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GSF 66 Couture vs Lesnar PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Wladimir Gilkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Rambo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wladimir Gilkov has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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205 lbs
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KO power |
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wladimir Gilkov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Rambo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rambo shoots in for a takedown but Gilkov shows good takedown defense.
Gilkov showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Rambo.
Gilkov stuffs the takedown.
Rambo lands a nice shot to the body.
Rambo throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gilkov gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rambo prevents the takedown attempt.
Gilkov has double underhooks and is working for a body lock takedown. He's got it. The fighters land in half guard but Rambo regains guard immediately.
Rambo keeping moving, preventing Gilkov from controlling successfully.
Rambo is trying to keep Gilkov in close.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gilkov wants to pass the guard but Rambo is keeping the position.
Gilkov being controlled here momentarily.
Rambo keeping full guard, as Gilkov tries to pass.
Rambo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Gilkov passes Rambo's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Gilkov is working for a submission of some sort.
Rambo is looking to control Gilkov's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Rambo avoid being mounted?
Rambo slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rambo is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Rambo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Rambo trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Rambo content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rambo throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gilkov works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Gilkov looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Rambo slips nicely into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rambo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Gilkov regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Rambo.
Rambo works over Gilkov with some ground and pound from guard.
Rambo throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Rambo is looking to work some ground and pound but Gilkov has wrist control.
Gilkov keeping full guard, as Rambo tries to pass.
Rambo trying to control the position from guard on top but Gilkov is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rambo throws a body punch but Gilkov moves out of range.
Rambo misses with a body shot.
Gilkov moves out of range as Rambo strikes.
Rambo shoots in but no luck this time.
Rambo lands a right hook to the body.
Rambo misses with an uppercut.
Gilkov bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo has a takedown stuffed.
Rambo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Gilkov has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Rambo finds it's way round the side to connect with Gilkov's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo swings for the body but Gilkov moves out of range.
Rambo throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Gilkov stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Rambo misses with a wild body shot.
Gilkov fails with the takedown
and Rambo counters with a takedown into side control.
Rambo tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rambo has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Rambo connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Gilkov some visible discomfort.
Rambo lands a decent elbow from side control.
Rambo postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rambo landing a few strikes.
Gilkov taking a bit of punishment here - Rambo scoring with strikes.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rambo working the strikes but Gilkov uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Rambo lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Rambo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rambo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Rambo missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Rambo seems to be looking for submissions.
Gilkov is trying to get back to full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gilkov looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Rambo is working for a kimura but Gilkov is defending it quite comfortably.
Gilkov blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rambo.
Rambo thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's four 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Gilkov drops his hands momentarily and Rambo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Gilkov staying out of range there.
Rambo throws a hook but Gilkov avoids it easily.
Gilkov takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Gilkov uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Rambo.
Rambo with a lazy takedown attempt
and Gilkov counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Rambo!
Wladimir Gilkov has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Rambo.
Gilkov landing strikes, looking to finish!
Gilkov goes for an armbar but Rambo turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Rambo.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rambo preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Rambo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Gilkov's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. This is the final round!
Rambo throws an overhand right that lands on Gilkov's shoulder, as Gilkov tries to avoid the shot.
Rambo tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gilkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Rambo.
Gilkov moves into range and clinches up with Rambo.
Rambo is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Rambo tries to break free but Gilkov pushes him back against the cage.
Gilkov tries to score a body lock takedown but Rambo shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Rambo has had enough of the clinch but Gilkov keeps him there for the moment.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Rambo is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Gilkov gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Rambo stalling in the clinch but Gilkov improves position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rambo prevents a takedown attempt there.
Gilkov keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Rambo's efforts to push away.
Gilkov gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Gilkov trying to control but Rambo is working from the bottom.
Gilkov has gone for a leg lock! Rambo slips out almost immediately though and dives into Gilkov's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gilkov looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rambo throwing strikes from guard but Gilkov blocks nicely.
Rambo throws and elbow that misses. Gilkov uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Rambo's guard. Nice move by Gilkov!
Gilkov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Wladimir Gilkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gilkov wants to get up but he can't break Rambo's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rambo manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Gilkov manages to get himself to full guard.
