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CEFC 246 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hunter Curtis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ford Harrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hunter Curtis has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Curtis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ford Harrison!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Curtis looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Harrison is fending him off so far but Curtis persists. Nope, Harrison circles away and we're back to standing.
Curtis lands with a slapping head kick.
Curtis forces Harrison back against the cage and clinches.
Curtis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Harrison has closed the distance and engaged Curtis in a clinch.
Harrison tries to circle away but Curtis has him pinned against the cage.
Curtis looking to throw knees to the head but Harrison is blocking nicely.
Curtis successfully pulls guard.
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.
Harrison seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harrison wants to get up but he can't break Curtis's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Harrison engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Harrison scoring with some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Curtis is adopting a defensive guard.
Harrison slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
It looks like Harrison might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Harrison closes the distance and clinches.
Harrison slowing the pace effectively.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Harrison is working for takedown but Curtis is calmly controlling the position for now.
Harrison tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Harrison pulls guard successfully.
Curtis wants to control from the top but Harrison keeps moving.
Harrison working for a triangle but Curtis defends it easily.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Curtis accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Curtis would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Curtis manages to get himself to full guard.
Harrison postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Curtis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Harrison on the ground.
Harrison sitting in guard here, content to control.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Harrison trying to control but Curtis is working from the bottom.
Harrison looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ford Harrison 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.
Harrison looks for a takedown but Curtis sprawls well.
Harrison swats away the attempt to clinch by Curtis.
Curtis misses with an attempted mid kick.
Curtis throws a body kick that misses.
A countering left hand to the body from Harrison misses.
Curtis with a poor takedown
and Harrison counters with a stiff right hand.
Harrison bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Curtis sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Curtis is trying to get back to full guard.
Curtis is trying to control but can't.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrison in particular looking to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Harrison is continuing to stall.
Curtis avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Harrison.
Curtis has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Harrison is working away from the top position though.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harrison cracks the inside of Curtis's front leg.
Harrison wants to clinch.
Curtis tries to close the distance and clinch up but Harrison swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Harrison throws a big shot that misses.
Harrison has Curtis up against the cage in a clinch.
Harrison has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Curtis avoiding damage.
Curtis breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Curtis closes the distance and clinches up with Harrison, looking for a takedown. Curtis pushes Harrison against the cage but Harrison circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Hunter Curtis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harrison shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Curtis defends it nicely.
Harrison closes the distance and pushes Curtis back into the cage.
Curtis dodges an elbow strike from Harrison.
Curtis's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Curtis closes this distance looking for a takedown but Harrison circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Curtis goes for a takedown attempt but Harrison pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Curtis tries to clinch but Harrison is having none of it.
Harrison looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
Harrison closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Curtis's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison controls from within his opponent's guard.
Harrison chips away with some ground and pound.
Harrison passes into half guard.
Harrison seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Harrison is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ford Harrison showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Harrison closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Harrison manages to break the clinch.
Harrison checks a low kick from Curtis.
Harrison drops down looking to force a counter takedown but Curtis defends it well.
Harrison is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Curtis's half guard.
Harrison is taking a breather. Curtis says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Harrison thows a huge punch but Curtis dodges it nicely.
It looks like Harrison is going to stand back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Curtis looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Harrison in particular looking to stall.
Harrison seems to be working for a kimura but Curtis defends the submission attempt.
Harrison controlling the action here.
Ford Harrison has got the better of the ground game so far.
Harrison is working for a submission of some sort.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Well, if Harrison is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Curtis has one foot on Harrison's thigh - he pushes off and manages to get back to his feet.
Curtis shoots in for a takedown but Harrison shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Curtis circles away from the clinch attempt.
Curtis shoots and misses
and Harrison counters by moving into the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harrison misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Curtis.
Harrison is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hunter Curtis. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Curtis manages to break the clinch.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Curtis enables Harrison to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Curtis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Curtis keeping moving, preventing Harrison from controlling successfully.
Harrison decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Harrison darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Hunter Curtis has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Curtis on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Harrison perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Harrison frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Harrison is working for a guillotine from mount but Curtis frees his head quite easily.
Harrison trying to control but Curtis is having none of it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ford Harrison comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Harrison winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ford Harrison!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Dex Arial (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kevin Horton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dex Arial!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Horton!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horton moves to clinch but Arial breaks away
and Arial counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Horton looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Arial working Horton over with strikes.
Arial is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Horton actively working from the bottom here.
