WFC 2 Rocks Montreal PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Ephraim Chelohmp (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chelohmp comes to the cage accompanied by Tant qu on pourras. Jason Brown struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 186.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Ephraim Chelohmp has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Chelohmp
vs
Brown

180 cm
23
185 lbs
0 - 3 - 0

189 cm
20
198 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ephraim Chelohmp!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Brown!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Chelohmp swinging wildly here.
Chelohmp keeps the fight on the outside.
Chelohmp looks to throw the jab but Brown is out of range.
Nice sprawl there from Chelohmp as Brown shoots in.
Chelohmp tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Brown swivels and escapes.
Chelohmp cracks Brown with an open hand slap.
Chelohmp throws a body punch but Brown moves out of range.
Brown uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Chelohmp.
No luck for Chelohmp with that takedown attempt.
No luck for Brown with that takedown attempt.
Brown looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Chelohmp is fending him off so far but Brown persists. Nope, Chelohmp circles away and we're back to standing.
Ephraim Chelohmp has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jason Brown.
Brown fails with the takedown.
Chelohmp shoots in but Brown avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Chelohmp throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Brown shoots in for a double leg but Chelohmp sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Brown slaps away a takedown attempt from Chelohmp, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Chelohmp lands a body shot.
Brown looks gassed!

That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Ephraim Chelohmp seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Chelohmp or perhaps it was just good defense by Brown which made him look bad.
Chelohmp throws a right and a left that Brown avoids nicely.

Chelohmp closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Brown to the mat! Brown manages to get full guard.
Chelohmp postures up in Brown's guard and throws a big left but Brown blocks it.
Chelohmp is stalling in the full guard.
Brown controls Chelohmp momentarily but Chelohmp frees himself.
Chelohmp wants to stand but Brown is controlling his posture from full guard.
Chelohmp throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Brown works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Chelohmp lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Brown is trying to keep Chelohmp in close.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nice sprawl there from Chelohmp as Brown shoots in.
Brown takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Chelohmp cracks Brown with a right hand to the side of the head.
Brown fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Brown slips a jab and a cross from Chelohmp.
Brown throws a right hand that Chelohmp ducks under and follows up with a left that Chelohmp also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Chelohmp shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Chelohmp controlling the position easily from mount.
Brown tries to hold on but Chelohmp postures up.
Chelohmp sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Brown is desperately trying to improve his position but Chelohmp has a good base and remains in mount.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Chelohmp controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Brown wants to hold on but Chelohmp pushes him away.
Brown keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Brown is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Chelohmp looking to control and managing it successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Brown wants to hold on but Chelohmp pushes him away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ephraim Chelohmp 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.

Chelohmp fails with a takedown attempt.
Chelohmp scores with a jab to the body.
Brown has a takedown stuffed.
A shot to the liver by Chelohmp. Beautiful body shot.

Chelohmp lands a left and a right that send Brown crashing to the mat, dazed. Chelohmp thinks about following him to the mat but decides to wave him back up to his feet!

Brown is rocked!

It looks like Jason Brown has been cut.
Chelohmp is looking to wear down Brown with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Chelohmp.
Brown is still on wobbly legs! Can Chelohmp finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chelohmp throws an overhand right that drops Brown like a sack of potatoes! Chelohmp dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:35 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ephraim Chelohmp!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between alexandre zanelli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nicholas Bosse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nicholas Bosse has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

zanelli
vs
Bosse

180 cm
18
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

184 cm
19
181 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
World class MT
Granite chin

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 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, alexandre zanelli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicholas Bosse!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
zanelli shoots in but no luck this time.
zanelli misses with a takedown attempt - Bosse sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bosse lands with a kick to the temple. zanelli shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
zanelli takes a head kick and keeps coming.
zanelli shoots in for a takedown but Bosse shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for alexandre zanelli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters circling slowly here as the pace drops. Hopefully one of them does someth.. OOOHHHH!!!! Bosse throws an absolute beast of a head kick! zanelli is done! He's out cold, twisted and contorted up against the cage! Wow!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Nicholas Bosse!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between hillbilly george (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marques Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). hillbilly george has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

george
vs
Anderson

188 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 19 - 1

191 cm
25
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Enjoys gardening

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 6 - 19 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, hillbilly george!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marques Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
george tries to clinch but Anderson is having none of it.
george is looking to clinch.
george shoots for a double leg takedown but Anderson sprawls well. He's pushed george's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
george shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.

