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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Benjamin Briggs (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Rome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jake Rome told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
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Good wrestling
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Benjamin Briggs!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Rome!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rome misses the shot to the body.
Rome ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Rome throws an overhand right that lands on Briggs's shoulder, as Briggs tries to avoid the shot.
Rome uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Briggs.
Briggs throws a big shot that misses.
Rome takes a swing at Briggs's ribcage but misses.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Briggs content to stall in guard here.
Briggs drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Rome manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Briggs has Rome in his guard.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome looking to sit in guard and control but Briggs gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rome working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Briggs.
Briggs advances position into side control!
Briggs wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rome keeps working.
Briggs taking a break here but Rome is having none of it and regains half guard.
Rome is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Rome can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Briggs not doing much here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Briggs missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Briggs throws a strike but Rome avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Briggs loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Rome looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Briggs throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rome lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Briggs had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Rome defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Briggs is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Briggs keeping full guard, as Rome tries to pass.
Rome won't allow Briggs to sweep him here.
Briggs is working hard here to advance position.
Briggs keeping moving, preventing Rome from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Briggs has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Rome not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Rome throws a front kick aimed at Briggs's knee but Briggs avoids it well.
A looping hook to the body misses from Briggs. Rome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rome throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rome fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Briggs manages to avoid it.
Briggs attempts a counter takedown but Rome avoids it well and moves away.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Rome misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs misses with a wild body shot.
Briggs shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Briggs looking to pass the guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Briggs dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Briggs looks to score with a jab to the body but Rome is just out of range.
Rome throws a head kick that misses.
A counter left hand to the body from Briggs misses its target.
Rome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Rome.
A quick step to the side and Briggs tries to counter with a shot to the body but it doesn't connect.
Briggs avoids the body shot from Rome.
Briggs attempts a counter takedown but Rome avoids it well and moves away.
Rome misses with a straight right.
Rome throws a body shot but no joy.
Rome throws a leg kick
and Briggs counters with a takedown into side control! That could mean trouble for Rome!
Briggs thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Briggs tries to score with some ground and pound. Rome controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Briggs is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Rome can do to turn this around?
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rome is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Rome is trying to maintain the position but Briggs is very close to passing his half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs wants to control but Rome is keeping him busy.
Rome is pressing down on Briggs's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rome can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Briggs controls the pace.
Briggs content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Briggs in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Briggs accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Briggs stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rome swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Briggs trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
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.
Rome looking to hit a scissor sweep but Briggs is one step ahead there.
Briggs trying to control the position from guard on top but Rome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee has decided to stand the fighters back up, so we'll restart on the feet.
Rome tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Briggs is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Briggs checks the leg kick nicely there.
Briggs swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Briggs throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Briggs keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rome uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Briggs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Briggs. Rome does a little dance to reset his feet.
Rome avoids the body shot from Briggs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rome attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Rome misses with a looping left.
Rome ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Briggs moves away.
Rome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Rome.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Briggs checks a leg kick.
Rome is breathing heavily.
Briggs looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Rome!
Briggs is moving around in side control but his primary objective seems to be to maintain the position.
Rome sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Ground and pound from Briggs.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Briggs wants to take a breather but Rome is having none of it.
Briggs thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Rome's head.
Briggs seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Rome blocking the ground and pound attempt from Briggs.
Briggs seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Rome does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Briggs prevents Rome from improving his position.
Nice strikes from Briggs there.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Briggs lands strikes from half guard.
Rome is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Briggs scores with a couple of nice shots.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Benjamin Briggs dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Rome just misses with a punch to the body.
Briggs throwing a counter right hand but Rome manages to avoid it.
Rome misses the shot to the body.
Rome fails with a takedown attempt.
Rome tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Briggs was well out of range. Poor timing from Rome.
Briggs is looking to wear down Rome with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Briggs throws a body punch but Rome moves out of range.
Briggs ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Rome moves away.
Rome 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.
Rome misses with a hook. Briggs ducked under it nicely.
Rome misses with a low kick.
Briggs uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rome.
Jake Rome seems to be getting the better of the standup.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Briggs bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Briggs working the ground and pound but Rome is defending the strikes.
Briggs working the body and head with strikes.
Rome taking a bit of punishment here - Briggs scoring with strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Briggs wants to control but Rome is keeping him busy.
Briggs is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Rome's shoulder. That is not cool.
Rome wants to control but Briggs postures up.
Rome takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Briggs throwing strikes but Rome manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Briggs gets back to half guard.
Briggs is trying to maintain the position but Rome is very close to passing his half guard.
Rome trying to mount his opponent but Briggs defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rome wants to lay and pray for a moment but Briggs keeps working.
Ground and pound from Rome.
Briggs tries to roll over but Rome keeps him under control.
Rome not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rome passes into side control, despite Briggs's attempt to control the position.
Briggs tries to get back to half guard but can't.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Briggs's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Rome trying to control the action but Briggs is working from the bottom.
Rome might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Briggs haven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Briggs is letting Rome control him for a moment.
The referee has stepped in and called for a break in the action. We'll restart on the feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Briggs moves out of range as Rome strikes.
A clash of legs there as Briggs blocks the low kick.
Jake Rome seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Briggs gets a takedown into half guard.
Briggs not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Briggs wants to control but Rome is keeping him busy.
Rome tries to get to full guard but Briggs has control of the leg.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Briggs keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
And that's the end of the fight!
Benjamin Briggs showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Briggs, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Benjamin Briggs!
Benjamin Briggs decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Charles Champaign (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carlos Lapris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lapris has a pretty significant injury - he really shouldn't be fighting right now but he's a warrior and he's here none the less! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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220 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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211 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charles Champaign!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carlos Lapris!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Champaign lands a head kick. Lapris smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Lapris looks winded!
Champaign scores with a sloppy right hand. Lapris should have avoided that one.
Champaign smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Lapris moves forwards but Champaign connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Lapris takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Lapris is rocked!
Champaign scoring well with a low kick there.
Lapris is still on wobbly legs! Can Champaign finish him?
Champaign forces Lapris back against the cage and clinches.
Lapris seems to have recovered his senses.
Lapris is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Champaign using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short right from Champaign on the inside.
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!
Champaign with a knee to the head.
