range there.
Old Papi takes a swing at Haselcase's ribcage but misses.
Old Papi throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Old Papi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
No luck for Haselcase with that takedown attempt.
Nice shot lands for Old Papi.
Old Papi throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Old Papi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Haselcase uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Old Papi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Old Papi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Haselcase steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Old Papi.
Old Papi stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Old Papi wants it to stay on the feet.
Old Papi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haselcase's head backwards.
Old Papi misses with a two punch combination.
A slow jab from Old Papi misses its intended target.
Old Papi throws a sloppy head kick and Haselcase moves out of range easily.
Old Papi throws a leg kick but Haselcase sees it coming and moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Old Papi fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Haselcase showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Old Papi.
Haselcase is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Haselcase keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Old Papi.
Haselcase staying out of range there.
Old Papi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Old Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Haselcase changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Old Papi tries to avoid it but Haselcase manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Old Papi to the ground. Old Papi escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Shane Old Papi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uni Haselcase.
A jab lands there for Old Papi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi misses with a low kick.
Old Papi throws a series of punches but Haselcase avoids them all with ease.
Nice takedown defense from Old Papi. No joy for Haselcase on that attempt.
Haselcase fails to land the takedown.
Old Papi doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Haselcase counters with a single leg into guard. Old Papi didn't expect that.
Old Papi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Old Papi tries to get out of the position.
Haselcase stops Old Papi from standing up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Haselcase trying to control the position from guard on top but Old Papi is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Haselcase drops back looking for a leg! Old Papi is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Old Papi manages to kick Haselcase off! Haselcase jumps back into Old Papi's guard.
Haselcase trying to control but Old Papi is working from the bottom.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi wants to stand and escape but Haselcase is having none of it.
Haselcase pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Old Papi is keeping the position for now.
Haselcase won't allow Old Papi to get back to his feet.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Haselcase bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Nice cross by Old Papi.
Haselcase checks the leg kick nicely there.
Old Papi scores with a hook to the body. Haselcase takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Old Papi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Old Papi dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Old Papi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Haselcase sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Nice shot lands for Old Papi.
Jab by Old Papi.
Old Papi misses with a two punch combination.
Old Papi misses with a straight right.
Haselcase slips under a jab from Old Papi.
Old Papi scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Haselcase has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Haselcase there as he acknowledges the shot.
Haselcase dives in and grabs Old Papi's left leg, looking for a takedown. Old Papi pushes down on Haselcase's head and hops out.
Shane Old Papi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good standup being displayed there by Old Papi as he connects with a hook.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi throws a right and a left that both miss.
Old Papi walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Haselcase checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Old Papi just misses with a punch to the body.
Old Papi misses with a straight right.
Haselcase showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Old Papi.
Old Papi misses with a series of wild punches.
Haselcase fails with the takedown.
Old Papi listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.

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.
Old Papi throws out a leg kick but Haselcase moves out of range and Old Papi only half commits.

Haselcase shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Old Papi manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haselcase prevents Old Papi from getting back to his feet.
Haselcase wants to control from the top but Old Papi keeps moving.
Old Papi wants to stand and escape but Haselcase is having none of it.

Haselcase 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.
Old Papi might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Haselcase slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haselcase prevents Old Papi from escaping the position.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Old Papi missing with a left hand there. Haselcase was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A decent looking cross lands there for Old Papi.
Old Papi fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Haselcase is out of range.
Old Papi throws a body punch but Haselcase moves out of range.
Old Papi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Old Papi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Shane Old Papi is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Old Papi throws a hook but Haselcase avoids it easily.

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.
Haselcase checks a leg kick.
Haselcase takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Old Papi throws a left and a right that both miss

and Haselcase counters with a single leg into guard. Old Papi didn't expect that.

