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CFC 10: Simply the Best PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Graham MacLachlan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Toranaga Sekigaru (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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170 lbs
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170 lbs
0 - 3 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily |
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BJJ Purple Belt
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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Graham MacLachlan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Toranaga Sekigaru!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Sekigaru misses.
Sekigaru avoids a punch combination nicely.
MacLachlan looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
MacLachlan postures up.
MacLachlan is stalling in the full guard.
MacLachlan throwing strikes from guard but Sekigaru blocks nicely.
Sekigaru keeping full guard, as MacLachlan tries to pass.
MacLachlan controls from within his opponent's guard.
MacLachlan wants to pass the guard but Sekigaru is keeping the position.
MacLachlan trying to control but Sekigaru is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLachlan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
MacLachlan tries to clinch but Sekigaru moves out of range.
Sekigaru throws a big shot that misses.
MacLachlan throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sekigaru sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Sekigaru fails with the takedown
and MacLachlan counters with a two punch combo.
MacLachlan tries to clinch up but Sekigaru circles away and keeps his distance.
Sekigaru lands a two punch combo.
It looks like Graham MacLachlan has been cut.
Sekigaru throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Sekigaru tries to keep at a distance but MacLachlan has taken the fight into the clinch.
MacLachlan drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
MacLachlan pulls guard successfully.
MacLachlan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Sekigaru is one step ahead there.
MacLachlan is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
MacLachlan not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Sekigaru stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. MacLachlan swivels though and keeps the full guard.
MacLachlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Sekigaru pushing down on MacLachlan's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
MacLachlan trying to hold on to Sekigaru's head to control him but Sekigaru postures up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Sekigaru throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around MacLachlan's waist but Sekigaru gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Sekigaru off to one side.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Sekigaru, as that shot connected.
MacLachlan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Sekigaru fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Graham MacLachlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toranaga Sekigaru.
MacLachlan lands a shot to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but MacLachlan has him pressed against the cage.
MacLachlan manages to break the clinch.
A nice combination there by Sekigaru.
Sekigaru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and MacLachlan counters by clinching up.
Sekigaru wants to break the clinch but can't.
Sekigaru wants to stall.
MacLachlan breaks the clinch.
Sekigaru fails with the takedown
and MacLachlan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Sekigaru avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Sekigaru not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sekigaru is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
MacLachlan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
MacLachlan throwing strikes from guard but Sekigaru blocks nicely.
Sekigaru controlling MacLachlan's posture.
Sekigaru working for a triangle but MacLachlan defends it easily.
MacLachlan pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sekigaru is keeping the position for now.
MacLachlan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
MacLachlan working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
MacLachlan passes into half guard.
Sekigaru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham MacLachlan dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Graham MacLachlan's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
MacLachlan tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Sekigaru swats away the attempt to clinch by MacLachlan.
MacLachlan missing with a left hand there. Sekigaru was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sekigaru steps to the side to avoid the strikes from MacLachlan.
MacLachlan looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sekigaru misses with a takedown
and MacLachlan counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Sekigaru gets back to full guard.
MacLachlan wants to pass the guard but Sekigaru is keeping the position.
Sekigaru is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sekigaru is trying to control the action in half guard but MacLachlan is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
MacLachlan is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Sekigaru pulls his head out easily.
MacLachlan moves into full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
MacLachlan looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
MacLachlan uses the cage to get back to his feet.
MacLachlan fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Some wild striking there from Sekigaru.
MacLachlan shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than MacLachlan was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
MacLachlan looking to control and managing it successfully.
MacLachlan avoids the attempt from Sekigaru to control.
MacLachlan putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
MacLachlan lands with some strikes.
MacLachlan controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru is squirming around, avoiding MacLachlan's attempts to control the action.
MacLachlan gets to his feet and calls his opponent to stand. Here come the fireworks!
Toranaga Sekigaru seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Sekigaru shoots and misses
and MacLachlan counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sekigaru tries to strike from the bottom.
Sekigaru looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
MacLachlan sitting in guard, not really doing much.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Sekigaru is on top in guard.
MacLachlan trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru tries to free his leg and advance position but MacLachlan is retaining full guard.
Sekigaru wants to control from the top but MacLachlan keeps moving.
MacLachlan wants to sweep here but Sekigaru controlling him for the moment.
MacLachlan is working hard here to advance position.
MacLachlan lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Sekigaru!
Sekigaru is wriggling around trying to escape.
Graham MacLachlan overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Sekigaru manages to regain half guard whilst avoiding the strikes.
MacLachlan wants to stand up but Sekigaru has a hold of him and won't allow it.
MacLachlan thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Sekigaru to regain full guard.
Sekigaru is trying to keep MacLachlan in close.
MacLachlan content to stall in guard here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Sekigaru wants to sweep here but MacLachlan controlling him for the moment.
Sekigaru is trying to control the position but MacLachlan postures up.
MacLachlan working some strikes from top position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
MacLachlan instigates a clinch.
Sekigaru tries to score a body lock takedown but MacLachlan shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Graham MacLachlan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Toranaga Sekigaru.
Sekigaru has had enough of the clinch but MacLachlan keeps him there for the moment.
A short right from MacLachlan.
Sekigaru wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sekigaru tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
MacLachlan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Sekigaru has his takedown stuffed
and MacLachlan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Graham MacLachlan dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Graham MacLachlan's cut.
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. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Sekigaru thows a left - swing and a miss!
Sekigaru just misses with a punch to the body.
MacLachlan tries to clinch but Sekigaru moves out of range.
Sekigaru ducks down and throws a hook to the body but MacLachlan moves away.