Horton is trying to stand back up but Arial is controlling him
Ground and pound from Arial.
Horton tries to kick Arial off but Arial keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Horton is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Arial pulls his head out easily.
Horton is looking to escape.
Arial working over Horton with some ground and pound. Horton looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Both fighters have adopted an aggressive gameplan on the ground!
Arial takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Arial slips a nice elbow through Horton's hands, connecting with Horton's forehead.
Horton looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
Arial knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Horton on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arial passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Horton!
Horton really wants to buck Arial off and get back to his feet.
Horton in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Horton defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Arial.
Horton is looking to improve his position but Arial isn't that keen on the idea.
Arial wants to control the pace but Horton is squirming around nicely.
Arial working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Arial looking for a guillotine from mount but Horton is having none of it.
Arial definitely looks more muscular than last time we saw him fight.
Arial lands a couple of good shots and Horton has given up his back, trying to escape the position!
Arial trying to control momentarily.
Horton tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Horton is in all sorts of trouble here.
Arial lands a big elbow.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Horton looks winded!
Horton is bucking up trying to escape but Arial cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Horton is rocked!
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Arial with good strikes from the mount here!
Horton is still in real trouble! Can Arial finish him?
Arial loads up with a big shot that hurts Horton! He's pulled Arial in close but Arial has postured up and lands more strikes. Can Horton survive? More strikes from Arial and Horton is out! The ref jumps in to save him! Brutal ground and pound!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dex Arial!
Our winner, Dex Arial, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Terry Tonka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and George St Peters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Terry Tonka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Peters!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Peters tries to clinch there but Tonka circles away.
Tonka misses with a combination
and St Peters counters with an outside leg kick.
Tonka misses with a takedown attempt - St Peters sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
St Peters buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
St Peters lands a lovely overhand right.
St Peters has been working on his striking defense in training and it's paying off as Tonka is landing a low percentage of strikes.
Tonka takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
St Peters cracks Tonka with an open hand slap.
St Peters lands a nice looking body kick.
St Peters rushes Tonka and presses him up against the cage.
St Peters tries to pull guard but Tonka holds him up against the cage and eventually St Peters drops back down to his feet.
St Peters is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Tonka to keep the fight standing.
Tonka is trying to break the clinch but St Peters has him pressed against the cage.
St Peters is trying to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
St Peters jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Tonka walks away with a smile on his face. St Peters gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Terry Tonka has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of George St Peters.
Tonka takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
A low kick from Tonka misses
and St Peters counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
St Peters fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Tonka on the side of the head.
Tonka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Peters fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Tonka to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Tonka looks to clinch but St Peters throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Tonka taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). George St Peters!
George St Peters decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Fats McGhee (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Fats McGhee!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson moves out of range of the body kick from McGhee.
Johnson has taken the fight to the clinch.
Johnson pulls guard successfully.
McGhee decides to stand up and beckons his opponent to follow.
Johnson instigates a clinch.
McGhee looks more muscular than last time we saw him. He must have been on the weights.
McGhee is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Johnson to keep the fight standing.
Johnson lands a body punch.
McGhee manages to break the clinch.
Johnson looks to have improved his striking defense since last time we saw him fight.
McGhee tries to keep at a distance but Johnson has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGhee looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
McGhee's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Johnson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A short right from Johnson.
It looks like Fats McGhee has been cut.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGhee misses with the head strike.
McGhee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Johnson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McGhee is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
McGhee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGhee tries to circle away but Johnson has him pinned against the cage.
Johnson blocks an uppercut.
Johnson prevents McGhee from breaking the clinch.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but McGhee is defending well.
McGhee tries to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling the position.
McGhee is trying to force a seperation but Johnson has the dominant position.
Johnson lands an elbow just above McGhee 's eye.
That has opened up Fats McGhee's cut even more.
McGhee blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McGhee can't break the clinch.
Nice elbow from Johnson.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
McGhee has a couple of punches blocked by Johnson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
McGhee wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
McGhee's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
McGhee closes the distance and clinches.
Johnson breaks from the clinch.
Johnson tries to land a front kick but McGhee steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
McGhee counters with a body kick.
McGhee scores with the left hand. Johnson knows he should have avoided that one.
Johnson throws a head kick that misses.
Johnson walks into a jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
McGhee closes the distance and clinches.
McGhee is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
McGhee jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Johnson walks away with a smile on his face. McGhee gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Johnson rushes McGhee and presses him up against the cage.
