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WFC 42 - Destructive Force PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ben Franklin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Muirhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Franklin comes to the cage accompanied by Landslide by Fleetwood Mac. Ian Muirhead is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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214 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ben Franklin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Muirhead!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Franklin throws a series of strikes that have Muirhead backpedaling.
It looks like Ian Muirhead has been cut.
Muirhead takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Franklin is throwing a storm of strikes! Right hook, left hook and follows it up with a spinning back fist! Muirhead hits the canvas like a rag doll! And just like that, this one is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:08 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Ben Franklin!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Spart (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Angel Pierce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pierce has chosen Billy Talent - Devil On My Shoulder as his entrance music. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Angel Pierce enters the cage!
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160 lbs
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157 lbs
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Brawler
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BJJ Brown Belt
Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Spart!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Angel Pierce!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Spart throws a lazy right hand but Pierce sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Pierce slips a straight right by Spart.
Pierce blocks a jab.
Nice sprawl there from Spart as Pierce shoots in.
Spart connects with a single shot there.
A slow jab from Spart misses its intended target.
Spart connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
A big left from Spart misses.
Spart is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Pierce.
Pierce throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Spart was covering up waiting for the punch and Pierce finishes the takedown easily into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pierce trying to control but Spart is working from the bottom.
Spart is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Pierce is controlling him.
Spart on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Spart tries to get out of the position.
Pierce looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pierce trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pierce drops back looking for a leg! Spart is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Spart manages to kick Pierce off! Pierce jumps back into Spart's guard.
Pierce is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Spart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pierce throwing strikes but missing.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Pierce.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Pierce slips under a jab.
Pierce feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Pierce throws a big right hand that misses.
Spart is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Pierce trying to control the position from guard on top but Spart is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pierce is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Pierce throwing strikes but missing.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Pierce pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Spart is keeping the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pierce drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Spart dives on top into guard.
Spart is in close to Pierce's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Spart wants to pass the guard but Pierce is keeping the position.
Pierce looking to hit a scissor sweep but Spart is one step ahead there.
Pierce has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Pierce has momentary wrist control but Spart slips an elbow through the middle.
Pierce is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Spart defends well.
Spart trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Spart working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Pierce's head.
Pierce utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pierce had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Spart defends it easily.
Pierce looks gassed!
Spart distracts Pierce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Pierce is working for submissions here. He's thrown up his legs looking for a tringle but Spart frees his head nicely. Oh but Pierce has switched to an armbar! Spart is tapping furiously! Lovely submission there!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Armbar). Angel Pierce!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Thomas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Arthur Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thomas comes to the cage accompanied by Muse - Knights of Cydonia. I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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166 lbs
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167 lbs
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Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Ryan Thomas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Arthur Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jab by Thomas.
Thomas keeps the fight on the outside.
Jackson has Thomas up against the cage in a clinch.
Thomas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Jackson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Thomas slows down the pace here.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson landing knees to the body.
Jackson lands an elbow just above Thomas 's eye.
Jackson lands with a short shot to the head.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Jackson putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Thomas in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jackson is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Thomas is defending well for now.
Jackson tries to land knees in the clinch but Thomas avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson looking to throw knees to the head but Thomas is blocking nicely.
Jackson looks gassed!
Thomas creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson pushes Thomas back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Knees to the body from Jackson.
Thomas pulls guard successfully.
Jackson avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackson stopping the sweep attempt from Thomas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson won't allow Thomas to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Thomas looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Jackson trying to control but Thomas is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Thomas keeping full guard, as Jackson tries to pass.
Jackson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Jackson 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.
Jackson pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Thomas lands a slapping body shot.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Thomas paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Jackson tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Jackson tries to clinch but Thomas moves out of range.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Thomas.
Thomas looks to clinch
and Jackson counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Jackson.
Jackson lands a nice shot to the body.
A knee to the head by Jackson.
It looks like Ryan Thomas has been cut.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but Thomas blocks with his arms.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson unloads a knee to the mid-section. Thomas lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Jackson working aggressively here.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas looking to slow down the pace here.
Jackson with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Jackson lands an elbow inside.
Nice elbow from Jackson.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson digs a right hand underneath Thomas's ribcage. Thomas let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jackson creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Jackson with a knee to the head.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Jackson.
Jackson with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a knee strike.
Jackson using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Thomas has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Thomas looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Jackson misses with a hook from the clinch.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Thomas just misses with a elbow thrown towards Jackson's brow.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
Thomas throws a knee to the head but misses.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Jackson lands a damaging elbow.
Thomas goes for a takedown attempt but Jackson pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Thomas clinches up against the cage.
Thomas blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Thomas dodges an elbow strike from Jackson.
Thomas on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Thomas.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Jackson struggles to land a body shot inside as Thomas controls his hands.
Thomas blocks the elbow strike.
Jackson throws an elbow but it misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Jackson throws an elbow but misses.
Thomas takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Jackson pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Stalling in the clinch from Thomas.
Jackson misses with a short punch on the inside.
Jackson misses with the head strike.
Jackson dodges an elbow strike from Thomas.
Thomas with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Jackson blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Jackson.
Thomas misses with a knee strike.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Thomas avoids it.
Thomas tries to land a knee to the head but Jackson blocks with his arms.
Thomas using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Jackson has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson connects with a nasty looking knee right to Thomas's face.
