OFC 42: Devil's Night PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Marcus Volette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Matos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Marcus Volette has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Volette
vs
Matos

188 cm
23
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

191 cm
23
193 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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, Marcus Volette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Matos!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Volette misses with a double jab.
Volette feints and then cracks Matos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Matos down.
Volette lands with a thumping leg kick.
Some wild striking there from Volette.

Volette shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Volette showed some decent athleticism there.
Volette sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Matos defending well though.
Volette trying to control the action but Matos is working from the bottom.

Volette is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volette trying to control the action but Matos is working from the bottom.
Matos tries to kick Volette off but Volette keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Matos won't allow Volette to pass to mount.

Volette is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Volette is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Volette throws a half hearted mid kick.

Matos feints and as Volette raises his hands in defense, Matos changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Volette is breathing heavily.

Matos stands up and waves to Volette to follow him.
Volette is trying hard to land a takedown here. Matos sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
A telegraphed right hand from Volette misses the target.
Volette misses with a two punch combination.

Matos drops Volette with a nice combination! Matos dives into Volette's guard, looking to finish!

It looks like Marcus Volette has been cut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Matos stands up from guard. Let's bang!

Matos catches Volette napping and connects with a big right hand that sends Volette to the canvas!

Volette is rocked!

Matos gets to his feet. Volette looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Matos shoots for a takedown but Volette saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Matos closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Volette to the mat! Volette manages to get full guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Matos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Matos shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Volette napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Matos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Volette thows a body shot but no joy.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Matos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volette wants to clinch

and Matos counters with a nice double leg into half guard.

Matos stands up out of the half guard.
Matos closes this distance looking for a takedown but Volette circles away.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Matos throws a head kick that misses.
Matos swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matos.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Matos dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Marcus Volette's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Matos checks a leg kick.
Volette fails with a takedown attempt.

Matos closes the distance and clinches.
Volette jumps guard but Matos stands there with Volette around his waist. Volette gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Volette has Matos pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Matos manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Marcus Volette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Volette is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Matos pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Matos has had enough of the clinch but Volette keeps him there for the moment.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Matos has had enough of the clinch but Volette keeps him there for the moment.
Matos is working for takedown but Volette is calmly controlling the position for now.
Volette tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Matos wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Matos has Volette pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Matos pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Volette tumbling to the mat - Matos dives into Volette's guard.

Matos decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Volette has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Volette there as he acknowledges the shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Matos thuds his right hand into Volette's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Marcus Volette is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Matos pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Volette takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Oh Volette is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Matos wants to clinch.
Volette seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Matos with a nice cross.

Matos scores a takedown into full mount!

Matos gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Matos tries to clinch there but Volette circles away.
Matos with a lazy takedown attempt

and Volette counters by moving into the clinch.
Volette tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Matos manages to break the clinch.

Matos closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Volette did well to prevent Matos getting side control.

Matos decides to stand up.
Volette throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Matos counter with a right hand.
Matos has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Volette throws a front kick aimed at Matos's knee but Matos avoids it well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Matos fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Volette misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Matos counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Matos.
Matos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Volette pulls him back up using the underhooks.

Matos manages to break the clinch.
Volette shoots and misses
and Matos counters with a series of strikes. Volette will be more careful next time no doubt.
Marcus Volette seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Volette scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

Matos clinches up against the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Matos goes for a takedown attempt but Volette pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Volette doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Matos counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Volette's guard now.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Matos showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Marcus Volette's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Matos throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Volette on the side of the head.
Volette throws a head kick that misses
and Matos counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Volette shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Matos as he jumps to the side.
Volette tries for a takedown but Matos circles away easily

so Matos counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.

Matos gets to his feet. Volette looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Volette throws a sloppy head kick and Matos moves out of range easily.
Volette swats away the attempt to clinch by Matos.
Volette tries to clinch
and Matos counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Volette swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

and Matos counters with a single leg into guard. Volette didn't expect that.

Matos decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Volette, up you get!
Volette throws a combination that misses

and Matos counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Volette!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Matos trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Volette manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Volette is trying to stand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Matos postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Volette to stand up.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but Volette shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Volette throws a combination that misses
and Matos connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Volette tries to clinch but Matos moves away

and Matos counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Matos.
Volette wants to get back to his feet but Matos is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

Matos gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Volette tries to close the distance and clinch but Matos swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Matos fails to land the takedown.
An inside leg kick lands from Volette.
Nathan Matos seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Volette fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Matos checks it well.
Matos shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Marcus Volette has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nathan Matos.
Volette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Matos keeps the fight on the outside.
Volette misses with a combination

and Matos counters with a nice double leg into side control. Volette won't be happy with that.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Matos decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Volette misses with a hook. Matos ducked under it nicely.
Matos tries for a takedown but Volette sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
A good leg kick by Volette.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Volette tries to land a leg kick but Matos saw it coming and moves away.
Matos swats away the attempt to clinch by Volette.
Marcus Volette has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nathan Matos is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Matos tests Volette's chin there with a solid looking shot.

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Matos comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Matos has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Matos!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Brinkley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Render (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Brinkley
vs
Render

180 cm
25
178 lbs
3 - 4 - 1

185 cm
24
171 lbs
5 - 3 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Big right hand

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Brinkley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Render!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Render looks to land a combination but Brinkley avoids it well.
Render blocks a head kick by Brinkley.
Brinkley connects with a body shot.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Brinkley throws a sloppy head kick and Render moves out of range easily.
Brinkley connects with a single shot there.
Render avoids the head kick by Brinkley.
Brinkley throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
A right-left combo lands from Render.
Render misses with a straight left.

Brinkley drives through and clinches with Render against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Brinkley's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Brinkley manages to break the clinch.

Render changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Brinkley looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.

Render decides to stand back up.
Brinkley rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Render moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Render throws a combination that misses
and Brinkley counters with a good low kick that Render was not able to check.
Brinkley tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Brinkley wants to clinch.
Brinkley misses with a double jab.
Render shoots in looking for a takedown. Brinkley tries to sprawl out of it but Render keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Brinkley manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Brinkley swinging wildly here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brinkley throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Render.
Brinkley cracks Render with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Brinkley misses with a jab, cross combination.

Render scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Render throwing shots but Brinkley is blocking nicely.

