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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Fighetti (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Priste (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Fighetti could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Marcus Priste's chin.
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130 lbs
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Fighetti! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Priste! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Jab by Fighetti. Priste fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Fighetti lands a nice hook to Priste's body. Priste takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. Priste closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage. Fighetti has had enough of the clinch but Priste keeps him there for the moment. Fighetti tries to break the clinch but Priste is controlling the position. Priste has Fighetti pressed against the cage, preventing Fighetti from circling away and getting back to striking at range. Priste content to slow the pace in the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Fighetti looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now. Fighetti letting Priste take a breather here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Fighetti wants to break the clinch but can't.
Fighetti can't break the clinch.
Priste has Fighetti pushed against the cage.
That's two 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. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Marcus Priste. Priste closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Priste lands in his opponent's guard. Priste sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Fighetti's guard. Fighetti knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Priste on the ground. Priste slows the pace down in half guard. Priste thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Priste is looking to pass Fighetti's guard but actually Fighetti recovers to full guard. Pristeis looking to pass into half guard but Fighetti pushes him away with his feet and jumps on top - now Fighetti is in guard. Fighetti wants to get up but he can't break Priste's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here. Fighetti stopping the sweep attempt from Priste. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Priste can do anything to dispel that myth. Priste is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move. Priste not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena. Fighetti is trying to get back to full guard. Priste passes to side control. Priste trying to control the position but Fighetti is working away. Priste cracks Fighetti with a big elbow. Priste wants to control but Fighetti is keeping him busy. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Fighetti parries the strikes from Priste easily there. Priste is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Fighetti to escape.
Fighetti is breathing heavily. Priste controls the position from side control. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marcus Priste dominated that round. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Fighetti takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Priste fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Fighetti sprawls well initially but Priste persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Priste landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent. Priste looking to pass the half guard. Not this time. Priste sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Fighetti defending well though. Priste uses his free foot to push down on Fighetti's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Fighetti. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round. The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. Fighetti in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head. Priste landing shots from mount.
Fighetti is rocked! Fighetti takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Priste's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Marcus Priste!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Ty Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mr Tee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Curtis comes to the cage accompanied by Gangstas Paradise. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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200 cm
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135 lbs
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170 cm
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140 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
Granite chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ty Curtis! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mr Tee! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Curtis wants to clinch. Curtis tries to clinch there but Tee circles away.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Curtis misses with a series of wild punches.
Curtis tries to move into range but Tee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Tee throws a nice looking combination but Curtis bobs and weaves to avoid any damage. Tee swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis. Tee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Tee fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done. Tee lands with a nice body punch. Tee keeps the fight on the outside. Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch. Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tee with a body punch. A glancing blow. Tee looks to land a left hand but Curtis moved out of range nicely. Curtis tries to clinch there but Tee circles away.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Curtis tries to clinch but Tee is having none of it. Tee just misses with a punch to the body.
Tee misses with a hook. Curtis ducked under it nicely. Curtis is looking to clinch. Tee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis wants to clinch up but Tee keeps it at a distance. Tee fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Curtis manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round. Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Tee pushes him off. Curtis takes one on the button. Tee throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land. Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Tee pushes him off. Curtis tries to clinch up but Tee circles away and keeps his distance. Curtis takes a body punch but keeps moving. Tee throws out a loose jab but Curtis uses good head movement to avoid it. Tee lands a jab. Curtis takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket. Tee throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd. Tee lands with a straight right. Curtis didn't see that one coming. Curtis is looking to take this fight into the clinch. Tee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Curtis on the side of the head. Tee defending well as Curtis loads up on a big left hand. Tee tries to bum rush Curtis with a series of wild strikes but Curtis uses good footwork to avoid the assault. Tee swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis. Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tee scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business. Curtis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Curtis tries to clinch but Tee is having none of it. Tee uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Curtis. Curtis ducks right into an uppercut from Tee.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch. Tee scores with a shot to the body.
Tee swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis. Tee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Curtis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Tee scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction. Tee with a hook. Tee scores with a jab to the head.
Curtis tries to clinch up. Curtis wants to clinch up but Tee keeps it at a distance. Curtis is looking to clinch. Curtis is looking to clinch but Tee is avoiding it.
Curtis takes a body punch but keeps moving. Curtis ducks under a wild hook from Tee. Tee lands a really nice looking cross but Curtis seems unphased.
Tee bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes. Tee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tee misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Curtis.
Curtis tries to clinch but Tee is having none of it. Curtis is looking to clinch. Curtis slips a straight right by Tee. Tee connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt. Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tee stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush. Curtis fails to land with a series of punches.
Tee throws a looping overhand right but Curtis ducks down to avoid it. Tee misses with a hook. Tee connects with a good right hand that stumbles Curtis. Curtis circles away out of range and recomposes himself. Curtis walks into a straight right hand from Tee. Tee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Tee. Tee will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curtis has time to react. Tee dips down and scores with a jab to the body. Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tee swats him away and circles back towards the center. A shot to the liver by Tee. Beautiful body shot. Curtis swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tee lands a nice looking body shot.
Curtis takes the fight into the clinch. Curtis working aggressively here.
Tee breaks from the clinch.
Tee misses with a looping right.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Nice body punch from Tee. Tee looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Good shot there by Tee. Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch. Curtis really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Curtis tries to clinch but Tee moves out of range. Curtis walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush. Tee lands with an overhand left. Tee moves into range and connects with a jab. Tee lands with a straight right. Curtis didn't see that one coming. Curtis fails with an attempt to clinch.
Curtis gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tee swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tee is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Curtis had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Curtis is looking to clinch. Tee lands with a good body shot. Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Tee pushes him off. The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tee works over Curtis's head and body with a nice combination. The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Tee swats him away and circles back towards the center. Tee looks to land a combination but Curtis avoids it well. Tee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected. Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Tee cracks Curtis with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Tee dominated that round. The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Curtis tries to clinch up but Tee circles away and keeps his distance. Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch. Tee lands with a cross. Curtis has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ. Tee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Mr Tee seems to be getting the better of the standup. Curtis gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here. Curtis manages to break the clinch.
Tee works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance. Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Tee pushes him off. Curtis uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Tee. Tee slips a jab and a cross from Curtis.
Ty Curtis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. Tee scores with the left hand. Curtis knows he should have avoided that one. Tee scores with a jab to the body. Tee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Curtis misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Tee.
Curtis showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Tee.
Mr Tee seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tee lands a right hook to the body.
Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Tee digs a good body shot into Curtis's ribs. Tee keeps the fight on the outside. Curtis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Curtis clinches with his opponent.
Curtis tries a knee to the head but Tee blocks it.
Tee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tee lands with a nice body punch.
That's one minute gone in the round. Curtis takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Tee with a nice cross. Curtis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Curtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Tee circles away.
Curtis clinches. A right hand to the body from Tee.
Curtis tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Curtis trying to stall but Tee improves his position.
Tee wants to get back to striking at distance but Curtis won't allow it.
A short body shot lands from Tee as the two fighters clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Tee lands a left hand that snaps the head of Curtis backwards. A left hand lands to the body for Tee.
Tee escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Tee throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Curtiss head. Tee lands a left hand.
Curtis's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button! Tee breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tee changes levels and scores with a jab to the body. Curtis wants to clinch. Tee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis doesn't manage to clinch there - Tee circles away.
Tee sizes up Curtis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tee scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. The crowd cheers as Tee lands an impressive looking overhand right. Curtis doesn't seem phased though. Tee with a jab. Tee takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tee darts in and out, connecting with a jab. Curtis lands a two punch combo.
Curtis takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it. Tee keeps the fight on the outside. Curtis looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Tee tests Curtis's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tee getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Tee looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Curtis is fending him off so far but Tee persists. Nope, Curtis circles away and we're back to standing. Tee works Curtis's body with a nice hook. Tee scores with a shot to the body.
Curtis misses with a double jab.
Curtis fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Curtis defending well as Tee loads up on a big left hand. Tee lands a jab to the head.
Curtis takes a jab right on the kisser.
Tee misses with an uppercut. Curtis saw that one coming. Tee tests Curtis's chin there with a solid looking shot. Tee uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Curtis has time to react.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Tee, as that shot connected.
Curtis moves in looking to clinch but Tee pushes him off. Tee jabs at Curtis's body. Nice cross by Tee. Curtis takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness. Tee jabs Curtis right on the nose. Curtis blinks but takes it well. Curtis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Curtis fails in his attempt to clinch. A nice combination there by Tee.
Curtis is looking to clinch but Tee is avoiding it.
Tee scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Curtis takes a shot right to the bread basket. Tee lands a nice shot to the body.
Tee is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot. Tee scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent. Tee scores with a hook to the body. Curtis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Curtis takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Tee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tee misses with a straight right. A shot to the liver by Tee. Beautiful body shot. The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tee lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent. No joy there for Curtis, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Curtis rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Tee moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Tee paws at him with a jab and circles away. Tee uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. This has been an exciting period of action! The fight stays on the outside here - Curtis looks like he's thinking about clinching though. Tee connects with a looping right hand.
Tee lands with an overhand left. Curtis wants to clinch up but Tee keeps it at a distance. Tee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Tee sizes up Curtis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Curtis wants to clinch up but Tee keeps it at a distance. Tee rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Curtis moves out of range and avoids them all easily. Tee jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Tee connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Tee throws a shot from downtown. Curtis moves away and avoids it. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Tee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis on the wrong end of a nice jab. Curtis on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot. Curtis wants to clinch. Curtis on the wrong end of a nice hook. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mr Tee showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Tee lunges at Curtis with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Curtis's hand. Curtis tries to clinch but Tee moves out of range. Curtis walks into a jab. Curtis tries to move into range but Tee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Tee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tee throws an overhand right that lands on Curtis's shoulder, as Curtis tries to avoid the shot. Jab, jab by Tee - just one landing. A punch lands to the side of Curtis 's head but he takes it in his stride. Tee keeps the fight on the outside. Curtis drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. Tee thows a body shot but no joy. Curtis is looking to clinch but Tee is avoiding it.
Curtis is looking to clinch. Tee throws a hook but Curtis avoids it easily. Tee lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Curtis at a distance.
Tee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jab by Tee. Curtis tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion. Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch but Tee swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away. Tee swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis. Tee ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent. Curtis takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch. Curtis misses with a shot to the body and Tee counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tee moves out of range of the strikes. Tee circles away from the clinch attempt and Tee counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Tee fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Curtis looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath. Nice uppercut lands for Tee. That snapped Curtis's head back.
Tee paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button. Curtis connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Mr Tee has been cut. Tee lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Curtis backs up against the cage.
Curtis is looking to clinch. Tee swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis. Tee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away. Tee getting the better of the striking in that exchange. Curtis looks to clinch and Tee counters with a nice body shot. Curtis tries to clinch up but Tee circles away and keeps his distance. Curtis keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Tee. Curtis shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it. Curtis clinches but Tee breaks the clinch and Tee cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Tee wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection. Tee scores with a shot to the body.
Curtis drops his hands momentarily and Tee takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Curtis on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere. Curtis tries to clinch but Tee moves away and Tee counters with a right hand to the body. Curtis throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Tee sees it coming and avoids it easily. Tee swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Curtis. Ty Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Tee comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. A jab from Tee finds it's way through Curtis's defenses. The crowd are loving this. Great action here. Curtis takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming. Tee connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Curtis tries to clinch but Tee is having none of it. Tee scores with a jab. Tee throws out a token jab with nothing on it. Tee scores with a jab. Tee misses with a wild combination.
Tee connects with a right hand. Curtis shakes it off. A big right from Tee misses. Curtis tries to clinch but Tee moves away enabling Tee to counter with a crisp jab. Tee has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Tee lands a nice looking body shot.
Tee ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Curtis moves away. Tee lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw. Tee throws a lazy right hand but Curtis sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tee throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Curtis wants to clinch. Tee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tee fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Curtis on the side of the head. Tee throws a half hearted mid kick. Tee lands a nice hook to Curtis's body. Curtis takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes. A swing and a miss from Tee. Tee scores with a hook to the body. Curtis takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Tee sizes up Curtis with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle. Tee digs a good hook to Curtis's body.
Curtis wants to clinch. A jab from Tee finds it's way through Curtis's defenses. Curtis moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross. Curtis moves into the clinch successfully.
Tee breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat. Tee scores with a jab to the jaw. Curtis tries to move into range but Tee moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand. Curtis takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Tee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Tee lands a nice looking body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round. The fighters circle momentarily. Tee darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Curtis has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Curtis there as he acknowledges the shot. Tee avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Curtis takes one to the side of the head.
