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RAFL 31: The Horde PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between derek Sherinian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jonathan Caruso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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140 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Good chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, derek Sherinian!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonathan Caruso!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caruso stuffs the takedown attempt from Sherinian. Sherinian gets slowly back to his feet.
Caruso has his takedown stuffed
and Sherinian counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Caruso!
Caruso in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Sherinian working Caruso over with strikes here.
Caruso working to try and regain half guard.
Sherinian is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Caruso is rocked!
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!
Sherinian blocks Caruso's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Caruso is still in real trouble! Can Sherinian finish him?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Caruso tries to hold on but Sherinian postures up.
Caruso seems to have recovered his senses.
Caruso takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Caruso slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Caruso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sherinian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sherinian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caruso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sherinian connects with a nice short shot to Caruso's temple.
Sherinian not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sherinian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caruso is trying to control but can't.
Caruso is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Sherinian scores with a couple of nice shots.
Sherinian prevents Caruso from improving his position.
Caruso has hold of Sherinian's hands but Sherinian slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Sherinian slips a nice elbow through Caruso's hands, connecting with Caruso's forehead.
Sherinian missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Caruso is looking to control Sherinian's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Caruso avoid being mounted?
Caruso looks gassed!
Sherinian blocks the strikes from Caruso.
Sherinian lands strikes from half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sherinian thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Caruso is looking for a sweep. Sherinian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caruso taking some punishment here, with Sherinian in his half guard.
Sherinian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sherinian connects with a nice short shot to Caruso's temple.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sherinian connects with a nice short shot to Caruso's temple.
Sherinian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sherinian.
Caruso is looking to improve his position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherinian working Caruso over with strikes.
Sherinian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sherinian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Caruso wants to improve his position but Sherinian is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Sherinian lands strikes from half guard.
Sherinian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Sherinian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Caruso is staying active underneath Sherinian, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Sherinian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sherinian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Caruso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sherinian drops an elbow to the side of Caruso's head.
Sherinian lands strikes from half guard.
Sherinian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sherinian connects with a nice short shot to Caruso's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Caruso is trying to control but can't.
Caruso is looking for a sweep. Sherinian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Caruso is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Sherinian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sherinian is keen to just control but Caruso is a slippery customer.
Sherinian working the head and body with strikes.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sherinian working over Caruso with some ground and pound. Caruso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Caruso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sherinian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sherinian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Caruso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
derek Sherinian dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Sherinian fails with the takedown
and Caruso counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Sherinian trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Sherinian trying to keep a closed guard but Caruso is proving a slippery customer.
Sherinian 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.
Caruso in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Sherinian escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Caruso gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Caruso wanted to stand there but Sherinian had control of the position.
Sherinian keeping full guard, as Caruso tries to pass.
Caruso is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherinian trying to strike off his back.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sherinian has his takedown stuffed
and Caruso decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Sherinian's guard.
Sherinian working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Caruso doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Caruso manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Caruso 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.
Sherinian working for a triangle but Caruso defends it easily.
Caruso is in close to Sherinian's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sherinian working for a triangle but Caruso defends it easily.
Sherinian trying to keep a closed guard but Caruso is proving a slippery customer.
Caruso wants to control from the top but Sherinian keeps moving.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Sherinian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caruso counters by clinching up.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for derek Sherinian. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sherinian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Caruso.
Sherinian is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Caruso pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Caruso prevents the takedown attempt.
Caruso goes for a takedown in the clinch but Sherinian prevents it.
Sherinian has Caruso pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Sherinian pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Caruso tumbling to the mat - Sherinian dives into Caruso's guard.
Caruso 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.
Sherinian working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Sherinian postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Caruso isolates an arm and boxes in a triangle. Sherinian stacks Caruso on his neck as he steps over and passes to the side. He's now in a much more dominant position where he can look to do some serious damage. Nice move by Sherinian!
Sherinian working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian lands a decent elbow from side control.
Sherinian creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Sherinian scoring with punches and elbows.
Sherinian trying to control the position but Caruso is working away.
Sherinian working the head and body with strikes.
Sherinian working the ground and pound from side control.
Caruso is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Caruso is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Sherinian lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Sherinian landing strikes.
Caruso is trying to improve his position.