Render decides to stand up.
Brinkley slips a jab from Render.
Render avoids a punch combination nicely.
Brinkley is breathing heavily.
Brinkley connects with the punch.
Brinkley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Render misses with an uppercut. Brinkley saw that one coming.
Render buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Render keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Decent striking displayed by Render there.
Brinkley avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
A big left from Render misses.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Render scores with a punch to the head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Render.
Render avoids the body shot from Brinkley.
Brinkley misses with a few strikes there.
Brinkley misses with a few strikes there.
Brinkley staying out of range there.
Render throws a big shot that misses.
Render throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Render.
A slapping body kick lands there for Render.
Render swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Brinkley throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
The fighters circling - Render throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Brinkley steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Render. That one must have hurt.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Render with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
A good leg kick by Render.
Render throws the left hand but Brinkley avoids the punch easily.

Render shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Brinkley's guard.

Render decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Brinkley, up you get!
A kick lands to the mid section there for Render.

Render shoots in and bounces Brinkley off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Render with a flurry of punches that miss.
Render works over Brinkley with some ground and pound from guard.
Render trying to control the position from guard on top but Brinkley is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Brinkley keeping full guard, as Render tries to pass.
Render stays in close to Brinkley's body and controls the position.
Render must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Render loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Render missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Render looks to land a right hand but Brinkley moved out of range.
Brinkley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Render gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Brinkley counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Render looks to throw the jab but Brinkley is out of range.
Render lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

Render drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Render in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.

Brinkley is working an open guard so Render takes the opportunity to get back to his feet.
An inside leg kick lands from Render.
Render connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A combination from Brinkley does no damage.
Render throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brinkley counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Render thinking.

Render closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.

Render decides to stand back up.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
No joy there for Brinkley, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Brinkley displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Render throws out the jab.
Brinkley keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Render.
Brinkley misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Brinkley misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Render dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Brinkley takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Render scores with a kick to the midsection.
Brinkley has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Render.
Render looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Brinkley takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Jesse Brinkley is winning the standup battle so far.
Nice cross by Render.
Brinkley slaps away a takedown attempt from Render, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Brinkley tests Render's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Render takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Render scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Brinkley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Render.
Brinkley avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Render.

Render postures up and decides to stand up, from the half guard. The ref calls for Brinkley to stand up.
Render throws a good cross that connects.
A cross from Render lands.
Render missing with a left hand there. Brinkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Brinkley will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Render throws a one two combo.
Jesse Brinkley is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Brinkley. Render shrugs it off though.
Render fails with a takedown attempt.
Render has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Brinkley finds it's way round the side to connect with Render's head.

Render looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Brinkley!
Brinkley wants to get back to his feet.
Render punishing his opponent with strikes.
You get the feeling that Brinkley really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Render working the ground and pound effectively.
Render putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!

Render is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Brinkley has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Brinkley is looking to get back to his feet - it's going to be hard from this position.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brinkley trying desperately to get back to his feet here but he's not having any joy at all. He's going to tire himself out if he's not careful.
Render tries to control but Brinkley wriggling away.
Brinkley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Render postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brinkley looks a forlorn figure.
Render landing shots from mount.
Render with good strikes from the mount here!
Render postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Brinkley looks a forlorn figure.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Render dominating with strikes here.
Render trying to control but Brinkley is having none of it.
Brinkley is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Brinkley taking shots to the head.
Render is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Brinkley can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Render can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Brinkley is looking to escape.
Render lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Brinkley squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.

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

Render is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Brinkley can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Render cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Render working the ground and pound effectively.
Render landing strikes from the mount and Brinkley is in trouble!
Render in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Render looking to finish Brinkley with some ground and pound. This is bad for Brinkley!
Brinkley wants to get back to his feet.
Render scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Brinkley?
Brinkley tries to buck Render off but he can't manage it.

Render wants to finish this one by submission but Brinkley is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Render.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Chris Render 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. This is the final round!

A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Render.
Render throws a left and a right that both miss
and Brinkley counters with a stiff right hand.
Render looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Render takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
A lazy left from Brinkley finds it's target.
Brinkley thuds a left hand into Render's body.
Brinkley looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Render tests Brinkley's chin there with a solid looking shot.

Render looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Brinkley has hold of Render's hands but Render slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.

Brinkley kicks Render off and gets back to his feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Render throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Brinkley's waist but Brinkley gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Render off to one side.
Brinkley misses with a body kick.
Render misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Brinkley to counter with a crisp jab.
Jesse Brinkley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Render.
Brinkley misses with a series of wild punches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Render blocks a head kick by Brinkley.
Brinkley throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Render slips a straight right by Brinkley.
Render fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Brinkley.
Brinkley moves out of range as Render throws a body kick.
Render looks to throw the jab but Brinkley is out of range.
Render throws a body kick the misses
and Brinkley counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A jab from Render misses.
Render shoots and misses
and Brinkley counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Render lunges at Brinkley with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Brinkley's hand.
Brinkley throws a body kick that misses.
Render missing with a left hand there. Brinkley was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Render circles away from the clinch attempt.
Render fails with a takedown attempt.
Brinkley connects with a looping right hand.
Render misses with an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
A left and a right from Brinkley both land. Nice combination.
Render chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Render shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Brinkley pinned against the cage. Brinkley gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Render throws a leg kick which misses Brinkley's front leg but catches the back leg as Brinkley tries to avoid it.
Brinkley moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Render throws an overhand right that lands on Brinkley's shoulder, as Brinkley tries to avoid the shot.
Render misses with a combination
and Brinkley counters with a straight right hand.
Brinkley on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Brinkley throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Brinkley steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Render.
Render lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Render tries for a takedown but Brinkley sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Render scores with a jab. Brinkley acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Chris Render seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Render shoots in for a double leg but Brinkley sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brinkley swinging wildly here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Brinkley. No joy for Render on that attempt.
Brinkley walks into a jab.
Brinkley scores with a sloppy right hand. Render should have avoided that one.
Render scores with a crisp jab that stopped Brinkley in his tracks.
Good standup being displayed there by Render as he connects with a hook.
Render throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Brinkley.
Render swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Brinkley.
Jab, jab by Render - just one landing.
Brinkley lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Render backs up against the cage.
Nice shot lands for Render.
A thudding body kick lands there by Render!
Brinkley takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A nice leg kick lands there from Render.
Render misses with a looping right.
Render misses with a double jab.
Render misses with an uppercut. Brinkley saw that one coming.
Render lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A combination from Brinkley does no damage.
Chris Render is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Render throws a nice outside leg kick.
Brinkley bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Render misses with a wild combination.
Render throws a shot from downtown. Brinkley moves away and avoids it.
Brinkley misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Render looks to land a right hand but Brinkley moved out of range.
Render fails with a takedown attempt.