MacLachlan misses with an uppercut. Sekigaru saw that one coming.
MacLachlan misses with an uppercut.
MacLachlan misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Sekigaru scores with a jab to the head.
Sekigaru works over MacLachlan's head and body with a nice combination.
MacLachlan tries to clinch but Sekigaru is having none of it.
No joy there for MacLachlan, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sekigaru will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Sekigaru fails to land with a series of punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
MacLachlan throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sekigaru shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and MacLachlan counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Sekigaru!
Sekigaru regains half guard.
Sekigaru has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. MacLachlan is working away from the top position though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sekigaru tries to get to full guard but MacLachlan has control of the leg.
MacLachlan is keen to just control but Sekigaru is a slippery customer.
Sekigaru is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Sekigaru wants to control but MacLachlan is keeping busy.
MacLachlan lands with a punch from half guard.
It looks like Toranaga Sekigaru has been cut.
MacLachlan wants to get back to his feet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
MacLachlan is tying to control. Sekigaru wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Sekigaru misses with some strikes from the bottom.
MacLachlan wants to pass to mount but Sekigaru is defending the position.
MacLachlan thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Sekigaru is looking to improve his position.
MacLachlan is looking to advance position but Sekigaru won't allow it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from MacLachlan.
Sekigaru misses with a wild combination.
MacLachlan instigates a clinch.
MacLachlan escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
MacLachlan changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Sekigaru looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sekigaru manages to get back to half guard.
Still in half guard, MacLachlan seems content to control.
MacLachlan working the head and body with strikes.
MacLachlan wants to pass to mount but Sekigaru is defending the position.
MacLachlan trying to control from half guard but Sekigaru is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru tries to regain full guard. Instead though, MacLachlan has advanced to mount. Uh oh.
MacLachlan trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Toranaga Sekigaru has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sekigaru is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
MacLachlan pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
MacLachlan controlling the pace for now.
MacLachlan is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Sekigaru can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Sekigaru gets back to half guard.
Sekigaru is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but MacLachlan pulls his head out easily.
MacLachlan scoring with strikes to the body and head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sekigaru works his way to full guard. Good work.
MacLachlan tries to stand but Sekigaru is controlling from the bottom.
Sekigaru wants to sweep here but MacLachlan controlling him for the moment.
Sekigaru keeping busy on the bottom but MacLachlan has passed one foot through into half guard.
MacLachlan knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Sekigaru on the ground.
MacLachlan content to control rather than advance.
MacLachlan thows a huge punch but Sekigaru dodges it nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Graham MacLachlan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for MacLachlan, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Graham MacLachlan!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Clair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Anthony Lowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anthony Lowe will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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180 lbs
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183 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
Good takedowns
Basic striking
Cuts easily |
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Solid Muay Thai
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Clair!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Lowe!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Clair fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Lowe tries to clinch but St Clair is having none of it.
St Clair avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
St Clair drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
St Clair looking to pass the guard.
Lowe controls St Clair momentarily but St Clair frees himself.
St Clair drops back looking for a leg! Lowe is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Lowe manages to kick St Clair off! St Clair jumps back into Lowe's guard.
St Clair won't allow Lowe to sweep him here.
St Clair passes into half guard.
St Clair is trying to work for a kimura but Lowe is defending well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe trying to control but St Clair postures up.
St Clair seems to be working for a kimura but Lowe defends the submission attempt.
Lowe is trying to get back to full guard.
Lowe wants to control but St Clair is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Lowe is refusing to be controlled, as St Clair sits in half guard.
St Clair moves nicely into side control.
St Clair tries to advance to mount but Lowe denies him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lowe can't do much from the bottom here.
St Clair controls the position.
Lowe has control of an arm but St Clair manages to advance to St Clair's back!
St Clair not allowing Lowe to control his hands.
Lowe is defending well here and trying to improve his position.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Lowe manages to reverse the position and now he's in St Clair's guard. Nice work there by Lowe.
St Clair is looking for a triangle but Lowe pushes his legs off easily.
Lowe wants to control from the top but St Clair keeps moving.
St Clair working for a triangle but Lowe defends it easily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Clair throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lowe escapes and throws St Clair's legs to the side, diving into side control!
St Clair prevents Lowe from moving into mount.
St Clair is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lowe off and has taken his back!
Lowe preventing the rear naked choke attempt from St Clair.
St Clair tightening his grip on Lowe, looking for the choke.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Clair is breathing heavily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe showing good submission defense here.
St Clair is working really hard to secure the rear naked choke. Lowe defends successfully for a significant amount of time. Both fighters are looking very determined.
St Clair gets his hands free as Lowe looks to control.
St Clair is looking for the choke from the back position but Lowe is controlling his hands well.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Clair is looking for a rear naked choke here but Lowe reverses the position brilliantly into St Clair's guard!
Lowe wants to control from the top but St Clair keeps moving.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Georges St Clair dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
St Clair fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
St Clair shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Lowe as he jumps to the side.
St Clair keeps the fight on the outside.
St Clair shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Lowe as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Georges St Clair. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Lowe tries to clinch there but St Clair circles away.
Lowe tries to clinch but St Clair moves out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
The fight stays on the outside here - Lowe looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Lowe misses with a low kick.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
St Clair fails with the takedown.
St Clair fails with a takedown attempt.
St Clair drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe is trying to control St Clair's posture but St Clair avoids it.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
St Clair is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Lowe knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
St Clair thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
St Clair wants to lay and pray for a moment but Lowe keeps working.
Lowe is trying to get back to half guard.
