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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Joe Lau was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lau!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kingston working the body and head with strikes.
Kingston taking a breather here.
Lau struggling a bit here.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lau can do anything to dispel that myth.
Lau tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Lau is not content to let Kingston control the position.
Kingston 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.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau wants to control but Kingston postures up.
Kingston in side control, throwing shots but Lau defends.
Lau sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Kingston stalling away here and it's allowed Lau to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Lau keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lau is on top in guard.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Lau from controlling successfully.
Kingston looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Lau wants to control from the top but Kingston keeps moving.
Kingston lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Lau throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Kingston 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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lau is on top in guard.
Kingston is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston wants to sweep but no luck.
Lau trying to control the position from guard on top but Kingston is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Kingston seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Lau throws a big elbow that misses.
Lau content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Kingston has locked up a guillotine! Kingston's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Lau is holding on here and Kingston must be using up a lot of energy. Lau has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Kingston gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Thomas Kingston!
Thomas Kingston was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Lichen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lichen!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joe swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Lichen counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Joe misses with a double jab.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lichen to score with a decent uppercut.
A jab from Lichen finds it's way through Joe's defenses.
Lichen works the jab nicely.
Horrible takedown attempt by Joe or perhaps it was just good defense by Lichen, which made it look bad.
Joe feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lichen really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Joe. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Lichen is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Joe is stalling in the full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe stops Lichen from standing up.
Lichen wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Joe manages to pass to side control.
Joe prevents Lichen from improving his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Joe not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Joe is controlling the pace.
Lichen won't allow Joe to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Joe perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Lichen is trying to get back to full guard.
Joe with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Lichen throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Joe stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
David Lichen is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Lichen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Lichen with a hook.
Lichen scores with a nice strike.
Lichen looks winded!
Lichen keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joe.
Joe misses with a low kick.
Lichen is looking for the big counter here.
Joe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lichen counters with a nice uppercut.
Joe Joe seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Joe throws a leg kick but Lichen checks it.
Joe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lichen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Joe Joe. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lichen slaps away a takedown attempt from Joe, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Joe takes one to the chin there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Lichen unleashes a big counter combination but Joe bobs and weaves and avoids any damage.
Joe swings away with a body shot that misses
enabling Lichen to counter with a crisp jab.
Nice body punch from Lichen.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lichen lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Joe backs up against the cage.
Lichen tests Joe's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Nice straight punches there by Lichen. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Lichen.
Joe with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Lichen to score with a decent uppercut.
Lichen scores with a hook to the body. Joe takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lichen dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A shot to the body from Joe misses
and Lichen counters with a stiff right hand.
Lichen lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Joe takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Joe misses the body punch
and Lichen makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Lichen connects with the punch.
Nice uppercut there from Lichen.
Joe Joe is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Lichen fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Joe on the side of the head.
Lichen connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lichen has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A low kick from Joe misses
letting Lichen counter with a right hand.
Joe on the wrong end of a nice hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lichen uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Joe.
Joe misses with a shot to the body
and Lichen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Joe takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen throws a series of strikes that have Joe backpedaling.
Lichen is breathing heavily.
Joe misses with a leg kick
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
and Lichen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lichen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Some wild striking there from Lichen.
Joe throws a combination that misses
and Lichen connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Joe swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Joe throws a lazy uppercut
and Lichen counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Lichen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Joe looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Joe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lichen counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Joe takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Joe throws a jab when Lichen was well out of range.
It seemed like Lichen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
Lichen lands with a right hand.
Joe is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
A combination from Joe does no damage.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Lichen counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Joe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lichen counters with a one-two to the body.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Lichen!
Joe misses the body punch
and Lichen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lichen comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Joe waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lichen.
It seemed like Lichen was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichen with a nice cross.
Lichen avoids the body shot from Joe.
Joe throws a right hand that misses
and Lichen counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Joe tries to move into range but Lichen moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Lichen uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joe.
Joe throws a leg kick
and Lichen counters with a right hand to the body.
Joe throws a sloppy body shot
and Lichen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lichen scores with a crisp jab that stopped Joe in his tracks.