Jackson has a couple of punches blocked by Thomas.
Jackson throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Jackson lands a knee to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Arthur Jackson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Ryan Thomas's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Thomas tries to clinch
and Jackson moves into the clinch.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Thomas with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Thomas throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Jackson blocks it with crossed arms.
Jackson digs a right hand into Thomas's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Thomas's gas tank.
Jackson prevents a takedown attempt there.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Jackson throws an elbow that misses.
Thomas lands a knee to the head.
Thomas looking to throw knees to the head but Jackson is blocking nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Thomas avoids a wild elbow strike from Jackson.
Thomas tries to land knees in the clinch but Jackson avoids the damage to the body.
Jackson throws a knee to the head but misses.
Jackson misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson tries a knee to the head but Thomas blocks it.
Thomas misses with a knee to the head.
Jackson takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thomas managing to block the knees to the body from Jackson.
Jackson pushes off an throws an elbow but Thomas leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jackson with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Arthur Jackson seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Thomas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Jackson in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Thomas tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Jackson just stands there and leans against the cage.
Jackson throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Thomas blocks it with crossed arms.
Thomas tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Thomas pulls Jackson into guard.
Thomas is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Thomas manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Thomas throws some wild stikes that Jackson manages to avoid easily.
Thomas working for a submission but Jackson is keeping him at bay.
Thomas is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Jackson can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Jackson has worked his way to half guard, taking advantage of Thomas's lack of action.
Thomas is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Jackson defends it well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson is trying to control but can't.
Thomas passes to full mount!
Thomas is looking to secure an arm. He's managed it! He's pivoting for an armbar - that looks tight! But Jackson has managed to get out of it and now he's in a dominant position. Nice work from Jackson!
Arthur Jackson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson trying to control the position from guard on top but Thomas is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ryan Thomas has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
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.
Jackson looking to pass the guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Jackson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ryan Thomas showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Jackson has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Arthur Jackson!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Chase (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Francis Jaquier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase comes to the cage accompanied by Bobcaygeon. Francis Jaquier has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Johnny Chase's chin.
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221 lbs
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205 lbs
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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, Johnny Chase!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 4 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Francis Jaquier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chase plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
It looks like Francis Jaquier has been cut.
Chase circles away from the clinch attempt.
Chase fails to land with a series of punches.
Chase pushes Jaquier up against the cage in a clinch.
Jaquier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Jaquier with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Chase lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chase gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaquier throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Chase blocks it with crossed arms.
Chase lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaquier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
A short right from Chase.
Jaquier using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Chase has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Chase lands an elbow inside.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Jaquier tries to land a knee to the head but Chase blocks with his arms.
Jaquier takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jaquier looks gassed!
Chase gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jaquier tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Chase lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jaquier is rocked!
Chase lands a big elbow that sends Jaquier down! Jaquier recovers to guard.
Jaquier is still in real trouble! Can Chase finish him?
Chase sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Jaquier's guard.
Chase is working for a kimura but Jaquier is defending it quite comfortably.
Jaquier seems to have recovered his senses.
Well, if Chase is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chase throwing shots but Jaquier is blocking nicely.
Jaquier on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Chase content to control rather than advance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chase tries to pass the half guard into mount. Jaquier knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Jaquier has hold of Chase's hands but Chase slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chase working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Jaquier is staying active underneath Chase, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Chase not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chase throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Chase throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chase prevents Jaquier from standing back up.
Chase thows a huge punch but Jaquier dodges it nicely.
Jaquier avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Chase.
Jaquier is trying to stand up here but Chase is controlling him well.
Jaquier really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Chase. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Donk. Chase catches Jaquier right on the button with a cross.
Chase cracks Jaquier with a good jab.
That has opened up Francis Jaquier's cut even more.
Jaquier takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jaquier wants to clinch
and Chase counters with a nice leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ohhhhh! A huge head kick from Chase! Jaquier is out on his feet! Chase rushes in and throws more strikes. The ref is looking closely - Jaquier is covering up but the punishment is just too much and the ref steps in to stop the fight! Jaquier is staring into space, just thankful that the beatdown has ended. Brutal finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Johnny Chase!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brett Isildor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Akira Kazama (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isildor comes into the arena with The Hobbit Music blaring out of the sound system. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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177 lbs
16 - 12 - 0 |
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Isildor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Akira Kazama!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Isildor looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Nice sprawl there from Isildor as Kazama shoots in.
Kazama changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Isildor tries to avoid it but Kazama manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Isildor to the ground. Isildor escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Isildor stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazama. Kazama gets slowly back to his feet.
Brett Isildor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kazama.
Isildor avoids the body shot from Kazama.
Kazama avoids a kick to the body.
Kazama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama moves into range and clinches up with Isildor.
Kazama is working for takedown but Isildor is calmly controlling the position for now.
Isildor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kazama is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Isildor pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Isildor tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Kazama avoids it.
Isildor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Kazama tries for a takedown but Isildor manages to get underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kazama tries to stall but Isildor uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Isildor avoiding damage.
Isildor throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Isildor taking a breather.
Kazama is trying to stall.
Isildor creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Kazama's defenses.
Kazama blocks an elbow strike.
Isildor scores with a nice hook to the head.
Isildor lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Kazama swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Isildor.
Isildor working Kazama over with knees to the body.
Kazama looks gassed!