St Clair is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Lowe is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Lowe is looking for a sweep.
Lowe is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
St Clair fails with a takedown attempt.
Lowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lowe with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but St Clair blocks with his arms.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Lowe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowe with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Lowe missing with knees to the body.
Lowe throws a knee to the head but misses.
Lowe misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Clair.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowe.
St Clair fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but St Clair blocks with his arms.
Lowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
St Clair fails to pull guard.
Lowe looking to throw knees to the head but St Clair is blocking nicely.
Lowe using the Thai plumb to throw knees but St Clair has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Lowe tries to land a knee to the head but St Clair blocks with his arms.
St Clair drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Lowe gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Lowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to St Clair's face.
Knees in the clinch landing for Lowe.
Lowe misses with a knee to the head.
St Clair takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Georges St Clair has been cut.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but St Clair blocks it.
Lowe tries a knee to the head but St Clair blocks it.
St Clair pulls guard successfully.
Lowe trying to control the position from guard on top but St Clair is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lowe must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Lowe might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control St Clair kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lowe thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
St Clair looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
St Clair trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
Lowe passes St Clair's left leg - he's now in half guard.
St Clair actively working from the bottom here.
St Clair tries to get to full guard but Lowe has control of the leg.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Lowe is working for a kimura but St Clair is defending it quite comfortably.
Lowe is tying to control. St Clair wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Anthony Lowe showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Georges St Clair's cut.
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!
Lowe tries to clinch there but St Clair circles away.
Lowe is looking to clinch.
St Clair circles away from the clinch attempt.
Lowe wants to clinch.
St Clair keeps the fight on the outside.
St Clair feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Lowe wants to control the position but St Clair says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Lowe trying to control from the bottom.
Lowe is not content to let St Clair control the position.
St Clair has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Clair manages to capitalize on a mistake by Lowe to take his back!
Lowe takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Lowe staying busy and making it hard for St Clair to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lowe showing good submission defense here.
St Clair has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Lowe is in real trouble here. St Clair gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Lowe is tapping out! St Clair wins by rear naked choke!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Georges St Clair!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between George Whissell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kale Cruz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whissell comes to the cage accompanied by Rose Of Sharon. Cruz comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Welcome to the Jungle kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Kale Cruz has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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160 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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163 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Prefers ground |
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Brawler
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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
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George Whissell!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kale Cruz!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Whissell looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Whissell tries to pass to full mount but Cruz defends it.
Cruz missing with punches from the bottom.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard.
Whissell is keen to just control but Cruz is a slippery customer.
Cruz wants to improve his position but Whissell is controlling well.
Whissell wants to take a breather but Cruz is having none of it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Whissell is looking for a kimura here.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Cruz has his takedown stuffed
and Whissell counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Cruz!
Whissell dominating with strikes here.
Cruz throwing punches from his back but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whissell trying to control but Cruz is having none of it.
Cruz tries to reverse the position but Whissell maintains control.
Whissell looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cruz is wriggling around trying to escape.
The referee warns Cruz that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
It looks like Kale Cruz has been cut.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Whissell can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whissell goes for an armbar but he's not got it… Cruz turns into him and now he's in Whissell's guard.
Whissell is looking for a triangle but Cruz pushes his legs off easily.
Whissell is breathing heavily.
Cruz stands up over Whissell, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Cruz postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz postures up and lands a big shot to Whissell's brow.
Cruz trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cruz must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Whissell working for a triangle but Cruz defends it easily.
Cruz postures up.
Cruz tries to free his leg and advance position but Whissell is retaining full guard.
Whissell throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Cruz scoring with punches to the head and body.
Whissell throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Whissell can't keep his opponent in guard - Cruz advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Cruz works his way into side control.
Cruz cracks Whissell with a big elbow.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cruz in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Cruz trying to control the action but Whissell is working from the bottom.
Cruz working the ground and pound.
Cruz lands an elbow.
Cruz lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Cruz scoring with punches and elbows.
Whissell is looking to reverse the position.
Whissell sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Whissell tries to roll over but Cruz keeps him under control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whissell taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cruz is nestled in close to Whissell, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Whissell is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Whissell looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Whissell taking some punishment here, with Cruz in his half guard.
Cruz trying to pass the guard but Whissell defending well.
Whissell actively working from the bottom here.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Cruz fails with the takedown
and Whissell counters with a single leg into guard. Cruz didn't expect that.
Whissell sitting in guard, not really doing much.
Whissell looking to pass the guard.
Cruz manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Cruz is landing with some decent strikes but Whissell is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
George Whissell dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Kale Cruz's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Cruz shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Whissell decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Cruz's guard.
Cruz working for a triangle but Whissell defends it easily.
Cruz is trying to control the position but Whissell postures up.
Whissell trying to control but Cruz is working from the bottom.
George Whissell overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cruz trying to keep a closed guard but Whissell is proving a slippery customer.
Cruz will have to put a bit more behind his punches if he's going to do any damage from this position.
Cruz keeping moving, preventing Whissell from controlling successfully.
Whissell stands and throws Cruz's legs to the side, diving into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cruz is looking for a sweep.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Cruz misses with a takedown attempt
and Whissell counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Cruz's guard now.
Cruz is breathing heavily.
Cruz trying to strike off his back.
Whissell passes Cruz's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Whissell is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Cruz doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Whissell.
Cruz wants to get back to full guard but Whissell has mounted him!
Whissell fails to take his opponent's back.
Whissell blocks Cruz's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Cruz really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Whissell jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but Cruz manages to avoid the submission attempt.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cruz is trying to improve his position.
