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ACME - Montreal XV PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ricky Rampage (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and August Wandrei (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rampage comes to the cage accompanied by 8 Foot Sativa- Destined to be Dead. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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300 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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291 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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Powerful takedowns
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ricky Rampage!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, August Wandrei!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rampage swats away the attempt to clinch by Wandrei.
Wandrei is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Wandrei wants to clinch.
Rampage throws a leg kick but Wandrei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wandrei drives through and clinches with Rampage against the cage.
Wandrei connects with a nasty looking knee right to Rampage's face.
It looks like Ricky Rampage has been cut.
Wandrei lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rampage tries to land knees in the clinch but Wandrei avoids the damage to the body.
A right hand to the body from Rampage.
Wandrei avoiding damage as Rampage throws knees to the body.
Rampage managing to block the knees to the body from Wandrei.
Wandrei missing with knees to the body.
Rampage misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Wandrei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wandrei managing to block the knees to the body from Rampage.
Wandrei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rampage is keeping busy.
Rampage cracks Wandrei with a nice body shot.
Wandrei avoiding damage as Rampage throws knees to the body.
Rampage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Wandrei just misses with a elbow thrown towards Rampage's brow.
Wandrei looking to slow down the pace here.
Rampage digs a right hand underneath Wandrei's ribcage. Wandrei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wandrei looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rampage tries to break the clinch but Wandrei is controlling the position.
Rampage is looking to break free of the clinch but Wandrei has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wandrei looking to throw knees to the head but Rampage is blocking nicely.
Wandrei landing knees to the head.
Ricky Rampage's cut is getting worse.
Wandrei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rampage obliges.
Rampage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Wandrei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rampage blocks it with crossed arms.
Rampage digs a right hand underneath Wandrei's ribcage. Wandrei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Rampage lands a nice elbow.
Rampage unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rampage tries to circle away but Wandrei has him pinned against the cage.
Rampage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rampage cracks Wandrei with a nice body shot.
Rampage works on Wandrei's body with a couple of short punches.
Rampage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Rampage scores with a shoulder strike.
Wandrei tries to stall but Rampage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rampage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rampage digs a right hand underneath Wandrei's ribcage. Wandrei let out a lung full of air as it connected.
A left hand lands to the body for Rampage.
Rampage lands an elbow that stopped Wandrei in his tracks for a moment.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rampage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rampage comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Rampage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wandrei.
Wandrei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wandrei takes an elbow to the forehead.
Rampage lands a right hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei connects with a knee to the head.
Wandrei lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Rampage lands a good knee to the midsection. Wandrei won't want to take too many of those.
A left hand lands to the body for Rampage.
Wandrei avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Rampage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wandrei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Wandrei is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rampage is keeping busy.
Wandrei blocks an elbow strike from Rampage.
A short left from Rampage.
Rampage creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Wandrei's defenses.
Rampage lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rampage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rampage.
Rampage lands a nice elbow.
Rampage lands an elbow that stopped Wandrei in his tracks for a moment.
Wandrei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wandrei wants to stall.
Knees to the body from Rampage.
Wandrei takes an elbow to the temple.
A short uppercut from Rampage.
A right handed body shot lands from Rampage.
Rampage lands a shot to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Rampage landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Rampage creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Rampage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Rampage tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Wandrei pushes off an throws an elbow but Rampage leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Wandrei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rampage blocks it with crossed arms.
Rampage lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Wandrei or not.
Rampage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rampage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rampage.
Wandrei connects with a knee to the head.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rampage is working Wandrei over against the cage.
Rampage lands an elbow just above Wandrei 's eye.
With the fighters up against the cage, Wandrei throws an elbow but misses.
Rampage stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rampage tries to land knees in the clinch but Wandrei avoids the damage to the body.
Wandrei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rampage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rampage softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Wandrei creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Rampage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, Rampage throws an elbow but misses.
Wandrei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rampage unloads a knee to the mid-section. Wandrei lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Good body shot from Rampage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wandrei's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Rampage on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Wandrei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Rampage obliges.
Wandrei looking to throw knees to the head but Rampage is blocking nicely.
Rampage is leaning against Wandrei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rampage is leaning against Wandrei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Wandrei takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from Rampage.
Wandrei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rampage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wandrei misses with a knee strike.
Wandrei tries to land knees in the clinch but Rampage avoids the damage to the body.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
A body shot lands from Rampage.
Rampage scores with a nice hook to the head.
Wandrei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rampage lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Wandrei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rampage avoids the elbow strike from Wandrei, against the cage.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A right hand to the body from Rampage.
Knees to the body from Rampage.
A knee to the head by Rampage.
Rampage throws a punch but it's blocked by Wandrei.
Rampage misses with an elbow strike.
Wandrei scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ricky Rampage dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Ricky Rampage's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Wandrei doesn't manage to clinch there - Rampage circles away.
A slapping leg kick lands for Rampage.
Wandrei throws a sloppy head kick and Rampage moves out of range easily.
Rampage is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Wandrei can do to turn this around?
Rampage throws a leg kick but Wandrei sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Wandrei tries to clinch but Rampage moves out of range.
Rampage lands with a good body shot.
Rampage misses with a double jab.
Rampage throws a sloppy head kick and Wandrei moves out of range easily.
Wandrei tries to clinch but Rampage moves out of range.
Rampage misses with a looping left.
Rampage tries to keep at a distance but Wandrei has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wandrei misses with a knee strike.
Wandrei looking to stall.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rampage lands a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wandrei misses with an elbow strike.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the head but Wandrei blocks with his arms.
Wandrei comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Wandrei in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Wandrei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rampage pushes Wandrei back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rampage is working Wandrei over against the cage.
Rampage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wandrei misses with a knee to the head.
Rampage pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Rampage throws a front kick aimed at Wandrei's knee but Wandrei avoids it well.
A big right from Rampage misses.
Wandrei tries to close the distance and clinch but Rampage swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Wandrei is looking to clinch but Rampage is avoiding it.
Wandrei fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rampage tries to clinch but Wandrei moves out of range.
Wandrei misses the jab.
Wandrei doesn't manage to clinch there - Rampage circles away.
Rampage fails in his attempt to clinch.
Rampage throws a head kick that misses.
Wandrei pushes Rampage up against the cage in a clinch.
Rampage throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Wandrei blocks it with crossed arms.
Wandrei is looking to control Rampage's arms but Rampage gets an underhook and turns him. Now Wandrei has his back to the cage.
Rampage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wandrei is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by Wandrei.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wandrei avoids it.
Wandrei lands a nice elbow.
Rampage takes an elbow to the temple.
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.