Haselcase drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Haselcase jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Haselcase trying to control but Old Papi is working from the bottom.
Old Papi wants to stand up but Haselcase is controlling him.
Old Papi keeping moving, preventing Haselcase from controlling successfully.
Haselcase pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Old Papi is keeping the position for now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Old Papi dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Nice uppercut there from Old Papi.
Old Papi lands with a nice combination. Haselcase backs away looking to recover.
Haselcase takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A head kick misses from Old Papi.
Old Papi fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Haselcase misses with a takedown
and Old Papi counters with a nice uppercut.
Old Papi misses with the combination.
Old Papi misses with a few strikes there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haselcase throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Old Papi sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Old Papi looks to land a combination but Haselcase avoids it well.
Old Papi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Old Papi misses with a wild body shot.
Old Papi lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Old Papi misses with a low kick.
Haselcase takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Old Papi rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Haselcase moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haselcase bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Haselcase has a takedown stuffed.
Old Papi lands with a cross.
Haselcase tries to move into range but Old Papi moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Old Papi misses the shot to the body.
Old Papi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Shane Old Papi is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Old Papi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Old Papi throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body punch from Old Papi.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Haselcase gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Old Papi counters with a three punch combo that has Haselcase backing up. Haselcase nods at Old Papi to acknowledge the strikes.
Shane Old Papi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uni Haselcase.
Old Papi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Old Papi throws a lazy right hand but Haselcase sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Old Papi throws a low kick, looking for Haselcase's leg but Haselcase calmly moves out of range.
Haselcase has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Haselcase fails to land the takedown.
Old Papi throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Old Papi misses with a hook. Haselcase ducked under it nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Old Papi swinging wildly here.
Old Papi dips to his left and cracks Haselcase with an uppercut!
Old Papi tries to work over Haselcase's front leg with a kick but Haselcase checks it.
Old Papi throws a combination. Haselcase tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Old Papi throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Old Papi throws out a powerful jab.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Old Papi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Old Papi clearly takes that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Nice straight punches there by Old Papi. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Old Papi.
Old Papi swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A combination from Old Papi does no damage.
Haselcase shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Old Papi but Old Papi pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Old Papi misses with an uppercut. Haselcase saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Old Papi misses with a straight left.
Old Papi throws an overhand right that lands on Haselcase's shoulder, as Haselcase tries to avoid the shot.
Old Papi misses with a jab, cross combination.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Old Papi throws a head kick but Haselcase moves out of range.
Old Papi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Old Papi throws a head kick that misses.
Old Papi waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Haselcase.
Old Papi finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Old Papi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Old Papi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
No joy there for Old Papi, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's two 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.
Old Papi looks to throw the jab but Haselcase is out of range.
Haselcase slips under a jab from Old Papi.
Haselcase uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Old Papi.
Old Papi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haselcase circles away quickly and effectively.
Haselcase defending well as Old Papi loads up on a big left hand.
Old Papi misses with a straight left.
Haselcase slips under a jab.
Old Papi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Old Papi.
Old Papi throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Haselcase.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Old Papi.
Old Papi swinging wildly here.
Old Papi throws out a loose jab but Haselcase uses good head movement to avoid it.
Haselcase takes one to the chin there.
Haselcase shoots for a takedown but Old Papi saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shane Old Papi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uni Haselcase.
Haselcase avoids the body shot from Old Papi.
Haselcase dodges the punch combination from Old Papi.
Old Papi throws a sloppy head kick and Haselcase moves out of range easily.

