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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sigfredo Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Giant Khan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Pineda comes to the cage accompanied by "Suffer" by Vision of Disorder. Khan has chosen bayasgalan - botgon duu as his entrance music. Sigfredo Pineda has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Sigfredo Pineda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Giant Khan!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Trevor Gratis and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pineda thuds a left hand into Khan's body.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Pineda. Khan shrugs it off though.
Khan looks gassed!
Khan swats away the attempt to clinch by Pineda.
Pineda connects with a high kick.
It looks like Giant Khan has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Pineda lands a big head kick that sends Khan tumbling to the mat! Pineda takes a step backwards and waves Khan back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Khan is rocked!
Pineda drops Khan with a naaaaasty hook - Khan is in real trouble here! Pineda dives in to side control and pounds out his opponent for a TKO victory! The crowd goes nuts!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Sigfredo Pineda!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Zues Egan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Larry Carnitine (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carnitine has chosen Doro Pesch and Udo Dirkschneider covering Breaking the Law as his entrance music. The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zues Egan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Carnitine!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, William Peck and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Carnitine 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.
Egan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Carnitine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Egan counters with a nice kick to the body.
Carnitine moves out of range of the body kick from Egan.
Carnitine lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Egan walks into a stiff left hand from Carnitine.
Carnitine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Egan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Carnitine tries to clinch but Egan moves out of range.
Egan stuffs the takedown attempt from Carnitine. Carnitine gets slowly back to his feet.
Carnitine throws a body kick the misses
and Egan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carnitine's knee momentarily.
Carnitine throws a sloppy head kick
and Egan counters with a good low kick that Carnitine was not able to check.
Carnitine misses with a combination
and Egan counters with a leg kick.
Carnitine throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Egan counters with a body kick.
Egan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Egan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Carnitine throws an off balance right hand
and Egan counters with a nice body kick.
Carnitine looks gassed!
Carnitine throws a left and a right that both miss
and Egan counters with a head kick. That will keep Carnitine thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Carnitine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carnitine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Egan finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egan.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Egan.
Egan lands a nice looking kick to the body. Carnitine takes a step back to recover.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
Egan throws a front kick that sends Carnitine stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters circling a little - Egan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Egan scores with a nice body kick.
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carnitine if he has to take too many more of those.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Egan!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Egan fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Egan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Egan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Carnitine looks to clinch
and Egan makes the exchange count by landing a cracking kick to the body. Carnitine really felt that one!
Egan cracks the inside of Carnitine's front leg.
Egan lands with a slapping head kick.
Egan throws a nice head kick!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Carnitine swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Egan counters with a leg kick.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carnitine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Carnitine on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Egan lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
Egan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Carnitine is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Egan.
A nice combination there by Egan.
Egan scores with a kick to the midsection.
Carnitine takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Egan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Carnitine 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.
Egan lands a high kick!
A good leg kick by Egan.
Carnitine misses with a takedown attempt
and Egan counters with a slapping leg kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Both fighters circling a little - Egan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Carnitine's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Egan feints and then cracks Carnitine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carnitine down.
Egan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Egan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egan throws a front kick that sends Carnitine stumbling back into the cage.
Egan connects with a solid leg kick.
Egan scores with a leg kick.
Egan looks to land a combination. Carnitine sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Carnitine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Egan.
A good leg kick by Egan.
Egan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Egan lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Egan feints and then cracks Carnitine's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Carnitine down.
Egan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carnitine. That did some damage!
Egan throws a nice outside leg kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good leg kick by Egan there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Egan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carnitine. That did some damage!
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Egan lands a two punch combo.
Carnitine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Egan.
Egan with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carnitine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Egan scores with a push kick.
Egan throws a head kick that Carnitine semi-blocks.
Egan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Crunch! Egan slams his shin into Carnitine's torso.
Egan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Egan jabs Carnitine to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Egan connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zues Egan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Egan shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Carnitine eats them both and turns towards Egan to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Egan slips a jab and a cross from Carnitine.
Zues Egan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Carnitine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Carnitine throws a sloppy head kick
and Egan counters with a leg kick.
Egan lands a leg kick that knocks Carnitine off balance momentarily.
Egan lands a head kick!
Egan scores with a jab. Carnitine acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Egan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carnitine's calf.
A nice inside leg kick there by Egan. That's going to slow Carnitine down.
Egan connects with a leg kick. Carnitine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Egan is looking to slow Carnitine down with leg kicks.
Egan lands a head kick. Carnitine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carnitine throws a combination that misses
and Egan counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Egan lands with a nice body kick.
Carnitine is breathing heavily.
Egan scores with a push kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan lands a head kick!
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Carnitine has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Egan.
Egan bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Egan connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Egan is working the combinations to good effect here.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Carnitine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Egan connects with an inside leg kick.
Egan throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Carnitine.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Carnitine might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Egan has got the better of the exchanges.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egan.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egan.
Carnitine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Egan thumps Carnitine with a low kick.
Egan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Egan cracks the inside of Carnitine's front leg.
Zues Egan is winning the standup battle so far.
Carnitine looks for a takedown but Egan sprawls well.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan scores with a kick to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Carnitine misses with a body punch
and Egan counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Egan fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Carnitine.
Egan throws a leg kick which misses Carnitine's front leg but catches the back leg as Carnitine tries to avoid it.
Larry Carnitine seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A nice leg kick lands there from Egan.
Carnitine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Carnitine sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Egan jabs Carnitine right on the nose. Carnitine blinks but takes it well.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Egan lands with a slapping head kick.
Egan lands a head kick. Carnitine smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Carnitine closes the distance looking to clinch
and Egan counters with a big head kick but Carnitine shrugs it off.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Egan throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Carnitine takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egan.
Carnitine looks to clinch
letting Egan counter with a right hand.
Carnitine on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Egan. Egan obviously looking to wear him down.
Egan lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Zues Egan is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Carnitine has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Egan.
Egan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Carnitine shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Egan sprawls well. Egan wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Carnitine gets slowly back to his feet.