Wandrei lands a nice elbow.
Wandrei lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Wandrei scores with a nice hook to the head.
Rampage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wandrei.
Rampage tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wandrei's elbow.
Wandrei lands a left hand.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Wandrei lands a nice elbow.
Wandrei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wandrei makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rampage's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wandrei lands a head kick!
A head kick misses from Rampage.
Wandrei lands a head kick. Rampage smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wandrei tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Rampage paws at him with a jab and circles away.
August Wandrei seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rampage throws a low kick, looking for Wandrei's leg but Wandrei calmly moves out of range.
Wandrei throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Rampage.
Rampage misses with a jab, cross combination.
Wandrei doesn't manage to clinch there - Rampage circles away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei closes the distance and pushes Rampage back into the cage.
Wandrei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wandrei digs a right hand underneath Rampage's ribcage. Rampage let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Wandrei lands with a light punch inside.
Wandrei lands an elbow inside that Rampage shrugs off.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Wandrei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rampage tries a body shot but Wandrei blocks it.
Wandrei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rampage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wandrei dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Wandrei scores with a nice hook to the head.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Wandrei fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Ricky Rampage has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the head but Wandrei blocks with his arms.
A nice left hand lands by Rampage.
Wandrei landing knees to the head.
Rampage misses with a hook from the clinch.
Wandrei with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rampage is leaning against Wandrei and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rampage missing with knees to the body.
Rampage tries to land knees in the clinch but Wandrei avoids the damage to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wandrei tries to stall but Rampage uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Wandrei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rampage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rampage gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Wandrei tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rampage avoids it.
Rampage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wandrei.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rampage throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Rampage misses with the head strike.
Wandrei misses with a knee strike.
A nice right hand lands inside from Rampage.
Rampage putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Wandrei in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Rampage lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Wandrei.
Rampage scores with a shot to the side of Wandrei's head.
Rampage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rampage cracks Wandrei with a nice body shot.
A right handed body shot lands from Rampage.
A short uppercut from Rampage.
Wandrei on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rampage tries to work over Wandrei's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wandrei creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Wandrei lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Rampage backwards.
Rampage with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wandrei is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Wandrei is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but August Wandrei will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Ricky Rampage's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Rampage throws a shot from downtown. Wandrei moves away and avoids it.
Jab, jab by Rampage - just one landing.
Rampage shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Wandrei tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
Ricky Rampage is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Wandrei tries to clinch up but Rampage circles away and keeps his distance.
A swing and a miss from Rampage.
Wandrei checks the leg kick.
Rampage misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wandrei clinches.
Wandrei wants to stall.
Wandrei seems frustrated at his inability to get double underhooks.
Wandrei pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Wandrei avoids a wild elbow strike from Rampage.
Rampage throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Wandrei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rampage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rampage presses Wandrei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rampage utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Wandrei looking to stall.
Rampage misses with an elbow over the top.
Rampage lands an elbow inside that Wandrei shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
Rampage lands a nice knee to the body.
Rampage lands a knee to the body.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wandrei avoids it.
Rampage lands a shoulder strike.
Wandrei using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Rampage has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Rampage works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rampage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rampage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rampage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wandrei is defending well for now.
Wandrei tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Rampage throws an elbow that misses.
Wandrei blocks an uppercut.
Wandrei misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rampage.
Rampage lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Rampage lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Rampage scores a nice knee to the body.
Wandrei slows down the pace here.
Wandrei throws an elbow that misses.
Rampage lands with a left to the head.
Wandrei is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Rampage is defending well for now.
A short right from Rampage on the inside.
Wandrei looking to stall.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rampage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wandrei is defending well for now.
Wandrei managing to block the knees to the body from Rampage.
Wandrei lands a right hand that snaps the head of Rampage backwards.
Wandrei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A short body shot lands from Rampage as the two fighters clinch.
Wandrei tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
Rampage lands a body punch.
Rampage lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A right hand to the body from Rampage.
Rampage scores with a nice hook to the head.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rampage with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Wandrei has a couple of punches blocked by Rampage.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the head but Wandrei blocks with his arms.
Wandrei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rampage blocks it with crossed arms.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Rampage as Wandrei tries to tie him up.
Rampage using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Rampage tries to break free but Wandrei pushes him back against the cage.
Wandrei avoiding damage as Rampage throws knees to the body.
Rampage missing with knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Wandrei.
Wandrei gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Rampage goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Rampage avoids a wild elbow strike from Wandrei.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rampage tries to land knees in the clinch but Wandrei avoids the damage to the body.
Wandrei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rampage blocks it with crossed arms.
Wandrei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Rampage lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Wandrei backwards.
Wandrei looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Wandrei takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Rampage lands with a light punch inside.
Rampage blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Wandrei avoiding damage as Rampage throws knees to the body.
A short uppercut from Rampage.
Good body shot from Rampage.
Rampage scores with a hook to the body.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wandrei avoids it.
Rampage letting Wandrei take a breather here.
Wandrei misses with a punch on the inside.
Wandrei throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rampage blocks it with crossed arms.
Wandrei avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Rampage presses Wandrei against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rampage landing knees to the body.
Rampage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rampage is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Wandrei is defending well for now.
Wandrei is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Wandrei looking to throw knees to the head but Rampage is blocking nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rampage lands an elbow that stopped Wandrei in his tracks for a moment.
Wandrei blocks the elbow strike.
Rampage lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Rampage dodges an elbow strike from Wandrei.
Rampage tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Wandrei avoids it.
Rampage trying to land knees to the body.
Wandrei is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Rampage missing with knees to the body.
Rampage misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Wandrei.
Rampage blocking some punches.
Wandrei with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Wandrei avoids the elbow strike from Rampage, against the cage.
Wandrei throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rampage lands a nice knee to the body.
Rampage makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rampage lands a damaging elbow.
Still in the clinch, Rampage scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rampage throws an elbow but it misses.
Rampage avoids the elbow strike from Wandrei, against the cage.
Rampage lands a nice elbow.
Rampage tries to throw a body punch but Wandrei avoids it by throwing Rampage back against the cage.
Wandrei landing knees to the head.
Rampage lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ricky Rampage showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Rampage 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 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ricky Rampage!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Dmuchowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ Veb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dmuchowski's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Evil Boy. Veb comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Damian Marley ft Nas - Road to Zion kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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300 lbs
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Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Dmuchowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Veb!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dmuchowski shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Dmuchowski pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Veb is keeping the position for now.
