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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zeburdiah Zappatista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bryan Bernie (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Zappatista's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Kanye West - Runaway. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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Great low kicks
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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
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeburdiah Zappatista!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Bernie!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Ian Loll and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bernie fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Zappatista manages to avoid it.
Bernie tries to clinch but Zappatista moves away
and Zappatista makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Bernie throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Zappatista turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Bernie fails with a takedown attempt.
Bernie is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Zappatista.
Bernie will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Zappatista misses with a low kick as Bernie jumps back.
Zappatista bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Zappatista fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Zappatista misses with a right hand
and Bernie counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Bernie.
Zappatista gets double underhooks to prevent a takedown attempt from Bernie.
Zeburdiah Zappatista has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Bryan Bernie.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Zappatista goes for a takedown attempt but Bernie pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Zappatista connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Bernie ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Bernie misses the shot to the body.
A chopping leg kick lands by Zappatista.
Zappatista with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista stuns Bernie with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Zappatista fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Bernie manages to avoid it.
Zappatista throws a lazy right hand but Bernie sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Zappatista fails with a takedown attempt.
Zappatista throws a leg kick but Bernie sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Bernie throws a head kick that misses
and Zappatista counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Bernie throws a leg kick but Zappatista moved away.
Bernie walks into a left hand.
Zappatista connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Zappatista feints and then cracks Bernie's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Bernie down.
Zappatista looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Zappatista trying to move into half guard but instead Bernie has managed to sweep!
Zappatista is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Bernie defends well.
Zappatista trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Bernie wants to control from the top but Zappatista keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zappatista managing to control the position.
Bernie tries to free his leg and advance position but Zappatista is retaining full guard.
Bernie wants to control from the top but Zappatista keeps moving.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Zappatista looking to hit a scissor sweep but Bernie is one step ahead there.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Bernie bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeburdiah Zappatista 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.
Zappatista moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Bernie looks for a takedown but Zappatista sprawls well.
Zappatista fails with the takedown.
Zappatista shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Bernie defends it nicely.
Bernie is trying hard to land a takedown here. Zappatista sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Bernie takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Zappatista fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zeburdiah Zappatista. That's going to take a lot out of him.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bernie throws out a loose jab but Zappatista uses good head movement to avoid it.
That kick from Zappatista tenderised Bernie's leg. Bernie is trying to keep his angry face on.
Zappatista lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Zappatista scoring well with a low kick there.
Zappatista scoring well with a low kick there.
Good exchange - Bernie coming out on top.
Zappatista thows a left - swing and a miss!
Zappatista missing with a left hand there. Bernie was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Zappatista throws a quick inside leg kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
An inside leg kick from Zappatista misses.
Bernie sees a low kick coming and goes to check it, but it's actually a body kick and it thuds into his unprotected ribs.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Bernie shoots in and drives through. Zappatista sprawls well.
Zappatista jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
An inside leg kick from Zappatista misses.
Bernie is trying desperately to land a takedown but Zappatista is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Bernie.
Zappatista throws a wild body kick that Bernie sees coming a mile off.
Bernie tries for a takedown but Zappatista sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Bernie avoids a punch combination nicely.
Zappatista fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Bernie to the ground. Zappatista is now in Bernie's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bernie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Zappatista postures up in Bernie's guard and throws a big left but Bernie blocks it.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Bernie is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
Bernie trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Bernie looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Zappatista postures up in Bernie's guard and throws a big left but Bernie blocks it.
Zappatista stopping the sweep attempt from Bernie.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista slips effortlessly into side control - very nice.
Bernie is being controlled here.
Bernie gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Zappatista is trying to control the action in half guard but Bernie is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Bernie is trying to get back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Zeburdiah Zappatista 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. This is the final round!
Zappatista swats away the attempt to clinch by Bernie.
Zappatista swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Zappatista shoots in but no luck this time.
Zappatista gets a takedown into half guard.
Zappatista moves nicely into side control.
Zappatista trying to control the action but Bernie is working from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Zappatista working the ground and pound from side control.
Zappatista wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Bernie, who protects the arm well.
Bernie is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Zappatista's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Zappatista looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bernie with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bryan Bernie has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Bernie is pressing down on Zappatista's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Zappatista cracks Bernie with a solid left hand.
Zappatista trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Bernie is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Bernie sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Zappatista defending well though.
Zeburdiah Zappatista overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Bernie misses with a head shot. Zappatista uses the momentum to regain guard.
Bernie stands over his opponent and dives in with a flying punch! Zappatista throws up his legs and catches Bernie in a triangle! Oh this looks tight! Bernie tries to escape but he's forced to tap! Wow, fantastic work there by Zappatista! That came out of nowhere!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:05 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Triangle Choke). Zeburdiah Zappatista!