Cruz wants to improve his position, back to half guard but Whissell has ideas of his own. He's got hold of Cruz's far side arm and it looks like he's got an Americana. Ohh! Ohhhh! OOOOOOOOOH! A human being's arm is not meant to bend like that! Cruz is tapping like a morse code operator on the Titanic! SOS SOS! He's out of here! Great win for Whissell!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). George Whissell!
George Whissell is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Steve Payment (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Bell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bell is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Remember the Name-Fort Minor. 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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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Payment!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Bell!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payment stuffs the takedown attempt from Bell. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Nice takedown defense from Payment. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Bell will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Steve Payment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Bell.
Payment stuffs the takedown attempt from Bell. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Payment connects with a looping right hand.
It looks like Andre Bell has been cut.
Nice takedown defense from Payment. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Bell looks gassed!
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payment swivels and escapes.
A choreographed right hand from Payment misses the target.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Payment scores with a jab to the head.
Payment misses with a straight left.
Payment misses with a two punch combination.
Bell has a takedown stuffed.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bell fails to land the takedown.
Payment lands with a right hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Payment. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Bell closes this distance looking for a takedown but Payment circles away.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payment as he jumps to the side.
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Payment takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Payment.
Payment connects with a solid leg kick.
Payment misses with a wild body shot.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Payment scores with a jab. Bell acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Andre Bell seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Payment throws a nice outside leg kick.
Bell has a takedown stuffed.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt - Payment sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payment as he avoids it easily.
Payment is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Payment is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Bell.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Payment throws out the jab.
Bell is trying desperately to land a takedown but Payment is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bell.
Payment throws a right and a left that Bell avoids nicely.
Bell shoots in but Payment avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Bell lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
It looks like Steve Payment has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Donk. Payment catches Bell right on the button with a cross.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Bell.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Nice takedown defense from Payment. No joy for Bell on that attempt.
Payment throws a body punch but Bell moves out of range.
Payment keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bell has a takedown stuffed.
Payment scores with a hook.
The has opened up Andre Bell's cut even more.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payment swivels and escapes.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Payment as he avoids it easily.
A lazy left from Payment finds it's target.
Bell misses with a few strikes there.
Bell shoots in but no luck this time.
Nice sprawl there from Payment as Bell shoots in.
A leg kick checked by Bell.
Payment digs a good hook to Bell's body.
Payment buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Bell tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Payment swivels and escapes.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
A choreographed right hand from Payment misses the target.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Payment stuffs the takedown attempt from Bell. Bell gets slowly back to his feet.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Payment throws a right and a left that both miss.
Bell drops Payment with a right and a left! Bell comes rushing in but Payment regains his composure and manages to keep Bell in guard.
Payment is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bell wanted to stand there but Payment had control of the position.
Oh Payment is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Bell tries to free his leg and advance position but Payment is retaining full guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Payment has Bell pulled in close to control his posture.
Payment seems to have got his legs back now.
Bell stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Payment swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Bell won't allow Payment to sweep him here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Payment manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Bell manages to get himself to full guard.
Bell looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Payment not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Bell is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Payment looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Payment stands up and waves to Bell to follow him.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Payment dominated that round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Payment stuffs the takedown.
Steve Payment is winning the standup battle so far.
Payment throws a big shot that misses.
Bell takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Bell swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Payment counters with a leg kick.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Payment counters with an outside leg kick.
Payment lands a jab to Bell's midsection.
Bell shoots and misses
and Payment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Steve Payment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Bell.
A left and a right from Bell both land. Nice combination.
Bell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payment counters with an outside leg kick.
Payment misses with an uppercut.
Bell takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Payment throws a right hand that Bell ducks under and follows up with a left that Bell also avoids with ease.
Bell moves out of range as Payment strikes.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment circles away easily
and Payment counters with a left and a right that stings Bell.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Payment finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payment throws a leg kick but Bell sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Steve Payment is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment circles away easily
and Payment counters with a nice uppercut.
Payment just misses with a punch to the body.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Payment counters with a one-two to the body.
Payment chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Bell blocks a jab.
Bell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payment counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A left and a right from Payment both land. Nice combination.
Payment throws a hook to the side of Bell's head but Bell sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Bell missing with a left hand there. Payment was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Bell has his takedown stuffed
and Payment counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell misses with a takedown
letting Payment counter with a right hand.
A good leg kick by Payment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payment counters with a nice uppercut.
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!
A solid leg kick lands there for Payment.
Payment throws a nice inside leg kick.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment circles away easily
and Payment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting Payment counter with a right hand.
Bell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payment counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Payment counters with a nice body shot.
Nice shot lands for Payment.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment circles away easily
and Payment counters with a nice leg kick.
Bell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payment counters with a leg kick.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payment throws a hook but Bell avoids it easily.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payment counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Steve Payment is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Bell showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Payment.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment circles away easily
and Payment counters with a stiff right hand.
Payment ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Bell moves away.
Bell shoots in for a takedown but Payment shows good takedown defense.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Bell keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Bell ducks under a wild hook from Payment.
Payment misses with a looping right.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Bell checks a leg kick.
Bell fails with the takedown.
Nice sprawl there from Payment as Bell shoots in.
Payment scoring well with a low kick there.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell fails with a takedown attempt.
Bell shoots in but Payment avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Payment misses with the combination.
Payment is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Bell throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Bell fails to land the takedown.
Payment fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Bell.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Payment as he jumps to the side.
Payment throws and low kick but Bell moves out of range easily.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Steve Payment dominated that second round.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bell shoots and misses
and Payment counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Payment lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the cage.
