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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Justin Edwards (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Petru Dijieo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Justin Edwards has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Edwards!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Petru Dijieo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Edwards looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Dijieo is fending him off so far but Edwards persists. Nope, Dijieo circles away and we're back to standing.
Dijieo shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Edwards looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Dijieo wants to control from the top but Edwards keeps moving.
Dijieo sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Edwards's guard.
Edwards tries to roll over but Dijieo keeps him under control.
Dijieo misses with a head shot. Edwards uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dijieo drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Dijieo jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Dijieo postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Dijieo stopping the sweep attempt from Edwards.
Edwards bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Dijieo's guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dijieo looking for a guillotine here but Edwards defends easily.
Edwards stopping the sweep attempt from Dijieo.
Edwards pushing down on Dijieo's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Dijieo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Edwards.
Edwards trying to pass the guard but Dijieo defending well.
Dijieo really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Edwards. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Dijieo punching from the bottom.
Edwards is tying to control. Dijieo wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Dijieo pushes Edwards off looking to stand but Edwards dives back in and keeps control.
Edwards lands strikes from half guard.
Dijieo is trying to get back to full guard.
Edwards is looking to advance position but Dijieo won't allow it.
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.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Dijieo throws a hook but Edwards avoids it easily.
Dijieo looks to land a right hand but Edwards moved out of range.
Dijieo moves away from the strike by Edwards.
Edwards shoots and misses
and Dijieo counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Edwards!
Edwards is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dijieo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Edwards is rocked!
Edwards is in a horrible position here. Dijieo smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Oh Edwards is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Dijieo lands a big elbow.
A big strike lands for Dijieo! That's really hurt Edwards and he's turned his back - Dijieo keeps firing away and the ref dives in to stop the fight! Dijieo Jumps to his feet to celebrate the victory!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Petru Dijieo!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jean Paul Laurent (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and mali fedor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). mali fedor told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Paul Laurent!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, mali fedor!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A head kick misses from fedor.
fedor fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Laurent throws and low kick but fedor moves out of range easily.
fedor fails in his attempt to clinch.
fedor misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
A head kick misses from fedor.
Laurent closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Laurent works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Laurent is looking to take a break and control but fedor is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
fedor is trying to get back to half guard.
fedor sneaks back into half guard.
fedor looks like he's trying to stand up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Laurent is working for a kimura here but fedor manages to reverse the position and he's now in Laurent's guard.
Laurent looking for a sweep. Not yet Laurent, not yet.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
fedor avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
fedor is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Laurent looking for a guillotine here but fedor defends easily.
fedor looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as fedor accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
fedor lands a couple of digs.
fedor passes into half guard.
fedor has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Laurent is looking to improve his position.
fedor is tying to control. Laurent wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
fedor drops an elbow to the side of Laurent's head.
Laurent wants to improve his position but fedor is controlling well.
fedor is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Laurent is breathing heavily.
Laurent is trying to maintain the position but fedor is very close to passing his half guard.
fedor wants to lay and pray for a moment but Laurent keeps working.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
fedor seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
fedor wants to stand but Laurent has hold of a leg and an arm, so he's trapped for now.
Laurent tries to get to full guard but fedor has control of the leg.
fedor trying to mount his opponent but Laurent defends it.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
fedor with a poor takedown
and Laurent counters with a nice body shot.
Laurent swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Laurent avoids the head kick by fedor.
fedor throws a nice head kick!
Laurent is looking to score with low kicks.
Laurent throws a leg kick but fedor checks it.
fedor slips a jab and a cross from Laurent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
fedor blocks the body kick.
Laurent keeps the fight on the outside.
fedor dances in with a quick combination. Laurent is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from fedor snaps Laurent's head back. Laurent stumbles backwards against the cage. fedor steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Laurent's jaw, simultaneously knocking him out and sending his mouthpiece into the crowd! There's a worthy souvenir for the fans. This one is over folks. Laurent just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). mali fedor!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Justin Godwin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dennis Thompson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Thompson is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Aint I. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Justin Godwin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dennis Thompson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Godwin is looking to clinch.
Thompson looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Godwin looks to land a right hand but Thompson moved out of range.
Godwin moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Thompson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Godwin.
A nice combination there by Godwin.
Godwin connects with a solid leg kick.