Joe avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lichen throws a shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lichen manages to avoid it.
Joe doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Joe swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Joe fails with the takedown.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Joe is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Lichen's half guard.
Joe seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lichen showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Joe throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Lichen.
Lichen connects with a jab.
Joe throws an off balance right hand
enabling Lichen to counter with a crisp jab.
Joe is looking to wear down Lichen with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Joe misses with a double jab
and Lichen counters with a left to the body.
The fighters circle momentarily. Lichen darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Lichen lands a glancing blow to the side of Joe's head.
Joe swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Lichen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Joe misses with an uppercut
and Lichen counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Lichen lands with a nice body punch.
Lichen lands with a right hand.
David Lichen seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
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!
Joe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Joe motions for Lichen to come forward. Joe throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lichen lands a jab to Joe's midsection.
Lichen scores with a jab to the body.
Joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joe throws a poor cross that misses
and Lichen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lichen bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Joe's head backwards.
Joe with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lichen counters with a nice uppercut.
Lichen fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lichen fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Joe looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Joe takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Joe walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Joe on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Joe takes one on the button.
Joe fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lichen manages to avoid it.
Joe takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Joe moves forwards but Lichen connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Joe takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Joe throws a leg kick that misses.
Joe takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Lichen is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Joe walks into a straight right hand from Lichen.
Joe wants to land a leg kick but Lichen is out of range.
Joe misses the body punch
and Lichen counters with a left and a right that stings Joe.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joe shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lichen counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joe bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Joe tries to advance to mount but Lichen denies him.
Joe moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Joe Joe overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Joe has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Joe works to advance to full mount. Lichen defends for a few seconds but eventually he succumbs.
Joe Joe has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Joe pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Lichen comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Lichen 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Lichen!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Classic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Gregory Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Classic Man!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kingston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man scores with a jab to the head.
A bone on bone clash there as Kingston blocks the leg kick.
Man lands a two punch combo.
Man throws a leg kick
and Kingston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Kingston is keen to just control but Man is a slippery customer.
Kingston 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.
Kingston 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.
Kingston passes into side control, despite Man's attempt to control the position.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Man striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Kingston takes a little break here. Man wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Kingston looks up at the clock and then as Man takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Kingston smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Man is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Kingston off and has taken his back!
Kingston is keeping busy.
Kingston is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston is working hard here to advance position.
Kingston has his hands over his head blocking the strikes from Man.
What can Kingston do to escape this position? He's going to have to figure it out pretty quick if he wants to stay in the fight!
Man somehow managing to miss with a strike from the back.
Man is trying to stick to Kingston's back but Kingston is turning into Man. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Man's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Kingston.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kingston tries to free his leg and advance position but Man is retaining full guard.
Kingston postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kingston trying to control the position from guard on top but Man is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man is trying to control the position but Kingston postures up.
Man wants to stand and escape but Kingston is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kingston working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kingston preventing the sweep.
Kingston postures up.
Man wants to stand up but Kingston is controlling him.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Man can do anything to dispel that myth.
Kingston passes Man's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Man wants to control but Kingston is keeping busy.
Man felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Kingston controlling the pace.
Man misses with some strikes from the bottom.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kingston drops an elbow to the side of Man's head.
Man tries to get to full guard but Kingston has control of the leg.
Man gets full guard.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
Kingston might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Man thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Kingston forces his way into half guard.
Kingston is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Kingston wants to lay and pray for a moment but Man keeps working.
Man flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to improve his position.
Kingston thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Man's head.
Man is trying to escape back to his feet but Kingston uses the scramble to pass into side control.
Man is trying to get back to half guard.
Kingston advances to mount.
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Man is wriggling around trying to escape.
Kingston lands with some strikes.
Kingston lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Man is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Kingston in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gregory Kingston dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Kingston walks into a stiff left hand from Man.
Man lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Classic Man seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man lands a two punch combo.
Kingston blocks a leg kick.
Kingston keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Man lands a jab to Kingston's midsection.
A bone on bone clash there as Kingston blocks the leg kick.