Rambo pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Gilkov is keeping the position for now.
Rambo works over Gilkov with some ground and pound from guard.
Gilkov working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Rambo.
Rambo in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rambo working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gilkov throws his legs up looking for a submission but Rambo uses it to pass to side control.
Rambo working the body and head with strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rambo working the body and head with strikes.
Rambo looks up at the clock and then as Gilkov takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Rambo smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ground and pound from Rambo seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Rambo working the head with strikes.
Rambo scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Gilkov to see if he's OK.
Rambo throws a strike aimed at the side of Gilkov's head but Gilkov avoids it well.
Rambo scores with a couple of short elbows.
Gilkov stops Rambo from passing to mount.
Rambo is looking to take a break and control but Gilkov is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Rambo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rambo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Rambo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Lever (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Putman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lever's entrance music is Calvin Harris - Ready For The Weekend. A fine choice. Chris Lever could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Mike Putman's chin.
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198 lbs
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198 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Lever!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Putman!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lever shoots for a takedown but Putman saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Horrible takedown by Lever or perhaps it was just good defense by Putman which made him look bad.
Lever throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Putman's waist but Putman gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Lever off to one side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Lever. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lever fails to land with a series of punches.
Mike Putman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Putman connects with a single shot there.
Lever on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Lever is defended easily by Putman.
Putman drops Lever with a beautiful combination! Lever stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Putman is looking for the KO!
Lever is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lever is holding his hands too far apart here. Putman throws a hard, straight punch right down the pipe and BOOM! Lever is out! That punch landed square on the jaw - what a shot!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Mike Putman!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mykal Zulu (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nathan Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zulu comes to the cage accompanied by Shyne ft. Barrington Levy - Bad Boyz. Taylor has chosen Back To School by Deftones as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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217 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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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
14 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mykal Zulu!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zulu swings for the body but Taylor moves out of range.
Zulu lands the left hand.
Taylor on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Zulu clobbers Taylor with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Zulu connects with the punch.
Taylor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Zulu misses with a kick to the body.
Taylor takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Zulu thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zulu throws a lazy head kick
and Taylor counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Taylor moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
It looks like Mykal Zulu has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick
and Taylor counters with a two punch combo.
Zulu throws a sloppy head kick and Taylor moves out of range easily.
Zulu throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
Zulu scores with a sloppy right hand. Taylor should have avoided that one.
Taylor walks into a stiff left hand from Zulu.
Zulu with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Zulu scores with a spinning back kick!
Taylor moves out of range as Zulu strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Zulu tries a head kick but it misses.
Zulu throws a series of punches but Taylor avoids them all with ease.
Zulu thuds his right hand into Taylor's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
A head kick misses from Zulu.
Taylor blocks a jab.
Zulu scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Zulu moves away.
A big left from Zulu misses.
Zulu cracks Taylor with a good jab.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Zulu avoids them all with ease.
Taylor throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Zulu sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Zulu connects with a crisp jab.
A slow jab from Zulu misses its intended target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice straight punches there by Zulu. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Zulu.
Zulu connects with a good right hand that stumbles Taylor. Taylor circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Taylor ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Zulu misses with a head kick.
Zulu throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Zulu swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Taylor counters with a low kick, right behind Zulu 's knee.
Left hook, right uppercut from Zulu.
Taylor takes a kick to the side of the head.
Zulu lands a jab to the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu misses with the combination.
Zulu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Taylor misses with a kick to the body.
Zulu is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Taylor has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Taylor gets caught flat footed, as Zulu shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Zulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controlling Zulu's posture.
Zulu tries to free his leg and advance position but Taylor is retaining full guard.
Taylor controls Zulu momentarily but Zulu frees himself.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Zulu 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.
Zulu is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zulu is fighting to break Taylor's control of his arms but Taylor is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Zulu throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Taylor works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
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.
Zulu trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Zulu missing with a left hand there. Taylor was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zulu avoids the body shot from Taylor.
Zulu connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Taylor momentarily.
Taylor throws a sloppy head kick and Zulu moves out of range easily.
Taylor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Zulu.
