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GSF 62 Couture vs Akinfeev PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Russ Reaper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Richter (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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282 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Russ Reaper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, John Richter!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Reaper shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Richter as he avoids it easily.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Reaper.
Richter tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reaper wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Richter manages to get back to half guard.
Richter works his way to full guard. Good work.
Richter lands a decent punch to the body there.
Richter has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Reaper can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Reaper with a flurry of punches that miss.
Richter lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Reaper!
Richter breaks from Reaper's wrist control and lands an elbow.
It looks like Russ Reaper has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Richter moves to the back position.
Reaper can't escape the position.
Richter is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Reaper defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reaper breaks Richter's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Reaper with a nice head shot there.
Richter working for a triangle but Reaper defends it easily.
Richter bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Reaper's guard.
Richter looks gassed!
Reaper had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Richter defends it easily.
Richter drops back looking for a leg! Reaper is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Reaper manages to kick Richter off! Richter jumps back into Reaper's guard.
Richter works over Reaper with some ground and pound from guard.
Reaper looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Richter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Reaper throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Richter stopping the sweep attempt from Reaper.
Richter thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Richter wants to control from the top but Reaper keeps moving.
Reaper is looking for a triangle but Richter pushes his legs off easily.
Reaper is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richter would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richter stands up and waves to Reaper to follow him.
Richter has taken the fight to the clinch.
Richter landing knees to the body.
Reaper is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Richter pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Richter changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Reaper fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Reaper dives in and grabs Richter's left leg, looking for a takedown. Richter pushes down on Reaper's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Russ Reaper. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Richter bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Richter is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Reaper is trying to escape and Richter transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Reaper is forced to tap! Nice work there by Richter! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). John Richter!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bruce Beneteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jebediah Reed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reed has chosen Eighties as his entrance music. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!
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250 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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290 lbs
7 - 4 - 1 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Beneteau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jebediah Reed!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneteau throws a body punch but Reed moves out of range.
Reed tests Beneteau's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Beneteau defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Beneteau lands a jab to Reed's midsection.
Beneteau blocks a jab.
Reed throws a hook but Beneteau avoids it easily.
Reed digs a good body shot into Beneteau's ribs.
Reed lands with a shot to the body.
Reed misses with a few strikes there.
A combination from Reed does no damage.
Reed tries to bum rush Beneteau with a series of wild strikes but Beneteau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Beneteau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Reed throws a jab but it's blocked by Beneteau.
Beneteau looks to throw the jab but Reed is out of range.
Beneteau lands a nice shot to the body.
Donk. Reed catches Beneteau right on the button with a cross.
Beneteau really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A telegraphed right hand from Reed misses the target.
Beneteau throws a combination that misses
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reed misses the jab.
Jebediah Reed seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A jab from Reed misses.
Reed misses with a body shot.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Beneteau defending well as Reed loads up on a big left hand.
Beneteau misses with an uppercut. Reed saw that one coming.
Reed takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Beneteau ducks under a wild hook from Reed.
Beneteau lands with a nice combination. Reed backs away looking to recover.
It looks like Jebediah Reed has been cut.
Reed swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Beneteau lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Beneteau with a poor takedown
enabling Reed to counter with a crisp jab.
Reed lands a jab to the head.
Reed uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Beneteau.
Reed pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Beneteau works over Reed's head and body with a nice combination.
Reed misses the body punch
enabling Beneteau to counter with a crisp jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Reed just misses with a punch to the body.
Reed misses with a straight right.
Reed gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Beneteau jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Some wild striking there from Reed.
Reed swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A combination from Beneteau does no damage.
Beneteau slips a jab and a cross from Reed.
Beneteau getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Reed is rocked!
Jebediah Reed is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beneteau fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Reed to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Reed looks to clinch but Beneteau throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Reed taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Bruce Beneteau!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Michaels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Barzakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Barzakov has chosen Alexander The Great by Iron Maiden as his entrance music. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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166 lbs
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164 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Michaels!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Barzakov!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Barzakov. Barzakov gets slowly back to his feet.
Barzakov throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Michaels.
Michaels goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
It looks like Alexander Barzakov has been cut.
Barzakov takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Michaels throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Barzakov swinging wildly here.
Barzakov closes the distance and clinches up with Michaels, looking for a takedown. Barzakov pushes Michaels against the cage but Michaels circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Barzakov fails with a takedown attempt.
Shawn Michaels has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alexander Barzakov.
Barzakov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Michaels lands a jab to the head.
Barzakov's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Barzakov duly obliges.
Michaels throws a hook but Barzakov blocks it.
Michaels slaps away a takedown attempt from Barzakov, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jab by Michaels.
Barzakov misses with a takedown attempt - Michaels sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Barzakov throws a leg kick
and Michaels counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Barzakov looks to land a left hand but Michaels moved out of range nicely.
Michaels scores with a head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A looping hook to the body misses from Michaels. Barzakov does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov misses with a combination
and Michaels counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Barzakov looks gassed!
Barzakov throws a leg kick
and Michaels counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Michaels.
