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CEFC 47 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between AJ Strey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Byron Northview (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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170 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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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
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Strey!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Byron Northview!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Northview rushes Strey and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Strey manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Northview breaks the clinch.
Northview doesn't manage to clinch there - Strey circles away.
Northview cracks Strey with an open hand slap.
Northview clinches up against the cage.
Northview breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Northview tries to clinch but Strey is having none of it.
Northview fails in his attempt to clinch.
Northview avoids the head kick by Strey.
Northview gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Northview works on Strey's body with a couple of short punches.
Northview lands a body punch.
Northview breaks the clinch.
Northview is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
The fight stays on the outside here - Northview looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Northview moves into the clinch successfully.
Northview is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Strey gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Northview manages to break the clinch.
Northview buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Northview shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Northview was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Northview lands a big shot there that rocks Strey but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The referee warns Strey that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Strey is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Northview has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Northview looking for a guillotine from mount but Strey is having none of it.
Northview lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Northview is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Strey can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Strey tries to reverse the position but Northview maintains control.
Northview wants to finish this one by submission but Strey is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Northview.
Strey tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Strey is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Northview looking to finish Strey with some ground and pound. This is bad for Strey!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Northview working for a guillotine from mount but Strey is in no mood to give up.
Northview looking for a guillotine from mount but Strey is having none of it.
Northview lands with some strikes.
Strey manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Northview is keen to just control but Strey is a slippery customer.
Northview looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Northview slows the pace down in half guard.
Strey tries to get to full guard but Northview has control of the leg.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Northview is trying for a kimura here. Strey looks like he's in a lot of pain... and he's tapping out! Northview wins by kimura!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:27 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Byron Northview!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ippo Makunouchi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Seek Destroy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Destroy has chosen Metalica as his entrance music. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!
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280 lbs
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274 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ippo Makunouchi !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Seek Destroy!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Destroy has Makunouchi up against the cage in a clinch.
Makunouchi is looking to break free of the clinch but Destroy has double underhooks.
Destroy has Makunouchi pressed against the cage, preventing Makunouchi from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Makunouchi is trying to break the clinch but Destroy has him pressed against the cage.
Destroy keeps control of Makunouchi as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Makunouchi 's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Makunouchi lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Nice jab there from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Destroy shoots in looking for a takedown. Makunouchi tries to sprawl out of it but Destroy keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Makunouchi manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Destroy tries to clinch but Makunouchi is having none of it.
Makunouchi lands with an overhand left.
Makunouchi scores to the head and body with a nice combination!
Makunouchi cracks Destroy with a right hand to the side of the head.
Destroy moves in looking to clinch but Makunouchi pushes him off.
Makunouchi lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Makunouchi .
That's one minute gone in the round.
Makunouchi throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Makunouchi lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Makunouchi 's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Makunouchi duly obliges.
Makunouchi is working the combinations to good effect here.
Makunouchi scores with a crisp jab that stopped Destroy in his tracks.
Makunouchi lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Destroy fails with the takedown.
Makunouchi stalks Destroy and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into Destroy's face. Destroy staggers backwards, shaken.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Destroy fails with a takedown attempt.
Ippo Makunouchi has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Seek Destroy.
Destroy looks gassed!
Makunouchi lands a nice hook to Destroy's body. Destroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Destroy closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Makunouchi to the mat! Makunouchi manages to get full guard.
Destroy stops Makunouchi from standing up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Destroy throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Makunouchi works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Makunouchi keeping moving, preventing Destroy from controlling successfully.
Destroy working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Destroy stops Makunouchi from standing up.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Makunouchi fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Makunouchi stuns Destroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A right-left combo lands from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi throws a one two combo.
Makunouchi throws a one two combo.
Jab, jab by Makunouchi - just one landing.
A head kick misses from Makunouchi .
A left and a right from Makunouchi both land. Nice combination.
Makunouchi lands with an overhand left.
Destroy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makunouchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Makunouchi lands a nice hook to Destroy's body. Destroy takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Makunouchi digs a good body shot into Destroy's ribs.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Makunouchi lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Destroy backs up against the cage.
Nice cross by Makunouchi .
Destroy with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Makunouchi to score with a decent uppercut.
Makunouchi scores with a one two! Destroy had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Makunouchi lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Makunouchi scores with a punch to the head.
Makunouchi throws a head kick that misses.
