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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Joe Lau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Seal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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178 lbs
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170 lbs
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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
4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Lau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Seal!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
No luck for Seal with that takedown attempt.
Lau feinted with a counter takedown.
Seal gets caught napping as Lau dives in and scores a takedown. Seal manages to retain guard.
Lau working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Seal's head.
Seal is looking to stand up but Lau isn't so interested in that idea.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Lau's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lau lands a couple of digs.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lau landing with the ground and pound.
Seal has been taking part in the yoga sessions down at Cozad MMA Montreal. Presumably he's going to look for a slick submission... Or maybe he's looking to avoid one.
Lau is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lau working some strikes from top position.
Lau showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Lau distracts Seal with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lau's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Lau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lau engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Seal 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.
Lau showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Lau content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Lau pushing down on Seal's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Lau looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Seal taking some punishment here, with Lau in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Seal trying to keep hold of his opponent's head but Lau manages to pass to mount!
Lau lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Seal hang on?
Lau controlling his opponent.
Seal tries to lock up and control but Lau gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lau pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Lau lands a big elbow.
Seal tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lau lands a heavy elbow.
Lau cracks Seal with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Joe Lau!
Joe Lau decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Zwirn (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Miller (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mike Miller has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Thomas Zwirn's chin.
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177 lbs
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Excellent MT
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Zwirn!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Miller!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Zwirn.
Miller shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Zwirn defends it nicely.
Miller fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Zwirn moves into the clinch.
Zwirn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short right from Zwirn on the inside.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Miller looking to stall.
Miller takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Zwirn.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Miller trying to stall but Zwirn improves his position.
Zwirn lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Thomas Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Miller.
Zwirn lands a body shot in the clinch.
Zwirn tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
Zwirn goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zwirn.
Zwirn tries to land knees in the clinch but Miller avoids the damage to the body.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Zwirn.
Zwirn breaks from the clinch.
Zwirn misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A swing and a miss from Zwirn.
As Zwirn backs off Miller throws a huge counter combo but Zwirn manages to avoid it all.
Miller throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Zwirn's waist but Zwirn gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Miller off to one side.
Zwirn pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Miller looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Zwirn blocks a head kick by Miller.
It looked like Zwirn was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
Zwirn will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A big left from Miller misses.
Zwirn throws out a loose jab but Miller uses good head movement to avoid it.
Zwirn avoids the head kick by Miller.
Zwirn swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Miller with a poor takedown
and Zwirn counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
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!
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Miller tries to drive through with a takedown attempt but Zwirn defends well and Miller ends up having to push Zwirn into the cage where they will battle it out in the clinch.
Miller dives in for a single leg takedown but Zwirn sprawls and the fighters end up clinched against the cage.
Miller looks winded!
Zwirn uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Zwirn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller misses with a two punch combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a head kick.
Zwirn cracks Miller with an open hand slap.
Horrible takedown attempt by Miller or perhaps it was just good defense by Zwirn, which made it look bad.
Zwirn throws a right hand that Miller ducks under and follows up with a left that Miller also avoids with ease.
Zwirn throws a body punch but Miller moves out of range.
Miller goes for a double leg but Zwirn avoids the attempt and the two fighters end up clinched against the cage as Zwirn continues to drive forward.
Zwirn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Zwirn closes the distance and clinches.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Zwirn has Miller pushed against the cage.
Zwirn manages to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Zwirn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
Zwirn breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Zwirn lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Zwirn.
Zwirn misses with a body shot
and Miller counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Miller looks for a takedown but Zwirn sprawls well.
Zwirn slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Miller shoots and misses
and Miller takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Zwirn dominated that round.
That's time! Zwirn's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Zwirn closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Miller tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zwirn misses with a two punch combination.
Miller throws out a counter right but Zwirn avoids it with no problem.
Miller connects with a body shot that sends Zwirn's belly button to the back.
Miller scores with a decent looking hook.
Miller attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Zwirn throws the kick towards the body but Miller avoids it.
Zwirn has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Zwirn working aggressively here.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Zwirn stalls.