Sherinian cracks Caruso with a big right hand but Caruso just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Caruso is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Jonathan Caruso will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Sherinian shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Caruso counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Sherinian throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Sherinian missing with punches from the bottom.
Caruso is keen to just control but Sherinian is a slippery customer.
Sherinian on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Sherinian tries to get out of the position.
Sherinian punching from the bottom.
Caruso blocks the strikes from Sherinian.
Sherinian trying to hold on to Caruso's head to control him but Caruso postures up.
Sherinian punching from the bottom.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherinian punching from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Caruso closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Sherinian to the mat! Sherinian manages to get full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherinian throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Sherinian is trying to keep Caruso in close.
Sherinian throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Sherinian lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Caruso!
Caruso is looking to get to half guard.
Sherinian looking to finish Caruso with some ground and pound. This is bad for Caruso!
BOOM! Sherinian connects with a massive shot to the dome!
The referee warns Caruso that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sherinian lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Caruso hang on?
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Caruso gets back to half guard.
Sherinian is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Sherinian lands with a punch from half guard.
Sherinian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sherinian drops an elbow to the side of Caruso's head.
Sherinian working over Caruso with some ground and pound. Caruso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Sherinian connects with a nice short shot to Caruso's temple.
Caruso on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Caruso taking some punishment here, with Sherinian in his half guard.
Caruso has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Sherinian is working away from the top position though.
Sherinian working over Caruso with some ground and pound. Caruso looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
derek Sherinian overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sherinian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Sherinian in particular looking to stall.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherinian takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Sherinian looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Caruso with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sherinian drops an elbow to the side of Caruso's head.
Caruso trying to control here.
Caruso is looking to improve his position.
Caruso looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Sherinian lands strikes from half guard.
Sherinian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Sherinian is trying to control the action in half guard but Caruso is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Sherinian seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Caruso tries to get to full guard but Sherinian has control of the leg.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Sherinian is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Caruso's half guard.
Sherinian is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Sherinian working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Sherinian scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Sherinian lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Sherinian looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ground and pound from Sherinian.
Sherinian scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Sherinian landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
And that's the end of the fight!
derek Sherinian showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Sherinian has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. 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 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... derek Sherinian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Felix Martin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Damien William (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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145 lbs
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Basic striking
Very strong |
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BJJ Brown Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Felix Martin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien William!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Gregory Folan and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Martin misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
William ducks under a wild hook from Martin.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
William takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Jab from Martin.
Felix Martin seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Martin lands a nice shot to the body.
William moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A jab from Martin misses.
Martin avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
William takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Martin throws a low kick but William avoids it.
Martin swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A big left from Martin misses.
William is looking to score with low kicks.
Martin misses with an uppercut. William saw that one coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Martin swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and William counters with a single leg into guard. Martin didn't expect that.
Martin working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. William doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. William manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
William won't allow Martin to sweep him here.
William trying to control the position from guard on top but Martin is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Martin looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
William trying to control but Martin is working from the bottom.
Martin lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for William!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Martin prevents William from getting the reversal.
Martin trying to control but William is having none of it.
William is trying to escape the mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin content just to control the position here.
Martin goes for an armbar but William turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from William.
Martin is looking to stand up but William isn't so interested in that idea.
Martin has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but William can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
William avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
William pushing down on Martin's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin actively working from the bottom here.
Martin is breathing heavily.
Martin is defending against the submission attempts here by William.
William blocks the strikes from Martin.
William not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Martin actively working from the bottom here.
Martin wants to control but William passes into side.
William happy to just control the position for now.
William is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Martin has escaped the position, nice work there.
William wants to lay and pray for a moment but Martin keeps working.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Martin dominated that round.
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.
William tries to work over Martin's front leg with a kick but Martin checks it.
William fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Martin checks it well.
William looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Martin!
Martin can't escape the position.
William wants to control the pace but Martin is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martin keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Martin is squirming around, avoiding William's attempts to control the action.
William thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Martin is controlling William's position as best he can from this difficult position.
Martin trying to hold on to William's head to control him but William postures up.
Martin is trying to get back to full guard.
Martin is looking to control William's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Martin avoid being mounted?
Martin is looking to improve his position.
William is thwarting Martin's attempts to control the position.
William is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Martin defends it well.
William throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
A low kick from William misses
and Martin counters with a right hand to the body.
A punch combination from William misses.
Martin lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
William uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Martin.