Render scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Render decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Brinkley stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Brinkley wants it to stay on the feet.
Brinkley throws a head kick that misses.
Brinkley thows a body shot but no joy.
Render scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Jesse Brinkley has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Render scores with a three punch combo!
Render tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brinkley swivels and escapes.

And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jesse Brinkley.
I think Render 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Render!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
89%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Michael Corrleone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Kings (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.

Corrleone
vs
Kings

175 cm
28
170 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

185 cm
23
170 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Corrleone!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Kings!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kings keeps the fight on the outside.
Kings looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!

Corrleone gets a takedown into half guard.
Corrleone wants to pass to mount but Kings is defending the position.

Corrleone is looking for a kimura but Kings is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Corrleone to get the leverage.

Corrleone seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Kings is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Michael Corrleone!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Backman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Gooden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Backman
vs
Gooden

184 cm
19
220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

190 cm
19
205 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Backman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Gooden!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooden is looking to clinch.
Backman scores with a punch to the head.
Gooden has a takedown stuffed.
Backman stuffs the takedown.
Gooden tries to score a power double leg takedown but Backman sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gooden somewhat.
Ben Backman has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chase Gooden.

Gooden tries to keep at a distance but Backman has taken the fight into the clinch.
Backman presses Gooden against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Backman lands a nice uppercut.
Backman lands with a light punch inside.
Backman lands a right hand that snaps the head of Gooden backwards.
Backman gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Gooden.
Gooden looks gassed!
Backman throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
A short left from Backman.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A quick uppercut on the inside from Backman.
Backman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Backman lands with a left to the head.
A right hook to the body lands for Backman.
Backman lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gooden takes a shot to the head.
Backman digs a right hand underneath Gooden's ribcage. Gooden let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Backman pushes Gooden back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Backman working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Backman lands a shoulder strike.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Backman lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Backman throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Goodens head.

Gooden is rocked!
Backman softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Gooden is still on wobbly legs! Can Backman finish him?
Backman gets through Gooden's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Backman.
A short right from Backman.
Backman throws a big uppercut that drops Gooden! More strikes from Backman and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Gooden lies dazed against the cage as Backman celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ben Backman!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Don Self (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Duncan Harty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Duncan Harty has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Self
vs
Harty

179 cm
24
193 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

205 cm
26
185 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Self!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Duncan Harty!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Self doesn't manage to clinch there - Harty circles away.
Self misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Harty motions for Self to come forward. Harty throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Harty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Harty throws a head kick but Self moves out of range.

Self moves into range and clinches up with Harty.
Harty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Self prevents the takedown attempt.
Self is working for takedown but Harty is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harty wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Harty is looking to break free of the clinch but Self has double underhooks.
Harty is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Harty tries to score a body lock takedown but Self shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Harty wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Self has him pressed against the cage.

Self's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Self looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Self tries to free his leg and advance position but Harty is retaining full guard.
Harty wants to stand but Self is controlling the position.
Harty wants to sweep but no luck.
Self wants to pass the guard but Harty is keeping the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty trying to keep a closed guard but Self is proving a slippery customer.

Harty looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Self passes into half guard.
Harty looks gassed!
Harty is trying to stand.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Harty throws a lazy right hand but Self sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Harty throws a series of punches but Self moves out of range.

Self feints and as Harty raises his hands in defense, Self changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Self is looking to work some ground and pound but Harty has wrist control.
Self is taking a break and basically stalling. The referee will not allow him to do that for long.
Harty wants to sweep but no luck.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Self got a little sloppy there for a moment and Harty has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Self has managed to get both his arms back between Harty's legs - danger averted.
Self trying to control but Harty is working from the bottom.
Self pushes down on Harty's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Self in particular looking to stall.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Self wants to pass the guard but Harty is defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Self lands strikes from half guard.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.

Self looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Self is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Self tries to pass to full mount but Harty defends it.

Self decides to stand up.

Self gets the takedown into side control.
Harty tries to escape but Self is in control.

Self wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Harty, who protects the arm well.
Harty bucks up and tries to throw Self off but instead Self has got his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Self shoots in and bounces Harty off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Harty tries to land a sweep but no joy.

Harty wriggles free and stands up.
Harty takes one to the chin there.

Self closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Well, if Self is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Harty is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Self jumps into side control!
Harty is looking to reverse the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Harty can't do much from the bottom here.
Self has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Harty!

Self swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Don Self!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
55%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Trey Dakota (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Spooner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Dakota
vs
Spooner

198 cm
20
184 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

193 cm
21
175 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Hilo, Trey Dakota!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Spooner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dakota walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Jab from Dakota.
Dakota throws a lazy right hand but Spooner sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Spooner throws a right and a left that Dakota avoids nicely.
Dakota bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A decent looking cross lands there for Dakota.
Spooner tries a low kick but Dakota avoids it.

Dakota drives through and clinches with Spooner against the cage.
Dakota lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Dakota lands a hook that snaps the head of Spooner backwards.
Spooner tries to pull guard but Dakota holds him up against the cage and eventually Spooner drops back down to his feet.
Dakota keeps control of Spooner as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Spooner takes a shot to the head.
Still in the clinch, Dakota scores with a nice short uppercut.

Spooner is rocked!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Dakota.
Spooner is still on wobbly legs! Can Dakota finish him?
Spooner looks gassed!
Dakota working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dakota working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Dakota creates a bit of space for himself and rocks Spooner with a big uppercut! Spooner tries to clinch up but Dakota pushes him back against the cage and lands another moster strike that crumples Spooner to the mat! Spooner covers up and Dakota unloads with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Trey Dakota!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Corey Haim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Will Whyte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Haim comes into the arena with Black And Yellow blaring out of the sound system. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Haim
vs
Whyte

175 cm
22
160 lbs
9 - 3 - 0

175 cm
25
160 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cuts easily

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Resistance
:: Happy Pills ::

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 9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corey Haim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Will Whyte!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Haim shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Haim is trying to control the action in half guard but Whyte is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Haim thows a huge punch but Whyte dodges it nicely.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whyte can do anything to dispel that myth.
Haim is pressing down on Whyte's thigh, looking to free his foot. Whyte is holding on for now.
Haim is trying to control. Whyte wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Haim is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Whyte has managed to free his arm - good work.
Whyte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haim.

