GCF 11 - Cage Rush PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Brandon Farnhook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Brandon Sucker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!

Farnhook
vs
Sucker

177 cm
22
172 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

180 cm
23
175 lbs
0 - 2 - 0

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Granite chin

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Very confident

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Farnhook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brandon Sucker!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Farnhook connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sucker's hands.
Farnhook throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sucker fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Farnhook lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Some wild striking there from Sucker.
Sucker throws a combination. Farnhook tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Farnhook throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Sucker colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Farnhook as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Sucker is left battered and dazed whilst Farnhook and his camp cheer!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Brandon Farnhook!

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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 middleweight MMA rules bout between Larry Nivven (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Cut Richard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Nivven
vs
Richard

185 cm
25
200 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

190 cm
19
195 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Good gas tank

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Larry Nivven!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cut Richard!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nivven throws a sloppy head kick and Richard moves out of range easily.

Richard decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.

Richard is working for a kimura but Nivven is defending it quite comfortably.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Richard with a momentary lay and pray from half guard.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:54 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Cut Richard!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
43%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Antonio Sette (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Turk (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Antonio Sette looks tired to me. Hopefully he has got enough gas left in the tank to put in a good performance.

Sette
vs
Turk

195 cm
20
275 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

185 cm
19
235 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
Granite chin

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Antonio Sette!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Turk!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Yves DeLean and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sette wants to clinch.
Turk looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Sette lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.

Sette lands a jab followed by a vicious hook that sends Turk sprawling to the canvas. Sette follows him down, looking for the kill. Can Turk hang on?
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sette throwing shots but Turk is blocking nicely.
Sette is looking to stall here but Turk recovers full guard.

Sette decides he's had enough of playing guard and decides to stand. Come on Turk, up you get!
Turk swats away the attempt to clinch by Sette.
A head kick by Sette - that's a beauty! Turk is out but he's somehow still standing... he's going... going... gone. Like a drunk walking down the middle of the road, the inevitable face plant follows and the delayed knockout arrives. Even Sette can't help but laugh at the bizarre end to this one!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:59 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Antonio Sette!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
67%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Mister Awesome (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Troy Annuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Awesome
vs
Annuck

177 cm
18
185 lbs
1 - 1 - 0

185 cm
25
190 lbs
0 - 2 - 1

BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
Very strong

Decent wrestler
Decent boxing
Intelligent

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mister Awesome!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 0 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Troy Annuck!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Gregory Folan.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Annuck connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Awesome's hands.
Annuck scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Annuck lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Annuck throws a series of punches but Awesome moves out of range.
Awesome wants to clinch.
Annuck connects with a jab.
Awesome walks into a stiff left hand from Annuck.
Nice body punch from Annuck.
Awesome ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Awesome gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Annuck.
Annuck moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Awesome tries to clinch but Annuck moves out of range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Annuck looks to land a right hand but Awesome moved out of range.
Awesome slips a jab from Annuck.
Awesome fails in his attempt to clinch.

Annuck is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Awesome's half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Annuck is trying to control. Awesome wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Awesome works his way to full guard. Good work.
Awesome is trying to keep Annuck in close.
Annuck trying to control the position from guard on top but Awesome is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Awesome is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Awesome bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Annuck's guard.
Awesome trying to control but Annuck is working from the bottom.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Awesome is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Annuck is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.

Awesome drops back looking for a leg! Annuck is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Annuck manages to kick Awesome off! Awesome jumps back into Annuck's guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Awesome throwing strikes from guard but Annuck blocks nicely.
Awesome won't allow Annuck to get back to his feet.
Awesome wants to control from the top but Annuck keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Awesome is really struggling to control Annuck but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Awesome controls the pace of the fight for a moment.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Mister Awesome wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Awesome darts in trying to clinch
and Annuck counters with a left and a right that stings Awesome.
Annuck misses with a two punch combination.
Awesome ducks under a wild hook from Annuck.
Annuck looks to land a combination but Awesome avoids it well.
Annuck looks gassed!

Annuck shoots in and bounces Awesome off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Awesome is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Awesome trying to strike from the bottom but really, it's not the best position to be doing that from!

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Awesome is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Awesome thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.

Awesome has hold of the far side arm. He's working for the Kimura, can Annuck defend it? Awesome steps over the head and cranks it - Annuck is tapping out! That was textbook stuff right there - nice submission victory for Awesome!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Mister Awesome!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Georges St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Swagger (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think St Pierre might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to 50 cent Many Men. Jack Swagger will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.

St Pierre
vs
Swagger

179 cm
19
170 lbs
2 - 4 - 0

178 cm
25
173 lbs
1 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
KO power

BJJ Blue Belt
Decent boxing
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Georges St Pierre!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Swagger!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and William Peck.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

Swagger closes the distance and clinches.
St Pierre looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
Swagger softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Swagger keeps control of St Pierre as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
St Pierre wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
St Pierre wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

Swagger has St Pierre pressed up against the cage. He's trying to work for a single leg takedown. Swagger pulls back from the cage and twists to the side, sending St Pierre tumbling to the mat - Swagger dives into St Pierre's guard.
Swagger is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Swagger content to stall in guard here.
Swagger's corner are shouting for him to control the position and he seems happy to oblige.
Swagger wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.

