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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Smokey The Huge (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mack Boulger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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188 lbs
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Smokey The Huge!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mack Boulger!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Boulger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from The Huge.
The Huge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boulger.
The Huge throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
The Huge throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Boulger.
The Huge tries to clinch but Boulger moves out of range.
Boulger avoids a punch combination nicely.
A combination from The Huge does no damage.
The Huge looks to land a combination but Boulger avoids it well.
Boulger seems to be stalking The Huge here. He circles momentarily and then unleashes a devastatic head kick! The Huge drops like a stone, out cold! WOW! Are you kidding me!? What a knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:39 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Mack Boulger!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Berry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Grohl (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dave Grohl is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Berry!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Grohl!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Berry keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Grohl throws the kick towards the body but Berry avoids it.
Grohl tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Berry swivels and escapes.
Berry rushes Grohl and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daniel Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Berry lands an elbow that stopped Grohl in his tracks for a moment.
Grohl looking for a takedown.
Grohl fails to pull guard.
Berry lands a knee to the head.
Berry could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Berry lands a damaging elbow.
Berry scores a nice knee to the body.
Berry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Berry gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Berry scores with a head kick.
Grohl changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Berry tries to avoid it but Grohl manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Berry to the ground. Berry escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Berry clinches with his opponent.
Berry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grohl blocks it with crossed arms.
Berry stalling in the clinch.
Grohl wants a takedown.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Berry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
The fight stays on the outside here - Berry looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Berry clinches up against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Berry lands a body shot.
Grohl looks gassed!
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Berry moves in looking to clinch but Grohl pushes him off.
Berry moves into range and clinches up with Grohl.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Berry landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Berry lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Grohl tries for a takedown but Berry manages to get underhooks.
Grohl fails to pull guard.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Berry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grohl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry lands a damaging elbow.
Berry has clasped his hands together around Grohl's back... aaand, he's got a takedown into side control. Nicely done.
Berry is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Grohl's shoulder. That is not cool.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Grohl is looking to regain half guard here but Berry keeps moving and retains side control.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Berry decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Berry fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Grohl, pushing him back against the cage.
Grohl drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berry pulls his leg out and moves away.
Grohl blocks a head kick by Berry.
Grohl tries to clinch
and Berry counters by clinching up.
Berry lands a nice elbow.
Berry landing knees to the head.
Berry with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Grohl drops down looking for an ankle pick but Berry pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry moves into the clinch successfully.
Berry with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Grohl can't get the takedown.
Berry lands a knee to the body.
Berry lands an elbow inside.
Grohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Nice elbow from Berry.
Grohl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Berry is pressed up against the cage. Grohl has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Berry down to the mat. Berry avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Berry instigates a clinch.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry connects with a knee to the head.
Berry lands an elbow that stopped Grohl in his tracks for a moment.
Berry unloads a knee to the mid-section. Grohl lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Stalling in the clinch from Berry.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Grohl has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Berry is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Grohl tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Berry smiles and moves away.
Grohl will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Grohl rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Berry moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Berry drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Grohl wants to sweep but no luck.
Grohl is trying to keep Berry in close.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Grohl has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Berry has passed into side control.
Berry is looking to take a break and control but Grohl is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Berry dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Berry gets the takedown into side control.
Berry decides to stand up, so the ref orders Grohl to his feet.
Grohl with a poor takedown
and Berry counters by clinching up.
Grohl is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Berry pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Daniel Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry scores with a knee to the head.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Grohl is working for takedown but Berry is calmly controlling the position for now.
Grohl looking for a takedown.
Grohl goes for a takedown attempt but Berry pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Berry gets a clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Berry scores with a knee to the head.
Berry keeps control of Grohl as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Grohl takes an elbow to the temple.
Nice elbow from Berry.
Berry breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Berry gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Berry prevents a takedown attempt there.
Grohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Grohl takes an elbow to the forehead.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry has picked Grohl up - he's going for a ride! Berry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Grohl throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Grohl trying to get back to full guard but Berry takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Grohl really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Berry knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Grohl on the ground.
Berry controlling from mount.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Grohl is looking to get to half guard.
Grohl is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Grohl is squirming around, avoiding Berry's attempts to control the action.
Grohl is working to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Berry controlling the position easily from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Grohl is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Berry tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Grohl keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Daniel Berry dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Berry pushes Grohl up against the cage in a clinch.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Berry throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Grohl blocks it with crossed arms.
Berry pushes off an throws an elbow but Grohl leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Berry scores with a knee to the head.