Carnitine tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Egan throws a leg kick which misses Carnitine's front leg but catches the back leg as Carnitine tries to avoid it.
Carnitine takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head kick from Egan lands but Carnitine takes it in his stride.
A thudding body kick lands there by Egan!
Carnitine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Egan lands with a nice body kick.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carnitine if he has to take too many more of those.
Carnitine showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Egan.
Egan lands a high kick!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
A head kick by Carnitine misses
and Egan counters with a body kick.
Nice body kick there by Egan.
Egan thuds his shin into the meat of Carnitine's side.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Egan scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
A good leg kick by Egan.
Egan connects with an inside leg kick.
Carnitine takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zues Egan dominated that second round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! This is the final round!
Egan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Egan cracks the inside of Carnitine's front leg.
Carnitine tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Egan counters with a thumping low kick.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egan.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carnitine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egan lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Sloppy strikes from Egan. Those never looked like landing.
Egan connects with a leg kick. Carnitine looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
A slapping leg kick lands for Egan.
Carnitine slips a jab and a cross from Egan.
Egan throws a head kick that Carnitine semi-blocks.
Egan buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Carnitine takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
Carnitine gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Egan counters with a left and a right that stings Carnitine.
Egan dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Carnitine. That did some damage!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Egan throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Egan connects with a solid leg kick.
Egan throws a head kick that Carnitine semi-blocks.
Egan scores with a head kick.
Carnitine takes a kick to the side of the head.
Egan scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Egan lands with a kick to the temple. Carnitine shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Egan circles away from the clinch attempt
and Egan counters with a nice low kick that buckles Carnitine's knee momentarily.
An inside leg kick lands from Egan.
Egan is looking to slow Carnitine down with leg kicks.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Egan.
Egan throws a leg kick which misses Carnitine's front leg but catches the back leg as Carnitine tries to avoid it.
Egan chopping away at his opponent's legs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Egan thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Carnitine if he has to take too many more of those.
Egan moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Egan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Carnitine walks forward, straight into a front kick from Egan.
Egan is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Carnitine can do to turn this around?
Carnitine stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Egan.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carnitine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Egan throws a front kick that sends Carnitine stumbling back into the cage.
Both fighters circling a little - Egan finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Egan scoring well with a low kick there.
A right-left combo lands from Egan.
Egan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Carnitine misses with a leg kick
and Egan counters with a body kick that stops Carnitine in his tracks momentarily.
Egan throws a nice inside leg kick.
Egan goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
Egan fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Carnitine has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooooh, nice body kick lands from Egan. Carnitine shrugs it off though.
Egan lands a front kick.
Egan lets loose with a powerful body kick. Carnitine will feel that in the morning.
Egan scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
A chopping leg kick lands by Egan.
Carnitine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Egan scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Carnitine 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.
Egan fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Zues Egan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Egan scores with a kick to the body.
Egan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Egan connects with a high kick.
That kick from Egan tenderised Carnitine's leg. Carnitine is trying to keep his angry face on.
Carnitine takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Egan scores with a leg kick.
Egan works over Carnitine's head and body with a nice combination.
Carnitine takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
A good leg kick by Egan.
Egan feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Carnitine's calf.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Egan scores with a nice body kick.
Larry Carnitine has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Egan scoring well with a low kick there.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Egan.
Carnitine takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Egan scores with a head kick.
Egan lands with a thumping leg kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Egan.
Egan lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Egan lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Egan keeps Carnitine at a distance using the push kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Zues Egan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Egan 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:24
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:24
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:24
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Zues Egan!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Mark Pineda (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peeta Mellark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mark Pineda!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peeta Mellark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mellark throws a leg kick but Pineda sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Mellark throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pineda.
Pineda connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Pineda misses with a double jab
and Mellark counters with a straight right hand.
Mellark connects with a solid leg kick.
Pineda misses with a shot to the body
and Mellark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pineda uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Mellark.
Pineda shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Mellark defends it nicely.
Pineda misses with a left hand
and Mellark counters with a thumping low kick.
Mellark just misses with a punch to the body.
Pineda misses with an uppercut
and Mellark counters with a low kick, right behind Pineda 's knee.
Mellark pulls out of a head kick attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda throws an off balance right hand
and Mellark counters with an outside leg kick.
Pineda connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Mellark misses with a kick to the body.
Pineda misses with a body punch
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mellark fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Pineda is out of range.
Mellark swings away with a body shot that misses
and Pineda counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Mellark goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Pineda throws a lazy uppercut
enabling Mellark to counter with a crisp jab.
A decent looking body kick lands there for Mellark.
Mellark tries a low kick but Pineda avoids it.
Pineda scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Peeta Mellark is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pineda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mellark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pineda falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mellark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Mellark 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.
Pineda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mellark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Pineda throws an off balance right hand
and Mellark counters with a body kick.
A momentary lapse in concentration from Mellark enables Pineda to shoot in and score with a neat double leg. Mellark manages to secure a closed guard as the fighters hit the mat.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pineda trying to control but Mellark is working from the bottom.
Pineda won't allow Mellark to sweep him here.
Pineda trying to control the position from guard on top but Mellark is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pineda trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Mellark manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda controls Mellark momentarily but Mellark frees himself.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Pineda can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Mellark controls the pace.
Mellark must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Pineda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Mark Pineda.
Pineda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mellark counters with a body kick that stops Pineda in his tracks momentarily.
Pineda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mellark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
A shot to the body from Pineda misses
and Mellark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pineda misses with an uppercut
and Mellark counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Pineda throws an off balance right hand
and Mellark counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Pineda misses with a hook
and Mellark counters with a nice uppercut.
Pineda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mellark counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Good exchange - Pineda coming out on top.
Pineda changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Mellark tries to avoid it but Pineda manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Mellark to the ground. Mellark escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mellark fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pineda misses with a hook
and Mellark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pineda misses with a hook
and Mellark counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Pineda shoots in looking for a takedown. Mellark tries to sprawl out of it but Pineda keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Mellark manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Mellark throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Pineda with a jab.