Makunouchi stuns Destroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makunouchi lands a jab-cross combination.
Makunouchi dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Makunouchi connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Makunouchi is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Makunouchi stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Destroy is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Makunouchi .
Makunouchi connects with a crisp jab.
Makunouchi tests Destroy's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Makunouchi bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Destroy on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Makunouchi is using his reach advantage well here, landing the more effective single shots from range.
Makunouchi lands a jab.
Makunouchi keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ippo Makunouchi dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Makunouchi throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Destroy on the side of the head.
Makunouchi moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Makunouchi throws a good cross that connects.
Donk. Makunouchi catches Destroy right on the button with a cross.
Makunouchi stuns Destroy with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Makunouchi moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Makunouchi works the jab nicely.
Destroy has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Makunouchi scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Destroy looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Destroy walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Makunouchi drops Destroy with a beautiful combination! Destroy stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Makunouchi is looking for the KO!
Destroy is rocked!
Makunouchi lands a head shot.
Destroy is still on wobbly legs! Can Makunouchi finish him?
Destroy is breathing heavily.
Makunouchi throws a good cross that connects.
Makunouchi closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Makunouchi lands a hook that stumbles Destroy back into the cage. Makunouchi follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Destroy to the canvas! Makunouchi pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Destroy has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Ippo Makunouchi !
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hardy Pickette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nolan Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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211 lbs
0 - 4 - 0 |
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210 lbs
2 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ White Belt
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ADCC Champion
Brawler
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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
0 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hardy Pickette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nolan Smith!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith throws a right and a left that both miss.
Pickette shoots in looking for a takedown. Smith tries to sprawl out of it but Pickette keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Smith manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Good leg kick by Pickette there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Pickette shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Smith pinned against the cage. Smith gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Pickette shoots in for a takedown but Smith shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hardy Pickette. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pickette lands with a nice combination. Smith backs away looking to recover.
Smith shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Pickette manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Smith is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pickette looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Smith puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pickette is concentrating on defense, preventing Smith from advancing position.
Smith decides to stand up and try his luck on the feet.
Smith drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Smith distracts Pickette with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Smith stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Pickette swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Smith postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Smith gets to his feet. Pickette looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Pickette will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Pickette is breathing heavily.
Smith has Pickette up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith works for the underhooks and manages to get a trip takedown into guard.
Pickette knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Smith on the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Pickette trying to keep a closed guard but Smith is proving a slippery customer.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pickette looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Smith 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.
Smith stands up from Pickette's guard - Smith perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smith pushes Pickette up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Smith has hold of one of Pickette's legs. Pickette is fighting the takedown attempt but Smith gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Smith is stalling in the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith lands a couple of elbows.
Smith advances to half guard.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Smith is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Smith maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Pickette could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but Smith has cracked it and Pickette is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by Smith!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nolan Smith!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Lane Pedersen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Robert Gagner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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210 lbs
7 - 7 - 0 |
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210 lbs
11 - 6 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
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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
7 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lane Pedersen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Robert Gagner!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gagner paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gagner avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Gagner misses with a takedown attempt - Pedersen sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Pedersen throws a right hand that Gagner ducks under and follows up with a left that Gagner also avoids with ease.
Pedersen tries to close the distance and clinch but Gagner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Pedersen fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Nice takedown defense from Pedersen. No joy for Gagner on that attempt.
Pedersen gets the takedown into side control.
Pedersen trying to control the action but Gagner is working from the bottom.
Pedersen working the ground and pound but Gagner is defending the strikes.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gagner can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pedersen working the ground and pound but Gagner is defending the strikes.
Pedersen tries to score with some ground and pound. Gagner controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
Gagner takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Pedersen misses with the ground and pound.
Pedersen tries to advance to mount but can't.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pedersen misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
The strikes coming from Pedersen are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
Pedersen landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen misses with the ground and pound.
Gagner takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Pedersen misses with the ground and pound.
Pedersen is looking to take a break and control but Gagner is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The ground and pound from Pedersen seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Pedersen working the ground and pound but Gagner is defending the strikes.
Pedersen wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gagner keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pedersen taking a breather here.