Anderson shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches george napping and manages to drive through into side control!

Anderson decides to stand back up.
Anderson tries to clinch but george moves away

and george counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Anderson has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Anderson is trying to control the position but george postures up.

Anderson is looking for a triangle but george pushes his legs off easily.
Anderson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in george's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.

george is looking for a triangle but Anderson pushes his legs off easily.
george is breathing heavily.
Anderson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. george is keeping the position for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson tries to stand but george is controlling from the bottom.
george avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
george has a closed guard, preventing Anderson from standing up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.
george keeping moving, preventing Anderson from controlling successfully.

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.

The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.

Anderson moves into range and clinches up with george.
Anderson stalling against the cage.

george wants the takedown. Anderson is fighting it off but george persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Anderson's guard against the cage.
george passes Anderson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
george not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
george trying to control from half guard but Anderson is working away.
Anderson wants to control but george is keeping busy and won't allow it.
george wants to take a breather but Anderson is having none of it.
Anderson wants to control but george is keeping busy and won't allow it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george blocks the strikes from Anderson.
Anderson is trying to get back to full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Anderson moves in looking to clinch but george pushes him off.
Anderson slaps away a takedown attempt from george, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hillbilly george. That's going to take a lot out of him.
george circles away from the clinch attempt

and george counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Anderson pulls guard successfully.
Anderson trying to keep a closed guard but george is proving a slippery customer.
george stops Anderson from standing up.
george postures up.

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.
Anderson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Anderson scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish george?
george regains half guard.
Anderson scores with a couple of good hammerfists.

Anderson escapes and gets back to his feet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
george moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
george shoots for a takedown but Anderson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.

Anderson closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. george did well to prevent Anderson getting side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Marques Anderson will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

Anderson closes the distance and clinches.
george fails to pull guard.
Anderson lands a left hand that snaps the head of george backwards.
george drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.

Anderson turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Anderson manages to end up in side control.

Anderson stands up and we're back to a striking position.
george tries to clinch up.
Anderson fails with an attempt to clinch.
george closes this distance looking for a takedown but Anderson circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for hillbilly george. That's going to take a lot out of him.
A jab from george misses.

Anderson takes the fight into the clinch.
Anderson scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
george tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
george wants a takedown but no success here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anderson has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics george uses from the top position.

george got a little sloppy there for a moment and Anderson has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, george has managed to get both his arms back between Anderson's legs - danger averted.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Anderson is on top in guard.
Anderson works over george with some ground and pound from guard.
Marques Anderson has got the better of the ground game so far.
Anderson trying to control but george is working from the bottom.

Anderson stands up from guard. Let's bang!
george walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.

Anderson gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.

Anderson pulls guard successfully.
Anderson lands some strikes from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson is looking to stand up but george isn't so interested in that idea.
george wants to stand but Anderson has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
george preventing the sweep.
Anderson seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Anderson is looking to stand up but george isn't so interested in that idea.
george throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Anderson works some decent striking defense from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george tries to free his leg and advance position but Anderson is retaining full guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
george misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Anderson closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Anderson lands in his opponent's guard.
Anderson postures up and lands a big shot to george's brow.
Anderson working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of george's head.
Anderson won't allow george to get back to his feet.
Anderson wants to control from the top but george keeps moving.
Anderson's corner is telling him to maintain position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Anderson drops back looking for a leg! george is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and george manages to kick Anderson off! Anderson jumps back into george's guard.
Anderson scoring with punches to the head and body.
Anderson lands a couple of elbows.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Marques Anderson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!