Berry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Berry trying to control but Grohl is working from the bottom.
Berry has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Grohl working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Berry doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Berry manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Berry controls from within his opponent's guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Grohl is trying to control the position but Berry postures up.
Berry trying to stand up but can't free himself from Grohl's guard.
Daniel Berry overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Grohl throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Berry escapes and throws Grohl's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Grohl gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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.
Grohl trying to hold on to Berry's head to control him but Berry postures up.
Grohl is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Berry jumps into side control!
Berry decides to stand back up. Berry steps back and let's Grohl get back to his feet.
Berry forces Grohl back against the cage and clinches.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Grohl fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Berry taking a breather.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Grohl throws a right and a left that Berry avoids nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Berry drives through and clinches with Grohl against the cage.
Berry lands an elbow that stopped Grohl in his tracks for a moment.
Grohl tries for a takedown. No joy.
Berry lands an elbow just above Grohl 's eye.
Berry stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Berry gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Berry stands and steps away. Grohl gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Berry clinches up with Grohl and pushes him back against the cage.
Grohl wants a takedown.
Daniel Berry has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Dave Grohl.
Berry lands a nice elbow.
Grohl drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Berry lands an elbow inside.
Grohl tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Berry lands a damaging elbow.
Berry lands an elbow inside that Grohl shrugs off.
Grohl tries to score a body lock takedown but Berry shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Knees in the clinch landing for Berry.
Berry is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Grohl can do to turn this around?
Grohl jumps guard but Berry stands there with Grohl around his waist. Grohl gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Berry misses with a knee to the head.
Berry is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Berry lands a knee to the body.
Dave Grohl has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Grohl changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Berry fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Berry scores with a takedown into Grohl's guard.
Berry looking to sit in guard and control but Grohl gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Grohl trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that's the end of the fight!
Daniel Berry showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Berry has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:26
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:26
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Daniel Berry!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Alonzo Garcelon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Nick Morris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nick Morris has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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240 lbs
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267 lbs
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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, Alonzo Garcelon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nick Morris!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Garcelon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Morris stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Garcelon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Morris stands and throws Garcelon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Garcelon is looking for a sweep.
Morris slows the pace down.
Garcelon tries to escape but Morris is in control.
Garcelon knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Morris on the ground.
Garcelon stops Morris from passing to mount.
Morris is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Garcelon is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Garcelon is breathing heavily.
Morris looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Garcelon is trying to control Morris's posture but Morris avoids it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Morris trying to control the position but Garcelon is working away.
Morris stands up and beckons Garcelon to his feet.
Garcelon doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Morris counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Garcelon is lucky that one didn't land flush.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Morris.
Garcelon throws an overhand right that lands on Morris's shoulder, as Morris tries to avoid the shot.
Morris clinches up against the cage.
Morris landing knees to the head.
Knees to the body from Morris.
A knee to the head by Morris.
Morris landing knees to the body.
Garcelon is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Morris gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Morris with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Morris.
Morris breaks from the clinch.
Morris gets a takedown into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcelon tries to regain full guard. Instead though, Morris has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
Morris controlling from the full mount.
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 fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcelon might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Morris prevents Garcelon from getting the reversal.
BOOM! Morris connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Morris lands a nice shot to the head.
Morris prevents Garcelon from getting the reversal.
Morris working the ground and pound effectively.
Morris stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.
Garcelon tries for a takedown but Morris circles away easily
and Morris counters with a single leg into guard. Garcelon didn't expect that.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Alonzo Garcelon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Garcelon 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.
Morris is pushing down on Garcelon's leg trying to pass to half guard. Garcelon is fighting to maintain full guard but Morris has managed to sneak the leg through.
Morris is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Garcelon trying to control but Morris postures up.
Morris prevents Garcelon from improving his position.
Well, if Morris is going to just lie there, perhaps we should talk about what we're having for dinner tonight… I'm having a ham and pineapple pizza… Yum. Can't wait.
Morris lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Garcelon wants to improve his position but Morris is controlling well.
Garcelon tries to kick Morris off but Morris keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nick Morris dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Morris moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Garcelon is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Morris.
Morris moves into range and connects with a jab.
Morris fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Garcelon sprawls well initially but Morris persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Morris working over Garcelon with some ground and pound. Garcelon looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Morris is looking for a kimura but Garcelon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Morris to get the leverage.
Garcelon pushes Morris off looking to stand but Morris dives back in and keeps control.
Still in half guard, Morris seems content to control.
