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CEFC Fight Night 74 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Johan Axelsson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gianpaolo Volpicelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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197 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
Good gas tank |
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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
29 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johan Axelsson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Gianpaolo Volpicelli!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Axelsson scores with a sloppy right hand. Volpicelli should have avoided that one.
Volpicelli rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Axelsson cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Volpicelli throws the kick towards the body but Axelsson avoids it.
Volpicelli takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Volpicelli connects with a body shot.
Volpicelli misses with a two punch combination.
Axelsson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
Volpicelli throws a jab but it's blocked by Axelsson.
Volpicelli moves away from the strike by Axelsson.
Volpicelli falls off balance throwing a combination
and Axelsson counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot.
Axelsson drives through and clinches with Volpicelli against the cage.
Volpicelli blocking some punches.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Volpicelli with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Volpicelli pushes off an throws an elbow but Axelsson leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Volpicelli trying to land knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson managing to block the knees to the body from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Volpicelli tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A hook to the body from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Volpicelli digs a right hand underneath Axelsson's ribcage. Axelsson let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsson.
Volpicelli blocking some punches.
Axelsson tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Volpicelli's elbow.
Axelsson lands a right hand.
A frustrated look appears on Volpicelli's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Volpicelli tries a knee to the head but Axelsson blocks it.
Axelsson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Volpicelli misses with an elbow over the top.
Volpicelli tries a body shot but Axelsson blocks it.
Volpicelli blocking some punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Volpicelli swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Axelsson lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Volpicelli or not.
Volpicelli missing with knees to the body.
Volpicelli prevents a body shot from Axelsson.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Axelsson.
Axelsson lands a right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Volpicelli blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Volpicelli has Axelsson pushed against the cage.
Axelsson lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Axelsson.
Axelsson tries to break the clinch but Volpicelli is controlling the position.
Nice body punch from Volpicelli - that landed with a thud.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Volpicelli.
Axelsson fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Axelsson blocks an elbow strike.
A short uppercut from Axelsson.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Volpicelli misses with a punch on the inside.
Volpicelli tries to throw a body punch but Axelsson avoids it by throwing Volpicelli back against the cage.
Axelsson breaks the clinch.
Volpicelli stuns Axelsson with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Volpicelli throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Axelsson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volpicelli was well out of range. Poor timing from Axelsson.
A countering left hand to the body from Volpicelli misses.
Gianpaolo Volpicelli seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volpicelli looks to score with a jab to the body but Axelsson is just out of range.
Axelsson just misses with a punch to the body.
Volpicelli connects with the punch.
Axelsson moves out of range as Volpicelli strikes.
Volpicelli throws a head kick that misses.
Axelsson fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Volpicelli is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volpicelli misses with a few strikes there.
Volpicelli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Axelsson.
Volpicelli throws a low kick but Axelsson moves out of range easily.
An attempted straight right counter from Axelsson misses the target.
Volpicelli throws a right and a left that Axelsson avoids nicely.
Volpicelli tries to clinch there but Axelsson circles away.
Axelsson on the wrong end of a nice jab.
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!
Volpicelli tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Volpicelli fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Axelsson to the ground. Volpicelli is now in Axelsson's guard.
Axelsson looking to control.
Volpicelli pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Axelsson is keeping the position for now.
Axelsson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Axelsson is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Johan Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Axelsson throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Volpicelli stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Volpicelli lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot.
Axelsson tries to counter with a takedown but Volpicelli is quick to defend against it.
Axelsson has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Volpicelli.
Volpicelli gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Decent striking displayed by Volpicelli there.
Volpicelli throws a leg kick that is checked
and Axelsson counters with a takedown into side control.
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!
Volpicelli can't do much from the bottom here.
Axelsson scores with punches from side control.
Volpicelli takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Volpicelli sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Volpicelli is trying to get back to full guard.
Axelsson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Axelsson'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.
Volpicelli has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Axelsson is working away from the top position though.
Volpicelli is pressing down on Axelsson's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Volpicelli wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Axelsson stopping the sweep attempt from Volpicelli.
Volpicelli is trying to keep Axelsson in close.
Johan Axelsson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Axelsson lands a couple of elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Volpicelli is controlling Axelsson's posture.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Axelsson connects with a couple of short punches.
Volpicelli working a defensive guard here.
Volpicelli pulls Axelsson in close to his closed guard and prevents Axelsson from doing any damage or advancing position.
Axelsson wants to pass the guard but Volpicelli is keeping the position.
Axelsson got a little sloppy there for a moment and Volpicelli has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Axelsson has managed to get both his arms back between Volpicelli's legs - danger averted.
Volpicelli has his foot on Axelsson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Axelsson works his way back into a safe position though.
Volpicelli keeping moving, preventing Axelsson from controlling successfully.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volpicelli is trying to control the position but Axelsson postures up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Volpicelli misses with a body shot
and Axelsson counters with a nice body shot.
Volpicelli throws out a loose jab but Axelsson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Axelsson throws a body shot but no joy.
Volpicelli misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsson counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volpicelli slips a jab from Axelsson.
Volpicelli with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Volpicelli misses with a lunging right hand
and Axelsson counters with a nice uppercut.
