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ECFC FN 24 CARMEN VS GOMI JR PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Borowitz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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275 lbs
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Borowitz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Borowitz has managed to clinch.
Rousey tries to pull guard but Borowitz forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Rousey is trying to break the clinch but Borowitz is controlling him.
Rousey tries to score a body lock takedown but Borowitz shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rousey avoids a wild elbow strike from Borowitz.
Borowitz gets underhooks to prevent Rousey's takedown attempt.
Tyler Borowitz has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Rousey.
Borowitz throws an elbow that misses.
Borowitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rousey's defenses.
It looks like Raymond Rousey has been cut.
Rousey wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Rousey is looking for a takedown.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike from Borowitz.
Borowitz misses with an elbow over the top.
Borowitz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Rousey's defenses.
Rousey drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Borowitz lands an elbow that stopped Rousey in his tracks for a moment.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Borowitz.
That has opened up Raymond Rousey's cut even more.
Borowitz creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rousey wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Borowitz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rousey has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Borowitz after a bit of a struggle.
Rousey blocks an elbow strike.
Rousey avoids a wild elbow strike from Borowitz.
Borowitz prevents the takedown attempt.
Rousey avoids the elbow strike from Borowitz, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Borowitz just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rousey's brow.
Borowitz misses with an elbow over the top.
Rousey is trying to push Borowitz away but Borowitz has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Borowitz has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Borowitz lands a nice elbow.
Rousey fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Borowitz lands an elbow inside that Rousey shrugs off.
Raymond Rousey'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 Raymond Rousey's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Tyler Borowitz!
Tyler Borowitz opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tyrell Spong (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyrell Spong!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spong fails with a takedown attempt.
Spong doesn't manage to clinch there - James circles away.
James gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Spong tries to pull guard but James won't allow it.
Spong stops a takedown attempt from James.
Spong is trying to break free.
Spong stops a takedown attempt from James.
Spong manages to pull guard.
Spong throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James advances position into side control!
James taking a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
James advances nicely into full mount.
Spong can't escape the position.
James trying to control but Spong is having none of it.
James with a couple of short strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
James is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Spong to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Spong shrugs it off.
James is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Spong is surviving well by controlling James's body position as best he can.
Spong tries to hold on but James postures up.
James trying to control but Spong is having none of it.
Spong working to try and regain half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James wants to finish this one by submission but Spong is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from James.
Spong wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by James.
James gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
James fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Spong, pushing him back against the cage.
Spong lands with a short punch from the clinch.
It looks like Josh James has been cut.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
James pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James stuffs the takedown.
Josh James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Spong.
James avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Spong fails with the takedown
and James counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
James pulls guard successfully.
James wants to sweep but no luck.
James has his feet on Spong's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
A bone on bone clash there as James blocks the leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
James misses with a head kick.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Spong throws a head kick that misses.
James lifts his leg as if looking to counter with a high kick.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from James is defended easily by Spong.
Spong unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Josh James dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh James's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
James gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Spong counters with a two punch combo.
James closes the distance and clinches up with Spong, looking for a takedown. James pushes Spong against the cage but Spong circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Spong gets in close and instigates a clinch.
James tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Spong is trying to pull guard but James turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
James jumps guard and drags Spong to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
James has a closed guard, preventing Spong from standing up.
Spong pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. James is keeping the position for now.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong controlling from the top position.
James looking for a sweep. Not yet James, not yet.
James keeping full guard, as Spong tries to pass.
Spong looking to sit in guard and control but James gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
James is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Spong can do to turn this around?
Spong tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Spong is fending him off so far but James persists. Nope, Spong circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Spong fails to land the takedown.
James seemed to be looking to counter by closing the distance.
Spong shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has James pinned against the cage. James gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
James lands a jab-cross combination.
It looks like Tyrell Spong has been cut.
Spong tries to clinch there but James circles away.
James half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Spong is looking to clinch.
James pushes Spong up against the cage in a clinch.
Spong has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by James after a bit of a struggle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James goes for a takedown attempt but Spong pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Spong moves in looking to clinch but James pushes him off.
James dives in for a single leg takedown but Spong sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Nice takedown defense from James. No joy for Spong on that attempt.
James stuffs the takedown.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
Spong is breathing heavily.
Spong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James misses with a takedown attempt
and Spong counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Spong closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
James breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Spong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
James was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Spong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spong is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spong fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Spong misses with a looping left.
Spong moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
James keeps control of Spong as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
James tries for a takedown. No joy.
