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TDF 5 - The Slicer vs. Rhodes PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vincent Herrera (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Wolfen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Herrera comes to the cage accompanied by Don Omar - Bandolero. Frank Wolfen told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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176 lbs
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180 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vincent Herrera!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Wolfen!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Herrera fails in his attempt to clinch.
Wolfen circles away from the clinch attempt.
Herrera moves in looking to clinch but Wolfen pushes him off.
Herrera dodges the punch combination from Wolfen.
Wolfen slips a jab and a cross from Herrera.
Herrera tries to clinch there but Wolfen circles away.
A slapping body kick lands there for Wolfen.
Wolfen clinches with his opponent.
Wolfen pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wolfen connects with a solid leg kick.
Herrera is breathing heavily.
Wolfen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Herrera to the mat! Herrera manages to get full guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wolfen sitting in guard here, content to control.
Wolfen with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Wolfen looking to pass the guard.
Wolfen is stalling in the full guard.
Wolfen postures up and lands a big shot to Herrera's brow.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wolfen trying to control but Herrera is working from the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Wolfen is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Frank Wolfen hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Wolfen lands a nice shot to the body.
Frank Wolfen seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wolfen feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Herrera's calf.
Wolfen throws a shot to the body.
Wolfen closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Herrera to the mat! Herrera manages to get full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wolfen trying to control the position from guard on top but Herrera is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Herrera wants to get back to his feet but Wolfen is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Wolfen slips nicely into half guard.
Wolfen thows a huge punch but Herrera dodges it nicely.
Wolfen working Herrera over with strikes.
Wolfen missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Wolfen stands up out of the half guard.
Wolfen rushes Herrera and presses him up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wolfen lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Herrera backwards.
Wolfen lands a hook to the side of the head.
Wolfen scores with a shoulder strike.
Wolfen lands with a light punch inside.
Wolfen throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Herreras head.
Wolfen breaks from the clinch.
Wolfen cracks the inside of Herrera's front leg.
Wolfen changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Herrera looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Wolfen decides to stand up, so the ref orders Herrera to his feet.
Wolfen closes the distance and clinches.
A shot in the inside from Wolfen.
Wolfen breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
A jab lands there for Wolfen.
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!
Herrera walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
Left hook, right uppercut from Wolfen.
Herrera is rocked!
Wolfen lands with a big right hook that stumbles Herrera - he's out on his feet here! Wolfen follows up with another monster hook that separates Herrera from consciousness! Herrera falls, almost in slow motion to the canvas! Wolfen stands and admires his work as the crowd go wild.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Frank Wolfen!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Andre Torrez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Howard Yuen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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195 lbs
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200 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Good knees
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Andre Torrez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Howard Yuen!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Torrez closes this distance looking for a takedown but Yuen circles away.
Torrez doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Yuen counters with a nice uppercut.
Yuen misses with a head kick.
Torrez misses with a takedown
and Yuen counters with a good low kick that Torrez was not able to check.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Andre Torrez. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Yuen lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Torrez has his takedown stuffed
and Yuen counters with a big head kick but Torrez shrugs it off.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
A slapping leg kick lands for Yuen.
Torrez is breathing heavily.
Torrez with a poor takedown
and Yuen counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Yuen lands a high kick!
It looks like Andre Torrez has been cut.
Nice body kick there by Yuen.
Yuen throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Torrez fails with the takedown
and Yuen counters with a nice low kick that buckles Torrez's knee momentarily.
Torrez takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Yuen lands a big head kick that sends Torrez tumbling to the mat! Yuen takes a step backwards and waves Torrez back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Yuen throws a nasty head kick that just misses. He throws another kick to the head of his opponent and almost takes it off! Torrez crumples to the floor and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Howard Yuen!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hamdi Salihi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jay Bader (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jay Bader acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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265 lbs
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253 lbs
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Basic striking
Good chin |
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BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hamdi Salihi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jay Bader!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bader misses with a takedown
and Salihi counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Salihi misses with a takedown
and Bader counters with a shoot takedown. Salihi fights it but they end up in guard.