Zwirn working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Thomas Zwirn is winning the standup battle so far.
Miller has his takedown stuffed
and Zwirn connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Miller misses with a body kick.
Miller shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Miller throws a leg kick that is checked
and Zwirn counters with a stiff right hand.
Miller feints a jab promting Zwirn to slip. Miller then demonstrates his capabilities by jabbing again. Zwirn slips again and ducks right into an uppercut.
Miller is breathing heavily.
Zwirn misses with a wild body shot.
Miller tries a head kick but it misses.
Miller shoots in but Zwirn avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Thomas Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Miller.
Miller scores with a jab to the jaw.
Zwirn fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Miller manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn has Miller up against the cage in a clinch.
Zwirn stalling.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zwirn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Zwirn lands a left hand.
Zwirn lands an elbow that stopped Miller in his tracks for a moment.
Zwirn looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Zwirn misses with a hook to the ribs.
Zwirn is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Miller can do to turn this around?
Zwirn creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Miller's defenses.
Miller wants to break the clinch but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Miller blocks an elbow strike from Zwirn.
Miller jumps guard but Zwirn stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zwirn presses Miller against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Zwirn lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Miller blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Miller avoids the elbow strike from Zwirn, against the cage.
Miller jumps guard but Zwirn turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Zwirn makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Zwirn throws an elbow but it misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A nice left hand lands by Zwirn.
Zwirn manages to break the clinch.
Zwirn swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Miller.
Miller fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Miller is defended easily by Zwirn.
Thomas Zwirn is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zwirn feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Millers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Miller closes this distance looking for a takedown but Zwirn circles away.
Zwirn catches Miller with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
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!
Zwirn is looking to land body kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Thomas Zwirn dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zwirn swings for the body but Miller moves out of range.
Miller wants to land a leg kick but Zwirn is out of range.
Miller will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
A counter left hand to the body from Zwirn misses its target.
Zwirn with a hook.
Miller misses with an attempted mid kick.
Zwirn throws a big shot that misses.
Miller was about to counter that last move with a leg kick but changes his mind.
Miller looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Zwirn fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Miller, pushing him back against the cage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A shot in the inside from Zwirn.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Zwirn.
Zwirn tries to work over Miller's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Miller takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zwirn lands an elbow inside that Miller shrugs off.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zwirn tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Miller avoids it.
Zwirn keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Miller's efforts to push away.
Thomas Zwirn has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Miller is looking to take this one to the mat.
Thomas Zwirn has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Mike Miller.
Zwirn lands a nice elbow.
Zwirn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Zwirn working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Zwirn.
Zwirn taking a breather.
Miller tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Zwirn.
Miller tries to pull guard but Zwirn won't allow it.
Zwirn lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Miller jumps guard but Zwirn stands there with Miller around his waist. Miller gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Zwirn lands an elbow just above Miller 's eye.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Zwirn.
Zwirn is stalling here.
Zwirn creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn lands a left hand.
Zwirn lands a left hand.
Zwirn breaks from the clinch.
Nice jab there from Zwirn.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Zwirn swivels and escapes.
Zwirn showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Miller.
Zwirn comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zwirn ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Miller takes one to the chin there.
Good shot there by Zwirn.
Miller has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zwirn scores with a jab to the body.
Miller takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Zwirn digs a good hook to Miller's body.
Zwirn fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Good exchange - Zwirn coming out on top.
Zwirn darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Miller drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Zwirn lands a really nice looking cross but Miller seems unphased.
Miller walks into a stiff left hand from Zwirn.
Zwirn tried to score with a low kick but Miller checks it.
Miller throws a head kick that misses.
Zwirn's jab looks to have found its range, popping Miller under the eye.
Zwirn moves into the clinch.
Mike Miller has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zwirn lands an uppercut.
And that's the end of the fight!
Thomas Zwirn showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zwirn has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Thomas Zwirn!
In his post fight interview, Thomas Zwirn started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Henry Yurich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Rome has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Yurich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Rome!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yurich moves into range and connects with a jab.
Rome takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Good exchange - Yurich coming out on top.
Yurich connects with a body shot that sends Rome's belly button to the back.