Haim is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Haim is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haim lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Haim throws some wild stikes that Whyte manages to avoid easily.
Haim wants to take Whyte's back but he can't do it this time.
Whyte is really trying hard to get back to his feet.

Haim goes for an armbar but Whyte turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Whyte.

Haim had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Whyte defends it easily.
Whyte tries to stand but Haim is controlling from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wants to pass the guard but Haim is keeping the position.
Whyte wants to stand but Haim is controlling his posture from full guard.
Whyte really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Haim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Haim wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Whyte is now in half guard.
Haim tries to roll over but Whyte keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Haim actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte wants to take a breather but Haim is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Haim tries to get to full guard but Whyte has control of the leg.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Haim misses the jab.
Will Whyte is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Whyte dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Haim. That did some damage!
Haim fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Some wild striking there from Whyte.
Haim shoots in for a takedown but Whyte shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Haim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Haim throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Whyte.
Haim keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Whyte.
Whyte slips a jab and a cross from Haim.
Haim tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Whyte swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Haim. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Whyte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haim pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Whyte is keeping the position for now.
Whyte is looking to stand up but Haim isn't so interested in that idea.
Haim tries to free his leg and advance position but Whyte is retaining full guard.
Haim stops Whyte from standing up.
Whyte keeping full guard, as Haim tries to pass.

Haim postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Whyte is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Haim, into his guard.
Haim is breathing heavily.
Whyte trying to control but Haim is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Whyte lands with a shot to the body.
Haim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whyte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haim somewhat.
Corey Haim is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Whyte on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Haim misses with a jab, cross combination.
Haim throws a body punch but Whyte moves out of range.
Whyte throws a head kick that misses.
Whyte misses with a head kick.
Haim tries to score a power double leg takedown but Whyte sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Haim somewhat.
Haim shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corey Haim. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whyte showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Haim.
Haim takes one to the chin there.
Haim takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Whyte misses with a double jab

and Haim counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Whyte is not content to let Haim control the position.

Haim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Haim is looking for a kimura here.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Haim wants to take a breather but Whyte is having none of it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Whyte avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Haim.
Whyte is trying to stand.
Haim wants to control but Whyte is keeping him busy.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whyte swinging wildly here.
Haim uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Whyte.
Whyte stuffs the takedown.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Haim.
Will Whyte seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Haim misses with a hook.
Whyte throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Whyte throws a right and a left that both miss.
No luck for Haim with that takedown attempt.
Whyte uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Haim.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Haim throws a right and a left that both miss.
Haim misses with a few strikes there.
Haim shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Whyte throws a left and a right that both miss

and Haim decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Whyte's guard.
Haim 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.
Whyte wants to stand and escape but Haim is having none of it.
Haim looking to pass the guard.
Haim throws a big right hand that misses.
Whyte wants to get back to his feet but Haim is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Haim lands a couple of elbows.
Haim advances position into side control!
Haim wants to lay and pray for a moment but Whyte keeps working.

Haim is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Whyte knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Haim wants to control but Whyte is keeping him busy.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Haim throws a right hand that Whyte ducks under and follows up with a left that Whyte also avoids with ease.
Haim swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Whyte counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Whyte avoids a punch combination nicely.
Whyte lands with a cross.

Haim shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Whyte manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Haim wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving.

Haim drops back looking for a leg! Whyte is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Whyte manages to kick Haim off! Haim jumps back into Whyte's guard.
Haim won't allow Whyte to get back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Haim wants to pass the guard but Whyte is keeping the position.
Corey Haim overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Haim trying to control but Whyte is working from the bottom.
Whyte wants to stand and escape but Haim is having none of it.
Whyte takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Whyte keeping moving, preventing Haim from controlling successfully.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Whyte dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Whyte swinging wildly here.

Haim shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.

Haim thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Whyte keeping full guard, as Haim tries to pass.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Haim lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Haim is looking to work some ground and pound but Whyte has wrist control.
Haim looking to pass the guard.
Haim wants to control from the top but Whyte keeps moving.
Haim wants to pass the guard but Whyte is keeping the position.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Whyte misses with an uppercut. Haim saw that one coming.
Good shot there by Whyte.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whyte will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Haim fails with a takedown attempt from distance.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Haim.
Haim creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Whyte sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Haim tries to advance to mount but Whyte instead regains half guard.

Haim looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Whyte is trying to stand up here but Haim is controlling him well.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Haim is looking for a kimura but Whyte is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Haim to get the leverage.
Haim is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!

Haim moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Whyte has worked his arm free - good work by Whyte!
Whyte is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Haim has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Haim has knee on belly and moves into mount.

Whyte defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Haim.

And that's the end of the fight!
Corey Haim showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Haim, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Corey Haim!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Roque Barretto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sasha Petrova (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barretto comes to the cage accompanied by Last Man Standing - By 4ft Fingers. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Barretto
vs
Petrova

180 cm
23
175 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
170 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roque Barretto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sasha Petrova!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Barretto, right into the meat.
Barretto throws a sloppy head kick and Petrova moves out of range easily.
Barretto shoots in but Petrova avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Barretto takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Petrova tries to clinch up.

Petrova looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Petrova controlling the action here.
Barretto won't allow Petrova to pass to mount.
Barretto tries to get to full guard but Petrova has control of the leg.
Barretto makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Barretto.
Barretto might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Petrova controls from within his opponent's guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova wants to get up but he can't break Barretto's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Petrova is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Petrova being controlled here momentarily.

Petrova gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.

Petrova forces Barretto back against the cage and clinches.
Petrova avoiding damage as Barretto throws knees to the body.
Barretto wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A right hand to the body from Petrova.
Barretto looking to throw knees to the head but Petrova is blocking nicely.
Petrova tries a body shot but Barretto blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barretto or not.
Petrova lands a body punch.
Petrova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
A short left from Petrova.
Petrova avoids a wild elbow strike from Barretto.
Petrova lands a body shot.
Barretto pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Petrova tries a body shot but Barretto blocks it.