McGhee is looking to break free of the clinch but Johnson has double underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on McGhee's face as he tries to break the clinch.
McGhee blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGhee throws a head punch that misses.
McGhee avoids a wild elbow strike from Johnson.
A short right from Johnson on the inside.
The cut above Fats McGhee's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGhee is trying to break the clinch but Johnson is controlling him.
Johnson ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Johnson no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Johnson is pulling down on McGhee's head to control his posture.
McGhee is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Johnson is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Johnson has escaped and now he's on top!
McGhee is working actively from the bottom, looking for submissions. He's escaped his hips to the side and he's going for an armbar! Johnson has his hands clasped together but McGhee extends and breaks Johnson's desperate grasp, forcing a tap out due to armbar! Nice BJJ displayed there by McGhee.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Fats McGhee!
In his post fight interview, Fats McGhee started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Doug Pattersson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Yuri Loel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pattersson's entrance music is The Banana song Peel Banana. A fine choice. Loel has chosen Eighteen Vision - Tower of Snakes as his entrance music. Doug Pattersson is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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185 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
17 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Doug Pattersson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Yuri Loel!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loel misses with a straight left.
Pattersson shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Pattersson scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Loel sneaks out the side door and pushes Pattersson away - he's back to his feet. The crowd show their appreciation for the escape.
Loel's coach down at Tayne's 4d3d3d3 Gym was telling us pre-fight that they have been working on Loel's balance. Obviously they view that as a key factor in the outcome of this fight.
Pattersson has managed to clinch.
Pattersson jumps into guard, dragging Loel to the mat.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pattersson trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Loel sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Pattersson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Pattersson keeping full guard, as Loel tries to pass.
Loel wants to control from the top but Pattersson keeps moving.
Pattersson has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loel engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Loel trying to control the position from guard on top but Pattersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Loel is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Loel throws a series of strikes that have Pattersson backpedaling.
It looks like Doug Pattersson has been cut.
Loel throws a nice looking combination but Pattersson bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
A shot to the liver by Loel. Beautiful body shot.
Loel doesn't manage to clinch there - Pattersson circles away.
Loel fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Loel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Loel throws a body shot but no joy.
Pattersson drives through with a takedown into Loel's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Loel pushes Pattersson off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Loel tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pattersson paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Pattersson circles away from the clinch attempt
and Pattersson counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Loel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pattersson.
Loel lands with an uppercut that bounces Pattersson off the cage and back into range.
Pattersson tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Loel was well out of range. Poor timing from Pattersson.
Loel looked like he wanted to counter with a punch but didn't throw it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson darts in and clinches Loel up against the cage.
Pattersson lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Yuri Loel has been cut.
Pattersson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loel is defending well.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Loel misses with the head strike.
A head punch on the inside from Loel fails to land.
Loel misses with some punches.
Pattersson looking for a takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Doug Pattersson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Loel goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Loel is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Loel makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Loel throws an elbow that misses.
Pattersson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Pattersson tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Loel.
Pattersson tries for a takedown. No joy.
Loel breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Nice takedown defense from Loel. No joy for Pattersson on that attempt.
Loel blocks the body kick.
Loel misses with a wild body shot.
Pattersson is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Loel.
Yuri Loel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loel misses with a looping right.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loel lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Pattersson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Pattersson closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Loel's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Loel trying to keep a closed guard but Pattersson is proving a slippery customer.
Loel looking to hit a scissor sweep but Pattersson is one step ahead there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Loel dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Pattersson wants to clinch.
Loel misses the jab.
Pattersson misses with a head kick.
Loel looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Pattersson fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Loel checks it well.
Pattersson throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pattersson takes the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pattersson jumps guard.
Loel trying to control the position from guard on top but Pattersson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loel won't allow Pattersson to sweep him here.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Pattersson keeping moving, preventing Loel from controlling successfully.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Loel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loel trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Loel wants to control from the top but Pattersson keeps moving.
Pattersson controlling Loel's posture.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Pattersson looks for a takedown but Loel sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Loel slips under a jab from Pattersson.
A head kick by Pattersson misses
and Loel connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Doug Pattersson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pattersson swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Loel counters with a one-two to the body.
Pattersson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Loel paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A jab from Loel misses.
Pattersson wants to clinch but Loel slips to the side
and Loel counters with a nice uppercut.
Loel tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Pattersson manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Yuri Loel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Loel darts in and clinches Pattersson up against the cage.