Kingston takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Man scores with a body shot.
Kingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man lands a jab to Kingston's midsection.
Kingston checks a leg kick nicely.
Man throws a leg kick
and Kingston counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Man is trying to get back to full guard.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Kingston lands a nice short elbow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man is pressing down on Kingston's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Man really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Kingston. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Kingston stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kingston looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Man striking off his back but it's not causing Kingston any problems.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
Man throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Kingston stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
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.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Man is on top in guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Kingston working a defensive guard here.
Man with a flurry of punches that miss.
Kingston keeping moving, preventing Man from controlling successfully.
Man is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Kingston is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Kingston has escaped and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Kingston postures up.
Man thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Man is controlling Kingston's posture.
Man looking for a sweep. Not yet Man, not yet.
Man trying to strike off his back.
Man trying to control the position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
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.
Left hook, right uppercut from Man.
Man moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kingston chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Man can pounce on him.
Classic Man seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well.
Man cracks Kingston with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
so Kingston counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Man looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Man trying to strike off his back.
Man not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Man striking off his back but it's not causing Kingston any problems.
Kingston postures up.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
Kingston pushing down on Man's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Classic Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
An inside leg kick lands from Man.
Man pivots, looking for a leg kick but Kingston is out of range and Man settles back down.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Man scoring well with a low kick there.
Man tries a low kick but Kingston avoids it.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kingston rather than just go for the knockout.
Man throws a leg kick that is checked
and Kingston counters with a single leg into guard. Man didn't expect that.
Kingston with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Man wants to sweep but no luck.
Kingston stands up over Man, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Man doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kingston won't allow Man to sweep him here.
Kingston scoring with some ground and pound.
Kingston chips away with some ground and pound.
Man wants to stand but Kingston is controlling the position.
Kingston pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Man is keeping the position for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Man is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
Kingston is in close to Man's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Man trying to keep a closed guard but Kingston is proving a slippery customer.
Man throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Man keeping moving, preventing Kingston from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Man wants to sweep here but Kingston controlling him for the moment.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man lands a jab-cross combination.
Man motions for Kingston to come forward. Man throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Man is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Man connects with the punch.
Man tries a low kick but Kingston avoids it.
Man stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Man wants it to stay on the feet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Man lands a nice looking body shot.
Man tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Danga de danga de dang - Man scores with a four punch combination!
Man fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Kingston checks it well.
Kingston checks a low kick from Man.
Man fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Kingston is out of range.
A low kick from Man is predictable there
and Kingston counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to escape.
Man is trying to maintain the position but Kingston is very close to passing his half guard.
Kingston missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Man is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Man trying to control here.
Kingston seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Man does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Man trying to control but Kingston postures up.
Man looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kingston wants to pass the guard but Man is defending well.
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.
Man is looking to control Kingston's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Man avoid being mounted?
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Man lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Kingston backs up against the cage.
Kingston shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Man sprawls well. Man wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kingston gets slowly back to his feet.
Man dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Kingston has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Gregory Kingston. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Man throws out a leg kick but Kingston moves out of range and Man only half commits.
And that's the end of the fight!
Classic Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Man has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Classic Man!
A very excited looking Classic Man made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Champaign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Todd Rodd (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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21
220 lbs
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20
210 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Champaign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Todd Rodd!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rodd takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rodd misses with a head kick.
Rodd throws a sloppy head kick and Champaign moves out of range easily.
Rodd throws a shot from downtown. Champaign moves away and avoids it.
Champaign looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Rodd is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Rodd throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Champaign was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Rodd misses with a jab, cross combination.
Rodd throws a big shot that misses.
Champaign looked to counter that last move with a leg kick but didn't pull the trigger.
Rodd swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Champaign counters with a stiff right hand.
Champaign bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Rodd looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Rodd throws a leg kick but Champaign moved away.
Rodd misses with a body shot.
Rodd attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Todd Rodd seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Rodd looks winded!
Rodd misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Champaign misses with a head kick.
Rodd throws a counter combo.
Champaign cracks Rodd with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Champaign listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rodd is rocked!