Kazama drops down looking for an ankle pick but Isildor pulls his leg out and moves away.
Isildor lands a nice leg kick that just misses Kazama's sensitive parts.
Brett Isildor is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Isildor missing with a left hand there. Kazama was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kazama takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Isildor lands with a slapping head kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazama on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Isildor. Isildor obviously looking to wear him down.
A leg kick checked by Kazama.
Good leg kick by Isildor there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Isildor connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Isildor throws out a loose jab but Kazama uses good head movement to avoid it.
Isildor looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Isildor, right into the meat.
A nice leg kick lands there from Isildor.
Isildor throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Kazama is trying hard to land a takedown here. Isildor sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Good work by Kazama as he checks the leg kick.
Kazama is trying desperately to land a takedown but Isildor is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Kazama.
Isildor lands a head kick. Kazama smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kazama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Isildor throws and low kick but Kazama moves out of range easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Isildor slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Isildor pushes Kazama away with a front kick.
Isildor fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Kazama.
Isildor throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Isildor stuns Kazama with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Kazama tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Isildor was well out of range. Poor timing from Kazama.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Isildor misses with a body shot.
Isildor lands a jab to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Isildor dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Kazama slips under a jab.
Akira Kazama seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Isildor.
Isildor moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Nice shot by Kazama.
Kazama chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Isildor can pounce on him.
Kazama is looking to clinch but Isildor is avoiding it.
Isildor lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kazama's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Kazama moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Kazama is breathing heavily.
A nice leg kick lands there from Isildor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor scoring well with a low kick there.
Isildor swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Isildor lets loose with a powerful body kick. Kazama will feel that in the morning.
Isildor scores with a leg kick.
Isildor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Isildor connects with a looping right hand.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Isildor but Isildor pushes him off and we're back to square one.
A solid leg kick lands there for Isildor.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kazama walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Isildor throws a nice inside leg kick.
Isildor attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Brett Isildor is winning the standup battle so far.
Isildor scores with a leg kick.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kazama shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Isildor defends it nicely.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Kazama. That did some damage!
Kazama takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Isildor is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Isildor throws a sloppy head kick and Kazama moves out of range easily.
Isildor plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Isildor.
Isildor throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A swing and a miss from Kazama.
Kazama looks to land a right hand but Isildor moved out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A telegraphed right hand from Isildor misses the target.
Isildor with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Kazama to score with a decent uppercut.
Kazama fails in his attempt to clinch.
Isildor wants to land a leg kick but Kazama is out of range.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Isildor throws a head kick that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kazama is looking to clinch.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brett Isildor dominated that second round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Kazama will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Isildor stuffs the takedown attempt from Kazama. Kazama gets slowly back to his feet.
Isildor throws a leg kick but Kazama sees it coming and checks it nicely.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Kazama checks a leg kick.
Kazama blocks a low kick nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kazama shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Isildor sprawls well. Isildor wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Kazama gets slowly back to his feet.
Brett Isildor has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Akira Kazama.
Kazama takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kazama avoids the head kick by Isildor.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Isildor throws a front kick aimed at Kazama's knee but Kazama avoids it well.
Kazama slips a jab from Isildor.
Isildor walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Kazama checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Kazama swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Isildor counters with a good low kick that Kazama was not able to check.
Isildor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazama.
Kazama tries for a takedown but Isildor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Isildor keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Kazama.
Kazama misses with a takedown attempt
and Isildor counters with a solid body kick.
Isildor looks to score with a jab to the body but Kazama is just out of range.
Isildor throws a quick inside leg kick.
Isildor throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Isildor misses with a low kick.
Isildor will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Isildor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Isildor displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Kazama.
Good work by Kazama as he checks the leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Isildor.
Isildor throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Isildor is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Kazama can do to turn this around?
Isildor throws a solid leg kick but Kazama takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Isildor.
Isildor scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Kazama takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kazama is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Isildor.
Isildor takes a swing at Kazama's ribcage but misses.
Isildor throws a head kick that half lands.
Kazama feints and as Isildor raises his hands in defense, Kazama changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Isildor looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kazama is one step ahead there.
Isildor knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Kazama on the ground.
Isildor has his hands on Kazama's head, controlling the position.
Akira Kazama has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
And that's the end of the fight!
Brett Isildor showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Isildor, 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:25
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:25
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brett Isildor!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between James Polk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Baker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baker is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Kanye West-Power. 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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22
184 lbs
10 - 6 - 0 |
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26
176 lbs
7 - 4 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Excellent boxer
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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
10 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, James Polk!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Baker!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Polk loads up on a big right hand but Baker slips the punch.
Baker throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Baker throws a front kick aimed at Polk's knee but Polk avoids it well.
Baker throws a body kick that misses.
Polk has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Baker ducks under a wild hook from Polk.
Baker throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Baker fails in his attempt to clinch.
Polk misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Baker.
Polk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Baker misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A head kick misses from Polk.
Baker tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Polk swivels and escapes.
Baker swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Polk.
Polk bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Baker looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Polk has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Baker.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Polk slips the punch.
Baker on the wrong end of a nice hook.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Baker is defended easily by Polk.
Polk ducks under a wild hook from Baker.
Polk instigates a clinch.
Polk misses with the head strike.
Baker blocking some punches.
Polk's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Polk pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Polk lands a jab.