Veb looking for a triangle here. Dmuchowski is fighting it but it looks tight! Veb pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Dmuchowski is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). BJ Veb!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ivan Futcar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and William Robertson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Futcar's entrance music is No Remorse. A fine choice. Robertson has chosen Frontline by Pillar as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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290 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ivan Futcar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, William Robertson!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Futcar scores with a one two! Robertson had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
It looks like William Robertson has been cut.
Futcar shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Robertson pinned against the cage. Robertson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Futcar connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Futcar with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Robertson fails with the takedown
and Futcar counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Robertson thinking.
Futcar fails with an attempt to clinch.
Futcar gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Futcar is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Futcar manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Robertson manages to get himself to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Futcar accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Robertson is controlling Futcar's posture.
Robertson can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Futcar controls the pace.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Robertson pushes Futcar off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Futcar digs a good body shot into Robertson's ribs.
Futcar throws a right hand that Robertson ducks under and follows up with a left that Robertson also avoids with ease.
Futcar thows a body shot but no joy.
Futcar shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Robertson's guard.
Robertson wants to sweep here but Futcar controlling him for the moment.
Futcar trying to control but Robertson is working from the bottom.
Futcar has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Robertson is proving hard to escape from.
Futcar loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Robertson keeping moving, preventing Futcar from controlling successfully.
Robertson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Futcar wants to control from the top but Robertson keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Futcar will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Robertson.
Futcar regains half guard.
Robertson is controlling the pace.
Futcar actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Robertson in particular looking to stall.
Futcar is trying to control but can't.
Robertson looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Futcar is trying to control but can't.
Futcar is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Futcar wants to control but Robertson is keeping busy.
Futcar is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Robertson is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Robertson stalling.
Robertson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Robertson thows a huge punch but Futcar dodges it nicely.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Robertson fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Futcar sprawls well initially but Robertson persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Futcar has one foot on Robertson's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Futcar lands a nice hook to Robertson's body. Robertson takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Futcar has managed to clinch.
Robertson has Futcar pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Futcar manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Robertson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Futcar fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Ivan Futcar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of William Robertson.
Futcar darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Futcar wants to pass to mount but Robertson is defending the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Robertson makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Futcar drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ivan Futcar dominated that round.
The cut man is working on William Robertson's cut.
That's time! Futcar's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Futcar clinches up against the cage.
Futcar stops a takedown attempt from Robertson.
Futcar manages to pull guard.
Robertson with a flurry of punches that miss.
Futcar is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Futcar being controlled here, momentarily.
Futcar wants to sweep here but Robertson controlling him for the moment.
Robertson postures up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Futcar has his feet on Robertson's thighs here. He's pushed Robertson off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Robertson screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Ivan Futcar!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Kim Zhan Yung (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kurt Pellegrino (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kim Zhan Yung has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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156 lbs
4 - 3 - 0 |
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155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kim Zhan Yung!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kurt Pellegrino!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pellegrino stuffs the takedown attempt from Yung. Yung gets slowly back to his feet.
Yung scores with a head kick.
Pellegrino shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Yung is looking to improve his position.
Yung looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Pellegrino content to control rather than advance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pellegrino wants to work for an arm triangle but Yung is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Yung trying to control here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yung actively working from the bottom here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Yung is staying active underneath Pellegrino, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Pellegrino sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Yung defending well though.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Pellegrino throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Yung sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Yung misses with a takedown
and Pellegrino counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Yung's guard now.
Pellegrino is sitting in close to Yung's body. Yung has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Pellegrino is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Pellegrino is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Yung.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Kim Zhan Yung!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Max Shadows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tourette Syndrome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tourette Syndrome has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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174 lbs
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183 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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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
13 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Max Shadows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tourette Syndrome!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Syndrome throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Shadows.
Syndrome swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Syndrome walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Syndrome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Shadows manages to avoid it.
Some wild striking there from Syndrome.
Syndrome lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Shadows circles away quickly and effectively.
A right-left combo lands from Shadows.
Shadows is looking to clinch.
Syndrome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Syndrome takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Shadows throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Syndrome throws a shot from downtown. Shadows moves away and avoids it.
Shadows fails with the takedown.
Shadows looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Syndrome misses with a double jab
and Shadows counters with a series of strikes. Syndrome will be more careful next time no doubt.
Syndrome throws a combination that misses
and Shadows counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shadows lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Shadows.
Shadows throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Syndrome's waist but Syndrome gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shadows off to one side.
Shadows misses with a few strikes there.
Syndrome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shadows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syndrome throws a predictable looking body shot
and Shadows counters with an outside leg kick.
Syndrome looks gassed!
Syndrome takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Syndrome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shadows counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Syndrome!
Shadows looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Shadows is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Syndrome has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Syndrome!
Shadows is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Shadows looking for a sweep. Not yet Shadows, not yet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome tries to free his leg and advance position but Shadows is retaining full guard.
Shadows bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Syndrome's guard.
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!
Shadows passes Syndrome's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Shadows is trying to control. Syndrome wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Shadows throwing shots but Syndrome is blocking nicely.
Shadows trying to work for an americana but Syndrome has managed to regain full guard.
Syndrome avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Shadows thows a big elbow that misses.
Shadows has gone for a leg lock! Syndrome slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shadows's guard.
Shadows will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Syndrome showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome stopping the sweep attempt from Shadows.
Syndrome seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
Shadows keeping moving, preventing Syndrome from controlling successfully.
Syndrome controlling from the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Syndrome trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Shadows looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Shadows has his foot on Syndrome's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Syndrome works his way back into a safe position though.
Shadows had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Syndrome defends it easily.
Syndrome slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Syndrome trying to control the action but Shadows is working from the bottom.
Shadows manages to get to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Shadows dominated that round.
That's time! Shadows's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Syndrome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shadows connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Syndrome swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Shadows counters by moving into the clinch.
Syndrome lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Shadows.
Shadows fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Shadows fails to pull guard.
Syndrome taking a breather.
Syndrome misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Shadows manages to break the clinch.
Shadows tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Syndrome swivels and escapes.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Max Shadows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Syndrome misses with a combination
and Shadows counters with a three punch combo that has Syndrome backing up. Syndrome nods at Shadows to acknowledge the strikes.
Shadows is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Syndrome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shadows counters with a series of strikes. Syndrome will be more careful next time no doubt.
Syndrome misses with a combination
and Shadows counters with a nice body shot.
Syndrome is breathing heavily.
Shadows scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndrome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shadows moves into the clinch.
Syndrome lands a body shot.
Syndrome gets through Shadows's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Shadows swings wildly with an uppercut but Syndrome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Syndrome is looking to control Shadows's arms but Shadows gets an underhook and turns him. Now Syndrome has his back to the cage.