Michaels breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Michaels lands a left and a right that send Barzakov crashing to the mat, dazed. Michaels thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Barzakov shoots in for a double leg but Michaels sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
A solid body kick from Michaels.
Michaels misses with a takedown attempt
and Barzakov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Barzakov stops Michaels from getting back to his feet.
Michaels is looking to control Barzakov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Michaels avoid being mounted?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels looks like he's trying to stand up.
Michaels is trying to control but can't.
Barzakov is looking for a kimura here.
Michaels is trying to get back to full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Barzakov is trying to control. Michaels wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Barzakov prevents Michaels from improving his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Michaels ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barzakov moves away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Barzakov sizes up Michaels with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Michaels stuffs the takedown attempt from Barzakov. Barzakov gets slowly back to his feet.
Barzakov misses with a double jab
and Michaels counters with a nice body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Michaels dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Alexander Barzakov's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Barzakov misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Michaels gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Barzakov to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Michaels is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Barzakov is controlling him.
Michaels trying to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Barzakov looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Barzakov pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Michaels is keeping the position for now.
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.
Barzakov showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Barzakov scores with a jab. Michaels acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Michaels scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Michaels is looking to wear down Barzakov with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Barzakov tries for a takedown but Michaels sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Michaels dodges the punch combination from Barzakov.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Michaels thuds a left hand into Barzakov's body.
Barzakov is breathing heavily.
Michaels shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Barzakov counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Michaels is looking for a sweep. Barzakov is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Michaels avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Barzakov.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Michaels wants to control but Barzakov is keeping busy.
Barzakov is pressing down on Michaels's thigh, looking to free his foot. Michaels is holding on for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Michaels wants to control but Barzakov is keeping busy.
Barzakov looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Barzakov is thwarting Michaels's attempts to control the position.
Barzakov stops Michaels from getting back to his feet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Barzakov showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Alexander Barzakov's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
A shot to the body from Michaels misses
and Barzakov counters with a straight right hand.
A punch combination from Michaels misses.
Barzakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Michaels wants to hold on but Barzakov pushes him away.
Barzakov is landing with some decent strikes but Michaels is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Barzakov looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Barzakov controlling his opponent.
Barzakov tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov prevents Michaels from getting the reversal.
Barzakov landing strikes from the mount.
Poor strikes thrown by Barzakov there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Barzakov avoids the attempt from Michaels to control.
Barzakov controlling from the full mount.
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.
Barzakov connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Michaels is looking to get to half guard.
Michaels is working hard here to advance position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Barzakov landing shots from mount.
Barzakov controlling his opponent.
Alexander Barzakov has got the better of the ground game so far.
Barzakov looking to control but Michaels is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Barzakov unloading with bombs!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Barzakov lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Barzakov tries to control but Michaels wriggling away.
Barzakov landing shots from mount.
Barzakov jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Michaels manages to avoid the submission attempt.
And that's the end of the fight!
Alexander Barzakov comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Barzakov 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Alexander Barzakov!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jamarcus Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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205 lbs
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210 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
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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
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jamarcus Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a looping overhand right but Rambo ducks down to avoid it.
Johnson fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Rambo throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
A left and a right from Johnson both land. Nice combination.
A jab from Johnson finds it's way through Rambo's defenses.
Rambo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rambo.
Nice straight punches there by Rambo. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Rambo.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Rambo avoids it well.
Johnson uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Rambo has time to react.
Rambo lands a slapping body shot.
Johnson swinging wildly here.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Jamarcus Johnson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Johnson looks to land a combination but Rambo avoids it well.
Rambo lands with an overhand left.
Johnson throws a shot to the body.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rambo connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rambo throws a series of punches but Johnson avoids them all with ease.
Rambo connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Johnson blocks a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Rambo takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Rambo bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Johnson's head backwards.
Rambo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rambo misses with a body shot.
Rambo looks to throw the jab but Johnson is out of range.
Rambo bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Johnson avoids the body shot from Rambo.
Johnson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rambo was well out of range. Poor timing from Johnson.
Rambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rambo shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Rambo showed some decent athleticism there.
Rambo prevents Johnson from improving his position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rambo connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Rambo connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Rambo working the head and body with strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Johnson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rambo is one step ahead there.
Johnson lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rambo!
Johnson swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Rambo is now in Johnson's guard. A big mistake from Johnson there, giving up the dominant position!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rambo cracks Johnson with a solid left hand.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Rambo scoring with some ground and pound.
Rambo wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rambo thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Rambo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Rambo forces his way into half guard.
Rambo is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rambo throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson keeping control of the leg, stopping his opponent passing to mount.
Johnson tries to roll over but Rambo keeps him under control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rambo uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Johnson has time to react.
Nice defenses there by Rambo.
Rambo throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rambo ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Rambo misses the shot to the body.
Johnson lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
A jab from Rambo does it's job there.
A slow jab from Johnson misses its intended target.
Rambo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rambo looks to score with a jab to the body but Johnson is just out of range.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Rambo misses with a hook to the body
and Johnson counters with a nice uppercut.
Rambo smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice cross by Johnson.
Rambo lands with a good body shot.