Pineda throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Mellark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pineda misses with a few strikes there.
Mellark throws a body kick that misses.
Pineda misses the body punch
and Mellark finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
A low kick from Mellark misses
and Pineda counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pineda moves out of range of the body kick.
Pineda checks a leg kick nicely.
Mellark attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Mellark avoids the body shot from Pineda.
Pineda checks a leg kick nicely.
Pineda throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Mellark on the side of the head.
Pineda throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Mellark connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mellark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Pineda lands with a right hand.
Mellark wants to slow Pineda down by chopping away at his legs.
Pineda misses the body punch
and Mellark counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pineda will be looking to protect his midsection after taking some solid kicks to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Pineda misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mellark.
Mellark tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Pineda is able to avoid easily.
Pineda misses with a lunging right hand
and Mellark counters with a good, hard body kick but Pineda shrugs it off.
Nice shot lands for Mellark.
Pineda misses with a body shot
and Mellark counters with an inside leg kick.
Mellark paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
Mellark misses with an uppercut. Pineda saw that one coming.
That kick from Mellark tenderised Pineda's leg. Pineda is trying to keep his angry face on.
Mellark throws a nice inside leg kick.
Mellark misses with a looping left.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mellark misses with an attempted mid kick.
Pineda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mellark counters with a big head kick but Pineda shrugs it off.
Pineda misses with a lunging right hand
and Mellark counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Pineda misses with a lunging right hand
and Mellark cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mellark throws a nice outside leg kick.
Pineda misses with a hook to the body
and Mellark counters with a leg kick.
Mellark misses with a low kick.
Pineda looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Pineda swings widly with a right hand
letting Mellark counter with a right hand.
Pineda is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Pineda throws a predictable looking body shot
and Mellark counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Pineda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mellark counters with a solid body kick.
Pineda swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mellark counters with a nice low kick that buckles Pineda's knee momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mellark lands a nice shot that snaps Pineda's head back.
Pineda throws a right and a left that Mellark avoids nicely.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mellark.
Mellark is looking to land body kicks.
Pineda misses with a left hand
and Mellark makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pineda avoids a kick to the body.
Mellark throws a solid leg kick but Pineda takes the impact on his shin and smiles at Mellark.
Pineda rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mellark counters with a solid body kick.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Mellark tries to land a front kick but Pineda steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Mellark fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Pineda.
Pineda misses with a hook to the body
and Mellark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Peeta Mellark 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! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Pineda swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Mellark counters with a three punch combo that has Pineda backing up. Pineda nods at Mellark to acknowledge the strikes.
Pineda misses with a right hand
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mellark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Pineda fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Mellark uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pineda.
Pineda misses with a hook to the body
and Mellark counters with an outside leg kick.
Mellark is looking to slow Pineda down with leg kicks.
Pineda takes a swing at Mellark's ribcage but misses.
Mellark stuffs the takedown attempt from Pineda. Pineda gets slowly back to his feet.
Pineda misses with a hook to the body
and Mellark counters with a straight right hand.
Pineda walks into a left hand.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mellark misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Mellark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pineda. That did some damage!
Mellark on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Pineda tries to score a power double leg takedown but Mellark sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Pineda somewhat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Pineda. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pineda throws a poor cross that misses
and Mellark counters with a leg kick.
Pineda throws a poor cross that misses
and Mellark counters with a leg kick.
Mellark throws a leg kick but Pineda sees it coming and moves out of range.
Pineda gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Mellark counters with a thumping low kick.
Pineda misses with a combination
enabling Mellark to counter with a crisp jab.
Mark Pineda has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mellark attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mark Pineda seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pineda misses with a shot to the body
and Mellark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mellark does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Mellark tried to score with a low kick but Pineda checks it.
Mellark dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pineda. That did some damage!
Pineda jabs Mellark to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Pineda misses with a lunging right hand
and Mellark counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Pineda thinking.
Mellark tries to sprawl but Pineda drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Mellark is trying to maintain the position but Pineda is very close to passing his half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pineda misses with a head shot. Mellark uses the momentum to regain guard.
Mellark is trying to keep Pineda in close.
Pineda throws a strike but Mellark rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Pineda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Peeta Mellark is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Mellark is frustrating his opponent with some stalling tactics from top position.
Pineda is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Mellark stays in close to Pineda's body and controls the position.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Pineda misses with a left hand
and Mellark counters with a lovely straight right hand!
And that's the end of the fight!
Peeta Mellark comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Mellark winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. 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 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Peeta Mellark!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Bud Bundy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alejandro Mora (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bundy comes into the arena with Big Balls blaring out of the sound system. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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164 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
11 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bud Bundy!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alejandro Mora!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bundy moves into the clinch successfully.
Mora breaks the clinch.
Mora takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Mora is looking to score with low kicks.
Bundy throws a nice looking combination but Mora bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Bundy misses with a looping right.
Bundy looks to clinch
and Mora decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Bundy's guard.
Mora is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Bundy is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Mora is controlling him.
Mora throwing strikes but missing.
Bundy is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Mora defends well.
Bundy is trying to control the position but Mora postures up.
Bundy knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Mora on the ground.
Bundy wants to sweep here but Mora controlling him for the moment.
Mora looking to pass the guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mora stopping the sweep attempt from Bundy.
Mora trying to control but Bundy is working from the bottom.
Mora thows a big elbow that misses.
Mora connects with a couple of short punches.
Bundy had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Mora defends it easily.
Mora has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Mora lands a couple of elbows.
Bundy working a defensive guard here.
Mora working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Mora trying to control the position from guard on top but Bundy is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mora accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mora sitting in guard here, content to control.
Mora looking to pass the guard.
Mora with a nice head shot there.
Mora tries to free his leg and advance position but Bundy is retaining full guard.