Shadows tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Syndrome smiles and moves away.
Syndrome swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Shadows counters with a series of strikes. Syndrome will be more careful next time no doubt.
Syndrome moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Shadows clinches up with Syndrome and pushes him back against the cage.
Shadows fails to pull guard.
Shadows blocking some punches.
Shadows pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Shadows misses with a jab, cross combination.
Max Shadows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Syndrome throws a combination that misses
and Shadows counters with a series of strikes. Syndrome will be more careful next time no doubt.
Shadows scores with a one two! Syndrome had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Tourette Syndrome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Shadows scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Tourette Syndrome is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Syndrome punishes Shadows's body with a nice straight punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice body kick from Shadows.
A right-left combo lands from Shadows.
Syndrome misses the body punch
and Shadows counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Shadows.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Shadows wants to pass the guard but Syndrome is keeping the position.
Shadows passes into half guard.
Syndrome is looking to control Shadows's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Syndrome avoid being mounted?
Syndrome blocking the ground and pound attempt from Shadows.
Syndrome on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Shadows is trying to work for a kimura but Syndrome is defending well.
Shadows is trying to work for a kimura but Syndrome is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shadows prevents Syndrome from improving his position.
Shadows wants to pass to mount but Syndrome is defending the position.
Shadows is actively looking for submissions here but good counter grappling here from Syndrome as he works his way to full guard.
Shadows is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Syndrome is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Syndrome has escaped and now he's on top!
Shadows throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Syndrome tries to free his leg and advance position but Shadows is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shadows keeping moving, preventing Syndrome from controlling successfully.
Shadows working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Syndrome doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Syndrome manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Shadows really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Syndrome wants to control from the top but Shadows keeps moving.
Shadows escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Syndrome gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Syndrome must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shadows has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Syndrome is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Shadows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Max Shadows dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Syndrome misses with a shot to the body
and Shadows counters with a series of strikes. Syndrome will be more careful next time no doubt.
Syndrome throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shadows counters with a nice double leg into side control. Syndrome won't be happy with that.
Shadows throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Shadows wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Syndrome, who protects the arm well.
Shadows is looking to take a break and control but Syndrome is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Shadows wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Syndrome, who protects the arm well.
Syndrome wants to control but Shadows postures up.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Syndrome keeping his opponent close.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Syndrome misses with a combination
and Shadows counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Shadows shoots in but Syndrome avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Syndrome showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shadows.
Syndrome falls off balance throwing a combination
and Shadows counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Syndrome!
Syndrome wants to hold on but Shadows pushes him away.
Shadows moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Syndrome has worked his arm free - good work by Syndrome!
Shadows thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Max Shadows is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shadows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Syndrome keeps working.
You can see the frustration on Syndrome's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Shadows wants to lay and pray for a moment but Syndrome keeps working.
Syndrome is looking for a sweep.
Syndrome is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Shadows staying calm.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Syndrome can't do much from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Syndrome throws a combination that misses
enabling Shadows to counter with a crisp jab.
Tourette Syndrome has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Syndrome throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shadows counters with a stiff right hand.
A nice combination there by Shadows.
Shadows with a hook.
Max Shadows is winning the standup battle so far.
Syndrome misses with a combination
and Shadows counters with a two punch combo.
Syndrome keeps the fight on the outside.
Shadows looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shadows trying to control but Syndrome is working from the bottom.
Shadows showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Syndrome keeping moving, preventing Shadows from controlling successfully.
Syndrome can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shadows controls the pace.
And that's the end of the fight!
Max Shadows showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Shadows 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Max Shadows!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Teppo Tulirinta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peppy LaPue (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tulirinta comes to the cage accompanied by Badding - Mä jäi kii. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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201 lbs
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199 lbs
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BJJ Blue 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
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Teppo Tulirinta!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peppy LaPue!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
LaPue misses with a kick to the body.
Tulirinta changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. LaPue looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Tulirinta creates some space and throws a big elbow, but LaPue sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Tulirinta tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
LaPue wants to get back to his feet.
Tulirinta is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, LaPue has escaped the position, nice work there.
LaPue pushes Tulirinta away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Tulirinta gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
Tulirinta throws an elbow but LaPue slips to the side and avoids it well.
Tulirinta working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Tulirinta working the head with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
LaPue is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Tulirinta cracks LaPue with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
LaPue is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tulirinta asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tulirinta is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. LaPue knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Tulirinta creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaPue wants to get back to his feet but Tulirinta drags him back down.
Tulirinta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tulirinta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
LaPue is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Tulirinta asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Tulirinta tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Tulirinta has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
LaPue is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Tulirinta is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
A head kick misses from Tulirinta.
LaPue fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tulirinta moves into the clinch.
Tulirinta trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but LaPue has him pressed against the cage.
LaPue managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaPue avoids it.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tulirinta prevents LaPue from breaking the clinch.
LaPue trying to land knees to the body.
LaPue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Tulirinta missing with knees to the body.
LaPue pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Tulirinta tried to land a shot to the body but connects with LaPue's elbow.
LaPue lands a damaging elbow.
It looks like Teppo Tulirinta has been cut.
Tulirinta tries to land a knee to the head but LaPue blocks with his arms.
LaPue managing to block the knees to the body from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta is breathing heavily.
LaPue avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
LaPue wants to stall.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Tulirinta goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tulirinta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaPue.
LaPue with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
A nice glancing elbow lands by LaPue.
LaPue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaPue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaPue tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
Good body shot from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta avoiding damage as LaPue throws knees to the body.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaPue is defending well for now.
LaPue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaPue blocks an elbow strike from Tulirinta.
LaPue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
LaPue is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Tulirinta struggles to land a body shot inside as LaPue controls his hands.
LaPue has Tulirinta pressed against the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
LaPue receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Tulirinta dodges an elbow strike from LaPue.
LaPue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tulirinta.
LaPue throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Teppo Tulirinta dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tulirinta's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
LaPue tries to clinch there but Tulirinta circles away.
Tulirinta tries to clinch but LaPue moves out of range.
LaPue connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Tulirinta tries to clinch up.
LaPue circles away from the clinch attempt.
LaPue doesn't manage to clinch there - Tulirinta circles away.
LaPue clinches up against the cage.
Tulirinta misses with a punch to the body.
LaPue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta throws a knee to the head but misses.
Tulirinta missing with knees to the body.
A knee to the head by LaPue.
LaPue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
LaPue pressing his opponent against the cage.
Tulirinta avoids a wild elbow strike from LaPue.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
LaPue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta missing with knees to the body.