Baker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Polk throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Baker sees it coming and avoids it easily.
A low kick from Baker is predictable there
and Polk makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Baker really felt that one!
James Polk is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Baker closes the distance but Polk moves to the side
and Polk cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Polk defending well as Baker loads up on a big left hand.
A telegraphed right hand from Polk misses the target.
Charlie Baker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Polk connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Baker feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Polk keeping moving, preventing Baker from controlling successfully.
Baker wants to pass the guard but Polk is keeping the position.
Baker wanted to stand there but Polk had control of the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Baker being controlled here momentarily.
Baker has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Polk is proving hard to escape from.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Baker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Polk is keeping the position for now.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Baker has his takedown stuffed
letting Polk counter with a right hand.
Polk keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Polk steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Baker.
Baker throws a leg kick that misses.
A big left from Baker misses.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Polk counters with a slapping leg kick.
Baker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Baker.
Polk displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Baker throws out the jab.
Baker loads up on a big right hand but Polk slips the punch.
Baker pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
James Polk dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Polk drops his hands momentarily and Baker takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Polk turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Polk checks a low kick from Baker.
Polk keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Baker.
Polk takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Baker misses with a body punch
and Polk counters with a good low kick that Baker was not able to check.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Baker takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Polk thumps Baker with a low kick.
Polk scores with a hook.
Baker throws a leg kick
and Polk counters by clinching up.
Polk lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Baker or not.
Polk content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Polk lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
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!
Baker changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Polk fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Baker is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Polk connects with the punch.
Baker on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Polk. Polk obviously looking to wear him down.
Polk cracks Baker with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Baker tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Polk pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Baker is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Polk!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between James Ferreira (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Raymond Yacht (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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141 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Ferreira!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Raymond Yacht!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Yacht misses with the combination.
Yacht throws a head kick but Ferreira moves out of range.
Yacht looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Yacht drops back, looking for a kneebar! Ferreira looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Ferreira looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Ferreira!
Yacht is looking for a sweep.
Ferreira trying to control the position but Yacht is working away.
Yacht tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Ferreira controls the position from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yacht wants to get back to his feet but Ferreira drags him back down.
Yacht being controlled for a moment.
Yacht is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Ferreira showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yacht.
Yacht jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Yacht throws a series of punches but Ferreira avoids them all with ease.
Some wild striking there from Yacht.
Yacht lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Yacht shoots for a double leg takedown but Ferreira sprawls well. He's pushed Yacht's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Yacht tries to score with a low kick but Ferreira moves his leg out of the way.
Some wild striking there from Yacht.
Ferreira displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Yacht throws out the jab.
Yacht misses with a few strikes there.
Ferreira really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Ferreira takes one to the side of the head.
Yacht has a takedown stuffed.
Ferreira thumps Yacht with a low kick.
Ferreira loads up on a big right hand but Yacht slips the punch.
A combination from Yacht does no damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira thuds a left hand into Yacht's body.
Ferreira misses with a series of wild punches.
Yacht swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with a straight right hand.
Yacht swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Ferreira counters with an outside leg kick.
Yacht throws a right and a left that Ferreira avoids nicely.
Raymond Yacht seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yacht looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
James Ferreira has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Raymond Yacht.
No joy there for Yacht, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
An inside leg kick lands from Ferreira.
Yacht shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Ferreira napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Ferreira struggling a bit here.
Ferreira is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Yacht is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Ferreira is trying to improve his position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yacht trying to control the action but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Ferreira struggling a bit here.
Ferreira is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Yacht is controlling him well.
Ferreira is looking to regain half guard here but Yacht keeps moving and retains side control.
You can see the frustration on Ferreira's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yacht has his takedown stuffed
and Ferreira connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that James Ferreira will probably get the nod.
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.
Ferreira clinches up with Yacht and pushes him back against the cage.
Yacht is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Ferreira can't fight it off and eventually Yacht manages to take the fight to the floor. Ferreira looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Ferreira looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Ferreira is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Yacht trying to control the position from guard on top but Ferreira is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Yacht preventing the sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferreira is adopting a defensive guard.
Yacht slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Ferreira tries to improve position but can't.
Yacht looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Yacht trying to control the action but Ferreira is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ferreira sneaks back into half guard.
Ferreira is trying to get back to full guard.
Yacht is pressing down on Ferreira's thigh, looking to free his foot. Ferreira is holding on for now.
Yacht passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ferreira!
Ferreira tries to hold on but Yacht postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yacht content just to control the position here.
Yacht swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Ferreira is now in Yacht's guard. A big mistake from Yacht there, giving up the dominant position!
Yacht is trying to keep Ferreira in close.
Ferreira preventing the sweep.
Yacht wants to stand and escape but Ferreira is having none of it.
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.
Ferreira preventing the sweep.
Yacht trying to keep a closed guard but Ferreira is proving a slippery customer.
Yacht kicks Ferreira off and gets to his feet.
Yacht is breathing heavily.
Yacht throws a series of strikes that have Ferreira backpedaling.
Ferreira moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Yacht shoots and misses
and Ferreira counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Ferreira ducks under a wild hook from Yacht.
Yacht misses with a kick to the body
and Ferreira counters with a nice low kick that buckles Yacht's knee momentarily.
Yacht throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yacht throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Ferreira thumps Yacht with a low kick.
