TNFL 49: Livewire PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Amazing Game (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brutas Beefcake (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Game kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Spirit in the Sky. Beefcake is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by The BeefCake. Brutas Beefcake struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 136.2lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. 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.

Game
vs
Beefcake

165 cm
20
141 lbs
3 - 2 - 0

155 cm
22
145 lbs
4 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Experienced

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Amazing Game!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brutas Beefcake!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Beefcake darts in trying to clinch
and Game counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Game misses with a wild body shot.
Game throws a shot from downtown. Beefcake moves away and avoids it.
Beefcake with a poor takedown
and Game connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beefcake wants to clinch but Game slips to the side
and Game counters with a stiff right hand.
Beefcake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Game counters with a nice body shot.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Beefcake with a poor takedown
and Game counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Game circles away from the clinch attempt
and Game counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Game connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake darts in trying to clinch
and Game counters with a two punch combo.
Beefcake with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Game to score with a decent uppercut.
Game is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Game lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Brutas Beefcake seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Beefcake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Game lands a jab to the nose.
Beefcake has his takedown stuffed
enabling Game to counter with a crisp jab.
Amazing Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutas Beefcake.
Game misses with a wild combination.
Beefcake tries to clinch but Game moves away
and Game counters with a stiff right hand.
Beefcake darts in trying to clinch
and Game counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Game counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Beefcake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Game counters with a two punch combo.
Game with a hook.
Beefcake with a poor takedown
and Game counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beefcake looks gassed!
Beefcake swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Game counters with a stiff right hand.
Game circles away from the clinch attempt
and Game counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Beefcake tries to clinch up
and Game counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake misses with a takedown
letting Game counter with a right hand.
Beefcake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Game counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Game bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Game throws an overhand right that lands on Beefcake's shoulder, as Beefcake tries to avoid the shot.
Beefcake has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Game lands with an uppercut that bounces Beefcake off the cage and back into rage.
Beefcake bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Game scores with a nice head shot.
Beefcake tries to clinch
and Game counters with a three punch combo that has Beefcake backing up. Beefcake nods at Game to acknowledge the strikes.
Beefcake tries to clinch
and Game cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Game misses the jab.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake wants to clinch but Game slips to the side
and Beefcake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Game throws a hook but Beefcake blocks it.
Beefcake takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Beefcake closes the distance looking to clinch
and Game counters with a nice uppercut.
Beefcake ducks right into an uppercut from Game.
Game scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Game throws a right hand that misses
and Beefcake counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Game looks to score with a jab to the body but Beefcake is just out of range.
Beefcake wants to clinch but Game slips to the side
and Game counters with a series of strikes. Beefcake will be more careful next time no doubt.
Beefcake doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Game counters with a stiff right hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Amazing Game dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Game connects with a body shot that sends Beefcake's belly button to the back.
Game circles away from the clinch attempt
and Game counters with a left to the body.
A left and a right from Game both land. Nice combination.
Game rushes in with a sloppy looking punch

and Beefcake counters with a shoot takedown. Game fights it but they end up in guard.
Game wants to control here, rather than go for any submissions from the bottom. At least for now.
Game knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Beefcake on the ground.
Beefcake stopping the sweep attempt from Game.
Game seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.
Game looking for a sweep. Not yet Game, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Game looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Beefcake wants to control from the top but Game keeps moving.

Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Beefcake misses with a right hand
and Beefcake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Game looks to land a right hand but Beefcake moved out of range.
Beefcake moves to clinch but Game breaks away
and Game counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Game is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Game scores with a hook.
Beefcake fails with the takedown
and Game counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Beefcake is breathing heavily.
Game lands a jab.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Beefcake closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Game takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Amazing Game is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Beefcake tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Game counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Game throws a predictable looking body shot
letting Beefcake counter with a right hand.
Beefcake closes the distance but Game moves to the side
and Beefcake takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Game misses with a body shot.
Beefcake wants to clinch
and Game counters with a left and a right that stings Beefcake.
Game connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Game looks to score with a jab to the body but Beefcake is just out of range.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake wants to clinch but Game slips to the side
and Game counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Game misses with a looping right.
Game lands the left hand.
Game swings wildly with a couple of big hooks

so Beefcake counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Beefcake won't allow Game to sweep him here.
Beefcake stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Game swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Beefcake postures up in Game's guard and throws a big left but Game blocks it.
Beefcake is looking to advance position but Game has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Beefcake is trying desperately to improve position.
Game controlling from the full mount.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Beefcake tries to reverse the position but Game maintains control.
Game is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Game lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Beefcake takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Game lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Game controlling the position easily from mount.
Game working Beefcake over with strikes here.
Beefcake is trying desperately to improve position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Beefcake regains half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close second round but Brutas Beefcake will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!

Beefcake tries to clinch
and Game connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Beefcake tries to clinch
and Game counters with a one-two to the body.
Beefcake tries for a takedown but Game circles away easily
letting Game counter with a right hand.
Game throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Beefcake gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Beefcake moves to clinch but Game breaks away
letting Game counter with a right hand.
Game catches Beefcake with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Game moves into range and connects with a jab.
Nice uppercut there from Game.
Beefcake tries to clinch up
enabling Game to counter with a crisp jab.
Beefcake takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Beefcake shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Game ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Beefcake tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Game counters with a stiff right hand.
Game fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Game throws a looping overhand right but Beefcake ducks down to avoid it.
Game throws a jab when Beefcake was well out of range.
Beefcake with a poor takedown
and Game connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Game throws a predictable looking body shot

and Beefcake counters by moving into the clinch.
Game is trying to maintain a safe position but Beefcake gets an underhook and turns Game into the cage.

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.
Game has Beefcake pressed against the cage.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Game for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Game is pressed up against the cage. Beefcake has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Game down to the mat. Game avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Amazing Game has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Brutas Beefcake.
Beefcake wants to clinch
and Game counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Game lands with a nice combination. Beefcake backs away looking to recover.

Beefcake closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Game quickly recovers to half guard.
Game is doing well to control the position and prevent Beefcake from advancing to side control.
Beefcake wants to free his trapped foot but Game is holding on for dear life with his legs.
Game keeps control of the position for the meantime.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Game is trying to get back to full guard.

Beefcake is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Game tries to roll over but Beefcake keeps him under control.

