OFC 43: Trick r Treat PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Apollo Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed comes into the arena with Livin' In America blaring out of the sound system. This should be a great matchup!

Creed
vs
McCarthy

191 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 3 - 0

175 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Brown Belt
Brawler
Tends to cut

Aggression Clothing

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 1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Apollo Creed!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Creed ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.

Creed sends McCarthy crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Creed is motioning to the referee to let McCarthy up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!

It looks like John McCarthy has been cut.
Creed with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Creed fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops McCarthy to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! McCarthy looks to clinch but Creed throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! McCarthy taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:10 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Apollo Creed!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexandre Burrows (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Budden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Burrows
vs
Budden

165 cm
20
160 lbs
3 - 3 - 0

172 cm
24
155 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Counter striker
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Solid chin

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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 3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexandre Burrows!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Budden!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burrows fails with a takedown attempt.
Budden fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A nice combination there by Budden.
Budden circles away from the clinch attempt.
Good exchange - Budden coming out on top.
Burrows tries a head kick but it misses.
Budden misses with a low kick.
Budden misses with the combination.
Budden misses with a series of wild punches.
Budden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Good shot there by Budden.
Nice sprawl there from Budden as Burrows shoots in.
Burrows fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown but Budden shows good takedown defense.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden throws a series of punches but Burrows avoids them all with ease.
Budden lands a nice shot that snaps Burrows's head back.
Budden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burrows tries to close the distance and clinch up but Budden swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Budden misses with a jab, cross combination.
Budden lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Burrows at a distance.
Nice shot by Budden.
Budden moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Nice cross by Budden.
Burrows avoids a punch combination nicely.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
Burrows fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Budden closes the distance and lands a one-two.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Budden but Budden pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Burrows drives through with a takedown into guard.
Budden throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Burrows trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Burrows thows a big elbow that misses.
Burrows trying to control but Budden is working from the bottom.
Burrows loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Burrows thows a big elbow that misses.
Burrows trying to control the position from guard on top but Budden is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Budden swinging wildly here.
Burrows fails with a takedown attempt.
Budden looks to land a combination but Burrows avoids it well.
Budden jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Budden swats away the attempt to clinch by Burrows.
Nice takedown defense from Budden. No joy for Burrows on that attempt.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
Budden throws a good cross that connects.
Burrows throws a jab but it's blocked by Budden.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Budden misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Joe Budden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Budden fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Burrows manages to avoid it.
Budden scores with a hook to the body. Burrows takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Budden comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Burrows has a takedown stuffed.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Burrows.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budden has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Budden swinging wildly here.
Burrows tries to score a power double leg takedown but Budden sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Burrows somewhat.

Budden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Burrows ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Burrows no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Burrows keeping moving, preventing Budden from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Budden dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!

Budden lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Budden paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Burrows misses with a takedown attempt - Budden sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Budden fails to land with a series of punches.
Burrows fails with a takedown attempt.
Burrows moves out of range as Budden throws a body kick.
Burrows blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Budden's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Budden duly obliges.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burrows circles away quickly and effectively.
Burrows fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Budden pinned against the cage. Budden gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Burrows moves forwards but Budden connects with a nice, crisp jab.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burrows closes the distance but Budden moves to the side
and Budden counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Budden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Budden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Burrows doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Budden counters with a three punch combo that has Burrows backing up. Burrows nods at Budden to acknowledge the strikes.
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Budden misses with a wild combination.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Budden, as that shot connected.
Budden misses with a two punch combination.
Budden throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Budden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Burrows doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Burrows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burrows takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budden throws a series of strikes that have Burrows backpedaling.
Budden swinging wildly here.
A nice combination there by Budden.
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!
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Burrows showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Budden.
A left and a right from Budden both land. Nice combination.
Budden lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.

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

Burrows is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Budden has managed to free his arm - good work.
Budden keeping control of the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Budden tries to roll over but Burrows keeps him under control.
Budden trying to hold on to Burrows's head to control him but Burrows postures up.
Burrows 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.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Burrows trying to control the action but Budden is working from the bottom.
Budden tries to get to full guard but Burrows has control of the leg.
Burrows controlling the action here.

Burrows is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Budden doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Burrows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Joe Budden showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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!