Barretto breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Petrova tries to clinch up.
Petrova moves in looking to clinch but Barretto pushes him off.
Petrova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrova tries to clinch but Barretto is having none of it.
Petrova connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Barretto throws a body kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Petrova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barretto avoids it really well and circles away.
Barretto throws a leg kick but Petrova sees it coming and moves out of range.
Petrova tries to clinch but Barretto is having none of it.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Petrova tries to clinch there but Barretto circles away.
Barretto misses with a body shot
and Petrova counters with a lovely shot to the body.

Petrova clinches up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barretto throws an elbow but misses.
Barretto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Barretto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Petrova avoiding damage as Barretto throws knees to the body.
Barretto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Barretto lands a knee to the body.
Petrova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Petrova tries a body shot but Barretto blocks it.
Petrova scores with a shoulder strike.
Petrova lands a left hand that snaps the head of Barretto backwards.
Petrova lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Barretto or not.
Petrova being controlled against the cage.
Petrova is trying to stall.
Barretto looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Barretto is trying to force a seperation but Petrova has the dominant position.
Petrova avoids a wild elbow strike from Barretto.
Petrova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Stalling in the clinch from Barretto.
A short right from Petrova on the inside.
Barretto holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Barretto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrova.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Barretto obliges.
Barretto is breathing heavily.
Barretto tries to break the clinch but Petrova is controlling the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Barretto just misses with a elbow thrown towards Petrova's brow.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Petrova.
Petrova struggles to land a body shot inside as Barretto controls his hands.
Barretto is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Petrova is defending well for now.
Petrova prevents Barretto from breaking the clinch.
Petrova works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body.
Petrova is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Petrova digs a right hand into Barretto's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Barretto's gas tank.
Barretto misses with an elbow over the top.
Petrova trying to control the position but instead, Barretto has worked for underhooks and has pushed Petrova into the cage.
Petrova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Petrova dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Petrova blocks an elbow strike from Barretto.
Petrova manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Barretto is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A frustrated look appears on Barretto's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Petrova cracks Barretto with a nice body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
Petrova is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Barretto is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrova moves away.

Petrova clinches.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Barretto.
Barretto lands an elbow that stopped Petrova in his tracks for a moment.
Barretto trying to land knees to the body.

Barretto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrova tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barretto.
Barretto circles away from the clinch attempt.
Barretto takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Barretto throws the kick towards the body but Petrova avoids it.
Petrova uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Barretto.
Petrova lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Barretto throws a lazy right hand but Petrova sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Petrova is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Petrova connects with a good right hand that stumbles Barretto. Barretto circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Petrova is looking to clinch but Barretto is avoiding it.
Petrova tries to clinch up but Barretto circles away and keeps his distance.
Barretto lets loose with a powerful body kick. Petrova will feel that in the morning.
Barretto lands with a cross.
Petrova keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrova connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Barretto doesn't seem bothered though.
Roque Barretto seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Barretto throws a front kick aimed at Petrova's knee but Petrova avoids it well.
Barretto misses the shot to the body.
Petrova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrova tries to clinch up but Barretto circles away and keeps his distance.

Petrova clinches up against the cage.
Petrova tries to throw a body punch but Barretto avoids it by throwing Petrova back against the cage.
Petrova blocks an elbow strike.
Nice body punch from Petrova - that landed with a thud.
Barretto throws an elbow that misses.
Petrova is trying to stall.

Barretto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrova tries to clinch up.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Barretto swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Barretto misses with a hook. Petrova ducked under it nicely.
A nice leg kick lands there from Barretto.
Barretto is looking to score with low kicks.
A bone on bone clash there as Petrova blocks the leg kick.
Petrova with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Petrova wants to clinch.
Barretto fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Petrova.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jab by Petrova.

The fight moves into the clinch position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Barretto missing with knees to the body.
Barretto blocks a body shot from Petrova.
Sasha Petrova seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Petrova lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Petrova lands a shoulder strike.
Barretto using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petrova works on Barretto's body with a couple of short punches.
Barretto lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Barretto lands an elbow just above Petrova 's eye.
Petrova lands a body punch in the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Barretto breaks from the clinch.
Petrova lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Petrova on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Barretto. Barretto obviously looking to wear him down.
Petrova tries to close the distance and clinch but Barretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Barretto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Barretto misses with a hook. Petrova ducked under it nicely.
Roque Barretto is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Barretto looks to throw the jab but Petrova is out of range.
Barretto throws a sloppy head kick and Petrova moves out of range easily.

Petrova closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova avoiding damage as Barretto throws knees to the body.
Petrova misses with a hook to the ribs.
With the fighters up against the cage, Barretto throws an elbow but misses.
Barretto comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.

Barretto breaks from the clinch.
Petrova has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Barretto misses with a head kick.
Barretto needs to keep his hands up - Petrova had a free shot at his head there.
Barretto lands with a thumping leg kick.
Petrova swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Petrova slips a straight right by Barretto.
Petrova checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Barretto takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Petrova uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Barretto.
Barretto swats away the attempt to clinch by Petrova.
Barretto looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Petrova checks a low kick from Barretto.
Petrova cracks Barretto with a right hand to the side of the head.
A chopping leg kick lands by Barretto.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barretto tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova moves in looking to clinch but Barretto pushes him off.
Petrova connects with a looping right hand.

Petrova clinches up against the cage.
Petrova presses Barretto against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Petrova stalling against the cage.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Petrova misses with a hook to the ribs.
Barretto trying to land knees to the body.

Barretto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Petrova scores a takedown into full mount!
Petrova sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sasha Petrova showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Petrova tries to clinch there but Barretto circles away.
Barretto circles away from the clinch attempt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Petrova. Barretto does a little dance to reset his feet.
Barretto rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Petrova moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Petrova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Petrova is looking to clinch.
Barretto misses with a low kick as Petrova jumps back.
A swing and a miss from Barretto.
Petrova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barretto takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Barretto is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Petrova's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Petrova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Barretto throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Petrova tries to clinch there but Barretto circles away.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barretto scores with a leg kick.