James tries to pull guard but Spong holds him up against the cage and eventually James drops back down to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Tyrell Spong will probably get the nod - 10:9.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Spong closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
Nice sprawl there from James as Spong shoots in.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. Spong sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
James defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Spong.
Josh James has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tyrell Spong.
James shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
James sets himself, and Spong steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
Spong fails with a takedown attempt.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
James shoots in for a takedown but Spong shows good takedown defense.
Spong looks like he wanted to counter with a high kick but didn't throw it.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from James.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Spong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Spong throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
James tries to bum rush Spong with a series of wild strikes but Spong uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
James throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Spong, which made it look bad.
Spong unleashes a big counter combination but James bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Spong shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
Good leg kick by Spong there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Spong tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. James manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Josh James is winning the standup battle so far.
Spong tries to land a front kick but James steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Spong tries to close the distance and clinch but James swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Spong lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
James shoots in for a takedown but Spong shows good takedown defense.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Spong steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from James.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
James takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
James wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Horrible takedown attempt by James or perhaps it was just good defense by Spong, which made it look bad.
Spong shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as James sprawls well. James wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Spong gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Spong is trying hard to land a takedown here. James sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Spong shoots in but no luck this time.
James shoots in but Spong avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Spong changes levels for a counter takedown but doesn't follow through with his attempt.
Spong closes this distance looking for a takedown but James circles away.
Spong will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
James instigates a clinch.
James changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Spong fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Spong tries for a takedown but James sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
James sets himself, and Spong steps forward looking for the clinch! James avoids it this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good work by James as he checks the leg kick.
Spong tries a head kick but it misses.
James fails with a takedown attempt.
Spong fails with the takedown.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Spong shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James moves into range and clinches up with Spong.
And that's the end of the fight!
Josh James showed his dominance in that final round.
Well James 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Josh James!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kali Parlsh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Melvin Moroz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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140 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kali Parlsh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Melvin Moroz!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parlsh scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parlsh tries for a kimura but Moroz is defending well.
Parlsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moroz keeps working.
Parlsh tries to get to his feet but he's trapped momentarily.
Parlsh lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moroz is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Parlsh is controlling him well.
Moroz struggling a bit here.
Moroz on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Parlsh is trying to get an arm triangle but Moroz is defending well.
Parlsh wants to lay and pray for a moment but Moroz keeps working.
Moroz pushes Parlsh away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Parlsh gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Parlsh thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Moroz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh controls the position from side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Parlsh works to advance to full mount. Moroz defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Moroz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Parlsh scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Parlsh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Parlsh cracks Moroz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Parlsh is landing with some decent strikes but Moroz is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Parlsh controlling his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh trying to control but Moroz is having none of it.
Parlsh lands a big shot there that rocks Moroz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Moroz wants to control but Parlsh is having none of it.
Parlsh lands with some strikes.
Parlsh avoids the attempt from Moroz to control.
Parlsh lands a big shot there that rocks Moroz but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
Parlsh landing strikes from the mount and Moroz is in trouble!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Moroz is working to get back to half guard.
Parlsh lands a heavy elbow.
Moroz keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Parlsh can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Moroz is looking to escape.
Parlsh is in the full mount, landing strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Moroz wants to control but Parlsh is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kali Parlsh dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Parlsh drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Parlsh has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Moroz taking shots to the head.
Parlsh is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Moroz is surviving well by controlling Parlsh's body position as best he can.
Parlsh controlling from the full mount.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moroz working to try and regain half guard.
Parlsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh working Moroz over with strikes here.
Parlsh tries to control but Moroz wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Parlsh controlling his opponent.
Parlsh trying to control but Moroz is having none of it.
Parlsh connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Parlsh scoring with strikes but Moroz is staying in there.
Moroz working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Parlsh goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Moroz is on top in guard.
Parlsh is looking to stand up but Moroz isn't so interested in that idea.
Moroz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Moroz drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Moroz jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Parlsh looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Parlsh seems keen to control Moroz's posture.
Moroz prevents Parlsh from getting back to his feet.
Parlsh on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Parlsh tries to get out of the position.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Parlsh 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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Parlsh wants to clinch.
Moroz throws a head kick that misses.
Parlsh misses with a takedown attempt - Moroz sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Kali Parlsh is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Moroz throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Parlsh throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Moroz's waist but Moroz gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Parlsh off to one side.
Moroz scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Parlsh is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Moroz misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kali Parlsh dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Parlsh shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Moroz as he jumps to the side.