Martin misses with a two punch combination.
Martin displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martin misses with a hook.
Martin will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nice cross by Martin.
William throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Martin counters with a nice double leg into side control. William won't be happy with that.
Martin working away.
William is trying to improve his position.
Martin wants to lay and pray for a moment but William keeps working.
Martin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Martin throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and William works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Martin is trying to control. William wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Martin is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so William is just riding it out for now. Martin eventually gives up the hold.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Martin throws a hook but William blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Felix Martin dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
William throws out a leg kick but Martin moves out of range and William only half commits.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
William rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Martin moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
William slips a jab from Martin.
Martin paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Martin lands with a good body shot.
Martin misses with a straight right.
William doesn't manage to clinch there - Martin circles away.
Martin moves out of range as William strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martin thows a body shot but no joy.
Martin swings for the body but William moves out of range.
William tries to score a power double leg takedown but Martin sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten William somewhat.
Martin misses with a double jab.
Martin throws a lazy right hand but William sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Martin tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but William was well out of range. Poor timing from Martin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A punch combination from William misses.
William fails with the takedown.
Damien William is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Martin tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and William is able to avoid easily.
Martin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but William moves away.
Martin lands with a shot to the body.
Martin misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from William.
Martin showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from William.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martin throws a right and a left that both miss.
Martin cracks William with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Martin takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Martin misses with a double jab.
William takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Martin with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Martin misses its intended target.
Martin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martin lands with a right hand.
Martin jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A cross from Martin lands.
William uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martin.
William staying out of range there.
Martin throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Felix Martin is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
William checks the leg kick nicely there.
Damien William has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Martin with a nice cross.
And that's the end of the fight!
Felix Martin showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Martin, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Felix Martin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lyoto Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Keegan Savard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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215 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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220 lbs
3 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Intelligent |
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Decent boxing
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Emelianenko!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keegan Savard!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Emelianenko tries to clinch there but Savard circles away.
Savard lands with a right hand.
Savard defending well as Emelianenko loads up on a big left hand.
Savard lunges at Emelianenko with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Emelianenko's hand.
Emelianenko swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Savard has managed to clinch.
Savard breaks from the clinch.
Savard showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to clinch up.
Keegan Savard seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Savard throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Emelianenko colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Savard as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Emelianenko is left battered and dazed whilst Savard and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Keegan Savard!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Michael Alexander (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Norman Bates (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bates has chosen Hmmm... Interesting... as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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224 lbs
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217 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Alexander!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Norman Bates!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alexander lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Bates misses with an uppercut.
Bates moves out of range of the strikes.
Bates misses with an uppercut. Alexander saw that one coming.
Alexander throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bates wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Good shot there by Bates.
Bates avoids the body shot from Alexander.
Alexander throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Bates.
Bates jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Alexander moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
A jab from Bates misses.
Alexander takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Alexander keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bates misses with a hook. Alexander ducked under it nicely.
Bates checks a leg kick.
Bates has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Alexander finds it's way round the side to connect with Bates's head.
Alexander misses with a shot to the body
enabling Bates to counter with a crisp jab.
Alexander takes one to the side of the head.
Bates looks to score with a jab to the body but Alexander is just out of range.
Alexander slips a jab from Bates.
Bates takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bates takes one to the chin there.
Alexander misses with a few strikes there.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander misses with a series of wild punches.
Alexander throws a leg kick but Bates checks it.
A punch combination from Bates misses.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bates throws out the jab.
Alexander staying out of range there.
Bates looks to land a right hand but Alexander moved out of range.
Bates wants to clinch up but Alexander keeps it at a distance.
Bates misses the jab.
Alexander feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Bates's calf.
Alexander displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Bates throws out the jab.
Alexander goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Bates might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Alexander scores with a jab. Bates acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Bates throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A punch combination from Alexander misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alexander scoring well with a low kick there.
Alexander goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Alexander cracks a nice hook into Bates's ribs.
Good standup being displayed there by Bates as he connects with a hook.
Alexander dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Alexander swings for the body but Bates moves out of range.
Bates ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Alexander. Bates shrugs it off though.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A swing and a miss from Bates.
Bates is looking to clinch.
Bates closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Alexander cracks a nice hook into Bates's ribs.
Bates looks gassed!
Bates showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Alexander.