Petrova closes the distance and pushes Barretto back into the cage.
Petrova lands a body punch.
Barretto misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petrova.
Barretto landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Petrova misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Petrova avoiding damage as Barretto throws knees to the body.
Petrova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barretto is keeping busy.
Barretto tries to land knees in the clinch but Petrova avoids the damage to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Petrova scores with a shot to the side of Barretto's head.
Petrova looking to slow down the pace here.
Petrova makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Good body shot from Petrova.
A short right from Petrova.
Barretto lands a nice elbow from the clinch.

Barretto pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Petrova connects with a crisp jab.
Barretto ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Petrova moves away.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Barretto loads up on a big right hand but Petrova slips the punch.
Petrova's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Petrova fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Barretto avoids it really well and circles away.
Barretto throws a low kick but Petrova avoids it.
Petrova keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Petrova gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Barretto.
Barretto misses with a head kick.
Petrova tries to close the distance and clinch but Barretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Petrova chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Barretto can pounce on him.
Sasha Petrova seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Barretto throws a sloppy head kick and Petrova moves out of range easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petrova takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Petrova is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Petrova tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Roque Barretto has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Barretto throws a low kick but Petrova avoids it.
Barretto looks to score with a jab to the body but Petrova is just out of range.
Petrova tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Barretto paws at him with a jab and circles away.

Petrova closes the distance and clinches.

Barretto breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Barretto avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Petrova tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Barretto swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Jab, jab by Barretto - just one landing.
Barretto will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Petrova tries to clinch but Barretto is having none of it.
The fight stays on the outside here - Petrova looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Barretto looks to land a body kick but Petrova moved away.
A shot to the body from Barretto misses
and Petrova counters with a nice uppercut.
Petrova tries to clinch up.
Barretto missing with a left hand there. Petrova was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Barretto connects with a looping right hand.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Petrova catches Barretto with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Petrova wants to clinch.
Petrova scores with a jab.
Petrova scores with a hook to the body. Barretto takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Barretto takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Petrova throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Barretto's waist but Barretto gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Petrova off to one side.
Barretto throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Barretto just misses with a punch to the body.
Barretto lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Petrova jabs Barretto right on the nose. Barretto blinks but takes it well.
Barretto throws a wild body kick that Petrova sees coming a mile off.
Petrova tries to clinch but Barretto is having none of it.
Barretto swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Petrova counter with a right hand.
Petrova doesn't manage to clinch there - Barretto circles away.
Petrova scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Petrova tries to close the distance and clinch but Barretto swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.

Petrova clinches up against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petrova is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Barretto is keeping busy.
Barretto tries to break the clinch but Petrova is controlling the position.
A right hand to the body from Petrova.
Barretto gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
A short body shot lands from Petrova as the two fighters clinch.
A right hook to the body lands for Petrova.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Petrova misses with a body punch.
Petrova lands a body shot in the clinch.
Sasha Petrova is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Petrova blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.

Barretto breaks the clinch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Petrova darts in and clinches Barretto up against the cage.
Barretto throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Petrova keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Barretto's efforts to push away.
Barretto missing with knees to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Barretto missing with knees to the body.
Petrova stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Barretto trying to land knees to the body.
Barretto missing with knees to the body.
Petrova managing to block the knees to the body from Barretto.

And that's the end of the fight!
Sasha Petrova comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Petrova has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sasha Petrova!

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FIGHT
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Co-main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Marston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Archie Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell has chosen Eminem - Almost Famous as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Marston
vs
Bell

188 cm
23
205 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

185 cm
19
212 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Marston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Archie Bell!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell throws a leg kick but Marston sees it coming and moves out of range.
Marston is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Bell swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bell throws a right hand that Marston ducks under and follows up with a left that Marston also avoids with ease.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Bell, right into the meat.
Marston tries to clinch up.
Bell swats away the attempt to clinch by Marston.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Marston.
Marston ducks under a wild hook from Bell.

Marston moves into the clinch.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.

Marston closes the distance and clinches.
Bell lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Marston backwards.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
Bell lands with a left to the head.
Bell tries to circle away but Marston has him pinned against the cage.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Bell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bell is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Marston.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Bell on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Archie Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Bell throws a right and a left that Marston avoids nicely.
Bell misses with a looping left.
Bell tries to bum rush Marston with a series of wild strikes but Marston uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A clash of legs there as Marston blocks the low kick.
Bell stalks Marston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marston's face. Marston staggers backwards, shaken.
Marston tries to clinch up.
Marston is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marston tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell swings for the body but Marston moves out of range.
Marston blocks a jab.

Marston pushes Bell up against the cage in a clinch.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Marston throws a punch but it's blocked by Bell.
A short uppercut from Marston.
Bell working hard to break the clinch.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bell throws a punch but it's blocked by Marston.
Marston has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Marston's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Marston is looking to control Bell's arms but Bell gets an underhook and turns him. Now Marston has his back to the cage.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
Bell tries to break free but Marston pushes him back against the cage.
Bell misses with a short punch on the inside.

Bell's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Marston blocks a low kick nicely.
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Marston moves out of range as Bell strikes.
Marston slips under a jab from Bell.
Marston wants to clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.

Marston clinches.
Bell makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Marston is controlling the position.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
A left hand lands to the body for Marston.
Bell looks gassed!
Bell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marston tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Marston pushes Bell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Marston won't allow it.
Marston lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Marston lands with a short shot to the head.
A hook to the body from Marston.
Marston lands a right hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
A right hook to the body lands for Marston.
A hook to the body from Marston.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Marston lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A short uppercut from Marston.
Marston presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Marston lands a good knee to the midsection. Bell won't want to take too many of those.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Marston lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
A shot in the inside from Marston.
Marston lands a body punch in the clinch.
Bell wants to break free but Marston has control.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Marston digs a right hand into Bell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Bell's gas tank.
Marston lands a body shot in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston is working Bell over against the cage.
Marston lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Marston avoiding damage.
Marston misses with a punch on the inside.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Marston throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bell.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!