Godwin throws a series of strikes that have Thompson backpedaling.
Godwin throws a lazy right hand but Thompson sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Godwin throws out a powerful jab.
A jab from Godwin finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Some bone on bone action there as Thompson checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Godwin works Thompson's body with a nice hook.
A jab from Godwin finds it's way through Thompson's defenses.
Godwin cracks a nice hook into Thompson's ribs.
Godwin scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Godwin throws a one two combo.
Godwin lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Godwin getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Godwin throws a series of punches but Thompson moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice body punch from Godwin.
Godwin looks to score with a jab to the body but Thompson is just out of range.
Godwin throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Godwin shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Godwin cracks the inside of Thompson's front leg.
Godwin closes the distance and clinches.
Thompson is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Godwin on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Knees in the clinch landing for Thompson.
Godwin pushes Thompson back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Godwin wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Thompson keeps control of Godwin as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A right hand to the body from Godwin.
Thompson tries for a takedown but Godwin manages to get underhooks.
Godwin scores with a nice hook to the head.
Thompson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Godwin breaks the clinch.
Godwin swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Godwin misses the shot to the body.
Godwin shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Godwin is pressing down on Thompson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Thompson is holding on for now.
Thompson is not content to let Godwin control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Godwin throwing shots but Thompson is blocking nicely.
Godwin is working for a kimura but Thompson is defending it quite comfortably.
Godwin wants to pass the guard but Thompson is defending well.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godwin lands a nice short elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is trying to control the action in half guard but Thompson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Godwin throws and low kick but Thompson moves out of range easily.
Godwin looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Godwin trying to pass the guard but Thompson defending well.
Godwin passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Thompson!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Godwin lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Thompson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Godwin fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Thompson wants to hold on but Godwin pushes him away.
Thompson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Godwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Poor strikes thrown by Godwin there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Godwin scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Thompson?
Godwin tries to control but Thompson wriggling away.
Thompson regains half guard.
Thompson is pressing down on Godwin's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Godwin content to stall in guard here.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Godwin sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Thompson's guard.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Godwin connects with a nice short shot to Thompson's temple.
Godwin trying to control from half guard but Thompson is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Justin Godwin dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Godwin throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Godwin looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Thompson!
Thompson regains half guard.
Godwin working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godwin lands a nice short elbow.
Godwin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Godwin jumps to the side looking to secure the arm triangle…. Ooooh, that looks tight… Thompson is gargling but he's managed to escape! Nice work there by Thompson and Godwin has given up the dominant position trying to land that submission.
Thompson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Thompson is breathing heavily.
Godwin frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Godwin lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Godwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Godwin landing shots from mount.
Godwin looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Godwin trying to control but Thompson is having none of it.
Thompson is desperately trying to improve his position but Godwin has a good base and remains in mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Godwin lands a heavy elbow.
Godwin is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Thompson has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Godwin with the ground and pound from mount.
Justin Godwin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Godwin prevents Thompson from getting the reversal.
Thompson slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Thompson reverses the position - he's now on top in Godwin's guard.
Godwin looking to hit a scissor sweep but Thompson is one step ahead there.
Godwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Godwin lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Godwin is nestled in close to Thompson, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Godwin is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Godwin drops an elbow to the side of Thompson's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Godwin is keen to just control but Thompson is a slippery customer.
Thompson tries to roll over but Godwin keeps him under control.
Godwin lands with a punch from half guard.
Thompson is refusing to be controlled, as Godwin sits in half guard.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Godwin throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Thompson.
Godwin rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Thompson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Thompson looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Thompson throws a series of strikes that have Godwin backpedaling.
Godwin is rocked!
It looks like Justin Godwin has been cut.
Thompson shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Godwin striking from the bottom.
Godwin is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Godwin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Thompson has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thompson is not content to let Godwin control the position.
Godwin is trying to work for a kimura. He's got his hands clasped together - this could be trouble! No, Thompson has managed to free his arm - good work.
Thompson taking some punishment here, with Godwin in his half guard.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Godwin lands a nice short elbow.
Godwin is looking to take a break and control but Thompson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Godwin seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Thompson is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Justin Godwin!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Greg Hamilton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Adam Petracek (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Hamilton is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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180 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Brawler
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Brawler
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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
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Hamilton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Petracek!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hamilton darts in and clinches Petracek up against the cage.