That's one minute gone in the round.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Swagger was stalling too much, according to the referee.
The fight stays on the outside here - Swagger looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Nice sprawl there from St Pierre as Swagger shoots in.
Swagger shoots in for a double leg but St Pierre sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Swagger stalks St Pierre and leaps in with a furious combination of punches. Uppercuts and crosses smash into St Pierre's face. St Pierre staggers backwards, shaken.

Swagger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swagger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swagger trying to control but St Pierre is having none of it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

Swagger is working for a guillotine from mount but St Pierre frees his head quite easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Swagger is in the full mount, landing strikes.
Swagger tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
It looks like Swagger might be adopting somewhat of a lay and pray gameplan here, which I'm sure won't go down too well with the paying fans in attendance... Or the ring announcers come to think of it.

Swagger stands up from the dominant position, so we're back on the feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

Swagger moves into the clinch successfully.

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

Swagger moves into the clinch successfully.
Swagger lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of St Pierre backwards.
Swagger is leaning against St Pierre and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.

Swagger jumps guard.
Swagger is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Swagger trying to control the action but St Pierre is working from the bottom.

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

That's four minutes gone in the round.

Swagger shoots in from a long way out. He's driving through with the takedown attempt and he eventually gets it, landing in St Pierre's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
St Pierre keeping moving, preventing Swagger from controlling successfully.
Swagger in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Swagger sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed St Pierre's guard.
Swagger is keen to just control but St Pierre is a slippery customer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Swagger takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Swagger dominated that round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!

St Pierre keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

Swagger clinches with his opponent.

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

Swagger shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Swagger was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Swagger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Swagger is in the full mount, landing strikes.

Swagger wants to finish this one by submission but St Pierre is holding onto his waist, trying to prevent any attacks from Swagger.
Swagger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Swagger has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee warns St Pierre that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Swagger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
St Pierre knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Swagger on the ground.
Swagger can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as St Pierre is looking to escape.
Swagger content just to control the position here.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre squirming around on the bottom, looking to escape.
Jack Swagger has got the better of the ground game so far.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
Swagger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Swagger working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Swagger putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
Swagger is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. St Pierre can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Swagger looking to control but St Pierre is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Swagger is in a good position here but he's just trying to control... And he's not even managing to do that successfully.
Swagger breaks from St Pierre's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Swagger looking to control and managing it successfully.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
St Pierre is squirming around, avoiding Swagger's attempts to control the action.
Swagger takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Swagger tries to control but St Pierre wriggling away.
Swagger sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.

The ref stands the fighters back up. Jack Swagger was stalling too much, according to the referee.
A left and a right from Swagger both land. Nice combination.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Jack Swagger showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Let's get this one finished - here comes the final round!

Swagger pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.

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

Swagger pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.

Swagger manages to break the clinch.
Swagger showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from St Pierre.

The fight moves into the clinch position.

Swagger breaks from the clinch.
Swagger fails with the takedown.
Swagger tries for a takedown but St Pierre sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.

Swagger pushes St Pierre up against the cage in a clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Swagger pulls St Pierre into guard.
Swagger trying to control the position here.
St Pierre has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Swagger manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Swagger fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
St Pierre is trying to stand up.

Swagger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.

Swagger is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Swagger uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before St Pierre has time to react.
Swagger fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!

Swagger rushes St Pierre and presses him up against the cage.

Swagger manages to break the clinch.
St Pierre avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Swagger fails with a takedown attempt.
Georges St Pierre has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Jack Swagger.
Swagger lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as St Pierre backs up against the cage.

That's three minutes gone in the round.

St Pierre gets caught on his heels momentarily as he allows Swagger to score an easy takedown into full guard.
Swagger is pushing down on St Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Swagger has managed to sneak the leg through.
Swagger has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
St Pierre is staying active underneath Swagger, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Swagger frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
St Pierre's corner are shouting for him to stand up but that's bad cornering - how is he meant to stand up when he's mounted? He should be looking to improve his position on the ground before trying to stand back up.
Swagger controlling his opponent.
St Pierre is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Swagger controlling the pace for now.
St Pierre is bucking up trying to escape but Swagger cracks him with another couple of good strikes.
St Pierre is trying to get back to his feet but can't.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
St Pierre takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
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!

Swagger working to secure an arm triangle but it's not happening for him just yet.
Georges St Pierre has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jack Swagger is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Swagger looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.

And that's the end of the fight!
Jack Swagger comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Swagger 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 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 25:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 25:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 25:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jack Swagger!

C
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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Shawn Cook (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henrique ManiCoba (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shawn Cook has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.

Cook
vs
ManiCoba

190 cm
25
185 lbs
1 - 3 - 1

180 cm
26
185 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Self confident

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 1 - 3 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Shawn Cook!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henrique ManiCoba!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!