Pattersson drops down looking for an ankle pick but Loel pulls his leg out and moves away.
Loel connects with a nice looking jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loel lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Pattersson circles away quickly and effectively.
Yuri Loel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pattersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loel.
Pattersson shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Loel pushes Pattersson off and gets back to his feet.
Loel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pattersson tries to counter with a takedown but Loel is quick to defend against it.
Loel has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Loel.
Pattersson swats away the attempt to clinch by Loel.
Pattersson thinks about countering with a body kick.
Loel throws a series of punches but Pattersson moves out of range.
A counter left hand to the body from Pattersson misses its target.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Loel ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Pattersson moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Loel quickly recovers to half guard.
Loel looking for submissions off his back.
Loel wants to improve his position but Pattersson is controlling well.
Loel wants to control but Pattersson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pattersson is keen to just control but Loel is a slippery customer.
Loel is looking to improve his position.
Pattersson with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Pattersson tries to stand but can't do so whilst Loel controls his leg.
Pattersson is keen to just control but Loel is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Yuri Loel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Pattersson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Loel.
Pattersson appears to be looking for a counter takedown.
The fight stays on the outside here - Loel looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Pattersson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pattersson shoots and misses
and Loel makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Loel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pattersson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pattersson tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Loel manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pattersson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Loel swats him away and circles back towards the center.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Loel swats away the attempt to clinch by Pattersson.
Pattersson tries to clinch there but Loel circles away.
Pattersson takes one to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pattersson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Loel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Pattersson wants to control from the top but Loel keeps moving.
Loel is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Pattersson won't allow Loel to get back to his feet.
Pattersson wants to pass the guard but Loel is keeping the position.
Pattersson sitting in guard here, content to control.
Pattersson trying to control the position from guard on top but Loel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Loel bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Pattersson's guard.
Pattersson keeping moving, preventing Loel from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loel controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Loel's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Pattersson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pattersson keeping moving, preventing Loel from controlling successfully.
Loel wants to pass the guard but Pattersson is keeping the position.
Yuri Loel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pattersson keeping moving, preventing Loel from controlling successfully.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Loel tries to free his leg and advance position but Pattersson is retaining full guard.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Pattersson takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Pattersson wants to clinch.
Loel throws out a loose jab but Pattersson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Loel blocks a head kick by Pattersson.
Loel tries to clinch but Pattersson is having none of it.
Loel misses the jab.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loel fails in his attempt to clinch.
Loel misses with a double jab.
Pattersson seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Nice jab there from Loel.
Loel cracks Pattersson with an open hand slap.
Loel darts in and clinches Pattersson up against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loel.
Pattersson breaks the clinch.
Loel clinches with his opponent.
Pattersson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Loel is defending well for now.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Loel.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Pattersson takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Loel struggles to land a body shot inside as Pattersson controls his hands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Yuri Loel comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Loel 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yuri Loel!
A very excited looking Yuri Loel made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
In defeat, Doug Pattersson stepped up to the mic, saying 'I did my best, but it wasn't enough. Gongrats to my opponent.'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Maciej Gorski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Siete Finess (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gorski comes to the cage accompanied by Harnaś. The key to victory for Maciej Gorski has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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159 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Maciej Gorski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Siete Finess!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Finess misses with a two punch combination.
Finess throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gorski.
Gorski knocks Finess to the floor with a head kick! Can he finish him!?
Finess is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Finess gets back to half guard.
Gorski trying to control from Finess's half guard. Finess has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Gorski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Finess is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Finess is figuring out what he wants to do next.
Finess prevents Gorski from standing back up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finess sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Finess working Gorski over with strikes.
Finess looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Gorski pushes Finess off and gets back to his feet.
Finess gets the takedown into side control.
Finess creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Gorski is working to avoid the ground and pound but Finess connects with a decent elbow.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Finess is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Finess is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Gorski looks calm but he's in trouble here. Finess gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Gorski is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Finess lets go of the hold and Gorski can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Siete Finess!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Andy Chick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Holden Ballinger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holden Ballinger has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Andy Chick's chin.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
35 - 21 - 1, fighting out of New York, Andy Chick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Holden Ballinger!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ballinger throws a half hearted mid kick.
Chick looked to counter with a high kick but didn't commit.
Ballinger throws a lazy uppercut
and Chick counters with a lovely straight right hand!
It looks like Holden Ballinger has been cut.
Ballinger scoring well with a low kick there.
Ballinger misses with a body shot.