Marston drives through and clinches with Bell against the cage.
Bell is trying to break free.
Marston tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
A frustrated look appears on Bell's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Marston lands a hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Bell throws a jab but it's blocked by Marston.
Bell jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Bell throws an overhand right that lands on Marston's shoulder, as Marston tries to avoid the shot.
Marston lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Bell circles away quickly and effectively.
Bell looks to land a left hand but Marston moved out of range nicely.
Marston bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
A left and a right from Marston both land. Nice combination.
Marston tries to clinch up but Bell circles away and keeps his distance.
Bell uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Marston.
Marston slips a straight right by Bell.
Bell misses the jab.
Bell misses with a double jab.
Bell misses with a hook. Marston ducked under it nicely.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.
Marston tries to clinch but Bell moves out of range.
Marston misses with a two punch combination.
Marston tries to clinch there but Bell circles away.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
A slow jab from Bell misses its intended target.
Marston just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston wants to clinch.
John Marston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell loads up on a big right hand but Marston slips the punch.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Bell lands a lovely overhand right.
Bell tries to move into range but Marston moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Bell throws a hook but Marston blocks it.

Marston moves into range and clinches up with Bell.
A short uppercut from Marston.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Marston missing with knees to the body.
Bell wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Marston lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Bell lands an uppercut.
Marston lands a shoulder strike.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Marston is trying to stall.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Marston.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell wants to get back to striking at distance but Marston won't allow it.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
John Marston has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Marston lands with a left to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Marston misses with some punches.
Marston doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
Marston misses with the head strike.
Bell is trying to break the clinch but Marston is controlling him.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Marston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.
Bell fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston misses with a hook to the ribs.
Bell is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Marston keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Bell working hard to break the clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Marston.
Bell tries to circle away but Marston has him pinned against the cage.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
Marston lands a nice uppercut.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell has had enough of the clinch but Marston keeps him there for the moment.
Come on Marston - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Marston tries to work over Bell's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Marston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Bell.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Bell as Marston tries to tie him up.
Marston lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A nice left hand lands by Marston.
Marston misses with a hook from the clinch.
Marston misses with a knee to the head.
Marston misses with a body punch.
Marston leaning against his opponent.
Marston misses with the head strike.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
Bell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A head punch on the inside from Marston fails to land.
Marston throws a head punch that misses.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Marston has the dominant position.
A shot in the inside from Marston.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Marston tries to land a knee to the head but Bell blocks with his arms.
Marston keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Bell's efforts to push away.
A right hand to the body from Bell.
Marston takes a shot to the head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Bell. Marston does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bell stalks Marston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marston's face. Marston staggers backwards, shaken.
Marston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Marston throws a nice looking combination but Bell bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bell misses with the combination.
Bell throws a low kick but Marston avoids it.
Marston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston misses with a jab, cross combination.
Marston wants to clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Marston checks a low kick from Bell.
Marston avoids the body shot from Bell.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

John Marston dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Marston avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Marston moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Marston checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Bell looks to score with a jab to the body but Marston is just out of range.
Bell throws a shot from downtown. Marston moves away and avoids it.
Marston throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell stalks Marston and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Marston's face. Marston staggers backwards, shaken.
Marston checks the leg kick.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Bell, as that shot connected.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bell paws at him with a jab and circles away.
The fighters circling - Bell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Marston tries to close the distance and clinch but Bell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Marston is looking to clinch.
Bell misses with a body shot
and Marston counters with a nice uppercut.

Marston fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Bell, pushing him back against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Marston has Bell pressed against the cage.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A short body shot lands from Bell as the two fighters clinch.
Bell can't break the clinch.
Bell blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Bell is looking to break free of the clinch but Marston has double underhooks.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Marston presses Bell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Bell lands a nice shot to the body.
Marston keeps control of Bell as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Marston can't find room to land a body shot as Bell controls the action.
Marston lands a left hand that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Marston is working Bell over against the cage.
Bell blocking some punches.
Marston works on Bell's body with a couple of short punches.
Marston has Bell pressed against the cage, preventing Bell from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Bell wants to break the clinch but can't.
Marston working aggressively here.
Marston is working Bell over against the cage.
Marston lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Bell or not.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Marston stalling in the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Bell wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Marston has him pressed against the cage.
Bell blocks a punch to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Marston.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Marston lands a hook that snaps the head of Bell backwards.
Bell blocks an uppercut.
Bell tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A body shot lands from Marston.
Marston throws a head punch that misses.
Bell is trying to force a seperation but Marston has the dominant position.
Marston scores with a hook to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Marston using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Marston lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Bell.
A right handed body shot lands from Marston.
Bell takes a shot to the head.
Marston lands a left hand.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Marston.
A short left from Marston.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Marston.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Marston fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Marston softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.

Bell manages to break the clinch.
Marston fails with an attempt to clinch.
Bell thows a leg kick but Marston checks it

and Marston counters by moving into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to break the clinch but Marston is controlling the position.

Bell pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Bell goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Marston misses with a double jab.
Bell throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Marston moves into the clinch.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Marston tries a body shot but Bell blocks it.
Bell digs a right hand into Marston's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Marston's gas tank.
Bell is working Marston over against the cage.
Nice body punch from Bell.
Bell lands with a light punch inside.
Marston struggles to land a body shot inside as Bell controls his hands.
Marston tries to throw a body punch but Bell avoids it by throwing Marston back against the cage.
Marston has a couple of punches blocked by Bell.

Bell breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Bell misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Marston dodges the punch combination from Bell.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell throws a leg kick

and Marston counters by moving into the clinch.
John Marston is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Marston working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Bell escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
A punch lands to the side of Bell 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Bell throws a hook to the side of Marston's head but Marston sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell thows a body shot but no joy.
Marston with a nice cross.
Bell avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bell just misses with a punch to the body.
Marston moves in looking to clinch but Bell pushes him off.
Marston is looking to clinch but Bell is avoiding it.
Bell moves into range and connects with a jab.
Bell throws a looping overhand right but Marston ducks down to avoid it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fight stays on the outside here - Marston looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Bell circles away from the clinch attempt.

And that's the end of the fight!
John Marston showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Marston, 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Marston!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
98%

Main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alek Mitchell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Katsunori Kikuno (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Katsunori Kikuno will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

Mitchell
vs
Kikuno

179 cm
20
167 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

173 cm
22
160 lbs
5 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alek Mitchell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Katsunori Kikuno!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kikuno tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.

Kikuno gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Mitchell to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Mitchell content to stall in guard here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Mitchell forces his way into half guard.

Mitchell seems to be working for a kimura but Kikuno defends the submission attempt.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Mitchell seems to be looking for submissions.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Mitchell is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Mitchell looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.