Budden misses with a double jab.
Burrows looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Budden lands a jab.
Budden throws a low kick, looking for Burrows's leg but Burrows calmly moves out of range.
Budden moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Burrows misses with a takedown attempt
and Budden counters with a straight right hand.
Burrows takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A punch lands to the side of Burrows 's head but he takes it in his stride.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Budden.
Burrows looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Budden thows a body shot but no joy.

Burrows forces Budden back against the cage and clinches.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Budden lands a body shot in the clinch.
Budden gets through Burrows's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Budden throws a punch but it's blocked by Burrows.
Burrows is trying to force a seperation but Budden has the dominant position.
Burrows jumps guard but Budden stands there with Burrows around his waist. Burrows gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Burrows tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Budden just stands there and leans against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexandre Burrows. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Burrows tries for a takedown. No joy.
Budden keeps control of Burrows as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Budden lands a body punch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A short uppercut from Budden.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Budden.
A short left from Budden.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Budden.
Budden pushes Burrows back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
A right hook to the body lands for Budden.
Budden lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Burrows.
Budden lands a body shot.
Budden lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Burrows backwards.
Budden pushes Burrows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
A short left from Budden.
A nice left hand lands by Budden.
Budden scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Budden lands a left hand that snaps the head of Burrows backwards.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Budden pushes Burrows back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters up against the cage, Budden throws an elbow but misses.
Budden lands a body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Budden working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Budden breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Budden will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Budden swinging wildly here.
Left hook, right uppercut from Budden.
Joe Budden seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Budden throws a shot to the body.
Budden throws a nice looking combination but Burrows bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Budden misses with a series of wild punches.
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Budden throws a combination. Burrows tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
No joy there for Budden, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Budden is working the combinations to good effect here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burrows dodges the punch combination from Budden.
Burrows moves forwards but Budden connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Budden misses with the combination.
Burrows fails with the takedown
and Budden counters with a one-two to the body.
Alexandre Burrows is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Burrows has his takedown stuffed
and Burrows takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Joe Budden is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Some wild striking there from Budden.
Budden scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Budden misses with a few strikes there.
Budden throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Burrows misses with a takedown
and Budden counters with a nice uppercut.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burrows shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Budden counters with a stiff right hand.
Budden cracks Burrows with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Budden misses with the combination.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burrows circles away quickly and effectively.
Burrows has his takedown stuffed
letting Budden counter with a right hand.
Budden lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Budden scores with the left hand. Burrows knows he should have avoided that one.
Budden throws a right hand that Burrows ducks under and follows up with a left that Burrows also avoids with ease.
Alexandre Burrows has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Budden tries to bum rush Burrows with a series of wild strikes but Burrows uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Budden lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Burrows circles away quickly and effectively.
Joe Budden is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Budden lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

And that's the end of the fight!
Joe Budden comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Budden 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 26:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Joe Budden!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
64%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between John Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bill West (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Scream - Avenged Sevenfold. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Johnson
vs
West

186 cm
27
248 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

195 cm
25
260 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Good gas tank

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 5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bill West!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as West sprawls well. West wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
West defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Johnson.
West throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Johnson closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

It looks like John Johnson has been cut.

Johnson looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for West!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
West is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
West is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Johnson is staying active.
West might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
West sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
West pushes Johnson off looking to stand but Johnson dives back in and keeps control.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
West wants to get back to full guard.
West keeping control of the position.
West trying to hold on to Johnson's head to control him but Johnson postures up.
West keeping control of the position.

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.

Despite being in the dominant position, Bill West just isn't active enough and the referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
West connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

West closes the distance and clinches.
West avoiding damage.

West has Johnson pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. West pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Johnson tumbling to the mat - West dives into Johnson's guard.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Johnson tries to get out of the position.
West postures up and lands a big shot to Johnson's brow.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
West postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
West throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Johnson is trying to control the position but West postures up.

West stands up and waves to Johnson to follow him.

West gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
West crunches a lovely knee into Johnson's ribcage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

West is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Johnson can't fight it off and eventually West manages to take the fight to the floor. Johnson looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
West is looking to work some ground and pound but Johnson has wrist control.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
West is in close to Johnson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
West stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
West trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bill West dominated that round.
The cut man is working on John Johnson's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

West drops Johnson with a beautiful combination! Johnson stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - West is looking for the KO!
West throws a monster overhand right that drops Johnson! West follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:15 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Bill West!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justus Sheehan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeus Olympus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sheehan comes to the cage accompanied by Drowning. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Sheehan
vs
Olympus

187 cm
20
190 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

184 cm
22
190 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
Tends to cut

5th Round
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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 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justus Sheehan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeus Olympus!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Olympus lands a body shot.
Olympus closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.