Taylor misses with a leg kick
and Zulu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
A shot to the body from Taylor misses
and Zulu counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Taylor scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Zulu counters with a lovely straight right hand!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zulu takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Zulu scores with a jab to the head.
Taylor drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mykal Zulu dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Mykal Zulu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Zulu swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Taylor takes a jab right on the kisser.
Zulu throws a head kick that misses.
Taylor takes one on the button.
Zulu takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Zulu displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Jab by Zulu.
Zulu fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Taylor manages to avoid it.
Zulu pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Zulu throws a right and a left that Taylor avoids nicely.
Zulu scores with a nice right hand.
Taylor just misses with a punch to the body.
Taylor is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Zulu rather than just go for the knockout.
Zulu throws out a powerful jab.
Taylor has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Taylor ducks under a wild hook from Zulu.
Taylor falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zulu connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor lands with a good body shot.
Zulu misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Taylor.
Zulu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Taylor moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Taylor misses with a body kick.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Zulu.
Zulu slips a jab from Taylor.
Taylor tries to land a front kick but Zulu steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Zulu misses with a combination
and Taylor counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Zulu blocks a head kick by Taylor.
Zulu shoots in and drives through. Taylor sprawls well.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zulu counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Taylor is breathing heavily.
Donk. Zulu catches Taylor right on the button with a cross.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Zulu was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu throws a head kick that half lands.
Nice body kick there by Zulu.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Zulu stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Taylor takes one on the button.
The fighters circling - Zulu throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
No luck for Zulu with that takedown attempt.
Zulu throws a head kick that Taylor semi-blocks.
Taylor slips a jab and a cross from Zulu.
Zulu lands with a right hand.
Taylor misses with a double jab
and Zulu counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Nathan Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A head kick by Taylor misses
and Zulu counters with a nice uppercut.
Zulu connects with the punch.
Taylor misses with a jab to the body
and Zulu counters with a nice uppercut.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor throws a body kick the misses
and Zulu cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Zulu throws a hook but Taylor avoids it easily.
Zulu is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Taylor's half guard.
Zulu 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.
Taylor is controlling Zulu's trapped leg to prevent Zulu from advancing to side control.
Zulu sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
Zulu looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zulu not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Taylor is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Zulu looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zulu misses with a looping left.
Zulu takes a jab right on the kisser.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Zulu lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Zulu lands with a good body shot.
Zulu throws a good cross that connects.
Taylor throws a left and a right that both miss
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mykal Zulu dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Mykal Zulu's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Zulu shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Zulu scores with a one two! Taylor had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Mykal Zulu is winning the standup battle so far.
Zulu connects with the punch.
Taylor misses with a double jab
letting Zulu counter with a right hand.
Taylor misses with a combination
and Zulu counters with a stiff right hand.
Decent striking displayed by Zulu there.
Nice shot lands for Zulu.
Taylor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
That's a knee to de groin and it's over and out! Taylor crumples to the ground after an illegal strike from Zulu - the referee stops the clock and Taylor gets 5 minutes to recover from that one. "I'm sorry" says Zulu. Taylor manages to get back to his feet and the fight resumes.
Taylor fails to land with a series of punches.
Taylor takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Zulu fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Zulu throws a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zulu scores with a nice strike.
Zulu jabs Taylor right on the nose. Taylor blinks but takes it well.
Zulu scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Taylor doesn't seem bothered though.
Zulu dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Zulu falls off balance throwing a combination
and Zulu takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Zulu scores with a punch to the head.
Zulu paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Zulu comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Zulu lands with an uppercut that bounces Taylor off the cage and back into rage.
Taylor thows a leg kick but Zulu checks it
and Zulu counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Zulu lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Taylor takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Zulu fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Taylor on the side of the head.
Zulu connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zulu fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Zulu shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Taylor napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Taylor wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Zulu trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Zulu is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Taylor knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Taylor can't do much from the bottom here.
Zulu trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zulu throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Zulu trying to control the position but Taylor is working away.
Mykal Zulu is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Zulu just content to control the position.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Zulu slips under a jab.
Zulu moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Zulu lands a head kick. Taylor smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Taylor misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Zulu counters with a good, hard body kick but Taylor shrugs it off.