Bates throws a hook to the side of Alexander's head but Alexander sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Alexander scores with a three punch combo!
Bates fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Alexander is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bates.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Alexander. Bates does a little dance to reset his feet.
Bates missing with a left hand there. Alexander was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Alexander looks to score with a jab to the body but Bates is just out of range.
Bates scores with a one two! Alexander had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Bates bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Alexander's head.
Alexander throws a leg kick that misses.
Alexander lands with an uppercut that bounces Bates off the cage and back into rage.
Bates staying out of range there.
Alexander digs a good hook to Bates's body.
A cross from Bates lands.
A jab from Bates misses.
Alexander cracks Bates with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Bates needs to keep his hands up - Alexander had a free shot at his head there.
Alexander throws a head kick that misses.
Alexander takes a swing at Bates's ribcage but misses.
Bates throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Alexander is looking to wear down Bates with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Alexander uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Bates.
Alexander throws a low kick but it's checked well by Bates.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bates looks to land a left hand but Alexander moved out of range nicely.
Alexander throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Bates fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Bates throws a shot from downtown. Alexander moves away and avoids it.
Bates on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A punch lands to the side of Alexander 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Alexander throws a nice looking combination but Bates bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bates gets cracked there but stands up to it.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Alexander throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Bates scores with a punch to the head.
Alexander is rocked!
Bates throws a sloppy head kick and Alexander moves out of range easily.
A big left from Bates misses.
Bates misses with a looping right.
Bates throws a body punch but Alexander moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bates throws a jab but it's blocked by Alexander.
Alexander throws a looping overhand right but Bates ducks down to avoid it.
Alexander looks to throw the jab but Bates is out of range.
Bates with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Alexander dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Bates throws the left hand but Alexander avoids the punch easily.
Oh Alexander is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Alexander looks up at the clock. Bad move! Bates lands a right hand from hell, dropping Alexander. Bates pounces and finishes the fight with a flurry of punches and elbows.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:09 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Norman Bates!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Nate Sonnen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Isaac Jogues (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
5 - 4 - 0 |
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162 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Experienced |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nate Sonnen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Jogues!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sonnen closes this distance looking for a takedown but Jogues circles away.
Sonnen is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jogues sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jogues defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Sonnen.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nate Sonnen. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sonnen shoots in but no luck this time.
Jogues throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sonnen scores a takedown into full mount!
Jogues tries to hold on but Sonnen postures up.
Jogues is really trying hard to get back to his feet.
Sonnen is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Jogues has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Sonnen misses with a head shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jogues wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Sonnen.
Sonnen lands a big elbow.
Sonnen working Jogues over with strikes here.
Sonnen throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Sonnen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jogues because Sonnen loaded up on that one.
Sonnen misses with a head shot.
Sonnen cracks Jogues with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Sonnen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Sonnen sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sonnen throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sonnen unloads with some shots from mount but Jogues bucks and avoids them well.
Sonnen landing strikes from the mount.
Sonnen thowing shots but they're missing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jogues is looking to get to half guard.
Jogues holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sonnen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sonnen.
Sonnen misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Sonnen working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Jogues blocking the ground and pound.
Jogues tries to buck Sonnen off but he can't manage it.
Sonnen looking to control and managing it successfully.
Sonnen landing strikes, looking to finish!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jogues holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sonnen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Jogues holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Sonnen tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Sonnen throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Jogues because Sonnen loaded up on that one.
Sonnen lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Sonnen lands a big elbow.
Sonnen punching from mount but Jogues doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Sonnen punching from mount but Jogues doing a good job of avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Sonnen dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Jogues connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sonnen. Sonnen circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jogues moves into range and connects with a jab.
Sonnen is rocked!
Sonnen changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jogues tries to avoid it but Sonnen manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jogues to the ground. Jogues escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Oh Sonnen is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sonnen fails to land the takedown.
Sonnen seems to have got his legs back now.
Jogues misses with a body shot.
Jogues connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jogues lands an uppercut out of nowhere! Sonnen falls backwards - clearly groggy! Jogues dives in and finishes the fight with more strikes for a TKO finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:28 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Isaac Jogues!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lee Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marlo Stanfield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stanfield is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The Wire - Way Down in the Hole (Season 4) . These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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140 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
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130 lbs
2 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lee Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marlo Stanfield!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams avoids the body shot from Stanfield.