A very excited looking Zeburdiah Zappatista made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Block Liddell (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tom Riddler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liddell comes to the cage accompanied by Slayer - Raining Blood. Block Liddell is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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234 lbs
19 - 10 - 0 |
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300 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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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
19 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Block Liddell!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tom Riddler!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liddell misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Liddell works Riddler's body with a nice hook.
Liddell lands a head kick!
It looks like Tom Riddler has been cut.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Liddell fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Riddler.
Liddell scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Riddler doesn't seem bothered though.
Riddler looks gassed!
Nice jab there from Liddell.
It's a brutal combination of punches from Liddell! Riddler is backing up but he can't get away as Liddell lands with one final shot to the jaw that drops Riddler and ends the fight. Great knockout.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:36 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Block Liddell!
An out of breath Block Liddell thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Adam Bomb (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Punchy McPunches (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!
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287 lbs
15 - 10 - 0 |
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323 lbs
19 - 15 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
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World class boxer
Powerful |
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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
15 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Adam Bomb!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 15 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Punchy McPunches!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bomb fakes the leg kick and cracks McPunches in the body.
Bomb throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
It looks like Punchy McPunches has been cut.
Bomb staying out of range there.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Bomb checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
McPunches throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
McPunches misses with a series of wild punches.
Bomb with a jab.
McPunches throws a body punch but Bomb moves out of range.
McPunches defending well as Bomb loads up on a big left hand.
McPunches takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
McPunches misses with a hook
letting Bomb counter with a right hand.
Bomb takes the fight into the clinch.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bomb.
Bomb connects with a knee to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bomb content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Bomb lands with a left to the head.
Bomb taking a breather.
McPunches is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Bomb trying to land knees to the body.
McPunches misses with the head strike.
The referee is keeping an eye on Bomb - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
McPunches trying to control the position but instead, Bomb has worked for underhooks and has pushed McPunches into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McPunches wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Bomb has him pressed against the cage.
McPunches is trying to force a seperation but Bomb has the dominant position.
Bomb digs a right hand underneath McPunches's ribcage. McPunches let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Bomb has McPunches pushed against the cage.
Bomb tries to throw a body punch but McPunches avoids it by throwing Bomb back against the cage.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Bomb.
Bomb tries to land knees in the clinch but McPunches avoids the damage to the body.
Bomb will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning McPunches up against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Adam Bomb.
McPunches misses with a looping right.
McPunches connects with a good right hand that stumbles Bomb. Bomb circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Bomb comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Bomb scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
McPunches misses the shot to the body.
McPunches misses with a left hand
and Bomb counters with a lovely shot to the body.
McPunches looks gassed!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McPunches misses with a body shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice cross by Bomb.
Bomb uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by McPunches.
Nice defenses there by McPunches.
Bomb misses with a wild body shot.
Bomb jabs McPunches to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Bomb lands a jab to McPunches's midsection.
A decent looking cross lands there for Bomb.
Bomb throws a body kick that digs right into the meat.
Crack! A monster head kick from Bomb and McPunches falls like a tree - timbeeeeeeeeeeerrrr! A highlight reel knockout by Bomb!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Adam Bomb!
Adam Bomb seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Holden Rosenthal (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Frank Micheals (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Rosenthal might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Rick Derringer - I Am a Real American. Micheals has chosen Whoa is Me as his entrance music. Frank Micheals is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples.
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219 lbs
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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
22 - 11 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Holden Rosenthal!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Frank Micheals!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Micheals checks the leg kick nicely there.
Rosenthal misses with a body shot.
No luck for Rosenthal with that takedown attempt.
Rosenthal tries to score a power double leg takedown but Micheals sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rosenthal somewhat.
Micheals throws a quick inside leg kick.
Rosenthal avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rosenthal closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Micheals to the mat! Micheals manages to get full guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Rosenthal content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Rosenthal throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Micheals pulls Rosenthal in to control the position.
Micheals looking to sweep using the butterfly guard but Rosenthal puts pay to that idea as he passes nicely into half guard.
Rosenthal sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Micheals defending well though.
Micheals wants to control but Rosenthal is keeping busy.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rosenthal working the head and body with strikes.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Micheals moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rosenthal pushes down on Micheals's leg and manages to get into half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rosenthal trying to mount his opponent but Micheals defends it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals is doing well to avoid being mounted. He's controlling the position at the moment.
Micheals is not content to let Rosenthal control the position.
Micheals trying to get back to full guard but Rosenthal takes advantage of the position and moves to full mount!
Micheals wants to hold on but Rosenthal pushes him away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals wriggling around on the bottom manages to avoid the strikes thrown by Rosenthal.
Rosenthal avoids the attempt from Micheals to control.
Rosenthal throws a sloppy strike and Micheals uses the opportunity to reverse the position! A bit of a scramble here and Micheals has ended up in Rosenthal's guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Micheals trying to control but Rosenthal is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Holden Rosenthal 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.