Hamilton lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Petracek backwards.
Hamilton lands a body punch.
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petracek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamilton landing knees to the head.
It looks like Adam Petracek has been cut.
Petracek is trying to break free.
Petracek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Petracek blocks a head kick by Hamilton.
Hamilton tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Hamilton has closed the distance and engaged Petracek in a clinch.
Hamilton with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Hamilton landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Petracek looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Hamilton unloads a knee to the mid-section. Petracek lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Hamilton using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Petracek avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Petracek successfully pulls guard.
Petracek striking off his back but it's not causing Hamilton any problems.
Petracek wants to stand up but Hamilton is controlling him.
Petracek manages to escape and get back to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hamilton throws a leg kick but Petracek sees it coming and moves out of range.
Hamilton keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Petracek tries to clinch but Hamilton moves away
and Hamilton counters by clinching up.
Petracek goes for a takedown attempt but Hamilton pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Greg Hamilton has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Adam Petracek.
Petracek throws a series of punches but Hamilton moves out of range.
Hamilton tries to clinch up but Petracek circles away and keeps his distance.
Hamilton misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Petracek with a poor takedown
and Hamilton counters with a big head kick but Petracek shrugs it off.
Petracek moves out of range of the body kick.
Petracek jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Petracek shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Hamilton counters by moving into the clinch.
Hamilton escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Petracek fails with the takedown
and Hamilton counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Hamilton has closed the distance and engaged Petracek in a clinch.
Petracek stalls.
Petracek tries to pull guard but Hamilton holds him up against the cage and eventually Petracek drops back down to his feet.
Petracek has had enough of the clinch but Hamilton keeps him there for the moment.
Petracek tries for a takedown. No joy.
Petracek avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Petracek tries a knee to the head but Hamilton blocks it.
Hamilton stalls.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Petracek tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Hamilton smiles and moves away.
Petracek doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Hamilton counters with a big head kick but Petracek shrugs it off.
Hamilton scores with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hamilton pushes Petracek up against the cage in a clinch.
Petracek avoiding damage as Hamilton throws knees to the body.
Petracek tries to score a body lock takedown but Hamilton shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Hamilton prevents a body shot from Petracek.
Hamilton misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Petracek.
Petracek wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Petracek tries to stall but Hamilton uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Petracek jumps guard but Hamilton stands there with Petracek around his waist. Petracek gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Petracek breaks from the clinch.
Greg Hamilton seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Petracek shoots and misses
and Hamilton moves into the clinch.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
Hamilton gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Petracek.
Petracek is trying to break free.
Petracek missing with knees to the body.
Petracek tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Hamilton trying to land knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Petracek drags the fight down to the ground.
Hamilton avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Petracek is trying to keep Hamilton in close.
Petracek has his feet on Hamilton's thighs here. He's pushed Hamilton off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Hamilton screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Adam Petracek!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Alexander Barzakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franco Valdez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alexander Barzakov could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Franco Valdez's chin.
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Barzakov!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franco Valdez!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Barzakov decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Barzakov is keen to just control but Valdez is a slippery customer.
Valdez throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Valdez looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Barzakov drops an elbow to the side of Valdez's head.
Valdez gets back to full guard.
Barzakov trying to control the position from guard on top but Valdez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Barzakov stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Valdez swivels though and keeps the full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Valdez wants to sweep but no luck.
Valdez looking for a guillotine here but Barzakov defends easily.
Valdez has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Valdez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Barzakov can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Valdez has momentary wrist control but Barzakov slips an elbow through the middle.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov lands a couple of digs.
Barzakov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Valdez looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Barzakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Valdez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barzakov!
Valdez looks gassed!
Barzakov is looking to improve his position but Valdez isn't that keen on the idea.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Valdez lands a big shot there that rocks Barzakov but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Barzakov wants to control but Valdez is having none of it.
Valdez looking to secure an arm triangle but Barzakov defends it well.
Valdez wants to finish this one by submission but Barzakov is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Valdez.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Valdez. What's that going to do exactly?
Barzakov can't escape the position.
Valdez landing shots from mount.
Valdez landing shots from mount.
Valdez lands with some strikes.
Valdez with shots to the head and body - Barzakov looks very uncomfortable down there.
Valdez trying to control but Barzakov is having none of it.