Parlsh fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Moroz closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Moroz lands in his opponent's guard.
Moroz prevents Parlsh from getting back to his feet.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Moroz trying to control but Parlsh is working from the bottom.
Parlsh managing to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parlsh wants to stand up but Moroz is controlling him.
Moroz is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Parlsh is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Parlsh has escaped and now he's on top!
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Kali Parlsh overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Parlsh landing some decent shots from guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Moroz has momentary wrist control but Parlsh slips an elbow through the middle.
Moroz has momentary wrist control but Parlsh slips an elbow through the middle.
Parlsh slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Parlsh 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.
Parlsh in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Moroz is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:42 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Kali Parlsh!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brennan Abramson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Wayne Webb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Brennan Abramson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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211 lbs
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213 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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Brawler
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brennan Abramson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wayne Webb!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Webb shoots in for a takedown but Abramson shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Webb.
We've been hearing reports that Abramson has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
Abramson drives through and clinches with Webb against the cage.
Webb wants to take the fight to the mat but Abramson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Brennan Abramson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Wayne Webb.
Abramson is struggling to control the position.
Webb pulls guard effortlessly.
Webb preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Abramson sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Webb's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramson stands up from half guard.
Abramson misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Abramson sets himself, and Webb steps forward looking for the clinch! Abramson avoids it this time.
Abramson tries to clinch up.
Abramson tries for a takedown but Webb circles away easily
and Webb counters with a three punch combo that has Abramson backing up. Abramson nods at Webb to acknowledge the strikes.
Abramson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Webb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Webb doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Webb fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Abramson avoids it really well and circles away.
Abramson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Abramson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Webb avoids it really well and circles away.
Brennan Abramson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abramson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Webb sprawls well initially but Abramson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Abramson is breathing heavily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abramson seems to be working for a kimura but Webb defends the submission attempt.
Abramson is keen to just control but Webb is a slippery customer.
Abramson drops an elbow to the side of Webb's head.
Abramson seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Webb does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Abramson stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Webb to get to his feet.
Abramson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Webb sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Webb clinches with his opponent.
Webb manages to break the clinch.
Abramson tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Webb defends well and Abramson ends up having to push Webb into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Webb looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Abramson appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Webb moves in looking to clinch but Abramson pushes him off.
Abramson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Abramson working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Webb trying his best to control but Abramson has mounted him.
Abramson controlling from mount.
Webb tries to hold on but Abramson pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abramson tries to control but Webb wriggling away.
A nice elbow there by Abramson.
Abramson wants to control the pace but Webb is squirming around nicely.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Abramson is really struggling to control Webb but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Abramson with a couple of short strikes.
Abramson lands a nice shot to the head.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Abramson trying to control but Webb is having none of it.
Abramson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Webb looks a forlorn figure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brennan Abramson 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.
Webb wants to clinch.
Abramson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Abramson shoots in for a takedown but Webb shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Brennan Abramson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Webb has Abramson up against the cage in a clinch.
Abramson keeps control of Webb as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Webb tries for a takedown but Abramson manages to get underhooks.
Abramson missing with knees to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramson slowing the pace effectively.
Webb tries to stall but Abramson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Abramson breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Webb swats away the attempt to clinch by Abramson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramson tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Webb swivels and escapes.
Webb wants to counter with a clinch but Abramson pushes him away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Abramson.
Abramson shoots for a double leg takedown but Webb sprawls well. He's pushed Abramson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Brennan Abramson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Webb tries to keep at a distance but Abramson has taken the fight into the clinch.
Webb goes for a takedown attempt but Abramson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Abramson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Abramson fails to land the takedown.
Abramson shoots in looking for a takedown. Webb tries to sprawl out of it but Abramson keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Webb manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Webb has a takedown stuffed.
Abramson takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Webb tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Webb shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Abramson defends it nicely.
Abramson misses with a takedown
and Webb counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Webb dodges the punch combination from Abramson.
Abramson avoids the head kick by Webb.
Webb is trying hard to land a takedown here. Abramson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramson tries to clinch but Webb is having none of it.
Abramson with a poor takedown
and Webb counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Webb.
Webb breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Webb tries to score a power double leg takedown but Abramson sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Webb somewhat.
Abramson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Webb paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Wayne Webb seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Webb misses with a takedown attempt - Abramson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Abramson gets a clinch.
Webb manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the liver by Abramson. Beautiful body shot.
Abramson scores with a nice strike.