Rodd misses with a double jab
and Champaign counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Rodd is still on wobbly legs! Can Champaign finish him?
Champaign throws a pinpoint strike between Rodd's hands that connects right on the jaw and sends Rodd crashing to the floor! He's out before he even hits the mat and Champaign scores a great knockout victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Charles Champaign!
Charles Champaign thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Jager (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mark Motts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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
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140 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Jager!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Motts!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jager throws a low kick but Motts avoids it.
Motts replies with a solid counter kick to the body but Jager blocks it well.
Jager misses with a takedown attempt - Motts sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Motts steps in looking to clinch after the strikes miss from Jager.
Jager blocks a jab.
Motts avoids the body shot from Jager.
Jager goes for a double leg but Motts avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Motts continues to drive forward.
Jager swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jager throws a leg kick
and Motts counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Motts trying to control but Jager is working from the bottom.
Jager throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Jager striking from the bottom here.
Jager trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts trying to control but Jager is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Jager throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Jager manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Motts manages to get himself to full guard.
Jager pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Motts is keeping the position for now.
Motts preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Motts wants to sweep here but Jager controlling him for the moment.
Jager looking to pass the guard.
Jager works over Motts with some ground and pound from guard.
Jager is looking to advance position but Motts has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Jager throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jager is in all sorts of trouble here.
Motts looking to control but Jager is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Jager is bucking up trying to escape but Motts cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Jager is trying desperately to improve position.
Motts landing strikes from the mount and Jager is in trouble!
Motts lands a heavy elbow.
Jager swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Jager is breathing heavily.
Jager tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Motts lands a big shot there that rocks Jager but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jager throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Jager throwing hammer fists to the chest of Motts. What's that going to do exactly?
Jager on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Jager tries to get out of the position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Motts cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Jager 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.
Motts is looking for a kimura but Jager is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Motts to get the leverage.
Motts uses his free foot to push down on Jager's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Jager.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motts controlling his opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Motts blocks Jager's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Motts raining down hammerfists from mount.
Motts with the ground and pound from mount.
Motts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jager's face.
Jager is in a horrible position here. Motts smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
The referee warns Jager that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Jager is squirming around, avoiding Motts's attempts to control the action.
Jager tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Jager flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Motts lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Motts scoring with strikes but Jager is staying in there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Motts postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Jager looks a forlorn figure.
Jager is desperately trying to improve his position but Motts has a good base and remains in mount.
Motts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jager's face.
Motts lands a big shot there that rocks Jager but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Motts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jager's face.
Motts has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Jager's face.
Motts lands a couple of good shots and Jager has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
A lull in the action here.
Motts punches Jager on the ear.
You can see the frustration on Jager's face… He knows he is in trouble unless he improves his position sooner rather than later.
Will Motts go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Jager is trying to break free.
Motts is looking for the choke from the back position but Jager is controlling his hands well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Motts dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Motts tries to score a power double leg takedown but Jager sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Motts somewhat.
Jager is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jager takes a swing at Motts's ribcage but misses.
Motts has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Motts closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Motts manages to pull guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Motts looking to hit a scissor sweep but Jager is one step ahead there.
Jager tries to free his leg and advance position but Motts is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts working a defensive guard here.
Motts avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Motts is looking for a triangle but Jager pushes his legs off easily.
Motts is breathing heavily.
Jager trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Motts has control of Jager's left arm, preventing Jager from doing any damage.
Motts working a defensive guard here.
Jager drops back looking for a leg! Motts is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Motts manages to kick Jager off! Jager jumps back into Motts's guard.
Jager wants to pass the guard but Motts is keeping the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Motts tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Jager shoots in for a double leg but Motts sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motts throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Jager sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Motts blocks a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Motts jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Jager is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Jager slaps away a takedown attempt from Motts, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Jager takes a swing at Motts's ribcage but misses.
Jager ducks under a wild hook from Motts.
Motts gets a clinch.
Jager escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jager is looking to wear down Motts with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jager. Motts does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jager misses with a wild body shot.
Motts swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Motts avoids the body shot from Jager.