Mora controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Bundy wants to stand and escape but Mora is having none of it.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Mora accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Bundy keeping moving, preventing Mora from controlling successfully.
Mora is working Bundy over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Mora wants to control from the top but Bundy keeps moving.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mora is pushing down on Bundy's leg trying to pass to half guard. Bundy is fighting to maintain full guard but Mora has managed to sneak the leg through.
Bundy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Bundy keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Bundy is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Mora pulls his head out easily.
Bundy pushes Mora off looking to stand but Mora dives back in and keeps control.
Mora is looking to take a break and control but Bundy is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Mora lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Mora is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Mora sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Bundy defending well though.
Bundy looks like he's trying to stand up.
Mora seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Bundy does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
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.
Bundy trying to get back to full guard but Mora takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Mora with good strikes from the mount here!
Mora with a couple of short strikes.
Bundy is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
Mora landing punches.
Bundy tries to lock up and control but Mora gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Mora is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bundy can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Bundy is trying to stand.
BOOM! Mora connects with a massive shot to the dome!
Mora working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Bundy is rocked!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Bundy tries to lock up and control but Mora gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Oh Bundy is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Mora dominating with strikes here.
Mora prevents Bundy from getting the reversal.
Mora working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Mora cracks Bundy with a big head shot that has him covering up instantly! He's rolled onto his side and the referee has seen enough - this one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Alejandro Mora!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rob Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Winston Steel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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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
16 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Helsinki, Rob Dylan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Winston Steel!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Dillan Fox and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Steel takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Steel lands a jab to Dylan's midsection.
Steel misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Dylan cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Dylan scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Steel misses with a right hand
and Dylan counters with a left to the body.
Dylan moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Dylan uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Steel.
Steel falls off balance throwing a combination
and Dylan counters with a one-two to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Dylan counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Dylan bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Steel's head.
Steel fails to land with a series of punches.
Steel works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Steel keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Steel gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Dylan counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Dylan scores with a nice head shot.
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Dylan counters with a left to the body.
Steel misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Dylan.
A slow jab from Steel misses its intended target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Dylan was well out of range. Poor timing from Steel.
Dylan lands with a nice body punch.
Steel looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Dylan gets a double leg takedown into Steel's guard.
Dylan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dylan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dylan trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dylan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Dylan lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Dylan thows a big elbow that misses.
Steel keeping moving, preventing Dylan from controlling successfully.
Dylan landing some decent shots from guard.
Dylan working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Dylan is controlling him.
Dylan 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.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dylan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dylan trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Dylan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Dylan pushes down on Steel's leg and manages to get into half guard.
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.
Dylan wants to control but Steel is keeping him busy.
Dylan misses with a head shot. Steel uses the momentum to regain guard.
Dylan slips nicely into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Steel is trying to stand up here but Dylan is controlling him well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Dylan dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Steel rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
enabling Dylan to counter with a crisp jab.
Dylan is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Dylan throws a hook to the side of Steel's head but Steel sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dylan closes this distance looking for a takedown but Steel circles away.
Steel jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Steel swings for the body but Dylan moves out of range.
Steel rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Dylan moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Dylan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Steel misses with a right hand
letting Dylan counter with a right hand.
Dylan jabs at Steel's body.
Dylan cracks Steel with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Steel is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Dylan rather than just go for the knockout.
Dylan slips a jab and a cross from Steel.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dylan. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Steel misses with a body kick.
Dylan throws a right and a left that both miss.
Dylan connects with a crisp jab.
Dylan looks to land a left hand but Steel moved out of range nicely.
Dylan staying out of range there.
Steel shoots in for a takedown but Dylan shows good takedown defense.
Steel is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Steel throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Dylan connects with a jab.
Steel shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Steel connects with a solid leg kick.
Steel tries to bum rush Dylan with a series of wild strikes but Dylan uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Winston Steel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Steel throws a combination that misses
and Dylan counters with a nice uppercut.
Steel is breathing heavily.
Dylan shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Dylan connects with a body shot that sends Steel's belly button to the back.
Dylan scores with a jab. Steel acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Nice body punch from Dylan.
Winston Steel seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Dylan moves into range and connects with a jab.
Steel misses with a kick to the body
and Dylan makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Steel throws a hook to the side of Dylan's head but Dylan sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Dylan throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Dylan fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Dylan closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Dylan lands in his opponent's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dylan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Dylan accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Dylan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Steel working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Dylan.
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.
Steel preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dylan controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Dylan works over Steel with some ground and pound from guard.
Dylan lands a couple of digs.
Dylan trying to control the position from guard on top but Steel is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan is working Steel over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Steel wants to stand and escape but Dylan is having none of it.
Dylan looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Dylan postures up in Steel's guard and throws a big left but Steel blocks it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rob Dylan dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
Dylan misses with an uppercut
and Steel counters with a nice body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Dylan. Steel does a little dance to reset his feet.
Dylan throws a body punch but Steel moves out of range.
A right-left combo lands from Dylan.
Steel takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Steel slips a straight right by Dylan.
Steel throws a poor cross that misses
and Dylan counters with a nice body shot.
Steel on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Danga de danga de dang - Steel scores with a four punch combination!
It looks like Rob Dylan has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Steel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Steel closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Dylan thows a left - swing and a miss!
Steel misses with a left hand
and Dylan counters with a nice body shot.
Steel moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Dylan connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Good exchange - Dylan coming out on top.
Steel misses with a double jab
and Dylan counters with a nice uppercut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan lands a slapping body shot.
Dylan connects with a right hand. Steel shakes it off.
Dylan dives in and scores a takedown into Steel's guard.
Steel being controlled here, momentarily.
Steel takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Dylan thows a big elbow that misses.
Dylan controlling from the top position.
Dylan looking to pass the guard.
Winston Steel has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Dylan with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dylan looking to pass the guard.
Dylan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Steel wants to stand but Dylan is controlling the position.
Dylan postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Steel utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Dylan trying to control but Steel is working from the bottom.