Pedersen in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Gagner tries for a takedown but Pedersen circles away easily
and Pedersen counters with a left right combination that sends Gagner crashing to the mat - Pedersen wastes no time in diving on top of him and pounding Gagner out for a TKO! Devastating finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Lane Pedersen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Burgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Diomedes Argosian (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgos's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Stronger. Argosian has chosen Drowning Pool - Let the Bodies Hit the Floor as his entrance music. Diomedes Argosian is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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199 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Burgos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Diomedes Argosian!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Argosian looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgos is just out of range.
Argosian bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Burgos's head backwards.
Burgos getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Argosian lands a jab to Burgos's midsection.
Burgos avoids the body shot from Argosian.
Burgos just misses with a punch to the body.
Burgos misses with a body punch
and Argosian counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Argosian goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
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!
Argosian lands a big uppercut and Burgos crumbles to the floor! The ref thinks about stopping the fight but Burgos looks OK. Argosian waves Burgos back to his feet!
Burgos is rocked!
Argosian blocks a jab.
Argosian throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Argosian drives through and clinches with Burgos against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Argosian pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Argosian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Argosian slips under a jab from Burgos.
Burgos misses with a shot to the body
and Argosian counters with a nice double leg into side control. Burgos won't be happy with that.
Argosian is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Burgos has escaped the position, nice work there.
Burgos dodges the ground and pound from Argosian.
A lull in the action here as Argosian stalls from top position.
The strikes coming from Argosian are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Argosian content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Burgos wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Burgos can't do much from the bottom here.
Burgos is trying to get back to half guard.
Burgos sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Burgos is looking for a sweep. Argosian is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Burgos taking some punishment here, with Argosian in his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argosian lands strikes from half guard.
Argosian lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Burgos is in trouble now - Argosian has advanced to mount!
Argosian has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Argosian with the ground and pound from mount.
Argosian is working for a guillotine from mount but Burgos frees his head quite easily.
Argosian takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgos is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Argosian looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Burgos regains half guard.
Argosian is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Burgos sees it coming and defends easily.
Argosian trying to control the action but Burgos is working from the bottom.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Burgos looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diomedes Argosian dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Burgos slips a jab and a cross from Argosian.
Argosian ducks under a wild hook from Burgos.
Argosian fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Argosian uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Burgos.
Argosian lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Burgos misses with a wild body shot.
Argosian drops Burgos with a beautiful combination! Burgos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Argosian is looking for the KO!
Oh Burgos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A shot to the body from Burgos misses
and Argosian cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Argosian circles away quickly and effectively.
Burgos seems to have got his legs back now.
Horrible takedown by Argosian or perhaps it was just good defense by Burgos which made him look bad.
Argosian moves away from the strike by Burgos.
Argosian wants to clinch.
Burgos looks to score with a jab to the body but Argosian is just out of range.
Argosian ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Burgos moves away.
Argosian scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Burgos doesn't seem bothered though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Nice defenses there by Burgos.
Burgos gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Argosian.
Argosian swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Argosian looks to land a left hand but Burgos moved out of range nicely.
Diomedes Argosian seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Argosian misses with an uppercut.
Burgos misses with a body punch
and Argosian counters with a slapping leg kick.
Burgos pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Argosian will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Burgos throws a body punch but Argosian moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Argosian drops Burgos with a beautiful combination! Burgos stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Argosian is looking for the KO!
Burgos throws a nice looking combination but Argosian bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Burgos cracks a nice hook into Argosian's ribs.
Burgos is looking to wear down Argosian with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Burgos misses with a body punch
and Argosian counters by moving into the clinch.
Burgos has Argosian pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Argosian manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Burgos can't get the takedown.
The referee is keeping an eye on Argosian - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Argosian is trying to drag Burgos to the mat but Burgos just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Argosian gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Burgos.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pedro Burgos. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Argosian escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Burgos blocks a jab.
A slapping leg kick lands for Argosian.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Some wild striking there from Argosian.
Burgos misses with a jab to the body
and Argosian counters with a nice uppercut.
Burgos misses with a hook to the body
and Argosian counters by moving into the clinch.
Argosian stalling the fight.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Argosian.
Burgos goes for a takedown in the clinch but Argosian prevents it.
Argosian's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Diomedes Argosian showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Burgos circles away from the clinch attempt.
Argosian throws a shot to the body.
Argosian wants to clinch up but Burgos keeps it at a distance.
Burgos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Argosian misses with a jab, cross combination.
Argosian is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Burgos.
Argosian slips a straight right by Burgos.
Argosian drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Argosian wants to control from the top but Burgos keeps moving.
