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RPCC 12 - New Year Dawning PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Phil Fleek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rotun Djere (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Fleek comes to the cage accompanied by Joker & The Thief by Wolfmother. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
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Basic striking
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Phil Fleek!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rotun Djere!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fleek feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Djere sprawling to the canvas! Djere rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Fleek finish him?!
Djere is rocked!
It looks like Rotun Djere has been cut.
Djere looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Fleek lands a big uppercut and this one is all over! His foe lies motionless on the canvas - a massive one punch knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Phil Fleek!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Ripper (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Le Teur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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241 lbs
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250 lbs
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Good wrestling
Counter striker
Inexperienced |
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Powerful |
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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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Ripper!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Le Teur!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Teur lands a jab-cross combination.
Teur lands a left and a right that send Ripper crashing to the mat, dazed. Teur thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!
Ripper is rocked!
Ripper on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Oh Ripper is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ripper is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Teur fails to land with a series of punches.
Ripper seems to have got his legs back now.
Teur tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Ripper scores a takedown into full mount!
Ripper will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Teur is trying desperately to improve position.
Teur holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ripper tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Teur tries to reverse the position but Ripper maintains control.
Ripper pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Teur blocking the ground and pound.
Teur can't escape the position.
Teur taking shots to the head.
Ripper unloads with some shots from mount but Teur bucks and avoids them well.
Ripper is working to isolate an arm here. It's a telegraphed submission attempt but he's gone for it anyway - and he's got it! Ripper extends the arm and Teur is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jack Ripper!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Tim Howe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Baby Dragonfly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Baby Dragonfly will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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175 lbs
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172 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Experienced |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tim Howe!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Baby Dragonfly!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Dragonfly is defended easily by Howe.
Howe shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Dragonfly but Dragonfly pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Howe tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Dragonfly paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Howe gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Howe breaks from the clinch.
Howe swinging wildly here.
Howe gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Dragonfly to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Howe is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dragonfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Howe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dragonfly tries to free his leg and advance position but Howe is retaining full guard.
Dragonfly is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dragonfly stopping the sweep attempt from Howe.
Dragonfly is looking to work some ground and pound but Howe has wrist control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dragonfly trying to control the position from guard on top but Howe is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Howe wriggles free and stands up.
Howe shoots in for a takedown but Dragonfly shows good takedown defense.
Howe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Howe misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Dragonfly shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Howe manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Dragonfly tries to free his leg and advance position but Howe is retaining full guard.
Howe keeping moving, preventing Dragonfly from controlling successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dragonfly slips nicely into half guard.
Dragonfly is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Howe is trying to control but can't.
Dragonfly works his way into full mount!
Dragonfly moves to take his opponent's back.
Dragonfly looks gassed!
Dragonfly working for the choke.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dragonfly doesn't have the hooks in and Howe manages to turn into his guard.
Howe trying to stand up but can't free himself from Dragonfly's guard.
Howe loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Howe postures up in Dragonfly's guard and throws a big left but Dragonfly blocks it.
Howe has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Dragonfly utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Howe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Dragonfly working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Howe.
Howe wants to pass the guard but Dragonfly is keeping the position.
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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Howe misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Howe misses with a series of wild punches.
Dragonfly has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
It looks like Baby Dragonfly has been cut.
Howe throws an overhand right from the outside, which connects and sends Dragonfly stumbling backwards into the cage! Dragonfly bounces back off the cage towards Howe, who cracks him with a two punch combination that drops him to his knees! Howe lands two more shots before the referee has chance to intervene - what a finish! Howe celebrates with his corner as the crowd cheer loudly.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:24 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Tim Howe!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chap Stick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Carnage FC (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stick comes to the cage accompanied by Bouba - Boulbi. Carnage FC will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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185 lbs
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195 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chap Stick!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Carnage FC!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
FC lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
FC throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
FC bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Stick is breathing heavily.
FC pulls out of a head kick attempt.
FC throws a head kick that half lands.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Stick blocks a head kick by FC.
Stick avoids the head kick by FC.
FC throws a head kick that half lands.