Steel wants to get back to his feet but Dylan passes into half guard.
Rob Dylan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
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.
Steel is staying active underneath Dylan, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Dylan throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Steel punching from the bottom.
Dylan missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dylan looks over to his corner - he wants some instructions but his corner are not responding.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rob Dylan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Dylan 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 Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rob Dylan!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bot Botanovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jose Protacio Jawo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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175 lbs
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24
180 lbs
12 - 3 - 0 |
Abu Dhabi Champ
Great elbows
Granite chin |
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bot Botanovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jose Protacio Jawo!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Botanovic walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Botanovic lands a head kick!
Botanovic finds nothing but air with that leg kick attempt.
Jawo stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Botanovic.
Jawo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Botanovic moves away.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic looks to land a body kick but Jawo moved away.
Botanovic wants to land a leg kick but Jawo is out of range.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
An inside leg kick lands from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
That's two 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.
Jawo misses with a body shot.
Jawo is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Botanovic.
Botanovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Jawo sprawls well. He's pushed Botanovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Botanovic shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Botanovic showed some decent athleticism there.
Botanovic controlling the pace.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jawo looking for submissions off his back.
Jawo avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Botanovic.
Botanovic is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Jawo still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Jawo has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Jawo working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
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.
Jawo working away.
Jawo looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Botanovic is avoiding damage well.
Jawo wants to lay and pray for a moment but Botanovic keeps working.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Botanovic is trying to improve his position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Crunch! Botanovic slams his shin into Jawo's torso.
Jawo throws a lazy right hand but Botanovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Botanovic tries to keep at a distance but Jawo has taken the fight into the clinch.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Jawo has a couple of punches blocked by Botanovic.
Botanovic takes an elbow to the temple.
Jawo tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Botanovic gets the body lock takedown. After a quick scramble, Jawo regains guard.
Jawo is trying to control the position but Botanovic postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic slips nicely into half guard.
Jawo is controlling Botanovic's trapped leg to prevent Botanovic from advancing to side control.
Botanovic thows a big elbow that misses, also allowing Jawo to regain full guard.
Jawo controls Botanovic momentarily but Botanovic frees himself.
Botanovic wants to control from the top but Jawo keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Jawo tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Botanovic pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Jawo is keeping the position for now.
Botanovic works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Jawo blocking the ground and pound attempt from Botanovic.
Jawo trying to control from the bottom.
Botanovic is looking to stall here but Jawo recovers full guard.
Botanovic postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic trying to control but Jawo is working from the bottom.
Botanovic loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Botanovic is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Bot Botanovic just wasn't active enough.
Botanovic tries to work over Jawo's front leg with a kick but Jawo checks it.
Botanovic throws a front kick that sends Jawo stumbling back into the cage.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Botanovic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jawo.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bot Botanovic 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. Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!
Jawo misses the body punch
and Botanovic counters with a slapping leg kick.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
A slow jab from Jawo misses its intended target.
Botanovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Botanovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Botanovic thumps Jawo with a low kick.
Botanovic tries a head kick but it misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Botanovic throws a body kick despite being completely out of range
and Jawo counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
A head kick by Botanovic misses
and Jawo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Botanovic throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Botanovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Jose Protacio Jawo has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Jawo defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a leg kick
and Jawo counters with a straight right hand.
Jawo loads up on a big right hand but Botanovic slips the punch.
Botanovic misses with a body kick.
Botanovic changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Jawo tries to avoid it but Botanovic manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Jawo to the ground. Jawo escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Bot Botanovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Botanovic shoots for a double leg takedown but Jawo sprawls well. He's pushed Botanovic's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bot Botanovic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Jawo misses with an uppercut
and Botanovic counters with an inside leg kick.
Good leg kick by Botanovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Bot Botanovic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jawo tries to clinch up.
Botanovic throws a sloppy head kick and Jawo moves out of range easily.
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.
A good leg kick by Botanovic.
Botanovic throws a sloppy head kick
and Jawo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Jawo slaps away a takedown attempt from Botanovic, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Bot Botanovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
A jab from Jawo misses.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jose Protacio Jawo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Botanovic 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 Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Bot Botanovic!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ver Cingeto (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marcus Phoenix (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Phoenix has chosen Dream Big - Crooked I feat Akon as his entrance music. The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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205 lbs
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218 lbs
15 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ver Cingeto!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marcus Phoenix!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Phoenix lands a jab-cross combination.
Phoenix cracks the inside of Cingeto's front leg.
Phoenix throws a poor cross that misses
and Cingeto counters with a straight right hand.
Phoenix leaves Cingeto with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Cingeto ducks down to avoid it.
Cingeto scores with a takedown into Phoenix's guard.
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!
Phoenix is controlling Cingeto's posture.
Cingeto forces his way into half guard.
Cingeto stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix blocking the ground and pound attempt from Cingeto.
Cingeto is looking to stall here but Phoenix recovers full guard.
Cingeto postures up in Phoenix's guard and throws a big left but Phoenix blocks it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Phoenix wants to stand and escape but Cingeto is having none of it.
Phoenix keeping moving, preventing Cingeto from controlling successfully.
Cingeto throwing strikes but missing.
Cingeto throws a big right hand that misses.
Phoenix looking for a sweep. Not yet Phoenix, not yet.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Cingeto accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Cingeto is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Phoenix utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Cingeto is in close to Phoenix's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Cingeto stands and throws Phoenix's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Cingeto working the ground and pound but Phoenix is defending the strikes.
Cingeto throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Cingeto is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Phoenix has escaped the position, nice work there.
Cingeto trying to control the position but Phoenix is working away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cingeto working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Cingeto cracks Phoenix with a big right hand but Phoenix just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Cingeto working away.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ver Cingeto dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Cingeto. Phoenix does a little dance to reset his feet.
Phoenix swings widly with a right hand
and Cingeto cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Cingeto waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Phoenix.
Cingeto misses with a body shot.