Motts let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jager misses with a body punch
and Motts holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Motts is stalling here.
Motts wants a takedown.
Thomas Jager has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mark Motts.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jager fails to pull guard.
Motts tries a body shot but Jager blocks it.
Motts gets control of Jager's arms and successfully pulls guard. Motts will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Motts showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Jager takes a swing at Motts's ribcage but misses.
Jager misses the shot to the body.
Jager digs a good hook to Motts's body.
Jager misses with a wild body shot.
Motts keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Motts throws out a counter right but Jager avoids it with no problem.
Motts misses with a looping right.
Jager appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jager looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Motts is fending him off so far but Jager persists. Nope, Motts circles away and we're back to standing.
Motts tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Jager manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Motts tries to clinch there but Jager circles away.
Jager feinted with a counter takedown.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Motts rushes Jager and presses him up against the cage.
Jager jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Motts walks away with a smile on his face. Jager gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Jager uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Motts.
Motts uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jager.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Jager swings for the body but Motts moves out of range.
A jab from Motts misses.
Jager displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Motts.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Motts throws out a leg kick but Jager moves out of range and Motts only half commits.
Motts throws a hook to the side of Jager's head but Jager sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Jager swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A shot to the body from Motts misses
and Jager counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Motts misses with a straight right.
Motts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jager throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Jager tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Motts was well out of range. Poor timing from Jager.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jager avoids the body shot from Motts.
Motts just misses with a punch to the body.
Motts bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jager swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Motts let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jager throws a body punch but Motts moves out of range.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Motts checks a leg kick.
Jager backing away here, and Motts unleashes a leg kick that just misses.
Jager blocks a jab.
Jager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
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.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jager. Motts does a little dance to reset his feet.
Jager keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Motts.
Jager swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Motts is trying hard to land a takedown here. Jager sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jager fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Thomas Jager. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Motts throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Jager throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Thomas Jager has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jager ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Motts moves away.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Jager showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Motts has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mark Motts!
Mark Motts bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Short McSmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Thomas Greiner (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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25
129 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
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300 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Short McSmall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Greiner!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Greiner throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around McSmall's waist but McSmall gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Greiner off to one side.
Greiner scores with a takedown into McSmall's guard.
McSmall knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Greiner on the ground.
Greiner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
McSmall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Greiner looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSmall has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Greiner can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
McSmall being controlled here, momentarily.
McSmall is trying to control the position but Greiner postures up.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Greiner content to stall in guard here.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Greiner drives through with a takedown into McSmall's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Greiner pushes down on McSmall's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Greiner controlling the pace.
Greiner 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.
McSmall on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if McSmall tries to get out of the position.
Greiner stalling.
Greiner drops an elbow to the side of McSmall's head.
McSmall is breathing heavily.
Greiner looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Greiner looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks McSmall with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Greiner keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Ground and pound from Greiner.
McSmall is rocked!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Greiner scores with a big shot! McSmall's head bounced off the canvas with a huge thud! More strikes land and the referee has jumped in to save McSmall! He was hurt real bad - good stoppage!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Greiner!
Thomas Greiner spent the whole post fight interview bigging himself up. It didn't go down that well with the fans after a while as they thought it was a bit arrogant.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Hughs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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30
215 lbs
4 - 0 - 1 |
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19
270 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Hughs!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hughs displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Garner.
Hughs misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Garner.
Garner fires out a quick counter leg kick but Hughs just manages to avoid it.
Hughs fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Garner manages to avoid it.
A head kick misses from Hughs.
Garner shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Hughs as he avoids it easily.
Hughs drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Garner defends it well.
Garner fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rayder Garner. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A low kick from Hughs is predictable there
so Garner counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hughs looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Garner puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Hughs gets full guard.
Hughs wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hughs keeps trying to improve his position.
Garner postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Hughs is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Garner, into his guard.
Hughs wants to control from the top but Garner keeps moving.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hughs postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Hughs is fighting to break Garner's control of his arms but Garner is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Hughs trying to control but Garner is working from the bottom.
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.
Garner seems keen to control Hughs's posture.