Rosenthal throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Micheals fakes with the hands and throws a leg kick but Rosenthal is out of range.
Rosenthal looks to land a right hand but Micheals moved out of range.
Frank Micheals seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Micheals throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Rosenthal uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Micheals.
Micheals pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Micheals tries to clinch up.
Micheals darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
Micheals misses with a head kick.
Rosenthal looks to land a body kick but Micheals moved away.
Micheals leaves Rosenthal with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals tries to bum rush Rosenthal with a series of wild strikes but Rosenthal uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Micheals looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Micheals takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Rosenthal gets tackled into the cage by Micheals. Micheals maintains the clinch.
Micheals tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Micheals tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Rosenthal avoids it.
Rosenthal fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Rosenthal tries a body shot but Micheals blocks it.
A short left from Rosenthal.
Micheals tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Rosenthal's elbow.
Micheals misses with a punch to the body.
The referee is keeping an eye on Rosenthal - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Micheals is trying to slow down the pace of the fight but Rosenthal is keeping busy.
Micheals slowing the pace effectively.
Rosenthal lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Micheals backwards.
Rosenthal blocks a body shot from Micheals.
Rosenthal throws a head punch that misses.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Rosenthal.
Rosenthal breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Good work by Rosenthal as he checks the leg kick.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Micheals misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Micheals fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Rosenthal.
Frank Micheals is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Micheals lands the left hand.
Rosenthal takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A big left from Micheals misses.
Rosenthal shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Micheals gets back to full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Micheals looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rosenthal is one step ahead there.
Micheals working a defensive guard but Rosenthal passes into half guard.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Micheals tries to get to full guard but Rosenthal has control of the leg.
Micheals preventing any damage for now, controlling his opponent's head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Frank Micheals showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Rosenthal fails with a takedown attempt.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses
and Rosenthal counters with a straight punch to the midsection.
Micheals takes a kick to the side of the head.
Micheals thuds his shin into the meat of Rosenthal's side.
Rosenthal moves out of range of the body kick from Micheals.
Rosenthal misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Micheals listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Micheals tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rosenthal was well out of range. Poor timing from Micheals.
Rosenthal fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Holden Rosenthal. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Micheals ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Micheals scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Rosenthal fails with the takedown
and Micheals counters with a nice kick to the body.
Micheals throws a head kick that misses.
Rosenthal showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Micheals.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Micheals throws a push kick but Rosenthal slaps the foot to one side.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Micheals connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Rosenthal scrambles back to his feet.
Micheals lands with a slapping head kick.
Micheals throws a head kick that half lands.
Micheals moves forwards but Rosenthal connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Micheals misses with a straight right.
Micheals throws a head kick that half lands.
Rosenthal is rocked!
Micheals works over Rosenthal's head and body with a nice combination.
Oh Rosenthal is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Rosenthal seems to have got his legs back now.
Rosenthal throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Micheals lands with a thumping leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Micheals throws a sloppy head kick and Rosenthal moves out of range easily.
Rosenthal avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Rosenthal closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Micheals wants to control but Rosenthal is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Rosenthal is trying to control. Micheals wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Micheals tries to get to full guard but Rosenthal has control of the leg.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Rosenthal takes a shot to the body in his stride.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rosenthal avoids the body shot from Micheals.
Micheals lands a nice looking body shot.
A slapping body kick lands there for Micheals.
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!
Micheals tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rosenthal on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Micheals. Micheals obviously looking to wear him down.
Micheals throws a right and a left that Rosenthal avoids nicely.
Micheals takes a swing at Rosenthal's ribcage but misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rosenthal avoids the head kick by Micheals.
Micheals misses the shot to the body.
Micheals lands with a straight right. Rosenthal didn't see that one coming.
And that's the end of the fight!
Frank Micheals comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Micheals 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 28:29
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge William Peck scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Frank Micheals!
Frank Micheals decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paulo Kang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Ooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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27
188 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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28
197 lbs
9 - 10 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Kang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Ooka!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooka walks into a left hand.
Nice defenses there by Ooka.
Kang throws a jab when Ooka was well out of range.
Ooka avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ooka misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kang takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Ooka throws a series of punches but Kang moves out of range.
Kang takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Ooka moves out of range of the body kick.
Kang throws a leg kick
and Ooka counters with a good, hard body kick but Kang shrugs it off.
Ooka misses with a wild body shot.
Ooka throws a sloppy head kick and Kang moves out of range easily.
Ooka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kang.
Kang jabbing away but nothing is landing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang connects with a solid leg kick.
Ooka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Kang.
Kang misses with a hook
and Ooka counters by clinching up.
Ooka is looking for a takedown.
Ooka prevents a body shot from Kang.
Ooka misses with a hook from the clinch.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Kang stops a takedown attempt from Ooka.