Yurich lands a jab.
Yurich fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rome manages to avoid it.
Rome appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Yurich fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Yurich uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Yurich misses with a hook.
Rome doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Yurich misses the shot to the body.
Good standup being displayed there by Yurich as he connects with a hook.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Yurich cracks Rome with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Yurich has been working on his boxing with his coaches at Fight Factory in the buildup to the fight.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yurich scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Rome throws an overhand right that lands on Yurich's shoulder, as Yurich tries to avoid the shot.
Yurich throws out a loose jab but Rome uses good head movement to avoid it.
Rome dodges the punch combination from Yurich.
Yurich is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Yurich bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Yurich cracks Rome with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Yurich misses with a hook. Rome ducked under it nicely.
A little jabbing left from Rome on the counter but it doesn't find it's target.
Yurich smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yurich misses with a two punch combination.
Rome looks to score with a jab to the body but Yurich is just out of range.
Yurich scores with a jab to the body.
Rome misses with a body shot
enabling Yurich to counter with a crisp jab.
Yurich steps in with a hook that catches Rome right on the chin and knocks him to the floor! Yurich follows him down with more strikes and that's all she wrote! Rome looks absolutely devastated.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Henry Yurich!
During a confident post fight interview, Henry Yurich thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Short McSmall (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Lorent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Short McSmall!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Lorent!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lorent throws out a loose jab but McSmall uses good head movement to avoid it.
McSmall uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Lorent.
It looked like McSmall was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Lorent.
McSmall lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Lorent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lorent has McSmall pressed against the cage, preventing McSmall from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Lorent lands a right hand that snaps the head of McSmall backwards.
Lorent lands a body shot.
Lorent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lorent has McSmall pushed against the cage.
Lorent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McSmall misses with some punches.
McSmall could do with losing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A hook to the body from Lorent.
Lorent managing to block the knees to the body from McSmall.
Lorent throws a blind hook that connects with the side of McSmalls head.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lorent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McSmall has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSmall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Lorent lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McSmall backwards.
Lorent lands an uppercut.
Lorent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
McSmall is rocked!
McSmall blocking some punches.
Oh McSmall is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McSmall is trying to push Lorent away but Lorent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lorent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lorent has a couple of punches blocked by McSmall.
Lorent working aggressively here.
Lorent has a couple of punches blocked by McSmall.
Lorent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSmall.
Lorent landing knees to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSmall.
Lorent lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down McSmall.
McSmall is breathing heavily.
Lorent working aggressively here.
Lorent misses with some punches.
A head punch on the inside from Lorent fails to land.
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!
Lorent with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
McSmall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Lorent.
McSmall misses with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McSmall.
McSmall blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lorent.
Lorent swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Lorent throws a punch but it's blocked by McSmall.
Lorent fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Lorent fails to land.
McSmall blocking some punches.
McSmall seems to have got his legs back now.
Lorent lands a shot to the body.
Lorent lands with a light punch inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorent stalling.
Lorent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lorent takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Still in the clinch, Lorent scores with a nice short uppercut.
Lorent misses with a knee strike.
McSmall is trying to force a seperation but Lorent has the dominant position.
Lorent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSmall avoids it.
Lorent avoids a wild elbow strike from McSmall.
Lorent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McSmall's efforts to push away.
Lorent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lorent lands with a short shot to the head.
Lorent stalling against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorent.
Lorent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McSmall backwards.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Lorent.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lorent.
McSmall creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Lorent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
McSmall tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Lorent.
McSmall misses with a hook to the ribs.
Lorent is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
McSmall is trying to force a seperation but Lorent has the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSmall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lorent has him pressed against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Lorent.
Lorent prevents a body shot from McSmall.
Lorent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McSmall.
A short left from Lorent.
McSmall managing to block the knees to the body from Lorent.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A right hand to the body from Lorent.
McSmall tries a body shot but Lorent blocks it.
A shot in the inside from Lorent.
McSmall is looking to break free of the clinch but Lorent has double underhooks.
Lorent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McSmall avoids it.
Lorent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Lorent dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Lorent dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lorent shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McSmall connects with a right hand. Lorent shakes it off.
