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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Obi Canuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and BJ McGobblecock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). . On his way into the cage it seems that Obi Canuel has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Obi Canuel seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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201 lbs
12 - 7 - 0 |
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200 lbs
17 - 7 - 2 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
World class MT
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World class MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
12 - 7 - 0, fighting out of London, Obi Canuel!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 2, fighting out of Montreal, BJ McGobblecock!
The judges for this bout are Hirohito Nitta, Shirou Masuda and Taro Takaoka.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McGobblecock, Jr. keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws out a counter right but Canuel avoids it with no problem.
Canuel checks the leg kick nicely there.
Canuel tries to keep at a distance but McGobblecock, Jr. has taken the fight into the clinch.
McGobblecock, Jr. trying to land knees to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws an elbow but it misses.
A short right from Canuel.
Canuel lands with a short shot to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canuel takes an elbow to the forehead.
It looks like Obi Canuel has been cut.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Canuel.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canuel.
Canuel working aggressively here.
A right hand to the body from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel scores with a shoulder strike.
A short right from McGobblecock, Jr. on the inside.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries a knee to the head but Canuel blocks it.
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canuel working aggressively here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from McGobblecock, Jr. on the inside.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like BJ McGobblecock, Jr. has been cut.
Canuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Canuel.
Canuel has a couple of punches blocked by McGobblecock, Jr..
Still in the clinch, Canuel scores with a nice short uppercut.
Canuel on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Canuel with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land knees in the clinch but Canuel avoids the damage to the body.
Canuel takes a shot to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. looking to throw knees to the head but Canuel is blocking nicely.
McGobblecock, Jr. has a couple of punches blocked by Canuel.
A head punch on the inside from Canuel fails to land.
Canuel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a damaging elbow.
Canuel scores with a knee to the head.
We've been hearing reports that Canuel has been drilling takedowns in recent sessions so let's see if that has an impact on the result of this fight.
McGobblecock, Jr. using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Canuel has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canuel landing knees to the head.
Canuel tries to land a knee to the head but McGobblecock, Jr. blocks with his arms.
Knees to the body from McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel misses with a punch to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a knee to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. landing knees to the body.
Canuel is breathing heavily.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a knee to the head but misses.
Canuel tries to land a knee to the head but McGobblecock, Jr. blocks with his arms.
McGobblecock, Jr. blocks an uppercut.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a hook to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. with a knee to the head.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
Canuel takes an elbow to the temple.
McGobblecock, Jr. missing with knees to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice uppercut.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a head punch that misses.
Canuel misses with a hook from the clinch.
A nice right hand lands inside from McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice elbow.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to work over Canuel's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands with a light punch inside.
Canuel unloads a knee to the mid-section.
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canuel lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of McGobblecock, Jr. backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Canuel avoids it.
Canuel swings wildly with an uppercut but McGobblecock, Jr. uses good head movement to avoid it.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Canuel avoiding damage as McGobblecock, Jr. throws knees to the body.
Canuel tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
McGobblecock, Jr. working aggressively here.
Canuel takes a knee right on the jaw!
McGobblecock, Jr. is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Canuel is defending well for now.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, McGobblecock, Jr. creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Canuel blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Canuel can't find room to land a body shot as McGobblecock, Jr. controls the action.
Canuel lands with a left to the head.
Canuel using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McGobblecock, Jr. has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Canuel working aggressively here.
McGobblecock, Jr. trying to land knees to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a knee to the head.
Canuel throws a head punch that misses.
A short right hand to the side of the head by McGobblecock, Jr..
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a shot to the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
McGobblecock, Jr. softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Canuel crunches a lovely knee into McGobblecock, Jr.'s ribcage.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Canuel working some nice short punches in the clinch.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Canuel.
Canuel wants to stall.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, McGobblecock, Jr. just misses with a elbow thrown towards Canuel's brow.
Canuel takes an elbow to the temple.
Canuel tries to land a knee to the head but McGobblecock, Jr. blocks with his arms.
McGobblecock, Jr. tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Canuel's elbow.
A right hook to the body lands for McGobblecock, Jr..
Canuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters' efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for Canuel to work.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with the head strike.
Canuel lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
McGobblecock, Jr. struggles to land a body shot inside as Canuel controls his hands.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
A low kick from McGobblecock, Jr. misses
and Canuel counters with a nice uppercut.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a lazy body kick
and Canuel makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Canuel lands with an uppercut that bounces McGobblecock, Jr. off the cage and back into range.
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a head kick.
It looked like Canuel wanted to counter with a hook but didn't fully commit.
The fighters circling - McGobblecock, Jr. throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a looping right hand.
McGobblecock, Jr. thows a leg kick but Canuel checks it
and Canuel cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Canuel 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.
Canuel throws a big elbow that misses.