Ballinger throws the left hand but Chick avoids the punch easily.
Ballinger rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Chick counters with a stiff right hand.
Chick drops Ballinger with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Ballinger looks back up at him and smiles so Chick waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Ballinger is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chick takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Ballinger throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chick was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Ballinger tries a head kick but it misses.
Ballinger scores with a decent looking hook.
Ballinger takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
A head kick misses from Ballinger.
Chick on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Ballinger. Ballinger obviously looking to wear him down.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ballinger throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Ballinger misses with a left hand
and Chick counters with a nice uppercut.
Ballinger throws a wild body kick that Chick sees coming a mile off.
Chick sends Ballinger crashing to the mat with a devastating uppercut! Chick is motioning to the referee to let Ballinger up. He wants to try and finish this one on the feet!
Ballinger throws a series of punches but Chick avoids them all with ease.
Chick moves out of range of the strikes.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chick throws a right and a left that Ballinger avoids nicely.
Ballinger throws out a counter right but Chick avoids it with no problem.
Chick lunges at Ballinger with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ballinger's hand.
Chick throws a quick inside leg kick.
A telegraphed right hand from Chick misses the target.
Ohhhhhhhhhh, brutal head kick from Chick! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Andy Chick!
After the big win, Andy Chick made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors KAISER Nutrition - Q160 and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
In defeat, Holden Ballinger stepped up to the mic, saying 'You must defeat Sheng Long to stand a chance!'.
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Konner McKregor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Samak Tiyapairat (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tiyapairat has chosen Ram Muay as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Konner McKregor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
37 - 33 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Samak Tiyapairat!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McKregor on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Tiyapairat gets cracked with a nice right hand there by McKregor.
It looks like Samak Tiyapairat has been cut.
McKregor throws an ugly left hook that misses
letting Tiyapairat counter with a right hand.
Konner McKregor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Tiyapairat gets caught by a big overhand right and goes down! McKregor gets on top of him and starts throwing some serious punches until the ref intervenes and stops the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Konner McKregor!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ron Burgundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ed Landry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Landry's choice of entrance music: Ride Wit Me - Nelly. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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37 - 15 - 0 |
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215 lbs
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
37 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ron Burgundy!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Ed Landry!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Burgundy scores with a leg kick.
Landry fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Burgundy has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Burgundy swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burgundy lands with a straight right. Landry didn't see that one coming.
It looks like Ed Landry has been cut.
Landry attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Landry tries to bum rush Burgundy with a series of wild strikes but Burgundy uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Landry throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A nice inside leg kick there by Burgundy. That's going to slow Landry down.
Burgundy connects with a crisp jab.
Ron Burgundy seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Landry throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Landry looks to land a combination but Burgundy avoids it well.
Burgundy quickly followed up with a counter body kick but doesn't connect.
Burgundy instigates a clinch.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Landry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Burgundy looks to land a right hand but Landry moved out of range.
Burgundy throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Landry is loading up here, looking for a big counter of his own.
Landry tries to work over Burgundy's front leg with a kick but Burgundy checks it.
Landry uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgundy.
Burgundy lunges at Landry with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Landry's hand.
Burgundy feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Landry sprawling to the canvas! Landry rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Burgundy finish him?!
Landry is rocked!
Landry looks to land a combination but Burgundy avoids it well.
Landry is still on wobbly legs! Can Burgundy finish him?
Landry misses with an uppercut.
Burgundy cracks Landry with a big right hand that sees him stumbling back against the cage! Landry falls to his knees and Burgundy doesn't need a second invitatation - he rushes in and fires off several unanswered shots that force the referee to stop the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ron Burgundy!
Ron Burgundy retains his light heavyweight title!
Ron Burgundy really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Spartan Nutrition logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jacques Rougeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bunny Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rougeau's entrance music is Kongos - Take It From Me. A fine choice. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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28
251 lbs
12 - 7 - 1 |
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33
280 lbs
36 - 24 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jacques Rougeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
36 - 24 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bunny Anstey!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rougeau looking to score a takedown here. Anstey is defending well but Rougeau drives through and ends up in Anstey's guard.
Rougeau makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Anstey keeping moving, preventing Rougeau from controlling successfully.
Anstey has control of Rougeau's left arm, preventing Rougeau from doing any damage.
Anstey tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rougeau is looking to work some ground and pound but Anstey has wrist control.
Anstey looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rougeau is one step ahead there.