Tee clobbers Curtis with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Nice body punch from Tee. Tee jabs Curtis right on the nose. Curtis blinks but takes it well. Tee scores with a jab to the head.
Tee lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Curtis is rocked! Tee showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Curtis.
Oh Curtis is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!! Tee dips to his left and cracks Curtis with an uppercut! Tee circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis throws out a loose jab but Tee uses good head movement to avoid it. Curtis has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Tee finds it's way round the side to connect with Curtis's head. Curtis throws a series of punches but Tee moves out of range. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Tee throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Curtis on the side of the head. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Tee lands with a shot to the body. Curtis throws a lazy right hand but Tee sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tee cracks Curtis on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Curtis falls backwards against the cage. Tee follows up with more strikes that drop Curtis to his knees. Tee keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Curtis! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mr Tee!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Lars De Groot (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toshiro Umezawa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Umezawa has chosen Zoku as his entrance music. Toshiro Umezawa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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146 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lars De Groot! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toshiro Umezawa! The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Umezawa checks a low kick from De Groot. De Groot tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Umezawa throws a head kick that misses. De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Umezawa is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two. De Groot lands with a slapping head kick. Umezawa throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. De Groot avoids a low kick by using good footwork. De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Umezawa counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. De Groot is lucky that one didn't land flush. De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there. Umezawa thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on De Groot if he has to take too many more of those.
Lars De Groot seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. De Groot scores with a nice body kick.
De Groot throws a low kick but Umezawa avoids it. De Groot scores with a kick to the body.
Umezawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Umezawa throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot counters with a solid body kick. De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Umezawa lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Groot moves out of range of the body kick. De Groot wants to land a leg kick but Umezawa is out of range. De Groot moves out of range as Umezawa throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Umezawa. Umezawa misses with a kick to the body.
Umezawa tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. A low kick from Umezawa is predictable there and De Groot counters with a nice leg kick. De Groot throws a lazy body kick and Umezawa counters with a thumping low kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
Good leg kick by Umezawa there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Umezawa is out of range. A head kick misses from Umezawa. Umezawa misses with a low kick.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot tried to score with a low kick but Umezawa checks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round. A good leg kick by De Groot. Umezawa misses with a head kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot. De Groot throws a push kick but Umezawa slaps the foot to one side. De Groot thows a leg kick but Umezawa checks it and Umezawa makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. A low kick from De Groot is predictable there and Umezawa counters with a good low kick that De Groot was not able to check. De Groot throws a head kick that misses. De Groot looks to land a body kick but Umezawa moved away. De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Umezawa throws a push kick but De Groot slaps the foot to one side. Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
De Groot throws a low kick but Umezawa avoids it. A solid body kick from De Groot. Umezawa misses with a head kick.
Umezawa misses with the body kick and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round. A thudding body kick lands there by De Groot!
Umezawa looks gassed! A clash of legs there as Umezawa blocks the low kick. Umezawa on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by De Groot. De Groot obviously looking to wear him down.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
Umezawa throws a lazy head kick and De Groot counters with a leg kick. De Groot pivots, looking for a leg kick but Umezawa is out of range and De Groot settles back down. Umezawa thows a leg kick but De Groot checks it and De Groot counters with a leg kick. Umezawa has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from De Groot. Umezawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
De Groot throws a chopping leg kick but Umezawa manages to avoid taking any serious damage. De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick. Umezawa misses with a head kick.
De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick. De Groot feints and then cracks Umezawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Umezawa down. De Groot throws a low kick but it's checked well by Umezawa. Umezawa's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down. Umezawa checks the leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Groot looks to throw a body kick and Umezawa makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. De Groot really felt that one! De Groot delivers a nice body kick. De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Umezawa moves out of range easily. A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Umezawa down. De Groot pushes Umezawa away with a front kick. De Groot throws a sloppy head kick and Umezawa moves out of range easily. De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick. De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. Umezawa blocks a leg kick. Umezawa has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by De Groot. De Groot tries to land a front kick but Umezawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. De Groot lets loose with a powerful body kick. Umezawa will feel that in the morning. The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Groot is looking to slow Umezawa down with leg kicks. De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
Umezawa checks the leg kick. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that round. The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Umezawa checks a leg kick. Umezawa misses with a leg kick and De Groot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Umezawa's knee momentarily. De Groot scores with a nice body kick.
De Groot misses with a head kick.
Umezawa throws a head kick but De Groot moves out of range.
De Groot attempts a low kick but it misses it's target. Umezawa throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot counters with a nice low kick that buckles Umezawa's knee momentarily. De Groot throws a front kick that sends Umezawa stumbling back into the cage. De Groot is looking to score with low kicks. De Groot throws a leg kick that misses. Lars De Groot is winning the standup battle so far. De Groot throws a leg kick that is checked and Umezawa counters with a low kick, right behind De Groot 's knee. A low kick from De Groot is predictable there and Umezawa counters with a thumping low kick. De Groot misses with a low kick. Umezawa is breathing heavily. A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Umezawa down. De Groot thows a leg kick but Umezawa checks it and Umezawa counters with a nice body kick. De Groot throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round. De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Umezawa. Umezawa takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Toshiro Umezawa is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things. De Groot throws a mid kick that lands with a slap. Umezawa throws a head kick that misses and De Groot counters with a head kick. De Groot thumps Umezawa with a low kick. Umezawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
An inside leg kick lands from De Groot. De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot lands a high kick!
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
Umezawa pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Umezawa takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
De Groot misses with a kick to the body.
De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick. De Groot looking to land some kicks to the body here.
De Groot throws a push kick but Umezawa slaps the foot to one side. Umezawa throws a head kick that misses and De Groot makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Umezawa really felt that one! A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
This has been an exciting period of action! De Groot throws out a leg kick but Umezawa moves out of range and De Groot only half commits. De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Crunch! De Groot slams his shin into Umezawa's torso. De Groot scores with a leg kick.
Umezawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot. De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot is looking to slow Umezawa down with leg kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Umezawa sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. De Groot is looking to chop away at Umezawa's legs. De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick. De Groot lands a nice leg kick that just misses Umezawa's sensitive parts. De Groot chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Umezawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot. A low kick from De Groot misses and Umezawa counters with a thumping low kick. De Groot throws a head kick that misses. De Groot finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
A nice leg kick lands there from De Groot. Umezawa avoids the head kick by De Groot.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
De Groot throws a head kick that Umezawa semi-blocks.
