QFC Tournament 538 Round 2 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Josh James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregor McConnor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Josh James has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

James
vs
McConnor

210 cm
23
265 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

199 cm
23
275 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Good chin

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Josh James!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gregor McConnor!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
James circles away from the clinch attempt.
James went nuts there looking for a big combo counter but none of the flurry connected.
McConnor misses with a few strikes there.
James looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
McConnor fails to land with a series of punches.
McConnor misses the shot to the body.
Gregor McConnor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
James walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.

It looks like Josh James has been cut.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from James - that will leave a mark!

James moves into the clinch.
McConnor being controlled against the cage.

James has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics McConnor uses from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
James has a closed guard, preventing McConnor from standing up.

James is scooting his butt against the cage and has managed to get back to his feet. McConnor presses him back against the cage, presumably looking to take the fight back to the mat.

That's one minute gone in the round.
James has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. McConnor is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.

James breaks the clinch.
McConnor shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. James defends it nicely.
James fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Josh James. That's going to take a lot out of him.
McConnor throws a series of strikes that have James backpedaling.
McConnor tries to clinch up but James circles away and keeps his distance.
James showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from McConnor.
James misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McConnor throws a right hand that James ducks under and follows up with a left that James also avoids with ease.
McConnor throws a right and a left that both miss.
McConnor throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
James is trying hard to land a takedown here. McConnor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
No joy there for McConnor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McConnor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but James circles away quickly and effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!

James gets caught flat footed, as McConnor shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.

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

McConnor shoots in and bounces James off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
James keeping moving, preventing McConnor from controlling successfully.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McConnor wants to stand and escape but instead James has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.

James slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
McConnor really doesn't want to stay on the ground with James. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

James stands up and waves to McConnor to follow him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
James tries to clinch
and McConnor counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
McConnor lands a jab to James's midsection.
James is breathing heavily.
James takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
McConnor rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but James moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
McConnor scores with a decent looking hook.
McConnor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
James appears to be looking for a big counter.
McConnor fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. James looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left lands for McConnor.
No joy there for McConnor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
McConnor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
McConnor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
McConnor lands a right hook to the body.
McConnor jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gregor McConnor dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Josh James's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!

McConnor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
James wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
McConnor takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Nice takedown defense from McConnor. No joy for James on that attempt.
McConnor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down James rather than just go for the knockout.
James tries to clinch
and McConnor counters with a right, left combo that wobbles James badly! McConnor follows up with a massive right hook, straight to the bridge of the nose that knocks James out cold! Oh wow, what a finish! Very reminiscent of Koscheck vs Yoshida as McConnor finished him against the cage.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Gregor McConnor!
A less than humble Gregor McConnor misjudged his post fight interview somewhat and came across a little too arrogant whilst trying to hype up his own abilities.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cuneyt Arkin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gorg Sancez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorg Sancez is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.

Arkin
vs
Sancez

165 cm
18
175 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

198 cm
18
180 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter fighter
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Can Moonwalk

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cuneyt Arkin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gorg Sancez!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sancez drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Arkin wants to sweep here but Sancez controlling him for the moment.
Sancez would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
Sancez tries to free his leg and advance position but Arkin is retaining full guard.
Arkin controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Arkin wants to sweep but no luck.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sancez trying to control but Arkin is working from the bottom.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.

The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Arkin shoots for a takedown but Sancez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Sancez is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancez tries to clinch up but Arkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Arkin shoots in looking for a takedown. Sancez tries to sprawl out of it but Arkin keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Sancez manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Sancez changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Arkin tries to avoid it but Sancez manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Arkin to the ground. Arkin escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

Arkin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sancez is trying to control but can't.
Sancez is trying to stand.
Sancez wants to control but Arkin is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancez tries to roll over but Arkin keeps him under control.
Sancez trying to control here.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Arkin scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Arkin thows a huge punch but Sancez dodges it nicely.
Arkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sancez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Arkin.