Champaign works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Champaign is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Champaign breaks the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Champaign circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Lapris drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Champaign follows Lapris to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Charles Champaign!
Our winner, Charles Champaign, 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 Geffrey Lefebvre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Birch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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192 lbs
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193 lbs
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geffrey Lefebvre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Birch!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lefebvre feints and as Birch raises his hands in defense, Lefebvre changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Lefebvre wants to control from the top but Birch keeps moving.
Lefebvre is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Birch looking to hit a scissor sweep but Lefebvre is one step ahead there.
Birch keeping full guard, as Lefebvre tries to pass.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Birch controls Lefebvre momentarily but Lefebvre frees himself.
Lefebvre looking to pass the guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre is stalling in the full guard.
Lefebvre wants to pass the guard but Birch is keeping the position.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Birch throws a right and a left that both miss.
Birch swings for the body but Lefebvre moves out of range.
Birch misses the shot to the body.
Lefebvre gets a takedown into half guard.
We've been hearing that Lefebvre has been drilling a lot of ground and pound in training, so let's see if he get the finish.
Birch won't allow Lefebvre to pass to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Birch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lefebvre.
Still in half guard, Lefebvre seems content to control.
Birch tries to roll over but Lefebvre keeps him under control.
Lefebvre sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Lefebvre is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is pressing down on Birch's thigh, looking to free his foot. Birch is holding on for now.
Birch is refusing to be controlled, as Lefebvre sits in half guard.
Lefebvre is looking to advance position but Birch won't allow it.
Birch has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lefebvre is working away from the top position though.
Lefebvre frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Birch is wriggling around trying to escape.
Lefebvre with the ground and pound from mount.
Lefebvre swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Birch is now in Lefebvre's guard. A big mistake from Lefebvre there, giving up the dominant position!
Lefebvre keeping moving, preventing Birch from controlling successfully.
Lefebvre had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Birch defends it easily.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Birch tries to free his leg and advance position but Lefebvre is retaining full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geffrey Lefebvre dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Birch throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
We've been informed that Birch has been working hard on his conditioning in the buildup to the fight.
Birch fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Lefebvre manages to avoid it.
Lefebvre feinted with a counter takedown.
Lefebvre scores with a crisp jab that stopped Birch in his tracks.
Lefebvre uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Birch.
Lefebvre feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Birch keeping moving, preventing Lefebvre from controlling successfully.
Birch managing to control the position.
Birch keeping moving, preventing Lefebvre from controlling successfully.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Birch has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Lefebvre wants to pass the guard but Birch is keeping the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Tom Birch seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lefebvre gets a takedown into half guard.
Geffrey Lefebvre overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lefebvre has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Birch is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lefebvre looking to ground and pound but Birch is blocking nicely.
Lefebvre controlling from mount.
Birch tries to lock up and control but Lefebvre gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lefebvre unloading with bombs!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre looking to control but Birch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Poor strikes thrown by Lefebvre there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Birch is squirming around, avoiding Lefebvre's attempts to control the action.
Lefebvre with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Lefebvre is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Birch has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Birch tries to hold on but Lefebvre pushes him away.
Lefebvre is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Birch can do to turn this around?
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.
Lefebvre looking to control but Birch is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lefebvre throwing strikes here but Birch is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Lefebvre lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Lefebvre thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Lefebvre controlling his opponent.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lefebvre avoids the attempt from Birch to control.
Lefebvre with shots to the head and body - Birch looks very uncomfortable down there.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Geffrey Lefebvre dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Birch misses with a wild body shot.
Birch swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lefebvre looking to score a takedown here. Birch is defending well but Lefebvre drives through and ends up in Birch's guard.
Lefebvre trying to control but Birch is working from the bottom.
Lefebvre passes into half guard.
Lefebvre controlling the action here.
Lefebvre is looking to take a break and control but Birch is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lefebvre is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Birch doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Lefebvre.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lefebvre working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Birch's thigh. Birch counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Birch keeping full guard, as Lefebvre tries to pass.
Lefebvre throws a strike but Birch rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lefebvre is trying to keep Birch in close.
Birch pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Lefebvre is keeping the position for now.
Birch trying to control the position from guard on top but Lefebvre is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lefebvre bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Birch's guard.
Lefebvre trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lefebvre trying to control but Birch is working from the bottom.
Birch wants to sweep but no luck.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre wants to control from the top but Birch keeps moving.
Lefebvre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Birch looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Birch looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Birch!
Lefebvre tries to buck Birch off but Birch is having none of it.
You can see the frustration on Lefebvre's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lefebvre is looking for a sweep.
Birch trying to control the action but Lefebvre is working from the bottom.
Lefebvre sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lefebvre is looking to improve his position.
Birch seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Lefebvre does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lefebvre trying to get back to full guard but Birch takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Birch can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lefebvre is looking to escape.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Birch is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Tom Birch.
I think Lefebvre has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Geffrey Lefebvre!
Our winner, Geffrey Lefebvre, 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between David Lichen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jeremy Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Jeremy Jones was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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26
142 lbs
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150 lbs
10 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Lichen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Jeremy Jones!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lichen bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Jones swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Lichen jabs Jones right on the nose. Jones blinks but takes it well.
Lichen slips under a jab.
Lichen missing with a left hand there. Jones was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Jones misses the shot to the body.
Lichen stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
A big right from Lichen misses.
Jones throws a hook but Lichen blocks it.
Lichen lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Good standup being displayed there by Lichen as he connects with a hook.
Jones avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Lichen sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Lichen avoids it this time.
Jones takes a swing at Lichen's ribcage but misses.
Lichen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lichen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lichen misses with a looping left.
Jones misses with a series of wild punches.
Lichen throws a hook but Jones avoids it easily.
Lichen has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Lichen lands with a shot to the body.
Jones on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Lichen bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jones's head.
Lichen tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Jones was well out of range. Poor timing from Lichen.
Lichen sets himself, and Jones steps forward looking for the clinch! Lichen avoids it this time.
Lichen throws a jab when Jones was well out of range.
David Lichen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Lichen misses with an uppercut. Jones saw that one coming.
Lichen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Jones let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Jones walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lichen wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Lichen lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Lichen throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jones.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lichen misses with a wild body shot.