De Groot throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round. De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot misses with an attempted mid kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Umezawa feints and then cracks De Groot's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow De Groot down. De Groot turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick. Umezawa throws a head kick that misses and De Groot counters with a slapping leg kick. De Groot throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle. De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Umezawa. That did some damage! A slapping leg kick lands for De Groot.
De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Umezawa throws a leg kick that is checked and De Groot counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Umezawa is lucky that one didn't land flush. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot scores with a kick to the midsection. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Lars De Groot dominated that second round. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Umezawa down. De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Umezawa. That did some damage! Umezawa tries a head kick but it misses.
Umezawa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick. De Groot lands with a slapping head kick. Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by De Groot.
De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. A good leg kick by De Groot. Umezawa moves out of range of the leg kick from De Groot. A nice inside leg kick there by De Groot. That's going to slow Umezawa down. Umezawa chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before De Groot can pounce on him.
Umezawa takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired. De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
De Groot goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round. Umezawa throws a leg kick The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily. and De Groot makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick. An inside leg kick from De Groot misses. De Groot throws a head kick but Umezawa moves out of range.
De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target. A low kick from Umezawa misses and De Groot counters with a low kick, right behind Umezawa 's knee. De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. De Groot scores with a nice body kick.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Umezawa sees it coming and checks it nicely. De Groot scoring well with a low kick there.
De Groot lands a high kick!
A low kick from De Groot misses and Umezawa counters with a thumping low kick. Ouch! a nice leg kick from De Groot, right into the meat.
A chopping leg kick lands by De Groot.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Good work by Umezawa as he checks the leg kick. Umezawa throws a leg kick that is checked and De Groot counters with a nice leg kick. Umezawa avoids the head kick by De Groot.
De Groot is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Umezawa can do to turn this around? De Groot lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh. Umezawa throws a sloppy head kick and De Groot counters with an inside leg kick. De Groot moves into range and lands a nice leg kick. A good leg kick by De Groot. De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Umezawa. De Groot wants to slow Umezawa down by chopping away at his legs. De Groot throws a leg kick and Umezawa counters with an inside leg kick. De Groot feints and then cracks Umezawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Umezawa down. De Groot pulls out of a head kick attempt.
De Groot throws a leg kick but Umezawa sees it coming and moves out of range. De Groot lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Lars De Groot is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round. De Groot does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Umezawa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. De Groot feints and then cracks Umezawa's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Umezawa down. De Groot fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Umezawa. De Groot connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there. Umezawa checks a low kick from De Groot. Umezawa stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from De Groot. De Groot misses with a body kick. De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick. Good leg kick by De Groot there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
De Groot scores with a leg kick.
De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick. Umezawa checks the leg kick. De Groot buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Umezawa tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him. De Groot throws a nice outside leg kick. De Groot tries to land a front kick but Umezawa steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed. De Groot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Umezawa. De Groot lands with a slapping head kick. De Groot dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Umezawa. That did some damage! De Groot is looking to slow Umezawa down with leg kicks. De Groot lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise. De Groot scores with a slapping inside leg kick. De Groot throws a nice inside leg kick. Umezawa lands with a thumping leg kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end. De Groot misses with an attempted mid kick.
De Groot shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down. Toshiro Umezawa has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! De Groot throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Umezawa.
And that's the end of the fight! Lars De Groot showed his dominance in that final round. Well De Groot 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27 Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27 Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Lars De Groot!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Flying Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ben Reilly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reilly is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Mistaken Identity. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Flying Phoenix! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Reilly ! The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Reilly jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Reilly misses with an uppercut. Phoenix with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Reilly to score with a decent uppercut. Reilly pushing out the jab but it's not landing. Phoenix takes one on the button. Phoenix scores with a takedown into Reilly 's guard. Phoenix is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions. Reilly trying to control the position.
Phoenix not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up. Reilly 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 one minute gone in the round. Phoenix throws a big right hand that misses. Reilly is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent. Phoenix pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Reilly is keeping the position for now. Reilly looking to control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Reilly throws a shot to the body.
Reilly misses with a looping right. Phoenix closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Reilly did well to prevent Phoenix getting side control. The referee calls for the fighters to work.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Phoenix misses with a head shot. Reilly uses the momentum to regain guard. Phoenix pushing down on Reilly 's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Phoenix content to sit in half guard and control for a moment. Phoenix is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Reilly still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Reilly has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work! Phoenix wants to control but Reilly postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Phoenix tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Reilly wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control. Reilly is working to tighten is grip on Phoenix's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Phoenix has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Reilly is really squeezing tight and eventually Phoenix passes out! Reilly breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Ben Reilly !
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Sonny Tumblin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ray Guida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tumblin kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Time Management - E-Bison. Guida has chosen Stupid Kid - Alkaline Trio as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sonny Tumblin! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ray Guida! The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tumblin drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles. A head kick misses from Guida. Guida tries a switch kick but it misses it's target. Guida fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Tumblin is out of range. Tumblin misses with a looping right. Guida drives through and clinches with Tumblin against the cage.
Tumblin being controlled against the cage. Tumblin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. Tumblin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guida prevents a body shot from Tumblin. Guida blocking some punches.
Tumblin avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Guida as Tumblin tries to tie him up. Come on Guida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Tumblin lands on the inside with an uppercut. Guida trying to land knees to the body.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Tumblin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Guida leaning against his opponent.
Tumblin tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Guida tries to land knees in the clinch but Tumblin avoids the damage to the body. Tumblin avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Tumblin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
A bit of stalling here from Guida.
Tumblin works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tumblin misses with a body punch.
Guida is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body. Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumblin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Guida lands an elbow inside. Tumblin lands a hook to the side of the head. Tumblin throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida. Guida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tumblin lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh. Guida tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Tumblin avoids it. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tumblin. Guida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Guida stalling.
Tumblin misses with a punch to the body.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin. A body shot lands from Tumblin.
Tumblin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow. Tumblin misses with a punch to the body.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. Tumblin misses with some punches.
Tumblin lands a nice uppercut. Guida misses with an elbow over the top. Tumblin doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Tumblin takes a knee to the side of the body. Tumblin avoiding damage as Guida throws knees to the body.
Tumblin avoiding damage as Guida throws knees to the body.
Guida stalls. Tumblin works on Guida's body with a couple of short punches. Guida prevents a body shot from Tumblin.
That's two minutes gone in the round. With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses. Tumblin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Tumblin blocks the elbow strike.
Guida is pushing Tumblin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. Guida continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up. Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
It looks like Sonny Tumblin has been cut. Come on Guida - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Guida looking to stall.
Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Tumblin misses with a punch to the body.
Tumblin cracks Guida with a nice body shot. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Guida trying to land knees to the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tumblin. Guida tries to stall but Tumblin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. Guida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Guida looks gassed! The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Guida. Tumblin throws a lazy right hand but Guida sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily. Tumblin ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Guida moves away. Decent striking displayed by Tumblin there. Tumblin tries to clinch but Guida moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Guida throws a head kick that misses. Guida scores with a leg kick.
Tumblin tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Guida paws at him with a jab and circles away. Guida pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Guida connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Tumblin momentarily.
Tumblin closes the distance looking to clinch and Guida counters with a good, hard body kick but Tumblin shrugs it off. Guida blocks a jab. Tumblin tries to clinch there but Guida circles away.
Guida blocks a jab. Guida works the jab nicely. Guida instigates a clinch. Tumblin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Guida misses with an elbow over the top. Guida misses with an elbow strike.
Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumblin really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape. Tumblin takes an elbow to the forehead. Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Tumblin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A head punch on the inside from Tumblin fails to land. Tumblin tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumblin misses with a punch to the body.
Tumblin struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Guida is trying to stall.
Tumblin letting Guida take a breather here. Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tumblin managing to block the knees to the body from Guida.
Guida landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Stalling in the clinch from Guida.
Tumblin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tumblin being controlled against the cage. Knees in the clinch landing for Guida.
Guida is pushing Tumblin up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word. The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Guida. Guida connects with a body shot. Guida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tumblin. Guida misses with a head kick.
Good leg kick by Guida there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
A jab from Tumblin misses. Tumblin misses with a straight left. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Guida dominated that round. The cut man is working on Sonny Tumblin's cut. The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Tumblin looks to land a combination but Guida avoids it well. Guida forces Tumblin back against the cage and clinches. Guida is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace. Guida trying to stall but Tumblin improves his position.
Tumblin lands an uppercut. Guida pressing his opponent against the cage. Tumblin misses with a body punch.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin. Tumblin misses with a hook from the clinch. Guida misses with an elbow strike.
Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Tumblin can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Guida is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Guida lands an elbow just above Tumblin 's eye. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Tumblin misses with a hook from the clinch. Guida stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Tumblin lands a body punch in the clinch. Tumblin lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Tumblin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tumblin managing to block the knees to the body from Guida.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Guida tries to land knees in the clinch but Tumblin avoids the damage to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guida missing with knees to the body.
Nice elbow from Guida. Guida leaning his opponent against the cage. Tumblin blocks an elbow strike. Tumblin avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Tumblin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Tumblin misses with a body punch.
Tumblin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow. Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tumblin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow. Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Tumblin lands a body shot. Guida is breathing heavily. Tumblin swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Guida trying to land knees to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Tumblin misses with a punch to the body.
Guida looking to slow down the pace here. Tumblin lands with a short shot to the head. A head punch blocked on the inside by Guida. Guida holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Tumblin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Nice elbow from Guida. Guida blocks an uppercut.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it. Tumblin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Guida stalling.
Tumblin tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Tumblin back against the cage. With the two fighters working up against the cage, Guida just misses with a elbow thrown towards Tumblin's brow. Tumblin tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Tumblin back against the cage. A head punch blocked on the inside by Guida. Guida throws an elbow but it misses.
Guida blocks an uppercut.
Tumblin takes an elbow to the forehead. Tumblin misses with some punches.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. Guida leaning his opponent against the cage. Tumblin tries to break free but Guida pushes him back against the cage. Guida missing with knees to the body.
Tumblin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Guida lands a nice elbow from the clinch. Tumblin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. Guida blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Guida pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage. Tumblin tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked. A frustrated look appears on Tumblin's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tumblin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tumblin has a couple of punches blocked by Guida.
Guida's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not. Tumblin takes an elbow to the temple.
Sonny Tumblin's cut is getting worse.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tumblin working aggressively here.
Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Guida takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life. Tumblin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Tumblin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tumblin.
Tumblin avoiding damage as Guida throws knees to the body.
Tumblin misses with a punch to the body.
Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Tumblin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. Tumblin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tumblin swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it. Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A short right from Tumblin on the inside. Guida trying to land knees to the body.
Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Tumblin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Tumblin tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Tumblin back against the cage. Guida unloads a knee to the mid-section. Tumblin can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Tumblin tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
Guida prevents a body shot from Tumblin. Tumblin working aggressively here.
Tumblin throws a punch but it's blocked by Guida. Tumblin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Guida trying to land knees to the body.
Guida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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. Guida looks to throw an elbow but misses. Guida pushes off an throws an elbow but Tumblin leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Knees to the body from Guida.
The referee calls for Guida to work.
Guida lands a nice elbow. Guida leaning his opponent against the cage. Tumblin avoids the elbow strike from Guida, against the cage.
Guida is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Tumblin is defending well for now. Guida slowing the pace effectively. Tumblin goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
The referee calls for Guida to work.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Guida. Tumblin thows a left - swing and a miss! A slapping leg kick lands for Guida.
Guida throws a jab but it's blocked by Tumblin. The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Tumblin looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Guida throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Tumblin. Guida throws a front kick that sends Tumblin stumbling back into the cage. Guida dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Tumblin. That did some damage! And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ray Guida showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The cut man is working on Sonny Tumblin's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Guida drives through and clinches with Tumblin against the cage.
Nice body punch from Tumblin. Guida tries to stall but Tumblin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Tumblin takes an elbow to the temple. Tumblin struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Tumblin tries to throw a body punch but Guida avoids it by throwing Tumblin back against the cage. Nice elbow from Guida. Guida stalling in the clinch but Tumblin improves position. Guida prevents a body shot from Tumblin. Tumblin scores with a nice hook to the head. Guida throws an elbow but it's blocked.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily. Tumblin can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Guida manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Tumblin tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. The referee is keeping an eye on Guida - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Guida trying to land knees to the body.
Tumblin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Guida lands an elbow that stopped Tumblin in his tracks for a moment. Tumblin struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Tumblin can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Tumblin misses with a hook from the clinch. Guida missing with knees to the body.
Tumblin working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round. Guida prevents a body shot from Tumblin. Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Tumblin blocks an elbow strike. Tumblin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Guida misses with an elbow over the top. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Guida. Guida creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses. Tumblin trying to stall but Guida improves his position.
Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin. Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Guida missing with knees to the body.
