High Pace Fights 2: Viscious PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Velimir Linus (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Lyoto Emelianenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Lyoto Emelianenko told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!

Linus
vs
Emelianenko

179 cm
19
218 lbs
0 - 1 - 0

185 cm
22
215 lbs
5 - 9 - 0

Good wrestling
Brawler
Very quick

BJJ Purple Belt
Decent boxing
Knockout power

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 0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Velimir Linus !
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Lyoto Emelianenko!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Linus slips a jab from Emelianenko.
Emelianenko tries to close the distance and clinch but Linus swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Linus tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.

Emelianenko clinches with his opponent.
Linus tries to score a body lock takedown but Emelianenko shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Linus doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Linus wants to break the clinch but can't.

Emelianenko manages to break the clinch.
Emelianenko swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Emelianenko fails with an attempt to clinch.
A telegraphed right hand from Emelianenko misses the target.

Linus shoots in looking for a single leg takedown. Emelianenko is trying to defend but Linus finishes it well and ends up in half guard. Let's see if he can advance position further.
Emelianenko is trying to stand back up but Linus is controlling him
Linus is just content to waste time from the top position. Emelianenko takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.

Emelianenko pushes Linus off and scrambles back to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The fight stays on the outside here - Emelianenko looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Emelianenko misses with a series of wild punches.
Emelianenko shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

and Linus counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Linus .
Linus is trying to drag Emelianenko to the mat but Emelianenko just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Linus tries to land a knee to the head but misses.

Emelianenko's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.

Emelianenko lands a left and a right that sends Linus crashing to the canvas! Emelianenko dives into mount looking to finish!

Linus is rocked!

It looks like Velimir Linus has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Emelianenko landing strikes from the mount and Linus is in trouble!
Oh Linus is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Linus could do with loosing a few pounds - he looks very soft around the mid section, to put it politely.
Emelianenko controlling his opponent.
Linus is trying to reverse the position but instead Emelianenko has taken his back - oops!
Linus seems to have got his legs back now.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Emelianenko controls the position.
Linus can't escape the position.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Linus is working hard here to advance position.
Emelianenko slows the pace down here. Having a little breather whilst he's in a dominant position, looking to rest and regain some energy, ready to go for the finish.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Lyoto Emelianenko hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Emelianenko will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Nice cross by Emelianenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Linus closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Linus stalling away here and it's allowed Emelianenko to slip out his trapped foot and regain full guard.
Linus wants to control from the top but Emelianenko keeps moving.
Linus won't allow Emelianenko to get back to his feet.
Linus is looking to advance position but Emelianenko has hit a scissor sweep - now he's on top in mount!
Emelianenko tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Linus is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Lyoto Emelianenko dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Velimir Linus 's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!

Linus fails with the takedown
and Emelianenko counters with a stiff right hand.
Linus keeps the fight on the outside.
Lyoto Emelianenko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Linus tries to clinch but fails miserably

and Emelianenko counters by clinching up.

Emelianenko breaks the clinch.
A nice inside leg kick there by Emelianenko. That's going to slow Linus down.
Emelianenko scoring well with a low kick there.
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!
Emelianenko feints a kick and comes over the top with a right hand, followed by a left hook - both land, sending Linus crashing to the mat! This one is all over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Lyoto Emelianenko!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
100%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Paul Jenkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matty Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jenkins comes to the ring accompanied by Dalmore. Matty Johnson has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Jenkins
vs
Johnson

186 cm
19
205 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

187 cm
25
215 lbs
6 - 4 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Cuts easily

Powerful takedowns
Decent boxing
Powerful

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Jenkins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matty Johnson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Johnson cracks Jenkins with a big right hand and Jenkins goes down!

It looks like Paul Jenkins has been cut.
Johnson controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Johnson wants to control from the top but Jenkins keeps moving.
Johnson engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.

OK we're going to have a standup here. Matty Johnson hasn't been effective enough on the ground and the referee wants a restart.
Jenkins looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Jenkins persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.

Jenkins tries to sprawl but Johnson drives through with a takedown into half guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Johnson is trying to work for a kimura but Jenkins is defending well.
Johnson sitting and controlling from the half guard.
Johnson wants to take a breather but Jenkins is having none of it.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Johnson seems to be working for a kimura but Jenkins defends the submission attempt.
Johnson content to sit in half guard and control for a moment.

Johnson looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Johnson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Jenkins is refusing to be controlled, as Johnson sits in half guard.

Johnson is looking for a kimura here.
Johnson prevents Jenkins from improving his position.