Rambo keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rambo slips a jab from Johnson.
Rambo getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Rambo avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo scores with a hook to the body. Johnson takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Rambo fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Johnson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Rambo looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Rambo persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson misses with a double jab
letting Rambo counter with a right hand.
Rambo takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Johnson has his takedown stuffed
and Johnson takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Rambo throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
A telegraphed right hand from Johnson misses the target.
Rambo fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson slips under a jab from Rambo.
Rambo thows a body shot but no joy.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
A looping hook to the body misses from Rambo. Johnson does a little dance to reset his feet.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Jamarcus Johnson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Rambo misses with a body punch
and Johnson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Johnson throws a left and a right that both miss
and Rambo counters with a nice body shot.
Rambo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rambo.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for John Rambo. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rambo lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Rambo listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rambo lands with a straight right. Johnson didn't see that one coming.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rambo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rambo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Johnson scores with a jab.
Johnson slips under a jab.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Johnson was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Johnson throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Johnson takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Johnson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Rambo throws out a loose jab but Johnson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson misses with a looping right.
Johnson swings and misses with a hook to the body.
John Rambo is winning the standup battle so far.
Rambo bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Johnson takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Rambo misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Rambo scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson defending against the ground and pound.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Rambo's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rambo has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Rambo throwing shots but Johnson is blocking nicely.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Johnson holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Rambo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Rambo landing strikes from the mount.
John Rambo overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Johnson tries to reverse the position but Rambo maintains control.
Rambo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambo swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Johnson is now in Rambo's guard. A big mistake from Rambo there, giving up the dominant position!
Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Rambo is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Rambo manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Rambo's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nice uppercut lands for Rambo. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Rambo moves away from the strike by Johnson.
Johnson misses with a hook.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Rambo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Rambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rambo walks into a left hand.
Rambo throws a big shot that misses.
Johnson looks to land a body kick but Rambo moved away.
Johnson throws a jab when Rambo was well out of range.
Rambo scores with a punch to the head.
Rambo throws a right and a left that Johnson avoids nicely.
Rambo scores with a jab. Johnson acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Johnson lands a lovely overhand right.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo cracks Johnson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Rambo lands a head shot.
A slow jab from Rambo misses its intended target.
Rambo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Johnson misses with a straight left.
Rambo throws a hook but Johnson avoids it easily.
Rambo blocks a jab.
Rambo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Johnson.
Rambo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rambo misses the shot to the body.
Rambo misses with a straight left.
Johnson uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Rambo.
Johnson takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Rambo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rambo throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Rambo ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson throws the left hand but Rambo avoids the punch easily.
Johnson throws an overhand right that lands on Rambo's shoulder, as Rambo tries to avoid the shot.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Johnson tries to move into range but Rambo moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Johnson on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Johnson misses the jab.
Rambo ducks under a wild hook from Johnson.
Nice uppercut lands for Rambo. That snapped Johnson's head back.
Rambo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A right-left combo lands from Johnson.
Johnson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Johnson throws a right and a left that both miss.
Rambo lands a body shot.
Rambo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rambo scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Johnson throws a right hand that Rambo ducks under and follows up with a left that Rambo also avoids with ease.
Johnson misses with a double jab.
Rambo just misses with a punch to the body.
Rambo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo throws a lazy right hand but Johnson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Johnson throws a big shot that misses.
Rambo checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Jab by Rambo.
Johnson moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Rambo.
Rambo misses with a wild body shot.
Rambo displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Johnson throws out the jab.
Rambo lands a jab to Johnson's midsection.
Jamarcus Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rambo loads up on a big right hand but Johnson slips the punch.
Johnson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Johnson waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rambo.
A punch combination from Johnson misses.
Rambo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rambo scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Johnson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Rambo jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Rambo changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Johnson looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Rambo scoring with punches from side control.
Johnson is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rambo drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rambo seems to be working for a kimura but Johnson defends the submission attempt.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Rambo has control of the leg.
Johnson keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rambo seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rambo is nestled in close to Johnson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambo showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rambo has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rambo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Arnfinn Nesset (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jordan Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Nesset might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Psycho Killer. Youngblood has chosen Eminem - Crack A Bottle as his entrance music. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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189 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arnfinn Nesset!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jordan Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood looks to land a combination but Nesset avoids it well.
Nesset tries to bum rush Youngblood with a series of wild strikes but Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Youngblood slips a jab from Nesset.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Youngblood misses with a head kick.
Youngblood slips a straight right by Nesset.
Nesset connects with a looping right hand.
A jab from Youngblood misses.
Nesset drops his hands momentarily and Youngblood takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Youngblood staying out of range there.
Youngblood throws a series of punches but Nesset avoids them all with ease.
Youngblood tries to bum rush Nesset with a series of wild strikes but Nesset uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Youngblood walks into a straight right hand from Nesset.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nesset lands with a nice combination. Youngblood backs away looking to recover.
Nesset bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Youngblood's head.
Nesset connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Nesset. Youngblood does a little dance to reset his feet.
Nesset swings for the body but Youngblood moves out of range.
A combination from Youngblood does no damage.