Sheehan scores a takedown into full mount!
Olympus wants to hold on but Sheehan pushes him away.
Olympus keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Sheehan lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Olympus hang on?
Olympus can't escape the position.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Sheehan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Olympus is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Olympus and Sheehan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Olympus takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Sheehan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Sheehan advances to mount.
Sheehan looking to control but Olympus is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Olympus really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Sheehan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Sheehan throwing strikes here but Olympus is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sheehan throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Olympus because Sheehan loaded up on that one.
Sheehan can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Olympus is looking to escape.

Sheehan wants to finish this one by submission but Olympus is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Sheehan.
Olympus tries to hold on but Sheehan postures up.
Sheehan punching from mount but Olympus doing a good job of avoiding damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.

Sheehan jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Olympus is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Olympus and Sheehan has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Olympus parries the strikes from Sheehan easily there. Sheehan is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Olympus to escape.
Olympus is trying to improve his position.

Sheehan wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Olympus, who protects the arm well.
Olympus is looking for a sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Justus Sheehan dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

Sheehan is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Olympus's half guard.

Olympus is looking to regain full guard. He's left an arm up in the air though and Sheehan has latched onto it... Big trouble! Sheehan pivots for an armbar - it's in tight and it Olympus is tapping in no time flat! Great counter grappling there from Sheehan!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Justus Sheehan!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Pike (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Begin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Begin has chosen Kid rock, American Badass as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!

Pike
vs
Begin

195 cm
19
250 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

182 cm
23
225 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Pike!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Begin!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pike tries a head kick but it misses.
Pike lands with a good body shot.
Begin walks into a straight right hand from Pike.

It looks like Steve Begin has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pike throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pike walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Begin drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Pike swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Begin's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Evan Pike!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Samoa Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and King Justus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justus is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Release Yo Delf. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Joe
vs
Justus

179 cm
24
195 lbs
5 - 4 - 0

190 cm
25
185 lbs
6 - 6 - 1

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samoa Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, King Justus!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Justus closes the distance and pushes Joe back into the cage.
Joe is working for takedown but Justus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justus unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joe lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.

Joe turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!

Justus throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Joe throws a half hearted mid kick.
Justus misses with a two punch combination.
Justus throws a series of punches but Joe avoids them all with ease.
Joe throws a series of punches but Justus moves out of range.

Justus gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Joe thows a big elbow that misses.
Joe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Joe looking to pass the guard.
Justus looking for a sweep. Not yet Justus, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe throws a big right hand that misses.
Joe has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Justus is proving hard to escape from.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Joe tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Justus swivels and escapes.
Justus misses with a few strikes there.
Justus is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Joe fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samoa Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joe is breathing heavily.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Joe is defended easily by Justus.

Justus has managed to clinch.
Justus tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Justus looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Joe tries to score a body lock takedown but Justus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Justus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
A knee to the head by Justus.
Joe fails to pull guard.
Justus gets underhooks to prevent Joe's takedown attempt.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Joe takes a knee to the side of the body.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Joe is working for takedown but Justus is calmly controlling the position for now.
Justus connects with a knee to the head.
Joe tries for a takedown. No joy.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Justus just stands there and leans against the cage.
Justus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justus looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Joe has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Justus is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Justus lands a knee to the head.
Joe wants a takedown but no success here.
Justus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
Justus prevents a takedown attempt there.
Joe wants a takedown but no success here.
Joe being controlled against the cage.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Joe has Justus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Justus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Justus tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.

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

Joe has Justus pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Joe pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Justus tumbling to the mat - Joe dives into Justus's guard.
Joe slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Justus wants to get back to his feet but Joe drags him back down.
Joe wants to control but Justus is keeping him busy.
Joe 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.
Joe 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.
Justus managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Joe.
Joe lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Justus down.
Joe in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Joe trying to control the action but Justus is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but King Justus will probably get the nod.
That's time! Joe's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Justus throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Joe pivots, looking for a leg kick but Justus is out of range and Joe settles back down.
Samoa Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Justus swinging wildly here.

Joe scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Justus works his way to full guard. Good work.

Justus is looking for a triangle but Joe pushes his legs off easily.
Joe trying to control the position from guard on top but Justus is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Joe lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Joe pushes down on Justus's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Joe trying to mount his opponent but Justus defends it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justus is staying active underneath Joe, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Joe prevents Justus from improving his position.
Justus is refusing to be controlled, as Joe sits in half guard.
Joe working the head and body with strikes.
Justus trying to control from the bottom.