Johnson is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Jenkins sees it coming and defends easily.
Jenkins is staying active underneath Johnson, who seems content to just control the action from this position.

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

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

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Jenkins!
Jenkins wants to hold on but Johnson pushes him away.
Johnson moves to take his opponent's back.
Jenkins is breathing heavily.

Jenkins won't enjoy being in this position. Johnson looking for the choke. Oh... he's slipped the arm under the neck - Jenkins is tapping - it's over boys! Johnson picks up the submission victory!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (RNC). Matty Johnson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
57%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Rico Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (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.

Sanchez
vs
Winkler

183 cm
27
179 lbs
8 - 9 - 0

198 cm
20
176 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Good chin

BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Tends to cut

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 8 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rico Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Sanchez shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Winkler keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.
Sanchez trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Winkler keeping moving, preventing Sanchez from controlling successfully.

Sanchez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Winkler manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanchez has Winkler in his guard.
Winkler must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

Sanchez working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Winkler doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Winkler manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Sanchez might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.

Sanchez looking to try and escape his hips here, looking for a submission. It looks like he's going for a triangle but Winkler is defending well. Sanchez quickly switches to an armbar and extends the arm! Winkler has no choice but to tap, to a very quick submission! Wow, that was lightning fast! Sanchez celebrates on the ropes, with the crowd.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:05 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Rico Sanchez!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
42%

Undercard bout

Co-main event

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Yoo Gun (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Coors Lite (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gun comes into the arena with Sabotage blaring out of the sound system. We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.

Gun
vs
Lite

172 cm
20
142 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
18
135 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Dangerous knees
Very quick

BJJ Blue Belt
Basic striking
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Yoo Gun!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Coors Lite!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Elvis Blanc and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Gun attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.

Lite has managed to clinch.
Gun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lite in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lite misses with a short punch on the inside.
Gun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lite.
Gun scores with a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Gun.
Lite looks gassed!
Gun lands a body punch.
Nice body punch from Gun - that landed with a thud.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Lite is trying to force a seperation but Gun has the dominant position.
Gun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
A shot in the inside from Gun.
Gun landing knees to the body.
Gun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lite or not.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
A knee to the head by Gun.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Gun.
Gun pushes Lite back against the ropes and unloads with a body punch.
Gun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lite's face.

Gun breaks the clinch.

Gun clinches up against the ropes.
Lite taking a breather.
A right handed body shot lands from Gun.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun working Lite over with knees to the body.
Gun landing knees to the head.
Gun with a knee to the head.
Gun landing knees to the head.
Gun throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gun connects with a knee to the head.
Gun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lite's face.
Gun lands a good knee to the midsection. Lite won't want to take too many of those.
Gun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lite wants to get back to striking at distance but Gun won't allow it.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gun.

Gun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gun bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Gun misses with a double jab
and Lite counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Danga de danga de dang - Lite scores with a four punch combination!
Gun pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Gun tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Lite is able to avoid easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Lite looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Gun dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Lite. That did some damage!
A punch combination from Gun misses.
Yoo Gun seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Gun throws a sloppy head kick and Lite moves out of range easily.

Lite rushes Gun and presses him up against the ropes.
Lite takes a knee to the side of the body.
Gun crunches a lovely knee into Lite's ribcage.
Gun landing knees to the head.
Gun scores a nice knee to the body.
Gun gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Lite.
Gun scores with a knee to the head.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gun.
Gun landing knees to the body.
Gun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
A short body shot lands from Gun as the two fighters clinch.
Gun landing some nice looking knees to the body.

Gun escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.

Gun tries to keep at a distance but Lite has taken the fight into the clinch.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gun landing knees to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Lite's face as he tries to break the clinch.

Gun breaks the clinch.

Lite clinches.
Gun landing knees to the body.
Gun lands a nice knee to the body.
Lite wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Gun has him pressed against the ropes.
A nice right hand lands inside from Gun.
Lite wants a takedown but no success here.
Yoo Gun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coors Lite.
Gun unloads a knee to the mid-section.

Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gun throws a head kick but Lite moves out of range.
Lite cracks Gun with a good jab.
Gun misses with a body kick.
Lite swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.

Lite moves into range and clinches up with Gun.
Gun digs a right hand underneath Lite's ribcage. Lite let out a lung full of air as it connected.

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Gun manages to break the clinch.
Lite takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Gun lands with a kick to the temple. Lite shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Gun throws a nice head kick!

Lite is rocked!

Gun rushes Lite and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Lite is still on wobbly legs! Can Gun finish him?
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Gun unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Lite seems to have recovered his senses.
Gun lands a good knee to the midsection. Lite won't want to take too many of those.
Lite jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gun walks away with a smile on his face. Lite gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Gun lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Lite avoids the head kick by Gun.