The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Arkin misses with a head kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkin circles away from the clinch attempt

and Arkin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sancez's guard.
Arkin preventing the sweep.
Sancez keeping moving, preventing Arkin from controlling successfully.
Sancez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Sancez is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sancez is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sancez working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Arkin.
Arkin throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sancez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Sancez swinging wildly here.

Sancez scores with a takedown into Arkin's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Sancez accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Arkin is pulling down on Sancez's head to control his posture.
Arkin looking to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cuneyt Arkin dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Sancez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Arkin's waist but Arkin gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sancez off to one side.
Sancez misses with a takedown attempt
and Arkin counters with a three punch combo that has Sancez backing up. Sancez nods at Arkin to acknowledge the strikes.
Arkin throws a lazy head kick

and Sancez counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Arkin drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Sancez gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Arkin is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Sancez can do to turn this around?

Arkin has picked Sancez up - he's going for a ride! Arkin dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.

Sancez looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sancez missing with punches from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sancez tries to roll over but Arkin keeps him under control.
Cuneyt Arkin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sancez is breathing heavily.
Arkin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Arkin takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Arkin prevents Sancez from improving his position.
Arkin stops Sancez from getting back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ground and pound from Arkin.
Arkin throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Sancez is positioning himself well to prevent Arkin advancing to mount.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Sancez is looking to escape.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sancez darts in looking for a takedown but Arkin gets double underhooks and turns Sancez into the cage.
Cuneyt Arkin has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gorg Sancez.
Arkin goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Sancez unleashes a big counter combination but Arkin bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Sancez moves in looking to clinch but Arkin pushes him off.
Sancez misses with a takedown

and Arkin counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arkin throws a big right hand that misses.
Arkin trying to control but Sancez is working from the bottom.

Arkin got a little sloppy there for a moment and Sancez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Arkin has managed to get both his arms back between Sancez's legs - danger averted.
Arkin missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Sancez utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Arkin makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Arkin is stalling in the full guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sancez tries to clinch up but Arkin circles away and keeps his distance.
Arkin throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Sancez's waist but Sancez gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Arkin off to one side.

Arkin drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Arkin throwing strikes but missing.

Arkin drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Sancez manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Arkin has Sancez in his guard.

Arkin could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Sancez wants to pass the guard but Arkin is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Cuneyt Arkin dominated that second round.
That's time! Arkin's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!

Arkin fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Arkin has his takedown stuffed

and Sancez holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Sancez avoiding damage.
Sancez is pressed up against the cage. Arkin has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Sancez down to the mat. Sancez avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Arkin ducks under a wild hook from Sancez.
And Arkin counters with a quick kick to the body but Sancez blocks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Sancez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Sancez shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Arkin is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Sancez.
Decent striking displayed by Arkin there.
Arkin tries to score a power double leg takedown but Sancez sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Arkin somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cuneyt Arkin. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Arkin shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Arkin showed some decent athleticism there.
Sancez missing with punches from the bottom.
Sancez tries to get to full guard but Arkin has control of the leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sancez is trying to control but can't.
Sancez regains full guard. Nicely done.
Sancez managing to control the position.
Arkin won't allow Sancez to sweep him here.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sancez wants to stand but Arkin is controlling the position.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Sancez tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Arkin paws at him with a jab and circles away.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Arkin shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Arkin was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Sancez struggling a bit here.
Sancez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Arkin trying to control the position but Sancez is working away.
You can see the frustration on Sancez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Arkin in side control, throwing shots but Sancez defends.
Cuneyt Arkin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sancez tries to slip a leg under to move to half guard but Arkin presses down on the leg and jumps into full mount!
Sancez can't escape the position.
Sancez keeps trying to improve his position.
Sancez sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Arkin missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Sancez is refusing to be controlled, as Arkin sits in half guard.
Sancez keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

And that's the end of the fight!
Cuneyt Arkin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Arkin, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight for Cuneyt Arkin!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Cuneyt Arkin!
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight for Cuneyt Arkin!