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.
Haselcase takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Old Papi throws a jab when Haselcase was well out of range.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Old Papi!
Old Papi misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Haselcase.
Old Papi swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Haselcase.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Haselcase swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Haselcase ducks under a wild hook from Old Papi.
Haselcase tries to score a power double leg takedown but Old Papi sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haselcase somewhat.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Shane Old Papi had his way with Uni Haselcase in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Old Papi connects with a right hand. Haselcase shakes it off.
Haselcase walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Old Papi bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Haselcase's head backwards.
Old Papi lands a jab to Haselcase's midsection.
Old Papi misses with a head kick.
Haselcase avoids the body shot from Old Papi.
Old Papi looks to land a combination but Haselcase avoids it well.
Old Papi misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice jab there from Old Papi.
Haselcase shoots in looking for a takedown. Old Papi tries to sprawl out of it but Haselcase keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Old Papi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Old Papi lands with an overhand left.
Old Papi throws a series of punches but Haselcase avoids them all with ease.
Old Papi throws a right and a left that Haselcase avoids nicely.
Old Papi lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Haselcase circles away quickly and effectively.
Old Papi misses with a wild combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Old Papi is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Haselcase.
Old Papi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Left hook, right uppercut from Old Papi.
Old Papi connects with a single shot there.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Old Papi, as that shot connected.
Old Papi throws a shot from downtown. Haselcase moves away and avoids it.
Old Papi throws the left hand but Haselcase avoids the punch easily.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Old Papi thows a body shot but no joy.
Some wild striking there from Old Papi.
The fighters circling - Old Papi throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Old Papi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Old Papi pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Old Papi keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Shane Old Papi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Uni Haselcase.
Old Papi throws a shot from downtown. Haselcase moves away and avoids 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.
Haselcase shoots in but Old Papi avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Old Papi throws a lazy right hand but Haselcase sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Shane Old Papi is winning the standup battle so far.
Old Papi misses with a jab to the body

and Haselcase counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Haselcase thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Haselcase stops Old Papi from standing up.

Haselcase 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.
Uni Haselcase has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Haselcase is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Old Papi wants to stand up but Haselcase is controlling him.

And that's the end of the fight!
Shane Old Papi showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Old Papi, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:44
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 50:44
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:44

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Shane Old Papi!
Shane Old Papi is the new light heavyweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ben Raymond (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Slater (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!

Raymond
vs
Slater

185 cm
19
195 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
190 lbs
4 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Raymond!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Slater!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Slater throws a body kick that misses.
Slater takes one to the side of the head.
Raymond lands a lovely overhand right.
Slater throws a right hand that Raymond ducks under and follows up with a left that Raymond also avoids with ease.
Slater looks to land a body kick but Raymond moved away.
Slater throws a right and a left that Raymond avoids nicely.
Frank Slater seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Slater is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Slater tries to land a front kick but Raymond steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Raymond changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Slater takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raymond ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Slater takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Slater throws a series of punches but Raymond moves out of range.
Slater looks gassed!
Slater on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raymond lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Slater throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Raymond fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Nice shot by Raymond.
Slater closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Raymond scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Raymond connects with a superb combination that knocks Slater out cold! The referee charges across the mat and tackles Raymond before he can land any more shots to the unconscious Slater!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ben Raymond!
Ben Raymond is the new middleweight champion!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roman Akinfeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Italia Demarco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akinfeev's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, 50 - Psycho. Italia Demarco is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.

Akinfeev
vs
Demarco

196 cm
26
265 lbs
14 - 2 - 0

199 cm
23
265 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Akinfeev!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Italia Demarco!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Demarco fails with the takedown.
Demarco looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Akinfeev throws a hook to the side of Demarco's head but Demarco sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Akinfeev missing with a left hand there. Demarco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinfeev missing with a left hand there. Demarco was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Akinfeev jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Akinfeev cracks Demarco with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.

It looks like Italia Demarco has been cut.
Akinfeev thuds a left hand into Demarco's body.
Demarco looks gassed!
This has been an exciting period of action!

Akinfeev catches Demarco napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Demarco to the canvas!
Demarco has momentary wrist control but Akinfeev slips an elbow through the middle.
Akinfeev with a nice head shot there.
Akinfeev postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Akinfeev scoring with punches to the head and body.

That has opened up Italia Demarco's cut even more.
Akinfeev content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Demarco is rocked!
Akinfeev is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Akinfeev scores with a decent looking elbow strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Akinfeev connects with a couple of short punches.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Demarco can do anything to dispel that myth.
Demarco being controlled here, momentarily.
Akinfeev with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Akinfeev postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Akinfeev's corner. There ya go! There ya go!

Italia Demarco's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Italia Demarco's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Roman Akinfeev!
Roman Akinfeev is the new heavyweight champion!