Webb feints a jab promting Abramson to slip. Webb then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Abramson slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Abramson fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Webb avoids it really well and circles away.
Webb steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Abramson.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Webb.
Webb looks for a takedown but Abramson sprawls well.
This has been an exciting period of action!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Webb shoots in for a double leg but Abramson sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Abramson walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Abramson takes the fight into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Wayne Webb will probably get the nod - 10:9.
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!
Webb misses with a takedown attempt - Abramson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Webb circles away from the clinch attempt.
Abramson looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Brennan Abramson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Abramson missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Abramson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Abramson stands and throws Webb's legs to the side, diving into side control.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Abramson staying calm.
Abramson trying to control the position but Webb is working away.
Abramson is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Webb can do to turn this around?
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abramson creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Abramson working the ground and pound but Webb is defending the strikes.
Abramson grinds an elbow into Webb's temple.
Webb avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Abramson.
Webb gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Abramson tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Abramson'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.
Abramson raining down hammerfists from mount.
BOOM! Abramson connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Webb taking shots to the head.
Abramson lands a couple of good shots and Webb has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Abramson 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.
Abramson keeps control of the position as Webb tries to break free.
Abramson punches Webb on the ear.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Abramson tries to get the hooks in deep but Webb pushed the leg off.
Abramson punishes Webb with strikes from the back mount.
Abramson punches Webb on the ear.
Webb is trying to break free.
Abramson tightening his grip on Webb, looking for the choke.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Abramson has his arm under Webb's chin here. Game over son! Abramson squeezes tightly and Webb is forced to tap out!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Brennan Abramson!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Artur Grunwaldzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Draven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Grunwaldzki comes into the arena with Within Temptation - Forsaken blaring out of the sound system. Eric Draven acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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152 lbs
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153 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Artur Grunwaldzki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Draven!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Grunwaldzki has Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
A short right from Grunwaldzki on the inside.
Draven goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Draven letting Grunwaldzki take a breather here.
Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch.
Draven has been spending a lot of time sparring his boxing in the run up to the fight, trying to sharpen up those hands and look for a knockout.
Grunwaldzki steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Draven.
Grunwaldzki works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Grunwaldzki walks into a jab.
Artur Grunwaldzki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Grunwaldzki scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Draven thuds his shin into the meat of Grunwaldzki's side.
Draven looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Grunwaldzki throws a lazy right hand but Draven sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Draven throws a series of punches but Grunwaldzki avoids them all with ease.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Grunwaldzki throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grunwaldzki lands a head shot.
A nice leg kick lands there from Draven.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki misses with a hook. Draven ducked under it nicely.
Grunwaldzki throws a nice outside leg kick.
Grunwaldzki misses with the combination.
Draven tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Grunwaldzki was well out of range. Poor timing from Draven.
Grunwaldzki misses with a body kick.
Grunwaldzki throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Draven sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Draven tries a quick counter leg kick but Grunwaldzki is wise to it.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki misses with a left hand
and Draven counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Grunwaldzki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Grunwaldzki blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunwaldzki.
A nice side step and Draven releases a counter shot to the body, but it doesn't find it's home.
Draven shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Grunwaldzki works the jab nicely.
Grunwaldzki goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven throws the kick towards the body but Grunwaldzki avoids it.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Grunwaldzki moves out of range easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grunwaldzki was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Draven checks the leg kick.
Draven throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Grunwaldzki is looking to chop away at Draven's legs.
Grunwaldzki lands a body shot.
Grunwaldzki checks a leg kick nicely.
Draven looks for the body kick but Grunwaldzki saw that one coming.
As Draven backs away, Grunwaldzki returns fire with a leg kick that just misses.
Draven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grunwaldzki is out of range and Draven settles back down.
Grunwaldzki cracks Draven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Draven pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grunwaldzki swings widly with a right hand
and Draven counters with a nice body kick.
Draven moves away from the strike by Grunwaldzki.
Draven feints and then cracks Grunwaldzki's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Grunwaldzki down.
Draven throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Draven fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Grunwaldzki manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Grunwaldzki misses.
Grunwaldzki smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Draven moves away from the strike by Grunwaldzki.
Draven scores with a head kick.
Nice body kick there by Draven.
Draven slips under a jab.
Grunwaldzki scores with a jab to the jaw.
Draven throws out a leg kick but Grunwaldzki moves out of range and Draven only half commits.
Draven attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Draven tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Draven cracks the inside of Grunwaldzki's front leg.