Valdez has control of Barzakov's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Barzakov regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Valdez is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Barzakov is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Valdez looking for a guillotine from mount but Barzakov is having none of it.
Barzakov is squirming around, avoiding Valdez's attempts to control the action.
Barzakov is wriggling around trying to escape.
Barzakov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Barzakov cracks Valdez with a solid left hand.
Barzakov works over Valdez with some ground and pound from guard.
Barzakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barzakov scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Valdez looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Valdez doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov working some strikes from top position.
Barzakov has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Valdez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Barzakov doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Barzakov manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Barzakov works over Valdez with some ground and pound from guard.
Barzakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Barzakov landing with the ground and pound.
Valdez 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.
Valdez had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Barzakov is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Valdez Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Barzakov's back instead.
Barzakov tries to break free.
Barzakov covering up well and avoiding damage.
Valdez missing with strikes from the back.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Alexander Barzakov 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.
Barzakov tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Valdez swivels and escapes.
Barzakov shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Valdez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barzakov!
Barzakov tries to reverse the position but Valdez maintains control.
Valdez working Barzakov over with strikes here.
Barzakov is looking to get to half guard.
Valdez cracks Barzakov with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Alexander Barzakov overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Barzakov tries to reverse the position but Valdez maintains control.
Barzakov taking shots to the head.
Barzakov in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Valdez lands a heavy elbow.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Barzakov throwing hammer fists to the chest of Valdez. What's that going to do exactly?
Valdez with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
Valdez throwing strikes here but Barzakov is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov tries to hold on but Valdez pushes him away.
Barzakov keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Barzakov bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Valdez throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Barzakov landing some decent shots from guard.
Barzakov trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Valdez 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.
Valdez keeping full guard, as Barzakov tries to pass.
Valdez working for a triangle but Barzakov defends it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Barzakov is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Barzakov keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Valdez's head.
Barzakov working some strikes from top position.
Barzakov wants to control from the top but Valdez keeps moving.
Valdez throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Barzakov chips away with some ground and pound.
Valdez working for a triangle but Barzakov defends it easily.
Barzakov postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov lands a couple of elbows.
Valdez tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Barzakov working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Valdez's head.
Valdez working for a triangle but Barzakov defends it easily.
Barzakov stopping the sweep attempt from Valdez.
Valdez manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Barzakov is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Barzakov swinging wildly from the bottom but he's not landing.
Valdez lands with some strikes.
Valdez goes for an armbar but Barzakov turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Barzakov.
Valdez striking off his back but it's not causing Barzakov any problems.
Barzakov is working Valdez over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Barzakov lands a couple of digs.
Barzakov lands a couple of elbows.
Valdez lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Barzakov!
Barzakov is trying to escape the mount.
Barzakov tries to improve his position but instead Valdez has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Franco Valdez will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
Barzakov fails to land the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Valdez as Barzakov shoots in.
Barzakov avoids a punch combination nicely.
Valdez tries to bum rush Barzakov with a series of wild strikes but Barzakov uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Valdez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Barzakov moves away.
Barzakov shoots for a takedown but Valdez saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alexander Barzakov. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Barzakov shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Valdez pinned against the cage. Valdez gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Valdez scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Barzakov has a takedown stuffed.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Barzakov takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Valdez lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Barzakov scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Barzakov working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Barzakov wants to pass the guard but Valdez is defending well.
Valdez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Barzakov takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Barzakov lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Barzakov working over Valdez with some ground and pound. Valdez looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Valdez gets back to full guard.
Barzakov makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Barzakov lands a couple of digs.
Barzakov with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Barzakov looking to pass the guard.
Valdez keeping moving, preventing Barzakov from controlling successfully.
Valdez looking for a guillotine here but Barzakov defends easily.
Barzakov lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Valdez has thrown up a leg looking for a triangle. Barzakov doesn't defend quickly enough and Valdez has managed to lock this one up! Can Barzakov escape?! NO! He's tapping out! Damn, that was a quick submission - congrats to Valdez on a fantastic submission victory.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Franco Valdez!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Chuck Swisher (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Donatello The dragon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The dragon has chosen Cereal Killer by Method Man and Red Man as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Both fighters really staring eachother down here, as Donatello The dragon enters the cage!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chuck Swisher!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Donatello The dragon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The dragon looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Donatello The dragon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice inside leg kick there by Swisher. That's going to slow The dragon down.
The dragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swisher sets himself and throws a head kick that knocks The dragon to the ground! Swisher dives into full mount looking to finish!
The dragon is rocked!
It looks like Donatello The dragon has been cut.
The dragon is wriggling around trying to escape.
The dragon is still in real trouble! Can Swisher finish him?
Swisher stands up from mount. Strange move.
The dragon seems to have recovered his senses.
The dragon's corner calls for a 1-2. The dragon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
It looks like Chuck Swisher has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
The dragon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Swisher tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Swisher throws a nice inside leg kick.
The dragon closes the distance and clinches up with Swisher, looking for a takedown. The dragon pushes Swisher against the cage but Swisher circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Swisher moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Swisher is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by The dragon.
The dragon throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A head kick by The dragon misses
and Swisher counters with a good, hard body kick but The dragon shrugs it off.
The dragon looks gassed!
The dragon takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Swisher walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Swisher avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
The dragon misses with a takedown attempt
and Swisher decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in The dragon's guard.
Swisher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Swisher trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Swisher avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The dragon working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Swisher doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Swisher manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Swisher has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The dragon has his feet on Swisher's thighs here. He's pushed Swisher off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Swisher screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Donatello The dragon!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Oliver (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liu Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kang has chosen Mortal kombat theme as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Oliver!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liu Kang!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oliver throws a chopping leg kick but Kang manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Oliver throws the left hand but Kang avoids the punch easily.
Oliver gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Oliver is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Oliver has momentary wrist control but Kang slips an elbow through the middle.
Kang postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kang is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Oliver looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kang is one step ahead there.
Kang must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kang!
Oliver is thinking about an arm triangle here, looking to tighten it up before moving to side control. Kang can see it coming though and defends well with a couple of strikes to the head and some good arm positioning.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang is trying desperately to improve position.
Kang tries to hold on but Oliver postures up.
Oliver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kang is looking to escape.
Kang tries to hold on but Oliver pushes him away.
Kang is desperately trying to improve his position but Oliver has a good base and remains in mount.
Kang tries to hold on but Oliver postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Oliver takes Kang's back.
Oliver lands strikes to the head.
That's two 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.
Kang fending off the submission attempt from Oliver.
Kang turns into Oliver and is now in his guard.
Kang looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Kang trying to control the position from guard on top but Oliver is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Oliver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kang!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Oliver wants to control the pace but Kang is squirming around nicely.
Oliver wants to get back to his feet but Kang is holding on tight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
Kang manages to regain half guard. Good work.
The fighters are battling for position here. Kang manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Oliver is breathing heavily.
Kang wants to sweep here but Oliver controlling him for the moment.
Kang not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kang looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Oliver puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Oliver will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Kang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oliver trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Oliver landing some decent shots from guard.
Oliver throws a big right hand that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver wants to get up but he can't break Kang's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Oliver scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Kang is trying to keep Oliver in close.
Oliver won't allow Kang to sweep him here.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oliver throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kang checks a low kick from Oliver.
Oliver with a lazy takedown attempt
and Kang counters with a left to the body.
Kang shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Oliver slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Oliver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kang's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Kang 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.
Oliver throws a leg kick
and Kang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kang.
Oliver looking for a guillotine here but Kang defends easily.
Kang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Oliver is trying to keep Kang in close.
Oliver has his foot on Kang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kang works his way back into a safe position though.
Kang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Kang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Oliver is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Oliver is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Kang winds up and cracks Oliver with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Kang working Oliver over with strikes.
Oliver is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Kang scores with a couple of nice shots.
Kang trying to control the action but Oliver is working from the bottom.
Oliver looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ground and pound from Kang.
Kang working Oliver over with strikes.
Kang wants to work for an arm triangle but Oliver is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Oliver is looking to escape.
Kang wants to lay and pray for a moment but Oliver keeps working.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Oliver lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Kang has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Kang and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Oliver ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Kang moves away.
Kevin Oliver is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliver's waist but Oliver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kang off to one side.
Kang throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Oliver's waist but Oliver gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Kang off to one side.
A clash of legs there as Kang blocks the low kick.
Oliver tries for a takedown but Kang circles away easily
and Kang decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Oliver's guard.