Cuneyt Arkin wins by unanimous decision!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
28%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Maroun Caboul (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Janiz Michel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Caboul
vs
Michel

197 cm
23
300 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

200 cm
21
270 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Maroun Caboul!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Janiz Michel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Caboul shoots in and gets a takedown into Michel's 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.
Caboul postures up in Michel's guard and throws a big left but Michel blocks it.
Michel is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Caboul preventing the sweep.
Caboul could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Michel can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Caboul controls the pace.
Caboul wants to control from the top but Michel keeps moving.
Caboul tries to free his leg and advance position but Michel is retaining full guard.
Michel really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Caboul. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Caboul postures up.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caboul is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Caboul passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Michel is looking to regain half guard here but Caboul keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Michel avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Caboul.
Michel is looking to regain half guard here but Caboul keeps moving and retains side control.
Caboul lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Michel down.
Caboul working the ground and pound from side control.
Michel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Caboul is staying tight to Michel's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Caboul cracks Michel with a big elbow.
Caboul cracks Michel with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Caboul trying to control the position but Michel is working away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Caboul wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Michel, who protects the arm well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Caboul working the ground and pound.

Caboul tries for a kimura but Michel is defending well.

Caboul is trying to get an arm triangle but Michel is defending well.
Caboul working the body and head with strikes.
Caboul in side control lands a decent elbow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caboul lands a nice forearm strike.

Caboul is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Michel has escaped the position, nice work there.
Check out the look on Caboul's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Michel is trying to improve his position.

Caboul tries for a kimura but Michel is defending well.
Caboul working away.
Caboul wants to lay and pray for a moment but Michel keeps working.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michel on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Caboul scores with a couple of short elbows.
Caboul working the ground and pound.
Caboul working the head with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Caboul working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Caboul works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Caboul working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maroun Caboul dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Michel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Caboul tries to avoid it but Michel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Caboul to the ground. Caboul escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Maroun Caboul seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Caboul shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Michel sprawls well. Michel wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Caboul gets slowly back to his feet.

Caboul throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Michel was covering up waiting for the punch and Caboul finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Caboul's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Caboul connects with a couple of short punches.
Caboul landing some decent shots from guard.
Caboul chips away with some ground and pound.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caboul lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Caboul won't allow Michel to sweep him here.
Caboul looking to sit in guard and control but Michel gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.

Michel wants to stand but Caboul is controlling his posture from full guard.
Caboul pulls Michel in to control the position.
Caboul wants to sweep here but Michel controlling him for the moment.
Michel wants to stand but Caboul is controlling his posture from full guard.
Caboul 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caboul is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Caboul tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Caboul looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Caboul wants to sweep here but Michel controlling him for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caboul is working hard here to advance position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caboul misses with a takedown attempt - Michel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Horrible takedown attempt by Michel or perhaps it was just good defense by Caboul, which made it look bad.

Caboul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Caboul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Caboul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Caboul is putting a hurting on Michel here, landing some big shots from side control.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caboul working the ground and pound.

Caboul tries for a kimura but Michel is defending well.
Caboul working the body and head with strikes.
Michel is trying to get back to half guard.
Caboul landing strikes.
Michel is trying to control Caboul's posture but Caboul avoids it.
Michel taking punishment in the form of punches.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Caboul lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Caboul in side control lands a decent elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Maroun Caboul dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!

Caboul shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Caboul was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Michel tries to get back to half guard but can't.

Caboul tries for a kimura but Michel is defending well.
Caboul landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Michel regains half guard.
Maroun Caboul overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ground and pound from Caboul.
Caboul lands with a punch from half guard.
Caboul wants to pass the guard but Michel is defending well.
Caboul is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Michel can do to turn this around?
Caboul passes to full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Caboul content just to control the position here.
Caboul breaks from Michel's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Caboul looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

Caboul working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Michel tries to hold on but Caboul pushes him away.
Caboul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!