Mitchell seems to be looking for submissions.
Mitchell is breathing heavily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Mitchell is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Kikuno sees it coming and defends easily.
Kikuno really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mitchell. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

Kikuno is defending against the submission attempts here by Mitchell.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kikuno can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kikuno won't allow Mitchell to pass to mount.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Mitchell is working for a submission of some sort.
Mitchell wants to pass the guard but Kikuno is defending well.

Mitchell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kikuno doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Mitchell.
Mitchell tries to pass the half guard into mount. Kikuno knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.

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.

Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.

Kikuno clinches up against the cage.
Mitchell is working for takedown but Kikuno is calmly controlling the position for now.
Mitchell is trying to force a seperation but Kikuno has the dominant position.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuno lands with a left to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kikuno.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kikuno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kikuno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands a nice uppercut.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kikuno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mitchell.
Mitchell takes a shot to the head.
Kikuno scores with a shoulder strike.
Kikuno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuno digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kikuno moves into range and clinches up with Mitchell.
Still in the clinch, Kikuno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kikuno scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
A shot in the inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kikuno lands with a right to the head.

Mitchell is rocked!
Still in the clinch, Kikuno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Oh Mitchell is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kikuno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kikuno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kikuno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Mitchell seems to have got his legs back now.
Kikuno scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kikuno scores with a shoulder strike.
Nice body punch from Kikuno - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short left from Kikuno.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kikuno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kikuno lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A left hand lands to the body for Kikuno.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuno lands with a left to the head.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikuno lands a right hand.
Still in the clinch, Kikuno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Still in the clinch, Kikuno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kikuno digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Kikuno gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kikuno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Still in the clinch, Kikuno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kikuno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno digs a right hand underneath Mitchell's ribcage. Mitchell let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A short uppercut from Kikuno.
A short right from Kikuno on the inside.
Kikuno scores with a hook to the body.
Kikuno lands a body shot.
A nice left hand lands by Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands with a light punch inside.
Kikuno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kikuno lands a body shot.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kikuno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands with a light punch inside.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuno lands a nice uppercut.
A short left from Kikuno.
Kikuno presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Nice body punch from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a left hand.
Kikuno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kikuno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kikuno scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kikuno lands with a left to the head.
Kikuno scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno gets through Mitchell's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Kikuno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kikuno is working Mitchell over against the cage.
Kikuno lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Mitchell or not.
A short right from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikuno lands a left hand.
A left hand lands to the body for Kikuno.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuno scores with a shot to the side of Mitchell's head.
Kikuno throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuno lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short uppercut from Kikuno.
Katsunori Kikuno seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A nice left hand lands by Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a nice shot to the body.
A short right from Kikuno on the inside.
Kikuno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Mitchell's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kikuno is leaning against Mitchell and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
A short left from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuno lands a left hand.
Kikuno lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kikuno has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Kikuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hook to the body lands for Kikuno.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno lands a left hand.
Kikuno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands a shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kikuno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Kikuno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikuno lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Mitchell.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kikuno.
Kikuno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
A shot in the inside from Kikuno.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kikuno.
A body shot lands from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kikuno scores with a hook to the body.
Kikuno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Kikuno lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Nice body punch from Kikuno - that landed with a thud.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kikuno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kikuno lands a left hand.
Kikuno lands with a right to the head.
Kikuno lands an uppercut.
Kikuno lands a body punch.
A short uppercut from Kikuno.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Katsunori Kikuno showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Kikuno wants to clinch up but Mitchell keeps it at a distance.
Mitchell swats away the attempt to clinch by Kikuno.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kikuno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kikuno doesn't manage to clinch there - Mitchell circles away.
The fighters circling - Mitchell throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kikuno tries to close the distance and clinch but Mitchell swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mitchell throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kikuno lands with a shot to the body.
Mitchell circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kikuno wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Mitchell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kikuno looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

Kikuno gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kikuno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kikuno lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Kikuno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuno lands with a light punch inside.
Kikuno presses Mitchell against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Kikuno lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Kikuno.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kikuno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kikuno cracks Mitchell with a nice body shot.
Kikuno lands an uppercut.
Kikuno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A short right from Kikuno on the inside.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno lands a shot to the body.
A short right from Kikuno.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kikuno scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Kikuno - that landed with a thud.
Kikuno lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Kikuno lands an uppercut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kikuno lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands with a light punch inside.
A hook to the body from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuno scores with a nice hook to the head.
Kikuno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A short right from Kikuno.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno lands a right hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno lands with a right to the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuno.
Mitchell working aggressively here.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kikuno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kikuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikuno lands a left hand that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
A body shot lands from Kikuno.
Kikuno working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikuno lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Kikuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikuno softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands with a light punch inside.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kikuno lands with a right to the head.
Kikuno lands an uppercut.
Kikuno working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Kikuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kikuno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kikuno lands a body shot.
A shot in the inside from Kikuno.
A right hand to the body from Kikuno.
Kikuno digs a right hand into Mitchell's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Mitchell's gas tank.
Kikuno stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Kikuno lands with a right to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Kikuno.
Kikuno lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Mitchells head.
Kikuno lands with a left to the head.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike.
Kikuno lands an uppercut.
A right handed body shot lands from Kikuno.
Kikuno lands a left hand.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikuno.
A short left from Kikuno.
Alek Mitchell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
A short left from Kikuno.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kikuno lands a hook that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kikuno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kikuno lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A short right from Kikuno.
Kikuno makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Kikuno lands a hook to the side of the head.
Kikuno lands a nice uppercut.
Kikuno lands with a light punch inside.
Kikuno lands a nice uppercut.
Kikuno is working Mitchell over against the cage.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kikuno creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Mitchell tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Kikuno just stands there and leans against the cage.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikuno.
Kikuno pushes Mitchell back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kikuno.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kikuno lands a body shot in the clinch.
Kikuno lands an uppercut.
Kikuno lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Kikuno lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Mitchell backwards.
Still in the clinch, Kikuno scores with a nice short uppercut.
Kikuno lands a shot to the body.
Kikuno scores with a nice hook to the head.

And that's the end of the fight!
Katsunori Kikuno comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Kikuno winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 25:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Katsunori Kikuno!

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energy
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hype
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pop
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