Phoenix throws a looping overhand right but Cingeto ducks down to avoid it.
Phoenix throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Cingeto counters with a nice double leg into side control. Phoenix won't be happy with that.
Cingeto throws an elbow but Phoenix slips to the side and avoids it well.
Cingeto working the ground and pound.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Cingeto is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Phoenix knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Cingeto tries to advance to mount but can't.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Phoenix takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
Cingeto lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Phoenix down.
Cingeto has worked his way into a potential kimura here. Phoenix is trying to get out of the position but his squirming has just got him deeper into trouble. Cingeto yanks on the arm and Phoenix is forced to tap due to a very painful looking submission! Nice work by Cingeto.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:01 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Ver Cingeto!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mariusz Pudzianowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dojo TBjang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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205 lbs
15 - 6 - 0 |
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215 lbs
12 - 5 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mariusz Pudzianowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Los Angeles, Dojo TBjang!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pudzianowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pudzianowski has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from TBjang.
TBjang smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
TBjang doesn't manage to clinch there - Pudzianowski circles away.
Pudzianowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski misses with a hook
and TBjang makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Pudzianowski throws a hook but TBjang avoids it easily.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pudzianowski. TBjang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pudzianowski uses good head movement to avoid the hook from TBjang.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
That's two 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.
Pudzianowski throws a big shot that misses.
Pudzianowski fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging TBjang to the ground. Pudzianowski is now in TBjang's guard.
TBjang manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Pudzianowski manages to get himself to full guard.
Pudzianowski is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. TBjang is aware though and is defending well.
TBjang trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Pudzianowski lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for TBjang!
A nice elbow there by Pudzianowski.
TBjang is looking to improve his position but Pudzianowski isn't that keen on the idea.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A nice elbow there by Pudzianowski.
Pudzianowski throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Pudzianowski lands with some strikes.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pudzianowski misses with a head shot.
Pudzianowski looking to finish with strikes here!
TBjang can't escape the position.
Pudzianowski putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
It looks like Dojo TBjang has been cut.
Pudzianowski with the ground and pound from mount.
That has opened up Dojo TBjang's cut even more.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
TBjang is trying desperately to improve position.
TBjang 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.
Pudzianowski throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
TBjang slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Pudzianowski passes easily into side control. Nice work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
TBjang is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Pudzianowski misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
TBjang wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
TBjang wants to control but Pudzianowski postures up.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
TBjang defending against the ground and pound.
Pudzianowski looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.
TBjang struggling a bit here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Mariusz Pudzianowski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Dojo TBjang's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
TBjang thows a body shot but no joy.
Pudzianowski misses with a takedown attempt
and TBjang counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
TBjang gets the takedown into side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pudzianowski is trying to get back to half guard.
TBjang is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pudzianowski has escaped the position, nice work there.
TBjang is trying to move to mount but Pudzianowski reverses beautifully and ends up in TBjang's guard.
TBjang wants to get back to his feet but Pudzianowski is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Pudzianowski stopping the sweep attempt from TBjang.
Pudzianowski working some strikes from top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
TBjang wants to stand but Pudzianowski is controlling the position.
Pudzianowski postures up in TBjang's guard and throws a big left but TBjang blocks it.
Pudzianowski throwing strikes but missing.
TBjang looking for a sweep. Not yet TBjang, not yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
TBjang is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Pudzianowski defends well.
Pudzianowski thows a big elbow that misses.
TBjang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Pudzianowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
TBjang preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Pudzianowski lands a couple of digs.
Pudzianowski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
TBjang is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
TBjang works his way into side control.
TBjang tries to advance to mount but can't.
Pudzianowski can't do much from the bottom here.
TBjang tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no TBjang has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
TBjang tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pudzianowski sneaks back into half guard.
Mariusz Pudzianowski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Pudzianowski has hold of TBjang's hands but TBjang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Pudzianowski manages to get to full guard.
TBjang throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Pudzianowski works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dojo TBjang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Dojo TBjang's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Pudzianowski with a poor takedown
and TBjang connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Pudzianowski takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Pudzianowski looks to land a left hand but TBjang moved out of range nicely.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pudzianowski blocks the body kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
TBjang lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Pudzianowski fails with the takedown
enabling TBjang to counter with a crisp jab.
TBjang lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
TBjang looks for the body kick but Pudzianowski saw that one coming.
Pudzianowski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Pudzianowski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. TBjang manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pudzianowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Pudzianowski gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and TBjang counters with a head kick. That will keep Pudzianowski thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mariusz Pudzianowski. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
TBjang lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pudzianowski. TBjang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Pudzianowski misses with a takedown
and TBjang counters with a head kick.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
TBjang throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A head kick misses from TBjang.
Pudzianowski misses with a takedown attempt
and TBjang counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
Dojo TBjang comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think TBjang 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dojo TBjang!
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Kenji Mousaki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean Benoit (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Mousaki might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to souljacker. Kenji Mousaki could well score a knockout today. He has the power to get to Sean Benoit's chin.
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177 lbs
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181 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
15 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kenji Mousaki!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
23 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean Benoit!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Benoit, right into the meat.
Benoit swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Horrible takedown by Mousaki or perhaps it was just good defense by Benoit which made him look bad.
A jab from Mousaki misses.
Benoit scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Benoit cracks a nice hook into Mousaki's ribs.
Benoit checks a leg kick.
Mousaki misses with a double jab
and Benoit counters with a series of strikes. Mousaki will be more careful next time no doubt.
Sean Benoit is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice defenses there by Mousaki.
Benoit scores with a shot to the body.
Benoit throws a jab when Mousaki was well out of range.
A low kick from Mousaki misses
and Benoit connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Benoit misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Mousaki.
Mousaki misses with an uppercut
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
That's two 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.
Benoit takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Benoit throws a sloppy head kick and Mousaki moves out of range easily.