Payment looks to land a left hand but Bell moved out of range nicely.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a leg kick.
Steve Payment has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Bell.
Payment swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Bell doesn't succeed with the takedown
letting Payment counter with a right hand.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Payment connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payment counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Bell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment circles away easily
and Payment counters with a left and a right that stings Bell.
Bell has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a nice uppercut.
Payment dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Bell. That did some damage!
Bell's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
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!
Bell takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Bell takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Payment, as that shot connected.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payment counters with a one-two to the body.
Payment misses with a low kick.
Bell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payment counters with a nice low kick that buckles Bell's knee momentarily.
Bell moves away from the strike by Payment.
Bell drops his hands momentarily and Payment takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a left to the body.
Payment lands an overhand right.
Bell tries for a takedown but Payment circles away easily
and Payment counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Payment lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Bell backs up against the cage.
Bell bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Bell has his takedown stuffed
and Payment counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Nice cross by Payment.
Bell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payment counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bell misses with a takedown
and Payment counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Payment lands a nice hook to Bell's body. Bell takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Bell gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Payment connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Payment just misses with a punch to the body.
Andre Bell has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a one-two to the body.
Bell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a nice uppercut.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Payment counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Payment scores with a nice right hand.
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!
Payment finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Payment swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Payment tries to bum rush Bell with a series of wild strikes but Bell uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Payment counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Payment counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Payment avoids a punch combination nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bell moves out of range as Payment strikes.
A big left from Payment misses.
Payment is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Bell can do to turn this around?
Payment scoring well with a low kick there.
Payment throws a right and a left that Bell avoids nicely.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
An inside leg kick lands from Payment.
Payment throws a hook but Bell blocks it.
Payment throws a leg kick that misses.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
Bell shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Payment counters with a nice body shot.
Bell shoots and misses
and Payment counters with a nice body shot.
Payment loads up on a big right hand but Bell slips the punch.
Bell misses with a takedown attempt
and Payment counters with a one-two to the body.
The cut above Andre Bell's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Bell has his takedown stuffed
and Payment counters with a stiff right hand.
Bell with a poor takedown
and Payment counters with a slapping leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bell fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Bell moves away from the strike by Payment.
Bell shoots and misses
and Payment counters with a leg kick.
A cross from Payment lands.
Bell with a lazy takedown attempt
and Payment makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Payment counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
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!
Bell blocks a low kick nicely.
Bell throws a left and a right that both miss
and Bell takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Andre Bell's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
An inside leg kick lands from Payment.
Payment lands a body shot.
Bell doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Payment counters with a low kick, right behind Bell 's knee.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bell fails with the takedown
and Payment counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Payment misses with a straight left.
Payment throws a series of punches but Bell moves out of range.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Payment showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Payment 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:25
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:26
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:25
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Steve Payment!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Grom Scream (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Davi Nanini (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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, Grom Scream!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davi Nanini!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Scream looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nanini!
Nanini tries to reverse the position but Scream maintains control.
Scream is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Scream uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Nanini.
Scream shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Nanini makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Nanini.
Nanini can't keep his opponent in guard - Scream advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Nanini wants to improve his position but Scream is controlling well.
Scream is trying to work for a kimura but Nanini is defending well.
Scream uses his free foot to push down on Nanini's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Nanini.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scream tries to control but Nanini wriggling away.
Scream swings around for an armbar but it's a sloppy attempt and Nanini is now in Scream's guard. A big mistake from Scream there, giving up the dominant position!
Nanini trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Nanini drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Nanini jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Scream keeping moving, preventing Nanini from controlling successfully.
Scream looking for a guillotine here but Nanini defends easily.
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.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Scream wants to sweep but no luck.
Scream is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Scream is just content to waste time from the top position. Nanini takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Scream loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Nanini trying to keep a closed guard but Scream is proving a slippery customer.
Scream trying to control the position from guard on top but Nanini is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Scream wants to pass the guard but Nanini is keeping the position.
Scream is breathing heavily.
Scream not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scream trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Scream trying to control but Nanini is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nanini throws the kick towards the body but Scream avoids it.
Nanini gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Nanini throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Screams head.
Nanini tries to land knees in the clinch but Scream avoids the damage to the body.
Scream wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Scream on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Nanini with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Scream avoiding damage as Nanini throws knees to the body.
Nanini tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Nanini tries to land a knee to the head but Scream blocks with his arms.
Scream fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Scream tries for a takedown but Nanini manages to get underhooks.
Nanini landing knees to the body.
Nanini tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Nanini misses with a knee strike.
Scream breaks the clinch.
Davi Nanini seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Scream looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into mount! Oh, that's bad for Nanini!
Nanini is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanini is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Scream landing strikes from the mount.
Nanini can't escape the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Scream looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
Scream tries to control but Nanini wriggling away.
Nanini is in all sorts of trouble here.
Scream moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Nanini has worked his arm free - good work by Nanini!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Nanini is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Scream off and has taken his back!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Grom Scream dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Scream smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Nanini.
Scream bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
Nanini tries to buck Scream off but Scream is having none of it.
Scream wants to control but Nanini is keeping him busy.
Nanini prevents Scream from moving into mount.
Nanini is trying to improve his position.
Scream scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Nanini to see if he's OK.
Nanini tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Nanini is breathing heavily.
Scream is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Nanini has escaped the position, nice work there.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nanini gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Scream drops back looking for a leg! Nanini is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Nanini manages to kick Scream off! Scream jumps back into Nanini's guard.
Scream passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Scream takes a little break here. Nanini wants to take advantage but he is being controlled well.