Ferreira moves into range and clinches up with Yacht.
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 James Ferreira will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
A good leg kick by Ferreira.
Yacht displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Ferreira throws out the jab.
Yacht scores with a punch to the head.
Ferreira walks into a left hand.
Yacht throws a nice looking combination but Ferreira bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yacht falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira counters with a nice kick to the body.
A left lands for Yacht.
Yacht falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Yacht shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Ferreira counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yacht takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Yacht misses with a wild combination.
Yacht takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raymond Yacht is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yacht throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ferreira getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Yacht closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Ferreira is controlling Yacht's trapped leg to prevent Yacht from advancing to side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Yacht is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Ferreira still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Ferreira has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
A lull in the action here as Ferreira stalls from top position.
Yacht struggling a bit here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yacht seems a little lost for a moment, as Ferreira dominates the positioning.
Yacht is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Ferreira stops Yacht from getting back to his feet.
The fighters are battling for position here. Yacht manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ferreira stopping the sweep attempt from Yacht.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferreira trying to control but Yacht is working from the bottom.
Ferreira won't allow Yacht to sweep him here.
Yacht wants to control but Ferreira passes easily into half guard.
Ferreira prevents Yacht from standing back up.
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.
Ferreira perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Yacht tries to score a power double leg takedown but Ferreira sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Yacht somewhat.
Yacht lands a nice shot to the body.
James Ferreira is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jab from Ferreira.
Ferreira shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Yacht but Yacht pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Raymond Yacht has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ferreira dodges the punch combination from Yacht.
Ferreira lands a jab to the nose.
Yacht falls off balance throwing a combination
and Ferreira counters with a thumping low kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
James Ferreira showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Ferreira, 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... James Ferreira!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Gerard The Ghost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Wallace (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wallace has chosen Who shot Ya? as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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209 lbs
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220 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Very strong |
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Excellent boxer
Powerful |
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gerard The Ghost!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Wallace!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wallace avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Wallace connects with a looping right hand.
The Ghost moves in looking to clinch but Wallace pushes him off.
The Ghost looks to throw the jab but Wallace is out of range.
Wallace misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
The Ghost darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.
The Ghost pressing his opponent against the cage.
The Ghost seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
Wallace breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace ducks down and throws a hook to the body but The Ghost moves away.
The Ghost fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Wallace, pushing him back against the cage.
The Ghost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Ghost works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
The Ghost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Ghost misses with the head strike.
Wallace tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. The Ghost just stands there and leans against the cage.
The Ghost tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
The Ghost can't find room to land a body shot as Wallace controls the action.
The Ghost is pushing Wallace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Nice body punch from The Ghost - that landed with a thud.
The Ghost tries to work over Wallace's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace tries for a takedown but The Ghost manages to get underhooks.
Gerard The Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Wallace.
Wallace jumps guard and drags The Ghost to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The Ghost is looking to stand up but Wallace won't let him.
The Ghost stops Wallace from standing up.
Wallace tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The Ghost gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
The fighters circling - The Ghost throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wallace misses with a few strikes there.
Wallace has taken the fight to the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Wallace can't break the clinch.
The Ghost scores with a shoulder strike.
The Ghost working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for The Ghost.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost has Wallace pressed against the cage.
The Ghost lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Wallace tries to pull guard but The Ghost won't allow it.
Wallace being controlled against the cage.
The Ghost lands a shot to the body.
The Ghost scores with a shot to the side of Wallace's head.
The Ghost lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
A bit of stalling here from The Ghost.
A right hand to the body from The Ghost.
The Ghost has Wallace pushed against the cage.
The Ghost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Ghost lands a right hand.
The Ghost lands a body shot.
Wallace jumps guard but The Ghost stands there with Wallace around his waist. Wallace gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The Ghost lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Ghost lands with a light punch inside.
A nice left hand lands by The Ghost.
The Ghost holding his opponent close, against the cage.
The Ghost scores with a hook to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerard The Ghost dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
The Ghost fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wallace ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
The Ghost wants to clinch
and Wallace makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The Ghost doesn't manage to clinch there - Wallace circles away.
The Ghost stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and The Ghost wants it to stay on the feet.
The Ghost looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
The Ghost tries to close the distance and clinch up but Wallace swats him away and circles back towards the center.
The Ghost looks to score with a jab to the body but Wallace is just out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
The Ghost closes the distance but Wallace moves to the side
and Wallace counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for The Ghost!
The Ghost somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Wallace thows a body shot but no joy.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The Ghost closes the distance looking to clinch
so Wallace counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Wallace trying to control the position from guard on top but The Ghost is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The Ghost is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Wallace is controlling him.
The Ghost utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Wallace wants to control from the top but The Ghost keeps moving.
Wallace thows a big elbow that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. The Ghost swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Wallace trying to control but The Ghost is working from the bottom.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
The Ghost darts in and clinches Wallace up against the cage.
The Ghost stalling in the clinch but Wallace improves position.
The Ghost lands a hook to the side of the head.
A quick uppercut on the inside from The Ghost.
The Ghost tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Wallace's elbow.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as The Ghost takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost misses with a body punch.
The Ghost is pushing Wallace up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
The Ghost swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The Ghost misses with a shot to the kidneys.
The Ghost swings wildly with an uppercut but Wallace uses good head movement to avoid it.