Nesset scores with a sloppy right hand. Youngblood should have avoided that one.
Youngblood tries a head kick but it misses.
Nesset lands with an uppercut that bounces Youngblood off the cage and back into rage.
Nesset throws a series of punches but Youngblood moves out of range.
Arnfinn Nesset seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nesset lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a wild combination.
Nesset is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Some wild striking there from Youngblood.
Good exchange - Nesset coming out on top.
Nesset scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Nesset scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nesset tries to bum rush Youngblood with a series of wild strikes but Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Youngblood lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Nesset moves out of range as Youngblood strikes.
Nesset fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nesset lunges at Youngblood with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Youngblood's hand.
Nesset tries to bum rush Youngblood with a series of wild strikes but Youngblood uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A big right from Youngblood misses.
Nesset just misses with a punch to the body.
Nesset's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Nesset duly obliges.
A slow jab from Nesset misses its intended target.
Nesset throws a body punch but Youngblood moves out of range.
Nesset closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Youngblood keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Nesset.
Nesset throws a left and a right that both miss
and Youngblood counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Nesset lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Nesset misses the body punch
and Nesset takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Nesset swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Nesset scores with a three punch combo!
Nesset scores with a hook.
Youngblood throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nesset throws a right and a left that both miss.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The fighters circling - Nesset throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youngblood swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nesset cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Youngblood showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Nesset.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnfinn Nesset dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nesset moves into range and connects with a jab.
Youngblood uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Nesset.
Nesset misses with a double jab.
Nesset looks to score with a jab to the body but Youngblood is just out of range.
Youngblood takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Nesset missing with a left hand there. Youngblood was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Youngblood throws a hook but Nesset avoids it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Nesset takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Nesset closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Nesset.
Nesset takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Nesset lands with a shot to the body.
Nesset getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Nesset avoids the head kick by Youngblood.
Nice defenses there by Youngblood.
Nesset throws a left and a right that both miss
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nesset lands with a nice body punch.
Nesset darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Youngblood moves out of range of the strikes.
Nesset digs a good hook to Youngblood's body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset stalks Youngblood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Youngblood's face. Youngblood staggers backwards, shaken.
Nesset throws a body punch but Youngblood moves out of range.
A cross from Nesset lands.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nesset connects with a crisp jab.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesset.
Nesset punishes Youngblood's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A jab from Nesset does it's job there.
Youngblood uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nesset.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Youngblood might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Nesset has got the better of the exchanges.
Youngblood throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a hook. Youngblood ducked under it nicely.
Nesset is working the combinations to good effect here.
Youngblood keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Nesset wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Youngblood lands the left hand.
Youngblood scores with a one two! Nesset had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nesset throws a series of punches but Youngblood avoids them all with ease.
Nesset works Youngblood's body with a nice hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Nesset misses the target.
Nesset throws out a powerful jab.
Arnfinn Nesset is winning the standup battle so far.
Nesset fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Youngblood on the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a combination
and Youngblood counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Youngblood misses with a few strikes there.
Nesset fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Youngblood looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Nesset misses with a hook to the body
letting Youngblood counter with a right hand.
Nesset clobbers Youngblood with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Youngblood throws a jab but it's blocked by Nesset.
Youngblood throws a nice looking combination but Nesset bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nesset throws a right hand that Youngblood ducks under and follows up with a left that Youngblood also avoids with ease.
Youngblood throws a combination that misses
and Nesset makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arnfinn Nesset dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Youngblood avoids the body shot from Nesset.
Youngblood drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Arnfinn Nesset is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nesset connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Nesset misses with the combination.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Youngblood moves away.
Nesset lands a jab to the head.
Nesset fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Youngblood manages to avoid it.
Nesset ducks under a wild hook from Youngblood.
Nesset swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Youngblood counters with a two punch combo.
Nesset misses with an uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Youngblood moves away from the strike by Nesset.
Nesset lands a nice shot to the body.
Nesset avoids the head kick by Youngblood.
Nesset misses the body punch
and Youngblood counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Nesset fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Youngblood throws a right and a left that both miss.
Youngblood walks into a left hand.
Nesset misses with a shot to the body
and Youngblood counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nesset throws a looping overhand right but Youngblood ducks down to avoid it.
Nesset ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jordan Youngblood has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nesset scores with a one two! Youngblood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Nesset misses with a hook. Youngblood ducked under it nicely.
Nesset swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Youngblood gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Nesset.
Nice uppercut there from Nesset.
Nesset will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nesset moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Nesset with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nesset stalks Youngblood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Youngblood's face. Youngblood staggers backwards, shaken.
Nesset scores with a nice right hand.
Youngblood tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nesset takes a swing at Youngblood's ribcage but misses.
Youngblood might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Nesset cracks Youngblood with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Nesset lands a nice hook to Youngblood's body. Youngblood takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Youngblood has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Good exchange - Nesset coming out on top.
Jab from Nesset.
Youngblood goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Nesset avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nesset misses with a two punch combination.
Nesset thuds a left hand into Youngblood's body.