FC scores with a head kick.
It looks like Chap Stick has been cut.
Stick takes a kick to the side of the head.
Whack! FC lands a heavy head kick that drops Stick. The ref tackles FC to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Stick was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Carnage FC!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Edwardson George (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Miles Quaritch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Miles Quaritch has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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280 lbs
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239 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
Good chin |
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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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Edwardson George!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Miles Quaritch!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
George looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Quaritch displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from George.
Quaritch pulls out of a head kick attempt.
A punch combination from George misses.
George throws a right and a left that both miss.
Quaritch misses with a head kick.
George rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Quaritch moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Quaritch thumps George with a low kick.
Quaritch takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
George misses with a two punch combination.
George throws a body punch but Quaritch moves out of range.
George shoots in for a double leg but Quaritch sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
George throws the left hand but Quaritch avoids the punch easily.
Quaritch lands a big head kick that sends George tumbling to the mat! Quaritch takes a step backwards and waves George back to his feet - he wants the finish!
It looks like Edwardson George has been cut.
George is breathing heavily.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Quaritch lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as George crumples to the floor! Quaritch milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Miles Quaritch!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Barry Nora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicolas Ferraiuolo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Ferraiuolo has chosen Face the Pain as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Barry Nora has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barry Nora!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Ferraiuolo!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nora closes the distance and pushes Ferraiuolo back into the cage.
Ferraiuolo lands an elbow that stopped Nora in his tracks for a moment.
Nice body punch from Nora.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Nora.
Ferraiuolo breaks from the clinch.
Nora throws a right and a left that Ferraiuolo avoids nicely.
Ferraiuolo tries to score a power double leg takedown but Nora sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Ferraiuolo somewhat.
Ferraiuolo avoids the head kick by Nora.
Ferraiuolo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Ferraiuolo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Nora is in a horrible position here. Ferraiuolo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Nora is trying desperately to improve position.
Ferraiuolo looking to finish with strikes here!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferraiuolo wants to control the pace but Nora is squirming around nicely.
Nora is trying to escape the mount.
Nora tries to lock up and control but Ferraiuolo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Poor strikes thrown by Ferraiuolo there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Ferraiuolo with a couple of short strikes.
Nora holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Ferraiuolo tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Ferraiuolo tries to control but Nora wriggling away.
Ferraiuolo in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Nora might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
A nice elbow there by Ferraiuolo.
Ferraiuolo breaks from Nora's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Ferraiuolo throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Ferraiuolo looking for an armbar but decides to keep the dominant position instead.
Ferraiuolo throws some wild stikes that Nora manages to avoid easily.
Nora is looking to improve his position but Ferraiuolo isn't that keen on the idea.
Ferraiuolo throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Ferraiuolo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Ferraiuolo connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ferraiuolo fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nora wants to hold on but Ferraiuolo pushes him away.
Nora regains half guard.
Nora is breathing heavily.
Ferraiuolo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Nora keeps working.
Ferraiuolo takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Nora wants to control but Ferraiuolo is keeping busy.
Ferraiuolo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Ferraiuolo decides to stand and escape the position.
Nora is looking to land body kicks.
Nora throws a head kick that misses.
Ferraiuolo looks for a takedown but Nora sprawls well.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Nora is defended easily by Ferraiuolo.
Nora rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Ferraiuolo moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Ferraiuolo doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Ferraiuolo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Ferraiuolo dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
No joy there for Nora, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Nora tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Ferraiuolo swivels and escapes.
Nora misses with a two punch combination.
Nora throws a right hand that Ferraiuolo ducks under and follows up with a left that Ferraiuolo also avoids with ease.
Ferraiuolo shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Nora is trying to defend but Ferraiuolo finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Ferraiuolo decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Nora throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Ferraiuolo.
Ferraiuolo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Ferraiuolo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nora tries to reverse the position but Ferraiuolo maintains control.
Nora defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Ferraiuolo.
Nora is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Nora is trying to stand up.
Nora tries to lock up and control but Ferraiuolo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Nora is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Ferraiuolo looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Ferraiuolo landing punches.