Kang cracks Oliver with a solid left hand.
Kang trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang tries to free his leg and advance position but Oliver is retaining full guard.
Oliver looking to control.
Kang forces his way into half guard.
Oliver regains full guard. Nicely done.
Kang is working Oliver over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Oliver trying to strike off his back.
Oliver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kang manages to get himself to full guard.
Oliver slips nicely into half guard.
Oliver throwing shots but Kang is blocking nicely.
Oliver is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Kang doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Oliver.
Oliver landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Oliver trying to pass the guard but Kang defending well.
Oliver is working hard here to advance position.
Ground and pound from Oliver.
Kang is looking to improve his position.
Kang blocking the ground and pound attempt from Oliver.
Kang moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Oliver gets to his feet. Kang looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Liu Kang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Oliver shoots and misses
and Kang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kang.
Kang postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Oliver keeping full guard, as Kang tries to pass.
Oliver lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Kang!
Kang tries to reverse the position but Oliver maintains control.
Kang slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Oliver passes the guard and advances to mount!
Oliver looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang is looking to improve his position but Oliver isn't that keen on the idea.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oliver looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Kang is looking to improve his position but Oliver isn't that keen on the idea.
Oliver is working for a guillotine from mount but Kang frees his head quite easily.
Oliver can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Kang is looking to escape.
Kang is bucking up trying to escape but Oliver cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Oliver is working for a guillotine from mount but Kang frees his head quite easily.
Oliver with shots to the head and body - Kang looks very uncomfortable down there.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Kang can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oliver scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Kang?
Kang is looking to get to half guard.
Kang is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Oliver takes Kang's back. Could be looking for a rear naked choke here - either way, Kang is in trouble.
Oliver doesn't have the hooks in and Kang manages to turn into his guard.
Oliver bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Kang's guard.
Oliver trying to control but Kang is working from the bottom.
Oliver preventing the sweep.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Oliver stopping the sweep attempt from Kang.
Oliver works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Kang is refusing to be controlled, as Oliver sits in half guard.
Kang is trying to maintain the position but Oliver is very close to passing his half guard.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Oliver tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kevin Oliver has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Oliver fails with the takedown
and Kang counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Kang.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang trying to control but Oliver is working from the bottom.
Oliver has his foot on Kang's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Kang works his way back into a safe position though.
Liu Kang has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kang looking to pass the guard.
Oliver working for a triangle but Kang defends it easily.
Oliver manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Kang manages to get himself to full guard.
Kang is trying to hold Oliver in close to prevent damage but Oliver has managed to pass into half guard.
Kang gets full guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Oliver scoring with punches to the head and body.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Liu Kang.
Well Kang 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Liu Kang!
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FIGHT
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ted Grant (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kenny Warner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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205 lbs
6 - 0 - 0 |
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207 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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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
6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ted Grant!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenny Warner!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Warner misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Grant has a takedown stuffed.
Grant defending well as Warner loads up on a big left hand.
Warner connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Grant wants to clinch up but Warner keeps it at a distance.
Grant pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Grant tries a head kick but it misses.
Warner lands a left and a right that sends Grant crashing to the canvas! Warner dives into mount looking to finish!
Grant is rocked!
It looks like Ted Grant has been cut.
Warner fails to move to back control.
Oh Grant is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Warner is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Grant shoots in for a takedown but Warner shows good takedown defense.
Grant seems to have got his legs back now.
A choreographed right hand from Warner misses the target.
Warner rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Grant moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Warner scores with a body shot.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for leaving it all in the cage!
Grant closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Grant lands in his opponent's guard.
Warner is looking to stand back up but Grant counters by passing into half guard. Oops... bit sloppy there by Warner.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Warner manages to work his way to half guard, despite Grant's best efforts.
Warner trying to control but Grant postures up.
Grant stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.
Grant misses with a head kick.
Grant is breathing heavily.
Grant takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Warner throws a head kick but Grant moves out of range.
Warner lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grant showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Warner.
Warner closes this distance looking for a takedown but Grant circles away.
Grant drives through with a takedown into guard.
Warner looking for a triangle here. Grant is fighting it but it looks tight! Warner pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Grant is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Kenny Warner!
Kenny Warner is the new light heavyweight champion!
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FIGHT
RATING
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