Axelsson takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Volpicelli is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Axelsson throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Volpicelli throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Axelsson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Volpicelli.
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!
A swing and a miss from Volpicelli.
Axelsson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Volpicelli has time to react.
Axelsson tries to check a leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Axelsson misses with a low kick.
Volpicelli tries a quick counter leg kick but Axelsson is wise to it.
Axelsson lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Volpicelli throws the left hand but Axelsson avoids the punch easily.
Axelsson is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Volpicelli scores with a nice head shot.
Volpicelli pushes Axelsson away with a front kick.
Volpicelli scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Axelsson lands a slapping body shot.
Volpicelli misses with a looping left.
Axelsson half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Johan Axelsson will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Volpicelli misses with a low kick.
Axelsson fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Volpicelli on the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Volpicelli. That's going to slow Axelsson down.
Axelsson looks to throw the jab but Volpicelli is out of range.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Volpicelli.
Axelsson slips a straight right by Volpicelli.
Volpicelli blocks a jab.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Volpicelli! But no joy.
Volpicelli drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Axelsson tries to get back to half guard but can't.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Axelsson 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.
Axelsson gets back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Axelsson gets full guard.
Volpicelli has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing Axelsson to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Volpicelli is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - Axelsson pulls down on the head and he's put Volpicelli to sleep! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Johan Axelsson!
Johan Axelsson thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Caleb Ben Joshua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johnny Francois (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ben Joshua comes to the cage accompanied by Time of dying- Three Days Grace. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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21
185 lbs
0 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Self confident |
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BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Very confident |
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Caleb Ben Joshua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Francois!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ben Joshua connects with a body shot.
Ben Joshua scores with a punch to the head.
Ben Joshua misses with a few strikes there.
Ben Joshua tries to bum rush Francois with a series of wild strikes but Francois uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Ben Joshua throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ben Joshua lands with a shot to the body.
Ben Joshua jabs. That one connects to the head of his opponent.
Ben Joshua scores with a crisp jab that stopped Francois in his tracks.
Ben Joshua lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ben Joshua throws a series of strikes that have Francois backpedaling.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ben Joshua with a jab.
Ben Joshua feints a jab promting Francois to slip. Ben Joshua then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Francois slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Ben Joshua looks to land a combination. Francois sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Ben Joshua scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Ben Joshua throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Francois is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ben Joshua.
Some wild striking there from Ben Joshua.
We can't be sure of the tactics at this early stage but we have heard that Francois 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.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ben Joshua goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Francois drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Francois tries to clinch but Ben Joshua moves out of range.
Ben Joshua pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Francois back to the cage. Ben Joshua follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Francois is rocked!
Ben Joshua batters Francois with a massive right followed by a huge left! Francois is out on his feet looking like a zombie as Ben Joshua lands a final crushing right hand to drop Francois to the mat with a gruesome thud! Ben Joshua is running around like a mad man after that fight and for good reason!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Caleb Ben Joshua!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ali Pasha (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Cuervo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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131 lbs
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156 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
18 - 10 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ali Pasha!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Jose Cuervo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cuervo lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Cuervo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Pasha fails with a takedown attempt.
Cuervo throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Nice body punch from Cuervo.
Cuervo tries a low kick but Pasha avoids it.
Cuervo has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Pasha.
Pasha tries to close the distance and clinch but Cuervo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pasha rushes Cuervo and presses him up against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pasha.
A nice right hand lands inside from Pasha.
Pasha blocks an uppercut.
Cuervo breaks from the clinch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pasha closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Pasha is looking for a kimura here.
Cuervo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Pasha is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha wants to take a breather but Cuervo is having none of it.
Pasha controlling the action here.
Pasha not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Cuervo trying to hold on to Pasha's head to control him but Pasha postures up.
Pasha tries to pass to full mount but Cuervo defends 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.
Pasha is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Cuervo sees it coming and defends easily.
Cuervo wants to get back to his feet.
Pasha wants to work for an arm triangle but Cuervo is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Pasha lands strikes from half guard.
Pasha is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Cuervo wants to improve his position but Pasha is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha is keen to just control but Cuervo is a slippery customer.
Pasha perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cuervo is looking to improve his position.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
Pasha tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Pasha moves out of range of the body kick from Cuervo.
Pasha closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Cuervo quickly recovers to half guard.
Pasha content to control rather than advance.
Cuervo trying to hold on to Pasha's head to control him but Pasha postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Cuervo wants to improve his position but Pasha is controlling well.
Pasha is trying to control the action in half guard but Cuervo is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Pasha is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Pasha stops Cuervo from getting back to his feet.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Pasha trying to control from half guard but Cuervo is working away.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Cuervo keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Ali Pasha will probably get the nod.
That's time! Pasha's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
A bone on bone clash there as Pasha blocks the leg kick.
Pasha uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Cuervo.
It looked like Pasha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Cuervo lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Pasha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cuervo as he avoids it easily.
Pasha tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pasha takes one on the button.
Cuervo will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Pasha!
Nice body kick there by Cuervo.