Nanini defending against the ground and pound.
Scream working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Nanini prevents Scream from moving into mount.
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.
You can see the frustration on Nanini's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Scream tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Nanini defending against the ground and pound.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Nanini lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Scream takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Scream throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Nanini's waist but Scream gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Scream off to one side.
Scream moves into the clinch.
Nanini using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Scream has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Nanini with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Nanini misses with a knee strike.
Nanini misses with a knee to the head.
Scream wants the takedown. Nanini is fighting it off but Scream persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Nanini's guard against the cage.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Scream accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Scream makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Nanini working for a triangle but Scream defends it easily.
Scream forces his way into half guard.
Scream looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Nanini moves into full guard.
Scream avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Scream trying to control but Nanini is working from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nanini looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Scream trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Nanini is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Nanini avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Nanini keeping moving, preventing Scream from controlling successfully.
Nanini looking for a guillotine here but Scream defends easily.
Grom Scream overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Scream throws a strike but Nanini rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Scream working away from the bottom but not quite defensive enough there because Nanini has passed into half guard!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Davi Nanini will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! And we move into the final round!
Scream swats away the attempt to clinch by Nanini.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Nanini.
Scream blocks the body kick.
Nanini lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Scream is rocked!
Nanini dances in with a quick combination. Scream is being worked over with jabs and crosses. Oooh, a right straight from Nanini snaps Scream's head back. Scream stumbles backwards against the cage. Nanini steps forward and delivers a right cross that connects with Scream'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. Scream just didn't come prepared.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Davi Nanini!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Patrice Desbiens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Calvin Groves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Groves has chosen Famous-Puddle of Mudd as his entrance music. Calvin Groves looks lathargic as he enters the arena. Wake up son, you're about to have a fight!
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214 lbs
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215 lbs
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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, Patrice Desbiens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Calvin Groves!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Desbiens misses with a looping right.
Desbiens misses with a straight right.
Desbiens swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Desbiens misses with a straight left.
Desbiens misses with a head kick.
Desbiens misses with an uppercut. Groves saw that one coming.
Desbiens closes the distance and lands a vicious right hand that drops Groves! Desbiens dives in looking to finish! Groves is still trying to defend himself but he's taking too many shots and the referee has no choice but to stop the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Patrice Desbiens!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jeffrey Lui (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Cubitt (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cubitt has chosen Bulls on Parade as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jeffrey Lui!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Cubitt!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lui works over Cubitt's head and body with a nice combination.
It looks like Jake Cubitt has been cut.
Lui drops Cubitt with a big left hand and mounts him. Cubitt is in big trouble!
Cubitt is rocked!
Lui controlling from mount.
Cubitt is still on wobbly legs! Can Lui finish him?
Lui dominating with strikes here.
Lui controlling from the full mount.
Lui landing strikes from the mount and Cubitt is in trouble!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lui putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Cubitt seems to have recovered his senses.
Cubitt taking shots to the head.
Cubitt is working to get back to half guard.
Cubitt is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Lui landing strikes, looking to finish!
Cubitt is trying to escape the mount.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Lui can do anything to dispel that myth.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lui avoids the attempt from Cubitt to control.
Lui content just to control the position here.
Cubitt controls the position.
Lui avoids the attempt from Cubitt to control.
Lui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cubitt working to try and regain half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Cubitt is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Lui looking to control but Cubitt is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lui looking to control and managing it successfully.
Cubitt is squirming around, avoiding Lui's attempts to control the action.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Lui landing strikes from the mount.
Cubitt tries to reverse the position but Lui maintains control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lui cracks Cubitt with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Cubitt keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lui 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.
Lui content just to control the position here.
Lui can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Cubitt is looking to escape.
Cubitt tries to hold on but Lui postures up.
Cubitt tries to reverse the position but Lui maintains control.
Lui with the ground and pound from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Lui controlling from mount.
Lui trying to control but Cubitt is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jeffrey Lui.
Lui stuffs the takedown attempt from Cubitt. Cubitt gets slowly back to his feet.
Lui connects with a nice looking jab.
Cubitt gets caught flat footed, as Lui shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Cubitt throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Lui working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lui trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Cubitt keeping full guard, as Lui tries to pass.
Lui postures up in Cubitt's guard and throws a big left but Cubitt blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lui dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jake Cubitt's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Cubitt with a lazy takedown attempt
and Lui cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Lui looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Cubitt gets a takedown into half guard.
Cubitt is trying to control the action in half guard but Lui is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Cubitt content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Cubitt is keen to just control but Lui is a slippery customer.
Lui is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Cubitt sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Lui defending well though.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cubitt wants to take a breather but Lui is having none of it.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jake Cubitt.
Lui fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Cubitt sprawls well initially but Lui persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
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. Lui connects with a nice short shot to Cubitt's temple.
Lui throwing shots but Cubitt is blocking nicely.
Lui is keen to just control but Cubitt is a slippery customer.
Lui prevents Cubitt from standing back up.
Cubitt wants 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.
Nice defenses there by Cubitt.
Lui lands a two punch combo.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lui throws a body punch but Cubitt moves out of range.
Cubitt tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Lui swivels and escapes.
Lui listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Cubitt slips a jab and a cross from Lui.
Lui throws a jab but it's blocked by Cubitt.
Cubitt shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Lui counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Jeffrey Lui has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jake Cubitt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Lui wants to control but Cubitt is keeping him busy.
Jeffrey Lui overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Cubitt has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Lui is working away from the top position though.
Cubitt works his way to full guard. Good work.