Tumblin swings wildly with an uppercut but Guida uses good head movement to avoid it. Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Guida leaning his opponent against the cage. Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin. Tumblin tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Guida's elbow. Guida landing knees to the body.
Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin. Guida lands an elbow that stopped Tumblin in his tracks for a moment. Guida lands an elbow inside. Tumblin letting Guida take a breather here. Guida receives a warning from the referee for stalling. Guida unloads a knee to the mid-section.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Guida throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
A bit of stalling here from Guida.
Tumblin misses with a punch to the body.
Guida has Tumblin pushed against the cage. Ray Guida seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far. With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses. Tumblin avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida. Guida missing with knees to the body.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows. Tumblin wants to break free but Guida has control.
Tumblin digs a right hand underneath Guida's ribcage. Guida let out a lung full of air as it connected. Guida misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Tumblin.
Guida effectively controlling the action here. Tumblin misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters up against the cage, Guida throws an elbow but misses. Guida tries to stall but Tumblin uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Ray Guida. Tumblin comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range. Wow, both these guys are really going for it! Guida looks to land a right hand but Tumblin moved out of range. Tumblin avoids the head kick by Guida.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Tumblin throws a body punch but Guida moves out of range. A head kick misses from Guida. Tumblin tries to close the distance and clinch up but Guida swats him away and circles back towards the center. Guida cracks the inside of Tumblin's front leg. A good leg kick by Guida. Guida closes the distance and clinches. Tumblin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tumblin tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage. Guida looking to stall.
Tumblin blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning. Sonny Tumblin has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here! Guida blocking some punches.
Tumblin can't find room to land a body shot as Guida controls the action.
Tumblin is trying to stall.
A battle for position here, against the cage. Tumblin fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Guida comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush. Tumblin misses with a body punch.
Guida is struggling to control the position. Tumblin is trying to break free. Guida putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Tumblin in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Guida gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head. Tumblin throws a head punch that misses. Guida has Tumblin pressed against the cage.
Tumblin avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida. Guida using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Tumblin tries to work over Guida's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target. Guida lands a glancing elbow in the clinch. A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors. Tumblin seems a little flustered. He's come in with the intention of controlling the clinch but Guida is preventing him from doing so, at least for the moment. Tumblin managing to block the knees to the body from Guida.
Guida lands a nice elbow. Tumblin avoids a wild elbow strike from Guida. Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin. Guida blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Tumblin lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Guida or not. Guida pressing his opponent against the cage. Guida throws an elbow that misses.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over. Guida content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Tumblin misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tumblin throws a head punch that misses. Tumblin struggles to land a body shot inside as Guida controls his hands.
Ray Guida is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Guida blocks a body shot from Tumblin. Tumblin tries a body shot but Guida blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight! Ray Guida comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Guida has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. 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 27:30 Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30 Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ray Guida!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jubei Kitagami (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Emeka Shakur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Emeka Shakur acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jubei Kitagami! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Emeka Shakur! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Shakur dips to his left and cracks Kitagami with an uppercut!
It looks like Jubei Kitagami has been cut. Shakur sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs. A decent looking cross lands there for Shakur. Kitagami tries to land a leg kick but Shakur saw it coming and moves away.
Shakur fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shakur lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Kitagami circles away quickly and effectively. Kitagami throws a left and a right that both miss
and Shakur counters with a two punch combo. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Shakur throws the left hand but Kitagami avoids the punch easily. Shakur swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitagami scores with a body shot.
Kitagami throws an overhand right that lands on Shakur's shoulder, as Shakur tries to avoid the shot. Emeka Shakur seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Kitagami swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kitagami misses with a two punch combination.
Kitagami ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Shakur moves away. Shakur throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Kitagami stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly. Shakur misses the body punch letting Kitagami counter with a right hand.
It looks like Emeka Shakur has been cut. Kitagami keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Shakur. Shakur walks into a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Kitagami displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Shakur throws out the jab. Shakur misses with a jab, cross combination.
Shakur misses with a hook to the body
and Kitagami cracks him with a counter punch right on the button. Good standup being displayed there by Kitagami as he connects with a hook. Shakur throws a big shot that misses. Kitagami looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. Kitagami scores with a punch to the head.
That has opened up Emeka Shakur's cut even more. Kitagami avoids the body shot from Shakur.
Kitagami lands a left and a right that send Shakur crashing to the mat, dazed. Kitagami thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Shakur is rocked! Shakur looks gassed! The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here. Kitagami flashes Shakur a smile before throwing a beast of a right hand, straight down the pipe. Shakur's eyes follow the hand right onto his nose, taking in it's full glory... and then darkness. Shakur crumples to the floor! He's out cold! Kitagami punches the air and yells at the top of his lungs - yeeeeeeeeeeah!!!! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Jubei Kitagami!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Cadwallader Gutkus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Richard Riddick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Riddick has chosen Your Not Afraid of the Dark, Are You? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Cadwallader Gutkus has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cadwallader Gutkus! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Richard Riddick! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Riddick is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Gutkus's half guard. Riddick wants to stand up but Gutkus is controlling the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here! Riddick thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Gutkus's head. Riddick tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gutkus. Gutkus wants to improve his position but Riddick is controlling well.
Gutkus is trying to stand back up but Riddick is controlling him
Gutkus is staying active underneath Riddick, who seems content to just control the action from this position. Riddick decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet. Riddick tries to clinch up but Gutkus circles away and keeps his distance. Riddick wants to clinch. Gutkus shoots in and bounces Riddick off the cage to secure the takedown into guard. Gutkus stops Riddick from standing up.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gutkus's corner is telling him to maintain position. Riddick controls Gutkus momentarily but Gutkus frees himself. Gutkus throws a big right hand that misses. Riddick looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddick, not yet. We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Riddick can do anything to dispel that myth. Riddick keeping moving, preventing Gutkus from controlling successfully. Riddick wants to stand and escape but Gutkus is having none of it. Gutkus distracts Riddick with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
It looks like Richard Riddick has been cut. Gutkus thows a big elbow that misses. Gutkus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gutkus scores with a decent looking elbow strike. Gutkus wants to control from the top but Riddick keeps moving. Riddick trying to keep a closed guard but Gutkus is proving a slippery customer.
Riddick keeping full guard, as Gutkus tries to pass. Riddick keeping moving, preventing Gutkus from controlling successfully.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up. Gutkus changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Riddick looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gutkus 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.
An elbow from Gutkus crashes against the mat.