Nora is trying desperately to improve position.
The referee warns Nora that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Ferraiuolo lands a nice shot to the head.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Ferraiuolo cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Ferraiuolo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nora is trying to escape the mount.
Nora on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Nora tries to get out of the position.
Nora tries to hold on but Ferraiuolo postures up.
Ferraiuolo controlling from the full mount.
Nora tries to lock up and control but Ferraiuolo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
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.
Ferraiuolo trying to control but Nora is having none of it.
Ferraiuolo throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Nora can't escape the position.
Ferraiuolo looking for a guillotine from mount but Nora is having none of it.
Nora taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Ferraiuolo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A telegraphed right hand from Nora misses the target.
Ferraiuolo shoots for a takedown but Nora saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Ferraiuolo throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nora's waist but Nora gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Ferraiuolo off to one side.
Nora shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ferraiuolo as he jumps to the side.
Some wild striking there from Nora.
Ferraiuolo shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Barry Nora has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Nicolas Ferraiuolo.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Ferraiuolo fails with an attempt to clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Ferraiuolo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Ferraiuolo takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ferraiuolo lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Nora circles away quickly and effectively.
Nora will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Nora misses with a hook. Ferraiuolo ducked under it nicely.
Nora throws a left and a right that both miss
and Ferraiuolo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Ferraiuolo throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Ferraiuolo manages to break the clinch.
Nora closes the distance and clinches up with Ferraiuolo, looking for a takedown. Nora pushes Ferraiuolo against the cage but Ferraiuolo circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Nora throws a solid leg kick but Ferraiuolo takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Nora.
Barry Nora is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Nora throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Nora circles away from the clinch attempt.
Nora slaps away a takedown attempt from Ferraiuolo, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Nora misses with a combination
and Ferraiuolo counters by moving into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nora has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Nora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nora wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Ferraiuolo goes for a takedown attempt but Nora pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Ferraiuolo circles away from the clinch attempt
and Ferraiuolo decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Nora's guard.
Ferraiuolo trying to control the position from guard on top but Nora is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Nora is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Nora is looking to stand back up but Ferraiuolo counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Nora.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ferraiuolo is stalling here. Nora is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Ferraiuolo seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Nora has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Nora tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Nora trying to control the action but Ferraiuolo is working from the bottom.
Nora misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
Ferraiuolo seems a little lost for a moment, as Nora dominates the positioning.
Ferraiuolo parries the strikes from Nora easily there. Nora is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Ferraiuolo to escape.
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.
Nora looking to control but instead Ferraiuolo has slipped a leg in, to regain half guard.
Ferraiuolo keeps control of the position for the meantime.
Ferraiuolo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Nora missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Nora stands, ready to strike. The ref makes him back up and allows Ferraiuolo to get to his feet.
Ferraiuolo shoots and misses
letting Nora counter with a right hand.
Barry Nora has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Nicolas Ferraiuolo is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ferraiuolo tries to clinch but Nora moves away
and Nora connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Ferraiuolo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Ferraiuolo winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Ferraiuolo!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Allan Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rellik X (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). X has chosen I Gotta Feeling as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Allan Anderson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Rellik X!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by X.
Rellik X seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for X.
X lands the left hand.
It looks like Allan Anderson has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
X misses with a hook. Anderson ducked under it nicely.
Anderson keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from X.
X shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Anderson defends it nicely.
X keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Anderson lunges at X with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by X's hand.
The fighters circling - Anderson throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Anderson connects with a crisp jab.
X drops Anderson with a straight right hand, right on the button! X follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rellik X!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eric Newman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Berbick (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Eric Newman 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 light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Newman!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Berbick!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berbick throws a right and a left that Newman avoids nicely.
Berbick smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Nice straight punches there by Newman. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Newman.
Newman cracks Berbick on the jaw with a powerful right hand and Berbick falls backwards against the cage. Newman follows up with more strikes that drop Berbick to his knees. Newman keeps the pressure on and the referee jumps in to save Berbick! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:11 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eric Newman!
Eric Newman retains his light heavyweight title!
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