Salihi is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Salihi wants to stand and escape but Bader is having none of it.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Bader controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Bader won't allow Salihi to sweep him here.
Bader working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Salihi's head.
Bader is pushing down on Salihi's leg trying to pass to half guard. Salihi is fighting to maintain full guard but Bader has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salihi punching from the bottom.
Bader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Bader working over Salihi with some ground and pound. Salihi looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Bader has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Bader lands with a punch from half guard.
Salihi knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Bader on the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
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. Bader connects with a nice short shot to Salihi's temple.
Bader blocks the strikes from Salihi.
Bader lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Salihi is trying to control but can't.
Salihi taking some punishment here, with Bader in his half guard.
Salihi is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Salihi is trying to stand back up but Bader is controlling him
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Bader lands a nice short elbow.
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. Bader connects with a nice short shot to Salihi's temple.
Bader lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Bader lands strikes from half guard.
Salihi on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Salihi tries to get out of the position.
Bader controlling the action here.
Bader is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salihi tries to get to full guard but Bader has control of the leg.
Salihi is working hard here to advance position.
Bader throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Salihi tries to get to full guard but Bader has control of the leg.
Salihi is breathing heavily.
Bader landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Salihi is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Bader scores with a couple of nice shots.
Bader passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Salihi!
Bader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salihi?
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bader trying to control but Salihi is having none of it.
Salihi tries to hold on but Bader pushes him away.
Bader with shots to the head and body - Salihi looks very uncomfortable down there.
Bader landing strikes, looking to finish!
Bader scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Salihi?
Salihi can't escape the position.
Salihi is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Bader landing strikes, looking to finish!
Salihi is wriggling around trying to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salihi is bucking up trying to escape but Bader cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
Salihi tries to hold on but Bader postures up.
Salihi is working to get back to half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jay Bader dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Bader.
Bader lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Salihi down.
Salihi tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Salihi is trying to get back to his feet.
Salihi is looking for a sweep.
Salihi takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bader scoring with punches from side control.
Bader in side control lands a decent elbow.
Bader cracks Salihi with a big elbow.
Bader is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Salihi knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Bader working the ground and pound.
Bader scoring with punches and elbows.
Salihi is pushing Bader's head away, looking to escape. Bader manages to hold on to the position though.
Salihi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Check out the look on Bader's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salihi tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Bader wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Bader landing a few strikes.
Salihi is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Bader has an Americana. Salihi didn't react quickly enough there and he's in big trouble now! He tries to squirm out but is forced to tap! Bader is delighted and gyrates in front of the ring girls. They seem to like the attention - it'll be interesting to see if Bader hooks up with any of them at the after show party.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:56 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Americana). Jay Bader!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Parfait PrudHomme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Gooden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chase Gooden is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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187 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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201 lbs
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Decent elbows
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Parfait PrudHomme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chase Gooden!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gooden throws a series of punches but PrudHomme moves out of range.
PrudHomme clinches up with Gooden and pushes him back against the cage.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Gooden just misses with a elbow thrown towards PrudHomme's brow.
PrudHomme wants the takedown. Gooden is fighting it off but PrudHomme persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Gooden's guard against the cage.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Gooden is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Gooden manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Gooden pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gooden gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Gooden wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
PrudHomme drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gooden gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gooden stops a takedown attempt from PrudHomme.
Gooden takes an elbow to the forehead.
PrudHomme jumps guard and drags Gooden to the mat. He's obviously going to be looking for submissions off his back.
Gooden throws a big right hand that misses.
PrudHomme has his hands on Gooden's head, controlling the position.
PrudHomme wants to get back to his feet but Gooden is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PrudHomme is trying to control the position but Gooden postures up.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Parfait PrudHomme.
PrudHomme slips a jab from Gooden.
Good shot there by Gooden.
Gooden thows a left - swing and a miss!
Chase Gooden seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
PrudHomme looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Gooden is fending him off so far but PrudHomme persists. Nope, Gooden circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Parfait PrudHomme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gooden throws a shot from downtown. PrudHomme moves away and avoids it.