Lite darts in and clinches Gun up against the ropes.
Lite is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Gun gets underhooks to prevent Lite's takedown attempt.
A left hand lands to the body for Gun.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Knees in the clinch landing for Gun.
Gun crunches a lovely knee into Lite's ribcage.
Gun landing knees to the head.
Lite takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gun misses with a knee strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoo Gun dominated that round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the ring so we can get back down to business.

Lite has Gun up against the ropes in a clinch.
Lite tries for a takedown but Gun manages to get underhooks.
Gun crunches a lovely knee into Lite's ribcage.
Gun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lite in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Gun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lite takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Gun landing knees to the body.
A knee to the head by Gun.
Gun lands with a left to the head.
Lite looking for a takedown.
Gun scores with a knee to the head.
Gun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lite or not.
Gun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lite's face.
Gun prevents Lite from breaking the clinch.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Gun working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
Gun utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Gun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Gun with a knee to the head.
Gun is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Lite is defending well for now.
Lite taking a breather.
A knee to the head by Gun.
Gun scores a nice knee to the body.
Gun with a knee to the head.
Yoo Gun has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Gun keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Lite's efforts to push away.
Gun landing knees to the head.
Gun lands with a right to the head.
Lite takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lite tries to stall but Gun uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Knees in the clinch landing for Gun.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gun.
Gun tries to land knees in the clinch but Lite avoids the damage to the body.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
A frustrated look appears on Lite's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lite fails to pull guard.
Yoo Gun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coors Lite.
Gun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lite fails to pull guard.

Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.

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.
Lite throws a series of punches but Gun moves out of range.
Gun keeps Lite at a distance using the push kick.
Gun throws a head kick but Lite moves out of range.
Gun connects with a solid leg kick.
Lite scores with a one two! Gun had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Gun feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Lite's calf.
Lite moves out of range as Gun throws a body kick.
A chopping leg kick lands by Gun.

Lite clinches with his opponent.

Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
A looping hook to the body misses from Gun. Lite does a little dance to reset his feet.
Gun takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Gun throws a series of punches but Lite avoids them all with ease.
Gun looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Gun throws a head kick that misses.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lite misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

Lite forces Gun back against the ropes and clinches.
Gun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Lite looking to slow down the pace here.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Gun.
Gun lands with a short shot to the head.
Gun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Knees to the body from Gun.
Gun lands a knee to the head.
Gun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lite lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Gun scores a nice knee to the body.
Gun lands a body shot.
Gun lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
A knee to the head by Gun.
Lite takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gun lands a shot to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands a left hand that snaps the head of Lite backwards.
Lite is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
A hook to the body from Gun.
Gun connects with a knee to the head.
Gun digs a right hand into Lite's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Lite's gas tank.
Lite tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Gun smiles and moves away.

Gun clinches with his opponent.
Gun crunches a lovely knee into Lite's ribcage.
Gun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lite's face.
Gun with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Lite jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gun walks away with a smile on his face. Lite gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.

Lite clinches with his opponent.
A head punch on the inside from Lite fails to land.
Lite fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Lite with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Gun working Lite over with knees to the body.
Lite takes a knee to the side of the body.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Yoo Gun dominated that second 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. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Gun connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Gun fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Lite has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
A head kick from Gun lands but Lite takes it in his stride.
Gun tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.

Lite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Lite is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Gun gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
Gun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gun is leaning against Lite and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gun obliges.

Gun pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Lite keeps the fight on the outside.

Lite clinches with his opponent.
Lite drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Gun lands a knee to the head.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gun with a knee to the head.
Lite is looking to break free of the clinch but Gun has double underhooks.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Lite misses with a hook to the ribs.
Gun lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Lite jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Gun walks away with a smile on his face. Lite gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Yoo Gun has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Coors Lite.
An inside leg kick lands from Gun.
Gun throws a nice inside leg kick.
Gun throws a quick inside leg kick.
Lite takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Gun scores with a sloppy right hand. Lite should have avoided that one.
Lite blocks a head kick by Gun.
Gun tries to clinch up against the ropes, rushing in the close the distance. Lite manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Lite throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Gun throws a quick inside leg kick.

Lite has closed the distance and engaged Gun in a clinch.
Gun landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Lite fails to pull guard.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lite's face.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gun lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down Lite.

Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lite takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.

Lite has taken the fight to the clinch.
Gun is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.

Gun breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Lite throws a combination. Gun tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Gun.
Gun scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Gun looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.