Lui trying to control the position from guard on top but Cubitt is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Lui missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Lui stopping the sweep attempt from Cubitt.
Cubitt keeping full guard, as Lui tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubitt looking to control.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Lui stuffs the takedown.
Lui is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Lui just misses with a punch to the body.
Lui gets the takedown into side control.
Lui working away.
Lui working the head and body with strikes.
Lui cracks Cubitt with a big elbow.
Cubitt is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Lui off and has taken his back!
Cubitt wants to control but Lui is keeping busy.
Lui is trying to stand back up.
Cubitt not allowing Lui to control his hands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Lui manages to reverse the position and now he's in Cubitt's guard. Nice work there by Lui.
Lui lands a couple of elbows.
Lui trying to control but Cubitt is working from the bottom.
Lui working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Lui connects with a couple of short punches.
Lui postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Cubitt working a defensive guard here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jeffrey Lui dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Jake Cubitt's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Lui drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Cubitt manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Lui is trying to control but can't.
Cubitt lands with a punch from half guard.
Cubitt works his way into full mount!
Cubitt prevents Lui from getting the reversal.
Cubitt working Lui over with strikes here.
Lui is squirming around, avoiding Cubitt's attempts to control the action.
Cubitt landing strikes from the mount and Lui is in trouble!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lui tries to hold on but Cubitt pushes him away.
A nice elbow there by Cubitt.
Lui tries to hold on but Cubitt pushes him away.
Lui is working to get back to half guard.
Cubitt working the ground and pound effectively.
Lui is rocked!
Cubitt lands a nice shot to the head.
Oh Lui is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Cubitt landing strikes from the mount and Lui is in trouble!
A nice elbow there by Cubitt.
Cubitt unloading with bombs!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cubitt avoids the attempt from Lui to control.
Cubitt controlling the position easily from mount.
Cubitt looking to control but Lui is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Lui seems to have got his legs back now.
Cubitt sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cubitt thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Cubitt putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
A nice elbow there by Cubitt.
The referee warns Lui that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Lui keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Lui taking shots to the head.
Lui is trying to reverse the position but instead Cubitt has taken his back - oops!
Lui tries to escape but Cubitt has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Jake Cubitt has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Cubitt is not going to allow Lui to sit and survive in this position.
Cubitt trying to control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cubitt landing with strikes.
Cubitt connects with a big shot to the side of Lui's head.
A lull in the action here.
Lui grimaces as he takes a shot to the body.
Cubitt wants to control but Lui is keeping busy.
Cubitt lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Cubitt biding his time, looking for the opening.
Cubitt punishes Lui with strikes from the back mount.
Lui tries to break free.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jake Cubitt comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Lui 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 William Peck scores the fight 29:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jeffrey Lui!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jack Buzynski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tank Hammer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buzynski comes into the arena with Wavin Flag by K'naan blaring out of the sound system. Hammer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Distubed. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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19
210 lbs
2 - 3 - 0 |
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22
208 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin |
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Brawler
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Buzynski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tank Hammer!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammer throws a series of punches but Buzynski moves out of range.
Hammer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Hammer thows a left - swing and a miss!
Buzynski avoids a punch combination nicely.
Buzynski shoots in but Hammer avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Buzynski checks a low kick from Hammer.
Hammer pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Hammer scores with a leg kick.
Buzynski ducks under a wild hook from Hammer.
Hammer keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Buzynski.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Buzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
It looks like Jack Buzynski has been cut.
Buzynski stuffs the takedown.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Hammer misses with a double jab.
Some wild striking there from Hammer.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Buzynski clinches up with Hammer and pushes him back against the cage.
Buzynski has Hammer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Hammer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Hammer drags the fight down to the ground.
Buzynski stops Hammer from standing up.
Buzynski wants to control from the top but Hammer keeps moving.
Buzynski won't allow Hammer to get back to his feet.
Hammer keeping moving, preventing Buzynski from controlling successfully.
Buzynski stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Hammer swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Buzynski is breathing heavily.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Hammer tries to clinch but Buzynski moves out of range.
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.
Buzynski has his takedown stuffed
and Hammer counters with a one-two to the body.
Tank Hammer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hammer darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Buzynski shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Hammer as he jumps to the side.
Buzynski is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jack Buzynski's cut is getting worse.
Hammer steps into range and cracks Buzynski with a monster punch that buckles his knees! Buzynski flops backwards and Hammer dives into his guard looking to finish!
Buzynski is rocked!
Buzynski not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hammer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Buzynski is proving hard to escape from.
Buzynski seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Buzynski looking to control.
Buzynski looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski is trying to keep Hammer in close.
Hammer has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Buzynski is proving hard to escape from.
Buzynski wants to control the position but Hammer says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
Buzynski wants to control but Hammer is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Buzynski tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Buzynski darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Well, if Buzynski 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.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski wants to take a breather but Hammer is having none of it.
Buzynski perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Hammer is trying to stand back up but Buzynski is controlling him
Buzynski is trying to control the action in half guard but Hammer is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jack Buzynski.
Buzynski fails with a takedown attempt.
A left and a right from Hammer both land. Nice combination.
A combination from Hammer does no damage.
Hammer lunges at Buzynski with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Buzynski's hand.
Hammer throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Buzynski fails with the takedown
and Hammer counters with a right hand to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Buzynski slips under a jab from Hammer.
Hammer fails to land with a series of punches.
Hammer lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tank Hammer dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Jack Buzynski's cut.
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.
Buzynski drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Hammer seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Buzynski works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Buzynski stops Hammer from getting back to his feet.
Buzynski wants to lay and pray for a moment but Hammer keeps working.