Tulirinta tries a knee to the head but LaPue blocks it.
LaPue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A knee to the head by LaPue.
LaPue blocks an elbow strike from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaPue.
LaPue breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
LaPue has managed to clinch.
LaPue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LaPue blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
LaPue missing with knees to the body.
LaPue with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
LaPue avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
LaPue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
LaPue is trying to stall.
Tulirinta takes a knee right on the jaw!
LaPue slows down the pace here.
LaPue blocks a body shot from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta tries to land knees in the clinch but LaPue avoids the damage to the body.
LaPue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
A hook to the body from Tulirinta.
LaPue breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta tries to clinch but LaPue is having none of it.
LaPue throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Tulirinta swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tulirinta ducks down and throws a hook to the body but LaPue moves away.
Tulirinta looks for a takedown but LaPue sprawls well.
Tulirinta pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Tulirinta shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
LaPue is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
Tulirinta working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Tulirinta is trying to control here but LaPue has managed to regain half guard.
Tulirinta has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
LaPue is looking to escape.
Tulirinta missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
LaPue pushes Tulirinta off looking to stand but Tulirinta dives back in and keeps control.
Tulirinta is nestled in close to LaPue, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Tulirinta working over LaPue with some ground and pound. LaPue looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Tulirinta is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
LaPue pushes Tulirinta off looking to stand but Tulirinta dives back in and keeps control.
Tulirinta missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Tulirinta is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Tulirinta seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
LaPue has one foot on Tulirinta's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
LaPue swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tulirinta.
LaPue moves into the clinch.
Tulirinta is trying to break free.
Tulirinta misses with a body punch.
LaPue throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. LaPue obliges.
LaPue tries to land knees in the clinch but Tulirinta avoids the damage to the body.
LaPue misses with a knee to the head.
Tulirinta on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tulirinta lands an elbow inside.
Tulirinta pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
LaPue wants to clinch up but Tulirinta keeps it at a distance.
Tulirinta wants to clinch up but LaPue keeps it at a distance.
Tulirinta misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from LaPue.
Tulirinta misses with a body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peppy LaPue showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Teppo Tulirinta's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Tulirinta circles away from the clinch attempt
and Tulirinta counters by clinching up.
LaPue lands a knee to the head.
LaPue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LaPue blocks a body shot from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta is looking to break free of the clinch but LaPue has double underhooks.
LaPue avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
Nice elbow from LaPue.
LaPue avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
LaPue looking to stall.
LaPue utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaPue is defending well for now.
LaPue breaks the clinch.
LaPue drives through and clinches with Tulirinta against the cage.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from LaPue.
Tulirinta tries to land knees in the clinch but LaPue avoids the damage to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Tulirinta tries a body shot but LaPue blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tulirinta trying to land knees to the body.
Tulirinta throws a punch but it's blocked by LaPue.
LaPue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Tulirinta looking to throw knees to the head but LaPue is blocking nicely.
LaPue lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
LaPue holding his opponent close, against the cage.
LaPue working Tulirinta over with knees to the body.
Tulirinta being controlled against the cage.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaPue is defending well for now.
LaPue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
LaPue misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta misses with a knee to the head.
LaPue landing some nice looking knees to the body.
LaPue missing with knees to the body.
LaPue lands a nice knee to the body.
LaPue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LaPue creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Tulirinta's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
LaPue landing knees to the head.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. LaPue obliges.
LaPue lands a good knee to the midsection. Tulirinta won't want to take too many of those.
LaPue missing with knees to the body.
LaPue lands an elbow inside that Tulirinta shrugs off.
Tulirinta misses with a shot to the kidneys.
LaPue putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tulirinta in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
LaPue holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tulirinta prevents LaPue from breaking the clinch.
Tulirinta lands a good knee to the midsection. LaPue won't want to take too many of those.
Tulirinta trying to land knees to the body.
LaPue's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Tulirinta shoots in but no luck this time.
Tulirinta takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
LaPue closes the distance and clinches.
LaPue is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tulirinta is defending well for now.
Tulirinta missing with knees to the body.
LaPue just leaning against Tulirinta, taking a breather.
LaPue comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
LaPue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaPue is defending well for now.
LaPue lands a nice elbow.
Tulirinta managing to block the knees to the body from LaPue.
LaPue gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Tulirinta utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
LaPue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
LaPue trying to land knees to the body.
LaPue avoiding damage as Tulirinta throws knees to the body.
LaPue throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
LaPue missing with knees to the body.
Tulirinta misses with a body punch.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaPue is defending well for now.
A knee to the head by LaPue.
LaPue trying to land knees to the body.
LaPue is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Tulirinta is keeping busy.
Tulirinta avoids a wild elbow strike from LaPue.
LaPue trying to land knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Tulirinta.
Tulirinta lands a nice elbow.
Tulirinta landing some nice looking knees to the body.
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.
LaPue on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
LaPue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tulirinta trying to stall but LaPue improves his position.
Tulirinta avoiding damage as LaPue throws knees to the body.
LaPue tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tulirinta avoids it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Tulirinta tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and LaPue avoids it.
LaPue lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Tulirinta tries to land knees in the clinch but LaPue avoids the damage to the body.
LaPue missing with knees to the body.
A right handed body shot lands from Tulirinta.
Tulirinta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. LaPue is defending well for now.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from LaPue.
Tulirinta blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Tulirinta lands a good knee to the midsection. LaPue won't want to take too many of those.
LaPue tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Tulirinta breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
LaPue wants to clinch
and Tulirinta moves into the clinch.
Tulirinta misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from LaPue.
Tulirinta takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that's the end of the fight!
Peppy LaPue comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think LaPue has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peppy LaPue!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andrei Berdugo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Esau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jacob Esau will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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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 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andrei Berdugo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Esau!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Esau throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Berdugo stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Esau tries a low kick but Berdugo avoids it.
Berdugo shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Esau manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Esau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berdugo doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berdugo manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berdugo drops back looking for a leg! Esau is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Esau manages to kick Berdugo off! Berdugo jumps back into Esau's guard.
Esau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Berdugo is trying to tuck his arms in to keep them safe but Esau has managed to isolate one of them and has got a loose triangle. Berdugo is looking to defend but Esau has done well to lock his legs together - this could be big trouble for Berdugo! Esau pulls down on the head and a little smile comes across his face - he knows he's got it. Yep, Berdugo taps out and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Jacob Esau!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Andre Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gene Hunt Ataturk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Williams comes into the arena with Shy FX - On the Run blaring out of the sound system. Andre Williams has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Williams!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gene Hunt Ataturk!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ataturk misses the shot to the body.