Morris lands with a punch from half guard.
Morris wants to lay and pray for a moment but Garcelon keeps working.
Morris is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Garcelon tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcelon trying to hold on to Morris's head to control him but Morris postures up.
Morris slows the pace down in half guard.
Let's hope that Morris has the urge to step up the pace any second now because for the last 15 or 20 seconds he's just been holding on tight.
Garcelon punching from the bottom.
Morris blocks the strikes from Garcelon.
Morris moves nicely into side control.
Morris is looking to take a break and control but Garcelon is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Morris working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
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.
The referee asks Morris politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Morris prefers to stall for the moment though.
Nick Morris has got the better of the ground game so far.
Garcelon is looking to regain half guard here but Morris keeps moving and retains side control.
Garcelon taking punishment in the form of punches.
Morris wants to control but Garcelon is keeping him busy.
Garcelon is trying to control Morris's posture but Morris avoids it.
Garcelon is trying to get back to his feet.
Garcelon on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Morris is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Garcelon looks calm but he's in trouble here. Morris gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Garcelon is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Morris lets go of the hold and Garcelon can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Nick Morris!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Markus Caesar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Mcdonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Caesar's entrance music is Waters Of Nazereth. A fine choice. 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
2 - 0 - 0 |
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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
1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Markus Caesar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Mcdonald!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Caesar closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Caesar decides to pull guard.
Caesar trying to keep a closed guard but Mcdonald is proving a slippery customer.
Caesar is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Mcdonald rolls with it to try and escape but Caesar cranks on the arm and Mcdonald is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Markus Caesar!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Tyson Jackon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jim Finney (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Jackon might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Sky Might Fall. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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163 lbs
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162 lbs
0 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tyson Jackon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jim Finney!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice sprawl there from Finney as Jackon shoots in.
Jackon shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Finney as he avoids it easily.
Tyson Jackon seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackon fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Tyson Jackon. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackon changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Finney tries to avoid it but Jackon manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Finney to the ground. Finney escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Finney shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Jackon pulls Finney in to control the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Jackon is looking for a triangle but Finney pushes his legs off easily.
Finney working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Jackon keeping full guard, as Finney tries to pass.
Finney working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Finney postures up and lands a big shot to Jackon's brow.
Finney postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Jackon avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Jackon tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Finney trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Finney postures up.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Jackon with a lazy takedown attempt
and Finney counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jackon is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Finney throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Finney wants to free his trapped foot but Jackon is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Finney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Jackon actively working from the bottom here.
Finney thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Finney trying to mount his opponent but Jackon defends it.
Finney is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Finney really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Jackon. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Jackon has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Finney is working away from the top position though.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Finney avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Finney shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Jackon as he jumps to the side.
Finney throws a solid leg kick but Jackon takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Finney.
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.
Jackon tries for a takedown but Finney circles away easily
and Finney counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Finney works over Jackon with some ground and pound from guard.
Jackon has his feet on Finney's thighs here. He's pushed Finney 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! Finney screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Tyson Jackon!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between David Derouin (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jarmppa Kaataja (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Derouin has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Jarmppa Kaataja looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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190 lbs
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190 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
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Derouin!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jarmppa Kaataja!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Derouin tries to land a front kick but Kaataja steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Kaataja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Kaataja tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Derouin drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Kaataja is trying to get back to his feet.
Derouin passes to full mount! That's big trouble for Kaataja!
Derouin is breathing heavily.
Kaataja is trying to stand but he's not in a good position to be doing that! Derouin has taken his back!
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
Kaataja is staying cool under pressure, defending well against the rear naked choke attempt from his opponent.
Derouin is working for the rear naked choke. He has one arm under the chin but Kaataja has hold of the other arm. A bit of a stalemate here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kaataja is trying to get back to his feet. He's worked up on to his knees and now he's on his feet with his head on the canvas, trying to shake Derouin off. It looks like it's working - Derouin slides off, much to his dismay, and we're back to standing! Kaataja displaying calm under pressure there.
Kaataja rushes Derouin and presses him up against the cage.
Derouin misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Kaataja.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja prevents a takedown attempt there.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja lands a knee to the head.
Kaataja with a knee to the head.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
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.
Derouin can't break the clinch.
Kaataja lands an elbow that stopped Derouin in his tracks for a moment.
It looks like David Derouin has been cut.
Kaataja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Kaataja blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Kaataja lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Derouin has Kaataja pushed against the cage.