Williams tries to clinch but Stanfield is having none of it.
The fighters circling - Stanfield throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Stanfield throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Williams on the side of the head.
Stanfield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Williams is rocked!
Williams doesn't manage to clinch there - Stanfield circles away.
Stanfield lands a right hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Williams wants to clinch up but Stanfield keeps it at a distance.
Williams throws a leg kick that misses.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Williams fails with an attempt to clinch.
Williams throws a right hand that Stanfield ducks under and follows up with a left that Stanfield also avoids with ease.
The fight stays on the outside here - Williams looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Stanfield misses with a wild body shot.
Stanfield digs a good hook to Williams's body.
Stanfield digs a good body shot into Williams's ribs.
Williams is breathing heavily.
Williams moves forwards but Stanfield connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Stanfield stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stanfield stuns Williams with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Stanfield lands a nice hook to Williams's body. Williams takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Stanfield ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Stanfield lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Stanfield cracks Williams with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Williams looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Stanfield finish him?
Oh Williams is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stanfield comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Stanfield shakes his hands by his side, trying to relax. Williams takes his eyes off the ball for a moment - Stanfield sees the opportunity and cracks him with a massive hook! Williams bends double and collapses on top of himself - he's out! The crowd are going absolutely nuts! Wow, what a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marlo Stanfield!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bill Dafoe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dorian Freeman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dafoe comes to the cage accompanied by Rooster. Dorian Freeman has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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167 lbs
5 - 4 - 1 |
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168 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bill Dafoe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dorian Freeman!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dafoe lands a jab.
It looks like Dorian Freeman has been cut.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Dorian Freeman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dafoe shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Freeman as he jumps to the side.
Freeman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dafoe checks a leg kick nicely.
Freeman throws a quick inside leg kick.
Dafoe moves out of range of the body kick from Freeman.
Freeman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dafoe. That did some damage!
Dafoe shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Freeman as he avoids it easily.
A solid leg kick lands there for Freeman.
Freeman tries a head kick but it misses.
The fighters circling - Freeman throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Freeman throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Dafoe misses the shot to the body.
Freeman throws a head kick that Dafoe semi-blocks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dafoe looks to land a combination but Freeman avoids it well.
Freeman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Dafoe misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Freeman.
Dafoe swinging wildly here.
Dafoe uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Freeman.
Dafoe tries to land a body kick
and Freeman counters with a low kick, right behind Dafoe 's knee.
Dafoe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freeman counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Freeman with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Freeman fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Dafoe.
Dafoe looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Freeman is fending him off so far but Dafoe persists. Nope, Freeman circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bill Dafoe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Dafoe is breathing heavily.
Dafoe throws a left and a right that both miss
and Freeman counters with a good low kick that Dafoe was not able to check.
Dafoe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Freeman throws a nice outside leg kick.
Freeman throws a leg kick which misses Dafoe's front leg but catches the back leg as Dafoe tries to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Freeman moves out of range of the body kick.
Freeman tries a head kick but it misses.
Freeman throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Dafoe on the side of the head.
Dafoe misses with a takedown
and Freeman counters with an outside leg kick.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Freeman cracks the inside of Dafoe's front leg.
Freeman dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Dafoe. That did some damage!
Dafoe avoids the head kick by Freeman.
Freeman feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Dafoe's calf.
Freeman throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Freeman lands a nice leg kick that just misses Dafoe's sensitive parts.
Freeman throws a hook but Dafoe avoids it easily.
Freeman is looking to clinch.
Freeman lands a head kick!
Dafoe is rocked!
Freeman throws a head kick but Dafoe moves out of range.
Oh Dafoe is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Freeman tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Dafoe is holding his hands too far apart here. Freeman throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Dafoe is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:15 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Dorian Freeman!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jonny Terror (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Moy Mendez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mendez has chosen pick the world up as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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22
160 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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26
167 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jonny Terror!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Moy Mendez!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Terror throws a jab when Mendez was well out of range.
A slow jab from Terror misses its intended target.
Mendez tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Terror was well out of range. Poor timing from Mendez.
Moy Mendez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mendez throws a series of punches but Terror avoids them all with ease.
Terror misses with the combination.
Terror stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terror wants it to stay on the feet.
Mendez has a takedown stuffed.