Justus kicks Joe off and gets back to his feet.
Joe misses with a head kick.
Justus tries to clinch there but Joe circles away.
Joe shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Justus defends it nicely.

Justus clinches up against the cage.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knees to the body from Justus.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Joe goes for a takedown attempt but Justus pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Justus instigates a clinch.
Justus connects with a nasty looking knee right to Joe's face.
Justus lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Justus takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Justus missing with knees to the body.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justus gets underhooks to prevent Joe's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samoa Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justus looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Justus gets underhooks to prevent Joe's takedown attempt.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Justus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Justus is pressed up against the cage. Joe has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Justus down to the mat. Justus avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Joe looks for a takedown but Justus sprawls well.

Justus closes the distance and clinches.
Justus scores with a knee to the head.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Joe drops down looking for an ankle pick but Justus pulls his leg out and moves away.
Justus stuffs the takedown attempt from Joe. Joe gets slowly back to his feet.

Justus fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joe, pushing him back against the cage.
Joe wants a takedown but no success here.
Justus tries a knee to the head but Joe blocks it.
Justus misses with a knee strike.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justus scores with a knee to the head.
Joe is trying to drag Justus to the mat but Justus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Justus looking to throw knees to the head but Joe is blocking nicely.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Joe has Justus pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Justus manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Justus misses with a knee to the head.
Justus with a knee to the head.
Justus with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Joe tries for a takedown but Justus manages to get underhooks.
The referee calls for Justus to work.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Joe can't get the takedown.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

King Justus showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
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. This is the final round!

Joe changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Justus tries to avoid it but Joe manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Justus to the ground. Justus escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Joe is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Justus.
Justus stuffs the takedown.

Justus clinches up against the cage.
Justus throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justus misses with a knee strike.
Justus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but Joe blocks with his arms.
Joe drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Samoa Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Justus pressing his opponent against the cage.
Joe is trying to drag Justus to the mat but Justus just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The referee calls for Justus to work.
Justus taking a breather.
Joe drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Justus gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Justus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.

Joe tightens his grip and picks Justus up, before dumping him to the ground. Justus manages to land in guard.
Justus keeping moving, preventing Joe from controlling successfully.
Justus looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Joe throws a strike but Justus rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Samoa Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Joe has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Justus can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Joe working a defensive guard here.

Joe working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Justus doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Justus manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Joe wants to improve his position but instead Justus has moved into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe wants to improve his position but Justus is controlling well.

Justus decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Justus scores with a jab. Joe acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Justus tries to clinch up.

Justus drives through and clinches with Joe against the cage.
Justus holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Joe tries to score a body lock takedown but Justus shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Justus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Justus throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Joe blocks it with crossed arms.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The referee calls for Justus to work.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justus tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Joe is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Justus gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Joe takes a knee right on the jaw!
Justus gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Joe.
Justus scores with a knee to the head.
Justus with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Justus on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Justus using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Joe has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Justus prevents a body shot from Joe.
Justus is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Joe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Justus has Joe pushed against the cage.
Joe lands with a short head shot on the inside.

And that's the end of the fight!
King Justus comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Justus 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... King Justus!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
46%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gichin Funakoshi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor has chosen Ambitionz Az A Ridah by Tupac as his entrance music. Sean Taylor acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.

Funakoshi
vs
Taylor

168 cm
20
154 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

175 cm
21
155 lbs
8 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY
MADE IN GERMANY

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 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gichin Funakoshi!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Funakoshi throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
A jab from Taylor does it's job there.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Funakoshi fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Taylor looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Funakoshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Funakoshi scores with a decent looking hook.
A punch combination from Taylor misses.
Funakoshi moves out of range as Taylor strikes.
Funakoshi throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Funakoshi takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Funakoshi swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor throws an overhand right that lands on Funakoshi's shoulder, as Funakoshi tries to avoid the shot.
Funakoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Funakoshi stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Funakoshi thuds a left hand into Taylor's body.
Taylor misses with an uppercut. Funakoshi saw that one coming.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Funakoshi is just out of range.
Funakoshi ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Taylor moves away.
Taylor displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Funakoshi slips a straight right by Taylor.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor throws the left hand but Funakoshi avoids the punch easily.
Taylor throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funakoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Funakoshi with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Taylor misses with a straight right.
Funakoshi takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
A swing and a miss from Funakoshi.
Taylor throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funakoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Funakoshi misses with a body shot.
Funakoshi throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Taylor gets caught flat footed, as Funakoshi shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Funakoshi has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.