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.
Game regains full guard. Nicely done.
Beefcake preventing the sweep.
Beefcake thows a big elbow that misses.
Beefcake throwing strikes from guard but Game blocks nicely.
Beefcake stopping the sweep attempt from Game.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Beefcake with a flurry of punches that miss.

And that's the end of the fight!
Amazing Game showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Game has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Amazing Game!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
33%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nathan Audet (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan D (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Audet comes to the cage accompanied by Black Eyed Peas - Pump it. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Audet
vs
D

173 cm
27
157 lbs
7 - 8 - 1

182 cm
21
153 lbs
4 - 5 - 0

Good wrestling
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Knockout power

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 7 - 8 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Nathan Audet!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan D!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
D misses with a takedown
and Audet counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Audet scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Audet tries to close the distance and clinch but D swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Audet tries to clinch up.
Audet tries to clinch but D moves out of range.

Audet gets in close and instigates a clinch.
D tries to pull guard but Audet holds him up against the cage and eventually D drops back down to his feet.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
D tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Audet smiles and moves away.
Nathan Audet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan D.
Audet wants to clinch.
Audet doesn't manage to clinch there - D circles away.
D with a poor takedown
and Audet connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
D shoots and misses

and Audet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Audet.
Knees in the clinch landing for Audet.
D tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Audet smiles and moves away.
D circles away from the clinch attempt.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Audet fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with D, pushing him back against the cage.
D fails to pull guard.
D fails to pull guard.
Audet landing knees to the head.
D fails to pull the fight into his guard.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Audet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
D looks gassed!
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
Audet crunches a lovely knee into D's ribcage.
Audet connects with a nasty looking knee right to D's face.
Audet is struggling to control the position.
Audet landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Audet landing knees to the head.
Nice elbow from Audet.
Audet utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Audet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Audet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Audet seems to have come into the fight with the intention of avoiding any damage in the clinch, rather than actually showing any aggression.
D tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Audet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Audet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Nice elbow from Audet.
Audet lands an elbow inside.
D tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Audet smiles and moves away.

Audet moves into range and clinches up with D.
Audet lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.
Audet taking a breather.
Nice elbow from Audet.
Audet manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Audet connects with a nasty looking knee right to D's face.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.

D pulls Audet into guard.
Audet wants to pass the guard but D is keeping the position.
Audet trying to control but D is working from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Audet working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Audet wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.
Audet looking to pass the guard.
Audet slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
D keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.

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.

The ref stands the fighters back up because Nathan Audet just wasn't active enough.
D gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Audet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Audet.
Audet lands an elbow inside.
Audet is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Nice elbow from Audet.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.

D successfully pulls guard.
D keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.
Audet in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Audet dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

D circles away from the clinch attempt.
D gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Audet counters by clinching up.
Audet lands an elbow just above D 's eye.
D tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Audet just stands there and leans against the cage.
D fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Nathan Audet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan D.
Audet misses with a knee strike.
D jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Audet walks away with a smile on his face. D gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Nathan Audet is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

Audet takes the fight into the clinch.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
Audet lands an elbow inside.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Audet lands an elbow inside that D shrugs off.
D tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Audet just stands there and leans against the cage.
D tries to pull guard but Audet holds him up against the cage and eventually D drops back down to his feet.
Audet tries to land a knee to the head but D blocks with his arms.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
D tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Audet smiles and moves away.
D with a lazy takedown attempt

and Audet holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Audet scores a nice knee to the body.
D takes a knee right on the jaw!
D tries to pull guard but Audet won't allow it.
D tries to pull guard but Audet won't allow it.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet slows down the pace here.
D fails to pull guard.
D takes an elbow to the forehead.
D tries to pull guard but Audet won't allow it.
D fails to pull the fight into his guard.
A knee to the head by Audet.
Audet landing knees to the head.
A knee to the head by Audet.
D takes a knee right on the jaw!
Audet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Audet gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
D tries to pull guard but Audet won't allow it.
Audet connects with a knee to the head.
D tries to pull guard but Audet won't allow it.
Audet putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has D in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
D jumps guard but Audet stands there with D around his waist. D gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Audet controlling the action here for a moment.
D jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Audet walks away with a smile on his face. D gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Audet lands a head kick. D smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
D gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Audet counters with a stiff right hand.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
D misses with a takedown

and Audet counters by moving into the clinch.
D tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Audet smiles and moves away.
Nathan Audet is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Audet misses with a head kick.
D misses with a takedown

and Audet moves into the clinch.
Audet lands an elbow inside.
D fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Audet lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
A knee to the head by Audet.
Nathan Audet has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Audet throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but D blocks it with crossed arms.
D fails to pull guard.
D jumps guard but Audet stands there with D around his waist. D gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
D jumps guard but Audet stands there with D around his waist. D gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Audet using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Audet lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
D tries to pull guard but Audet holds him up against the cage and eventually D drops back down to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Audet landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Audet comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
D tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Audet with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
D fails to pull the fight into his guard.
D jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Audet walks away with a smile on his face. D gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
D shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Audet counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Audet.
Audet working D over with knees to the body.
D avoids the elbow strike from Audet, against the cage.

D has managed to pull guard. Let's see whether he can work an aggressive guard. It will also be interesting to see what tactics Audet uses from the top position.
D has momentary wrist control but Audet slips an elbow through the middle.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Audet accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Audet wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.
Audet throwing strikes from guard but D blocks nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Audet thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Audet thows a big elbow that misses.
Audet wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.
D avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Nathan Audet dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

D gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily

and Audet counters by clinching up.
Audet is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
D tries to pull guard but Audet holds him up against the cage and eventually D drops back down to his feet.
Audet is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that D can do to turn this around?
Audet looking to throw knees to the head but D is blocking nicely.
D tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Audet smiles and moves away.
Nathan Audet has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Evan D.
D with a lazy takedown attempt

and Audet counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
D tries to pull guard but Audet won't allow it.
Audet connects with a nasty looking knee right to D's face.
Audet leaning against his opponent.
D tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Audet just stands there and leans against the cage.
Audet with a knee to the head.
D takes a knee right on the jaw!

D ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. D no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
Audet stops D from standing up.
Audet throws a big right hand that misses.
Audet 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.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Audet looking to pass the guard.
Audet wants to control from the top but D keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Audet working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Audet trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
D keeping moving, preventing Audet from controlling successfully.
Audet with a flurry of punches that miss.
Audet with a flurry of punches that miss.