Jones has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Jones there as he acknowledges the shot.
Lichen scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Jones slips under a jab from Lichen.
Lichen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
Lichen is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Lichen misses with a wild body shot.
Lichen closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Jones as the two fighters clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lichen misses with the head strike.
Lichen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Lichen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones pressing his opponent against the cage.
Lichen scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Jones tries to throw a body punch but Lichen avoids it by throwing Jones back against the cage.
Jones digs a right hand into Lichen's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lichen's gas tank.
Lichen tries a body shot but Jones blocks it.
Jones blocking some punches.
Jones has Lichen pressed against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lichen tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Jones scores with a nice hook to the head.
Lichen lands a shot to the body.
Lichen wants to break the clinch but can't.
Jones stalling.
Lichen misses with a hook from the clinch.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Jones tries to work over Lichen's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A head punch on the inside from Lichen fails to land.
A short right from Lichen on the inside.
Lichen can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones stalling the fight.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Lichen dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jones keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lichen swings and misses with a hook to the body.
A low kick from Jones is predictable there
and Lichen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Jones swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Lichen counter with a right hand.
Lichen uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Lichen swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Lichen dodges the punch combination from Jones.
A big right from Lichen misses.
Jones throws out a counter right but Lichen avoids it with no problem.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lichen misses with an uppercut
and Jones counters with a left to the body.
Lichen lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Lichen keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Lichen takes a swing at Jones's ribcage but misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones closes the distance but Lichen moves to the side
and Lichen counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Jones thinking.
Lichen throws a looping overhand right but Jones ducks down to avoid it.
A countering left hand to the body from Jones misses.
Lichen is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Lichen misses with a body shot.
Nice defenses there by Jones.
Lichen is looking to clinch but Jones is avoiding it.
Lichen connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Lichen throws a right hand that Jones ducks under and follows up with a left that Jones also avoids with ease.
Lichen scores with a decent looking hook.
Jones avoids a punch combination nicely.
Jones is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Lichen rather than just go for the knockout.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones throws a sloppy body shot
and Lichen cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lichen wants to clinch up but Jones keeps it at a distance.
Jones looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Lichen misses with a body punch
and Jones cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Jones takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Lichen throws an overhand right that lands on Jones's shoulder, as Jones tries to avoid the shot.
Lichen misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Jones.
And an attempted straight right on the counter from Jones! But no joy.
Lichen tries to clinch up but Jones circles away and keeps his distance.
Jab by Lichen.
Lichen wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones gets a clinch.
Lichen misses with a hook to the ribs.
Jones slowing the pace effectively.
Lichen swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Jones blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Jones takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Lichen misses with a punch to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones'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.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Jones.
The crowd are getting on Jones's back here. They're not happy about his lack of aggression in the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from Lichen.
Lichen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lichen lands a nice shot that snaps Jones's head back.
Jones takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Lichen! Jones is backing up but he can't get away as Lichen lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Jones and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). David Lichen!
During a confident post fight interview, David Lichen thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Kingston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kyle Lampert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas Kingston has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
162 lbs
7 - 2 - 0 |
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26
175 lbs
4 - 2 - 0 |
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Counter fighter
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Kingston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Lampert!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lampert throws the left hand but Kingston avoids the punch easily.
Lampert ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kingston moves away.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Lampert.
Lampert scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A left and a right from Lampert both land. Nice combination.
Kingston blocks a jab.
Kingston is looking to counter with a shot to the body.
Kingston gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Lampert throws a hook but Kingston blocks it.
Lampert lands a body shot.
Kingston throws a body shot but no joy.
Donk. Lampert catches Kingston right on the button with a cross.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lampert jabs at Kingston's body.
Lampert ducks under a wild hook from Kingston.
Lampert connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Lampert scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Lampert tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Kingston was well out of range. Poor timing from Lampert.
Lampert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in to close the distance. Kingston manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kingston takes one to the chin there.
Lampert fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Lampert scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Kingston on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Kingston throws an off balance right hand
and Lampert counters with a nice uppercut.
Kingston misses with a wild body shot.
Lampert looks like he wants to counter punch here.
Kingston changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Lampert looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kingston tries to advance to mount but can't.
Kingston works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Kingston in side control, working for a kimura. He's got hold of an arm and he's torquing it... Lampert is tapping! That's the end of the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Thomas Kingston!
A very excited looking Thomas Kingston rambled incoherently for about 5 minutes post fight about how awesome he is. It was kinda funny for a while but then everyone got annoyed.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Draszen Ibisevicz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Classic Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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285 lbs
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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
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Draszen Ibisevicz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Classic Man!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ibisevicz blocks a head kick by Man.
Ibisevicz throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Ibisevicz misses with a hook
and Man counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Man 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.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Ibisevicz moves out of range easily.
Man takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Ibisevicz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Ibisevicz cracks Man with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Man was well out of range. Poor timing from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Man throws a series of punches but Ibisevicz avoids them all with ease.
Ibisevicz tries to close the distance and clinch up but Man swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Ibisevicz lands the left hand.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Ibisevicz moves out of range as Man throws a body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man ducks right into an uppercut from Ibisevicz.
It looks like Classic Man has been cut.
Ibisevicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibisevicz lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Ibisevicz stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Ibisevicz lands with a good body shot.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Ibisevicz looks to land a left hand but Man moved out of range nicely.
Ibisevicz throws the left hand but Man avoids the punch easily.
Ibisevicz bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Man's head.
Man is looking to chop away at Ibisevicz's legs.
Man takes a jab right on the kisser.
Ibisevicz looks to score with a jab to the body but Man is just out of range.
Ibisevicz tries to clinch up
and Man counters with a right hand to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ibisevicz slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Man takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
Sloppy strikes from Ibisevicz. Those never looked like landing.
Man uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz throws a right and a left that both miss.
Man takes a swing at Ibisevicz's ribcage but misses.
Man throws a series of punches but Ibisevicz avoids them all with ease.
Ibisevicz wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Man misses with a head kick.
Ibisevicz jabs Man to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Jab by Ibisevicz.
A jab from Ibisevicz finds it's way through Man's defenses.
Ibisevicz scores with a nice head shot.