Anderson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Anderson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Anderson postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. george looks a forlorn figure.
george tries to hold on but Anderson postures up.
george takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Anderson lands a heavy elbow.
Anderson can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as george is looking to escape.
Anderson unloading with bombs!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Anderson putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
george's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
The referee warns george that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Anderson has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of george's face.
The referee warns george that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
george is trying to escape the mount.
Anderson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. george can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
george is squirming around, avoiding Anderson's attempts to control the action.
Anderson content just to control the position here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Anderson trying to control but george is having none of it.
Anderson landing shots from mount.
george taking shots to the head.
george tries to lock up and control but Anderson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
george is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Anderson looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Marques Anderson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Anderson controlling the position easily from mount.
Anderson with good strikes from the mount here!
george can't escape the position.

That's four 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.
Anderson sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Anderson's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Anderson landing strikes from the mount.
Anderson controlling the pace for now.

And that's the end of the fight!
Marques Anderson comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Anderson has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 25:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 26:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Marques Anderson!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
52%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pedro Burgos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eddie Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Burgos's entrance music is Stronger. A fine choice. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Burgos
vs
Jones

185 cm
24
185 lbs
7 - 10 - 0

180 cm
25
189 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

Dangerous GnP
Counter striker
Experienced

Decent wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pedro Burgos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eddie Jones!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Burgos checks it well.
Burgos has a takedown stuffed.
Eddie Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Burgos. That did some damage!
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Burgos throws out a leg kick but Jones moves out of range and Burgos only half commits.
Jones throws a nice outside leg kick.
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Burgos is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Burgos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones scoring well with a low kick there.
Jones throws a quick inside leg kick.
A slapping leg kick lands for Jones.
Jones lands with a kick to the temple. Burgos shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jones lands a head kick. Burgos smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Nice uppercut there from Jones.

Burgos is rocked!
Jones looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Burgos in his tracks for a moment.
Jones effectively controlling the action here.
Burgos is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Jones lands a damaging elbow.
Jones is struggling to control the position.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Burgos shrugs off.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Jones prevents a takedown attempt there.
Burgos takes an elbow to the forehead.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Burgos in his tracks for a moment.
Jones stalls.
Jones lands an elbow inside that Burgos shrugs off.

It looks like Pedro Burgos has been cut.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Burgos blocks an elbow strike.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones lands a nice elbow.
Jones is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Jones lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Jones misses with an elbow strike.
Burgos takes an elbow to the temple.
Jones lands an elbow just above Burgos 's eye.
Jones pushes off an throws an elbow but Burgos leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Jones pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Burgos blocks the elbow strike.
Burgos blocks the elbow strike.

Jones breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Jones lands a high kick!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Jones ducks under a wild hook from Burgos.
Jones dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones lands a head kick!
Jones throws a nice inside leg kick.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones feints and then cracks Burgos's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Burgos down.
Jones cracks the inside of Burgos's front leg.
Good leg kick by Jones there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Jones scores with a three punch combo!

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Burgos tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Burgos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Oh Burgos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Jones connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Jones delivers a nice body kick.
Burgos seems to have got his legs back now.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Burgos down.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jones lands a high kick!
A solid leg kick lands there for Jones.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.
Jones lands with a thumping leg kick.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Burgos tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Burgos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
An inside leg kick lands from Jones.
Jones keeps Burgos at a distance using the push kick.
Jones scores with a leg kick.
Jones cracks the inside of Burgos's front leg.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Jones plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burgos.
Jones swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Jones lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Eddie Jones dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pedro Burgos's cut.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Burgos down.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Jones.
Jones fakes the leg kick and cracks Burgos in the body.
Jones turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Jones throws a head kick that misses.
Nice body kick from Jones.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Burgos.
Burgos takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.

