FWC 7: Hug vs. Uvol PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Mepral Concor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamar Lullard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lullard has chosen Move That Doh as his entrance music. Mepral Concor has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Concor
vs
Lullard

180 cm
23
165 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

177 cm
25
155 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
Good chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mepral Concor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamar Lullard!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Lullard clinches.

Concor gets control of Lullard's arms and successfully pulls guard. Concor will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Concor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lullard is one step ahead there.
Concor is pulling down on Lullard's head. It's preventing any offense from Lullard, at least for the moment.

Concor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Lullard defends well.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Concor has managed to work for a loose triangle. I think Lullard should be able to defend this one pretty easily though. Oh, Concor has tightened it up now! Lullard should have reacted faster there - he's in big trouble and yes, he's tapped out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Mepral Concor!
A determined Mepral Concor didn't want to dwell on this fight in his post fight interview. Instead he was more keen to state he wants a title shot. Let's see if he gets it!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
60%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Simon Voilier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Abraam Levanashvilli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Voilier comes to the cage accompanied by I came to play. Levanashvilli has chosen Roy Jones--Can't Be Touched as his entrance music. Abraam Levanashvilli has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Voilier
vs
Levanashvilli

180 cm
25
190 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
18
184 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Counter fighter
Solid chin

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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Voilier!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Abraam Levanashvilli!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Levanashvilli leaves Voilier with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Levanashvilli throws a series of punches but Voilier avoids them all with ease.
Voilier defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Levanashvilli.
Levanashvilli tries to close the distance and clinch but Voilier swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
A quick step to the side and Voilier tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Levanashvilli fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
As Levanashvilli tries to get set, Voilier tries to push him back and clinch up but Levanashvilli manages to avoid the attempt.
Voilier throws a sloppy head kick and Levanashvilli moves out of range easily.
As Voilier backs off Levanashvilli throws a huge counter combo but Voilier manages to avoid it all.
Levanashvilli misses with a double jab.
Levanashvilli tries for a takedown but Voilier sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Voilier tries to counter with a takedown but Levanashvilli is quick to defend against it.
Simon Voilier has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Abraam Levanashvilli.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.

Voilier gets a clinch.

Voilier is trying to trip Levanashvilli. He has hold of a leg but Levanashvilli is hopping around, keeping his balance for the moment. Voilier persists though and gets the takedown into guard.
Levanashvilli is wriggling around but Voilier manages to pass to half guard.

This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Voilier seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Voilier has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Levanashvilli wants to control but Voilier is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Voilier uses his free foot to push down on Levanashvilli's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Levanashvilli.
Voilier raining down hammerfists from mount.
Levanashvilli can't escape the position.
Levanashvilli tries to lock up and control but Voilier gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Voilier is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Levanashvilli is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Simon Voilier!
Simon Voilier decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
The defeated Abraam Levanashvilli had this to say: 'No mas'.

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hype
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pop
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mgr
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FIGHT
RATING
45%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Tyler Gomaz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ralph Machio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Gomaz
vs
Machio

185 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

190 cm
25
193 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

Good takedowns
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter fighter
Solid chin

HERITAGE! (message for laundry)
AnonymouS

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyler Gomaz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ralph Machio!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machio looks for the body kick but Gomaz saw that one coming.
Gomaz misses with a combination

so Machio counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Machio chips away with some ground and pound.

Machio gets to his feet - Gomaz follows without any prompting.

Machio looking to score a takedown here. Gomaz is defending well but Machio drives through and ends up in Gomaz's guard.
Machio in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Machio has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machio engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Machio is in close to Gomaz's body, working some short punches and elbows.

Gomaz throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Machio content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.

Machio thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Machio is stalling in the full guard.
Machio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Machio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Machio cracks Gomaz with a solid left hand.
Machio passes into half guard.
Machio is controlling the pace.

Machio is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Gomaz defends it well.
Machio looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gomaz on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Machio is controlling the pace.

Machio moves into side control, avoiding a weak kimura attempt from Gomaz.
Gomaz tries to improve position but can't.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Machio works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Machio scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gomaz is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Machio working the ground and pound.
Machio controlling from side mount.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Machio is chipping away with strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Machio dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Machio shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in side control! That's better than Machio was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Gomaz is looking for a sweep.
Machio has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Machio controlling the position from side mount.
Let's hope that Machio has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.

Machio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gomaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Gomaz taking punishment in the form of punches.
Ralph Machio has got the better of the ground game so far.
Gomaz is trying to get back to half guard.
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.

Machio swings around for an armbar but Gomaz sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Machio's guard.
Machio lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.

Gomaz being controlled here, momentarily.
Machio keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Gomaz's head.
Machio advances position into side control!
Machio scoring with punches and elbows.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Machio working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.

Machio working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gomaz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Machio wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

Machio decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gomaz to his feet.
Ralph Machio seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gomaz moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
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!
Machio looks to land a body kick but Gomaz moved away.
Gomaz throws a left and a right that both miss

and Machio counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Machio.
Gomaz is trying to force a seperation but Machio has the dominant position.