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.
Audet trying to control but D is working from the bottom.
Audet is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because D is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
Audet throws a big right hand that misses.
D preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Audet trying to control but D is working from the bottom.
Audet slips nicely into half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
D pushes Audet off looking to stand but Audet dives back in and keeps control.
Audet thows a huge punch but D dodges it nicely.
Audet looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks D with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
D is refusing to be controlled, as Audet sits in half guard.
Audet trying to control the pace.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Audet sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. D defending well though.
D regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Audet.
Audet controls from within his opponent's guard.
Audet advances position into side control!

And that's the end of the fight!
Nathan Audet showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Audet 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 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nathan Audet!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
48%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matt St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes to the cage accompanied by Blur - Song 2. Rico Sanchez told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

St Pierre
vs
Sanchez

180 cm
23
183 lbs
6 - 5 - 0

183 cm
26
179 lbs
8 - 8 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Great low kicks
Very strong

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 8 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A solid leg kick lands there for St Pierre.
St Pierre keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Sanchez.

St Pierre pushes Sanchez up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez blocks an elbow strike.
St Pierre lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
St Pierre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
St Pierre looking to stall.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez drops down looking for an ankle pick but St Pierre pulls his leg out and moves away.
St Pierre lands a high kick!
St Pierre misses with a low kick.
Rico Sanchez seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
St Pierre misses with a kick to the body.

Sanchez takes the fight into the clinch.
St Pierre makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
A left hand lands to the body for Sanchez.
St Pierre lands an elbow inside that Sanchez shrugs off.
St Pierre trying to land knees to the body.
Come on St Pierre - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
St Pierre avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
St Pierre takes a knee right on the jaw!
St Pierre stalling the fight.
St Pierre lands an uppercut.
St Pierre misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre digs a right hand into Sanchez's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Sanchez's gas tank.
St Pierre scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has St Pierre in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
A shot in the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
Sanchez misses with an elbow strike.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Sanchez as St Pierre tries to tie him up.
Sanchez throws an elbow that misses.
Sanchez lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt St Pierre or not.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Sanchez lands a nice uppercut.
St Pierre avoids a wild elbow strike from Sanchez.
St Pierre is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Sanchez.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Sanchez is keeping busy.
Sanchez drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
St Pierre slowing the pace effectively.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
St Pierre blocks an elbow strike from Sanchez.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but St Pierre blocks with his arms.
Sanchez lands a right hand that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Sanchez working aggressively here.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
Matt St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Sanchez.
Sanchez with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre lands with a left to the head.
St Pierre looking to throw knees to the head but Sanchez is blocking nicely.
St Pierre trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A short right from St Pierre on the inside.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre unloads a knee to the mid-section.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but Sanchez blocks with his arms.
Nice elbow from Sanchez.
St Pierre utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
Sanchez scores a nice knee to the body.
Sanchez lands a damaging elbow.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the forehead.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez pushes off an throws an elbow but St Pierre leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Sanchez.
Sanchez creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
St Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
St Pierre prevents the takedown attempt.
St Pierre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez takes an elbow to the temple.
St Pierre looking to stall.
Sanchez lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it's blocked.
St Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.
St Pierre misses with some punches.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sanchez managing to block the knees to the body from St Pierre.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
St Pierre lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
Sanchez pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
A head punch on the inside from Sanchez fails to land.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Rico Sanchez will probably get the nod.
That's time! St Pierre's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Sanchez forces St Pierre back against the cage and clinches.
St Pierre tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Sanchez avoids it.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and St Pierre avoids it.
Rico Sanchez seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sanchez misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sanchez lands with a right to the head.
Sanchez dodges an elbow strike from St Pierre.
Knees in the clinch landing for Sanchez.
St Pierre lands a nice uppercut.
Sanchez avoids the elbow strike from St Pierre, against the cage.
Sanchez missing with knees to the body.
Sanchez misses with a knee strike.
Sanchez landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Sanchez looking to throw knees to the head but St Pierre is blocking nicely.
St Pierre tries to land knees in the clinch but Sanchez avoids the damage to the body.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.
St Pierre crunches a lovely knee into Sanchez's ribcage.
Sanchez struggles to land a body shot inside as St Pierre controls his hands.
Sanchez misses with a punch on the inside.
St Pierre is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sanchez fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Sanchez blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sanchez misses with an elbow over the top.
St Pierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Pierre looking to slow down the pace here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Sanchez throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Sanchez jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as St Pierre walks away with a smile on his face. Sanchez gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

St Pierre darts in and clinches Sanchez up against the cage.
Sanchez misses with a short punch on the inside.
Sanchez takes a knee to the side of the body.
Sanchez gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
St Pierre trying to stall but Sanchez improves his position.
St Pierre avoids the elbow strike from Sanchez, against the cage.
Sanchez tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez avoids a wild elbow strike from St Pierre.
Sanchez misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from St Pierre.
St Pierre lands a knee to the body.
St Pierre landing knees to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by St Pierre.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Sanchez blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez working St Pierre over with knees to the body.
St Pierre is looking to control Sanchez's arms but Sanchez gets an underhook and turns him. Now St Pierre has his back to the cage.
Sanchez tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. St Pierre smiles and moves away.
Sanchez throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
St Pierre lands with a kick to the ribs.

St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
Sanchez throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but St Pierre blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by St Pierre.
St Pierre's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
St Pierre throws an elbow but it misses.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
St Pierre blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Sanchez throws a punch but it's blocked by St Pierre.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Sanchez blocks it with crossed arms.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Sanchez has hold of a leg and is looking to drag St Pierre down to the mat. St Pierre avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Matt St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rico Sanchez.

St Pierre closes the distance and pushes Sanchez back into the cage.
St Pierre displaying some good clinch control by pressing Sanchez up against the cage.
A knee to the head by St Pierre.
Sanchez lands with a left to the head.
St Pierre blocks an uppercut.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the temple.
Sanchez lands with a short head shot on the inside.
St Pierre takes an elbow to the forehead.
Sanchez misses with a shot to the kidneys.
St Pierre looking to slow down the pace here.
St Pierre blocks a punch to the side of the head.