The fighters circling - Youngblood throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Youngblood throws a right hand that Nesset ducks under and follows up with a left that Nesset also avoids with ease.
Nesset scores with a one two! Youngblood had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
A jab from Youngblood misses.
Nesset misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Youngblood.
Youngblood slips a jab from Nesset.
Nesset stalks Youngblood and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Youngblood's face. Youngblood staggers backwards, shaken.
And that's the end of the fight!
Arnfinn Nesset showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Nesset has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arnfinn Nesset!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Aria Sr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tito Ortiz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aria Sr comes to the cage accompanied by .. Ortiz is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Here comes the boom. Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
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213 lbs
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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
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Aria Sr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tito Ortiz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A left lands for Aria Sr.
Aria Sr digs a good body shot into Ortiz's ribs.
Ortiz throws a sloppy head kick and Aria Sr moves out of range easily.
Aria Sr keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Aria Sr lands with a left to the head.
Ortiz wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Aria Sr wants to break free but Ortiz has control.
Aria Sr misses with a punch on the inside.
Aria Sr gets a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Ortiz is looking for a sweep. Aria Sr is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Aria Sr connects with a nice short shot to Ortiz's temple.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ortiz taking some punishment here, with Aria Sr in his half guard.
Aria Sr working Ortiz over with strikes.
Ortiz avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Aria Sr.
Aria Sr working the head and body with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria Sr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
Aria Sr thows a huge punch but Ortiz dodges it nicely.
Aria Sr will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Aria Sr not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Aria Sr prevents Ortiz from standing back up.
Aria Sr missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Aria Sr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Ortiz really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Aria Sr. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Aria Sr throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Aria Sr thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Ortiz's head.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aria Sr swings for the body but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz throws a leg kick which misses Aria Sr's front leg but catches the back leg as Aria Sr tries to avoid it.
Aria Sr takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
The fighters circling - Aria Sr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Aria Sr ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Aria Sr looks to score with a jab to the body but Ortiz is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz feints and then cracks Aria Sr's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Aria Sr down.
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Ortiz misses with a leg kick.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Aria Sr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aria Sr throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Aria Sr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aria Sr in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Ortiz is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Ortiz keeping moving, preventing Aria Sr from controlling successfully.
Aria Sr works over Ortiz with some ground and pound from guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Ortiz working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Aria Sr.
Aria Sr wants to control from the top but Ortiz keeps moving.
Ortiz looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Aria Sr throws and elbow that misses. Ortiz uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Aria Sr's guard. Nice move by Ortiz!
Aria Sr has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Ortiz stays in close to Aria Sr's body and controls the position.
Ortiz loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Aria Sr is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aria Sr drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Aria Sr throws a strike but Ortiz rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Aria Sr pulls Ortiz in close to his closed guard and prevents Ortiz from doing any damage or advancing position.
Aria Sr working a defensive guard here.
Aria Sr is pulling down on Ortiz's head to control his posture.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ortiz trying to control the position from guard on top but Aria Sr is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ortiz wants to pass the guard but Aria Sr is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Shawn Aria Sr 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.
Ortiz fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Aria Sr checks it well.
Aria Sr works Ortiz's body with a nice hook.
Aria Sr tries to clinch there but Ortiz circles away.
Aria Sr moves in looking to clinch but Ortiz pushes him off.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the midsection.
Aria Sr throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz tries to clinch but Aria Sr is having none of it.
Aria Sr scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
The fighters circling - Aria Sr throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses.
Ortiz wants to clinch but Aria Sr slips to the side
and Aria Sr counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Aria Sr thows a body shot but no joy.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ortiz throws a push kick but Aria Sr slaps the foot to one side.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Tito Ortiz is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Aria Sr bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Ortiz's head backwards.
Aria Sr takes a swing at Ortiz's ribcage but misses.
Aria Sr scores with a sloppy right hand. Ortiz should have avoided that one.
Shawn Aria Sr seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Aria Sr ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ortiz moves away.
A slow jab from Aria Sr misses its intended target.
Aria Sr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Ortiz throws a body kick that misses.
Ortiz scores with a kick to the body.
Aria Sr throws a body punch but Ortiz moves out of range.
Ortiz moves forwards but Aria Sr connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Aria Sr takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Aria Sr lands a nice shot that snaps Ortiz's head back.
Aria Sr looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Aria Sr shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Ortiz but Ortiz pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Aria Sr throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Aria Sr misses with a wild body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ortiz looks to throw the jab but Aria Sr is out of range.
Ortiz connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot.
Aria Sr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a thumping leg kick.
Ortiz misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ortiz closes the distance looking to clinch
and Aria Sr counters with a nice double leg into side control. Ortiz won't be happy with that.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
You can see the frustration on Ortiz's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Aria Sr misses with the ground and pound.
Ortiz avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Aria Sr.
Ortiz tries to escape but Aria Sr is in control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Aria Sr misses with the ground and pound.
Ortiz prevents Aria Sr from improving position.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Aria Sr on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Ortiz gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Aria Sr is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Aria Sr lands a nice looking body shot.
Aria Sr cracks Ortiz with a right hand to the side of the head.