Ibisevicz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ibisevicz will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
A telegraphed right hand from Ibisevicz misses the target.
Ibisevicz misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Ibisevicz is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Ibisevicz fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
A telegraphed right hand from Man misses the target.
Ibisevicz is looking to counter punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Some wild striking there from Man.
Ibisevicz was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ibisevicz takes a swing at Man's ribcage but misses.
Ibisevicz fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Man manages to avoid it.
Ibisevicz lands a jab to Man's midsection.
Man is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Ibisevicz rather than just go for the knockout.
Ibisevicz tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Man paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Ibisevicz uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Man throws a sloppy head kick and Ibisevicz moves out of range easily.
Ibisevicz misses the jab.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Ibisevicz checks a leg kick.
Man is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Ibisevicz scores with a nice head shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draszen Ibisevicz dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Classic Man'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.
Ibisevicz swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Man tries to keep at a distance but Ibisevicz has taken the fight into the clinch.
Man prevents a body shot from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz wants to break the clinch but can't.
Ibisevicz is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Man can do to turn this around?
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Ibisevicz lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Ibisevicz.
Man with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Ibisevicz to score with a decent uppercut.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ibisevicz misses with a looping left.
Ibisevicz ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Man moves away.
Classic Man is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Man slips a jab from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz missing with a left hand there. Man was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Man doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ibisevicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a low kick.
Man scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Draszen Ibisevicz seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Man takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Ibisevicz!
Ibisevicz swings for the body but Man moves out of range.
As Ibisevicz backs off Man throws a huge counter combo but Ibisevicz manages to avoid it all.
Man has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Ibisevicz just misses with a punch to the body.
Man misses with a body shot.
Danga de danga de dang - Ibisevicz scores with a four punch combination!
Draszen Ibisevicz is winning the standup battle so far.
Man throws a right and a left that Ibisevicz avoids nicely.
Ibisevicz swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
A lazy left from Ibisevicz finds it's target.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ibisevicz throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a body shot but no joy.
Man moves out of range as Ibisevicz strikes.
Ibisevicz misses the shot to the body.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ibisevicz misses with a jab, cross combination.
Man pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Ibisevicz back to the cage. Man follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Ibisevicz throws a body shot but no joy.
Ibisevicz clinches.
Ibisevicz blocks a body shot from Man.
Ibisevicz misses with the head strike.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Decent striking displayed by Ibisevicz there.
Man swings for the body but Ibisevicz moves out of range.
Ibisevicz wants to take advantage of his opponent's missed offense by moving into the clinch.
Man uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Ibisevicz.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ibisevicz misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Some wild striking there from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz throws a right and a left that Man avoids nicely.
Man lets it all go there with a big combo counter but none of the punches connected.
Man tried to score with a low kick but Ibisevicz checks it.
A counter left hand to the body from Ibisevicz misses its target.
Ibisevicz rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Man moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Man misses with a wild body shot.
Ibisevicz blocks a head kick by Man.
An attempted straight right counter from Ibisevicz misses the target.
Man tries to move into range but Ibisevicz moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Man in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Man punishes Ibisevicz's body with a nice straight punch.
Man swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ibisevicz appears to be looking for a big counter.
Ibisevicz looks to land a combination. Man sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man throws a series of punches but Ibisevicz avoids them all with ease.
Ibisevicz cracks Man with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ibisevicz. Man does a little dance to reset his feet.
Man moves forwards but Ibisevicz connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Man ducks under a wild hook from Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz cracks Man with a good jab.
Ibisevicz misses with the combination.
Man appeared to try and counter that last move with a leg kick.
Ibisevicz moves into the clinch successfully.
Man breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Ibisevicz throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Man stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Draszen Ibisevicz dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Classic Man's cut.
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!
Man throws a nice looking combination but Ibisevicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
It looked like Ibisevicz wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Ibisevicz connects with a nice looking jab.
Man slips a straight right by Ibisevicz.
Ibisevicz throws a jab but it's blocked by Man.
Ibisevicz pushes Man up against the cage in a clinch.
Ibisevicz tries to work over Man's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ibisevicz tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Man breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Decent striking displayed by Ibisevicz there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Man throws a nice looking combination but Ibisevicz bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Man misses the shot to the body.
Man closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Man scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A combination from Man does no damage.
Ibisevicz is looking to counter punch.
Man wants to land a leg kick but Ibisevicz is out of range.
Ibisevicz lands a big right hand and follows it up with an uppercut. Oh and another big punch and a knee - Man can't take much more of this! Another big shot to the jaw from Ibisevicz and Man drops to the floor. Beaten and bloodied - he had enough there. A vicious beatdown by Ibisevicz.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Draszen Ibisevicz!
Draszen Ibisevicz decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rayder Garner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tim Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garner has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. This should be a great matchup!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rayder Garner!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Davis!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A momentary lapse in concentration from Davis enables Garner to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Davis manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Garner wants to control from the top but Davis keeps moving.
Garner 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.
Garner throwing strikes from guard but Davis blocks nicely.
Garner is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Davis really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Garner. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Davis controls Garner momentarily but Garner frees himself.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Garner accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Garner stops Davis from standing up.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
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.
Garner content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Garner with a nice head shot there.
Garner showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Davis working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Garner.
Garner pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Davis is keeping the position for now.
The ref stands the fighters back up due to a lack of activity.
Garner dives in and scores a takedown into Davis's guard.
Garner lands a couple of elbows.
Davis wants to sweep but no luck.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner passes into half guard.
Davis trying to hold on to Garner's head to control him but Garner postures up.
Davis looks winded!
Garner missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Garner controlling the action here.
Garner is nestled in close to Davis, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Davis can do anything to dispel that myth.
Garner seems to be working for a kimura but Davis defends the submission attempt.
Garner lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Garner trying to control the pace.
Garner winds up and cracks Davis with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davis is looking to get back to is feet but Garner passes into side control.
Garner is putting a hurting on Davis here, landing some big shots from side control.
Garner lands an elbow.
Garner tries for a kimura but Davis is defending well.
Garner lands a decent elbow from side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garner in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Garner lands a decent elbow from side control.
The referee asks Garner politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Garner prefers to stall for the moment though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Garner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rayder Garner dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Garner throws a front kick aimed at Davis's knee but Davis avoids it well.