Sanchez pulls St Pierre into guard.
Sanchez trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!
St Pierre showing good wrestling skills to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Sanchez looking for submissions from the bottom but instead St Pierre passes into half guard.
St Pierre is thwarting Sanchez's attempts to control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Sanchez gets full guard.
Sanchez wants to hit a switch here but St Pierre passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Sanchez there!
Sanchez is trying to escape the mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt St Pierre dominated that second round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!

Sanchez pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Sanchez misses with a hook from the clinch.
St Pierre lands an elbow that stopped Sanchez in his tracks for a moment.
St Pierre landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
St Pierre lands a body shot in the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for St Pierre.
St Pierre using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
St Pierre with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
St Pierre stalling in the clinch.
Sanchez avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre lands a body punch in the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, St Pierre just misses with a elbow thrown towards Sanchez's brow.
With the fighters up against the cage, St Pierre throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez looks to throw an elbow but misses.
St Pierre throws a knee to the head but misses.
Sanchez on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Sanchez goes for a takedown in the clinch but St Pierre prevents it.
Sanchez avoiding damage as St Pierre throws knees to the body.
St Pierre using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Sanchez has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
St Pierre looking to slow down the pace here.
St Pierre dodges an elbow strike from Sanchez.

That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Sanchez is defending well for now.
Sanchez working some nice short punches in the clinch.
With the fighters up against the cage, Sanchez throws an elbow but misses.
Sanchez throws an elbow but it misses.

Sanchez gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, St Pierre regains guard.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
St Pierre utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now St Pierre is on top in guard.

Sanchez looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Sanchez looking for a sweep. Not yet Sanchez, not yet.

St Pierre drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and St Pierre jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
St Pierre passes into half guard.
Sanchez is staying active underneath St Pierre, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

St Pierre is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Sanchez trying to control from the bottom.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Sanchez is trying to get back to full guard.

Sanchez actively working from the bottom here.
Sanchez is not content to let St Pierre control the position.
St Pierre stalling away here and it's allowed Sanchez to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.

Sanchez escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. St Pierre gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.

Sanchez is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
St Pierre controlling from the top position.

Sanchez throws his legs up looking for a submission but St Pierre uses it to pass to side control.
St Pierre grinds an elbow into Sanchez's temple.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt St Pierre showed his dominance in that final round.
Well St Pierre 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt St Pierre!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
73%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Matt Wilson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Wilson
vs
Johnson

188 cm
22
222 lbs
4 - 3 - 0

187 cm
24
215 lbs
6 - 3 - 0

BJJ Brown Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

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 4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Wilson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson misses with an uppercut

and Wilson moves into the clinch.
Johnson wants to break the clinch but can't.

Wilson wants the takedown. Johnson is fighting it off but Wilson persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Johnson's guard against the cage.

Johnson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Wilson defends well.
Wilson forces his way into half guard.
Wilson thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
Johnson wants to get back to full guard.
Wilson trying to control the action but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
Wilson works his way into full mount!
Johnson tries to hold on but Wilson postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson is working to get back to half guard.
Johnson tries to control the position but Wilson now has his back.

Wilson looking for the choke but no joy.
Wilson trying to control momentarily.
Wilson keeps control of the position as Johnson tries to break free.
Johnson is in a world of trouble here. He's outmatched on the ground here and he'd better get Wilson off his back sharpish unless he wants to be submitted.

Wilson is looking for the choke from the back position but Johnson is controlling his hands well.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Wilson's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Wilson controls the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
Wilson just keeping the dominant position. He can't wait too long though, otherwise the referee will stand them back up.
Johnson really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Wilson. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Johnson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson wants to control but Johnson is keeping him busy.
Wilson is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.

Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Wilson trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson passes into side control, despite Johnson's attempt to control the position.
Wilson tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Johnson can do anything to dispel that myth.
Johnson wants to control but Wilson postures up.

Wilson is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Johnson is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Wilson has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Johnson!
Wilson prevents Johnson from getting the reversal.
Wilson lands with some strikes.
Johnson has given up his back here.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to escape the position.
Wilson keeps control of the position easily here as Johnson tries to buck him off.
Wilson tries to keep control of the position but Johnson is staying busy.

Wilson is working hard for the rear naked choke here.
Wilson is trying to stick to Johnson's back but Johnson is turning into Wilson. He's managed to reverse the position - now he's in Wilson's guard. Polite applause from the crowd in appreciation of some nice Jiu Jitsu by Johnson.
Wilson tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Wilson controls Johnson momentarily but Johnson frees himself.
Wilson is breathing heavily.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.
Wilson can't keep his opponent in guard - Johnson advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matt Wilson dominated that round.
That's time! Wilson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Wilson fails with the takedown.
Johnson scores with a jab to the jaw.
Johnson throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Johnson misses with an uppercut

and Wilson moves into the clinch.

Johnson escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Good shot there by Johnson.

Wilson ducks straight into an uppercut from Johnson and tumbles to the canvas! It’s a flash knockdown though - Wilson manages to regain guard straight away.

Wilson is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Johnson with a nice head shot there.
Oh Wilson is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Johnson is in close to Wilson's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Wilson keeps moving.

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

Johnson thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Wilson seems to have got his legs back now.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Wilson looking for a sweep. Not yet Wilson, not yet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson looking to pass the guard.
Wilson keeping moving, preventing Johnson from controlling successfully.
Johnson tries to free his leg and advance position but Wilson is retaining full guard.
Wilson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to work some ground and pound but Wilson has wrist control.
Wilson is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Wilson's guard.

Wilson is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Johnson defends well.

Johnson drops back looking for a leg! Wilson is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Wilson manages to kick Johnson off! Johnson jumps back into Wilson's guard.

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.
Wilson 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 really going for it on the ground here!
Johnson preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
Wilson tries to pass to full mount but Johnson defends it.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

Johnson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson wants to pass the guard but Johnson is defending well.
Wilson passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Johnson!
Wilson trying to control but Johnson is having none of it.
Johnson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Johnson wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.
Wilson looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Johnson is trying desperately to improve position.
Johnson tries to improve his position but instead Wilson has taken his back!
Wilson is throwing strikes by Johnson counters by rolling into a better position. After a scramble, Johnson regains half guard.
Wilson is looking to take a break and control but Johnson is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Wilson is pressing down on Johnson's thigh, looking to free his foot. Johnson is holding on for now.
Wilson passes to side control.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Matty Johnson showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Johnson shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Wilson pinned against the cage. Wilson gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Wilson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Johnson misses with a right hand

and Wilson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Johnson won't be happy with that.
Johnson wants to control but Wilson postures up.