Zulu keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Zulu lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Zulu is able to avoid easily.
Zulu is looking to clinch.
Zulu connects with the punch.
Taylor throws a leg kick that is checked
letting Zulu counter with a right hand.
Taylor throws a series of punches but Zulu moves out of range.
Zulu throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Nice body punch from Taylor.
Nathan Taylor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Zulu lands with a cross.
Nathan Taylor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Zulu sizes up Taylor with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Zulu lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Taylor pulls out of a head kick attempt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A head kick from Zulu lands but Taylor takes it in his stride.
The fighters circle momentarily. Zulu darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Taylor showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Zulu.
And that's the end of the fight!
Mykal Zulu showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Zulu has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Yves DeLean 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... Mykal Zulu!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Barclay Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bruce Beneteau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jones comes to the cage accompanied by Murder Ya by Kenny Ken (Benny Page RMX). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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280 lbs
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19
250 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barclay Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bruce Beneteau!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beneteau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones forces Beneteau back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands a hook to the side of the head.
Jones fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Jones landing knees to the body.
A nice right hand lands inside from Jones.
A shot in the inside from Jones.
It looks like Bruce Beneteau has been cut.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Jones creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Jones's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Beneteau throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Jones takes a swing at Beneteau's ribcage but misses.
Beneteau stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Jones.
Beneteau looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A jab from Jones misses.
Beneteau is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Jones tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Beneteau paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jones tries to clinch but Beneteau moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Beneteau swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones thumps Beneteau with a low kick.
Jones tries to clinch up but Beneteau circles away and keeps his distance.
Beneteau swats away the attempt to clinch by Jones.
Jones instigates a clinch.
Jones lands an elbow just above Beneteau 's eye.
Jones lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Beneteau's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Beneteau is rocked!
Jones dips a shoulder and cracks Beneteau with a mighty uppercut! Beneteau falls back against the cage and Jones unloads with a barrage of strikes! Beneteau is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the cage! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Jones screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:03 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Barclay Jones!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Garry Dupuis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ahmad Abdallah (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dupuis comes into the arena with Warriors Of Time by Black Tide blaring out of the sound system. The crowd seem to be enjoying Abdallah's choice of entrance music: California Love. Garry Dupuis has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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180 lbs
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178 lbs
7 - 5 - 2 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Solid chin |
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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
11 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Garry Dupuis!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, Ahmad Abdallah!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dupuis throws a nice looking combination but Abdallah bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Abdallah takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Dupuis scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Dupuis throws a push kick but Abdallah slaps the foot to one side.
Dupuis doesn't manage to clinch there - Abdallah circles away.
Abdallah has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Dupuis finds it's way round the side to connect with Abdallah's head.
It looks like Ahmad Abdallah has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dupuis wants to clinch up but Abdallah keeps it at a distance.
Dupuis looks to throw the jab but Abdallah is out of range.
Abdallah wants to clinch up but Dupuis keeps it at a distance.
Dupuis rushes Abdallah and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Dupuis wants to break the clinch but can't.
Dupuis pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Dupuis lands with a slapping head kick.
Dupuis scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Dupuis throws a leg kick but Abdallah moved away.
Garry Dupuis seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdallah goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Abdallah looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Dupuis stuffs the takedown.
Abdallah tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dupuis paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Dupuis throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Abdallah throws a push kick but Dupuis slaps the foot to one side.
Dupuis lands a two punch combo.
Abdallah is rocked!
Abdallah looks gassed!
That's one minute gone in the round.
BOOM! Dupuis lands a beautiful left hook that drops Abdallah. Abdallah tries to recover but Dupuis is having none of it, landing more punishing shots from mount. One final crushing shot and Abdallah lies motionless on the canvas. The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Garry Dupuis!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Door Knob (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Incredius Roundius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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210 lbs
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213 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Door Knob!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Incredius Roundius!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Roundius fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Knob sprawls well initially but Roundius persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Knob keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Roundius thows a huge punch but Knob dodges it nicely.
Roundius trying to pass the guard but Knob defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Roundius working the head and body with strikes.