Garner misses the shot to the body.
Garner shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Garner showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis pushes Garner off but Garner dives into side control.
Garner cracks Davis with a big right hand but Davis just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Garner remains in side control and seems content to stay there. It's a versatile position from which he can work both strikes and submissions, whilst maintaining that control, so maybe he'll sit here for a while.
Garner 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.
Garner passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Davis!
Davis is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Garner looking to finish Davis with some ground and pound. This is bad for Davis!
Garner punishing his opponent with strikes.
Garner fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Garner controlling the position easily from mount.
Davis can't escape the position.
Garner controlling from mount.
Davis in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garner in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
It looks like Tim Davis has been cut.
Garner with the ground and pound from mount.
Garner controlling his opponent.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Garner here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Garner working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Garner unloading with bombs!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garner lands a heavy elbow.
That has opened up Tim Davis's cut even more.
Garner punishing his opponent with strikes.
The cut above Tim Davis's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Tim Davis's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Rayder Garner!
Rayder Garner retains his heavyweight title!
Rayder Garner decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gregory Gilms (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gary Lorent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gilms is coming into this fight with a significant injury, which will no doubt have an effect on his cardio. The key to victory for Gregory Gilms has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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192 lbs
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185 lbs
6 - 2 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Very strong |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 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
9 - 0 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Gregory Gilms!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gary Lorent!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gilms moves away from the strike by Lorent.
Gilms is breathing heavily.
Lorent scores with a sloppy right hand. Gilms should have avoided that one.
Gilms moves out of range of the strikes.
Lorent takes a swing at Gilms's ribcage but misses.
Lorent looks to score with a jab to the body but Gilms is just out of range.
Lorent throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Lorent connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Lorent throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Gilms is looking to counter punch.
Lorent pushes Gilms up against the cage in a clinch.
Lorent lands a shoulder strike.
Lorent lands a body punch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorent taking a breather.
Lorent taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Lorent stalling the fight.
Lorent receives a warning from the referee for stalling.
Lorent misses with a punch to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lorent blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Lorent scores with a hook to the body.
Lorent stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A short left from Lorent.
Lorent leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gilms has a couple of punches blocked by Lorent.
Lorent slows down the pace here.
Gilms being controlled against the cage.
Lorent has Gilms pushed against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Lorent.
Lorent connects with a body shot that sends Gilms's belly button to the back.
Lorent swings for the body but Gilms moves out of range.
Lorent connects with a body shot that sends Gilms's belly button to the back.
Lorent fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Gilms seems to be moving with more speed, compared to his last bout. He must have been working on that in the gym.
Lorent misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Gilms.
Lorent digs a good hook to Gilms's body.
Gilms slips a straight right by Lorent.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Lorent manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lorent is working Gilms over against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorent makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Lorent doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Gilms taking a breather.
Lorent missing with knees to the body.
Lorent missing with knees to the body.
Lorent blocks an uppercut.
Lorent lands a hook to the side of the head.
The referee calls for Lorent to work.
Lorent tries to work over Gilms's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Lorent leaning his opponent against the cage.
Gilms's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Lorent just leaning against Gilms, taking a breather.
Lorent slowing the pace effectively.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Lorent.
Lorent clinches with his opponent.
Lorent blocking some punches.
Lorent stalling in the clinch.
Lorent tries to land knees in the clinch but Gilms avoids the damage to the body.
Lorent taking a breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Lorent dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Gilms looks to land a left hand but Lorent moved out of range nicely.
A countering left hand to the body from Lorent misses.
Lorent ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Gilms scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lorent misses with a wild body shot.
Lorent displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gilms throws out the jab.
Lorent tries to counter with a clinch but Gilms shakes him off and moves away.
Lorent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lorent fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Lorent has closed the distance and engaged Gilms in a clinch.
The referee calls for Lorent to work.
Lorent works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Come on Lorent - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Lorent lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Gilms or not.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lorent tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Gilms avoids it.
Lorent avoiding damage.
Lorent is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Lorent has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Lorent.
Lorent controlling the action here for a moment.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Lorent.
Gilms avoids the body shot from Lorent.
Lorent with a hook.
Gilms moves away from the strike by Lorent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorent throws a body punch but Gilms moves out of range.
Lorent lands a body shot.
Lorent misses with a body shot.
It looked like Gilms wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Nice uppercut lands for Lorent. That snapped Gilms's head back.
Lorent scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Lorent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilms manages to avoid it.
Lorent lands a nice hook to Gilms's body. Gilms takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Lorent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilms manages to avoid it.
Lorent lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Gilms at a distance.
Lorent fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Gilms manages to avoid it.
Lorent takes a swing at Gilms's ribcage but misses.
Gilms's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Lorent connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Gilms scrambles back to his feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Lorent throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lorent tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilms was well out of range. Poor timing from Lorent.
Gilms is trying to close the distance and clinch up, after that failed offence from Lorent.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorent clinches up with Gilms and pushes him back against the cage.
Lorent stalling against the cage.
Gilms avoiding damage as Lorent throws knees to the body.
Gilms takes a shot to the head.
Lorent lands a right hand.
Lorent pushes Gilms back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gilms being controlled against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Lorent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorent presses Gilms against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Lorent.
Gary Lorent seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Lorent is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Gilms is defending well for now.
A shot in the inside from Lorent.
Lorent blocking some punches.
A nice left hand lands by Lorent.
Lorent has Gilms pressed against the cage.
Lorent stalling the fight.
Lorent lands a left hand that snaps the head of Gilms backwards.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Lorent stalling the fight.
Gilms on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gary Lorent showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Gilms needs to keep his hands up - Lorent had a free shot at his head there.
Lorent is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Gilms rather than just go for the knockout.
Lorent misses the shot to the body.
Lorent works Gilms's body with a nice hook.
Lorent has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lorent controlling the action here for a moment.
Gilms takes a shot to the head.
Gilms throws a punch but it's blocked by Lorent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lorent is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Lorent stalling.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilms tries to throw a body punch but Lorent avoids it by throwing Gilms back against the cage.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Lorent dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gary Lorent.
Gilms takes a swing at Lorent's ribcage but misses.
Lorent wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Gary Lorent seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Lorent gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Lorent slows down the pace here.