Burgos knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Argosian on the ground.
Argosian loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Argosian trying to control the position from guard on top but Burgos is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Argosian takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Burgos preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Argosian trying to control but Burgos is working from the bottom.
Argosian passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Burgos is not content to let Argosian control the position.
Burgos tries to improve position but can't.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Some wild striking there from Argosian.
Burgos throws a lazy right hand but Argosian sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Argosian looks to score with a jab to the body but Burgos is just out of range.
Argosian looks to land a combination but Burgos avoids it well.
Argosian tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Burgos was well out of range. Poor timing from Argosian.
Argosian checks a low kick from Burgos.
Burgos throws a lazy body kick
and Argosian counters with a series of strikes. Burgos will be more careful next time no doubt.
Diomedes Argosian is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Burgos thows a left - swing and a miss!
Nice defenses there by Argosian.
Burgos misses with a wild body shot.
Argosian doesn't manage to clinch there - Burgos circles away.
Burgos swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Burgos swings for the body but Argosian moves out of range.
Burgos scores with a decent looking hook.
Argosian checks a leg kick.
Argosian is looking to slow Burgos down with leg kicks.
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.
Argosian looks to land a right hand but Burgos moved out of range.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Argosian.
Pedro Burgos is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Good shot there by Argosian.
Argosian misses with a hook.
Pedro Burgos has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Burgos throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Argosian works over Burgos's head and body with a nice combination.
Argosian thows a left - swing and a miss!
Burgos looks to land a right hand but Argosian moved out of range.
Argosian shoots in looking for a takedown. Burgos tries to sprawl out of it but Argosian keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Burgos manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Diomedes Argosian comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Argosian 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 26:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 26:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Diomedes Argosian!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tom Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Morris Minor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson comes to the cage accompanied by Yo Yo Scrape by Skinny Puppy. Morris Minor will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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27
170 lbs
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170 lbs
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Counter striker
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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
18 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Thompson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Morris Minor!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Thompson defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Minor.
Thompson gets a takedown into half guard.
Thompson is keen to just control but Minor is a slippery customer.
Thompson is working for a kimura but Minor is defending it quite comfortably.
Minor looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Minor wants to control but Thompson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Minor won't allow Thompson to pass to mount.
Minor trying to control here.
Thompson prevents Minor from improving his position.
Thompson is looking to take a break and control but Minor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Minor closes the distance and pushes Thompson back into the cage.
Minor wants a takedown.
Minor jumps guard.
Thompson controls from within his opponent's guard.
Minor is trying to keep Thompson in close.
Thompson trying to control but Minor is working from the bottom.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Minor is retaining full guard.
Thompson postures up.
Minor working for submissions but it's allowed Thompson to get to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thompson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thompson missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Minor makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Minor.
Thompson looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Minor is keeping the position.
Minor working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Thompson doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Thompson manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Thompson controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson trying to control the position from guard on top but Minor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Minor wants to get back to his feet but Thompson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Thompson not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Minor is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Thompson content to stall in guard here.
Thompson slips nicely into half guard.
Thompson trying to control from half guard but Minor is working away.
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.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Tom Thompson.
Minor tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Tom Thompson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Morris Minor.
Minor trying to control but Thompson postures up.
Thompson seems to be working for a kimura but Minor defends the submission attempt.
Minor is trying to get back to full guard.
Minor is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Thompson wants to take a breather but Minor is having none of it.
Still in half guard, Thompson seems content to control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thompson dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Minor shoots and misses
and Thompson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Thompson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Minor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
Thompson trying to control but Minor is working from the bottom.
Minor has his foot on Thompson's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Thompson works his way back into a safe position though.
Thompson stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Minor swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Thompson is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
Minor keeping full guard, as Thompson tries to pass.
Minor working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Minor closes the distance but Thompson moves to the side
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Thompson slows the pace down in half guard.
Minor wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Thompson is thwarting Minor's attempts to control the position.
Thompson tries to pass to full mount but Minor defends it.
Thompson is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor has his hands clasped together around Thompson's back. He's all about the action.
Thompson wants to pass the guard but Minor is defending well.
Thompson is working hard here to advance position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Minor rushes Thompson and presses him up against the cage.
Thompson gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Minor.
Thompson is fighting off a takedown attempt but Minor is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Thompson to the mat. Thompson regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thompson looking for a guillotine here but Minor defends easily.