Canuel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Canuel loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Canuel postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canuel tries to free his leg and advance position but McGobblecock, Jr. is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canuel trying to control the position from guard on top but McGobblecock, Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to sweep here but Canuel controlling him for the moment.
Canuel might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Canuel won't allow McGobblecock, Jr. to get back to his feet.
Canuel scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Canuel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
McGobblecock, Jr. is adopting a defensive guard.
Canuel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canuel throwing strikes but missing.
Canuel working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Canuel chips away with some ground and pound.
Canuel with a nice head shot there.
McGobblecock, Jr. is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canuel is in close to McGobblecock, Jr.'s body, working some short punches and elbows.
McGobblecock, Jr. is still in real trouble! Can Canuel finish him?
That has opened up BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s cut even more.
Canuel trying to control the position from guard on top but McGobblecock, Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canuel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canuel wants to control from the top but McGobblecock, Jr. keeps moving.
Canuel 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.
McGobblecock, Jr. looking to control.
McGobblecock, Jr. preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Canuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGobblecock, Jr. works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGobblecock, Jr. seems to have recovered his senses.
McGobblecock, Jr. avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Canuel accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Canuel with a flurry of punches that miss.
Canuel throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McGobblecock, Jr. working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Canuel.
Canuel is fighting to break McGobblecock, Jr.'s control of his arms but McGobblecock, Jr. is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Canuel missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canuel advances position into side control!
Canuel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Canuel misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Canuel sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but McGobblecock, Jr. is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Canuel in side control lands a decent elbow.
Canuel throws a strike aimed at the side of McGobblecock, Jr.'s head but McGobblecock, Jr. avoids it well.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries to bench press Canuel off him but Canuel keeps the position.
McGobblecock, Jr. is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Canuel's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Canuel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGobblecock, Jr.'s head.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to get back to his feet.
Canuel thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed McGobblecock, Jr.'s head.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to get back to his feet.
McGobblecock, Jr. felt the need to train up his defensive grappling in the buildup to the fight. Presumably he was expecting to be in a difficult position like this, so let's see if he can get out of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canuel throwing shots but McGobblecock, Jr. is blocking nicely.
Canuel not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Canuel trying to control from half guard but McGobblecock, Jr. is working away.
Canuel thows a huge punch but McGobblecock, Jr. dodges it nicely.
Canuel prevents McGobblecock, Jr. from improving his position.
McGobblecock, Jr. pushes Canuel off looking to stand but Canuel dives back in and keeps control.
McGobblecock, Jr. gets full guard.
Canuel postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Canuel trying to control the position from guard on top but McGobblecock, Jr. is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Canuel throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as McGobblecock, Jr. works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
McGobblecock, Jr. wants to stand but Canuel is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Obi Canuel dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Canuel at a distance.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a hook but Canuel avoids it easily.
Canuel changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McGobblecock, Jr. tries to avoid it but Canuel manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McGobblecock, Jr. to the ground. McGobblecock, Jr. escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Canuel pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
McGobblecock, Jr. throws a leg kick but Canuel sees it coming and moves out of range.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a jab, cross combination.
A jab from McGobblecock, Jr. finds it's way through Canuel's defenses.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Canuel closes the distance and pushes McGobblecock, Jr. back into the cage.
Canuel lands a right hand.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a right hand that snaps the head of Canuel backwards.
Nice body punch from McGobblecock, Jr. - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a shoulder strike.
McGobblecock, Jr. working aggressively here.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands with a light punch inside.
Canuel scores with a shoulder strike.
Canuel swings away with an uppercut that misses.
McGobblecock, Jr. misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands with a short head shot on the inside.
A head punch on the inside from Canuel fails to land.
Canuel looking to throw knees to the head but McGobblecock, Jr. is blocking nicely.
McGobblecock, Jr. blocking some punches.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
McGobblecock, Jr. takes a knee right on the jaw!
The cut above BJ McGobblecock, Jr.'s eye is starting to cause him problems now.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a knee to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. trying to land knees to the body.
McGobblecock, Jr. with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A knee to the head by McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. lands an uppercut.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Canuel working aggressively here.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a good knee to the midsection. Canuel won't want to take too many of those.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McGobblecock, Jr. scores with a shot to the side of Canuel's head.
McGobblecock, Jr. tries a knee to the head but Canuel blocks it.
A left hand lands to the body for McGobblecock, Jr..
McGobblecock, Jr. doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Canuel doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
McGobblecock, Jr. with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Canuel is rocked!
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice elbow.
Oh Canuel is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice elbow.
McGobblecock, Jr. lands a nice elbow.
McGobblecock, Jr. connects with a knee to the head.
Canuel trying to land knees to the body.
Clinched against the cage, McGobblecock, Jr. lands a big elbow that drops Canuel! The ref dives in to save him from more shots - Canuel is complaining that he's OK but he was done.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:39 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). BJ McGobblecock, Jr.!
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. is the new middleweight champion!
BJ McGobblecock, Jr. seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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