Ataturk tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Ataturk walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Andre Williams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ataturk shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Ataturk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Ataturk changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Ataturk doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams misses with a straight left.
Williams cracks Ataturk with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Ataturk takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Williams misses with a body punch
and Ataturk counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ataturk throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Williams.
Williams throws a jab when Ataturk was well out of range.
Williams scores with a nice strike.
Ataturk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Williams.
Ataturk takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams swinging wildly here.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams tests Ataturk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Williams bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Ataturk's head.
Ataturk tries to clinch but Williams moves out of range.
Ataturk keeps the fight on the outside.
Williams tries to clinch but Ataturk moves away
and Ataturk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Ataturk misses with a few strikes there.
Ataturk tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Williams was well out of range. Poor timing from Ataturk.
Ataturk fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Williams, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Ataturk backs up against the cage.
Ataturk misses with a series of wild punches.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ataturk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Williams throws out the jab.
Ataturk moves into range and clinches up with Williams.
Williams pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Ataturk takes a swing at Williams's ribcage but misses.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Ataturk is just out of range.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ataturk manages to avoid it.
Ataturk tests Williams's chin there with a solid looking shot.
It looks like Andre Williams has been cut.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ataturk manages to avoid it.
Williams misses with a body shot.
Ataturk stalks Williams and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Williams's face. Williams staggers backwards, shaken.
Williams misses with a looping left.
Ataturk moves out of range of the strikes.
Ataturk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ataturk is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to clinch up but Ataturk circles away and keeps his distance.
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Ataturk throws a series of punches but Williams avoids them all with ease.
A swing and a miss from Williams.
Nice uppercut there from Ataturk.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ataturk. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
Ataturk throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Ataturk.
Ataturk takes a jab right on the kisser.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams wants to clinch up but Ataturk keeps it at a distance.
Ataturk slips under a jab from Williams.
Ataturk swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Williams tries to close the distance and clinch up but Ataturk swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Ataturk dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Williams tries a low kick but Ataturk avoids it.
Williams drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ataturk at a distance.
Ataturk avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Williams tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Ataturk defending well as Williams loads up on a big left hand.
Williams takes a swing at Ataturk's ribcage but misses.
Williams slips under a jab from Ataturk.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Ataturk is just out of range.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams moves away from the strike by Ataturk.
Ataturk misses the shot to the body.
Williams swings away with a body shot that misses
and Ataturk counters with a nice uppercut.
Williams throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Andre Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Williams's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ataturk.
Williams moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Andre Williams is winning the standup battle so far.
Williams slips a straight right by Ataturk.
Ataturk tries to close the distance and clinch but Williams swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ataturk was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Ataturk uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Williams.
An inside leg kick from Williams misses.
Ataturk throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams stuns Ataturk with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams closes the distance but Ataturk moves to the side
and Ataturk counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Williams wants to clinch up but Ataturk keeps it at a distance.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ataturk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams slips a jab from Ataturk.
Ataturk misses with a body shot.
Ataturk misses the jab.
Williams has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
Ataturk tries to clinch
and Williams counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams tries to clinch but Ataturk moves away
and Ataturk counters with a stiff right hand.
Williams throws a hook but Ataturk blocks it.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Williams takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Williams missing with a left hand there. Ataturk was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Williams gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Williams ducks under a wild hook from Ataturk.
Williams on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Williams thuds his right hand into Ataturk's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Williams looks to land a right hand but Ataturk moved out of range.
Ataturk lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Decent striking displayed by Williams there.
Ataturk misses with a two punch combination.
Williams misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ataturk.
Williams fails to land with a series of punches.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Ataturk, as that shot connected.
Ataturk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Williams sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Ataturk throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Ataturk, pushing him back against the cage.
Williams lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Williams scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Ataturk keeps him there for the moment.
Williams lands a hook that snaps the head of Ataturk backwards.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Nice body punch from Ataturk - that landed with a thud.
Ataturk lands a body shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Williams breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Ataturk is just out of range.
Ataturk scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams misses with a double jab.
Williams clinches but Ataturk breaks the clinch
and Ataturk counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Jab from Ataturk.
Williams moves out of range of the strikes.
Ataturk throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Williams lands a jab to Ataturk's midsection.
Williams connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Gene Hunt Ataturk is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Williams lands with a hook. Ataturk tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Ataturk throws a lazy right hand but Williams sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Williams lands a nice shot to the body.
Ataturk moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Williams punishes Ataturk's body with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Ataturk uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Williams.
Ataturk throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Williams tests Ataturk's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Ataturk misses with a body shot
and Williams makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Williams misses with a hook. Ataturk ducked under it nicely.
Ataturk slips a straight right by Williams.
Williams lands with a straight right. Ataturk didn't see that one coming.
Williams punishes Ataturk's body with a nice straight punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ataturk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ataturk slips a jab from Williams.
Williams lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
No joy there for Williams, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ataturk walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andre Williams dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Andre Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A punch combination from Williams misses.
Williams lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ataturk gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Williams.
Ataturk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Williams.
Williams is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Williams tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ataturk was well out of range. Poor timing from Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but Ataturk moves out of range.
Williams looks to land a combination. Ataturk sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Williams swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ataturk counters with a two punch combo.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ataturk is out of range.
Ataturk misses with a wild body shot.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ataturk.
Williams throws a jab when Ataturk was well out of range.
Ataturk closes the distance and pushes Williams back into the cage.
Ataturk tries for a takedown. No joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Williams - that landed with a thud.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ataturk won't allow it.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Ataturk controls the action.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Ataturk controls the action.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Ataturk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Ataturk controls the action.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Ataturk throws a hook to the side of Williams's head but Williams sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams throws an overhand right that lands on Ataturk's shoulder, as Ataturk tries to avoid the shot.
Ataturk scores with a shot to the body.
Williams digs a good body shot into Ataturk's ribs.
Williams lands with an overhand left.
Ataturk on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Williams misses the shot to the body.
A swing and a miss from Ataturk.
Williams rushes Ataturk and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Ataturk pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams pushes Ataturk back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Ataturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Ataturk keeps him there for the moment.
Williams misses with a punch to the body.
Ataturk lands a shoulder strike.
Ataturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Ataturk has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Williams avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Williams lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A body shot lands from Ataturk.
Williams tries to break free but Ataturk pushes him back against the cage.
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Ataturk goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ataturk lands a hook to the side of the head.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ataturk has him pressed against the cage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ataturk blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Ataturk prevents Williams from breaking the clinch.