Riddick is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Gutkus has just dragged him back down to the mat. Gutkus working the strikes but Riddick uses the opportunity to regain half guard. Gutkus will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions. Riddick wants to get back to full guard. Gutkus missing with the ground and pound from half guard. Gutkus stalling. Gutkus with the ground and pound but Riddick uses the opportunity to regain guard. Riddick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work. Gutkus missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
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. Riddick wants to sweep but no luck. Riddick pushes Gutkus off and gets back to his feet.
Gutkus closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Riddick to the mat! Riddick manages to get full guard. Riddick keeping moving, preventing Gutkus from controlling successfully. Gutkus stopping the sweep attempt from Riddick. Gutkus pushing down on Riddick's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work. Riddick is not content to let Gutkus control the position. Gutkus stalling. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadwallader Gutkus dominated that round. The cut man is working on Richard Riddick's cut. That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Riddick doesn't manage to clinch there - Gutkus circles away.
Riddick has managed to clinch.
Riddick with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gutkus has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Riddick uses from the top position. Riddick loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry. Riddick trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet. Gutkus is trying to keep Riddick in close.
Riddick trying to control but Gutkus is working from the bottom. Riddick postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Gutkus manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gutkus decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard. Gutkus with the ground and pound but Riddick uses the opportunity to regain guard. Riddick wants to stand up but Gutkus is controlling him. Gutkus trying to control the position from guard on top but Riddick is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round. Gutkus stops Riddick from standing up. Riddick preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage. Gutkus won't allow Riddick to get back to his feet. Riddick can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Gutkus controls the pace. Gutkus trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up. Gutkus lands with a good body shot. Gutkus circles away from the clinch attempt.
Riddick tries to clinch but Gutkus moves out of range. Riddick with a poor takedown and Gutkus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch. Gutkus goes for a takedown attempt but Riddick pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Riddick wants to clinch but Gutkus slips to the side and Gutkus holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Gutkus scores with a hook to the body. Gutkus tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Gutkus decides to pull guard. Riddick decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Gutkus, up you get! Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Gutkus drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard. Riddick is controlling Gutkus's posture. Riddick is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far. Gutkus working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound. Gutkus trying to control but Riddick is working from the bottom. Gutkus is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control. Riddick looking for a sweep. Not yet Riddick, not yet.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Gutkus controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling. Gutkus forces his way into half guard. Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutkus. Gutkus seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime. 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. Gutkus connects with a nice short shot to Riddick's temple. Gutkus drops an elbow to the side of Riddick's head. Gutkus sitting and controlling from the half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutkus. Riddick is looking to improve his position.
Gutkus wants to stand up but Riddick manages to regain full guard. Gutkus content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots. Riddick wants to sweep but no luck. Riddick looking to control.
Riddick wants to sweep but no luck. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cadwallader Gutkus dominated that second round. The cut man is working on Richard Riddick's cut. That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Gutkus fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Riddick sprawls well initially but Gutkus persists and gets the takedown into half guard. Riddick blocking the ground and pound attempt from Gutkus. Gutkus looks to score some points with some ground and pound. Riddick pushes Gutkus off looking to stand but Gutkus dives back in and keeps control.
Gutkus missing with some ground and pound from the half guard. Gutkus thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Riddick's head. Cadwallader Gutkus overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far. Gutkus thows a huge punch but Riddick dodges it nicely.
Riddick is trying to stand.
Gutkus thows a huge punch but Riddick dodges it nicely.
Riddick is refusing to be controlled, as Gutkus sits in half guard. Both fighters are breathing heavily. Riddick is trying to get back to full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground. Gutkus shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away. Gutkus lands a heavy elbow. Gutkus fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That has opened up Richard Riddick's cut even more.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Richard Riddick's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:38 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Cadwallader Gutkus!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gunner Scott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Al Rothstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunner Scott! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Al Rothstein! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Scott works Rothstein's body with a nice hook. Rothstein avoids a punch combination nicely.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Rothstein's head but Rothstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. The fighters circle momentarily. Rothstein darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch. Scott misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rothstein.
Rothstein takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
It looks like Al Rothstein has been cut. Rothstein showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Scott.
Scott throws a hook to the side of Rothstein's head but Rothstein sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully. Scott throws a series of punches but Rothstein avoids them all with ease. Rothstein throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Scott loads up on a big right hand but Rothstein slips the punch. Rothstein moves out of range of the strikes. A big left from Scott misses. Rothstein moves in looking to clinch but Scott pushes him off.
That's one minute gone in the round. Scott waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Rothstein. Scott uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rothstein.
Scott seems to be squinting his left eye. Perhaps he got a poke in that previous exchange. Rothstein shows no mercy and swarms him with a barage of strikes! Scott is backing up but Rothstein catches him with a final right hook that drops him! Scott covers up and the referee steps in to end the fight! Rothstein Jumps to his feet and flashes his guns to the crowd. Oh yeah, baby! How'd you like them apples?!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Al Rothstein!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Keanu Ikaika (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Campbell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ikaika comes to the cage accompanied by Not Afraid. Campbell is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Die Die My Darling. 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 light heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Keanu Ikaika! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Campbell! The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Ikaika fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Campbell manages to avoid it. Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Campbell scores with a three punch combo!
Campbell lands a jab-cross combination. Campbell lands a body shot.
Campbell dips down and scores with a jab to the body. This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff! Ikaika with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Campbell to score with a decent uppercut. Ikaika displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Campbell. Ikaika on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's one minute gone in the round. Ikaika slips under a jab. Nice body punch from Ikaika. Campbell throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Ikaika on the side of the head. Ikaika walks into a left hand. Ikaika stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Ikaika wants it to stay on the feet. Ikaika avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Bruce Campbell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ikaika uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Campbell. Ikaika blocks a leg kick. Ikaika steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Campbell. Campbell lands a nice looking body shot.
Ikaika blocks a leg kick. Campbell cracks a nice hook into Ikaika's ribs. Campbell scores with a punch to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice takedown defense from Ikaika. No joy for Campbell on that attempt. Keanu Ikaika has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bruce Campbell. Campbell looks to throw the jab but Ikaika is out of range. Campbell lands a nice shot that snaps Ikaika's head back.