Lite clinches with his opponent.
Lite wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Gun with a knee to the head.
Lite drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Gun obliges.
Gun landing knees to the head.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gun working Lite over with knees to the body.
Gun unloads a knee to the mid-section. Lite lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
A battle for position here, against the ropes.
A short left from Gun.
Lite is trying to drag Gun to the mat but Gun just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Gun lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Lite or not.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.

Gun breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lite avoids the head kick by Gun.
Gun misses with a kick to the body.

Lite fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Gun, pushing him back against the ropes.
Gun landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Gun looking to throw knees to the head but Lite is blocking nicely.
Lite blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Lite has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Gun is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
A knee to the head by Gun.
Gun lands a knee to the body.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gun with a knee to the head.
Yoo Gun is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Gun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lite's face.
Lite drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Lite is trying to force a seperation but Gun has the dominant position.
Gun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Lite jumps guard but Gun stands there with Lite around his waist. Lite gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Gun with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Gun using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Gun connects with a nasty looking knee right to Lite's face.
Gun putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Lite in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Lite takes a knee right on the jaw!
Gun is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Lite can do to turn this around?
Lite takes a knee to the side of the body.
Coors Lite has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Gun lands a knee to the head.
Gun scores with a shoulder strike.

And that's the end of the fight!
Yoo Gun showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Gun has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 30:27
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Yoo Gun!

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FIGHT
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Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mirko Kilipovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Charlie Runkle (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kilipovic's entrance music is Guns N' Roses: Paradise City. A fine choice. Charlie Runkle has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Kilipovic
vs
Runkle

191 cm
21
212 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
21
210 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent MT
Insanely flexible

BJJ Brown Belt
Good kicks
Powerful

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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 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mirko Kilipovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Charlie Runkle!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Runkle cracks Kilipovic with an open hand slap.
Runkle connects with a body shot that sends Kilipovic's belly button to the back.
Runkle scores with a head kick. Kilipovic tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
Kilipovic feints and then cracks Runkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Runkle down.
Runkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Runkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Kilipovic lands with a shot to the body.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Runkle checks a leg kick.
Runkle tries a head kick but it misses.
Runkle thows a left - swing and a miss!
Kilipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runkle.
A bone on bone clash there as Runkle blocks the leg kick.
Runkle shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Kilipovic as he jumps to the side.
Kilipovic takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Runkle connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kilipovic attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Runkle misses with a shot to the body
letting Kilipovic counter with a right hand.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Runkle throws a lazy right hand but Kilipovic sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Kilipovic connects with a high kick.
Runkle throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Runkle throws a lazy head kick
and Kilipovic counters with a good low kick that Runkle was not able to check.
Runkle chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Kilipovic can pounce on him.

Runkle closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Kilipovic's guard.
Runkle forces his way into half guard.
Runkle missing with the ground and pound from half guard.

Runkle seems to be working for a kimura but Kilipovic defends the submission attempt.

Runkle is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Runkle is looking to take a break and control but Kilipovic is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Runkle thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Kilipovic avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Runkle.
Runkle throwing shots but Kilipovic is blocking nicely.
Runkle wants to take a breather but Kilipovic is having none of it.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkle lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Runkle not doing much here.
Runkle sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Kilipovic defending well though.
Kilipovic is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Runkle is looking to stall here but Kilipovic recovers full guard.
Runkle throws a strike but Kilipovic rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Kilipovic has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Runkle wants to control but Kilipovic passes easily into half guard.