Jones forces Burgos back against the cage and clinches.
Jones lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Jones lands an elbow that stopped Burgos in his tracks for a moment.
Jones holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Jones gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Jones manages to break the clinch.
Jones cracks the inside of Burgos's front leg.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Burgos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burgos takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
A nice inside leg kick there by Jones. That's going to slow Burgos down.
Jones throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Burgos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Burgos walks into a straight right hand from Jones.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Burgos tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Burgos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Burgos tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Burgos chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Jones can pounce on him.
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burgos.
Jones has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Jones chopping away at his opponent's legs.

Jones lands a big head kick that sends Burgos tumbling to the mat! Jones takes a step backwards and waves Burgos back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Jones fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Burgos.
Jones lands a brutal head kick. Burgos looks out on his feet and Jones throws more strikes until the ref is forced to stop the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Kick and Punches). Eddie Jones!

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energy
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hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Barrington Xavier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Finny Gussa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Xavier
vs
Gussa

168 cm
25
155 lbs
7 - 11 - 0

170 cm
24
164 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Counter striker
Experienced

Good wrestler
Counter striker
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Barrington Xavier!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Finny Gussa!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Xavier shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Xavier stops Gussa from getting back to his feet.
Xavier sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Gussa defending well though.
Gussa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xavier.
Xavier not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Gussa blocking the ground and pound attempt from Xavier.
Gussa avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Xavier.
Xavier missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gussa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Xavier thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Gussa to regain full guard.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.

Gussa changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Xavier looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Gussa cracks Xavier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
Xavier takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Xavier is looking to regain half guard here but Gussa keeps moving and retains side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gussa cracks Xavier with an elbow. That is naaassty.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Xavier is working to avoid the ground and pound but Gussa connects with a decent elbow.
Xavier tries to strike but it doesn't land.
Gussa landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Xavier striking from the bottom but nothing landed.
Xavier tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Gussa wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gussa lands some shots froms side control.
Gussa is chipping away with strikes.

Xavier is rocked!
Gussa cracks Xavier with a big right hand but Xavier just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Oh Xavier is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Xavier 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.
Gussa lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Xavier down.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gussa lands a strong strike to the head of Xavier. That's dazed him! Gussa looking to finish here. Xavier is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Gussa lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Finny Gussa!
Finny Gussa is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Corwin Anstey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunnar Mancini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anstey comes to the cage accompanied by Gonna Fly Now . Corwin Anstey had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business

Anstey
vs
Mancini

180 cm
27
209 lbs
22 - 9 - 0

190 cm
19
215 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Powerful

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 22 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Corwin Anstey!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gunnar Mancini!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A leg kick checked by Anstey.
Some bone on bone action there as Anstey checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Mancini throws a quick head kick that skims the top of Anstey's head.
Mancini attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping leg kick lands for Mancini.
Gunnar Mancini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Mancini as he avoids it easily.
Anstey fails with an attempt to clinch.
A head kick misses from Mancini.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Anstey scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
You can see the frustration on Mancini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anstey in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.
Anstey throwing shots but missing, from side control.
You can see the frustration on Mancini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Anstey 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.
Anstey sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Mancini is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Sloppy strikes there by Anstey.
Anstey 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.
Anstey lands a nice forearm strike.
Anstey misses with an attempted head punch from side control.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Mancini throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Mancini wants to slow Anstey down by chopping away at his legs.
Anstey tries to clinch up.
Anstey throws a right hand that Mancini ducks under and follows up with a left that Mancini also avoids with ease.
Gunnar Mancini is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mancini misses with a head kick.

Anstey has Mancini up against the cage in a clinch.
Anstey keeps control of Mancini as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.