Ataturk misses with an elbow strike.
Ataturk blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams lands with a short shot to the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Ataturk is controlling him.
Ataturk swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Williams's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Williams looks to land a left hand but Ataturk moved out of range nicely.
Williams clinches up with Ataturk and pushes him back against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Ataturk has him pressed against the cage.
Ataturk tries for a takedown. No joy.
Andre Williams has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gene Hunt Ataturk.
Ataturk lands a body punch.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ataturk has him pressed against the cage.
Ataturk working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Ataturk stalling in the clinch but Williams improves position.
Ataturk works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Ataturk digs a right hand into Williams's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Williams's gas tank.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ataturk won't allow it.
Williams misses with a hook from the clinch.
Ataturk throws a punch but it's blocked by Williams.
Williams tries to break the clinch but Ataturk is controlling the position.
Williams goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Ataturk stalling.
Williams tries a body shot but Ataturk blocks it.
Ataturk pushes Williams back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Williams avoids the elbow strike from Ataturk, against the cage.
Williams's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Williams throws a head punch that misses.
Ataturk lands a body shot in the clinch.
Williams can't find room to land a body shot as Ataturk controls the action.
Williams works on Ataturk's body with a couple of short punches.
Williams has had enough of the clinch but Ataturk keeps him there for the moment.
Ataturk scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Williams looks to throw the jab but Ataturk is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams tries to clinch there but Ataturk circles away.
Ataturk scores with a nice strike.
Decent striking displayed by Ataturk there.
Nice straight punches there by Ataturk. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Ataturk.
Williams takes one to the chin there.
Ataturk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Williams lands with a cross.
Williams fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ataturk manages to avoid it.
Williams keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ataturk.
Ataturk ducks right into an uppercut from Williams.
Ataturk has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Ataturk swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Williams keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Williams misses with a double jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but Andre Williams did the better work so I'd imagine he'll take it.
The cut man is working on Andre Williams's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Williams scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Williams lands with an uppercut that bounces Ataturk off the cage and back into rage.
Williams takes a swing at Ataturk's ribcage but misses.
Williams looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ataturk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ataturk has taken the fight to the clinch.
Ataturk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Ataturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams lands a left hand that snaps the head of Ataturk backwards.
Ataturk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Williams or not.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ataturk keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Williams is leaning against Ataturk and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Williams is working Ataturk over against the cage.
Williams wants to break free but Ataturk has control.
Ataturk struggles to land a body shot inside as Williams controls his hands.
Williams lands with a left to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams is trying to break the clinch but Ataturk is controlling him.
Ataturk lands a body punch in the clinch.
Ataturk keeps control of Williams as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Ataturk lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Ataturk misses with a body punch.
Gene Hunt Ataturk seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Williams wants to get back to striking at distance but Ataturk won't allow it.
Ataturk tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ataturk takes a shot to the head.
Williams wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Ataturk has him pressed against the cage.
Williams swings wildly with an uppercut but Ataturk uses good head movement to avoid it.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ataturk throws a low kick, looking for Williams's leg but Williams calmly moves out of range.
Ataturk scores with a nice head shot.
Ataturk slips a jab from Williams.
Ataturk swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ataturk counters with a straight right hand.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ataturk slips the punch.
Ataturk scores with a nice right hand.
Ataturk slips a straight right by Williams.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Williams loads up on a big right hand but Ataturk slips the punch.
Williams closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Williams tries to clinch but Ataturk is having none of it.
Williams lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ataturk at a distance.
Williams lands the left hand.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Ataturk counters with a left to the body.
Williams throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Ataturk stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams throws a hook but Ataturk avoids it easily.
Williams is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ataturk.
Williams showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ataturk.
Ataturk moves in looking to clinch but Williams pushes him off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams digs a good hook to Ataturk's body.
Williams connects with a nice looking jab.
Ataturk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Donk. Ataturk catches Williams right on the button with a cross.
Ataturk looks to score with a jab to the body but Williams is just out of range.
Williams scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Ataturk lands a body shot.
Williams throws the left hand but Ataturk avoids the punch easily.
Jab from Ataturk.
The fighters circling - Ataturk throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Williams throws a sloppy body shot
and Ataturk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ataturk moves out of range as Williams strikes.
Ataturk fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataturk misses with a double jab
and Williams counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ataturk rushes Williams and presses him up against the cage.
Williams is trying to break free.
Williams tries to circle away but Ataturk has him pinned against the cage.
Williams wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Ataturk wants to stall.
Williams misses with a hook to the ribs.
Williams lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Williams misses with a punch on the inside.
Williams escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Ataturk misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ataturk uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Williams.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Ataturk does a little dance to reset his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams scores with a shot to the body.
Ataturk sizes up Williams with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Williams connects with a looping right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Andre Williams will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Andre Williams's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Williams misses with the combination.
Williams misses with a straight right.
Williams throws a hook to the side of Ataturk's head but Ataturk sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ataturk walks into a straight right hand from Williams.
Williams misses with a double jab
and Ataturk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Williams is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ataturk.
Ataturk stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Williams listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Williams connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Williams wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Williams swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Ataturk.
Williams dodges the punch combination from Ataturk.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ataturk circles away from the clinch attempt.
Williams tries to clinch but Ataturk moves away
and Ataturk holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Williams manages to break the clinch.
Williams fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ataturk looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Williams lands a slapping body shot.
Williams misses with a hook.
Williams misses the body punch
and Ataturk counters with a left to the body.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ataturk slips a straight right by Williams.
Ataturk lands an overhand right.
A looping hook to the body misses from Williams. Ataturk does a little dance to reset his feet.
Williams ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ataturk moves away.
Williams ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ataturk throws the left hand but Williams avoids the punch easily.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Good shot there by Williams.
Williams connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Williams throws a hook but Ataturk avoids it easily.
Ataturk misses with a hook. Williams ducked under it nicely.
A big left from Ataturk misses.
Some wild striking there from Ataturk.
The crowd cheers as Williams lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ataturk doesn't seem phased though.
A slow jab from Ataturk misses its intended target.
Ataturk throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ataturk misses with a body shot.
Williams digs a good body shot into Ataturk's ribs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a jab when Ataturk was well out of range.
Ataturk lands a glancing blow to the side of Williams's head.
Ataturk tries to close the distance and clinch up but Williams swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Williams throws a right and a left that Ataturk avoids nicely.
Ataturk gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Ataturk swats away the attempt to clinch by Williams.
Williams tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Ataturk counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Williams thinking.
Williams swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Williams lunges at Ataturk with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ataturk's hand.