Thompson pulls Minor in close to prevent any damage.
Thompson manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Minor manages to get himself to full guard.
Thompson drops back, looking for a kneebar! Minor looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Minor looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Minor!
Minor wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson struggling a bit here.
Minor wants to control but Thompson is keeping him busy.
Thompson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Thompson is looking for a sweep. Minor is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Thompson regains full guard. Nicely done.
Minor stays in close to Thompson's body and controls the position.
Thompson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tom Thompson dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Minor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Morris Minor seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Minor tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Thompson counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Minor is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Minor wants to improve his position but Thompson is controlling well.
Thompson controlling the action here.
Minor is looking to control Thompson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Minor avoid being mounted?
Tom Thompson overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Minor might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Thompson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Thompson trying to control from Minor's half guard. Minor has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Thompson tries to free his leg and advance position but Minor is retaining full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Minor not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Thompson might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Minor tries for a takedown but Thompson circles away easily
and Thompson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thompson.
Thompson drops back looking for a leg! Minor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Minor manages to kick Thompson off! Thompson jumps back into Minor's guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Minor holds on and takes a little breather.
Minor is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Thompson defends well.
Minor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Minor 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.
Morris Minor has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Minor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Thompson!
Thompson controls the position.
Minor landing strikes, looking to finish!
Thompson tries to hold on but Minor pushes him away.
Minor throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Minor lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompson regains half guard.
Minor throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Minor passes into side control, despite Thompson's attempt to control the position.
Minor working away.
Thompson tries to bench press Minor off him but Minor keeps the position.
Thompson manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Minor trying to control here but he's found himself mounted! Oh no!
Minor throwing hammer fists to the chest of Thompson. What's that going to do exactly?
Thompson content just to control the position here.
Minor is squirming around, avoiding Thompson's attempts to control the action.
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.
Minor can't escape the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Minor regains half guard.
Minor is not content to let Thompson control the position.
Thompson is working for a submission of some sort.
Minor slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Tom Thompson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Minor is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Thompson is aware though and is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tom Thompson showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Thompson, 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tom Thompson!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Silvio Fattuso (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eddie Jones could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Silvio Fattuso's chin.
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25
189 lbs
11 - 2 - 0 |
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26
184 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Jones!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Silvio Fattuso!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones tries to keep at a distance but Fattuso has taken the fight into the clinch.
Jones blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Jones.
Fattuso avoids the elbow strike from Jones, against the cage.
Fattuso tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Fattuso swings wildly with an uppercut but Jones uses good head movement to avoid it.
Fattuso tries to throw a body punch but Jones avoids it by throwing Fattuso back against the cage.
Fattuso can't find room to land a body shot as Jones controls the action.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Fattuso jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Jones walks away with a smile on his face. Fattuso gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
A head kick misses from Jones.
Fattuso getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Fattuso tries to close the distance and clinch but Jones swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Jones is looking to slow Fattuso down with leg kicks.
The fight stays on the outside here - Fattuso looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Jones 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.
Jones throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Fattuso's head.
It looks like Silvio Fattuso has been cut.
Good work by Fattuso as he checks the leg kick.
Fattuso moves in looking to clinch but Jones pushes him off.
No joy there for Fattuso, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Jones closes the distance but Fattuso moves to the side
so Fattuso counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fattuso pushing down on Jones's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Jones is defending against the submission attempts here by Fattuso.
Fattuso is trying to work for a kimura but Jones is defending well.
Fattuso has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Jones defend it? Fattuso steps over the head and cranks it - Jones is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Fattuso!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Silvio Fattuso!
Silvio Fattuso is the new middleweight champion!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Elliot Saunders (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Michael Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Lil Wayne- I'm Me kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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25
210 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elliot Saunders!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Michael Silva!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Saunders misses with a body shot.
Silva defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Saunders.
Saunders ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Silva moves away.
Elliot Saunders seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Saunders is looking to clinch but Silva is avoiding it.
Saunders avoids the head kick by Silva.
Silva misses the shot to the body.
Saunders shoots in and drives through. Silva sprawls well.
The fighters circling - Silva throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Silva manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Saunders looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saunders trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Saunders being controlled here momentarily.
Silva preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Saunders makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva has butterfly guard. He's looking to stand up here. He pushes Saunders off him and springs to his feet nicely. The crowd applauds.
Silva lands with a hook. Saunders tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva throws a head kick that misses.
