UEC 2:Title Wave PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

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

Miller
vs
Johnson

179 cm
22
173 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

177 cm
22
174 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Improved boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Determined

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 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Miller!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, King Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Miller throws a sloppy head kick and Johnson moves out of range easily.
Johnson blocks a head kick by Miller.
Miller looks to land a body kick but Johnson moved away.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Miller.
Miller knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Johnson on the ground.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Miller keeps moving and retains side control.
Miller lands a decent elbow from side control.
Johnson tries to buck Miller off but Miller is having none of it.
Johnson manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Miller seems to have lost interest with the ground game and is thinking about standing back up.
Johnson gets back to full guard.

Johnson is looking for a triangle but Miller pushes his legs off easily.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Miller's guard.
Miller keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.

Miller had isolated an arm as going for an omaplata. Johnson is defending the submission well but is in a very vulnerable position. Miller Is leaning forward trying to finish the omaplata but decides to abandon it, and take Johnson's back instead.
Miller tries to get the hooks in deep but Johnson pushed the leg off.
Johnson manages to reverse the position and now he's in Miller's guard. Nice work there by Johnson.
Miller is breathing heavily.

Johnson is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Miller rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Miller misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Miller tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Johnson swivels and escapes.
Johnson avoids a kick to the body.
Miller shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Johnson as he jumps to the side.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Troy Miller. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Johnson shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Miller's guard.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

Johnson drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Johnson jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Miller trying to control the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.
Miller wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
Miller keeping full guard, as Johnson tries to pass.
Miller wants to sweep here but Johnson controlling him for the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Miller is keeping the position for now.

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

Johnson gets caught flat footed, as Miller shoots in with a quick takedown into guard.
Miller trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Miller tries to lock up and control but Johnson gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Miller has given up his back. Will we see Johnson going for some submissions?
Miller is in bad spot here.

Johnson has both hooks in and is working for a choke. Miller is in real trouble here. Johnson gets an arm under the chin and tightens the submission attempt... is this the end? Yes, Miller is tapping out! Johnson wins by rear naked choke!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). King Johnson!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Isaac Moore (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alexander Emelchenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Isaac Moore has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Moore
vs
Emelchenko

177 cm
22
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

180 cm
20
180 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Fast

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Isaac Moore!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alexander Emelchenko!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Moore shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in Emelchenko's guard.
Moore stands and throws Emelchenko's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Emelchenko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Moore staying calm.
Emelchenko tries to buck Moore off but Moore is having none of it.
Moore cracks Emelchenko with a big elbow.
Emelchenko is looking to reverse the position.
You can see the frustration on Emelchenko's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Moore trying to control the position but Emelchenko is working away.
Moore looks up at the clock and then as Emelchenko takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Moore smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
Emelchenko is trying to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Moore is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Emelchenko is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Emelchenko tries to control the position but he's not in luck - Moore easily slips into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Moore.

Emelchenko is rocked!
Moore working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Emelchenko is still in real trouble! Can Moore finish him?
Moore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
The referee warns Emelchenko that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Moore lands a big elbow.
Moore lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Emelchenko hang on?

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Moore sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Moore is landing with some decent strikes but Emelchenko is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Moore with the ground and pound from mount.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Moore unloading with bombs!
Moore 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.
Moore scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Moore in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Moore connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Moore lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Moore landing shots from mount.
Emelchenko tries to improve his position but instead Moore has taken his back!
Moore slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.
Moore softening up his opponent with strikes here.
Moore has good solid back control here.

Moore is working on the RNC. He looks like he's got it but Emelchenko won't tap... Oh, he's out! The ref rips Moore off his unconscious opponent!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Isaac Moore!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Chris Infamous (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jacob Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!

Infamous
vs
Meyer

210 cm
22
179 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
22
170 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent knees
Likes ground

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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Infamous!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jacob Meyer!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Yves DeLean and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Infamous will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Infamous tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Meyer swivels and escapes.

Meyer moves into the clinch.
Meyer with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Meyer wants a takedown.
Infamous tries to pull guard but Meyer won't allow it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Infamous. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Infamous wants a takedown but no success here.

Meyer drags the fight down to the ground.
Infamous wants to pass the guard but Meyer is keeping the position.
Infamous is working hard here to advance position.
Infamous will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.