Wilson wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Johnson, who protects the arm well.
Johnson is trying to control Wilson's posture but Wilson avoids it.
Johnson is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Wilson's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Johnson gets back to full guard.

Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson trying to strike off his back.
Johnson striking off his back but it's not causing Wilson any problems.
Wilson looking to pass the guard.

Johnson looking for a guillotine here but Wilson defends easily.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Wilson from controlling successfully.

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.
Johnson looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Wilson passes Johnson's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wilson passes to side control.
Johnson is looking to regain half guard here but Wilson keeps moving and retains side control.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Johnson tries to get to full guard but Wilson has control of the leg.
Wilson wants to take a breather but Johnson is having none of it.
Wilson drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Wilson wants to pass to mount but Johnson is defending the position.

Johnson is defending against the submission attempts here by Wilson.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wilson is thwarting Johnson's attempts to control the position.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Wilson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Wilson prevents Johnson from improving his position.
Wilson is trying to control. Johnson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Johnson trying to control here.
Wilson not doing much here.

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.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Wilson frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Wilson avoids the attempt from Johnson to control.
Johnson is trying to avoid being dragged into an even worse position than he's already in but Wilson is staying active.
Wilson looking to control but Johnson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Johnson wants to hold on but Wilson pushes him away.

Wilson has control of Johnson's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Johnson regains control of the situation pretty easily.
Wilson throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.

And that's the end of the fight!
Matt Wilson showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Wilson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:28
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Matt Wilson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
59%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Telamon Aeacuson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taken Ya Down (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Aeacuson comes to the cage accompanied by "Cloud Connected" by In Flames. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.

Aeacuson
vs
Ya Down

180 cm
29
198 lbs
15 - 8 - 0

190 cm
25
201 lbs
4 - 1 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
KO power

Good wrestler
Decent boxing
Heavy handed

Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 - 159's
Milwaukee's Best Nutrition $50 - 159's

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 15 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Telamon Aeacuson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taken Ya Down!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ya Down digs a good hook to Aeacuson's body.

Ya Down fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Aeacuson sprawls well initially but Ya Down persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Ya Down blocks the strikes from Aeacuson.

Ya Down is looking for a kimura here.
Aeacuson is refusing to be controlled, as Ya Down sits in half guard.
Aeacuson trying to control here.
Ya Down looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Ya Down is trying to control. Aeacuson wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Aeacuson is looking to improve his position.
Aeacuson missing with punches from the bottom.
Aeacuson trying to control but Ya Down postures up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Ya Down wants to take a breather but Aeacuson is having none of it.
Ya Down looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
Aeacuson makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Aeacuson.

Ya Down avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Aeacuson is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Aeacuson looking for a sweep. Not yet Aeacuson, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Aeacuson is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Aeacuson looking for a sweep. Not yet Aeacuson, not yet.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down controlling from the top position.
Ya Down lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Ya Down won't allow Aeacuson to sweep him here.
Aeacuson throws a couple of weedy looking strikes off his back.
Ya Down wants to control from the top but Aeacuson keeps moving.
Ya Down missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Aeacuson is pulling down on Ya Down's head to control his posture.
Ya Down is in close to Aeacuson's body, working some short punches and elbows.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ya Down with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Ya Down sitting in guard, not really doing much.

Aeacuson has his foot on Ya Down's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Ya Down works his way back into a safe position though.
Aeacuson avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Aeacuson wants to improve his position but instead Ya Down has moved into half guard.
Aeacuson is trying to stand back up but Ya Down is controlling him
Aeacuson wants to control but Ya Down is keeping busy.
Aeacuson is staying active underneath Ya Down, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Ya Down takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
Ya Down scoring with strikes to the body and head.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Aeacuson is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Ya Down's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Ya Down's back!
Aeacuson punches the canvas rather than the man.
Aeacuson is breathing heavily.
Aeacuson is throwing punches to the body, looking to soften Ya Down up.
Aeacuson throws a series of strikes and Ya Down wriggles onto his back, so he's now mounted. He's in real trouble here.
Aeacuson throwing strikes but Ya Down bucks up and reverses the position. He's now in guard on top.
Ya Down is controlling Aeacuson's posture.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Ya Down can do anything to dispel that myth.
Ya Down lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Aeacuson!
Ya Down fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Taken Ya Down dominated that round.
That's time! Aeacuson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.

Aeacuson misses with a leg kick
and Ya Down counters with a straight punch to the midsection.

It looks like Telamon Aeacuson has been cut.
Aeacuson throws a lazy body kick
and Ya Down counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Aeacuson throws a half hearted mid kick.
Ya Down connects with a body shot.
A head kick from Aeacuson lands but Ya Down takes it in his stride.

Ya Down gets a takedown into half guard.
Aeacuson won't allow Ya Down to pass to mount.

Aeacuson looking for submissions off his back.
Aeacuson wants to improve his position but Ya Down is controlling well.
Aeacuson is working hard here to advance position.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ya Down keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Aeacuson is trying to get back to full guard.
Aeacuson is refusing to be controlled, as Ya Down sits in half guard.
Still in half guard, Ya Down seems content to control.

The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Taken Ya Down wasn't active enough on the ground.
Aeacuson looks to throw a body kick
and Ya Down connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Ya Down tests Aeacuson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
A head kick by Aeacuson misses
letting Ya Down counter with a right hand.
Aeacuson takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Aeacuson takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Aeacuson falls off balance throwing a combination

and Ya Down counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Aeacuson!
Ya Down trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Ya Down landing strikes from the mount and Aeacuson is in trouble!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Ya Down in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
Ya Down looking to control but Aeacuson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Aeacuson is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ya Down is landing with some decent strikes but Aeacuson is trying to advance his position so the referee is letting the fight continue.
Ya Down has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Aeacuson's face.

Telamon Aeacuson's cut is getting worse.
Ya Down working Aeacuson over with strikes here.

Aeacuson is rocked!

Jeez, Telamon Aeacuson's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.

The referee calls the doctor in to look at Telamon Aeacuson's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:04 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Taken Ya Down!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
58%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bret Hatton (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo AbbottSlice (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hatton comes to the cage accompanied by Bret Hart theme. Fingers crossed for an exciting fight - I'm sure both fighters are looking for a nice under the table bonus!