Draven misses with a low kick as Grunwaldzki jumps back.
Grunwaldzki throws a big shot that misses.
Draven throws a shot from downtown. Grunwaldzki moves away and avoids it.
Draven on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Grunwaldzki ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki looks for the body kick but Draven saw that one coming.
Grunwaldzki fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Grunwaldzki cracks Draven with a good jab.
Draven scores with a spinning back kick!
A head kick from Draven lands but Grunwaldzki takes it in his stride.
Draven throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters with a stiff right hand.
Draven delivers a nice body kick.
Grunwaldzki has Draven up against the cage in a clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Grunwaldzki lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grunwaldzki swings wildly with an uppercut but Draven uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunwaldzki avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Grunwaldzki 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.
Draven dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Grunwaldzki. That did some damage!
Draven is looking to land body kicks.
Grunwaldzki scores with a sloppy right hand. Draven should have avoided that one.
Draven misses with a low kick.
Grunwaldzki throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
A looping hook to the body misses from Grunwaldzki. Draven does a little dance to reset his feet.
Grunwaldzki misses with an uppercut. Draven saw that one coming.
Grunwaldzki misses with a body kick.
Draven thows a leg kick but Grunwaldzki checks it
and Grunwaldzki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grunwaldzki just leaning against Draven, taking a breather.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Grunwaldzki lands with a left to the head.
Draven blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A short right from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands a hook to the side of the head.
Draven misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Draven is trying to break free.
Grunwaldzki presses Draven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Draven tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A right hook to the body lands for Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki pushes Draven back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short right from Grunwaldzki on the inside.
Grunwaldzki is working Draven over against the cage.
Grunwaldzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Draven taking a breather.
Draven wants to break free but Grunwaldzki has control.
Draven is trying to stall.
Grunwaldzki has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch.
Grunwaldzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Draven throws a head kick that misses.
Grunwaldzki looks to land a left hand but Draven moved out of range nicely.
Draven dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A swing and a miss from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki misses with an uppercut.
Draven has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Grunwaldzki finds it's way round the side to connect with Draven's head.
Draven is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Grunwaldzki rather than just go for the knockout.
Draven throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Grunwaldzki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Draven tries a head kick but it misses.
Draven tries a low kick but Grunwaldzki avoids it.
As Draven tries to get set, Grunwaldzki tries to push him back and clinch up but Draven manages to avoid the attempt.
Draven takes one on the button.
Draven misses with a kick to the body
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice uppercut.
Grunwaldzki lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Grunwaldzki displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Draven is rocked!
A telegraphed right hand from Grunwaldzki misses the target.
Draven is still on wobbly legs! Can Grunwaldzki finish him?
Grunwaldzki is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Draven can do to turn this around?
Draven buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Draven seems to have recovered his senses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki slips a straight right by Draven.
Grunwaldzki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Draven wants to land a leg kick but Grunwaldzki is out of range.
Draven throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Grunwaldzki waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Draven.
Grunwaldzki fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Grunwaldzki jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Grunwaldzki tries a low kick but Draven avoids it.
Draven scores with a leg kick.
Sloppy strikes from Grunwaldzki. Those never looked like landing.
Grunwaldzki checks the leg kick.
Draven uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Grunwaldzki.
Draven throws a fast counter high kick but Grunwaldzki manages to duck under it in time.
Grunwaldzki has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven lands an overhand right.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Draven looks for the body kick but Grunwaldzki saw that one coming.
Grunwaldzki cracks Draven with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Grunwaldzki's corner calls for a 1-2. Grunwaldzki obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Draven.
Donk. Grunwaldzki catches Draven right on the button with a cross.
Draven goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Grunwaldzki jabs Draven to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Artur Grunwaldzki is winning the standup battle so far.
Draven on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Danga de danga de dang - Grunwaldzki scores with a four punch combination!
Draven ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Draven lands a head kick. Grunwaldzki smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Draven ducks under a wild hook from Grunwaldzki.
Draven misses with a body kick.
A little feinted left hand from Grunwaldzki on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Artur Grunwaldzki dominated that second 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Nice jab there from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki rushes Draven and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunwaldzki is keeping busy.
Grunwaldzki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Draven or not.
Grunwaldzki lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A left hand lands to the body for Grunwaldzki.
Draven swings wildly with an uppercut but Grunwaldzki uses good head movement to avoid it.
Grunwaldzki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunwaldzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Grunwaldzki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grunwaldzki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Draven backwards.