Taylor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Funakoshi doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Funakoshi manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Funakoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Funakoshi pushing down on Taylor's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
It looks like Funakoshi is going to stand back up.
Funakoshi throwing shots but Taylor is blocking nicely.
Funakoshi throws a strike but Taylor avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Funakoshi throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Funakoshi tries to stand but Taylor is controlling from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Taylor looking to control.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Some wild striking there from Taylor.
Taylor slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
No luck for Funakoshi with that takedown attempt.
Funakoshi shoots for a double leg takedown but Taylor sprawls well. He's pushed Funakoshi's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Funakoshi throws a hook to the side of Taylor's head but Taylor sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Funakoshi tests Taylor's chin there with a solid looking shot.

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

Taylor has his foot on Funakoshi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Funakoshi works his way back into a safe position though.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Taylor working for a triangle but Funakoshi defends it easily.
Taylor looks gassed!
Funakoshi lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Funakoshi wants to stand but Taylor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Funakoshi throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Taylor looking for a guillotine here but Funakoshi defends easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Funakoshi throws a predictable looking body shot
and Taylor counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Taylor jabs at Funakoshi's body.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Funakoshi avoids nicely.
Funakoshi misses with a takedown attempt - Taylor sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Funakoshi misses with a jab to the body
and Taylor counters with a left to the body.
Taylor misses the body punch
and Taylor takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.
A cross from Funakoshi lands.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Funakoshi lands with a shot to the body.
Funakoshi with a poor takedown
and Taylor counters with a right hand to the body.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Funakoshi on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gichin Funakoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Funakoshi lands with a good body shot.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Funakoshi rather than just go for the knockout.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
Taylor throws a nice looking combination but Funakoshi bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Funakoshi misses the shot to the body.
Funakoshi stuns Taylor with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Gichin Funakoshi seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Taylor throws a right and a left that Funakoshi avoids nicely.
Funakoshi misses with a jab to the body
and Funakoshi takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Taylor throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Funakoshi on the side of the head.
Funakoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Funakoshi was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Funakoshi uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Taylor.
Funakoshi lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Funakoshi fails with the takedown
and Taylor counters with a three punch combo that has Funakoshi backing up. Funakoshi nods at Taylor to acknowledge the strikes.
Funakoshi looks to land a left hand but Taylor moved out of range nicely.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funakoshi.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Funakoshi is defended easily by Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funakoshi.
Sean Taylor seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Taylor slips under a jab.
A jab lands there for Taylor.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut.
Taylor tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Funakoshi was well out of range. Poor timing from Taylor.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
Funakoshi clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taylor slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor lands a nice hook to Funakoshi's body. Funakoshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funakoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Taylor loads up on a big right hand but Funakoshi slips the punch.
Taylor avoids the body shot from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Taylor as he jumps to the side.
Taylor connects with a body shot.
Funakoshi will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Taylor misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi misses with a looping left.
Funakoshi misses with a jab to the body
and Taylor counters with a left to the body.
Taylor swings for the body but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Taylor displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Funakoshi throws out the jab.
Taylor throws a sloppy body shot
and Funakoshi cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Taylor scores with a body shot.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funakoshi thows a left - swing and a miss!
Funakoshi takes one on the button.
Taylor scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Funakoshi doesn't seem bothered though.
Funakoshi thows a body shot but no joy.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Funakoshi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi walks into a left hand.

Funakoshi looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Funakoshi wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.

Funakoshi is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Taylor has escaped the position, nice work there.
Taylor tries to buck Funakoshi off but Funakoshi is having none of it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Taylor showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Funakoshi lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Funakoshi blocks a jab.
Funakoshi lands a jab.
Funakoshi lands with a nice body punch.
Taylor fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funakoshi.
A telegraphed right hand from Funakoshi misses the target.
Funakoshi throws a looping overhand right but Taylor ducks down to avoid it.
Taylor misses the body punch
and Funakoshi counters with a lovely straight right hand!