The Ghost slows down the pace here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
The Ghost misses with a short punch on the inside.
The Ghost is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Gerard The Ghost.
Wallace throws out a loose jab but The Ghost uses good head movement to avoid it.
Wallace scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Wallace is trying to get an arm triangle but The Ghost is defending well.
The strikes coming from Wallace are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
The Ghost tries to escape but Wallace is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wallace lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chris Wallace showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Wallace misses with a hook to the body
and The Ghost cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Chris Wallace is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
The Ghost tries to clinch but Wallace moves away
and Wallace counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The Ghost wants to clinch up but Wallace keeps it at a distance.
Gerard The Ghost seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Ghost slips a jab and a cross from Wallace.
The Ghost closes the distance but Wallace moves to the side
and Wallace counters with a nice uppercut.
Wallace misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The Ghost wants to clinch but Wallace slips to the side
and Wallace counters with a lovely shot to the body.
The Ghost scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wallace doesn't seem bothered though.
The Ghost forces Wallace back against the cage and clinches.
Wallace goes for a takedown in the clinch but The Ghost prevents it.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wallace fails to pull guard.
Gerard The Ghost has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Wallace.
The Ghost tries a body shot but Wallace blocks it.
The Ghost lands with a right to the head.
Wallace stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
The Ghost tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
The Ghost slowing the pace effectively.
A left hand lands to the body for The Ghost.
Wallace tries to circle away but The Ghost has him pinned against the cage.
Gerard The Ghost has scored more points in the clinch so far.
A short right from The Ghost.
Wallace tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. The Ghost smiles and moves away.
The Ghost misses with a body shot.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wallace thows a left - swing and a miss!
A jab from The Ghost misses.
The Ghost drives through and clinches with Wallace against the cage.
The Ghost stalling against the cage.
Wallace breaks from the clinch.
Wallace throws a sloppy body shot
and The Ghost counters with a left to the body.
Wallace cracks The Ghost with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
The Ghost wants to clinch but Wallace slips to the side
and Wallace counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Wallace fails with a takedown attempt.
Wallace takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The Ghost tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Wallace counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Wallace works his way into full mount!
The Ghost is trying to escape but when you're mounted that's not too easy.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wallace thowing shots but they're missing.
Wallace goes for an armbar but he's not got it… The Ghost turns into him and now he's in Wallace's guard.
Wallace is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Wallace has a closed guard, preventing The Ghost from standing up.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chris Wallace comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Wallace has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chris Wallace!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Simon Lluoma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Suraski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lluoma's entrance music is New Religion - Duran Duran. A fine choice. Dave Suraski has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Simon Lluoma's chin.
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240 lbs
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270 lbs
11 - 7 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Simon Lluoma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Suraski!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suraski shoots in for a takedown but Lluoma shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Suraski dives in and grabs Lluoma's left leg, looking for a takedown. Lluoma pushes down on Suraski's head and hops out.
Suraski tries to clinch there but Lluoma circles away.
Suraski tries to clinch up.
Suraski blocks a head kick by Lluoma.
Suraski shoots for a double leg takedown but Lluoma sprawls well. He's pushed Suraski's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Simon Lluoma has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Suraski.
Suraski ducks right into an uppercut from Lluoma.
Lluoma lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Suraski backs up against the cage.
It looks like Dave Suraski has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Lluoma throws a right and a left that Suraski avoids nicely.
Lluoma misses with a wild body shot.
Suraski looks to throw the jab but Lluoma is out of range.
Suraski throws a nice looking combination but Lluoma bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Lluoma throws a solid leg kick but Suraski takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Lluoma.
Lluoma cracks the inside of Suraski's front leg.
Suraski slips under a jab from Lluoma.
Suraski shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Suraski looks gassed!
Lluoma drops Suraski with a beautiful combination! Suraski stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Lluoma is looking for the KO!
Suraski is rocked!
Crack! Lluoma connects with the perfect overhand right and Suraski falls face first to the canvas. Timbeeeeeeeer! Beautiful knockout for Lluoma!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Simon Lluoma!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Green Pea (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Super Vegeta (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vegeta comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Dark Prince kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Super Vegeta has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Green Pea!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Super Vegeta!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Vegeta scores with a push kick.
Vegeta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
A clash of legs there as Pea blocks the low kick.
Pea blocks a head kick by Vegeta.
Pea cracks Vegeta with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Vegeta on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Pea throws a body punch but Vegeta moves out of range.
Vegeta checks a leg kick nicely.
Vegeta on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
No joy there for Pea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
No joy there for Pea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Vegeta wants to clinch up but Pea keeps it at a distance.
Green Pea seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pea misses with a few strikes there.
Vegeta throws the kick towards the body but Pea avoids it.
Pea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
A low kick from Pea is predictable there
and Vegeta counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Pea throws a body punch but Vegeta moves out of range.
Pea misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea 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.
Pea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Pea throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Vegeta is working hard to escape and get back to his feet. After a battle for position, Pea asserts his dominance and retains side control.
Pea thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Pea lands some shots froms side control.
Pea scoring with punches from side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pea misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Pea creates some space and throws a big elbow, but Vegeta sees it coming and moves his head just enough to avoid the strike.
Pea is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Vegeta knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Pea looks up at the clock and then as Vegeta takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Pea smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Pea looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Pea tries for a kimura but Vegeta is defending well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pea looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Vegeta is avoiding damage well.