Aria Sr has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Aria Sr shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Ortiz defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A shot to the body from Aria Sr misses
and Ortiz counters with a good, hard body kick but Aria Sr shrugs it off.
Aria Sr looks to land a left hand but Ortiz moved out of range nicely.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Aria Sr thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ortiz misses with a wild combination.
Ortiz lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Aria Sr misses the jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick but Aria Sr moves out of range.
Aria Sr lands a jab to the head.
Ortiz lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Tito Ortiz seems to be getting the better of the standup.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Ortiz.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Ortiz is looking to slow Aria Sr down with leg kicks.
Aria Sr is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tito Ortiz 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Aria Sr pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Aria Sr throws a looping overhand right but Ortiz ducks down to avoid it.
Ortiz misses with a body kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Ortiz finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Ortiz feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Aria Sr's calf.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ortiz looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ortiz lets loose with a powerful body kick. Aria Sr will feel that in the morning.
Aria Sr will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Ortiz tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Aria Sr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ortiz.
Ortiz keeps Aria Sr at a distance using the push kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Aria Sr steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ortiz. That one must have hurt.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ortiz misses the jab.
Ortiz throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Aria Sr throws a series of punches but Ortiz avoids them all with ease.
That's one minute gone in the round.
An inside leg kick lands from Ortiz.
Ortiz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Aria Sr moves away.
Ortiz throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Ortiz just misses with a punch to the body.
Aria Sr ducks under a wild hook from Ortiz.
Ortiz throws a nice outside leg kick.
Ortiz lands with a kick to the temple. Aria Sr shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Ortiz takes the fight into the clinch.
Aria Sr can't find room to land a body shot as Ortiz controls the action.
Aria Sr with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Ortiz taking a breather.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Knees in the clinch landing for Aria Sr.
Aria Sr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
Aria Sr is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Ortiz is keeping busy.
Ortiz pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr tries to clinch up.
Ortiz blocks a jab.
Aria Sr takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Ortiz keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Ortiz moves out of range as Aria Sr strikes.
Ortiz tries a head kick but it misses.
Ortiz tries to clinch
and Aria Sr counters by clinching up.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Aria Sr lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
A head punch on the inside from Aria Sr fails to land.
Aria Sr lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Ortiz or not.
Aria Sr makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Aria Sr working aggressively here.
Aria Sr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Ortiz can't break the clinch.
Aria Sr looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
A nice left hand lands by Aria Sr.
Aria Sr landing knees to the head.
Aria Sr tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Ortiz just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Aria Sr looking to throw knees to the head but Ortiz is blocking nicely.
Ortiz blocks an elbow strike.
Ortiz wants to break free but Aria Sr has control.
Ortiz doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Aria Sr with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Ortiz wants to break free but Aria Sr has control.
Ortiz blocks an uppercut.
Aria Sr pushes off an throws an elbow but Ortiz leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Ortiz blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Aria Sr is trying to break the clinch but Ortiz has him pressed against the cage.
Aria Sr misses with a short punch on the inside.
Aria Sr throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Ortiz breaks the clinch.
Ortiz tries to land a front kick but Aria Sr steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Aria Sr lands with a straight right. Ortiz didn't see that one coming.
Aria Sr throws a lazy right hand but Ortiz sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Aria Sr throws a jab when Ortiz was well out of range.
Ortiz throws a quick inside leg kick.
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.
Ortiz explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Ortiz is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Ortiz cracks the inside of Aria Sr's front leg.
Ortiz tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Aria Sr misses with a body shot
and Ortiz makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Aria Sr really felt that one!
Ortiz tries to clinch up.
Ortiz goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Aria Sr blocks a head kick by Ortiz.
Ortiz lands with a nice body kick.
Ortiz tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Aria Sr keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ortiz.
A slow jab from Aria Sr misses its intended target.
Ortiz moves out of range of the strikes.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ortiz pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ortiz lands with a slapping head kick.
Ortiz throws a leg kick but Aria Sr moved away.
Ortiz lands a head kick!
Ortiz chopping away at his opponent's legs.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tito Ortiz comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Ortiz 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tito Ortiz!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dave Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Slow Fade (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Go DJ by Lil Wayne. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Slow Fade!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Fade tries to avoid it but Jones manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Fade to the ground. Fade escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Jones swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Fade lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Jones circles away quickly and effectively.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fade. Jones does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fade fails with the takedown.
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Fade scores with a sloppy right hand. Jones should have avoided that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Fade misses the target.
Jones moves away from the strike by Fade.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Fade steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Jones.
Fade missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones thows a left - swing and a miss!
Jones lands with a right hand.
Jones scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Jones throwing shots but Fade is blocking nicely.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jones working Fade over with strikes.
Jones has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Fade can do anything to dispel that myth.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
It looks like Slow Fade has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fade tries to hold on but Jones pushes him away.
Jones really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jones landing strikes from the mount.
That has opened up Slow Fade's cut even more.
Jones has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Fade's face.