Benoit rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Mousaki moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Benoit keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Benoit swings and misses with a hook to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Benoit throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Mousaki shoots for a double leg takedown but Benoit sprawls well. He's pushed Mousaki's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Mousaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benoit shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Benoit misses with a body shot.
Benoit attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Mousaki misses with a hook to the body
and Benoit counters with a straight right hand.
Benoit lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki misses the body punch
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Benoit misses with an uppercut.
Benoit lands with a nice combination. Mousaki backs away looking to recover.
Mousaki ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Benoit moves away.
Benoit swings away with a body shot that misses
and Mousaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benoit's guard.
Mousaki postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Mousaki stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Benoit swivels though and keeps the full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Sean Benoit 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.
Benoit ducks under a wild hook from Mousaki.
Benoit swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Mousaki counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Mousaki tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Mousaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Mousaki misses with an uppercut
and Benoit counters with a big head kick but Mousaki shrugs it off.
Mousaki has a takedown stuffed.
Kenji Mousaki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mousaki tries for a takedown but Benoit sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Benoit showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Mousaki.
A head kick misses from Benoit.
Mousaki throws a jab when Benoit was well out of range.
Mousaki shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Benoit napping and manages to drive through into side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki working the ground and pound but Benoit is defending the strikes.
Mousaki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mousaki misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
Mousaki misses with the ground and pound.
Mousaki 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.
Benoit seems a little lost for a moment, as Mousaki dominates the positioning.
Mousaki is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Benoit knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
Mousaki tries to score with some ground and pound. Benoit controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Mousaki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
Mousaki postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
Mousaki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Benoit really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Mousaki. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Mousaki throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Mousaki is working Benoit over with some ground and pound from side control.
Mousaki prevents Benoit from escaping the position.
Mousaki tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki misses with the ground and pound.
Mousaki working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Mousaki moves into full mount!
Mousaki landing strikes, looking to finish!
Mousaki lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mousaki looking to ground and pound but Benoit is blocking nicely.
Mousaki can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Benoit is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kenji Mousaki dominated that second round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
A jab from Mousaki finds it's way through Benoit's defenses.
Mousaki checks a leg kick.
Mousaki looks to land a right hand but Benoit moved out of range.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Mousaki uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Benoit.
Benoit misses the shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Benoit thows a body shot but no joy.
Mousaki shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Benoit but Benoit pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Mousaki shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Benoit defends it nicely.
Mousaki misses the shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Benoit swings for the body but Mousaki moves out of range.
Mousaki fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Kenji Mousaki. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Benoit dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Mousaki misses the body punch
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Nice shot lands for Benoit.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki misses with a hook
and Benoit cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Mousaki throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Benoit counters with an outside leg kick.
Benoit rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Mousaki decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Benoit's guard.
Mousaki is looking to advance position but Benoit has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Mousaki is trying desperately to improve position.
Benoit stands up from the dominant position. He obviously fancies his chances standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mousaki doesn't succeed with the takedown
and Benoit counters with a nice uppercut.
Mousaki swings widly with a right hand
and Benoit makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Mousaki misses with a hook
and Benoit counters with a slapping leg kick.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Sean Benoit.
I think Benoit 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Sean Benoit!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Salvatore Fecchinni (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tariq Ziyad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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191 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Salvatore Fecchinni!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
15 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tariq Ziyad!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Fecchinni throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
Fecchinni misses with a wild body shot.
Fecchinni throws a leg kick that is checked
and Ziyad counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Fecchinni is lucky that one didn't land flush.
Ziyad is looking to score with low kicks.
Fecchinni tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Ziyad was well out of range. Poor timing from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni just misses with a punch to the body.
A head kick misses from Ziyad.
Salvatore Fecchinni seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Fecchinni throws the kick towards the body but Ziyad avoids it.
Ziyad throws a head kick that Fecchinni semi-blocks.
Ziyad lands a nice leg kick that just misses Fecchinni's sensitive parts.
Fecchinni misses with a few strikes there.
Ziyad closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Fecchinni quickly recovers to half guard.
Ziyad is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Ziyad content to control rather than advance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyad is looking for a kimura but Fecchinni is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Ziyad to get the leverage.
Ziyad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Fecchinni has managed to free his arm - good work.
Ziyad trying to control from half guard but Fecchinni is working away.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Ziyad wants to pass the guard but Fecchinni is defending well.
Fecchinni wants to get back to his feet.
Ziyad throwing shots but Fecchinni is blocking nicely.
Ziyad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fecchinni keeps working.
Ziyad is looking to stall here but Fecchinni recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fecchinni dives on top into guard.
Ziyad is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Fecchinni is aware though and is defending well.
Fecchinni stands up over Ziyad, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Fecchinni keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Ziyad's head.
Fecchinni has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Fecchinni stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Ziyad swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Fecchinni scoring with some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad has his foot on Fecchinni's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Fecchinni works his way back into a safe position though.
Ziyad not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Fecchinni trying to move into half guard but instead Ziyad has managed to sweep!
Fecchinni wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ziyad manages to pass to side control.
Ziyad is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Ziyad trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tariq Ziyad 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.
Ziyad scores with a head kick. Fecchinni tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
It looks like Salvatore Fecchinni has been cut.
Fecchinni blocks a head kick by Ziyad.
Fecchinni misses with a hook to the body
and Ziyad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fecchinni's knee momentarily.
Fecchinni misses the shot to the body.
Fecchinni checks a low kick from Ziyad.
Fecchinni lands with a good body shot.
Fecchinni misses with a hook. Ziyad ducked under it nicely.
Fecchinni misses with a takedown attempt
and Ziyad counters with a solid body kick.
Ziyad slips under a jab.
Ziyad is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ziyad shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyad wants to lay and pray for a moment but Fecchinni keeps working.
Ziyad wants to pass the guard but Fecchinni is defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fecchinni kicks off Ziyad and gets to his feet.
Fecchinni misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ziyad.
Fecchinni buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
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.
Ziyad moves out of range of the leg kick from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni lands a nice looking body shot.