Draven tries to work over Grunwaldzki's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Grunwaldzki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki loads up on a big right hand but Draven slips the punch.
Grunwaldzki keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Draven.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grunwaldzki throws an overhand right that lands on Draven's shoulder, as Draven tries to avoid the shot.
Draven lets loose with a powerful body kick. Grunwaldzki will feel that in the morning.
A shot to the liver by Draven. Beautiful body shot.
Grunwaldzki looks to score with a jab to the body but Draven is just out of range.
Draven misses with an attempted mid kick.
Grunwaldzki scores with a nice right hand.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Grunwaldzki moves out of range easily.
Draven pivots, looking for a leg kick but Grunwaldzki is out of range and Draven settles back down.
Grunwaldzki has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Draven.
Some bone on bone action there as Draven checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Draven misses with an uppercut
and Grunwaldzki counters with a nice uppercut.
Draven tries to land a front kick but Grunwaldzki steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grunwaldzki slips a jab from Draven.
Draven lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Draven misses with an uppercut.
Draven has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Draven tries to land a leg kick but Grunwaldzki saw it coming and moves away.
A big right from Grunwaldzki misses.
Grunwaldzki blocks a head kick by Draven.
Draven throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Grunwaldzki creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki lands an uppercut.
Draven throws a head punch that misses.
Draven misses with the head strike.
Grunwaldzki throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Dravens head.
Grunwaldzki presses Draven against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Draven takes a shot to the head.
Draven is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Grunwaldzki is keeping busy.
Grunwaldzki working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
A nice right hand lands inside from Grunwaldzki.
Grunwaldzki holding his opponent close, against the cage.
A right hook to the body lands for Grunwaldzki.
Eric Draven has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grunwaldzki lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Grunwaldzki's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Draven throws a sloppy head kick and Grunwaldzki moves out of range easily.
Grunwaldzki looks to throw the jab but Draven is out of range.
Draven throws a leg kick
and Grunwaldzki holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Grunwaldzki drops Draven onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Draven is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Grunwaldzki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Grunwaldzki drops Draven with a naaaaasty hook - Draven is in real trouble here! Grunwaldzki dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:10 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Artur Grunwaldzki!
Artur Grunwaldzki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
Eric Draven spoke after the fight, saying 'It can't rain all the time. '.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Danny McCoy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Travis Keller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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165 lbs
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144 lbs
5 - 11 - 0 |
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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
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny McCoy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Travis Keller!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCoy dips to his left and cracks Keller with an uppercut!
McCoy swings for the body but Keller moves out of range.
Keller avoids a punch combination nicely.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but McCoy pushes him away.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keller wants to counter the offense by McCoy and move into the clinch position.
McCoy catches Keller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
McCoy throws a right and a left that Keller avoids nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Keller slips under a jab.
McCoy throws a hook to the side of Keller's head but Keller sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCoy.
McCoy scores with a body shot.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Keller wants to counter the offense by McCoy and move into the clinch position.
McCoy jabs Keller to the body, keeping him at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
McCoy misses the jab.
Danny McCoy is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Keller showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McCoy.
Keller avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
McCoy throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but McCoy shakes him off and moves away.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts McCoy, as that shot connected.
Keller dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but McCoy pushes him away.
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCoy.
McCoy misses with a double jab
and Keller counters by moving into the clinch.
Keller looking for a takedown.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a one two combo.
Keller takes a jab right on the kisser.
McCoy connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
McCoy misses with the combination.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McCoy scores with a three punch combo!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny McCoy dominated 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.
McCoy throws a body punch but Keller moves out of range.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCoy.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
McCoy lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Danny McCoy is winning the standup battle so far.
McCoy misses with a combination
and Keller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Keller is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Keller avoids the body shot from McCoy.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but McCoy shakes him off and moves away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for McCoy, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McCoy sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
McCoy misses with the combination.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McCoy looks to land a combination but Keller avoids it well.
McCoy throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Danny McCoy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCoy misses with a double jab
and Keller moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Keller is working for takedown but McCoy is calmly controlling the position for now.
Keller is trying to work for a single leg takedown but McCoy pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Danny McCoy has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Travis Keller.
McCoy breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
McCoy looks to throw the jab but Keller is out of range.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but McCoy shakes him off and moves away.
McCoy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
McCoy misses with a wild combination.
Keller steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from McCoy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a jab, cross combination.
Keller wants to counter the offense by McCoy and move into the clinch position.
McCoy lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
McCoy misses with the combination.