Mancini breaks from the clinch.
Mancini avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Anstey tries to clinch up but Mancini circles away and keeps his distance.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
Mancini walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Anstey checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown but Mancini shows good takedown defense.
Anstey closes this distance looking for a takedown but Mancini circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Anstey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Anstey has a takedown stuffed.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancini slaps away a takedown attempt from Anstey, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Anstey throws a series of punches but Mancini moves out of range.
Mancini misses with a low kick.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses.
Mancini scoring well with a low kick there.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Mancini dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.

Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancini throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Anstey fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mancini tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Anstey is looking to clinch.
Anstey shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Mancini sprawls well. Mancini wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
No joy there for Anstey, who threw a few shots but didn't land.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mancini throws a quick inside leg kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mancini.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch but Mancini swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Mancini misses with a low kick.
Anstey is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Anstey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mancini throws a leg kick but Anstey moved away.
Mancini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Anstey doesn't manage to clinch there - Mancini circles away.
Anstey looks to land a combination but Mancini avoids it well.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancini thumps Anstey with a low kick.
Mancini dodges the punch combination from Anstey.
Anstey fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Corwin Anstey. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mancini cracks the inside of Anstey's front leg.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Anstey takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Mancini scores with a push kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mancini.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Anstey has a takedown stuffed.
Corwin Anstey is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Mancini.
Anstey takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Anstey walks forward, straight into a front kick from Mancini.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini scoring well with a low kick there.

Mancini lands a big head kick that sends Anstey tumbling to the mat! Mancini takes a step backwards and waves Anstey back to his feet - he wants the finish!

Anstey is rocked!
Mancini connects with a solid leg kick.
Mancini tries a head kick but it misses.
Anstey avoids the head kick by Mancini.
A nice inside leg kick there by Mancini. That's going to slow Anstey down.
Anstey tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mancini swivels and escapes.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mancini misses with a head kick.
Mancini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Mancini showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

A head kick from Mancini lands but Anstey takes it in his stride.
Mancini connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Mancini wants to land a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Mancini lands a high kick!
Oh Anstey is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A head kick misses from Mancini.
Anstey seems to have got his legs back now.
Mancini throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Anstey fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Mancini scores with a slapping inside leg kick.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Mancini.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses.
Mancini throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Mancini.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Anstey tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Mancini paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Mancini turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Anstey looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Mancini is fending him off so far but Anstey persists. Nope, Mancini circles away and we're back to standing.
Mancini throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Anstey.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancini scores with a spinning back kick!
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!
Mancini pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Mancini throws a head kick that misses.
A head kick misses from Mancini.

Mancini lands a big head kick that sends Anstey tumbling to the mat! Mancini takes a step backwards and waves Anstey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Mancini buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Mancini.
Anstey blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Gunnar Mancini seems to be getting the better of the standup.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a leg kick but Anstey sees it coming and moves out of range.
Anstey takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Mancini throws a nice outside leg kick.
A clash of legs there as Anstey blocks the low kick.
Mancini feints and then cracks Anstey's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Anstey down.

Mancini lands a big head kick that sends Anstey tumbling to the mat! Mancini takes a step backwards and waves Anstey back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Anstey tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mancini misses with a head kick.
Mancini thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Anstey if he has to take too many more of those.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mancini throws a sloppy head kick and Anstey moves out of range easily.
Mancini throws a head kick but Anstey moves out of range.
Anstey misses with the combination.
Mancini lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mancini misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Anstey blocks a head kick by Mancini.
Mancini looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Gunnar Mancini really dominated 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.

Mancini stuffs the takedown attempt from Anstey. Anstey gets slowly back to his feet.
Anstey throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Anstey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Mancini fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Anstey is out of range.
Mancini connects with a high kick.
Whack! Mancini lands a heavy head kick that drops Anstey. The ref tackles Mancini to stop the fight - a great save by the referee because Anstey was done.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:45 of round 4, we have a winner by way of TKO (Head Kick). Gunnar Mancini!
Gunnar Mancini is the new light heavyweight champion!