Kaataja with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Kaataja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Derouin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derouin takes an elbow to the forehead.
Kaataja lands an elbow that stopped Derouin in his tracks for a moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derouin takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaataja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Derouin wants a takedown but no success here.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but Derouin blocks with his arms.
Derouin takes a knee right on the jaw!
Derouin takes an elbow to the temple.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
Kaataja tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
A knee to the head by Kaataja.
David Derouin's cut is getting worse.
Kaataja lands an elbow just above Derouin 's eye.
Derouin drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Derouin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Kaataja lands a nice elbow.
Kaataja lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Derouin takes an elbow to the temple.
Derouin tries to score a body lock takedown but Kaataja shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Kaataja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Derouin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Derouin looking to slow down the pace here.
Kaataja connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Jarmppa Kaataja will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on David Derouin's cut.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Kaataja throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Jarmppa Kaataja seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Kaataja wants to clinch.
Kaataja is looking to clinch but Derouin is avoiding it.
Kaataja tries to clinch but Derouin is having none of it.
Kaataja tries to clinch up but Derouin circles away and keeps his distance.
Kaataja moves in looking to clinch but Derouin pushes him off.
Kaataja wants to clinch up but Derouin keeps it at a distance.
Kaataja tries to clinch but Derouin is having none of it.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Derouin paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kaataja tries to clinch there but Derouin circles away.
Derouin misses with a body kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch but Derouin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Kaataja looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch but Derouin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch but Derouin swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Derouin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derouin tries to clinch there but Kaataja circles away.
Derouin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Kaataja tries to clinch up
and Derouin counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Kaataja!
Derouin throws some wild stikes that Kaataja manages to avoid easily.
Kaataja squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Kaataja somehow manages to escape the mount and get back to his feet!
Derouin avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Nice sprawl there from Derouin as Kaataja shoots in.
Derouin tries to clinch but Kaataja moves out of range.
Derouin bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Kaataja pushes Derouin away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Derouin gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derouin looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Kaataja is trying to get back to his feet.
Derouin looks up at the clock and then as Kaataja takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Derouin smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Derouin is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Kaataja is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Kaataja is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Derouin is controlling him well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Derouin feints and as Kaataja raises his hands in defense, Derouin changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Kaataja is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Kaataja has his feet on Derouin's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Derouin throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Kaataja tries to clinch up
so Derouin counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Derouin wants to control from the top but Kaataja keeps moving.
Derouin won't allow Kaataja to get back to his feet.
Derouin trying to control the position from guard on top but Kaataja is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Derouin prevents Kaataja from getting back to his feet.
Derouin wants to control from the top but Kaataja keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
David Derouin dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on David Derouin's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Kaataja tries to clinch up.
Kaataja darts in trying to clinch
and Derouin decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Kaataja's guard.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Derouin accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Derouin prevents Kaataja from getting back to his feet.
Derouin trying to control but Kaataja is working from the bottom.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet but Derouin is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Kaataja is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Derouin gets to his feet - Kaataja follows without any prompting.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Derouin decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Kaataja is trying to stand up here but Derouin is controlling him well.
Derouin missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Derouin looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Derouin has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
You get the feeling that Kaataja really doesn't like being in this position too much.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Derouin is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Kaataja rushes Derouin and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Derouin changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Kaataja fights it off and pushes away nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Derouin closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Kaataja avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Derouin.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
Derouin is working for a kimura but Kaataja is defending it quite comfortably.
David Derouin overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kaataja wants to get back to his feet.
Derouin is trying to control the action in half guard but Kaataja is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kaataja looks like he's trying to stand up.
Kaataja is staying active underneath Derouin, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Kaataja tries to close the distance and clinch up but Derouin swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Kaataja tries to clinch
and Derouin moves into the clinch.
Kaataja gets underhooks to prevent Derouin's takedown attempt.
Derouin is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for David Derouin. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Derouin just leaning against Kaataja, taking a breather.
Kaataja using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Derouin has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Derouin.
Kaataja tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
David Derouin showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Derouin has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... David Derouin!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Shamrock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ian Muirhead (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shamrock comes to the cage accompanied by Rockstar. Mark Shamrock had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Good chin |
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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, Mark Shamrock!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ian Muirhead!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Muirhead sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Shamrock fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Muirhead avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Muirhead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Muirhead keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muirhead throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Muirhead tries a head kick but it misses.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Shamrock doesn't manage to clinch there - Muirhead circles away.
No joy there for Shamrock, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Muirhead pushes him off.