Terror misses with a looping left.
Terror swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Terror comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Mendez.
Jonny Terror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moy Mendez.
Terror stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Terror wants it to stay on the feet.
Terror shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Mendez napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Terror working the ground and pound.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Terror scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Mendez to see if he's OK.
The strikes coming from Terror are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Terror throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mendez on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Mendez avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Terror.
Mendez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Terror.
Terror lands some shots froms side control.
Terror knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mendez on the ground.
Mendez is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Terror working the head with strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Check out the look on Terror's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terror working the ground and pound.
Terror looks up at the clock and then as Mendez takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Terror smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
You can see the frustration on Mendez's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Terror cracks Mendez with a big right hand but Mendez just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Terror sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mendez is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Mendez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Terror.
Terror working the ground and pound but Mendez is defending the strikes.
Terror content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Terror lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terror wants to control but Mendez is keeping him busy.
Terror lands some shots froms side control.
Terror in side control lands a decent elbow.
Terror is looking to take a break and control but Mendez is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Terror misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mendez managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Terror.
Terror landing strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Terror working the ground and pound from side control.
Mendez taking punishment in the form of punches.
Terror landing a few strikes.
Terror working the ground and pound.
Terror scoring with punches from side control.
Terror lands an elbow.
Terror throwing strikes but Mendez manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Mendez is working Terror over with some ground and pound from side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Terror is trying to control Mendez's posture but Mendez avoids it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Terror is trying to get back to half guard.
Mendez trying to control the action but Terror is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Terror dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Terror connects with a right hand. Mendez shakes it off.
Mendez tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Terror misses the shot to the body.
Terror ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Mendez misses with a takedown attempt
enabling Terror to counter with a crisp jab.
Terror avoids a punch combination nicely.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Terror.
Moy Mendez is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mendez gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
enabling Terror to counter with a crisp jab.
Terror scores with the left hand. Mendez knows he should have avoided that one.
Mendez is breathing heavily.
Terror lands with a straight right. Mendez didn't see that one coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez ducks under a wild hook from Terror.
Mendez keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Terror.
Terror throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Terror's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Terror duly obliges.
Terror scores with a body shot.
Terror throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Terror throws the left hand but Mendez avoids the punch easily.
Mendez swings away with a body shot that misses
and Terror counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mendez takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Mendez drops his hands momentarily and Terror takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Terror waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mendez.
Terror throws a body punch but Mendez moves out of range.
Mendez with a lazy takedown attempt
and Terror connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Jonny Terror has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Moy Mendez.
Mendez takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Terror throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terror connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mendez. Mendez circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Mendez shoots and misses
and Terror counters with a stiff right hand.
Mendez throws a push kick but Terror slaps the foot to one side.
Mendez gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Terror lands a nice shot to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Terror throws out a powerful jab.
Terror scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Terror working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Terror slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Nice strikes from Terror there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terror missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Terror seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Mendez does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Mendez is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Terror seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Terror takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Terror slips a nice elbow through Mendez's hands, connecting with Mendez's forehead.
Jonny Terror overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Terror not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Mendez avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Terror.
Terror throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Mendez is trying to get back to full guard.
Mendez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Mendez is trying to stand up here but Terror is controlling him well.
Terror lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Terror content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Terror sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Mendez defending well though.
Terror is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mendez can do to turn this around?
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Terror lands a nice short elbow.
Terror missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jonny Terror dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Terror throws out a loose jab but Mendez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Terror moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Mendez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Terror.
Mendez walks into a left hand.
Terror with a hook.
Terror swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Terror scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Mendez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Mendez.
Mendez has momentary wrist control but Terror slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendez has momentary wrist control but Terror slips an elbow through the middle.
Mendez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Terror lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terror has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Terror trying to control but Mendez is working from the bottom.
Terror in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Mendez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Terror is aware though and is defending well.
Terror postures up and lands a big shot to Mendez's brow.
Terror postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Terror is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terror in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Terror postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
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.
Terror tries to free his leg and advance position but Mendez is retaining full guard.
Terror with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terror connects with a couple of short punches.
Terror lands a couple of elbows.
Terror throws a big right hand that misses.
Terror connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendez looking for a sweep. Not yet Mendez, not yet.