Lorent rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and McSmall counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Lorent waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract McSmall.
Lorent swings for the body but McSmall moves out of range.
A little feinted left hand from McSmall on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
McSmall throws a half hearted mid kick.
McSmall feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lorent's calf.
Lorent just misses with a punch to the body.
Nice shot lands for Lorent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
McSmall lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Lorent at a distance.
A combination from McSmall does no damage.
Lorent throws the left hand but McSmall avoids the punch easily.
McSmall scores with a body shot.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McSmall lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Lorent backs up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorent swings and misses with a hook to the body.
McSmall is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Short McSmall is winning the standup battle so far.
McSmall looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
McSmall moves away from the strike by Lorent.
McSmall looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Lorent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lorent on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
McSmall lands a jab.
McSmall goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorent takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Lorent takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Lorent drives through and clinches with McSmall against the cage.
Still in the clinch, Lorent scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lorent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McSmall's efforts to push away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Come on Lorent - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Lorent lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of McSmall backwards.
McSmall's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Lorent takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Lorent takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Lorent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lorent misses the jab.
McSmall tries to keep at a distance but Lorent has taken the fight into the clinch.
Lorent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lorent keeps the fight in the clinch, despite McSmall's efforts to push away.
McSmall takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorent lands with a right to the head.
Lorent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lorent prevents McSmall from breaking the clinch.
Lorent lands an uppercut.
Lorent scores with a shoulder strike.
McSmall blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lorent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lorent blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McSmall misses with a short punch on the inside.
Lorent keeps control of McSmall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Lorent takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lorent softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lorent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McSmall wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Lorent has him pressed against the cage.
McSmall wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Lorent blocks an uppercut.
McSmall has had enough of the clinch but Lorent keeps him there for the moment.
McSmall is trying to push Lorent away but Lorent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Lorent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Lorent is stalling here.
McSmall takes a shot to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lorent lands a shoulder strike.
Lorent holding his opponent close, against the cage.
McSmall misses with a body punch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Gary Lorent will probably get the nod - 10:9.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lorent misses the jab.
A counter left hand to the body from McSmall misses its target.
McSmall throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Lorent throws a body punch but McSmall moves out of range.
Lorent takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
McSmall displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lorent throws out the jab.
McSmall digs a good hook to Lorent's body.
McSmall misses with a head kick.
Lorent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Still in the clinch, Lorent scores with a nice short uppercut.
McSmall misses with a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lorent presses McSmall against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lorent tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
A short right from Lorent on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McSmall is trying to force a seperation but Lorent has the dominant position.
Lorent lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Lorent with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lorent lands a hook to the side of the head.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Lorent creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lorent works on McSmall's body with a couple of short punches.
Lorent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
McSmall swings wildly with an uppercut but Lorent uses good head movement to avoid it.
Lorent keeps control of McSmall as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
McSmall is trying to push Lorent away but Lorent has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Lorent on the inside.
Lorent blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Lorent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorent lands a hook that snaps the head of McSmall backwards.
Lorent tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lorent blocking some punches.
A shot in the inside from Lorent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lorent lands a nice shot to the body.
Lorent lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lorent lands a big right hand that drops McSmall! The killer instinct kicks in and Lorent finishes his opponent with a series of strikes from mount. A dominating finish by Lorent!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:36 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gary Lorent!
A very excited looking Gary Lorent rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Joe Joe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Edgar Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Joe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edgar Alves!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Joe's waist but Joe gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Alves off to one side.
Alves takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Alves looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Alves content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Alves postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Alves 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.
Joe keeping moving, preventing Alves from controlling successfully.
Joe pulls Alves in close to prevent any damage.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Alves must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Alves trying to control but Joe is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Alves passes Joe's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
Alves is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Alves is just content to waste time from the top position. Joe takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Joe working a defensive guard here.
Alves is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
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.
Alves throws a strike but Joe rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Alves wants to sweep but no luck.
Alves lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
Joe not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Alves lying in Joe's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Joe decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Alves taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Joe Joe!