Garner 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.
Hughs looking to sit in guard and control but Garner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hughs really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Garner stays in close to Hughs's body and controls the position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Garner trying to control but Hughs is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner stays in close to Hughs's body and controls the position.
Hughs is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Hughs managing to control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Hughs throws a leg kick
and Garner counters with a nice leg kick.
Hughs misses with a body shot.
Garner half commits to a counter takedown before pushing away, out of range.
Hughs throws a head kick that misses.
Garner feinted there with a counter leg kick.
Garner throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Hughs tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Garner is in Hughs's guard.
Garner with a nice head shot there.
Hughs 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Garner wants to control from the top but Hughs keeps moving.
Hughs 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.
Garner stands and throws Hughs's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Hughs tries to buck Garner off but Garner is having none of it.
Hughs looks winded!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garner is looking to take a break and control but Hughs is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayder Garner 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.
Garner is trying hard to land a takedown here. Hughs sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Garner's jab looks to have found its range, popping Hughs under the eye.
Hughs swings for the body but Garner moves out of range.
Garner fails to land the takedown.
A looping hook to the body misses from Garner. Hughs does a little dance to reset his feet.
Garner blocks a head kick by Hughs.
Hughs tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Garner was well out of range. Poor timing from Hughs.
Hughs shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Garner is trying to defend but Hughs finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner works his way to full guard. Good work.
Hughs looking to sit in guard and control but Garner gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Hughs is trying to keep Garner in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garner with a nice head shot there.
Garner sitting in guard here, content to control.
Hughs looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Garner is in close to Hughs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Garner lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Hughs keeping moving, preventing Garner from controlling successfully.
Garner postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Garner's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner is in close to Hughs's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Hughs is looking to sweep but instead, Garner has passed into half guard.
Hughs is breathing heavily.
Garner lands with a punch from half guard.
Hughs tries to roll over but Garner keeps him under control.
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. Garner connects with a nice short shot to Hughs's temple.
Hughs has hold of Garner's hands but Garner slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
Hughs punching from the bottom.
Garner slips a nice elbow through Hughs's hands, connecting with Hughs's forehead.
Garner lands strikes from half guard.
Hughs has a hand on Garner's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Garner takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner raining down shots from the mount!
Garner unloading with bombs!
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Hughs can do anything to dispel that myth.
Hughs taking shots to the head.
Garner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garner tries to control but Hughs wriggling away.
Garner lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Hughs hang on?
Garner is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Garner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garner lands a big elbow.
Hughs is rocked!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner unloads with some vicious shots from mount and Hughs wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Garner celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:21 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rayder Garner!
After the fight, Rayder Garner was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Geffrey Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Birch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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30
192 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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24
193 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geffrey Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Birch!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birch throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lefebvre was covering up waiting for the punch and Birch finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lefebvre pulls Birch in to control the position.
Lefebvre looking for a sweep. Not yet Lefebvre, not yet.
Lefebvre managing to control the position.
Birch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Birch working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Birch postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Birch throwing strikes but missing.
Birch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lefebvre is keeping the position for now.
Birch missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Lefebvre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Birch's guard.
Birch avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Lefebvre preventing the sweep.
Lefebvre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Birch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Lefebvre sitting in guard here, content to control.
Birch thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Birch throwing some rather feeble looking strikes off his back.
Lefebvre is looking to work some ground and pound but Birch has wrist control.
Birch keeping moving, preventing Lefebvre from controlling successfully.
Lefebvre looking to pass the guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Birch throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birch manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lefebvre manages to get himself to full guard.
Lefebvre is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lefebvre tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Birch keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Lefebvre's head.
Lefebvre is controlling Birch's posture.
Birch throws a big right hand that misses.
Birch throwing strikes from guard but Lefebvre blocks nicely.
Birch throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lefebvre is adopting a defensive guard.
Lefebvre is trying to control the position but Birch postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birch trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefebvre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefebvre is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
We've been informed that Birch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Birch works his way to full guard. Good work.
Birch wants to sweep but no luck.
Lefebvre passes Birch's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Lefebvre with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Birch is looking to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Birch is not content to let Lefebvre control the position.