Ataturk misses with a looping left.
Williams moves forwards but Ataturk connects with a nice, crisp jab.
A telegraphed right hand from Williams misses the target.
Williams fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Gene Hunt Ataturk has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Andre Williams is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ataturk takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice uppercut lands for Williams. That snapped Ataturk's head back.
Ataturk scoring well with a low kick there.
A shot to the body from Williams misses
and Ataturk counters with a nice body shot.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Williams throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Williams circles away from the clinch attempt.
A jab from Ataturk does it's job there.
Ataturk scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Williams doesn't seem bothered though.
Williams clobbers Ataturk with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Williams lands a jab to the head.
Williams is looking to land body kicks.
No joy there for Ataturk, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Williams blocks a jab.
Ataturk walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Andre Williams.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Williams, 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:45
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 50:45
Judge William Peck scores the fight 49:46
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Andre Williams!
Andre Williams is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aleksander Ivanov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Desmond Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ivanov might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Step Into A World (Rapture's Delight). Morris has chosen Dance Hall Days as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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245 lbs
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aleksander Ivanov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Desmond Morris!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ivanov jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Morris is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Morris and Ivanov has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Morris is looking to reverse the position.
Ivanov goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Morris has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Ivanov but great work by Morris.
An elbow from Morris crashes against the mat.
Ivanov is trying to control Morris's posture but Morris avoids it.
Ivanov manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Ivanov not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Morris wants to get back to full guard.
Ivanov is thwarting Morris's attempts to control the position.
Morris controlling the position well.
Ivanov trying to control the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov is trying to control the action in half guard but Morris is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Ivanov content to control rather than advance.
Ivanov is working for a kimura but Morris is defending it quite comfortably.
Morris is defending against the submission attempts here by Ivanov.
Ivanov wants to control but Morris is keeping him busy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Morris tries to get to full guard but Ivanov has control of the leg.
Ivanov wants to take a breather but Morris is having none of it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Morris trying to hold on to Ivanov's head to control him but Ivanov postures up.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ivanov misses the shot to the body.
Ivanov dives in and grabs Morris's left leg, looking for a takedown. Morris pushes down on Ivanov's head and hops out.
The fight stays on the outside here - Morris looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Good leg kick by Morris there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ivanov paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Ivanov will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Ivanov throws a hook to the side of Morris's head but Morris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Horrible takedown by Ivanov or perhaps it was just good defense by Morris which made him look bad.
Ivanov takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Morris uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ivanov.
Ivanov ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Morris moves away.
Jab, jab by Ivanov - just one landing.
Morris slips under a jab from Ivanov.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris is looking to clinch but Ivanov is avoiding it.
Morris throws a series of strikes that have Ivanov backpedaling.
Morris slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Ivanov closes this distance looking for a takedown but Morris circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Morris throws a body punch but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Ivanov fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Nice sprawl there from Morris as Ivanov shoots in.
Ivanov looks to land a combination but Morris avoids it well.
Ivanov has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Morris tries to clinch up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Desmond Morris dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Morris cracks Ivanov with an open hand slap.
Morris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Ivanov.
Ivanov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Ivanov is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Morris.
Ivanov lands a glancing blow to the side of Morris's head.
Ivanov lands a lovely overhand right.
Ivanov shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Morris's guard.
Ivanov is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Ivanov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ivanov is in close to Morris's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov preventing the sweep.
Ivanov thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Ivanov trying to control but Morris is working from the bottom.
Morris is trying to keep Ivanov in close.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Morris looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Ivanov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Morris steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Ivanov.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Ivanov fails with a takedown attempt.
Ivanov lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
A punch combination from Morris misses.
Morris fails in his attempt to clinch.
Morris misses with a looping left.
Morris misses with a hook. Ivanov ducked under it nicely.
Ivanov walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Ivanov pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris throws a looping overhand right but Ivanov ducks down to avoid it.
Morris fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A jab from Morris finds it's way through Ivanov's defenses.
Morris lands a jab to Ivanov's midsection.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Morris. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Morris tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Ivanov is able to avoid easily.
Morris swings for the body but Ivanov moves out of range.
Ivanov misses with a looping left.
Ivanov throws a big shot that misses.
A slow jab from Ivanov misses its intended target.
Some wild striking there from Ivanov.
Morris misses with a looping left.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris works Ivanov's body with a nice hook.
Ivanov throws a jab but it's blocked by Morris.
Morris throws a jab when Ivanov was well out of range.
Ivanov throws the left hand but Morris avoids the punch easily.
Morris looks to score with a jab to the body but Ivanov is just out of range.
Ivanov throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Morris stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Morris looks to throw the jab but Ivanov is out of range.
Morris lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Desmond Morris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ivanov waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Morris.
Morris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ivanov.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Desmond Morris will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Ivanov works Morris's body with a nice hook.
Morris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Morris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Ivanov swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ivanov shoots in and drives through. Morris sprawls well.
Morris pivots, looking for a leg kick but Ivanov is out of range and Morris settles back down.
Ivanov looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Ivanov misses with a body shot.
Ivanov shoots in for a takedown but Morris shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Morris jabs at Ivanov's body.
Morris tries to clinch up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ivanov with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Morris to score with a decent uppercut.
Good exchange - Ivanov coming out on top.
Ivanov scores with a jab to the head.
Ivanov is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Morris clinches up against the cage.
Ivanov tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Morris just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Aleksander Ivanov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Ivanov on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Ivanov tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Morris smiles and moves away.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
Ivanov throws a looping overhand right but Morris ducks down to avoid it.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
Aleksander Ivanov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Morris ducks under a wild hook from Ivanov.
Morris throws a hook but Ivanov avoids it easily.
Ivanov circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ivanov looks to throw the jab but Morris is out of range.
Morris swinging wildly here.
Ivanov rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Morris moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Morris misses with a two punch combination.
Morris connects with a jab.
Ivanov will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris digs a good hook to Ivanov's body.
Morris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Ivanov scores with a punch to the head.
Morris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ivanov moves away.
Ivanov checks a leg kick.
Morris misses with a hook.
Ivanov swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ivanov ducks under a wild hook from Morris.
Ivanov getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Morris lands with a good body shot.
Ivanov throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Morris cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Morris lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Morris lands a slapping body shot.
Ivanov defending well as Morris loads up on a big left hand.
Ivanov just misses with a punch to the body.
Ivanov avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ivanov throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jab, jab by Morris - just one landing.
Morris on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Morris is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Nice defenses there by Ivanov.
And that's the end of the fight!
Desmond Morris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Morris winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Desmond Morris!
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