Terror stands up over Mendez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Terror with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Terror throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Mendez works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Terror lands a couple of digs.
Terror lands a couple of digs.
Terror is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Terror postures up in Mendez's guard and throws a big left but Mendez blocks it.
Terror is in close to Mendez's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Terror distracts Mendez with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Terror stands up over Mendez, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Terror lands a couple of elbows.
Mendez avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Terror throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Terror accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Terror chips away with some ground and pound.
Terror stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mendez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Terror with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Moy Mendez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terror connects with a couple of short punches.
Mendez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Terror missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Terror stands up and waves to Mendez to follow him.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jonny Terror showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Terror has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jonny Terror!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brian Nadeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cardinal Richelieu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cardinal Richelieu will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brian Nadeau!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cardinal Richelieu!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Richelieu misses the shot to the body.
Richelieu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Richelieu ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Richelieu connects with a jab.
Nadeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Richelieu.
Richelieu stuffs the takedown.
Richelieu throws a lazy right hand but Nadeau sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Nadeau takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Brian Nadeau has been cut.
Nadeau defending well as Richelieu loads up on a big left hand.
Richelieu connects with a crisp jab.
A swing and a miss from Nadeau.
Richelieu swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Richelieu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Richelieu fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A cross from Richelieu lands.
Richelieu throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Richelieu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Nice defenses there by Nadeau.
Richelieu will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nadeau misses with a double jab.
Richelieu takes a swing at Nadeau's ribcage but misses.
Richelieu lands with a cross.
Richelieu thuds his right hand into Nadeau's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Cardinal Richelieu seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nadeau takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Richelieu throws a hook but Nadeau avoids it easily.
Richelieu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Nadeau counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadeau looking to pass the guard.
Nadeau trying to control but Richelieu is working from the bottom.
Nadeau lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Nadeau postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Nadeau trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nadeau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Nadeauis looking to pass into half guard but Richelieu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Richelieu is in guard.
Richelieu wants to control from the top but Nadeau keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Richelieu might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Nadeau kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Nadeau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Nadeau wants to improve his position but instead Richelieu has moved into half guard.
Nadeau wants to improve his position but Richelieu is controlling well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nadeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Richelieu stopping the sweep attempt from Nadeau.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Nadeau is on top in guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Nadeau looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cardinal Richelieu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Brian Nadeau's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Richelieu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Brian Nadeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Richelieu lands the left hand.
Richelieu throws a right and a left that both miss.
Richelieu works the jab nicely.
Richelieu throws a jab but it's blocked by Nadeau.
Richelieu is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Nadeau avoids a kick to the body.
Richelieu doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Nadeau counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Nadeau is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Nadeau seems to be looking for submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadeau is looking to pass Richelieu's guard but actually Richelieu recovers to full guard.
Richelieu keeping full guard, as Nadeau tries to pass.
Nadeau pushing down on Richelieu's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Richelieu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nadeau is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Richelieu doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Nadeau.
Richelieu wants to improve his position but Nadeau is controlling well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Nadeau looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nadeau drops an elbow to the side of Richelieu's head.
Richelieu keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Nadeau seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nadeau missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Nadeau thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Richelieu's head.
Nadeau seems to be working for a kimura but Richelieu defends the submission attempt.
Nadeau throws a strike but Richelieu avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Nadeauis looking to pass into half guard but Richelieu pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Richelieu is in guard.
Nadeau 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.
Richelieu loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Richelieu controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Richelieu wants to pass the guard but Nadeau is keeping the position.
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.
Nadeau is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Richelieu looking to pass the guard.
Nadeau manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Richelieu manages to get himself to full guard.
Nadeau throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brian Nadeau dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Brian Nadeau's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
No luck for Nadeau with that takedown attempt.
Richelieu throws a combination that misses
and Nadeau counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Nadeau waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Richelieu.
A slow jab from Richelieu misses its intended target.
Richelieu fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Nadeau is out of range.
Nadeau moves out of range of the strikes.
Nadeau misses with a wild body shot.
Richelieu lands a jab.
Nadeau avoids a punch combination nicely.
Richelieu misses with a hook to the body
and Nadeau counters with a takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nadeau is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Richelieu is trying to escape and Nadeau transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Richelieu is forced to tap! Nice work there by Nadeau! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Brian Nadeau!
Brian Nadeau retains his bantamweight title!
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