Infamous drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Infamous jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Meyer really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Infamous. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer pulls Infamous in close to prevent any damage.
Meyer wants to get back to his feet but Infamous is in a dominant position and won't allow it.

The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.

Meyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Meyer is keen to just control but Infamous is a slippery customer.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous is trying to control but Meyer manages to pass to mount!
Meyer sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Infamous regains half guard.

Meyer stands up from half guard... He's had enough of that ground malarky for the time being.

Meyer closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Infamous wants to get back to full guard.
Meyer is taking a breather. Infamous says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Meyer looks gassed!

Infamous looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Infamous looking for submissions off his back.
Infamous is looking to improve his 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.
Meyer trying to control the action but Infamous is working from the bottom.

Infamous is looking to sinch up a gullotine here but Meyer pulls his head out easily.
Meyer slows the pace down in half guard.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.

Meyer shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jacob Meyer dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.

Infamous shoots and misses

and Meyer decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Infamous's guard.
Meyer wants to control from the top but Infamous keeps moving.
Meyer must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Meyer pushes down on Infamous's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Meyer tries to stand and escape but Infamous is controlling the position.
Meyer is looking to stand up but he'll have to free his leg first. Instead, Infamous manages to get to full guard.
Meyer trying to control the position from guard on top but Infamous is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Infamous throws his legs up looking for a submission but Meyer uses it to pass to side control.

Meyer decides to stand back up. Meyer steps back and let's Infamous get back to his feet.

Meyer fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Infamous, pushing him back against the cage.
Meyer with a knee to the head.
Meyer with a knee to the head.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Infamous is trying to stall.
Infamous jumps guard but Meyer stands there with Infamous around his waist. Infamous gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Meyer connects with a nasty looking knee right to Infamous's face.

Infamous pulls Meyer into guard.
Meyer stopping the sweep attempt from Infamous.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Infamous manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!

Infamous has hold of Meyer's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and Meyer manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.
Infamous wants to take his opponent's back but he's not managed it.
A nice elbow there by Infamous.

Meyer is rocked!

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Infamous has hold of an arm here, looking to extend it. He's committed to the armbar attempt here! Will he get it?! Yes! Meyer is forced to tap!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:19 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Chris Infamous!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
37%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mike Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Franklin Faber (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Jones
vs
Faber

188 cm
22
189 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
185 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mike Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Franklin Faber!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Jones takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Jones scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
Faber prevents Jones from moving into mount.

Jones stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Faber darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.
Faber is thwarting Jones's attempts to control the position.
Faber trying to pass the guard but Jones defending well.
Jones is trying to get back to full guard.
Faber controlling the action here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Faber wants to get back to his feet.
Jones keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.

Faber escapes and gets back to his feet.
Jones doesn't succeed with the takedown

and Faber counters with a single leg into guard. Jones didn't expect that.
Faber loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jones is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
Faber wants to pass the guard but Jones is keeping the position.

Jones pushes Faber off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Jones shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Faber counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Jones!
Jones is breathing heavily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Faber tries to control but Jones wriggling away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Faber thowing shots but they're missing.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Faber controlling from mount.
Let's hope that Faber 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.
Jones regains half guard.
Jones is trying to maintain the position but Faber is very close to passing his half guard.
Faber thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jones to regain full guard.
Faber trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four 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.
Faber trying to control the position from guard on top but Jones is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.

Jones working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Faber doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Oh but Jones is tightening it up a little... Faber has to be careful here... He's got his foot tucked under now, this looks tight! Faber reacted too slowly and this one could be over in a matter of seconds! YES! Faber taps out! nice BJJ there by Jones!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:26 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Mike Jones!

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
47%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Erons (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andre Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erons kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genuis that is "Like a Stone". Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Erons
vs
Wells

195 cm
22
205 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

200 cm
22
209 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Prefers ground

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Demonic Clothing
Transformer Supplements

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kevin Erons!
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 Wells!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Erons pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nice takedown defense from Erons. No joy for Wells on that attempt.

Erons bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wells sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.

Wells looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.

Erons decides he's had enough of the ground and stands up.
Wells slips a jab and a cross from Erons.
Kevin Erons seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Erons doesn't manage to clinch there - Wells circles away.
Wells tries for a takedown but Erons circles away easily

and Erons holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Kevin Erons has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Andre Wells.
Erons scores with a nice hook to the head.
Erons lands a knee to the head.
Erons is breathing heavily.