Danny McCoy is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McCoy throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Keller avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a body shot.
Sloppy strikes from McCoy. Those never looked like landing.
Keller wants to counter the offense by McCoy and move into the clinch position.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A combination from McCoy does no damage.
Keller tries to counter with a clinch but McCoy shakes him off and moves away.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
McCoy throws a nice looking combination but Keller bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Keller wants to counter with a clinch but McCoy pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Danny McCoy dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
McCoy fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Keller is trying to avoid his opponent's strikes and get into the clinch.
Keller keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
McCoy throws a right and a left that both miss.
McCoy fails to land with a series of punches.
McCoy tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Keller was well out of range. Poor timing from McCoy.
McCoy sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McCoy will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
McCoy sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
Keller avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCoy feints a jab promting Keller to slip. McCoy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
Keller takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Keller moves out of range.
Keller tries to counter by closing the distance.
McCoy pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Keller back to the cage. McCoy follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Keller dodges the punch combination from McCoy.
McCoy feints a jab promting Keller to slip. McCoy then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Keller slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCoy misses with a series of wild punches.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCoy misses with a double jab
and Keller counters by moving into the clinch.
McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy closes the distance and lands a one-two.
McCoy throws a combination that misses
and Keller holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Travis Keller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Keller is looking for a takedown up against the cage. McCoy gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Danny McCoy is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCoy escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
McCoy throws a series of punches but Keller moves out of range.
McCoy loads up on a big right hand but Keller slips the punch.
McCoy throws a right hand that Keller ducks under and follows up with a left that Keller also avoids with ease.
McCoy sets himself, and Keller steps forward looking for the clinch! McCoy avoids it this time.
McCoy throws a sloppy body shot
and Keller counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Keller tries a body shot but McCoy blocks it.
Keller looking for a takedown.
And that's the end of the fight!
Danny McCoy showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for McCoy, 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Danny McCoy!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jean Paul Leblanc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Silva might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Dmx No Sunshine . The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
198 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
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28
193 lbs
5 - 7 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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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
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Leblanc!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leblanc has his takedown stuffed
and Silva counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Silva looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
Leblanc shoots in but Silva avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Leblanc tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Silva was well out of range. Poor timing from Leblanc.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Leblanc.
Anderson Silva has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jean Paul Leblanc.
A jab from Silva finds it's way through Leblanc's defenses.
It looks like Jean Paul Leblanc has been cut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Leblanc darts in looking for a takedown but Silva gets double underhooks and turns Leblanc into the cage.
Silva instigates a clinch.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Leblanc fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leblanc shoots and misses
and Silva counters with a left to the body.
Silva moves into range and connects with a jab.
Silva lands with a straight right. Leblanc didn't see that one coming.
Silva moves into the clinch.
Leblanc is looking to take this one to the mat.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Silva.
Silva manages to break the clinch.
Leblanc shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Silva as he avoids it easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Silva misses the target.
Leblanc looks winded!
Leblanc looks to clinch
and Leblanc takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Anderson Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva with a nice cross.
Silva lands a big uppercut and Leblanc crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Leblanc looks OK. Silva waves Leblanc back to his feet!
Leblanc is rocked!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Nice sprawl there from Silva as Leblanc shoots in.
Leblanc is still on wobbly legs! Can Silva finish him?
No luck for Leblanc with that takedown attempt.
Leblanc seems to have recovered his senses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leblanc circles to his right, straight into a beautiful hook by Silva. Leblanc falls face first into the canvas - great knockout victory for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Anderson Silva!
A relieved looking Anderson Silva thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Snickers McFly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Money (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Money has chosen Scarface - Dollar as his entrance music. The key to victory for Snickers McFly has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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144 lbs
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141 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Snickers McFly!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Money!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McFly instigates a clinch.
Money looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McFly stalling.
Money pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Money swinging wildly here.
McFly darts in and clinches Money up against the cage.
McFly lands an elbow inside that Money shrugs off.
McFly avoids the elbow strike from Money, against the cage.
Money can't break the clinch.
A bit of stalling here from McFly.
McFly lands an elbow inside that Money shrugs off.
McFly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McFly lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Money misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from McFly.
Money tries to work over McFly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Money lands with a light punch inside.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McFly stalling against the cage.
Money tries to pull guard but McFly won't allow it.
Money swings wildly with an uppercut but McFly uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McFly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Money's defenses.
McFly lands an elbow inside.
McFly lands a damaging elbow.