Runkle actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

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

Kilipovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic defending well as Runkle loads up on a big left hand.
Kilipovic throws a nice head kick!
Runkle jabs at Kilipovic's body.
Runkle throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Kilipovic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
Runkle throws a lazy head kick
and Kilipovic counters with a nice low kick that buckles Runkle's knee momentarily.
Charlie Runkle seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Runkle misses with a lunging right hand
and Kilipovic counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Kilipovic chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilipovic thuds his shin into the meat of Runkle's side.
Runkle tries a low kick but Kilipovic avoids it.
Runkle sizes up Kilipovic with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Runkle is breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Kilipovic misses with a head kick.
Mirko Kilipovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Runkle swings widly with a right hand
and Kilipovic finishes the little exchange by landing a big kick to the body.
Runkle misses with a takedown
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a sloppy head kick and Runkle moves out of range easily.
Kilipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runkle's calf.
Kilipovic fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Runkle has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Kilipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
A chopping leg kick lands by Kilipovic.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilipovic.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilipovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Runkle moves out of range.
Kilipovic throws a nice inside leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a leg kick which misses Runkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Runkle tries to avoid it.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Runkle.
Runkle misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Runkle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
A slapping leg kick lands for Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Runkle on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kilipovic. Kilipovic obviously looking to wear him down.
Kilipovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Kilipovic plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Runkle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kilipovic with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Kilipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Runkle. That did some damage!
Kilipovic throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Runkle fails with the takedown
and Kilipovic counters with a solid body kick.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic scores with a leg kick.
Kilipovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Runkle has his front leg slapped to the side - a nice low kick landing there from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Runkle if he has to take too many more of those.
Kilipovic throws a leg kick which misses Runkle's front leg but catches the back leg as Runkle tries to avoid it.
Mirko Kilipovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Kilipovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Kilipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runkle's calf.
Kilipovic goes for a high kick. It partially lands.
Kilipovic stuffs the takedown attempt from Runkle. Runkle gets slowly back to his feet.
Mirko Kilipovic has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Charlie Runkle.
Kilipovic thows a body kick. Runkle tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Runkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilipovic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Runkle.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Runkle's sensitive parts.
A good leg kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic lands with a slapping head kick.
Runkle misses with a shot to the body
and Kilipovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses.
Kilipovic throws a nice head kick!
Runkle takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kilipovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilipovic. That's going to slow Runkle down.
Runkle swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilipovic.
Runkle throws an off balance right hand
and Kilipovic counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Kilipovic connects with a solid leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Mirko Kilipovic dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

Kilipovic scores with a jab.
Runkle has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Runkle throws a predictable looking body shot
and Kilipovic counters with a good low kick that Runkle was not able to check.
Kilipovic scores with a spinning back kick!
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Kilipovic.
Runkle misses with a body shot.
Kilipovic scoring well with a low kick there.
Kilipovic looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Runkle 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.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Runkle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Runkle takes a kick to the side of the head.
A nice inside leg kick there by Kilipovic. That's going to slow Runkle down.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilipovic, right into the meat.
Kilipovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Runkle can do to turn this around?
Runkle takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Runkle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"

That's one minute gone in the round.
Kilipovic lands a high kick!
Kilipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Runkle is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Kilipovic rather than just go for the knockout.
Runkle misses with a looping left.
Kilipovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Kilipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilipovic fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Runkle looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Kilipovic is fending him off so far but Runkle persists. Nope, Kilipovic circles away and we're back to standing.
Kilipovic throws a nice head kick!
Runkle's leg has a nasty welt from taking a succession of leg kicks. That must be slowing him down.
Runkle swings widly with a right hand
and Kilipovic counters with a body kick.
A nice leg kick lands there from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Runkle. That did some damage!
Kilipovic scores with a leg kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kilipovic keeps Runkle at a distance using the push kick.
Both fighters circling a little - Kilipovic finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A head kick misses from Kilipovic.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Runkle gets off balance looking for a body kick
and Kilipovic counters with an outside leg kick.
Runkle throws a head kick that misses
and Kilipovic counters with a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Runkle's calf.
Kilipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Kilipovic lands with a thumping leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a head kick but Runkle moves out of range.
Kilipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic connects with an inside leg kick.
Runkle sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Kilipovic thumps Runkle with a low kick.
Kilipovic feints and then cracks Runkle's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Runkle down.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Runkle takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Kilipovic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kilipovic moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Kilipovic lands with a kick to the temple. Runkle shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Runkle just misses with a punch to the body.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
Kilipovic scores with a nice body kick.
Runkle rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Kilipovic counters with a thumping low kick.
Runkle swings for the body but Kilipovic moves out of range.
Kilipovic throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
A big right from Runkle misses.
Kilipovic lands a nice leg kick that just misses Runkle's sensitive parts.
An inside leg kick lands from Kilipovic.
Good leg kick by Kilipovic there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kilipovic scores with a kick to the body.
Runkle blocks a head kick by Kilipovic.
Kilipovic tries a head kick but it misses.
A jab from Runkle misses.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Kilipovic, right into the meat.
Kilipovic uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Runkle.
Runkle misses with a wild body shot.
Runkle misses with a hook
and Kilipovic counters with a flying knee. Nice.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kilipovic throws a nice outside leg kick.
Kilipovic throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kilipovic pushes Runkle away with a front kick.
Runkle throws a sloppy head kick
and Kilipovic counters with a nice kick to the body.
A cross from Kilipovic lands.
Runkle misses with a kick to the body
and Kilipovic counters with a nice kick to the body.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 29:26
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 29:26
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:26

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Mirko Kilipovic!