Lorent tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Gilms misses with a hook from the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lorent leaning against his opponent.
Lorent pressing his opponent against the cage.
Gilms tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Lorent lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Lorent is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Gilms blocks a body shot from Lorent.
Gilms tries to throw a body punch but Lorent avoids it by throwing Gilms back against the cage.
Lorent pushes Gilms back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lorent manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Gilms prevents a body shot from Lorent.
Lorent stalling in the clinch.
Good body shot from Lorent.
Nice body punch from Lorent.
Lorent pushes Gilms back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Lorent trying to land knees to the body.
Lorent lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Lorent slowing the pace effectively.
Gilms blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lorent scores with a hook to the body.
Nice body punch from Lorent.
Lorent stalling in the clinch.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Gilms tries to work over Lorent's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Gilms trying to control the position but instead, Lorent has worked for underhooks and has pushed Gilms into the cage.
Lorent will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Gilms up against the cage.
Gregory Gilms has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Lorent lands a body punch in the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gary Lorent comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lorent 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 24:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 25:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gary Lorent!
Gary Lorent is the new light heavyweight champion!
In his post fight interview, Gary Lorent 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Elias Lyon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and St Petersburg Strangler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that St Petersburg Strangler was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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142 lbs
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144 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elias Lyon!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, St Petersburg Strangler!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangler moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Lyon's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Strangler connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Lyon scrambles back to his feet.
Lyon shoots in and gets a takedown into Strangler's guard.
Lyon trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Strangler manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Lyon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Strangler is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lyon has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Strangler has passed into side control.
Lyon tries to buck Strangler off but Strangler is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Lyon's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Lyon is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Strangler is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Lyon is in a tricky position but he's been working on his transitions down at Fight Factory, so we'll see if he gets out of it.
Lyon is trying to get back to half guard.
Strangler content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Lyon is not content to let Strangler control the position.
Lyon is looking for a sweep.
Lyon struggling a bit here.
Lyon tries to control but end up mounted... ooooh, that's bad.
Lyon tries to hold on but Strangler pushes him away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon is trying desperately to improve position.
Lyon sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
Lyon has a hand on Strangler's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Strangler takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Lyon is flailing around like a fish out of water, trying to land strikes.
Lyon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Lyon swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Strangler looking to control but Lyon is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon is working to get back to half guard.
Strangler controlling his opponent.
Lyon is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strangler wants to control the pace but Lyon is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
St Petersburg Strangler dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lyon walks into a left hand.
Strangler gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Lyon to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Strangler looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Strangler avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Lyon accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Lyon is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Strangler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Lyon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strangler is looking to advance position but Lyon won't allow it.
Lyon trying to get back to full guard but Strangler takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Lyon tries to lock up and control but Strangler gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Lyon is looking to improve his position but Strangler isn't that keen on the idea.
Strangler can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Lyon is looking to escape.
Strangler avoids the attempt from Lyon to control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon can't escape the position.
Strangler controlling from mount.
Lyon regains half guard.
Lyon gets back to full guard.
Strangler won't allow Lyon to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon trying to control the position here.
Lyon lands a beautiful sweep and he's now moved into his opponent's guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Strangler wants to sweep here but Lyon controlling him for the moment.
Lyon trying to control but Strangler is working from the bottom.
Strangler has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Lyon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
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.
Lyon throws a big elbow that misses.
Lyon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lyon lands a couple of elbows.
Lyon is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Lyon with a flurry of punches that miss.
Lyon scoring with punches to the head and body.
Lyon landing with the ground and pound.
Strangler is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lyon gets back to full guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Lyon is on top in guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Elias Lyon will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A jab lands there for Strangler.
Lyon swings widly with a right hand
and Strangler cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lyon takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Strangler scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Lyon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Strangler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Lyon wants to control but Strangler is keeping him busy.
Lyon landing a few strikes.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lyon in side control, throwing shots but Strangler defends.
Strangler tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Lyon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Strangler is not content to let Lyon control the position.
Strangler manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lyon's best efforts.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Strangler is trying to maintain the position but Lyon is very close to passing his half guard.
Lyon drops an elbow to the side of Strangler's head.
Lyon seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Strangler does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Lyon is thwarting Strangler's attempts to control the position.
Lyon not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Lyon trying to control from Strangler's half guard. Strangler has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Lyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Lyon throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Lyon won't allow Strangler to sweep him here.
Lyon wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Lyon sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Lyon throws a big elbow that misses.
The referee has motioned to the fighters to stand back up. He just wasn't happy with the level of activity.
Strangler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Strangler enables Lyon to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Strangler manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Lyon throws a big elbow that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Strangler holds on and takes a little breather.
Lyon tries to free his leg and advance position but Strangler is retaining full guard.
Lyon 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.
Strangler is trying to control the position but Lyon postures up.
Lyon wants to control from the top but Strangler keeps moving.
Lyon scoring with some ground and pound.
Lyon cracks Strangler with a solid left hand.
Lyon makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Lyon lands a couple of elbows.
Lyon chips away with some ground and pound.
Lyon working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Lyon connects with a couple of short punches.
Elias Lyon overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Lyon distracts Strangler with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Lyon postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Lyon trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Lyon stopping the sweep attempt from Strangler.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lyon trying to control the position from guard on top but Strangler is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lyon postures up and lands a big shot to Strangler's brow.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elias Lyon clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Strangler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Strangler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Lyon drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are working up against the cage. Strangler manages to wriggle his way back to his feet, so the fighters are now clinched against the cage.
Strangler lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Strangler'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.
Lyon is trying to stall.
Strangler lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Lyon wants to stall.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Strangler is stalling here.
Strangler continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Lyon turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Lyon manages to end up in side control.
Strangler tries to buck Lyon off but Lyon is having none of it.
Lyon wants to lay and pray for a moment but Strangler keeps working.
Strangler is looking for a sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Lyon is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Strangler has escaped the position, nice work there.
Strangler defending against the ground and pound.
Lyon misses with the ground and pound.
Strangler can't do much from the bottom here.
Lyon lands a few punches from side control.
Lyon wants to control but Strangler is keeping him busy.
An elbow from Lyon crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon working the head and body with strikes.
Lyon landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Strangler struggling a bit here.