Hatton
vs
AbbottSlice

186 cm
26
217 lbs
9 - 6 - 1

195 cm
28
221 lbs
9 - 6 - 0

Powerful takedowns
Solid boxing
Very strong

BJJ Brown Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

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 9 - 6 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bret Hatton!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 9 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kimbo AbbottSlice!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
AbbottSlice scores with a hook.
AbbottSlice lands a really nice looking cross but Hatton seems unphased.
AbbottSlice connects with the punch.
AbbottSlice fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Hatton manages to avoid it.
AbbottSlice throws a wild body kick that Hatton sees coming a mile off.
Hatton fails with the takedown
letting AbbottSlice counter with a right hand.
Kimbo AbbottSlice seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Hatton is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in AbbottSlice's half guard.

AbbottSlice looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Hatton is stalling here. AbbottSlice is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Hatton seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and AbbottSlice has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hatton is looking for a sweep.

AbbottSlice working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Hatton manages to get back to half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.
AbbottSlice landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
AbbottSlice trying to pass the guard but Hatton defending well.

Hatton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
AbbottSlice looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Hatton with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hatton is not content to let AbbottSlice control the position.
AbbottSlice throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.

Hatton actively working from the bottom here.
Hatton taking some punishment here, with AbbottSlice in his half guard.

Hatton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.

Hatton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
AbbottSlice keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

AbbottSlice is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Hatton sees it coming and defends easily.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. AbbottSlice connects with a nice short shot to Hatton's temple.
Hatton trying to control here.

Hatton looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
AbbottSlice stalling.
AbbottSlice prevents Hatton from improving his position.
AbbottSlice wants to control but Hatton is keeping him busy.
AbbottSlice stops Hatton from getting back to his feet.
AbbottSlice wants to take a breather but Hatton is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Kimbo AbbottSlice hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Hatton.

Hatton shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
AbbottSlice tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Hatton looking to control but AbbottSlice is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

Hatton is in full mount, looking to secure a guillotine but AbbottSlice is surviving well by controlling Hatton's body position as best he can.

Hatton working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
AbbottSlice is working to get back to half guard.
AbbottSlice in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
AbbottSlice is wriggling around trying to escape.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
AbbottSlice is trying to reverse the position but instead Hatton has taken his back - oops!

AbbottSlice defending nicely against the rear naked choke attempt.
AbbottSlice is trying to remain composed but Hatton is hammering down strikes to the side of his head.

Hatton working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
AbbottSlice tries to escape but Hatton has the hooks in and won't let him break free.
Hatton scores with punches and elbows.
AbbottSlice tries to escape the position - he's now mounted. Is that better or worse? Hard to tell!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
AbbottSlice wants to hold on but Hatton pushes him away.

AbbottSlice defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Hatton.
AbbottSlice tries to hold on but Hatton postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Bret Hatton will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.

AbbottSlice has closed the distance and engaged Hatton in a clinch.
Hatton has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. AbbottSlice avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
A head punch on the inside from AbbottSlice fails to land.
AbbottSlice lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
AbbottSlice misses with the head strike.
AbbottSlice works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Hatton changes levels and goes for a takedown here. AbbottSlice fights it off and pushes away nicely.
AbbottSlice throws a low kick but Hatton avoids it.
AbbottSlice misses with an uppercut

and Hatton counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for AbbottSlice!

Hatton working for a submission but AbbottSlice is keeping him at bay.
AbbottSlice working to try and regain half guard.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Hatton has hold of AbbottSlice's left arm, perhaps looking for a submission. The two fighters tussle over control of the isolated limb and AbbottSlice manages to get his arm back to his side and away from danger.

Hatton looks like he's working for a submission but he's not found anything just yet.
AbbottSlice tries to lock up and control but Hatton gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Bret Hatton overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
AbbottSlice slips a leg in and gets back to half guard.
Hatton lands with a punch from half guard.
AbbottSlice missing with punches from the bottom.
Hatton is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Hatton dominating with strikes here.

Hatton jumps to side control looking for an arm triangle but AbbottSlice manages to avoid the submission attempt.
AbbottSlice is looking for a sweep.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Hatton has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Hatton shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
letting AbbottSlice counter with a right hand.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bret Hatton. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hatton closes this distance looking for a takedown but AbbottSlice circles away.
Bret Hatton is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Good exchange - AbbottSlice coming out on top.
Hatton uses good head movement to avoid the hook from AbbottSlice.
AbbottSlice tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Hatton counters with a takedown into side control.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hatton working away.
AbbottSlice is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Hatton is thwarting AbbottSlice's attempts to control the position.

Hatton seems to be looking for submissions.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hatton wants to control but AbbottSlice is keeping him busy.
Hatton controlling the action here.

Hatton is sneakily working for an arm triangle but AbbottSlice sees it coming and defends easily.
AbbottSlice is not content to let Hatton control the position.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
AbbottSlice works his way to full guard. Good work.

AbbottSlice is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
AbbottSlice controls Hatton momentarily but Hatton frees himself.
Hatton pushing down on AbbottSlice's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
AbbottSlice is looking to improve his position.

Hatton is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, AbbottSlice has managed to free his arm - good work.
AbbottSlice is refusing to be controlled, as Hatton sits in half guard.
AbbottSlice wants to control but Hatton is keeping busy and won't allow it.
AbbottSlice is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Hatton sitting and controlling from the half guard.

Hatton is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and AbbottSlice defends it well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hatton is trying to control the action in half guard but AbbottSlice is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Bret Hatton dominated that second 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. This is the final round!

Hatton shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. AbbottSlice is trying to defend but Hatton finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.

Hatton is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. AbbottSlice doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Hatton.

Hatton seems to be looking for submissions.
AbbottSlice punching from the bottom.
AbbottSlice controlling the position well.
Hatton wants to control but AbbottSlice is keeping him busy.
Hatton thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed AbbottSlice's head.
Hatton is looking to advance position but AbbottSlice won't allow it.
AbbottSlice holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hatton wants to control but AbbottSlice is keeping him busy.
AbbottSlice moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.

Hatton drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Hatton jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
AbbottSlice working a defensive guard here.