Erons breaks the clinch.

Erons shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Erons showed some decent athleticism there.

Wells actively working from the bottom here.
Wells is looking to control Erons's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Wells avoid being mounted?
Wells is trying to keep from getting into a worse position than he's already in but Wells is working away and isn't letting himself get tied up.

Wells actively working from the bottom here.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Wells actively working from the bottom here.
Erons performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
Wells makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Wells.

Wells is actively looking for submissions from his back. He's worked himself a little space on the bottom and seems to be going for a triangle. No, he's switched into an armbar! That was slick! Erons rolls with it to try and escape but Wells cranks on the arm and Erons is forced to tap out! This one is aaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Andre Wells!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
41%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Glenardo Gonzalezz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Warren Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Gonzalezz
vs
Adams

195 cm
22
146 lbs
6 - 2 - 0

169 cm
22
148 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Good chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Glenardo Gonzalezz!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Warren Adams!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Gonzalezz.
Gonzalezz misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.

Gonzalezz drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gonzalezz working away.
Adams manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Gonzalezz is defending against the submission attempts here by Adams.
Gonzalezz really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Adams is looking to take a break and control but Gonzalezz is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Gonzalezz is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Gonzalezz slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Adams pushing down on Gonzalezz's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Gonzalezz gets back to full guard.

Gonzalezz looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Adams forces his way into half guard.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Adams is pressing down on Gonzalezz's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gonzalezz is holding on for now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Adams sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Gonzalezz moves into full guard.

Adams drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Adams jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.

Gonzalezz has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Adams can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Adams trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Adams looks gassed!

Adams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Adams tries to free his leg and advance position but Gonzalezz is retaining full guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Gonzalezz looking to hit a scissor sweep but Adams is one step ahead there.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Gonzalezz working for a triangle but Adams defends it easily.

The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Adams is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Gonzalezz is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Adams gets back to full guard.

Adams has his feet on Gonzalezz's thighs here. He's pushed Gonzalezz off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gonzalezz screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Warren Adams!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
44%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Connor Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris White (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chris White has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jackson
vs
White

175 cm
22
159 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

176 cm
22
158 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Jackson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris White!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
White lands with a cross.
Chris White seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
White will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
A punch combination from White misses.
White looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from White.
White attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
White misses with a double jab.
White lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
White misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Jackson showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from White.
Jackson looks for a takedown but White sprawls well.
White tries to clinch up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Danga de danga de dang - White scores with a four punch combination!
Jackson throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around White's waist but White gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jackson off to one side.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts White, as that shot connected.
Jackson tries to move into range but White moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
White moves in looking to clinch but Jackson pushes him off.
Jackson fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Connor Jackson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jackson shoots in for a takedown but White shows good takedown defense.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Jackson.
White shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
White scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
White tries to clinch but Jackson is having none of it.
Jackson slips a jab and a cross from White.
Nice takedown defense from White. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
Jackson is breathing heavily.
White rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Jackson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
No joy there for White, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
The fight stays on the outside here - White looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
White misses with a two punch combination.
Jackson swats away the attempt to clinch by White.
Nice sprawl there from White as Jackson shoots in.
White throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
White throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Jackson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
White lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Jackson backs up against the cage.
White lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
Jackson looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? White is fending him off so far but Jackson persists. Nope, White circles away and we're back to standing.
White with a lazy takedown attempt

and Jackson counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jackson.
White wants to get back to his feet but Jackson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Jackson passes White's left leg - he's now in half guard.

Jackson seems to be working for a kimura but White defends the submission attempt.
White won't allow Jackson to pass to mount.
Jackson is working hard here to advance position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
White is looking to control Jackson's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can White avoid being mounted?
Jackson passes to side control.
White wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
Jackson landing a few strikes.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Jackson is working to tighten is grip on White's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. White has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jackson is really squeezing tight and eventually White passes out! Jackson breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Connor Jackson!
Connor Jackson is the new lightweight champion!

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FIGHT
RATING
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Evan Sherls (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeppelin Macmoon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!

Sherls
vs
Macmoon

189 cm
22
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

190 cm
18
205 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Prefers ground

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Fast

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Sherls!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeppelin Macmoon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sherls gets a clinch.
Macmoon looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Stalling in the clinch from Sherls.
Macmoon connects with a nasty looking knee right to Sherls's face.