Shamrock moves in looking to clinch but Muirhead pushes him off.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Shamrock gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock wants to control but Muirhead is keeping him busy.
Muirhead is looking to regain half guard here but Shamrock keeps moving and retains side control.
Shamrock tries for a kimura but Muirhead is defending well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Muirhead manages to get back to half guard.
Shamrock is pressing down on Muirhead's thigh, looking to free his foot. Muirhead is holding on for now.
Shamrock is breathing heavily.
Muirhead is trying to control but can't.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Muirhead regains full guard. Nicely done.
Shamrock won't allow Muirhead to get back to his feet.
Muirhead looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Muirhead working a defensive guard here.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muirhead is keeping the position for now.
Muirhead is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Muirhead has control of Shamrock's left arm, preventing Shamrock from doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Shamrock working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Muirhead keeping busy, throwing shots from the bottom.
Muirhead manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Muirhead trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Muirhead breaks from Shamrock's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Muirhead with good strikes from the mount here!
Muirhead looking to finish Shamrock with some ground and pound. This is bad for Shamrock!
Muirhead connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Shamrock regains half guard.
Shamrock is in trouble now - Muirhead has advanced to mount!
Muirhead lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Muirhead dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shamrock uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Muirhead.
Shamrock fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mark Shamrock is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A combination from Shamrock does no damage.
Shamrock throws a leg kick but Muirhead sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead moves out of range.
Mark Shamrock seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Muirhead has his head slapped from side to side by a 3 punch combination. That must have hurt him.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead is having none of it.
Shamrock misses with the combination.
Shamrock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Shamrock fails in his attempt to clinch.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Shamrock tries to land a leg kick but Muirhead saw it coming and moves away.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Shamrock misses with a wild combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead swings for the body but Shamrock moves out of range.
Muirhead throws a head kick but Shamrock moves out of range.
Shamrock keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Muirhead misses with a head kick.
Shamrock tries to close the distance and clinch but Muirhead swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Shamrock lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Shamrock fails to land with a series of punches.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Muirhead is avoiding it.
Shamrock is looking to clinch but Muirhead is avoiding it.
Shamrock misses with a series of wild punches.
Shamrock throws a front kick aimed at Muirhead's knee but Muirhead avoids it well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt.
Shamrock fails with an attempt to clinch.
Muirhead circles away from the clinch attempt.
Muirhead walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Shamrock checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Muirhead slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Shamrock tries to clinch up but Muirhead circles away and keeps his distance.
Shamrock looks to land a combination but Muirhead avoids it well.
Muirhead throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock is looking to clinch.
Shamrock throws a sloppy head kick
and Muirhead counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
A low kick from Shamrock is predictable there
and Muirhead counters with a head kick. That will keep Shamrock thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Shamrock tries to clinch up.
Muirhead throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Good leg kick by Muirhead there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Shamrock on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Muirhead. Muirhead obviously looking to wear him down.
A head kick by Muirhead misses
and Shamrock makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Muirhead throws a sloppy head kick and Shamrock moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Muirhead lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
Muirhead throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead moves away
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
Muirhead lands a nice looking body kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
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!
Shamrock thows a leg kick but Muirhead checks it
and Muirhead makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and Muirhead counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Shamrock shoots for a takedown but Muirhead saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Shamrock clinches but Muirhead breaks the clinch
and Muirhead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Muirhead circles away from the clinch attempt
and Muirhead counters with an outside leg kick.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Muirhead tries a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Muirhead showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Muirhead takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Muirhead chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Shamrock can pounce on him.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Muirhead.
Muirhead misses with a low kick.
Shamrock throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Muirhead's waist but Muirhead gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Shamrock off to one side.
Some bone on bone action there as Muirhead checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Shamrock shoots and misses
and Muirhead counters with a nice leg kick.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muirhead misses with a body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Muirhead throws a quick inside leg kick.
Shamrock sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Muirhead scoring well with a low kick there.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Muirhead throws a nice inside leg kick.
Shamrock thows a leg kick but Muirhead checks it
and Muirhead counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead tries to score with a low kick but Shamrock moves his leg out of the way.
Muirhead connects with a solid leg kick.
Muirhead throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Muirhead motions for Shamrock to come forward. Muirhead throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Muirhead swings away with a leg kick that misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Muirhead.
Shamrock throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Muirhead lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Muirhead does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Muirhead throws a nice outside leg kick.
Shamrock doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Muirhead counters with an inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Muirhead.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Muirhead.