Roundius is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Roundius is landing with some decent strikes but Knob is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
It looks like Door Knob has been cut.
Roundius wants to finish this one by submission but Knob is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Roundius.
Knob really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Knob avoids a series of strikes thrown by Roundius.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Roundius avoids the attempt from Knob to control.
Roundius throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Knob because Roundius loaded up on that one.
Knob working to try and regain half guard.
Roundius landing strikes, looking to finish!
Roundius swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Knob is now in Roundius's guard. A big mistake from Roundius there, giving up the dominant position!
Roundius keeping moving, preventing Knob from controlling successfully.
Knob looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Knob is looking to advance position but Roundius has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Roundius misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Knob is looking to improve his position but Roundius isn't that keen on the idea.
Roundius wants to control but instead Knob manages to regain half guard.
Roundius thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Knob to regain full guard.
Roundius preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Roundius keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Knob's head.
Roundius trying to control the position from guard on top but Knob is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Roundius postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Roundius pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Knob is keeping the position for now.
Roundius throws and elbow that misses. Knob uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Roundius's guard. Nice move by Knob!
Roundius manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Roundius controlling the pace for now.
Roundius scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Knob?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knob is looking to get to half guard.
Roundius punching from mount but Knob doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Roundius with the ground and pound from mount.
Door Knob's cut is getting worse.
Roundius lands with some strikes.
Door Knob's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Door Knob's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Incredius Roundius!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Harry Distacio (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ross Levrone (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Distacio comes to the cage accompanied by Art of War. Levrone has chosen Accept - Balls to the wall as his entrance music. Ross Levrone is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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215 lbs
4 - 0 - 0 |
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200 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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Lethal high kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Harry Distacio!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ross Levrone!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Distacio fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Distacio, as that shot connected.
Distacio misses the shot to the body.
Levrone scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Distacio throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ross Levrone seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Levrone throws a series of punches but Distacio avoids them all with ease.
Levrone will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Levrone lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Distacio circles away quickly and effectively.
Levrone shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Distacio pinned against the cage. Distacio gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Levrone throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Levrone looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Distacio moves out of range of the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Levrone misses with a wild combination.
Distacio lands a big shot that drops Levrone! Can he finish him?
Levrone is rocked!
Distacio throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Distacio trying to control the position from guard on top but Levrone is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Distacio controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Levrone wants to get back to his feet but Distacio is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Distacio trying to control but Levrone is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Distacio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Levrone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Distacio throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Levrone works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Distacio is working Levrone over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Distacio throws and elbow that misses. Levrone uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Distacio's guard. Nice move by Levrone!
Distacio wants to sweep here but Levrone controlling him for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Distacio preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Levrone postures up.
Distacio striking from his own guard.
Levrone must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Levrone scoring with some ground and pound.
Levrone throws a strike but Distacio rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
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!
Distacio stops Levrone from standing up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Distacio pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Levrone is keeping the position for now.
Distacio's corner is telling him to maintain position.
Distacio with a flurry of punches that miss.
Distacio postures up.
Distacio lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Distacio working some strikes from top position.
Distacio tries to free his leg and advance position but Levrone is retaining full guard.
Distacio looking to sit in guard and control but Levrone gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Levrone distracts Distacio with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Levrone throws and elbow that misses. Distacio uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Levrone's guard. Nice move by Distacio!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Levrone is looking to stand up but Distacio isn't so interested in that idea.
Levrone has his foot on Distacio's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Distacio works his way back into a safe position though.
Distacio landing with the ground and pound.
Distacio wants to control from the top but Levrone keeps moving.
Distacio postures up in Levrone's guard and throws a big left but Levrone blocks it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Levrone is looking for a triangle but Distacio pushes his legs off easily.
Distacio lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Harry Distacio dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Levrone throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Distacio's waist but Distacio gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Levrone off to one side.
Levrone misses with the combination.
Levrone takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Distacio walks forward and throws a big overhand right! Levrone drops to the floor like a sack of potatoes! Distacio swarms on him with more punches until the referee wrestles him away from Levrone's unconscious body! Wow, that was brutal!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Harry Distacio!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Shane Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Micheals kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Clint Eastwood. Frank Micheals could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Shane Taylor's chin.