ManiCoba feints and as Cook raises his hands in defense, ManiCoba changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
ManiCoba is just sitting in guard, looking to avoid any submissions.
ManiCoba sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Cook's guard.
ManiCoba prevents Cook from improving his position.
ManiCoba looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Cook with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Cook is in trouble now - ManiCoba has advanced to mount!
ManiCoba working away from the top, dropping strikes.
ManiCoba putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
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!
Cook tries to hold on but ManiCoba pushes him away.
BOOM! ManiCoba connects with a massive shot to the dome!
ManiCoba sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
ManiCoba raining down shots from the mount!

That's one minute gone in the round.
ManiCoba wants to control the pace but Cook is squirming around nicely.
Cook tries to hold on but ManiCoba pushes him away.
ManiCoba in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.

ManiCoba swings around for an armbar and he's got it! Wow, that came out of nowhere! What a finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Henrique ManiCoba!

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C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
62%

Co-main event

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

McNearsea
vs
Milosevic

175 cm
24
165 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

183 cm
19
165 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Solid chin

Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service
Charlie Wang's Nutrition and 95 % Laundry

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 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Den McNearsea!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Slabodan Milosevic!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Milosevic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milosevic swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Milosevic throws a right and a left that McNearsea avoids nicely.
McNearsea tries a head kick but it misses.
McNearsea throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Milosevic's waist but Milosevic gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing McNearsea off to one side.
McNearsea dodges the punch combination from Milosevic.
Milosevic connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Milosevic throws a series of punches but McNearsea avoids them all with ease.
McNearsea fails with a takedown attempt.
Milosevic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Milosevic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic swinging wildly here.
Milosevic throws a right and a left that both miss.
Milosevic swinging wildly here.
Milosevic throws a right hand that McNearsea ducks under and follows up with a left that McNearsea also avoids with ease.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Milosevic dodges the punch combination from McNearsea.
Milosevic misses with a two punch combination.
Milosevic throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck McNearsea on the side of the head.
McNearsea throws a jab when Milosevic was well out of range.
Milosevic throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.

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 left and a right from Milosevic both land. Nice combination.
Slabodan Milosevic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Milosevic throws a right hand that McNearsea ducks under and follows up with a left that McNearsea also avoids with ease.
McNearsea on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Milosevic misses with a two punch combination.

McNearsea looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.

McNearsea is looking for a kimura but Milosevic is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for McNearsea to get the leverage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Slabodan Milosevic dominated that 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.

McNearsea is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Milosevic.
Den McNearsea is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.

McNearsea shoots in and gets a takedown into Milosevic's guard.
Milosevic can't keep his opponent in guard - McNearsea advances to half guard, no doubt looking to mount.
Milosevic tries to kick McNearsea off but McNearsea keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McNearsea slips a nice elbow through Milosevic's hands, connecting with Milosevic's forehead.

McNearsea is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
McNearsea is figuring out what he wants to do next.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McNearsea works his foot free and advances to mount.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
McNearsea sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
McNearsea's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

McNearsea is giving the impression that he's looking to ground and pound but he switches suddenly into a beautiful far side armbar! Milosevic is forced to tap! Great finish!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:05 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Den McNearsea!

C
A

C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
22%

Main event

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Dominic Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Mistigris (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rumors backstage are that the fighters have been paid to keep it standing but we know that would never happen in MMA!

Jones
vs
Mistigris

185 cm
22
185 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

182 cm
23
195 lbs
6 - 7 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Brawler
Very strong

BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dominic Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Mistigris!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones is looking to clinch.
Mistigris uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Mistigris lands a glancing blow to the side of Jones's head.
Jones misses with an uppercut
and Mistigris counters with a nice body shot.
Mistigris tests Jones's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Mistigris blocks a low kick nicely.
Mistigris ducks under a wild hook from Jones.
Mistigris dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jones tries a head kick but it misses.
Jones tries to clinch
and Mistigris counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Jones on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
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!
Jones moves in looking to clinch but Mistigris pushes him off.
Jones tries to move into range but Mistigris moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jones tries for a takedown but Mistigris circles away easily
and Mistigris counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Jones takes one on the chin but seems OK.
Mistigris uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Jones.
Jones throws a combination that misses
and Mistigris connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Mistigris ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Jones throws a low kick but Mistigris moves out of range easily.
Jones throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Mistigris's waist but Mistigris gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Jones off to one side.

Jones takes the fight into the clinch.
Jones is looking to break free of the clinch but Mistigris has double underhooks.
Mistigris lands a body punch in the clinch.
Jones misses with the head strike.
Mistigris keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Jones's efforts to push away.

Mistigris breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jones fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Dominic Jones. That's going to take a lot out of him.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mistigris goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Jack Mistigris is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
A looping hook to the body misses from Jones. Mistigris does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mistigris lands with a nice combination. Jones backs away looking to recover.
Dominic Jones seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jones walks into a jab.

Jones is rocked!
BAM! Mistigris delivers a spinning backfist that drops Jones like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:33 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Jack Mistigris!