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machio is pulling down on Gomaz's head to control his posture.

Machio is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Gomaz is aware though and is defending well.
Machio controlling Gomaz's posture.
Machio manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gomaz manages to get himself to full guard.

Gomaz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Machio can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Machio makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machio looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Machio scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Machio stands and throws Gomaz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Gomaz tries to improve position but can't.

Machio is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Gomaz has escaped the position, nice work there.
Machio taking a breather here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Machio showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Machio shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Gomaz manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Machio seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
We're seeing a lot of stalling here from Machio.
Machio passes into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Machio slips a nice elbow through Gomaz's hands, connecting with Gomaz's forehead.

Gomaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Machio slips a nice elbow through Gomaz's hands, connecting with Gomaz's forehead.
Machio slows the pace down in half guard.
Gomaz tries to roll over but Machio keeps him under control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Machio lands a nice short elbow.
Machio works his way into side control.
Machio working the ground and pound from side control.

Machio decides to stand up, so the ref orders Gomaz to his feet.

Machio moves into the clinch.

Machio is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Gomaz can't fight it off and eventually Machio manages to take the fight to the floor. Gomaz looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Machio 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.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Machio sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Gomaz's guard.
Machio lands strikes from half guard.

Machio is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gomaz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Machio.
Machio takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Machio looks to score some points with some ground and pound.

Gomaz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Machio winds up and cracks Gomaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Machio lands with a punch from half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Machio winds up and cracks Gomaz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Machio working the head and body with strikes.
Machio controlling the action here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ralph Machio really 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.

Gomaz throws a nice looking combination but Machio bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Machio just misses with a punch to the body.

Machio clinches.

Machio pulls guard effortlessly.
Machio is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Machio controlling the action here.
Gomaz is in trouble now - Machio has advanced to mount!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Machio in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Machio connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Machio lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Gomaz hang on?
Machio with a couple of short strikes.

Gomaz is rocked!
Machio unloading with bombs!
Oh Gomaz is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Machio is in full mount looking to finish with strikes. He lands a big shot, followed by another and Gomaz goes limp! The ref jumps in to end the fight - a big win for Machio!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ralph Machio!
Ralph Machio is the new middleweight champion!
An out of breath Ralph Machio thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hades Hug (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Uvol (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hug's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Animal I Have Become . Paul Uvol has the eye of the tiger tonight.

Hug
vs
Uvol

207 cm
41
285 lbs
28 - 24 - 0

187 cm
32
265 lbs
9 - 10 - 0

Good wrestling
World class boxer
Insanely flexible

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 28 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hades Hug!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Uvol!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Hug lands a big head kick that sends Uvol tumbling to the mat! Hug takes a step backwards and waves Uvol back to his feet - he wants the finish!

It looks like Paul Uvol has been cut.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Uvol has been working on his takedowns a lot in the buildup to the fight and we can only assume he's going to look to take this to the mat.

Uvol manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Hug on his heels. He'll look to pass Hug's guard now, I'm sure.
Uvol must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
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!
Uvol trying to control the position from guard on top but Hug is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hug avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.

Uvol drops back looking for a leg! Hug is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Hug manages to kick Uvol off! Uvol jumps back into Hug's guard.
Hug keeping moving, preventing Uvol from controlling successfully.
Uvol prevents Hug from getting back to his feet.
Uvol in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hug is looking to stand up but Uvol isn't so interested in that idea.
Uvol is fighting to break Hug's control of his arms but Hug is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.

The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Uvol gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Hug to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Uvol is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.

Uvol stops Hug from getting back to his feet.
Uvol thows a huge punch but Hug dodges it nicely.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Uvol wants to control but Hug is keeping him busy.

Uvol is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Uvol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Hug controlling the position for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Uvol is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Hug has managed to free his arm - good work.
Uvol trying to control the action but Hug is working from the bottom.
Hug has his hands clasped together around Uvol's back. He's all about the action.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Uvol connects with a nice short shot to Hug's temple.
Hug preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Uvol missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hug is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Uvol is looking to stall here but Hug recovers full guard.

The fighters are working up against the cage. Hug manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.

Hug manages to break the clinch.
Uvol shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hug as he avoids it easily.
As Uvol looks to move away, Hug throws a big counter combo but Uvol just gets out of the way.
Uvol fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Hug throws a series of punches but Uvol moves out of range.
Uvol shoots in and drives through. Hug sprawls well.
Hades Hug has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Uvol.
Uvol throws a wild combination but nothing lands.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Hug lands a big head kick that sends Uvol tumbling to the mat! Hug takes a step backwards and waves Uvol back to his feet - he wants the finish!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Uvol looks for a takedown but Hug sprawls well.
Hug lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Uvol is looking to close the distance but Hug sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Uvol crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Uvol is OK because that was naaaaaasty!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Hades Hug!
Hades Hug is the new heavyweight champion!
After the fight, Hades Hug was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
Paul Uvol was interviewed post fight and said 'All I can do at this point is go back to the gym & fix the holes in my game & come back stronger next time. Im here to entertain'.