Hatton has a momentary lapse of concentration, allowing AbbottSlice to throw up a leg and lock on what appears to be a pretty tight triangle! Hatton is fighting it off but it's all too little too late - AbbottSlice pulls down on the head and he's put Hatton to sleep! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle). Kimbo AbbottSlice!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kyle Jon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gabriel Francisco (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jon comes to the cage accompanied by Indestructible. Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jon
vs
Francisco

197 cm
28
270 lbs
16 - 5 - 0

225 cm
29
280 lbs
11 - 3 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

ADCC Champion
Decent boxing
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 16 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kyle Jon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gabriel Francisco !
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jon throws the left hand but Francisco avoids the punch easily.
Francisco shoots in but Jon avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Jon throws a body punch but Francisco moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Francisco .
Jon tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Francisco looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Jon is fending him off so far but Francisco persists. Nope, Jon circles away and we're back to standing.
Kyle Jon has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gabriel Francisco .

Jon tries to sprawl but Francisco drives through with a takedown into half guard.

Francisco is working for a submission of some sort.
Francisco is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Francisco prevents Jon from standing back up.
Jon won't allow Francisco to pass to mount.
Jon is looking to control Francisco 's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Jon avoid being mounted?

Francisco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.

Francisco is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Francisco is trying to control. Jon wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.

Francisco seems like he's working for an arm triangle here. He's freed his trapped foot and he's rotating nicely. Jon is in big trouble! He's tapping out! This one is aaaaaaaaaaaall over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Gabriel Francisco !

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
45%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Kendall Alves (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Alves
vs
Mellark

182 cm
29
146 lbs
17 - 10 - 0

172 cm
27
140 lbs
11 - 5 - 0

BJJ Red Belt
Solid boxing
Very quick

Good wrestler
Good low kicks
Powerful

5th Round

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 17 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kendall Alves!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Mellark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alves throws a big shot that misses.
Alves avoids a kick to the body.
Mellark throws an off balance right hand
and Alves counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Mellark throws the left hand but Alves avoids the punch easily.
Mellark throws a front kick that sends Alves stumbling back into the cage.
Alves checks a low kick from Mellark.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
A slow jab from Mellark misses its intended target.
Mellark doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Alves ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Mellark moves away.
Mellark connects with an inside leg kick.
Mellark moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Mellark lands a right hook to the body.
Mellark throws a low kick, looking for Alves's leg but Alves calmly moves out of range.
Alves takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Mellark staying out of range there.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark throws a series of punches but Alves avoids them all with ease.
Mellark is looking to chop away at Alves's legs.
Alves swats away the attempt to clinch by Mellark.
Alves lands a head shot.
Mellark scores with a leg kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves checks a leg kick nicely.
Mellark looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Alves really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Mellark shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Mellark misses with a head kick.
Alves tries for a takedown but Mellark circles away easily
and Mellark counters with an inside leg kick.
Alves takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Alves on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Alves checks the leg kick.
Mellark moves away from the strike by Alves.
Mellark misses with a kick to the body.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Mellark tries to land a front kick but Alves steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mellark wants to slow Alves down by chopping away at his legs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Peeta Mellark 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.

Mellark misses with a low kick.
Mellark feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Alves's calf.
Mellark thows a left - swing and a miss!
Mellark tries to clinch up but Alves circles away and keeps his distance.
Mellark tries to work over Alves's front leg with a kick but Alves checks it.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mellark looks to land a left hand but Alves moved out of range nicely.
Alves shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Mellark counters with a low kick, right behind Alves 's knee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark misses with a leg kick.
Mellark is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Alves comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mellark misses with a left hand

so Alves counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Mellark preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Alves looking to pass the guard.
Alves 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.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Alves thows a big elbow that misses.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves is looking to work some ground and pound but Mellark has wrist control.
Alves loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Alves wants to pass the guard but Mellark is keeping the position.
Alves trying to control the position from guard on top but Mellark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Mellark looking to hit a scissor sweep but Alves is one step ahead there.
Mellark really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Alves. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mellark keeping full guard, as Alves tries to pass.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves postures up.
Alves throwing strikes but missing.
Alves postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Alves lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Alves slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Alves working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mellark takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark manages to get back to half guard.
Alves throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.

Alves 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.
Alves thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Mellark's head.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Alves with the ground and pound but Mellark uses the opportunity to regain guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Mellark holds on and takes a little breather.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Kendall Alves dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Mellark takes a swing at Alves's ribcage but misses.
Mellark tries to clinch but Alves is having none of it.
Mellark is looking to clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Alves misses the body punch
enabling Mellark to counter with a crisp jab.
Alves doesn't succeed with the takedown
enabling Mellark to counter with a crisp jab.
Peeta Mellark seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A slapping body kick lands there for Mellark.
Alves on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Mellark. Mellark obviously looking to wear him down.
Mellark throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Mellark connects with an inside leg kick.
Good exchange - Mellark coming out on top.
A clash of legs there as Alves blocks the low kick.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Alves counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mellark throws a half hearted mid kick.
Mellark misses with a low kick.
Mellark misses with a left hand

and Alves counters with a nice double leg into guard.

Alves drops back, looking for a kneebar! Mellark looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Mellark looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Mellark!
Alves is looking to reverse the position.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alves looking for a sweep but Mellark has passed into full mount! Oh no!
Mellark prevents Alves from getting the reversal.
Alves tries to hold on but Mellark postures up.
Alves working to try and regain half guard.
Mellark controlling from mount.

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.
Alves can't escape the position.
Alves is working hard here to advance position.
Mellark takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Alves can't escape the position.

And that's the end of the fight!
Peeta Mellark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Mellark has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peeta Mellark!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Floyd Mayweather Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mark Pineda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Pineda
vs
Mayweather Jr

176 cm
23
143 lbs
5 - 2 - 0

173 cm
29
145 lbs
11 - 6 - 0

Good wrestling
Excellent boxer
Very quick

BJJ Brown Belt
World class boxer
Heavy handed

Hell's Balls Recovery

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the bantamweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Pineda!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Floyd Mayweather Jr!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mayweather Jr counters with a right hand to the body.
Mayweather Jr misses with an uppercut
and Pineda connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mayweather Jr getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Pineda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mayweather Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pineda lands with an overhand left.
Mark Pineda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pineda connects with a looping right hand.
Pineda fails with a takedown attempt.
Mayweather Jr swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Mayweather Jr bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Pineda's head.
Pineda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Pineda ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr fails with an attempt to clinch.
Mayweather Jr takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
Pineda gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Pineda shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Mayweather Jr pinned against the cage. Mayweather Jr gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Pineda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pineda swings widly with a right hand
and Mayweather Jr counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mayweather Jr throws a right hand that misses

and Pineda counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Pineda stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Mayweather Jr swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Pineda is looking to work some ground and pound but Mayweather Jr has wrist control.
Mayweather Jr keeping moving, preventing Pineda from controlling successfully.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

Mayweather Jr had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Pineda defends it easily.
Pineda throws and elbow that misses. Mayweather Jr uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Pineda's guard. Nice move by Mayweather Jr!
Pineda pulls Mayweather Jr in close to his closed guard and prevents Mayweather Jr from doing any damage or advancing position.