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25
219 lbs
9 - 4 - 0 |
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21
202 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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World class boxer
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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 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Shane Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor walks into a left hand.
Micheals takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Micheals takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Taylor lands a slapping body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Taylor throws a shot to the body.
Taylor blocks a low kick nicely.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Frank Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Micheals on the wrong end of a nice jab.
A punch lands to the side of Micheals 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Micheals goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Taylor clobbers Micheals with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Taylor ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Micheals is breathing heavily.
Taylor scores with a jab to the body.
Taylor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Micheals has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Taylor finds it's way round the side to connect with Micheals's head.
Taylor scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Taylor lands a really nice looking cross but Micheals seems unphased.
Micheals is rocked!
Taylor closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Micheals! Taylor dives in looking to finish! Micheals is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Shane Taylor!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Vachon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva has chosen suffocating under the words of sorrow (Bullet For My Valentine) as his entrance music. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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25
198 lbs
8 - 3 - 0 |
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175 cm
24
194 lbs
6 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very strong |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Vachon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Silva looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Silva takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Vachon scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Silva misses with a few strikes there.
Silva misses with a double jab.
Vachon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Silva tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Vachon was well out of range. Poor timing from Silva.
Silva fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vachon manages to avoid it.
Vachon throws a sloppy body shot
and Silva counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Vachon swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silva throws a right and a left that Vachon avoids nicely.
Vachon closes the distance and clinches.
Silva is trying to break the clinch but Vachon is controlling him.
Silva wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A short uppercut from Vachon.
Silva misses with a hook to the ribs.
Vachon manages to break the clinch.
Nice uppercut lands for Silva. That snapped Vachon's head back.
Silva fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Vachon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A jab from Silva misses.
Vachon avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva lands a jab to Vachon's midsection.
Silva bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Vachon connects with a crisp jab.
Silva lands the left hand.
Vachon misses with a shot to the body
and Silva counters with a right hand to the body.
Silva walks into a jab.
Vachon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Vachon lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Nick Silva has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A lazy left from Vachon finds it's target.
Silva is rocked!
Vachon throws a left and a right that both miss
and Silva connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vachon lands a nice hook to Silva's body. Silva takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vachon lands with a hook. Silva tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Silva slips a jab from Vachon.
Silva slips a jab from Vachon.
Silva throws a right and a left that Vachon avoids nicely.
Silva missing with a left hand there. Vachon was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a body punch but Vachon moves out of range.
Vachon is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Silva staying out of range there.
Vachon scores with a sloppy right hand. Silva should have avoided that one.
Silva moves forwards but Vachon connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Vachon finish him?
Vachon slips a straight right by Silva.
A jab lands there for Silva.
Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Vachon throws a jab but it's blocked by Silva.
Silva clobbers Vachon with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
Vachon uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Silva.
Silva throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Vachon connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Vachon misses with a straight right.
Silva takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Vachon swings for the body but Silva moves out of range.
Silva is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Vachon.
Silva avoids the body shot from Vachon.
Vachon throws a looping overhand right but Silva ducks down to avoid it.
Vachon clobbers Silva with an overhand right that has the crowd gasping. That made a horrendous noise.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Silva takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Silva misses with a jab to the body
and Vachon makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Vachon lands a nice shot that snaps Silva's head back.
Silva slips a straight right by Vachon.
Silva bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
A telegraphed right hand from Silva misses the target.
Vachon cracks Silva with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Vachon uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Silva.
Vachon throws a shot from downtown. Silva moves away and avoids it.
Vachon rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Silva moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
A nice combination there by Vachon.
Vachon scores with a jab to the head.
Andre Vachon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A telegraphed right hand from Vachon misses the target.
Vachon slips a jab and a cross from Silva.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Vachon, as that shot connected.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Vachon scores with a counter punch that sends Silva to the canvas! Vachon smells blood - he's punishing Silva with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! Silva has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andre Vachon!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Randy Couture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Barack Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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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
9 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Randy Couture!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barack Lesnar!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up but Lesnar swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Couture tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
The fighters circling - Lesnar throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnar's shoulder, as Lesnar tries to avoid the shot.