Hammer wants to get back to his feet.
Buzynski not doing much here.
Hammer tries to kick Buzynski off but Buzynski keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hammer preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Hammer looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Hammer thuds a left hand into Buzynski's body.
Buzynski circles away from the clinch attempt
and Buzynski counters by clinching up.
Buzynski keeps control of Hammer as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Buzynski is working for takedown but Hammer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Hammer gets underhooks to prevent Buzynski's takedown attempt.
Hammer wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Hammer wants to break the clinch but can't.
Buzynski prevents Hammer from breaking the clinch.
Buzynski tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jack Buzynski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Hammer prevents the takedown attempt.
Buzynski drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Hammer gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Buzynski goes for a takedown in the clinch but Hammer prevents it.
Hammer breaks the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Buzynski blocks a jab.
A jab from Hammer misses.
Hammer lands with a jab that stuns his opponent. Buzynski is looking to close the distance but Hammer sees it coming and throws a beautiful knee! Buzynski crumbles to the mat and that's all she wrote! Let's hope Buzynski is OK because that was naaaaaasty!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Knee). Tank Hammer!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mike Mann (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hunter Flagg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mann comes to the cage accompanied by F'd up. 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 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Mann!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hunter Flagg!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mann shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Mann was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Mann moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Flagg has worked his arm free - good work by Flagg!
Mann goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Flagg rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mann's guard! Nice work there by Flagg!
Flagg must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mann trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Mann might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Mann tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Mann looking for a triangle here. Flagg is fighting it but it looks tight! Mann pulls the arm across and this one won't last much longer! Nope, Flagg is tapping out - this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Mann!
Mike Mann is the new heavyweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Jesper Rush (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ervin Castillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesper Rush!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ervin Castillo!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Donk. Castillo catches Rush right on the button with a cross.
Rush is rocked!
Rush gets the takedown into side control.
Oh Rush is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Rush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castillo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rush seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Castillo is not content to let Rush control the position.
Castillo regains half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Castillo is just riding it out for now. Rush eventually gives up the hold.
Castillo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Rush.
Castillo is looking to improve his position.
Rush wants to pass the guard but Castillo is defending well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Rush 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.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Rush shoots in but no luck this time.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Rush.
Ervin Castillo seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Castillo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Rush is breathing heavily.
Castillo lands a jab to Rush's midsection.
Rush checks a leg kick nicely.
Rush closes this distance looking for a takedown but Castillo circles away.
Rush has a takedown stuffed.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jesper Rush. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rush closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castillo is looking for a sweep.
Rush wants to lay and pray for a moment but Castillo keeps working.
Rush is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Castillo is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Rush is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Rush goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Castillo rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Rush's guard! Nice work there by Castillo!
Castillo must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Rush is trying to keep Castillo in close.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ervin Castillo dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Rush.
Castillo is not content to let Rush control the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Jesper Rush.
Castillo throws a leg kick but Rush moved away.
Castillo works Rush's body with a nice hook.
Rush is looking to clinch but Castillo is avoiding it.
Castillo drops his shoulder and cracks Rush with a huge uppercut! Rush goes down! Can Castillo finish him?
Castillo wants to control from the top but Rush keeps moving.
Rush throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Castillo escapes and throws Rush's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rush manages to get back to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush wants to control but Castillo is keeping busy.
Rush is looking to get full guard. It looks like he might be successful but at the last minute Castillo jumps into side control!
Rush looks to move to half guard but instead Castillo has passed into mount! Damn!
Rush is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rush tries to hold on but Castillo postures up.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Rush tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Castillo avoids the attempt from Rush to control.
Rush is trying desperately to improve position.
Castillo manages to capitalize on a mistake by Rush to take his back!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush tries to escape but Castillo has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Rush trying to control the action but Castillo just sinks the hooks in.
Castillo is controlling his opponent, waiting for an opportunity to finish.
Rush wants to escape the position.
Castillo avoiding Rush 's attempts to control his hands.
Castillo controls the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Let's hope that Castillo 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.
Rush turns into Castillo and is now in his guard.
Rush trying to control but Castillo is working from the bottom.
Rush postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Castillo is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Rush, into his guard.
Rush looking to control but Castillo passes into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ervin Castillo showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Castillo waves his right hand out infront of him, looking to distract Rush. Oh, he's unloaded a beast of a left hand - it worked! He's dropped Rush to the canvas! Can he finish him!?
Rush looking for a guillotine here but Castillo defends easily.
Castillo has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Rush is proving hard to escape from.
Rush is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Rush throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rush looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Rush keeping full guard, as Castillo tries to pass.
Castillo trying to stand up but can't free himself from Rush's guard.
Rush trying to keep a closed guard but Castillo is proving a slippery customer.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fight is doing enough on the ground.
Castillo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Rush misses with a takedown attempt - Castillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Castillo throws a big overhand right that connects, sending Rush tumbling to the canvas!
It looks like Jesper Rush has been cut.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rush throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Castillo escapes and throws Rush's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Rush can't do much from the bottom here.
Rush manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Castillo is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Rush seems to be looking for submissions.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rush is looking to take a break and control but Castillo is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Castillo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rush is working away from the top position though.
Rush is looking to advance position but Castillo won't allow it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Castillo has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Rush is working away from the top position though.
Castillo tries to roll over but Rush keeps him under control.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Rush is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Jesper Rush is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
A big right followed by a crushing left from Castillo knocks Rush out cold! Ouch - that one's going to be featured in highlight reels for years to come!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:43 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Ervin Castillo!
Ervin Castillo is the new middleweight champion!
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