Ikaika keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl. A telegraphed right hand from Campbell misses the target. Campbell stalks Ikaika and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Ikaika's face. Ikaika staggers backwards, shaken. Ikaika on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Campbell throws a low kick but Ikaika avoids it. Campbell throws an overhand right that lands on Ikaika's shoulder, as Ikaika tries to avoid the shot. The fighters circling - Campbell throws out the jab but it was never going to land. Campbell scores with a jab to the body. Campbell is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Ikaika had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté. Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Ikaika shows good takedown defense. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Ikaika avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Ikaika has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Ikaika there as he acknowledges the shot. And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Campbell dominated that round. The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ikaika keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Campbell. Campbell tries to clinch but Ikaika is having none of it. Campbell looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Ikaika is fending him off so far but Campbell persists. Nope, Ikaika circles away and we're back to standing. Campbell fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ikaika manages to avoid it. Ikaika with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Campbell to score with a decent uppercut. We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up. Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ikaika was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell. Campbell tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ikaika was well out of range. Poor timing from Campbell. Ikaika slips under a jab.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campbell smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button. Campbell connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head. Nice uppercut lands for Campbell. That snapped Ikaika's head back.
Campbell slips under a jab from Ikaika. Campbell lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Ikaika at a distance.
A big right from Campbell misses. Campbell looks to score with a jab to the body but Ikaika is just out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Ikaika waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Campbell. Campbell throws a jab when Ikaika was well out of range. Ikaika swings and misses with a shot to the body and Campbell counters with a one-two to the body. Campbell lands a lovely overhand right. This has been an exciting period of action! Campbell looks to score with a combo but nothing lands. A combination from Campbell does no damage. Ikaika takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Campbell fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Ikaika looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Nice straight punches there by Campbell. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Campbell. Campbell tries to clinch up. Campbell has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight. Campbell fails to land with a series of punches.
Campbell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ikaika. Ikaika swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell. Campbell throws a nice looking combination but Ikaika bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ikaika misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Campbell counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw. Ikaika throws a combination that misses letting Campbell counter with a right hand. Campbell connects with a body shot. A shot to the body from Ikaika misses and Campbell counters with a quick right hand to the jaw. Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here. Ikaika avoids a lazy jab quite easily. Campbell throws a leg kick which misses Ikaika's front leg but catches the back leg as Ikaika tries to avoid it. This has been an exciting period of action! As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Campbell connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe. Campbell lands a nice shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bruce Campbell showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards. The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Campbell shoots in for a takedown but Ikaika shows good takedown defense. Ikaika slips under a jab from Campbell. Ikaika looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that. Campbell scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent. Campbell does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy. Campbell lands a nice looking body shot.
Campbell cracks Ikaika with an open hand slap. Campbell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Ikaika. Campbell has been the more effective fighter overall so far. Ikaika stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Campbell. Ikaika is looking to wear down Campbell with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round. Campbell throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are breathing heavily. Nice shot lands for Campbell. Campbell lands with a thumping leg kick.
No joy there for Campbell, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Campbell scores with a hook to the body. Ikaika takes a step back and tries to catch his breath. Campbell with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Campbell, as that shot connected.
Keanu Ikaika has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round. This has been an exciting period of action! Campbell uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook. Campbell lands with an overhand left. Bruce Campbell seems to be getting the better of the standup. Campbell fails with an attempt to clinch.
Campbell cracks Ikaika with a good jab. Campbell digs a good body shot into Ikaika's ribs. Bruce Campbell is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach. Campbell lunges at Ikaika with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ikaika's hand. Campbell lands with a right hand. Campbell cracks Ikaika with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
That's three minutes gone in the round. Campbell clobbers Ikaika with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise. Ikaika ducks right into an uppercut from Campbell. Ikaika swats away the attempt to clinch by Campbell. Campbell with a body punch. A glancing blow. Campbell wants to clinch up but Ikaika keeps it at a distance. Campbell comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round. Ikaika takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt. Campbell jabs at Ikaika's body. Campbell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out. Campbell moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot. Campbell shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Campbell showed some decent athleticism there. As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action. Campbell is pressing down on Ikaika's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ikaika is holding on for now.
And that's the end of the fight! Bruce Campbell comfortably won the final round on my scorecard. Well Campbell has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision. Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 25:30 Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 25:30 Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bruce Campbell!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Tank (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Igor Tatov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tank's entrance music is Destiny. A fine choice. Tatov is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Superunknown. Frank Tank has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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300 lbs
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298 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division. Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner. With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Tank! And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner. With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Igor Tatov! The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway! Tank keeps the fight on the outside. Tank lands with a hook. Tatov tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head. Tatov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Tank. Tank obviously looking to wear him down.
Tank works the jab nicely. Tank checks a leg kick nicely. Tank thuds his right hand into Tatov's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters. Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd. Tatov looks to land a right hand but Tank moved out of range. Tatov swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Tank.
It looks like Frank Tank has been cut. Tank misses with a leg kick and Tatov counters into the clinch. Nicely done. Tatov throws a head punch that misses. Tatov cracks Tank with a nice body shot. An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Tank. Tank makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut. Tatov throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges. Tatov misses with a hook to the ribs.
Tatov scores with a shoulder strike. Tank swings wildly with an uppercut but Tatov uses good head movement to avoid it. Tank misses with some punches.
Tank lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage. Tatov misses with a body punch.
Tank working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely. Tatov lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage. Tatov connects with a nasty looking knee right to Tank's face.
A right hook to the body lands for Tank.
That's one minute gone in the round. Tatov stalling in the clinch.
Tatov breaks the clinch.
Tank looks to score with a jab to the body but Tatov is just out of range. Frank Tank seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout. Tank slips a jab from Tatov. Tatov misses with the combination.
Tatov lands a two punch combo.
Tank lands with a good body shot. Tank closes the distance and clinches. Tank scores with a shoulder strike. Tatov letting Tank take a breather here. Tatov can't get the takedown.
Tatov is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Tank gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt. A head punch on the inside from Tank fails to land. Tank fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Tatov blocks an uppercut.
Tatov tries to score a body lock takedown but Tank shows good agility there to stay on his feet. Frank Tank has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Igor Tatov. This has been an exciting period of action! A frustrated look appears on Tank's face as he tries to break the clinch. Tank working some nice short punches in the clinch. Tank lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Tatov backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round. Tank has a couple of punches blocked by Tatov.
Tank lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage. The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch. Tatov goes for a takedown in the clinch but Tank prevents it.
Tatov looks gassed! Tank breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Tatov goes for a spinning back kick but it misses. A decent looking cross lands there for Tank. Good leg kick by Tank there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Tank uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Tatov has time to react. Tank scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one. Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Tank! Tatov is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Frank Tank!
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