Shamrock misses with a double jab
and Muirhead counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Muirhead thows a left - swing and a miss!
Shamrock with a poor takedown
and Muirhead counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Shamrock is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Muirhead but Muirhead pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
Muirhead pushes Shamrock away with a front kick.
Muirhead avoids a punch combination nicely.
A head kick from Muirhead lands but Shamrock takes it in his stride.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Muirhead keeps the fight on the outside.
Muirhead looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
An inside leg kick from Muirhead misses.
Muirhead takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shamrock shoots in for a double leg but Muirhead sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
An inside leg kick from Muirhead misses.
Shamrock swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
Muirhead is looking to land body kicks.
Shamrock throws a head kick that Muirhead semi-blocks.
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.
Good work by Shamrock as he checks the leg kick.
A head kick misses from Muirhead.
Shamrock swinging wilding here.
Shamrock lands with a thumping leg kick.
Shamrock lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Muirhead throws a head kick that misses.
A low kick from Shamrock misses
and Muirhead counters with a body kick that stops Shamrock in his tracks momentarily.
Muirhead tries to keep at a distance but Shamrock has taken the fight into the clinch.
Shamrock looking to slow down the pace here.
Muirhead unloads a knee to the mid-section. Shamrock lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ian Muirhead really dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Muirhead misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Muirhead throws a leg kick
and Shamrock counters with a left and a right that stings Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Shamrock counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Shamrock wants to stand but Muirhead has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Muirhead wants to sweep but no luck.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Shamrock trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Muirhead lands a couple of shots from the bottom.
Muirhead throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Muirhead 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.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Muirhead as he jumps to the side.
Shamrock will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
Shamrock walks into a stiff left hand from Muirhead.
Muirhead ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Muirhead keeps the fight on the outside.
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.
Shamrock blocks a head kick by Muirhead.
Muirhead throws a half hearted mid kick.
Shamrock shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Shamrock is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Muirhead wants to sweep here but Shamrock controlling him for the moment.
Shamrock advances position into side control!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Muirhead sneaks back into half guard.
Muirhead slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
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.
Muirhead is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Shamrock looking for submissions off his back.
Muirhead thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Shamrock's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mark Shamrock had his way with Ian Muirhead in that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Muirhead throws a low kick but Shamrock avoids it.
Shamrock closes the distance and clinches up with Muirhead, looking for a takedown. Shamrock pushes Muirhead against the cage but Muirhead circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Shamrock uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Muirhead.
Shamrock scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Shamrock prevents Muirhead from improving his position.
Muirhead tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Both of our modern day gladiators look out of it here - an gruelling 5 rounds of action taking it's toll on them, no doubt.
Muirhead is pressing down on Shamrock's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shamrock pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Muirhead is keeping the position for now.
Muirhead throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Muirhead looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Shamrock throws and elbow that misses. Muirhead uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Shamrock's guard. Nice move by Muirhead!
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.
Shamrock wants to improve his position but instead Muirhead has moved into half guard.
Shamrock is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Muirhead escapes and gets back to his feet.
Shamrock avoids the head kick by Muirhead.
Shamrock throws a leg kick
and Muirhead counters with a nice uppercut.
Some wild striking there from Shamrock.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shamrock moves out of range of the body kick from Muirhead.
Muirhead pivots, looking for a leg kick but Shamrock is out of range and Muirhead settles back down.
No luck for Shamrock with that takedown attempt.
Ian Muirhead is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shamrock misses with a combination
and Muirhead counters with a slapping leg kick.
Some bone on bone action there as Shamrock checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muirhead.
Shamrock is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Muirhead slips a jab and a cross from Shamrock.
Muirhead throws and low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
A slapping leg kick lands for Muirhead.
Muirhead pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Shamrock tries to clinch but Muirhead is having none of it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Shamrock misses with a takedown attempt
and Muirhead counters with a low kick, right behind Shamrock 's knee.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Shamrock. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Muirhead lands a nice leg kick that just misses Shamrock's sensitive parts.
Muirhead chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Muirhead throws and low kick but Shamrock moves out of range easily.
Shamrock is looking to chop away at Muirhead's legs.
Shamrock has his takedown stuffed
and Muirhead connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Muirhead pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Shamrock tests Muirhead's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mark Shamrock has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Shamrock dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Muirhead. That did some damage!