Fecchinni thows a leg kick but Ziyad checks it
and Ziyad counters with a good low kick that Fecchinni was not able to check.
Fecchinni is looking to wear down Ziyad with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Fecchinni misses with a kick to the body
so Ziyad counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Fecchinni keeping moving, preventing Ziyad from controlling successfully.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Ziyad throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad content to stall in guard here.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Ziyad with a flurry of punches that miss.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fecchinni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tariq Ziyad was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Good leg kick by Fecchinni there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Fecchinni moves out of range of the body kick from Ziyad.
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.
Ziyad does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
Fecchinni steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Ziyad. That one must have hurt.
Ziyad throws a wild body kick that Fecchinni sees coming a mile off.
Fecchinni shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Ziyad as he jumps to the side.
Fecchinni uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Fecchinni throws a leg kick
and Ziyad counters with a nice kick to the body.
Ziyad moves out of range as Fecchinni throws a body kick.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Fecchinni misses with a hook to the body
and Ziyad counters with a leg kick.
Ziyad is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Fecchinni's half guard.
Ziyad takes a deep breath and rests his weight momentarily on top of his opponent, to control the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tariq Ziyad showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Fecchinni throws a head kick that misses
and Ziyad counters with a nice low kick that buckles Fecchinni's knee momentarily.
Ziyad scoring well with a low kick there.
Ziyad manages to get an easy takedown there - catching Fecchinni on his heels. He'll look to pass Fecchinni's guard now, I'm sure.
Ziyad missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Ziyad trying to control but Fecchinni is working from the bottom.
Ziyad is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fecchinni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Fecchinni keeping full guard, as Ziyad tries to pass.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fecchinni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyad throwing strikes from guard but Fecchinni blocks nicely.
Ziyad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Ziyad drops back for a leg but he's not going to get it - he lets go and Fecchinni dives on top into guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Well. There's a bit of a lull in the action here and the crowd are starting to get restless.
Fecchinni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziyad is keeping the position for now.
Fecchinni stands and throws Ziyad's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Ziyad sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Fecchinni not landing any meaningful shots this time.
The fighters are battling for position here. Ziyad manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Ziyad is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Ziyad is trying to control the position from the bottom.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni wants to pass the guard but Ziyad is keeping the position.
Fecchinni missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Fecchinni postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Ziyad is controlling Fecchinni's posture.
Fecchinni got a little sloppy there for a moment and Ziyad has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Fecchinni has managed to get both his arms back between Ziyad's legs - danger averted.
Fecchinni pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Ziyad is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ziyad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fecchinni defends well.
Fecchinni works over Ziyad with some ground and pound from guard.
Fecchinni preventing the sweep.
Fecchinni throws a big right hand that misses.
Ziyad keeping full guard, as Fecchinni tries to pass.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Fecchinni's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tariq Ziyad really dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Fecchinni gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Ziyad counters with a low kick, right behind Fecchinni 's knee.
Fecchinni throws a leg kick
and Ziyad counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Fecchinni's guard now.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fecchinni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyad pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Fecchinni is keeping the position for now.
Ziyad looking to sit in guard and control but Fecchinni gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Ziyad working a defensive guard here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ziyad is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Fecchinni defends well.
Ziyad throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Fecchinni trying to pass the guard. He's being very persistent here but Ziyad manages to land a sweep and now he's on top!
Fecchinni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ziyad is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
There's not a lot going on here and the crowd are letting the fighters know they're not willing to tolerate a lack of action.
Ziyad wants to control from the top but Fecchinni keeps moving.
Ziyad wants to pass the guard but Fecchinni is keeping the position.
Fecchinni wants to stand and escape but Ziyad is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Ziyad manages to pass to side control.
Ziyad is trying to control. Fecchinni wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Ziyad thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Ziyad is looking for the mount but instead finds himself back in full guard.
Fecchinni working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Ziyad.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are hurling abuse towards the fighters... You can hardly blame them though because there isn't a lot going on in the fight.
Ziyad trying to control the position from guard on top but Fecchinni is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Ziyad tries to free his leg and advance position but Fecchinni is retaining full guard.
Fecchinni is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Ziyad is controlling him.
Ziyad trying to control but Fecchinni is working from the bottom.
The crowd thankful this round is nearly over.
Fecchinni avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Tariq Ziyad dominated that fourth round.
The cut man is working on Salvatore Fecchinni's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Fecchinni connects with a body shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Fecchinni. Ziyad does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fecchinni misses the jab.
Fecchinni closes the distance but Ziyad moves to the side
and Ziyad counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
Fecchinni won't allow Ziyad to pass to mount.
Fecchinni is not content to let Ziyad control the position.
Fecchinni kicks off Ziyad and gets to his feet.
No joy there for Fecchinni, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fecchinni avoids the head kick by Ziyad.
Ziyad steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fecchinni.
Fecchinni looks for the body kick but Ziyad saw that one coming.
Fecchinni takes a head kick and keeps coming.
Salvatore Fecchinni is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Fecchinni misses with a double jab
and Ziyad counters with a nice kick to the body.
Fecchinni takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Ziyad shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Ziyad wants to control but Fecchinni is keeping him busy.
Salvatore Fecchinni has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Ziyad wants to take a breather but Fecchinni is having none of it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ziyad winds up and cracks Fecchinni with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Ziyad has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Ziyad looking to control and managing it successfully.
Fecchinni is bucking up trying to escape but Ziyad cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fecchinni trying desperately to get to his feet.
Ziyad sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Tariq Ziyad is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Ziyad goes for an armbar but Fecchinni turns quickly into his guard - lovely anticipation from Fecchinni.
And that's the end of the fight!
Tariq Ziyad comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Ziyad has outworked and out performed his opponent in all aspects of the game today. He was simply too good and the decision should be no more than a formality. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 45:50
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 45:50
Judge William Peck scores the fight 45:50
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tariq Ziyad!
Tariq Ziyad is the new middleweight champion!
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