Lefebvre is pressing down on Birch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Birch is holding on for now.
Lefebvre is keen to just control but Birch is a slippery customer.
Lefebvre seems to be looking for submissions.
Birch tries to get to full guard but Lefebvre has control of the leg.
Birch flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefebvre passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lefebvre breaks from Birch's wrist control and lands an elbow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Tom Birch will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Lefebvre throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Birch's waist but Birch gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lefebvre off to one side.
Birch has his takedown stuffed
and Lefebvre decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Birch's guard.
Lefebvre stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Birch swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Birch wants to sweep here but Lefebvre controlling him for the moment.
Lefebvre slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Lefebvre has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Lefebvre wants to control the pace but Birch is squirming around nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Lefebvre fails to move to back control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Birch is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Birch swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Lefebvre looking to control but Birch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lefebvre lands a couple of good shots and Birch has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Birch rolls, trying to escape but Lefebvre keeps control of the position.
Birch looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Birch wants to escape the position.
Birch won't enjoy being in this position. Lefebvre looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Birch is tapping - it's over boys! Lefebvre picks up the submission victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Geffrey Lefebvre!
An out of breath Geffrey Lefebvre thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Tim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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26
145 lbs
5 - 3 - 0 |
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24
153 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Reynolds!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, Tim Tim!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Tim slips under a jab.
Reynolds cracks Tim with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. Tim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Tim's body. Tim takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynolds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tim momentarily.
Reynolds scores with a hook to the body. Tim takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Nice uppercut lands for Reynolds. That snapped Tim's head back.
Alexander Reynolds seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A left lands for Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reynolds.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds jabs Tim to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Tim ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Tim takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Tim misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Tim takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Tim misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Reynolds counters with a crisp right hand that drops Tim! Reynolds lets Tim back up to his feet, looking for a finish!
Tim is rocked!
Reynolds is looking for an opening here. He's unloaded a big left hand that catches Tim flush on the jaw and sends him tumbling to the canvas! Tim is out cold! Reynolds holds back from landing any unnecessary shots to his unconscious opponent, as the referee reacts slowly to the situation. A brutal knockout and then some excellent sportsmanship - this guy is my new favorite fighter!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Alexander Reynolds!
A victorious Alexander Reynolds thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between St Petersburg Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Elias Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
147 lbs
12 - 6 - 0 |
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23
142 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, St Petersburg Strangler!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Lyon!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangler scores with a takedown into Lyon's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyon looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strangler with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyon utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Lyon manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Strangler manages to get himself to full guard.
Strangler doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lyon preventing the sweep.
Lyon chips away with some ground and pound.
Lyon preventing the sweep.
Lyon has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Lyon looking to pass the guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyon lands a couple of digs.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lyon drops back looking for a leg! Strangler is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Strangler manages to kick Lyon off! Lyon jumps back into Strangler's guard.
Lyon slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lyon is one step ahead there.
Lyon works over Strangler with some ground and pound from guard.
Strangler being controlled here, momentarily.
Lyon with a nice head shot there.
Lyon wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Lyon engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
In the pre-fight buildup videos we saw Lyon working his ground and pound in the gym. So far it seems to be working well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lyon pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Strangler is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Strangler keeping moving, preventing Lyon from controlling successfully.
Lyon wants to pass the guard but Strangler is keeping the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lyon's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Lyon preventing the sweep.
Strangler managing to control the position.
Lyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon tries to free his leg and advance position but Strangler is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Lyon but Lyon pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Strangler dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Strangler throws a leg kick which misses Lyon's front leg but catches the back leg as Lyon tries to avoid it.
Lyon slips a jab and a cross from Strangler.
Strangler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strangler is looking light on his feet compared to last time was saw him fight.
That kick from Strangler tenderised Lyon's leg. Lyon is trying to keep his angry face on.
Lyon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Strangler.
Lyon throws a body punch but Strangler moves out of range.
Lyon closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Strangler to the mat! Strangler manages to get full guard.