Caboul is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Michel is surviving well by controlling Caboul's body position as best he can.
Caboul is landing with some decent strikes but Michel is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caboul with shots to the head and body - Michel looks very uncomfortable down there.

Caboul is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Michel has managed to escape the submission attempt.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Michel is in a horrible position here. Caboul smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Michel in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Caboul has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Michel's face.
Caboul fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Caboul tries to control but Michel wriggling away.

Caboul is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but Michel is surviving well by controlling Caboul's body position as best he can.
Michel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caboul cracks Michel with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Caboul unloading with bombs!
Michel taking shots to the head.
Caboul landing strikes from the mount.
Caboul punishing his opponent with strikes.
A nice elbow there by Caboul.
Michel wants to hold on but Caboul pushes him away.

Caboul looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Caboul lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Michel hang on?

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Michel manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Caboul slips a nice elbow through Michel's hands, connecting with Michel's forehead.

Caboul is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Michel is just riding it out for now. Caboul eventually gives up the hold.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Caboul lands a nice short elbow.
Caboul seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

Caboul is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Michel is just riding it out for now. Caboul eventually gives up the hold.

And that's the end of the fight!
Maroun Caboul showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Caboul 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 Steve Smith scores the fight for Maroun Caboul!
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight for Maroun Caboul!
Judge William Peck scores the fight for Maroun Caboul!

Maroun Caboul wins by unanimous decision!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Main event

Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Diego Patinho (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darrell Stevenson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Patinho
vs
Stevenson

180 cm
18
178 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

206 cm
18
268 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Patinho!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Darrell Stevenson!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson throws a nice looking combination but Patinho bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Stevenson swinging wildly here.
Patinho is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Stevenson.
Some wild striking there from Stevenson.
Patinho is looking for a counter combo.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Patinho tries to counter with a takedown but Stevenson is quick to defend against it.
Patinho avoids a punch combination nicely.
Patinho feinted with a counter takedown.
Stevenson will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Patinho moves into the clinch.
Stevenson wants to get back to striking at distance but Patinho won't allow it.
Patinho is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Stevenson to keep the fight standing.
Patinho wants to take the fight to the mat but Stevenson manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Patinho takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.

Patinho pulls guard.
Patinho pulls Stevenson in close to prevent any damage.
Stevenson trying to stand up but can't free himself from Patinho's guard.
Patinho wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Patinho lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Stevenson is working an open guard so Patinho takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevenson slips under a jab from Patinho.
Stevenson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
As Stevenson looks to move away, Patinho throws a big counter combo bu Stevenson just gets out of the way.

Patinho drives through and clinches with Stevenson against the cage.

Patinho escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Stevenson lands a left and a right that send Patinho crashing to the mat, dazed. Stevenson thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Stevenson gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Patinho throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Stevenson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Patinho is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Stevenson preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Patinho postures up in Stevenson's guard and throws a big left but Stevenson blocks it.
Patinho is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Patinho missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.

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.
Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Stevenson misses with the combination.
Stevenson looks winded!
Stevenson misses with a two punch combination.

Patinho clinches.
Stevenson prevents a takedown attempt there.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Diego Patinho. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Patinho unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Patinho leaning against his opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Darrell Stevenson dominated that round.
That's time! Patinho's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Stevenson misses with a wild combination.
Patinho showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Stevenson.
Stevenson throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Patinho feinted with a counter takedown.
A punch combination from Stevenson misses.
Patinho appears to be looking for a counter takedown.

Patinho drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Patinho passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Patinho passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Stevenson!
Stevenson is breathing heavily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Patinho throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Stevenson is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Patinho is landing with some decent strikes but Stevenson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.

Patinho has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Stevenson is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Diego Patinho!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

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