An elbow from Pea crashes against the mat.
Vegeta avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Pea.
Vegeta tries to improve position but can't.
Vegeta is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Pea sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Vegeta defending well though.
Pea 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.
Pea is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
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.
Pea thows a huge punch but Vegeta dodges it nicely.
Pea thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Vegeta to regain full guard.
Pea trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pea throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pea stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Vegeta swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pea throwing strikes but missing.
Pea wants to pass the guard but Vegeta is keeping the position.
Vegeta wants to stand but Pea is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Pea dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Pea throws a lazy head kick
and Vegeta counters with a leg kick.
Pea misses with a few strikes there.
A shot to the body from Pea misses
and Vegeta counters with a big head kick but Pea shrugs it off.
Super Vegeta is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Pea throws a series of punches but Vegeta avoids them all with ease.
Pea avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Vegeta looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Vegeta misses with a body shot.
Some wild striking there from Pea.
Pea misses with a body shot
and Vegeta counters with a good low kick that Pea was not able to check.
Pea cracks Vegeta with a good jab.
Pea throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Vegeta.
Pea throws a lazy body kick
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Pea scores with a punch to the head.
Pea blocks a leg kick.
Good work by Pea as he checks the leg kick.
Pea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegeta manages to avoid it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea throws a sloppy body shot
and Vegeta counters with a good, hard body kick but Pea shrugs it off.
Pea misses with a double jab.
Vegeta throws a wild body kick that Pea sees coming a mile off.
Pea circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pea misses with a two punch combination.
Pea is looking to wear down Vegeta with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Pea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vegeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pea tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Vegeta lands a head kick!
Pea misses with a jab to the body
and Vegeta counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pea throws a lazy right hand but Vegeta sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A telegraphed right hand from Pea misses the target.
A decent looking cross lands there for Pea.
Vegeta tries to land a leg kick but Pea saw it coming and moves away.
Pea throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vegeta sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Vegeta thuds his shin into the meat of Pea's side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta avoids the body shot from Pea.
Pea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
A head kick by Pea misses
and Vegeta counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Vegeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Vegeta connects with a knee to the head.
Pea pushes Vegeta back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Pea digs a right hand underneath Vegeta's ribcage. Vegeta let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Vegeta looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Pea lands a body punch.
Pea gets through Vegeta's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Vegeta throws an elbow but it misses.
Pea on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Pea blocks the elbow strike.
Pea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Vegeta throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Vegeta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Vegeta throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Come on Pea - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Pea scores with an uppercut up the middle.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pea lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Vegeta or not.
Vegeta tries a knee to the head but Pea blocks it.
Vegeta trying to land knees to the body.
Pea works on Vegeta's body with a couple of short punches.
Vegeta is breathing heavily.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Vegeta.
A frustrated look appears on Vegeta's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pea blocks the elbow strike.
Pea controlling the action here for a moment.
Vegeta misses with a knee to the head.
Vegeta pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Vegeta just misses with a elbow thrown towards Pea's brow.
Vegeta is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Pea is defending well for now.
Vegeta tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Stalling in the clinch from Pea.
Vegeta misses with an elbow strike.
Vegeta misses with an elbow over the top.
Pea lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Vegeta backwards.
Pea tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Pea works on Vegeta's body with a couple of short punches.
Vegeta lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
A short left from Pea.
A right hand to the body from Pea.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Pea's defenses.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Pea.
Pea slowing the pace effectively.
Pea cracks Vegeta with a nice body shot.
A left hand lands to the body for Pea.
Pea content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Pea lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Vegeta creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Pea blocks an elbow strike.
Knees in the clinch landing for Pea.
Pea works on Vegeta's body with a couple of short punches.
Pea blocks the elbow strike.
Pea displaying some good clinch control by pressing Vegeta up against the cage.
Pea lands a body shot.
Nice body punch from Pea - that landed with a thud.
Pea lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Pea tries to pull guard but Vegeta won't allow it.
Pea is leaning against Vegeta and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A short right from Pea on the inside.
Pea using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pea lands with a short punch from the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Pea dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Vegeta takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pea buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Pea throws a lazy head kick
and Vegeta counters with a slapping leg kick.
Pea with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Pea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegeta moves away.
Pea connects with a looping right hand.
Vegeta throws a sloppy head kick and Pea moves out of range easily.
Vegeta throws a wild body kick that Pea sees coming a mile off.
Vegeta blocks a head kick by Pea.
Pea throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Vegeta blocks a head kick by Pea.
Pea's corner calls for a 1,2 combination and Pea duly obliges.
Pea ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Vegeta takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pea. Vegeta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Vegeta throws a body kick that misses.
Pea misses with a kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea stuns Vegeta with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Pea thows a body shot but no joy.
Pea comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
No joy there for Pea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pea throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Pea digs a good hook to Vegeta's body.
Pea scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Vegeta avoids the head kick by Pea.
Pea lands with a good body shot.
Pea throws a good cross that connects.
Pea bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Vegeta's head backwards.
Super Vegeta is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Vegeta fails to land with a series of punches.
Pea rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Vegeta moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Pea fails to land with a series of punches.
Pea lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Vegeta at a distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Pea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegeta manages to avoid it.
Pea works the jab nicely.