Lyon wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Lyon advances position into side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler tries to buck Lyon off but Lyon is having none of it.
Lyon scores with punches from side control.
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!
Lyon cracks Strangler with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Lyon working the ground and pound from side control.
Lyon works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Lyon lands an elbow.
Lyon working away.
Lyon in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Strangler tries to improve position but can't.
Strangler is trying to escape the position but Lyon is controlling the position.
Lyon is chipping away with strikes.
Strangler is not content to let Lyon control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon 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.
Strangler looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Lyon shoots in and drives through. Strangler sprawls well.
Lyon shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Strangler defends it nicely.
Strangler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Strangler closes the distance and clinches up with Lyon, looking for a takedown. Strangler pushes Lyon against the cage but Lyon circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
And Lyon tries to counter it with a takedown but Strangler pushes his down on his head and steps out.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyon shoots in for a takedown but Strangler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
St Petersburg Strangler has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Elias Lyon.
Lyon keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Nice sprawl there from Lyon as Strangler shoots in.
Lyon looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Strangler shoots for a takedown but Lyon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Strangler as Lyon shoots in.
Strangler buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Strangler throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lyon throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Strangler was covering up waiting for the punch and Lyon finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Lyon has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyon preventing the sweep.
Lyon trying to control but Strangler is working from the bottom.
Strangler is looking to stand up but Lyon isn't so interested in that idea.
Strangler being controlled here, momentarily.
Lyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strangler being controlled here, momentarily.
Strangler looking for a sweep. Not yet Strangler, not yet.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Strangler dives in and grabs Lyon's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lyon pushes down on Strangler's head and hops out.
A solid leg kick lands there for Strangler.
Strangler scores with a kick to the midsection.
Strangler fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Strangler attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Strangler lands a front kick.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Strangler feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lyon's calf.
Lyon shoots in for a takedown but Strangler shows good takedown defense.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Lyon sprawls well. Lyon wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Strangler gets slowly back to his feet.
Strangler throws a low kick, looking for Lyon's leg but Lyon calmly moves out of range.
Lyon stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Strangler.
Lyon fails with a takedown attempt.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strangler. That's going to slow Lyon down.
Lyon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Lyon tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Strangler was well out of range. Poor timing from Lyon.
Lyon lands a nice hook to Strangler's body. Strangler takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
A nice inside leg kick there by Strangler. That's going to slow Lyon down.
Strangler misses with a low kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strangler shoots for a takedown but Lyon saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Good leg kick by Strangler there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
An inside leg kick lands from Strangler.
Strangler throws a leg kick but Lyon moved away.
Strangler goes for a double leg but Lyon avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Lyon continues to drive forward.
Lyon is definitely looking for the counter takedowns here.
Strangler shoots in for a takedown but Lyon shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Strangler throws a series of strikes that have Lyon backpedaling.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Strangler turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Strangler fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lyon has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
St Petersburg Strangler seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strangler tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Strangler looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Lyon!
Lyon is looking to reverse the position.
Lyon is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Strangler off and has taken his back!
Lyon punishes Strangler with strikes from the back mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
St Petersburg Strangler dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
A low kick from Strangler is predictable there
and Lyon counters with a single leg into guard. Strangler didn't expect that.
Lyon tries to free his leg and advance position but Strangler is retaining full guard.
Lyon chips away with some ground and pound.
Lyon passes into half guard.
Strangler is trying to get back to full guard.
Lyon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Strangler!
Lyon landing strikes, looking to finish!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyon lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lyon looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Strangler really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler is working hard here to advance position.
Lyon working the ground and pound effectively.
Strangler is trying desperately to improve position.
Lyon is landing with some decent strikes but Strangler is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Strangler is rocked!
Lyon tries to control but Strangler wriggling away.
Oh Strangler is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Lyon landing strikes from the mount and Strangler is in trouble!
Strangler throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
Lyon landing punches.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Lyon cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
A big strike lands for Lyon! That's really hurt Strangler and he's turned his back - Lyon keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Lyon jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Elias Lyon!
Elias Lyon is the new featherweight champion!
A relieved looking Elias Lyon thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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pop
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