Pasha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cuervo defends well and Pasha ends up having to push Cuervo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Cuervo displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Pasha.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Pasha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuervo misses with a wild body shot.
Pasha is looking for a counter combo.
Cuervo throws an overhand right that lands on Pasha's shoulder, as Pasha tries to avoid the shot.
Pasha wants to clinch up but Cuervo keeps it at a distance.
Pasha instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pasha has a couple of punches blocked by Cuervo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cuervo escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Cuervo lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Pasha moves out of range of the body kick.
Cuervo misses with a kick to the body.
Pasha shoots in looking for a takedown but Cuervo manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Pasha's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Pasha tries to clinch there but Cuervo circles away.
Pasha tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Cuervo is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Nice uppercut lands for Pasha. That snapped Cuervo's head back.
Cuervo 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.
Cuervo misses with the body kick
and Pasha counters with a takedown into side control.
Cuervo tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A lull in the action here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo is having to fend off submission attempts from Pasha, who is looking to sink in the choke. Pasha doesn't have the hooks in though and Cuervo manages to reverse position! He's now on top, in his opponent's guard.
Pasha keeping moving, preventing Cuervo from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pasha trying to keep a closed guard but Cuervo is proving a slippery customer.
Cuervo working some strikes from top position.
Pasha is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Ali Pasha overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pasha has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Cuervo's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Pasha avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Pasha is trying to control the position from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cuervo accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cuervo is looking to work some ground and pound but Pasha has wrist control.
Cuervo trying to control the position from guard on top but Pasha is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pasha looking for subs off his back but Cuervo has passed one foot through into half guard.
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.
Pasha manages to get to full guard.
Cuervo with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pasha tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Pasha is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Cuervo is aware though and is defending well.
Pasha has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Cuervo can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jose Cuervo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pasha takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Cuervo takes a swing at Pasha's ribcage but misses.
As Cuervo looks to move away, Pasha throws a big counter combo but Cuervo just gets out of the way.
Cuervo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pasha lands a jab to Cuervo's midsection.
Cuervo bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Cuervo has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Pasha shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Cuervo defends it nicely.
Good leg kick by Cuervo there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A head kick misses from Cuervo.
Cuervo just manages to avoid a counter high kick fromPasha.
Pasha tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Cuervo manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pasha moves out of range of the body kick from Cuervo.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pasha shoots in for a takedown but Cuervo shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pasha tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Cuervo defends well and Pasha ends up having to push Cuervo into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ali Pasha. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Cuervo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Pasha takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Pasha fails to land the takedown.
Cuervo flicks out a counter leg kick but Pasha steps away.
Pasha avoids a kick to the body.
Jose Cuervo is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pasha misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Cuervo was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Cuervo misses with a series of wild punches.
It looked like Pasha wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Pasha clinches with his opponent.
Pasha scores with an uppercut up the middle.
A nice left hand lands by Pasha.
Pasha misses with a short punch on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pasha misses with a punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pasha.
Cuervo is looking to break free of the clinch but Pasha has double underhooks.
A short body shot lands from Cuervo as the two fighters clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Pasha.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Cuervo.
Pasha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Cuervo.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Cuervo struggles to land a body shot inside as Pasha controls his hands.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Cuervo trying to control the position but instead, Pasha has worked for underhooks and has pushed Cuervo into the cage.
Cuervo pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Cuervo wants to slow Pasha down by chopping away at his legs.
Cuervo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Cuervo scores with a push kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cuervo slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Pasha looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Cuervo let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cuervo has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Pasha tries to clinch but Cuervo is having none of it.
Pasha takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pasha misses with a takedown attempt - Cuervo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
No luck for Pasha with that takedown attempt.
Pasha gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Pasha lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Pasha scores with a nice short uppercut.
Pasha misses with a short punch on the inside.
Cuervo tries a body shot but Pasha blocks it.
Cuervo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pasha swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Cuervo avoiding damage.
Cuervo tries to break the clinch but Pasha is controlling the position.
Cuervo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Cuervo breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Cuervo misses with a hook
and Pasha moves into the clinch.
Pasha working aggressively here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pasha fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Cuervo blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Cuervo breaks the clinch.
Nice sprawl there from Cuervo as Pasha shoots in.
Pasha uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Cuervo.
Pasha closes this distance looking for a takedown but Cuervo circles away.
Cuervo scoring well with a low kick there.
Pasha shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Cuervo as he avoids it easily.
Cuervo goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pasha checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Cuervo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Cuervo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jose Cuervo!
Jose Cuervo was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
In defeat, Ali Pasha stepped up to the mic, saying 'He was the better fighter tonight. But I will be back'.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brutus Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sammy Boyd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sammy Boyd has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
27 - 19 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutus Landry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
22 - 17 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sammy Boyd!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Landry scores with a three punch combo!
Landry will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Landry takes one to the chin there.
Landry misses with a leg kick
and Boyd counters with a nice double leg into side control. Landry won't be happy with that.
The crowd goes nuts as Boyd knocks Landry out cold with a massive hammerfist! Boyd Jumps to his feet and climbs on top of the cage to celebrate with the crowd!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Sammy Boyd!
A very excited looking Sammy Boyd 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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