Gooden stuffs the takedown attempt from PrudHomme. PrudHomme gets slowly back to his feet.
PrudHomme blocks a jab.
Gooden scores with a hook to the body. PrudHomme takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
PrudHomme is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gooden fails with the takedown
and PrudHomme counters with a takedown into full mount! That could mean trouble for Gooden!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Gooden wants to get back to his feet.
Gooden wants to hold on but PrudHomme pushes him away.
PrudHomme looking to finish Gooden with some ground and pound. This is bad for Gooden!
Gooden sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Gooden makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Gooden.
PrudHomme scoring with punches to the head and body.
Gooden controls PrudHomme momentarily but PrudHomme frees himself.
Gooden looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Gooden keeping moving, preventing PrudHomme from controlling successfully.
PrudHomme prevents Gooden from getting back to his feet.
PrudHomme postures up in Gooden's guard and throws a big left but Gooden blocks it.
PrudHomme throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Gooden works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Gooden is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Gooden scrambles and gets back to his feet.
Gooden throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gooden throws a lazy uppercut
and PrudHomme counters with a shoot takedown into half guard.
Gooden kicks off PrudHomme and gets to his feet.
A swing and a miss from Gooden.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gooden thows a body shot but no joy.
Gooden misses with a hook. PrudHomme ducked under it nicely.
Gooden fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with PrudHomme, pushing him back against the cage.
Gooden gets underhooks to prevent PrudHomme's takedown attempt.
Gooden goes for a takedown attempt but PrudHomme pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Gooden rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and PrudHomme moves into the clinch.
PrudHomme lands an elbow inside.
PrudHomme lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ground and pound from PrudHomme.
PrudHomme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Gooden wants to control but PrudHomme is keeping busy and won't allow it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Gooden gets full guard.
Gooden bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in PrudHomme's guard.
PrudHomme pulls Gooden in close to his closed guard and prevents Gooden from doing any damage or advancing position.
Gooden drops back looking for a leg! PrudHomme is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and PrudHomme manages to kick Gooden off! Gooden jumps back into PrudHomme's guard.
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 Parfait PrudHomme will probably get the nod.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Gooden throws a lazy right hand but PrudHomme sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
PrudHomme staying out of range there.
Gooden throws a poor cross that misses
and PrudHomme counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by PrudHomme.
Gooden kicks PrudHomme off and gets to his feet.
PrudHomme moves out of range of the body kick from Gooden.
Gooden lands a jab.
Gooden throws a right and a left that PrudHomme avoids nicely.
Gooden is breathing heavily.
Gooden throws a nice looking combination but PrudHomme bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
PrudHomme shoots in and gets a takedown into Gooden's guard.
Parfait PrudHomme overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
PrudHomme throwing strikes from guard but Gooden blocks nicely.
Gooden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. PrudHomme is aware though and is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Gooden wants to stand but PrudHomme is controlling the position.
PrudHomme has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Gooden is proving hard to escape from.
PrudHomme loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
PrudHomme with a flurry of punches that miss.
PrudHomme scoring with some ground and pound.
Gooden is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. PrudHomme is aware though and is defending well.
Gooden being controlled here, momentarily.
PrudHomme might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Gooden trying to control the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme preventing the sweep.
Gooden keeping moving, preventing PrudHomme from controlling successfully.
Gooden looking to control.
PrudHomme is working Gooden over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
PrudHomme has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Gooden preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Gooden manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. PrudHomme manages to get himself to full guard.
PrudHomme knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Gooden on the ground.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gooden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
PrudHomme preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
PrudHomme is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
Gooden won't allow PrudHomme to sweep him here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
PrudHomme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Gooden's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gooden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
PrudHomme keeping full guard, as Gooden tries to pass.
PrudHomme working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gooden.
Gooden missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Gooden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gooden trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gooden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gooden throwing strikes but missing.
PrudHomme avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
PrudHomme working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Gooden.
PrudHomme is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Gooden is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Gooden postures up in PrudHomme's guard and throws a big left but PrudHomme blocks it.