Lyon creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Lyon is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Strangler knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Strangler wants to control but Lyon postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lyon lands a nice forearm strike.
Lyon working the strikes but Strangler uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Lyon seems content to maintain position for now, rather than mounting any offense.
Lyon lands strikes from half guard.
Lyon passes the guard and advances to mount!
Lyon has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Strangler sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lyon is working for a kimura but Strangler is defending it quite comfortably.
Lyon thows a huge punch but Strangler dodges it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Elias Lyon will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Strangler moves out of range of the strikes.
Lyon shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Strangler napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Strangler managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Lyon.
Strangler is trying to improve his position.
Lyon working the ground and pound but Strangler is defending the strikes.
Lyon in side control, throwing shots but Strangler defends.
Lyon postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Lyon tries to advance to mount but can't.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lyon lands an elbow.
Strangler tries to bench press Lyon off him but Lyon keeps the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lyon scoring with punches and elbows.
Lyon trying to control the position but Strangler is working away.
Strangler manages to get back to half guard.
Lyon thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Strangler's head.
Lyon throws a strike but Strangler avoids it easily and moves to full guard.
Lyon looking to sit in guard and control but Strangler gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Strangler is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Lyon wants to sweep here but Strangler controlling him for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lyon throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Strangler escapes and throws Lyon's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Strangler controls the position from side control.
Strangler working away.
Lyon tries to improve position but can't.
A lull in the action here as Strangler stalls from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lyon sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Lyon makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Lyon.
Strangler sitting in guard here, content to control.
Strangler is continuing to stall.
Strangler being controlled here momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Lyon is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Lyon working for submissions but it's allowed Strangler to get to half guard.
Lyon moves into full guard.
St Petersburg Strangler has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Boooooooooooooooooooo!!! God, this has been a terrible round. Come on you two, sort yourselves out!
Strangler slips nicely into half guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Elias Lyon.
I think Lyon has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 49:47
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 48:47
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 49:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Elias Lyon!
Elias Lyon retains his featherweight title!
Elias Lyon thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Reynolds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cody Paris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Reynolds has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Alexander Reynolds could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Cody Paris's chin.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Reynolds!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Sydney, Cody Paris!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Paris takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reynolds misses with a series of wild punches.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paris misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
Reynolds is breathing heavily.
Reynolds moves out of range as Paris strikes.
Reynolds slips a jab from Paris.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reynolds throws a jab when Paris was well out of range.
Reynolds jabs Paris right on the nose. Paris blinks but takes it well.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
A swing and a miss from Paris.
Reynolds misses with a two punch combination.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Paris missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paris swings widly with a right hand
and Reynolds counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
A combination from Reynolds does no damage.
Paris let fly with a counter punch to the body but it didn't land.
Cody Paris seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Paris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds swung with a counter punch to the body but it didn't connect.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds appears to be looking for a big counter.
Paris misses with an uppercut.
Paris swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds throws a hook but Paris blocks it.
Paris misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
Paris rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Reynolds counters with a right hand to the body.
Paris connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Paris looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds moves out of range as Paris strikes.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
It looked like Reynolds was trying to counter with a body shot coming off that last attack from Paris.
Paris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds moves away from the strike by Paris.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paris. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
The fighters circling - Paris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paris throws a hook but Reynolds blocks it.
Paris throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a jab when Paris was well out of range.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paris.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paris. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paris throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Paris.
Paris throws a big shot that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Paris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Reynolds slips a jab from Paris.
We've been told by Reynolds's head coaches at Fight Factory that he's been working on his takedown defense in preparation for this fight.
Paris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reynolds counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A jab from Paris misses.
An attempted straight right counter from Reynolds misses the target.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paris throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Paris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Paris.
It looked like Reynolds was looking amped, ready to throw a big counter but didn't commit.
A jab from Reynolds does it's job there.
Reynolds displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Paris throws out the jab.
Reynolds appears to be looking for a counter punch to the body.
Paris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that Paris avoids nicely.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Reynolds counters with a stiff right hand.
Paris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Paris keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Reynolds.
Reynolds lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Reynolds.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris misses with a straight left.
Paris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds seem to be loading up, looking for a big counter.
Paris throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paris.
Paris throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Paris misses with a body shot.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris misses with a hook
and Reynolds connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paris throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Paris missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Paris momentarily.
Paris takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Paris.
Reynolds is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Paris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paris misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds slips a jab from Paris.
Paris missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The fighters circling - Paris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paris thows a left - swing and a miss!
Paris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Reynolds pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paris.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Paris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Paris swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Cody Paris seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Paris missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Paris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Paris.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paris throws a body shot but no joy.
Paris slips under a jab.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds throws a hook but Paris blocks it.
Paris throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds defending well as Paris loads up on a big left hand.
Paris throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A looping hook to the body misses from Paris. Reynolds does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Paris misses.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Reynolds loads up on a big right hand but Paris slips the punch.
Paris is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Reynolds.
Reynolds throws a big shot that misses.
Paris throws out a counter right but Reynolds avoids it with no problem.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
A telegraphed right hand from Paris misses the target.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Paris.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Paris swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Paris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paris throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Paris takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds connects with a body shot that sends Paris's belly button to the back.
Paris throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paris ducks under a wild hook from Reynolds.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Paris throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Paris throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Paris throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Paris throws a body shot but no joy.
Paris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Reynolds staying out of range there.
Paris takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Reynolds defending well as Paris loads up on a big left hand.
Paris fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
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!
Reynolds slips under a jab from Paris.
Reynolds misses with a looping left.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Paris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paris misses with a body shot.
Reynolds lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Paris circles away quickly and effectively.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
The fighters circling - Reynolds throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paris has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Paris avoids the body shot from Reynolds.
Paris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Paris throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paris takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Paris misses with an uppercut.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Paris misses its intended target.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paris throws a body shot but no joy.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
As Paris looks to move away, Reynolds throws a big counter combo but Paris just gets out of the way.
Paris misses the jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Paris pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paris.
Reynolds staying out of range there.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paris throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris misses with a straight right.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Paris moves out of range of the strikes.
Paris doesn't fully commit to the body shot counter.