Couture keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Couture avoids the body shot from Lesnar.
Lesnar avoids a punch combination nicely.
Lesnar fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Couture manages to avoid it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A big left from Couture misses.
Couture moves out of range of the strikes.
A big right from Couture misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture misses with a body shot
and Lesnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Couture misses the jab.
Couture walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Couture connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Couture jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Lesnar misses with a series of wild punches.
Lesnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Couture looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Lesnar is pulling down on Couture's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture won't allow Lesnar to get back to his feet.
Lesnar has his feet on Couture's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Lesnar paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Couture shoots for a double leg takedown but Lesnar sprawls well. He's pushed Couture's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lesnar just misses with a punch to the body.
Lesnar misses with a body kick.
Lesnar walks into a stiff left hand from Couture.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture shoots in for a takedown but Lesnar shows good takedown defense.
Couture scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Lesnar doesn't seem bothered though.
Couture throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Couture throws a combination that misses
and Lesnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Lesnar moves out of range as Couture strikes.
Couture lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Couture scores with a body shot.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Couture checks the leg kick.
Lesnar wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a straight left.
Couture showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Lesnar.
Couture throws a combination that misses
enabling Lesnar to counter with a crisp jab.
Couture tries for a takedown but Lesnar sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Randy Couture. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lesnar cracks the inside of Couture's front leg.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Lesnar tries to land a front kick but Couture steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Couture misses with a hook to the body
and Couture takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Lesnar throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Couture sees it coming and avoids it easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
A jab from Lesnar misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Barack Lesnar dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Lesnar misses with a straight left.
Lesnar fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Couture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Randy Couture seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Couture moves out of range of the body kick from Lesnar.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Couture checks a leg kick.
Couture throws a hook but Lesnar blocks it.
Couture is looking to clinch.
Lesnar slips a jab from Couture.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture scores with a sloppy right hand. Lesnar should have avoided that one.
Couture jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Couture misses with a combination
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar throws a series of strikes that have Couture backpedaling.
It looks like Randy Couture has been cut.
Barack Lesnar is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
Lesnar throws a left and a right that both miss
and Couture counters with a one-two to the body.
Couture jabs Lesnar right on the nose. Lesnar blinks but takes it well.
Couture lands the left hand.
Couture throws out a loose jab but Lesnar uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture throws a jab but it's blocked by Lesnar.
Couture fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Lesnar tries to move into range but Couture moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Couture throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
It looks like Barack Lesnar has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Nice shot lands for Couture.
Couture misses with an uppercut.
Couture uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Lesnar.
Couture gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Lesnar misses with a wild combination.
Lesnar misses with a low kick.
Lesnar bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Couture displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Lesnar throws out the jab.
Lesnar lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Couture backs up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture lands a jab to Lesnar's midsection.
Couture throws a hook but Lesnar blocks it.
Lesnar pivots, looking for a leg kick but Couture is out of range and Lesnar settles back down.
Lesnar's corner calls for a 1-2. Lesnar obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Couture fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lesnar gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Couture.
Couture tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Couture misses with a double jab
and Lesnar cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lesnar looks to land a left hand but Couture moved out of range nicely.
Barack Lesnar seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Couture with a hook.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture clinches with his opponent.
Lesnar trying to land knees to the body.
Lesnar tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Couture'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.
Couture blocks an uppercut.
Couture lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lesnar works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Lesnar presses Couture against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Lesnar is trying to break the clinch but Couture has him pressed against the cage.
Couture escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Couture has Lesnar up against the cage in a clinch.
Couture pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Lesnar misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Lesnar breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Barack Lesnar is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Couture ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Lesnar moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Couture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
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 Randy Couture will probably get the nod.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Lesnar pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Couture throws a big shot that misses.
Couture swings for the body but Lesnar moves out of range.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Couture looks to throw the jab but Lesnar is out of range.
Couture misses with a few strikes there.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Couture misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
Couture throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Couture misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Couture tries to clinch there but Lesnar circles away.
Lesnar moves out of range of the strikes.
Couture lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That has opened up Barack Lesnar's cut even more.