Anstey lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rougeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rougeau wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Rougeau is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Anstey wants to control from the top but Rougeau keeps moving.
Anstey must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rougeau wants to sweep but no luck.
Rougeau looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Anstey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rougeau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rougeau has his hands on Anstey's head, controlling the position.
Rougeau tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Anstey trying to control the position from guard on top but Rougeau is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Anstey won't allow Rougeau to sweep him here.
Anstey is looking to work some ground and pound but Rougeau has wrist control.
Rougeau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rougeau might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Rougeau 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.
Rougeau wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Anstey with a flurry of punches that miss.
Anstey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rougeau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anstey has managed to get both his arms back between Rougeau's legs - danger averted.
Anstey throws a big right hand that misses.
Anstey got a little sloppy there for a moment and Rougeau has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Anstey has managed to get both his arms back between Rougeau's legs - danger averted.
Rougeau wants to sweep here but Anstey controlling him for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Anstey.
Anstey controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Anstey trying to control but Rougeau is working from the bottom.
Anstey makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Rougeau is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Anstey pushing down on Rougeau's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rougeau slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Rougeau can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Anstey controls the pace.
Anstey stopping the sweep attempt from Rougeau.
Rougeau working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Anstey doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Anstey manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey is looking to work some ground and pound but Rougeau has wrist control.
Anstey stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rougeau swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rougeau being controlled here, momentarily.
Anstey in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rougeau keeping moving, preventing Anstey from controlling successfully.
Anstey stopping the sweep attempt from Rougeau.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rougeau is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Anstey is fighting to break Rougeau's control of his arms but Rougeau is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jacques Rougeau will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Rougeau misses with the combination.
Rougeau pushes Anstey up against the cage in a clinch.
Anstey blocks an uppercut.
Rougeau tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Rougeau lands a knee to the body.
Rougeau can't find room to land a body shot as Anstey controls the action.
Rougeau keeps control of Anstey as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rougeau tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Anstey avoids it.
Anstey breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Rougeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Anstey throws out a loose jab but Rougeau uses good head movement to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rougeau misses with a jab to the body
and Anstey counters with a three punch combo that has Rougeau backing up. Rougeau nods at Anstey to acknowledge the strikes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Anstey's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Rougeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Anstey avoids the body shot from Rougeau.
It seemed like Anstey was going to counter with the hook but didn't fully commit to it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rougeau just misses with a punch to the body.
Bunny Anstey is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Anstey lands a head shot.
It looks like Jacques Rougeau has been cut.
Anstey on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Rougeau lands a slapping body shot.
Rougeau throws a body shot but no joy.
Anstey swings away with a counter right hand but no contact made.
Rougeau showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Anstey.
Rougeau is looking to clinch but Anstey is avoiding it.
Anstey misses with an uppercut.
Anstey throws a hook to the side of Rougeau's head but Rougeau sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Rougeau keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Anstey.
Anstey throws a jab but it's blocked by Rougeau.
Anstey lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Rougeau connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rougeau dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Rougeau fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Anstey manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau wants to clinch up but Anstey keeps it at a distance.
Rougeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Anstey throws out the jab.
Rougeau uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Anstey.
A left lands for Anstey.
Anstey throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Rougeau thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anstey if he has to take too many more of those.
Bunny Anstey seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Anstey throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Rougeau sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Anstey leaves Rougeau with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Rougeau misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Anstey looks to throw the jab but Rougeau is out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Rougeau.
Nice defenses there by Rougeau.
Rougeau feints and as Anstey raises his hands in defense, Rougeau changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Rougeau stopping the sweep attempt from Anstey.
Rougeau is in close to Anstey's body, working some short punches and elbows.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rougeau stands and throws Anstey's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Anstey tries to bench press Rougeau off him but Rougeau keeps the position.
Rougeau working the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anstey manages to work his way to half guard, despite Rougeau's best efforts.
Rougeau throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are battling for position here. Anstey manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Rougeau connects with a couple of short punches.
Anstey looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Anstey keeps trying to improve his position.
Rougeau lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Rougeau scoring with punches to the head and body.
Rougeau lands a couple of digs.
Anstey is rocked!
Rougeau arches his back and unloads with a massive left and a right! Anstey's eyes roll back into his head, he's out cold! The ref dives in to stop the fight - wow, they were hard shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Jacques Rougeau!
Jacques Rougeau made sure to give a little speech post fight, saying 'soundcloud.com/spinmanfinn'.
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FIGHT
RATING
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