The cut above Slow Fade's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Slow Fade's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Dave Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Victor Doomsday (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Locke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Locke has chosen Star Wars - Imperial March as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Victor Doomsday has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Victor Doomsday!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Locke!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Doomsday moves away from the strike by Locke.
Doomsday misses with a body shot.
Doomsday looks to score with a jab to the body but Locke is just out of range.
A shot to the body from Locke misses
and Doomsday counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Nice jab there from Doomsday.
Some wild striking there from Locke.
Locke slips a straight right by Doomsday.
Locke lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Locke throws a hook but Doomsday avoids it easily.
Locke slaps away a takedown attempt from Doomsday, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Doomsday thows a body shot but no joy.
Doomsday blocks a head kick by Locke.
Locke looks to land a left hand but Doomsday moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Locke avoids the body shot from Doomsday.
A decent looking cross lands there for Doomsday.
Doomsday moves out of range as Locke strikes.
Doomsday misses the shot to the body.
Locke throws an overhand right that lands on Doomsday's shoulder, as Doomsday tries to avoid the shot.
The fighters circling - Locke throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday moves away from the strike by Locke.
Locke pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Locke throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
No luck for Doomsday with that takedown attempt.
Doomsday avoids the body shot from Locke.
Doomsday throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Doomsday misses with a wild body shot.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
A head kick misses from Locke.
Doomsday punishes Locke's body with a nice straight punch.
Doomsday smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Locke takes a swing at Doomsday's ribcage but misses.
Doomsday misses with a shot to the body
letting Locke counter with a right hand.
Doomsday misses with a takedown
and Locke counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Victor Doomsday. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Locke on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Doomsday.
Doomsday is looking to wear down Locke with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Doomsday fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Locke manages to avoid it.
Locke misses with a straight left.
Doomsday shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Doomsday in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Doomsday lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Doomsday sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Poor strikes thrown by Doomsday there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Doomsday landing punches.
Doomsday working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Locke is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Doomsday scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Locke?
Locke gets back to half guard.
Doomsday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Locke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doomsday thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Locke to regain full guard.
Locke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Doomsday content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Doomsday thows a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday passes Locke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Doomsday is trying to work for a kimura but Locke is defending well.
Locke is not content to let Doomsday control the position.
Doomsday thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Doomsday sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Locke defending well though.
Locke is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Doomsday dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Locke misses with a straight right.
Locke misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Doomsday will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Locke misses with a body shot
and Doomsday counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Doomsday.
Locke working for a triangle but Doomsday defends it easily.
Doomsday won't allow Locke to sweep him here.
Doomsday wants to control from the top but Locke keeps moving.
Doomsday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday is looking to work some ground and pound but Locke has wrist control.
Doomsday trying to control but Locke is working from the bottom.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Doomsday accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Doomsday looking to sit in guard and control but Locke gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Locke postures up.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A looping hook to the body misses from Doomsday. Locke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Locke gets caught flat footed, as Doomsday shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday trying to control but Locke is working from the bottom.
Doomsday postures up in Locke's guard and throws a big left but Locke blocks it.
Victor Doomsday overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Doomsday works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Doomsday seems to be working for a kimura but Locke defends the submission attempt.
Doomsday is looking to advance position but Locke won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Locke is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Doomsday pulls his head out easily.
Doomsday lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Doomsday scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Locke is trying to get back to full guard.
Doomsday is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Doomsday is looking to stall here but Locke recovers full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday throws a strike but Locke rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Doomsday is trying to keep Locke in close.
Doomsday looking for a sweep. Not yet Doomsday, not yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Victor Doomsday dominated that second 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. This is the final round!
Doomsday is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Locke.
Doomsday throws a lazy right hand but Locke sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Doomsday slips under a jab from Locke.
Doomsday staying out of range there.
Doomsday shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Locke counters with a one-two to the body.
Doomsday waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Locke.
Doomsday ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Locke falls off balance throwing a combination
so Doomsday counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Doomsday pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Locke is keeping the position for now.
Doomsday advances to half guard.
Doomsday is looking to advance position but Locke won't allow it.
Doomsday prevents Locke from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Doomsday misses with a head shot. Locke uses the momentum to regain guard.
Doomsday throws a big right hand that misses.
Locke wants to sweep but no luck.
Doomsday with a flurry of punches that miss.
Doomsday looking to pass the guard.
John Locke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Doomsday passes Locke's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Doomsday wants to take a breather but Locke is having none of it.
Locke tries to roll over but Doomsday keeps him under control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Doomsday scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Doomsday trying to control the action but Locke is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Doomsday not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Doomsday looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Locke with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Doomsday is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Locke sees it coming and defends easily.
Victor Doomsday is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Doomsday thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Locke's head.
Doomsday throws a strike but Locke avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Doomsday loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Doomsday stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Locke swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Locke looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Doomsday passes into half guard.
Locke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Locke wants to get back to his feet.
Doomsday throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Doomsday lands a nice short elbow.
Doomsday looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Locke is defending against the submission attempts here by Doomsday.
And that's the end of the fight!
Victor Doomsday showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Doomsday, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Victor Doomsday!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sir John MacDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
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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
15 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, George St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sir John MacDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from MacDonald.