Muirhead showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Shamrock.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ian Muirhead comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Muirhead has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 46:49
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 46:49
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 46:49
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ian Muirhead! Ian Muirhead retains his light heavyweight title!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Johnny Davis (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Martin Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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141 lbs
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130 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johnny Davis!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Martin Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Steve Smith and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cruz has a takedown stuffed.
Cruz closes this distance looking for a takedown but Davis circles away.
Cruz shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Cruz showed some decent athleticism there.
Davis on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Davis tries to get out of the position.
Cruz prevents Davis from improving his position.
Cruz passes to side control.
You can see the frustration on Davis's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Davis tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Cruz trying to control the position but Davis is working away.
Cruz thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz 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.
Cruz swings around for an armbar but Davis sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Cruz's guard.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis is really struggling to control Cruz but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Davis landing some decent shots from guard.
Davis has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Davis controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davis keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Cruz's head.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Davis from controlling successfully.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Cruz has his foot on Davis's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Davis works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cruz is keeping the position for now.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Cruz avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Davis trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Davis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Cruz gets back to half guard.
Cruz looks gassed!
Davis drops an elbow to the side of Cruz's head.
Davis trying to pass the guard but Cruz defending well.
Davis is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis wants to advance to full mount but Cruz doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
Davis looking to pass the guard.
Davis throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Cruz wants to control but instead he gets his guard passed and Davis is now in half guard.
Cruz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davis lands strikes from half guard.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Davis trying to control from half guard but Cruz is working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Davis scores with a takedown into Cruz's guard.
Davis postures up and lands a big shot to Cruz's brow.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Cruz escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Davis gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Davis content to stall in guard here.
Davis in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Davis wants to stand but Cruz is controlling his posture from full guard.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Davis tries to free his leg and advance position but Cruz is retaining full guard.
Davis preventing the sweep.
Davis wants to pass the guard but Cruz is keeping the position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Davis shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Davis showed some decent athleticism there.
Cruz gets full guard.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Cruz manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Davis manages to get himself to full guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis trying to strike off his back.
Davis looking to hit a scissor sweep but Cruz is one step ahead there.
Davis throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Cruz looking to pass the guard.
Cruz drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Davis manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Cruz has Davis in his guard.
Davis stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Cruz swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz wants to sweep but no luck.
Davis trying to control the position from guard on top but Cruz is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Cruz is trying to keep Davis in close.
Davis scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Davis trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
Davis scoring with punches to the head and body.
Davis stands up over Cruz, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Davis trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cruz throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Davis escapes and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Davis grinds an elbow into Cruz's temple.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Check out the look on Davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cruz prevents Davis from improving position.
Davis cracks Cruz with a big right hand but Cruz just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Davis creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Davis lands a decent elbow from side control.
Davis lands some shots froms side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Horrible takedown by Davis or perhaps it was just good defense by Cruz which made him look bad.
Cruz closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Davis goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Johnny Davis is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Cruz gets caught flat footed, as Davis shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cruz looking for a guillotine here but Davis defends easily.
Davis pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Cruz is refusing to be controlled, as Davis sits in half guard.
Cruz actively working from the bottom here.
Cruz takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Davis is looking to take a break and control but Cruz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Davis's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Davis's back!
Davis tries to escape but Cruz has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Davis rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Cruz trying to mount his opponent but Davis defends it.
Davis tries to strike from the bottom but it doesn't land.
Cruz is looking for a kimura here.
Davis gets full guard.
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.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Davis is on top in guard.
Davis pushing down on Cruz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Davis content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Davis trying to mount his opponent but Cruz defends it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Davis is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Davis slips a nice elbow through Cruz's hands, connecting with Cruz's forehead.
Davis content to control rather than advance.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Cruz is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Davis pulls his head out easily.
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. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Cruz is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Davis scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice strikes from Davis there.
Cruz won't allow Davis to pass to mount.
Cruz is trying to maintain the position but Davis is very close to passing his half guard.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz has hold of Davis's hands but Davis slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Cruz is looking to improve his position.
Davis slows the pace down in half guard.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz taking some punishment here, with Davis in his half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis clearly takes that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Davis bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Davis wants to lay and pray for a moment but Cruz keeps working.
Cruz takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Davis trying to control the position but Cruz is working away.
Cruz tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Davis wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Davis knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Cruz on the ground.
Cruz sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Davis escapes and gets back to his feet.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Davis feints and as Cruz raises his hands in defense, Davis changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
It's got to the stage where if one of these guys blows hard enough, the other might fall over.
Cruz working for submissions but it's allowed Davis to get to half guard.