Couture lands with a shot to the body.
Lesnar takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Couture is looking to clinch.
Couture tries to close the distance and clinch but Lesnar swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Lesnar chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Couture waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Lesnar.
Couture swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Couture looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Lesnar uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Couture.
Lesnar wants to land a leg kick but Couture is out of range.
Couture lands a jab-cross combination.
Couture connects with a nice looking jab.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Couture just misses with a punch to the body.
Couture falls off balance throwing a combination
and Lesnar counters with a series of strikes. Couture will be more careful next time no doubt.
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!
Lesnar ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture misses with a double jab.
Couture loads up on a big right hand but Lesnar slips the punch.
Lesnar uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Couture.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Lesnar misses with a double jab.
Couture getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Couture shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lesnar counters with a stiff right hand.
Couture misses with a body shot.
Couture throws a hook but Lesnar blocks it.
Couture decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar is trying to control but Couture passes into side control!
Couture moving around in side mount but really he's just happy to control for now.
Lesnar is trying to improve his position.
Lesnar is pushing Couture's head away, looking to escape. Couture manages to hold on to the position though.
Lesnar is trying to get back to half guard.
Lesnar struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture clearly takes that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Couture throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Lesnar throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Lesnar throws a right and a left that Couture avoids nicely.
A big right from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Couture.
Couture misses the jab.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Lesnar circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lesnar lands a really nice looking cross but Couture seems unphased.
A combination from Couture does no damage.
A punch combination from Lesnar misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar misses with a double jab
and Couture counters with a straight right hand.
Lesnar displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Couture throws out the jab.
Couture lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Couture looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
The fighters circling - Couture throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Lesnar swinging wildly here.
Lesnar misses with an uppercut.
Lesnar stuffs the takedown attempt from Couture. Couture gets slowly back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Lesnar.
Couture goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Couture looks to land a combination but Lesnar avoids it well.
Lesnar throws out a loose jab but Couture uses good head movement to avoid it.
Couture scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Lesnar throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Couture comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Couture connects with a looping right hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Lesnar is fending him off so far but Couture persists. Nope, Lesnar circles away and we're back to standing.
Lesnar bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Couture misses with a combination
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
It really doesn't seem like the step up in weight is hurting Couture here at all. He's more than holding his own against the bigger man.
Decent striking displayed by Couture there.
The cut above Barack Lesnar's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
A shot to the body from Couture misses
and Lesnar connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture fails to land with a series of punches.
Lesnar misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Couture counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Couture tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Couture scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Lesnar misses with a few strikes there.
Couture throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Lesnar was covering up waiting for the punch and Couture finishes the takedown easily into guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Couture stays in close to Lesnar's body and controls the position.
Lesnar pushes Couture off and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Couture misses with a hook. Lesnar ducked under it nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Randy Couture had his way with Barack Lesnar in that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Couture moves into range and connects with a jab.
Lesnar misses with a looping left.
Couture with a jab.
Nice defenses there by Couture.
Lesnar avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Couture cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
Couture lands a nice shot to the body.
Lesnar showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Couture.
Couture throws a looping overhand right but Lesnar ducks down to avoid it.
Couture lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lesnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Couture misses with a straight left.
Couture throws an overhand right that lands on Lesnar's shoulder, as Lesnar tries to avoid the shot.
Lesnar waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Couture.
Lesnar throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Couture connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Couture misses with a takedown
and Lesnar counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Lesnar rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Couture moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Lesnar motions for Couture to come forward. Lesnar throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Lesnar is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Barack Lesnar has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a jab when Lesnar was well out of range.
Couture cracks Lesnar with a good jab.
Lesnar slips a straight right by Couture.
Couture throws a combination. Lesnar tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
A punch combination from Couture misses.
Couture misses with a combination
and Lesnar counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A big right from Lesnar misses.
Lesnar scoring well with a low kick there.
Couture connects with a body shot.
Lesnar is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Couture throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Barack Lesnar's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Lesnar walks into a jab.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Barack Lesnar's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:23 of round 5, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Randy Couture!
Randy Couture retains his heavyweight title!
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