Paris staying out of range there.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Reynolds slips a jab from Paris.
Paris throws a jab but it's blocked by Reynolds.
Paris misses with a straight right.
Paris swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Paris looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Paris moves out of range as Reynolds strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Paris misses.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Paris.
Reynolds bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Reynolds throws a right and a left that Paris avoids nicely.
A jab from Paris misses.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reynolds slips a jab from Paris.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Paris misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Paris looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Paris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Paris loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Reynolds slips a jab from Paris.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Paris bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Paris throws a shot from downtown. Reynolds moves away and avoids it.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Paris looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Paris digs a good body shot into Reynolds's ribs.
Paris misses with a looping right.
Paris throws a body punch but Reynolds moves out of range.
A big right from Paris misses.
Reynolds uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Paris.
A looping hook to the body misses from Reynolds. Paris does a little dance to reset his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Paris misses with a looping left.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
Paris throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
As Paris looks to move away, Reynolds throws a big counter combo but Paris just gets out of the way.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paris.
Paris lands a nice looking body shot.
Paris loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Paris misses with an uppercut. Reynolds saw that one coming.
Paris misses with a body shot.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris really dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Reynolds throws a body shot but no joy.
Reynolds moves away from the strike by Paris.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Paris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Paris misses.
Paris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paris blocks a jab.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Paris.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Reynolds throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Paris sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
A big left from Paris misses.
A telegraphed right hand from Paris misses the target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Paris ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paris.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Paris misses with a series of wild punches.
Paris misses with a body shot.
Reynolds connects with a body shot that sends Paris's belly button to the back.
Paris missing with a left hand there. Reynolds was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Reynolds throws a big counter combination but Paris scrambles out of danger and avoids any damage.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Paris throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
Reynolds just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds looks to land a right hand but Paris moved out of range.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Paris.
Paris throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Paris takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Paris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
A counter left hand to the body from Reynolds misses its target.
Reynolds looks to throw the jab but Paris is out of range.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Paris throws a jab when Reynolds was well out of range.
Paris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paris tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Reynolds was well out of range. Poor timing from Paris.
Paris looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Paris swings for the body but Reynolds moves out of range.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Reynolds on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
Reynolds connects with a crisp jab.
Paris throws the left hand but Reynolds avoids the punch easily.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Paris misses the jab.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Reynolds blocks a jab.
Reynolds was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reynolds looks to score with a jab to the body but Paris is just out of range.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A big right from Paris misses.
Paris takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
Paris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paris.
Reynolds swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds throws a looping overhand right but Paris ducks down to avoid it.
Paris throws an overhand right that lands on Reynolds's shoulder, as Reynolds tries to avoid the shot.
Paris throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paris throws a big shot that misses.
Paris looks to throw the jab but Reynolds is out of range.
Reynolds was looking to counter that move with a punch but didn't quite pull the trigger.
Reynolds connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Paris's hands.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds is looking for a counter combo.
Paris misses with an uppercut.
Reynolds uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Paris.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Paris jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Reynolds slips a jab from Paris.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Paris throws a big shot that misses.
Reynolds keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Paris.
Reynolds throwing a counter right hand but Paris manages to avoid it.
Paris throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Paris throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Cody Paris dominated that fourth round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A big left from Paris misses.
Reynolds is looking to counter punch.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds throws a leg kick but Paris moved away.
A jab from Paris misses.
Reynolds defending well as Paris loads up on a big left hand.
Paris lands a jab to Reynolds's midsection.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Paris.
Paris fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Reynolds manages to avoid it.
Reynolds was looking to counter that last move with a shot to the body but he didn't commit.
Reynolds misses with an uppercut. Paris saw that one coming.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Reynolds uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Reynolds lands a nice hook to Paris's body. Paris takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
The fighters circling - Paris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Reynolds misses with a wild combination.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - a gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Paris misses the target.
A big left from Paris misses.
Paris throws a body shot but no joy.
Paris throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Reynolds moves out of range of the strikes.
The fighters circling - Paris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
A telegraphed right hand from Paris misses the target.
Reynolds throws out a loose jab but Paris uses good head movement to avoid it.
Paris misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Reynolds.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Reynolds ducks under a wild hook from Paris.
Reynolds throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Cody Paris is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Reynolds.
A jab from Paris misses.
A jab from Reynolds misses.
Paris throws a lazy right hand but Reynolds sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reynolds slips under a jab.
Reynolds throws a lazy right hand but Paris sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A slow jab from Reynolds misses its intended target.
Paris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Paris looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Paris.
Paris throws a looping overhand right but Reynolds ducks down to avoid it.
Paris throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
Paris misses the shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Reynolds jabbing away but nothing is landing.
A swing and a miss from Paris.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Reynolds slips a straight right by Paris.
Reynolds throws a hook to the side of Paris's head but Paris sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Reynolds avoids the body shot from Paris.
Paris throws out a loose jab but Reynolds uses good head movement to avoid it.
A little feinted left hand from Reynolds on the counter but he doesn't commit to it.
Reynolds misses the shot to the body.
Reynolds misses with a hook. Paris ducked under it nicely.
Reynolds moves out of range as Paris strikes.
Paris looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paris looks to land a right hand but Reynolds moved out of range.
Paris waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Reynolds.
Reynolds swung with a counter right hand that didn't connect.
Paris looks to score with a jab to the body but Reynolds is just out of range.
Paris misses with a looping left.
Paris throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Reynolds sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Reynolds slips under a jab from Paris.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Paris throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Paris ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Reynolds moves away.
A big left from Paris misses.
Paris just misses with a punch to the body.
Reynolds ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Reynolds steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Paris.
Reynolds keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Paris loads up on a big right hand but Reynolds slips the punch.
Paris swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Paris takes a swing at Reynolds's ribcage but misses.
It looked like Reynolds wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
Reynolds avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
The fighters circling - Paris throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Paris misses with a looping left.
Paris misses with a wild body shot.
Alexander Reynolds has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Reynolds moves away from the strike by Paris.
And that's the end of the fight!
Cody Paris comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Paris 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 45:50
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 45:50
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Paris!
Cody Paris is the new welterweight champion!
Cody Paris bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.
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