Vegeta dodges the punch combination from Pea.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pea. Vegeta does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pea fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vegeta manages to avoid it.
Pea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pea misses with a wild body shot.
Vegeta misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Vegeta uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Pea.
A solid leg kick lands there for Pea.
Pea lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pea drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pea tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Pea has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Pea working the strikes but Vegeta uses the opportunity to regain half guard.
Pea throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Pea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Vegeta trying to control but Pea postures up.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Vegeta is looking to escape.
Vegeta wants to control but Pea is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Pea not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Pea is nestled in close to Vegeta, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Pea passes to full mount!
Pea pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pea is in the full mount, landing strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pea.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Pea clearly takes that round.
That's time! Pea's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Vegeta tries to clinch up but Pea circles away and keeps his distance.
Pea throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Pea throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pea bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Vegeta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pea is out of range and Vegeta settles back down.
Vegeta avoids the head kick by Pea.
Vegeta throws a leg kick which misses Pea's front leg but catches the back leg as Pea tries to avoid it.
Pea throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Pea dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Vegeta. That did some damage!
Vegeta throws a sloppy head kick and Pea moves out of range easily.
Pea misses with a body shot.
Pea decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Pea looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Pea works his way into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pea throws a strike aimed at the side of Vegeta's head but Vegeta avoids it well.
Vegeta is absolutely dripping with sweat - he looks exhausted.
Pea is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Vegeta has escaped the position, nice work there.
Vegeta is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Pea has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Pea working away.
Pea tries for a kimura but Vegeta is defending well.
Pea in side control, throwing shots but Vegeta defends.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Pea throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Pea looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Vegeta tries to buck Pea off but Pea is having none of it.
Pea working the body and head with strikes.
An elbow from Pea crashes against the mat.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pea throwing ground and pound but whilst doing so, he forgets to control position and Vegeta works his way back to half guard. Good composure under pressure.
Pea looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Vegeta with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Pea throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Vegeta tries to kick Pea off but Pea keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Pea is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Vegeta can do to turn this around?
Pea seems to be looking for submissions.
Pea tries to pass the half guard into mount. Vegeta knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Vegeta pushes Pea off looking to stand but Pea dives back in and keeps control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Pea trying to mount his opponent but Vegeta defends it.
Vegeta blocking the ground and pound attempt from Pea.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
An inside leg kick lands from Pea.
Vegeta throws a head kick that misses.
Vegeta misses with the body kick
and Pea counters with a left to the body.
Pea misses with the combination.
Vegeta takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Pea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Green Pea had his way with Super Vegeta in that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pea throws a lazy head kick
and Vegeta counters with a big head kick but Pea shrugs it off.
Pea misses the shot to the body.
Pea tries a head kick but it misses.
Pea throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Pea takes a swing at Vegeta's ribcage but misses.
Pea fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Pea throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Vegeta stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Vegeta tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Pea paws at him with a jab and circles away.
A punch lands to the side of Vegeta 's head but he takes it in his stride.
Pea takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Green Pea is winning the standup battle so far.
No joy there for Pea, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Pea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vegeta can pounce on him.
Pea looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegeta is just out of range.
Pea moves out of range of the leg kick from Vegeta.
Pea looks to land a combination but Vegeta avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A left and a right from Pea both land. Nice combination.
Pea just misses with a punch to the body.
Pea is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pea scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Pea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Vegeta takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Vegeta tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Pea counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pea misses with a body shot.
Pea thows a body kick. Vegeta tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Vegeta is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Vegeta blocks a leg kick.
Pea throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pea throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Pea lands a jab to Vegeta's midsection.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pea swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Pea lands a jab.
Pea fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Vegeta.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Pea.
Pea ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Vegeta moves away.
Pea changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Pea looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Pea turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Super Vegeta has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Vegeta tries to clinch up.
Pea scores with a kick to the body.
Vegeta looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
A jab lands there for Pea.
Vegeta doesn't manage to clinch there - Pea circles away.
Pea takes a swing at Vegeta's ribcage but misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pea misses with a hook to the body
and Vegeta counters with a head kick.
Vegeta closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Pea scores with a shot to the body.
Vegeta pivots, looking for a leg kick but Pea is out of range and Vegeta settles back down.
Pea throws a head kick that Vegeta semi-blocks.
Vegeta keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pea.
Vegeta tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Vegeta is looking to land body kicks.
Pea misses with a head kick.
Pea is looking to slow Vegeta down with leg kicks.
Pea fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pea closes the distance and clinches up with Vegeta, looking for a takedown. Pea pushes Vegeta against the cage but Vegeta circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
The fighters circling - Pea throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vegeta bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Pea falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Vegeta looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Pea chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Vegeta can pounce on him.
Pea throws a head kick but Vegeta moves out of range.
Pea pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Vegeta throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pea counters with a left to the body.
Pea checks a low kick from Vegeta.
Pea looks to score with a jab to the body but Vegeta is just out of range.
Vegeta throws the kick towards the body but Pea avoids it.
Vegeta takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Pea throws the kick towards the body but Vegeta avoids it.
Green Pea is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Vegeta blocks a head kick by Pea.
Pea misses with a jab, cross combination.
And that's the end of the fight!
Green Pea showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Pea 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 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 50:44
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 50:44
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Green Pea!
Green Pea retains his bantamweight title!
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