Gooden loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Gooden lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Gooden is looking to work some ground and pound but PrudHomme has wrist control.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Gooden accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Gooden throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as PrudHomme works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
PrudHomme on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if PrudHomme tries to get out of the position.
Gooden drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Gooden seems to have locked his on tight now - PrudHomme screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Gooden, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Chase Gooden!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Logan Punish (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dan Hardy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Logan Punish looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 9 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Logan Punish!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Hardy!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Yves DeLean and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Punish gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Punish tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Punish is looking to control Hardy's arms but Hardy gets an underhook and turns him. Now Punish has his back to the cage.
Hardy is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Punish can't fight it off and eventually Hardy manages to take the fight to the floor. Punish looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Punish keeps moving.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Punish is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Hardy throws a big right hand that misses.
Hardy is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Hardy is looking to work some ground and pound but Punish has wrist control.
Punish is breathing heavily.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Punish wants to sweep but no luck.
Hardy must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Hardy trying to control but Punish is working from the bottom.
Hardy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Hardy is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Punish keeps moving.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hardy throwing strikes but missing.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Punish keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy scoring with punches to the head and body.
Hardy chips away with some ground and pound.
Hardy with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Punish keeping moving, preventing Hardy from controlling successfully.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Punish looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hardy is one step ahead there.
Hardy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Punish. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Punish keeps moving.
Hardy is working Punish over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hardy cracks Punish with a solid left hand.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Hardy's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
Hardy is stalling in the full guard.
Hardy chips away with some ground and pound.
Hardy lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Hardy postures up and lands a big shot to Punish's brow.
Hardy lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Punish looking to control.
Hardy trying to control but Punish is working from the bottom.
Hardy landing some decent shots from guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hardy missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Hardy works over Punish with some ground and pound from guard.
Punish looking for a sweep. Not yet Punish, not yet.
Hardy postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Hardy landing some decent shots from guard.
Hardy wants to control from the top but Punish keeps moving.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Hardy is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hardy trying to control the position from guard on top but Punish is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Hardy working some strikes from top position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dan Hardy dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Hardy is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Punish's half guard.
Punish is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Hardy scores with a couple of nice shots.
Hardy keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Hardy drops an elbow to the side of Punish's head.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Punish's hands, connecting with Punish's forehead.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Punish is rocked!
Hardy is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Hardy wants to take a breather but Punish is having none of it.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Hardy slips a nice elbow through Punish's hands, connecting with Punish's forehead.
Hardy lands strikes from half guard.
Hardy is pressing down on Punish's thigh, looking to free his foot. Punish is holding on for now.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hardy winds up and cracks Punish with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Hardy takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hardy working the head and body with strikes.
Hardy slows the pace down in half guard.
Ground and pound from Hardy.
Hardy working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Hardy looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Hardy is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Punish!
Hardy with some aggressive grappling here. He's looking for submissions here, rather than waiting for the opportunity to counter.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hardy putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Hardy lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Punish hang on?
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hardy raining down shots from the mount!
Punish takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Hardy's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Dan Hardy!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Rex Khalfa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Merick Melrose (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Melrose has chosen Winter as his entrance music. Rex Khalfa has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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195 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rex Khalfa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Merick Melrose!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Khalfa instigates a clinch.
Khalfa blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Melrose scores with a shoulder strike.
Khalfa has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Melrose avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Khalfa jumps guard but Melrose stands there with Khalfa around his waist. Khalfa gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Khalfa jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Melrose walks away with a smile on his face. Khalfa gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rex Khalfa. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Melrose looks to land a left hand but Khalfa moved out of range nicely.
Khalfa tries for a takedown but Melrose circles away easily
and Melrose counters by moving into the clinch.
Khalfa misses with an elbow strike.
Melrose prevents a takedown attempt there.
Khalfa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khalfa tries to break free but Melrose pushes him back against the cage.
Khalfa avoids a wild elbow strike from Melrose.
Khalfa fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Khalfa fails to pull guard.