Funakoshi decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Taylor gets full guard.
Funakoshi is looking to stand up but Taylor won't let him.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Funakoshi trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Funakoshi avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Funakoshi preventing the sweep.
Taylor trying to control the position.
Taylor tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Funakoshi slips under a jab from Taylor.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Sean Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Funakoshi circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Funakoshi lands with a right hand.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Funakoshi pushing out the jab but it's not landing.

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.
Taylor throws the left hand but Funakoshi avoids the punch easily.

Funakoshi closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Taylor to the mat! Taylor manages to get full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Funakoshi thows a big elbow that misses.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Funakoshi is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Funakoshi missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.

Taylor working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Funakoshi has passed into half guard!

Funakoshi is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Funakoshi looks to land a strike but Taylor avoids it nicely and regains full guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi wants to stand but Taylor has a closed guard, so he can't escape.

Taylor has his foot on Funakoshi's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Funakoshi works his way back into a safe position though.

Funakoshi drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Funakoshi off! Funakoshi jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Funakoshi wants to stand but Taylor is controlling his posture from full guard.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.

That's four 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.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Taylor stuns Funakoshi with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Funakoshi slips under a jab.
Funakoshi is trying hard to land a takedown here. Taylor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Funakoshi tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor counters with a series of strikes. Funakoshi will be more careful next time no doubt.
Funakoshi throws out a loose jab but Taylor uses good head movement to avoid it.
Taylor lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Funakoshi backs up against the cage.
Funakoshi lands a nice looking body shot.
Funakoshi looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Taylor looks to land a combination but Funakoshi avoids it well.
Funakoshi fails with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gichin Funakoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funakoshi throws the left hand but Taylor avoids the punch easily.
Funakoshi on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Funakoshi walks into a straight right hand from Taylor.
Taylor throws a hook to the side of Funakoshi's head but Funakoshi sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gichin Funakoshi clearly takes that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Taylor lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Taylor uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Funakoshi.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
enabling Funakoshi to counter with a crisp jab.
Taylor defending well as Funakoshi loads up on a big left hand.
No joy there for Taylor, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Taylor lands a jab to the nose.
Funakoshi throws a jab when Taylor was well out of range.
Funakoshi ducks right into an uppercut from Taylor.
Funakoshi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funakoshi throws a shot from downtown. Taylor moves away and avoids it.
Taylor takes a swing at Funakoshi's ribcage but misses.
Funakoshi misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Taylor counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Funakoshi thinking.
Taylor takes a swing at Funakoshi's ribcage but misses.
Funakoshi throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Funakoshi swings away with a body shot that misses
and Taylor counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Funakoshi slips a straight right by Taylor.
Funakoshi throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Funakoshi.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Funakoshi with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Taylor to score with a decent uppercut.
Good shot there by Taylor.
Funakoshi loads up on a big right hand but Taylor slips the punch.
Good exchange - Taylor coming out on top.
Funakoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Funakoshi takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Funakoshi with a lazy takedown attempt
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Funakoshi looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Funakoshi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Funakoshi fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Taylor has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Funakoshi takes one on the button.
Taylor takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Taylor stalks Funakoshi and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Funakoshi's face. Funakoshi staggers backwards, shaken.
Funakoshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Funakoshi looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Taylor fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Funakoshi manages to avoid it.
Taylor slips a jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi slips a jab from Taylor.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Taylor takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Nice uppercut lands for Taylor. That snapped Funakoshi's head back.
Taylor stuffs the takedown attempt from Funakoshi. Funakoshi gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gichin Funakoshi. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Funakoshi connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Taylor blocks a jab.
A shot to the body from Funakoshi misses
and Taylor counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Taylor waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Funakoshi.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Funakoshi.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Funakoshi changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
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!
Funakoshi moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Taylor scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Funakoshi keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi looks to throw the jab but Taylor is out of range.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Taylor takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Taylor lands a jab to the head.
Taylor changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Funakoshi misses with an uppercut.
Taylor lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Funakoshi takes a shot right to the bread basket.

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

Funakoshi is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.

Taylor looking for submissions off his back.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Funakoshi from controlling successfully.
Taylor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Gichin Funakoshi overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

Taylor has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Funakoshi can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Taylor keeping moving, preventing Funakoshi from controlling successfully.

Funakoshi drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Taylor manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Funakoshi has Taylor in his guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Funakoshi has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Taylor can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Sean Taylor dominated that fourth 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. This is the final round!