McFly lands an elbow inside that Money shrugs off.
McFly creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Money's defenses.
Money working hard to break the clinch.
McFly displaying some good clinch control by pressing Money up against the cage.
Money misses with a short punch on the inside.
Money throws an elbow but it's blocked.
McFly really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
McFly lands an elbow inside.
McFly leaning against his opponent.
McFly prevents a body shot from Money.
Money has McFly pressed against the cage.
McFly lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McFly lands an elbow just above Money 's eye.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
McFly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Money is rocked!
Money blocks an elbow strike from McFly.
Money is still on wobbly legs! Can McFly finish him?
Money takes an elbow to the temple.
Money is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
McFly gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McFly.
Money tries to stall but McFly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Money is pressed against the cage. McFly pushes back and unleashes a big elbow that really hurts Money! Two more big strikes from McFly and Money crumples to the mat and taps out furiously due to the strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:23 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Snickers McFly!
A very excited looking Snickers McFly made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Henry Honeycutt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petey Flowers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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135 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Honeycutt!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Petey Flowers!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flowers drives through with a takedown into guard.
Flowers drops back, looking for a kneebar! Honeycutt looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Honeycutt looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Honeycutt!
Flowers tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Honeycutt wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Honeycutt trying to control the position but Flowers is working away.
A bit of a lull in the action here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Flowers regains half guard, as Honeycutt was trying to land strikes.
Flowers is trying is best to control the position here.
Honeycutt is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flowers tries to hold on but Honeycutt postures up.
Honeycutt trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Honeycutt will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Flowers manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Flowers slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Flowers keeping moving, preventing Honeycutt from controlling successfully.
Flowers is adopting a defensive guard.
Honeycutt postures up in Flowers's guard and throws a big left but Flowers blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Flowers wants to sweep here but Honeycutt controlling him for the moment.
Flowers keeping moving, preventing Honeycutt from controlling successfully.
Honeycutt thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Flowers pulls Honeycutt in close to his closed guard and prevents Honeycutt from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Honeycutt stopping the sweep attempt from Flowers.
Honeycutt throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Honeycutt working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Flowers is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Honeycutt rolls with it to try and escape but Flowers cranks on the arm and Honeycutt is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Petey Flowers!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shane Carmen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yoshi Gomi Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Shane Carmen has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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28
260 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
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260 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Carmen!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoshi Gomi Jr!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gomi Jr swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Carmen clobbers Gomi Jr with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
It looks like Yoshi Gomi Jr has been cut.
A slow jab from Carmen misses its intended target.
Carmen throws an overhand right that lands on Gomi Jr's shoulder, as Gomi Jr tries to avoid the shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gomi Jr. Carmen does a little dance to reset his feet.
Carmen was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Gomi Jr fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Carmen lands a big uppercut and Gomi Jr crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Gomi Jr looks OK. Carmen waves Gomi Jr back to his feet!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Gomi Jr looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Carmen is fending him off so far but Gomi Jr persists. Nope, Carmen circles away and we're back to standing.
Gomi Jr avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Nice takedown defense from Carmen. No joy for Gomi Jr on that attempt.
Shane Carmen has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Yoshi Gomi Jr.
A swing and a miss from Carmen.
Gomi Jr closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Carmen did well to prevent Gomi Jr getting side control.
Gomi Jr is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Carmen is trying to stand up here but Gomi Jr is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gomi Jr seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Carmen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Carmen is trying to stand.
Gomi Jr content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Carmen tries to kick Gomi Jr off but Gomi Jr keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Well, if Gomi Jr 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.
My spies in NAPW Dynasty inform me that Gomi Jr has been getting involved in the gym's BJJ sparring sessions. Let's see whether that pays dividends!
Gomi Jr works his way into full mount!
Carmen wants to use the cage to get back to his feet here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Gomi Jr looking to control but Carmen is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Gomi Jr looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Gomi Jr takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Carmen defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Gomi Jr.
Gomi Jr looking to secure an arm triangle but Carmen defends it well.
Gomi Jr working from mount. He moves in close and looks like he might be going for an arm triangle... He's hopped off to the side and he's transitioned into an Anaconda choke. Carmen turning a nasty shade of purple. He's refusing to tap but he's gone! He's out! The ref rips Gomi Jr off and cradles Carmen's limp body as Gomi Jr celebrates with his corner.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Anaconda Choke). Yoshi Gomi Jr!
Yoshi Gomi Jr is the new heavyweight champion!
A victorious Yoshi Gomi Jr thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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