Joe Joe 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Birch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gregory Gilms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Birch!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Gilms!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Birch takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Birch checks the leg kick.
Gilms lands a head shot.
A lazy left from Gilms finds it's target.
Birch moves out of range of the body kick.
Gilms has Birch up against the cage in a clinch.
Birch is looking to break free of the clinch but Gilms has double underhooks.
Gilms lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Gilms scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Birch misses with a punch to the body.
Gilms prevents Birch from breaking the clinch.
Gilms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gilms lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Birch tries to throw a body punch but Gilms avoids it by throwing Birch back against the cage.
Gilms lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Birch backwards.
Gilms slowing the pace effectively.
Birch is trying to force a seperation but Gilms has the dominant position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Birchs head.
Gilms lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Gilms lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Gilms pushes Birch back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Birch is trying to force a seperation but Gilms has the dominant position.
Come on Gilms - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Gilms scores with a shoulder strike.
It looks like Tom Birch has been cut.
Birch misses with a body punch.
Gilms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Birch backwards.
Birch goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gilms lands an uppercut.
Birch wants to get back to striking at distance but Gilms won't allow it.
Birch misses with a body punch.
Gilms working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Birch wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gilms has him pressed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Gilms scores with a nice short uppercut.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Birch misses with a body punch.
Birch blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Birch tries to circle away but Gilms has him pinned against the cage.
Birch is trying to break the clinch but Gilms is controlling him.
Birch can't break the clinch.
Gilms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Birch looks to be in better condition than last time we saw him fight. Obviously he's been working hard on his cardio.
Gilms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gilms lands with a short shot to the head.
A short left from Gilms.
Gilms drops Birch onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Birch is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Birch is rocked!
Gilms lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Birch backwards.
Oh Birch is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Gilms lands with a short punch from the clinch.
Gilms lands a left hand that snaps the head of Birch backwards.
Gilms lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Birch or not.
Birch is breathing heavily.
Gilms lands a right hand that snaps the head of Birch backwards.
Gilms prevents a body shot from Birch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Gilms creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Birch letting Gilms take a breather here.
Gilms makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gilms creates some distance for himself and unleashes a massive uppercut that sends Birch's eyes rolling into the back of his head! Birch drops to his knees and Gilms pours it on with more strikes until the referee steps in to end the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:18 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Gregory Gilms!
Gregory Gilms is the new light heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, Gregory Gilms thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Macadam Baird (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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183 lbs
13 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kleszczynska Brzeczyszczykiewicz !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Macadam Baird!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice takedown defense from Brzeczyszczykiewicz . No joy for Baird on that attempt.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz throws a chopping leg kick but Baird manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz cracks Baird with a good jab.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz throws a hook but Baird blocks it.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz looks to land a right hand but Baird moved out of range.
A bone on bone clash there as Brzeczyszczykiewicz blocks the leg kick.
Good work by Baird as he checks the leg kick.
And Baird tries to counter it with a takedown but Brzeczyszczykiewicz pushes his down on his head and steps out.
Baird fails with a takedown attempt.
A head kick misses from Brzeczyszczykiewicz .
Baird drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Brzeczyszczykiewicz on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Brzeczyszczykiewicz tries to get out of the position.
Baird trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Baird forces his way into half guard.
Baird is trying for a kimura here. Brzeczyszczykiewicz looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Baird wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Macadam Baird!
Macadam Baird 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 Elias Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Darko Vader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vader comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Return of Darko kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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142 lbs
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145 lbs
11 - 7 - 1 |
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Basic striking
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Lyon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 1, fighting out of London, Darko Vader!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Vader lands a nice shot that snaps Lyon's head back.
Vader takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Lyon throws a shot to the body.
Vader lands with a thumping leg kick.
Vader throws a body shot but no joy.
Vader gets caught napping as Lyon dives in and scores a takedown. Vader manages to retain guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Vader can do anything to dispel that myth.
Vader looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Vader manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Lyon manages to get himself to full guard.
Vader loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Vader preventing the sweep.
Lyon pulls Vader in to control the position.