Khalfa tries to take the fight to the ground by pulling guard but can't manage it.
Melrose softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Khalfa managing to block the knees to the body from Melrose.
Khalfa takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Rex Khalfa has been cut.
Melrose throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Khalfa manages to pull guard. Let's see whether he can land a sub off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Melrose missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Melrose trying to control but Khalfa is working from the bottom.
Melrose is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Khalfa wants to sweep but no luck.
Khalfa is wriggling around but Melrose manages to pass to half guard.
Melrose with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.
Khalfa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Melrose looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Melrose tries to pass to full mount but Khalfa defends it.
Khalfa has hold of Melrose's hands but Melrose slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Melrose thows a huge punch but Khalfa dodges it nicely.
Melrose looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Melrose working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Khalfa is breathing heavily.
Still in half guard, Melrose seems content to control.
Melrose thows a huge punch but Khalfa dodges it nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Melrose controlling the action here.
Melrose wants to control but Khalfa is keeping him busy.
Khalfa manages to get to full guard.
Melrose content to sit in guard, stalling... Great. Oh but he could get punished here because Khalfa has locked up a guillotine! Khalfa's face is contorted as he sqeezes tight on the submission attempt - will he finish? Melrose is holding on here and Khalfa must be using up a lot of energy. Melrose has gone limp! He's out! He's out cold! Khalfa gets to his feet, tossing aside his stricken foe. Arms raised, he milks the applause from the crowd. Great submission!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rex Khalfa!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marc Brodeur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Pierre comes into the arena with 50 cent Many Men blaring out of the sound system. On his way into the cage it seems that Georges St Pierre has been attacked by a crazed fan! It looks like it might have been the just bleed guy! Luckily Georges St Pierre seems to be OK! I thought that lunatic was in prison!?
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marc Brodeur!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Brodeur clinches up with St Pierre and pushes him back against the cage.
St Pierre has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Brodeur avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
St Pierre's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
St Pierre closes the distance and clinches.
Brodeur working hard to break the clinch.
Brodeur is trying to push St Pierre away but St Pierre has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
St Pierre scores with a knee to the head.
Brodeur pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Brodeur is trying to break the clinch but St Pierre is controlling him.
St Pierre pulls guard.
Brodeur trying to stand up but can't free himself from St Pierre's guard.
Brodeur postures up.
St Pierre escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Brodeur gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
St Pierre looking to control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brodeur would like to get this fight back to the feet but can't get free from the closed guard.
St Pierre pulls Brodeur in to control the position.
Brodeur postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
St Pierre is trying to control the position but Brodeur postures up.
Brodeur throwing strikes but missing.
Brodeur wants to stand but St Pierre is controlling his posture from full guard.
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.
Brodeur throws and elbow that misses. St Pierre uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Brodeur's guard. Nice move by St Pierre!
Brodeur keeping full guard, as St Pierre tries to pass.
Brodeur is trying to control the position from the bottom.
St Pierre drops back, looking for a kneebar! Brodeur looks panicked! The fighters roll across the mat, one looking to finish, one looking to escape. Brodeur looks to have wriggled free... Yes, he's got his leg free and he's dived into side control! Good work there from Brodeur!
St Pierre is breathing heavily.
St Pierre is not content to let Brodeur control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Brodeur clinches up against the cage.
Brodeur throws a head punch that misses.
Brodeur breaks the clinch.
Brodeur moves into the clinch.
Brodeur looking to stall.
St Pierre is pressed up against the cage. Brodeur 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.
Brodeur has taken the fight to the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brodeur tries to circle away but St Pierre has him pinned against the cage.
Brodeur wants to get back to striking at distance but St Pierre won't allow it.
Brodeur pulls guard effortlessly.
Brodeur wants to sweep here but St Pierre controlling him for the moment.
St Pierre tries to free his leg and advance position but Brodeur is retaining full guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
St Pierre cracks Brodeur with a solid left hand.
St Pierre controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
St Pierre won't allow Brodeur to get back to his feet.
Brodeur controls St Pierre momentarily but St Pierre frees himself.