Cruz tries to get to full guard but Davis has control of the leg.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Davis winds up and cracks Cruz with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Davis wants to stand up but Cruz is controlling the position.
Davis seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Davis is controlling well.
Cruz misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Davis is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Cruz reverses the position - he's now on top in Davis's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Davis trying to control the position.
Davis manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Davis scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Cruz?
Cruz in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Davis trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Davis working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Davis takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Cruz wants to hold on but Davis pushes him away.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
BOOM! Davis connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Cruz tries to lock up and control but Davis gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Davis looking to control but Cruz is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Cruz regains half guard.
Davis prevents Cruz from improving his position.
Johnny Davis overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cruz won't allow Davis to pass to mount.
Davis with a momentary lay and pray from half 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. Davis connects with a nice short shot to Cruz's temple.
Davis works his way into side control.
Cruz tries to buck Davis off but Davis is having none of it.
Cruz is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Check out the look on Davis's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Cruz tries to improve position but can't.
Davis landing strikes.
Davis lands a decent elbow from side control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Johnny Davis had his way with Martin Cruz in that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Davis scores a takedown into full mount!
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis working Cruz over with strikes here.
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Cruz is wobbling all over the place through exhaustion. Will he make it to the final bell?
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Davis scoring with strikes but Cruz is staying in there.
Cruz is desperately trying to improve his position but Davis has a good base and remains in mount.
Davis pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Davis can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cruz is looking to escape.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Cruz is rocked!
Davis fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Cruz wants to control but Davis is having none of it.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Davis cracks Cruz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Davis landing strikes from the mount.
Davis trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz is working to get back to half guard.
Davis trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Davis raining down shots from the mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cruz looks a forlorn figure.
Cruz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Davis cracks Cruz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Davis maintains control.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis cracks Cruz with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cruz is still in real trouble! Can Davis finish him?
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Davis putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cruz taking shots to the head.
Davis landing punches.
Davis sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Davis with the ground and pound from mount.
Davis postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Cruz looks a forlorn figure.
Davis with a couple of short strikes.
Davis tries to control but Cruz wriggling away.
Cruz seems to have recovered his senses.
A nice elbow there by Davis.
And that's the end of the fight!
Johnny Davis showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Davis has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 50:44
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 50:44
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 50:44
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Johnny Davis!
Johnny Davis retains his bantamweight title!
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Main event
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Harry Kalas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ryan Prevost (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kalas comes to the cage accompanied by I Abstain, Converge. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Harry Kalas!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Prevost!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Prevost dodges the punch combination from Kalas.
Kalas looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Kalas tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Prevost paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Kalas scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Kalas lands an elbow.
Kalas working the body and head with strikes.
Kalas wants to control but Prevost is keeping him busy.
Kalas creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Prevost tries to buck Kalas off but Kalas is having none of it.
Kalas tries to land with some ground and pound but misses.
Prevost is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Kalas decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Prevost swats away the attempt to clinch by Kalas.
Prevost misses with a takedown attempt - Kalas sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice sprawl there from Kalas as Prevost shoots in.
Kalas is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Prevost shoots for a double leg takedown but Kalas sprawls well. He's pushed Prevost's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harry Kalas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Ryan Prevost.
Kalas pushes Prevost up against the cage in a clinch.
Kalas controlling the action here for a moment.
Prevost is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Kalas pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Kalas crunches a lovely knee into Prevost's ribcage.
Kalas landing knees to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Kalas.
Prevost tries for a takedown but Kalas manages to get underhooks.
Prevost looks gassed!
Prevost is working for takedown but Kalas is calmly controlling the position for now.
Kalas has Prevost pressed against the cage.
Kalas lands a nice knee to the body.
Kalas connects with a knee to the head.
Kalas jumps into guard, dragging Prevost to the mat.
Kalas is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Prevost throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kalas works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kalas throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kalas avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Prevost stands up over Kalas, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Kalas escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Prevost gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Kalas 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.
Kalas throws a couple of shots from the bottom but they don't land.
Kalas lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Prevost!
Kalas prevents Prevost from getting the reversal.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee warns Prevost that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Kalas can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Prevost is looking to escape.
Prevost is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Prevost keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Kalas fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Kalas working away from the top, dropping strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Prevost is flailing around, obviously not happy about being mounted. Kalas locks hold of one of his arms and spins for an armbar. He's got it! Prevost is forced to tap!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:01 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Harry Kalas!
Harry Kalas retains his lightweight title!
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FIGHT
RATING
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