St Pierre moves out of range of the body kick from MacDonald.
St Pierre takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
MacDonald plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
A looping hook to the body misses from St Pierre. MacDonald does a little dance to reset his feet.
St Pierre fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches MacDonald on the side of the head.
MacDonald cracks the inside of St Pierre's front leg.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacDonald.
A slow jab from MacDonald misses its intended target.
MacDonald throws a leg kick but St Pierre checks it.
MacDonald swings and misses with a hook to the body.
St Pierre walks into a left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
MacDonald fakes the leg kick and cracks St Pierre in the body.
MacDonald scores with a leg kick.
MacDonald moves in looking to clinch but St Pierre pushes him off.
St Pierre blocks the body kick.
MacDonald tries to clinch up but St Pierre circles away and keeps his distance.
MacDonald with a nice cross.
St Pierre is rocked!
MacDonald throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
MacDonald with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
St Pierre on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
MacDonald throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre needs to keep his hands up - MacDonald had a free shot at his head there.
Oh St Pierre is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
MacDonald looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A nice leg kick lands there from MacDonald.
St Pierre seems to have got his legs back now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A nice inside leg kick there by MacDonald. That's going to slow St Pierre down.
MacDonald circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! St Pierre drops to the canvas, hurt badly! MacDonald follows St Pierre to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sir John MacDonald!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roman Akinfeev (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Akinfeev comes into a darkened arena with his song building. 50 - Psycho kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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246 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roman Akinfeev!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Akinfeev. Couture does a little dance to reset his feet.
Couture fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Akinfeev looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Akinfeev looks to throw the jab but Couture is out of range.
Couture moves into range and connects with a jab.
Akinfeev avoids the body shot from Couture.
Couture with a hook.
Left hook, right uppercut from Couture.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
It looks like Roman Akinfeev has been cut.
A swing and a miss from Akinfeev.
Akinfeev pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Couture lands with a good body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Couture swinging wildly here.
Couture slips a jab from Akinfeev.
Akinfeev throws a hook but Couture avoids it easily.
Akinfeev takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Akinfeev has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Couture finds it's way round the side to connect with Akinfeev's head.
Couture connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinfeev.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture slips under a jab from Akinfeev.
Couture connects with a good right hand that stumbles Akinfeev. Akinfeev circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Couture keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Akinfeev.
A swing and a miss from Akinfeev.
Couture bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Akinfeev takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Couture connects with a single shot there.
That has opened up Roman Akinfeev's cut even more.
Akinfeev looks gassed!
Akinfeev throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Roman Akinfeev seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Couture scores with a jab to the head.
Akinfeev takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Couture shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Akinfeev napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Akinfeev is looking for a sweep.
Akinfeev is trying to escape the position but Couture is controlling the position.
Couture seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Akinfeev for as long as he can get away with.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Akinfeev tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Couture wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
You can see the frustration on Akinfeev's face as Couture controls the position.
Couture working away.
Akinfeev throws an elbow to the body but it doesn't land.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Akinfeev is trying to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Akinfeev pushes Couture away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Couture gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Couture is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Akinfeev is trying to improve his position.
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.
Akinfeev gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Akinfeev wants to control but Couture passes into side.
Akinfeev is being controlled here.
Akinfeev is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Couture off and has taken his back!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Akinfeev has the hooks in. Couture is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
Akinfeev looking to hold on to the position here but Couture rolls and ends up regaining guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Roman Akinfeev's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Couture throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Akinfeev stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Akinfeev.
Akinfeev throws a jab but it's blocked by Couture.
Couture moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Akinfeev throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Akinfeev throws a hook but Couture blocks it.
Couture dips to his left and cracks Akinfeev with an uppercut!
A jab from Couture does it's job there.
A lazy left from Couture finds it's target.
Couture lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Akinfeev takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couture throws a good cross that connects.
Akinfeev shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Akinfeev ducks under a wild hook from Couture.
Akinfeev showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
The cut above Roman Akinfeev's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Akinfeev takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Couture lands a two punch combo.
Akinfeev throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Akinfeev looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Akinfeev might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Couture lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Roman Akinfeev's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Couture misses with a two punch combination.
A jab from Couture does it's job there.
Couture throws a hook to the side of Akinfeev's head but Akinfeev sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Couture is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Akinfeev can do to turn this around?
Akinfeev stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Akinfeev throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Akinfeev swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Couture counter with a right hand.
Akinfeev loads up on a big right hand but Couture slips the punch.
Couture clinches with his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Akinfeev waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Akinfeev pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Akinfeev tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Couture was well out of range. Poor timing from Akinfeev.
Couture on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Akinfeev is breathing heavily.
Couture instigates a clinch.
The referee is keeping an eye on Couture - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Akinfeev blocks the elbow strike.
Couture breaks from the clinch.
Couture has managed to clinch.
Couture lands a body shot in the clinch.
Couture content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Couture pushes Akinfeev back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Couture tries to stall but Akinfeev uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice elbow from Couture.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Roman Akinfeev's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:12 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Couture!
Randy Couture retains his heavyweight title!
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