St Pierre trying to control but Brodeur is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Brodeur dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
St Pierre has his takedown stuffed
and Brodeur counters with a single leg into guard. St Pierre didn't expect that.
St Pierre looking to control.
St Pierre throws his legs up looking for a submission but Brodeur uses it to pass to side control.
St Pierre bucks up and tries to throw Brodeur off but instead Brodeur has got his back!
St Pierre takes a big shot to the side of the head.
Brodeur keeps control of the position as St Pierre tries to break free.
Brodeur lands a shot to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
St Pierre fending off the submission attempt from Brodeur.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
The crowd hopeful of a finish here - Brodeur's supporters are on their feet, screaming for him to go for the rear naked choke.
Brodeur lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Brodeur is hanging on to St Pierre's back as he tries to escape.
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.
Brodeur tries to get the hooks in deep but St Pierre pushed the leg off.
St Pierre avoids the strikes from Brodeur.
Brodeur looking for the RNC.
St Pierre wants to escape the position.
Brodeur is looking for the choke from the back position but St Pierre is controlling his hands well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre wants to escape the position.
Brodeur doesn't have the hooks in and St Pierre manages to turn into his guard.
Brodeur wants to stand up but St Pierre is controlling him.
Brodeur keeping moving, preventing St Pierre from controlling successfully.
St Pierre is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Brodeur is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Brodeur not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
St Pierre won't allow Brodeur to get back to his feet.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Georges St Pierre just wasn't active enough.
St Pierre throws the overhand right but ducks down into a quick takedown attempt. Brodeur was covering up waiting for the punch and St Pierre finishes the takedown easily into guard.
St Pierre won't allow Brodeur to get back to his feet.
Brodeur trying to control the position.
Marc Brodeur has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre gets to his feet - Brodeur follows without any prompting.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Marc Brodeur showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Brodeur with a lazy takedown attempt
so St Pierre counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Brodeur bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in St Pierre's guard.
St Pierre is looking to sinch up a triangle. Brodeur throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to St Pierre's body to avoid the submission. St Pierre has instead reached around Brodeur's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! St Pierre arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:29 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Georges St Pierre!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pierr Lamonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro De Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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190 lbs
1 - 0 - 0 |
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185 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierr Lamonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Lamonte lands with a nice body kick.
De Silva scores a trip takedown into side control. Nice.
De Silva looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
Lamonte is looking to reverse the position.
Lamonte is trying to control De Silva's posture but De Silva avoids it.
Lamonte tries to buck De Silva off but De Silva is having none of it.
Lamonte wants to control but De Silva postures up.
De Silva tries to move into full mount but can't pass Lamonte's legs.
De Silva is working to tighten is grip on Lamonte's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Lamonte has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but De Silva is really squeezing tight and eventually Lamonte passes out! De Silva breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Alvaro De Silva!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Joe Schmo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Stu Gotts (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gotts is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Godfather Theme. Stu Gotts will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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150 lbs
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160 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Schmo!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stu Gotts!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Ian Loll and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A punch combination from Schmo misses.
Schmo shoots in and gets a takedown into Gotts's guard.
Schmo engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
Schmo has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Schmo passes Gotts's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Schmo is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
Schmo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Schmo scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Gotts?
Schmo content just to control the position here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo tries to control but Gotts wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Joe Schmo just wasn't active enough.
Gotts works Schmo's body with a nice hook.
Gotts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stu Gotts seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Schmo shoots in looking for a takedown. Gotts tries to sprawl out of it but Schmo keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Gotts manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Gotts getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Schmo misses with a wild combination.
Gotts tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Schmo paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gotts scores with a jab to the head.
Gotts lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
Schmo shoots in and drives through. Gotts sprawls well.
Gotts lands with an overhand left.
Schmo looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Schmo is breathing heavily.
Schmo keeps the fight on the outside.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Joe Schmo dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Gotts looks to clinch
and Schmo holds on and brings the fighters into a clinch.
Gotts makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Gotts lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Schmo backwards.