Mayweather Jr postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Pineda is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Mayweather Jr, into his guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda passes easily into side control. Nice work.
The ground and pound from Pineda seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.

Pineda swings around for an armbar but Mayweather Jr sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Pineda's guard.
Pineda managing to control the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Mayweather Jr won't allow Pineda to sweep him here.
Pineda pulls Mayweather Jr in close to prevent any damage.

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

Pineda closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mark Pineda dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.

Pineda misses with a hook
enabling Mayweather Jr to counter with a crisp jab.
Mayweather Jr leaves Pineda with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pineda shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Mayweather Jr but Mayweather Jr pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Pineda throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Mayweather Jr lands a glancing blow to the side of Pineda's head.
Pineda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mayweather Jr tries to avoid it but Pineda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mayweather Jr to the ground. Mayweather Jr escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Pineda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pineda tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Mayweather Jr swivels and escapes.
Pineda misses with a shot to the body
and Mayweather Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pineda misses with a right hand
and Mayweather Jr counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A swing and a miss from Mayweather Jr.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr throws a body punch but Pineda moves out of range.
Pineda misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Mayweather Jr misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Pineda.
Mayweather Jr lands a jab.
Pineda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mayweather Jr misses with a telegraphed body shot

and Pineda counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Mayweather Jr!
Pineda wants to control the pace but Mayweather Jr is squirming around nicely.
Mayweather Jr taking shots to the head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mayweather Jr can't escape the position.
Pineda working away from the top, dropping strikes.
A nice elbow there by Pineda.

Mayweather Jr is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pineda lands with some strikes.
Mayweather Jr is still in real trouble! Can Pineda finish him?

Pineda moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Mayweather Jr has worked his arm free - good work by Mayweather Jr!
Pineda is chipping away with strikes.
Mayweather Jr taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda lands a strong strike to the head of Mayweather Jr. That's dazed him! Pineda looking to finish here. Mayweather Jr is waving his arms around trying to block but he's hurt badly - Pineda lands more strikes and the referee steps in to end the fight!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:24 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Mark Pineda!
Mark Pineda retains his bantamweight title!

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
49%

Main event

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Medici (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Hector (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Medici's entrance music is "Aerials" by System of a Down. A fine choice. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Medici
vs
Hector

190 cm
25
265 lbs
12 - 1 - 0

192 cm
27
242 lbs
4 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Cardio machine

Good wrestler
Basic striking
Powerful

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 12 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Medici!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Hector!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Trevor Gratis and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Medici throws out a loose jab but Hector uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hector shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Medici counters with a stiff right hand.
Hector shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Medici sprawls well. Medici wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Hector gets slowly back to his feet.
Hector misses with a takedown
and Medici counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Antonio Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hector.

Hector closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Medici did well to prevent Hector getting side control.
Medici is looking to improve his position.

Hector is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hector throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Hector passes to side control.
Hector throws an elbow but Medici slips to the side and avoids it well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medici takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Hector postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Hector throwing strikes but Medici manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Hector manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!

Hector is working for a kimura but Medici is defending it quite comfortably.
Medici taking some punishment here, with Hector in his half guard.
Hector stops Medici from getting back to his feet.

Hector is working for a submission of some sort.
Hector missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hector thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hector not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hector thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hector has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Hector not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Hector throwing shots but Medici is blocking nicely.
Medici blocking the ground and pound attempt from Hector.
Medici knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Hector on the ground.
Medici has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Hector is working away from the top position though.
Hector thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Hector lands with a punch from half guard.
Hector missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Hector is looking for a kimura but Medici is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hector to get the leverage.

Hector seems to be working for a kimura but Medici defends the submission attempt.
Hector sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Medici defending well though.
Hector lands strikes from half guard.
Hector looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hector not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Hector looks to land a strike but Medici avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Hector trying to control the position from guard on top but Medici is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hector lands a couple of digs.
Hector working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hector trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hector accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Hector accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Hector is working Medici over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hector postures up.
Medici avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hector throwing strikes but missing.
Hector throwing strikes from guard but Medici blocks nicely.
Medici has momentary wrist control but Hector slips an elbow through the middle.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hector landing with the ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.

Hector postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Medici is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Hector, into his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Troy Hector dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Medici keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Hector fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Hector throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Medici's waist but Medici gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Hector off to one side.
Antonio Medici has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Troy Hector.
Horrible takedown by Hector or perhaps it was just good defense by Medici which made him look bad.
Hector shoots for a takedown but Medici saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Hector looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Medici is fending him off so far but Hector persists. Nope, Medici circles away and we're back to standing.
Hector with a lazy takedown attempt
and Medici counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Hector is breathing heavily.
Hector misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Medici lands with a nice combination. Hector backs away looking to recover.
Troy Hector seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Medici lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Medici.
Hector fails with a takedown attempt.
Hector misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Hector drops his hands momentarily and Medici takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Hector takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hector gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Medici counters with a left to the body.
Medici connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Hector's hands.
Left hook, right uppercut from Medici.
Antonio Medici is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Medici lands with an overhand left.
Hector takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Medici lands an overhand right.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd cheers as Medici lands an impressive looking overhand right. Hector doesn't seem phased though.
Hector takes one on the button.

Hector is rocked!
Hector takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Nice body punch from Medici.
Medici lands a nice shot to the body.
Hector takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Antonio Medici is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Medici scores with a crisp jab that stopped Hector in his tracks.
Medici connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Medici lands a hook that stumbles Hector back into the cage. Medici follows up with a straight and another hook that land right on the button, dropping Hector to the canvas! Medici pounces and lands several unanswered shots - Hector has had enough and taps out! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:40 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Antonio Medici!
Antonio Medici retains his heavyweight title!