Funakoshi jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Taylor throws a body punch but Funakoshi moves out of range.
Taylor throws a shot from downtown. Funakoshi moves away and avoids it.
Jab from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi throws a lazy right hand but Taylor sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big left from Funakoshi misses.
Taylor slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi misses with a wild body shot.
Funakoshi moves away from the strike by Taylor.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Funakoshi takes a swing at Taylor's ribcage but misses.
Funakoshi scores with a jab to the jaw.
Funakoshi scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A slow jab from Taylor misses its intended target.
A shot to de liver by Taylor. Beautiful body shot.
Funakoshi throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor misses the jab.
Taylor scores with a three punch combo!
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Funakoshi ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Funakoshi lands with a shot to the body.
Funakoshi cracks Taylor with a right hand to the side of the head.

Funakoshi closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

Funakoshi is trying to work for a kimura but Taylor is defending well.
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.
Taylor tries to get to full guard but Funakoshi has control of the leg.

Funakoshi is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.

Taylor looking for submissions off his back.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Funakoshi is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Funakoshi thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Taylor trying to control here.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor misses the shot to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Funakoshi darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Funakoshi has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Funakoshi there as he acknowledges the shot.
Taylor walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Funakoshi tries for a takedown but Taylor circles away easily
and Taylor connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Funakoshi.
Funakoshi looks to land a right hand but Taylor moved out of range.
Funakoshi lands a jab.
A shot to the body from Funakoshi misses
and Taylor counters with a nice body shot.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Funakoshi takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Funakoshi throws a big shot that misses.
Taylor avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Funakoshi lands with a shot to the body.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor thows a body shot but no joy.
Taylor misses with a body shot.
Taylor swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A looping hook to the body misses from Taylor. Funakoshi does a little dance to reset his feet.
Taylor lands a nice looking body shot.
Taylor stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Funakoshi at a distance.
Funakoshi lands with a good body shot.
Taylor throws a hook but Funakoshi blocks it.
Taylor lands with a right hand.
Funakoshi closes the distance and clinches up with Taylor, looking for a takedown. Funakoshi pushes Taylor against the cage but Taylor circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Taylor throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Funakoshi.
Taylor slips under a jab from Funakoshi.
Taylor lands a nice hook to Funakoshi's body. Funakoshi takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Funakoshi avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Taylor lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Taylor.
Funakoshi's corner calls for a 1-2. Funakoshi obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Funakoshi throws an overhand right that lands on Taylor's shoulder, as Taylor tries to avoid the shot.
Funakoshi slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor throws a combination that misses
and Funakoshi counters with a stiff right hand.
Taylor throws a predictable looking body shot
and Funakoshi counters with a right hand to the body.
Funakoshi slips a jab from Taylor.

Funakoshi fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taylor sprawls well initially but Funakoshi persists and gets the takedown into half guard.

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 Gichin Funakoshi.
I think Funakoshi 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 48:47
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 47:48
Judge William Peck scores the fight 48:47

In favor of your winner, by split decision... Gichin Funakoshi!
Gichin Funakoshi retains his lightweight title!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James McNulty (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Daniels (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McNulty comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. The crowd seem to be enjoying Daniels's choice of entrance music: Hate me now. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

McNulty
vs
Daniels

183 cm
21
175 lbs
9 - 1 - 0

178 cm
26
171 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful

MADE IN GERMANY
MADE IN GERMANY

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James McNulty !
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Daniels!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McNulty fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Daniels blocks a jab.
McNulty lands with a nice combination. Daniels backs away looking to recover.
McNulty moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
McNulty takes a shot right to the bread basket.
McNulty comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Daniels jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Daniels swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and McNulty counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McNulty looks to land a combination but Daniels avoids it well.
Daniels scores with a jab to the body.
Daniels is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by McNulty .
Daniels dips to his left and cracks McNulty with an uppercut!
Daniels misses with a series of wild punches.
Daniels throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Daniels misses with the combination.
McNulty swings away with a body shot that misses
and Daniels counters with a one-two to the body.
McNulty lands with a nice combination. Daniels backs away looking to recover.
A swing and a miss from Daniels.
McNulty slips a straight right by Daniels.
Daniels takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
McNulty staying out of range there.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Daniels takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Daniels looks gassed!
A combination from Daniels does no damage.
McNulty throws out a powerful jab.
McNulty throws out a powerful jab.

Daniels is rocked!
Daniels is holding his hands too far apart here. McNulty throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Daniels is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). James McNulty !
James McNulty retains his welterweight title!