Schmo has Gotts pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Schmo pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending Gotts tumbling to the mat - Schmo dives into Gotts's guard.
Gotts keeping moving, preventing Schmo from controlling successfully.
Schmo might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Schmo pushes down on Gotts's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Schmo is taking a breather. Gotts says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Schmo wants to pass the guard but Gotts is defending well.
Gotts is trying to stand.
Schmo 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.
Gotts trying to hold on to Schmo's head to control him but Schmo postures up.
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.
Schmo decides to return to a standing position.
Schmo could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Gotts lands a right hook to the body.
Gotts closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Gotts is looking to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Schmo takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Joe Schmo is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Schmo moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
A right-left combo lands from Gotts.
Schmo takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Gotts moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Gotts throws out a powerful jab.
Donk. Gotts catches Schmo right on the button with a cross.
Schmo drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Schmo walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Schmo is rocked!
Gotts ducks down and throws a big overhand right - it lands flush on the jaw, knocking Schmo out cold! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:44 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Stu Gotts!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hachirou The Slicer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roddy Rhodes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rhodes has chosen Losin it by Bury your Dead as his entrance music. Hachirou The Slicer has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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283 lbs
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234 lbs
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Brawler
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hachirou The Slicer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roddy Rhodes!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by The Slicer or perhaps it was just good defense by Rhodes which made him look bad.
Rhodes takes the fight into the clinch.
The Slicer is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
The Slicer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rhodes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hachirou The Slicer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
The Slicer goes for a takedown attempt but Rhodes pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Rhodes listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Roddy Rhodes seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
The Slicer takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
The Slicer tries to keep at a distance but Rhodes has taken the fight into the clinch.
Rhodes lands a body punch in the clinch.
The Slicer has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Rhodes avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Rhodes has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. The Slicer is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rhodes can't get the takedown.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Rhodes pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Rhodes takes the fight into the clinch.
The Slicer keeps control of Rhodes as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Rhodes lands a hook to the side of the head.
The Slicer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rhodes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Rhodes takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Good body shot from Rhodes.
A nice left hand lands by Rhodes.
Rhodes presses The Slicer against the cage and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Rhodes lands a body punch.
The Slicer drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
The Slicer prevents Rhodes from breaking the clinch.
The Slicer tries for a takedown but Rhodes manages to get underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Slicer looking for a takedown.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
The Slicer can't get the takedown.
The Slicer is breathing heavily.
Rhodes fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Rhodes lands a body shot.
Rhodes changes levels and goes for a takedown here. The Slicer fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Rhodes scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
It looks like Hachirou The Slicer has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Rhodes thuds a left hand into The Slicer's body.
The Slicer shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rhodes as he avoids it easily.
Rhodes catches The Slicer with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Rhodes fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with The Slicer, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a body shot in the clinch.
Rhodes lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
Rhodes lands a right hand.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
Rhodes lands a shot to the body.
A right hook to the body lands for Rhodes.
A shot in the inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a hook that snaps the head of The Slicer backwards.
An uppercut to the body lands inside from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of The Slicer backwards.
A nice left hand lands by Rhodes.
Rhodes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rhodes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Slicer or not.
Rhodes works for underhooks and lands a body shot in the process.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Rhodes has The Slicer pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. The Slicer manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
The Slicer is looking for a takedown up against the cage. Rhodes gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhodes.
Rhodes is pressed up against the cage. The Slicer has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Rhodes down to the mat. Rhodes avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Rhodes darts in and clinches The Slicer up against the cage.
The Slicer changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rhodes fights it off and pushes away nicely.
The Slicer gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Rhodes.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Rhodes leaning his opponent against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes lands a body shot.
The Slicer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rhodes holding his opponent close, against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Rhodes dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Hachirou The Slicer's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
The Slicer walks into a straight right hand from Rhodes.
Rhodes lands a nice looking body shot.
Rhodes takes the fight into the clinch.
Rhodes jumps guard.
Rhodes is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Rhodes has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as The Slicer accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
The Slicer won't allow Rhodes to sweep him here.