Saunders throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Michael Silva is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Silva pivots, looking for a leg kick but Saunders is out of range and Silva settles back down.
Saunders moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva misses with a body kick.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown but Silva shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Elliot Saunders. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Saunders wants to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A bone on bone clash there as Saunders blocks the leg kick.
Saunders moves out of range as Silva throws a body kick.
Silva delivers a nice body kick.
Silva chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Saunders closes this distance looking for a takedown but Silva circles away.
Saunders shoots in but no luck this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Silva is trying to control but can't.
Saunders looks to land a strike but Silva avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Saunders loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders postures up in Silva's guard and throws a big left but Silva blocks it.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Saunders throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saunders working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Michael Silva 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.
Saunders has managed to clinch.
Silva is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Saunders is keeping busy.
Saunders takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Elliot Saunders has been cut.
Silva prevents a takedown attempt there.
Silva trying to land knees to the body.
Silva stalling in the clinch but Saunders improves position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Silva.
Silva with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
Silva tries a knee to the head but Saunders blocks it.
Silva tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Saunders pulls guard successfully.
Silva stops Saunders from standing up.
Silva wants to control from the top but Saunders keeps moving.
Saunders wants to improve his position but instead Silva has moved into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Saunders is trying to control but Silva passes into side control!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Saunders might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Saunders manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Saunders moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Silva wants to stand but Saunders is controlling his posture from full guard.
Silva is breathing heavily.
Saunders is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Saunders 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.
Saunders manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Saunders dominating with strikes here.
Saunders throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Saunders punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saunders tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Saunders punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
Saunders misses with a head shot.
You get the feeling that Silva really doesn't like being in this position too much.
Saunders with the ground and pound from mount.
Saunders with the ground and pound from mount.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Saunders cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws an elbow from mount that misses. Lucky escape for Silva because Saunders loaded up on that one.
Saunders looking to ground and pound but Silva is blocking nicely.
Saunders lands a big shot there that rocks Silva but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Saunders with good strikes from the mount here!
Elliot Saunders overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Saunders landing strikes from the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Silva can do anything to dispel that myth.
Saunders thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Saunders punching from mount but Silva doing a good job of avoiding damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Saunders lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Silva that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Saunders's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Saunders closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Saunders throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Silva has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Saunders is proving hard to escape from.
Saunders not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Saunders is on top in guard.
Saunders trying to move into half guard but instead Silva has managed to sweep!
Silva takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva wants to get up but he can't break Saunders's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Saunders looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Silva puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Saunders moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Saunders manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Silva manages to get himself to full guard.
Saunders 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.
Silva has momentary wrist control but Saunders slips an elbow through the middle.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Saunders throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Silva works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders stops Silva from standing up.
Silva working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Saunders.
Saunders postures up and lands a big shot to Silva's brow.
Saunders trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Saunders scoring with punches to the head and body.
Saunders missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders works over Silva with some ground and pound from guard.
Saunders lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Silva utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Saunders throwing strikes from guard but Silva blocks nicely.
Silva avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Saunders throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Saunders throwing strikes but missing.
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.
Saunders thows a big elbow that misses.
Saunders lands a couple of elbows.
Saunders cracks Silva with a solid left hand.
Saunders throws a big right hand that misses.
Saunders throws a strike but Silva rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Saunders throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Silva preventing the sweep.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Elliot Saunders clearly takes that round.
The cut man is working on Elliot Saunders's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Saunders tries to clinch up.
Saunders throws the left hand but Silva avoids the punch easily.
Saunders blocks a head kick by Silva.
Silva is looking to score with low kicks.
Saunders tries to score a power double leg takedown but Silva sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Saunders somewhat.
Silva tries to clinch but Saunders is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Saunders shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Saunders was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Silva holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Saunders tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Silva takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Saunders looking to finish with strikes here!
Saunders lands a nice shot to the head.
Silva is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Saunders landing punches.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silva wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Saunders.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Saunders lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Saunders scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Saunders connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Saunders lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Silva hang on?
Silva is rocked!
Saunders lands a heavy shot. That's hurt Silva! Saunders sees the opportunity and turns up the heat - strike after strike land to the defenseless Silva and the ref dives in to save him! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:55 of round 4, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Elliot Saunders!
Elliot Saunders retains his light heavyweight title!
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