Lyon bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Vader's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lyon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vader doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
Lyon trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Lyon stays in close to Vader's body and controls the position.
Lyon stands and throws Vader's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Vader on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Vader is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lyon off and has taken his back!
Lyon rolls, trying to escape but Vader keeps control of the position.
Lyon trying to control the hands but Vader won't let him.
Vader has the hooks in. Lyon is trying to push off one leg but he has to do so cautiously to avoid being submitted.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Will Vader go for the finish here or will he try and keep control of the position?
Lyon rolls, trying to escape but Vader keeps control of the position.
Lyon avoids the strikes from Vader.
Lyon tries to break free.
Lyon covering up well under a series of strikes from Vader.
Lyon tries to escape but Vader has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Lyon 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.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Lyon covering up well and avoiding damage.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Vader doesn't have the hooks in and Lyon manages to turn into his guard.
Vader is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Lyon slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon is trying to get an arm triangle but Vader is defending well.
Vader takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lyon scoring with punches and elbows.
Lyon working the ground and pound.
Vader tries to escape but Lyon is in control.
Lyon working the body and head with strikes.
Lyon is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Vader is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Lyon scoring with punches from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon scores with punches from side control.
Lyon lands a nice forearm strike.
Lyon scoring with punches and elbows.
Lyon tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
You can see the frustration on Vader's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Vader reaches up around Lyon's neck trying to control. But Lyon takes advantage instantly and he's locked on an arm triangle! Big trouble for Vader! Oh that looks nasty! A human being's head is not meant to turn that color! Vader is out! He's gone limp! The ref steps in to break the fighters up and Lyon celebrates the victory with the fans!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Elias Lyon!
Elias Lyon decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
Darko Vader was interviewed post fight and said 'I wanna thank all my fans for their support, and to the people who came to witness this great match. Gotta go my chika babes are now waiting in my room. '.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Cody Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lampert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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183 lbs
14 - 2 - 0 |
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175 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Lampert!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Lampert napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Paris thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Paris misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Lampert takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Lampert is looking to reverse the position.
Paris working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Paris working the head and body with strikes.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Paris has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris is trying to get an arm triangle but Lampert is defending well.
Paris remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Paris advances to full mount.
Paris lands a heavy elbow.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris has hold of Lampert's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Lampert manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Paris working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Paris 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.
Paris lands a big shot to the head and Lampert winces in pain. He's tapped out due to strikes!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Cody Paris!
In his post fight interview, Cody Paris started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jeremy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Reynolds has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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24
150 lbs
9 - 0 - 0 |
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27
145 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Basic striking
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Reynolds!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Reynolds sizes up Jones with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Jones has closed the distance and engaged Reynolds in a clinch.
Reynolds can't break the clinch.
Jones struggles to land a body shot inside as Reynolds controls his hands.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Jones misses with some punches.
Reynolds lands a body shot in the clinch.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Jones's elbow.
A nice left hand lands by Jones.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Reynolds can't break the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones lands a left hand.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
Reynolds is trying to break the clinch but Jones has him pressed against the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a hook to the side of the head.
Reynolds is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Reynolds tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Reynolds has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Reynolds blocks an uppercut.
Jones keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Reynolds's efforts to push away.
Jones tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Reynolds's elbow.
Jones lands with a right to the head.
Reynolds stalling in the clinch.
Jones lands with a short punch from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a body punch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Reynolds tries to break free but Jones pushes him back against the cage.
Jones lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Reynolds blocks a body shot from Jones.
Jones tries a body shot but Reynolds blocks it.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Jones prevents a body shot from Reynolds.
A frustrated look appears on Reynolds's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Reynolds escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Jones shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Reynolds connects with a looping right hand.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds misses with a double jab.
Jones tries to counter by moving into the clinch but Reynolds manages to circle out of the way.
Jones takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Jones's body. Jones takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Reynolds uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jones has time to react.
Jones swings away with a body shot that misses
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Jones is rocked!
Jones is sent reeling backwards by a solid uppercut. He barely regains his balance and Reynolds moves in for the kill throwing a continuous barrage of punches that force the ref to step in.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). 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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