Rhodes seems keen to control The Slicer's posture.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
The Slicer wants to control from the top but Rhodes keeps moving.
That's one minute gone in the round.
OK we're going to have a standup here. Roddy Rhodes hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Rhodes has managed to clinch.
The Slicer goes for a takedown in the clinch but Rhodes prevents it.
The Slicer tries for a takedown. No joy.
Rhodes is trying to work for a single leg takedown but The Slicer pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Roddy Rhodes seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Rhodes lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
A right handed body shot lands from Rhodes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
The Slicer wants a takedown but no success here.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Hachirou The Slicer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rhodes lands with a left to the head.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
Rhodes gets underhooks to prevent The Slicer's takedown attempt.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Rhodes connects with a knee to the head.
Rhodes is working for takedown but The Slicer is calmly controlling the position for now.
Rhodes lands with a short shot to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A body shot lands from Rhodes.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
Nice body punch from Rhodes - that landed with a thud.
Come on Rhodes - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
The Slicer drops down looking for an ankle pick but Rhodes pulls his leg out and moves away.
Rhodes drives through and clinches with The Slicer against the cage.
Rhodes is leaning against The Slicer and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Rhodes lands an elbow inside that The Slicer shrugs off.
Rhodes'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.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
The Slicer shoots in for a takedown but Rhodes shows good takedown defense.
Rhodes dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rhodes forces The Slicer back against the cage and clinches.
Rhodes gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from The Slicer.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
The Slicer gets tackled into the cage by Rhodes. Rhodes maintains the clinch.
Rhodes digs a right hand underneath The Slicer's ribcage. The Slicer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Slicer has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Rhodes is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Rhodes lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt The Slicer or not.
Nice body punch from Rhodes.
Rhodes breaks from the clinch.
Rhodes closes the distance and clinches.
Rhodes dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
A short body shot lands from Rhodes as the two fighters clinch.
A hook to the body from Rhodes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The Slicer is trying to drag Rhodes to the mat but Rhodes just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Rhodes pushes The Slicer back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Rhodes pushes The Slicer back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Nice body punch from Rhodes - that landed with a thud.
Rhodes digs a right hand underneath The Slicer's ribcage. The Slicer let out a lung full of air as it connected.
The Slicer is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rhodes pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rhodes working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Rhodes digs a right hand into The Slicer's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on The Slicer's gas tank.
Rhodes breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rhodes scores with a leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rhodes tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Rhodes moves into range and clinches up with The Slicer.
Rhodes stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Rhodes manages to break the clinch.
Rhodes scores with a shot to the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Roddy Rhodes showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Hachirou The Slicer's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Rhodes lands with a cross.
The Slicer shoots in and bounces Rhodes off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The Slicer thows a big elbow that misses.
Rhodes manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Rhodes scoring with strikes but The Slicer is staying in there.
Rhodes trying to control but The Slicer is having none of it.
The Slicer flailing away with punches but nothing is landing.
The Slicer defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Rhodes.
Rhodes really doesn't want to stay on the ground with The Slicer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Rhodes wants to control the pace but The Slicer is squirming around nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rhodes lands a big shot there that rocks The Slicer but he's holding on and managing to survive for now.
The Slicer throwing hammer fists to the chest of Rhodes. What's that going to do exactly?
The Slicer 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.
The Slicer sneaks a leg back under and regains half guard and is working straight away to try and get back to guard. He hasn't managed just yet though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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. Rhodes connects with a nice short shot to The Slicer's temple.
Rhodes sitting and controlling from the half guard.
The Slicer blocking the ground and pound attempt from Rhodes.
The Slicer is pressing down on Rhodes's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Rhodes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Slicer on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if The Slicer tries to get out of the position.
Rhodes with a flurry of punches that miss.
Rhodes is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Rhodes postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
The Slicer lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Rhodes!
Rhodes takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Roddy Rhodes is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The Slicer raining down shots from the mount!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
The Slicer dominating with strikes here.
Oooh a big shot lands for The Slicer! Rhodes is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:47 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Hachirou The Slicer!
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