It looks like Evan Sherls has been cut.

Macmoon breaks the clinch.

Sherls instigates a clinch.
Macmoon tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Sherls smiles and moves away.
Sherls tries to clinch but Macmoon is having none of it.

Sherls closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Sherls looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Macmoon with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Sherls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
Sherls has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Sherls is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Sherls is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
Macmoon is in trouble now - Sherls has advanced to mount!
Sherls 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.
Sherls controlling from the full mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Evan Sherls just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Sherls shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
Sherls moves to the back position.
Sherls really has the hooks in deep now - there seems like no escape for Macmoon.
Macmoon rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Macmoon is trying to control but can't.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherls perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Sherls seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Macmoon for as long as he can get away with.
Sherls is nestled in close to Macmoon, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.

Sherls gets to his feet - back to striking we go!
Macmoon wants to clinch but Sherls slips to the side

so Sherls counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Sherls is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.

Sherls stands and steps away. Macmoon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sherls looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Sherls seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Macmoon does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Macmoon is looking to escape.

Sherls is looking for a kimura but Macmoon is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Sherls to get the leverage.
Sherls is trying to control the action in half guard but Macmoon is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Sherls content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Sherls dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Evan Sherls'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.

Sherls bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.

Sherls stands up and we're back to a striking position.

Sherls gets the takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sherls lands a decent elbow from side control.

Sherls decides to stand back up. Sherls steps back and let's Macmoon get back to his feet.
Sherls looks frusrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Macmoon dodges the punch combination from Sherls.
Macmoon takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Macmoon is breathing heavily.

Sherls drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.

Sherls decides to take the fight back to the feet.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sherls throws a head kick that misses.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Sherls.
Sherls looks for a takedown but Macmoon sprawls well.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Evan Sherls. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Macmoon avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Evan Sherls is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Macmoon tries to grapple but his opponent circles

and Sherls decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Macmoon's guard.

Macmoon is looking for a triangle but Sherls pushes his legs off easily.
Sherls controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.

Sherls thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Sherls sitting in guard, not really doing much.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sherls stands and throws Macmoon's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Sherls staying calm.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sherls moves into full mount!
Sherls looking to finish Macmoon with some ground and pound. This is bad for Macmoon!
Sherls landing punches.
Sherls is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Macmoon can do to turn this around?
Sherls controlling his opponent.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Evan Sherls just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Sherls moves into the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Macmoon with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Macmoon throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Sherls tries to score a body lock takedown but Macmoon shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Sherls goes for a takedown attempt but Macmoon pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.

Macmoon takes the fight into the clinch.
Macmoon throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Sherls just leaning against Macmoon, taking a breather.
Macmoon tries a knee to the head but Sherls blocks it.
Sherls wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Sherls is stalling here.
Sherls jumps guard but Macmoon stands there with Sherls around his waist. Sherls gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Sherls tries to pull guard but Macmoon won't allow it.

Sherls manages to pull guard.

Macmoon avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Evan Sherls dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Evan Sherls's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!

Macmoon fails with an attempt to clinch.
Macmoon tries to clinch there but Sherls circles away.

Sherls drops down and drives through with a powerful takedown into guard.
Sherls sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Sherls stands and steps away. Macmoon gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.

Macmoon scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sherls is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.

Sherls manages to escape and get back to his feet!

That's one minute gone in the round.

Macmoon gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.

Macmoon looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Sherls is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Sherls slips nicely into half guard.
Sherls is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Macmoon!
Sherls in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Sherls cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Sherls controlling the position easily from mount.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sherls.
The referee warns Macmoon that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Sherls landing strikes from the mount.Sherls sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Sherls.
A nice elbow there by Sherls.
Sherls controlling from the full mount.
Macmoon is in a horrible position here. Sherls smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Sherls controlling the pace for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

The referee stands the fighters back up. Evan Sherls just wasn't active enough from the dominant position.

Sherls changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Macmoon looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Sherls staying calm.
Sherls working away diligently from side control. Landing strikes effectively there - that will score him some points on the judges scorecards.
Zeppelin Macmoon has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Macmoon tries to get back to half guard but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

Sherls decides to stand up, so the ref orders Macmoon to his feet.
Sherls throws a shot to the body.

And that's the end of the fight!
Evan Sherls showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Sherls, 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Evan Sherls!
Evan Sherls is the new light heavyweight champion!