Paulo Kang has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Paul Ooka.
A short right from Kang on the inside.
A short left from Kang.
Kang throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Ookas head.
Ooka wants to take the fight to the mat but Kang manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
Kang taking a breather.
Ooka gets a trip takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Kang avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Ooka.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Kang keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Ooka wants to control but Kang is keeping him busy.
Ooka not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Ooka seems to be looking for submissions.
Kang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Ooka on the ground.
Ooka wants to lay and pray for a moment but Kang keeps working.
Ooka wants to pass to mount but Kang is defending the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka frees up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
Kang is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
Ooka thowing shots but they're missing.
Ooka landing strikes from the mount and Kang is in trouble!
Kang is squirming around, avoiding Ooka's attempts to control the action.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ooka is going oldschool here, as he tries to force Kang to tap using a forearm choke. This isn't 1993 though, so Kang shrugs it off.
Ooka pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Kang is squirming around, avoiding Ooka's attempts to control the action.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooka connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ooka looking to ground and pound but Kang is blocking nicely.
Ooka misses with a head shot.
Ooka wants to control the pace but Kang is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paul Ooka dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Nice body kick from Kang.
Kang misses with a wild body shot.
Ooka throws a sloppy head kick
and Kang counters with a straight right hand.
Ooka on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
A solid leg kick lands there for Ooka.
Ooka moves out of range as Kang throws a body kick.
Kang shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
Kang fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Ooka on the side of the head.
Kang avoids the body shot from Ooka.
Ooka thuds his right hand into Kang's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kang blocks a head kick by Ooka.
Kang slips under a jab from Ooka.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Kang is rocked!
Paul Ooka seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kang tries to clinch up but Ooka circles away and keeps his distance.
Oh Kang is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Ooka fails with the takedown.
Paulo Kang is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Ooka throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Kang colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Ooka as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Kang is left battered and dazed whilst Ooka and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Paul Ooka!
After winning the bout, Paul Ooka thanked all his fans and promised he'd do even better in his next fight. The crowd seemed to love his humility.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sean ORiordan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sean ORiordan has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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26
306 lbs
16 - 7 - 0 |
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26
297 lbs
21 - 14 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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World class boxer
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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
16 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
21 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sean ORiordan!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Williams shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. ORiordan defends it nicely.
ORiordan fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Williams avoids it really well and circles away.
ORiordan keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
ORiordan shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Williams regains full guard. Nicely done.
ORiordan throwing strikes from guard but Williams blocks nicely.
Williams has his foot on ORiordan's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. ORiordan works his way back into a safe position though.
ORiordan won't allow Williams to sweep him here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams throws his legs up looking for a submission but ORiordan uses it to pass to side control.
Williams regains half guard.
Williams tries to roll over but ORiordan keeps him under control.
Williams makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Williams.
Williams looking for a guillotine here but ORiordan defends easily.
ORiordan trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Williams looking to hit a scissor sweep but ORiordan is one step ahead there.
ORiordan really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Williams. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Williams working for a triangle but ORiordan defends it easily.
ORiordan postures up.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws a strike but ORiordan rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Williams is working an open guard here, looking to improve his position. No doubt that will leave him open to counters but at least he's being more offensive.
ORiordan throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Williams is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Williams looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Williams throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! ORiordan escapes and throws Williams's legs to the side, diving into side control!
ORiordan misses with an attempted head punch from side control.
ORiordan with the ground and pound but Williams regains half guard under the barage of strikes.
The fighters are battling for position here. Williams manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Williams tries to land a sweep but no joy.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Williams is trying to control the position but ORiordan postures up.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Williams is on top in guard.
ORiordan keeping moving, preventing Williams from controlling successfully.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Williams dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
A looping hook to the body misses from ORiordan. Williams does a little dance to reset his feet.
No luck for ORiordan with that takedown attempt.
Williams fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt ORiordan.
Williams shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
ORiordan blocking the ground and pound.
The referee warns ORiordan that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Williams scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish ORiordan?
Williams lands with some vicious ground and pound - can ORiordan hang on?
Williams fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Williams raining down shots from the mount!
ORiordan avoids a series of strikes thrown by Williams.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Williams unloads with some vicious shots from mount and ORiordan wants out - he looks towards the referee who steps in to save him! Williams celebrates on the cage and the crowd goes wild!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:31 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Williams!
Eli Williams really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Revolution Fatigues logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Aloha Hoi (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hoi comes to the cage accompanied by Dry Bone Valley. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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30
267 lbs
22 - 7 - 0 |
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26
218 lbs
13 - 10 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Lethal high kicks
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BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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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
22 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Aloha Hoi!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spider Machida!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Elvis Blanc and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Machida tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Hoi was well out of range. Poor timing from Machida.
A head kick misses from Hoi.
Machida attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Hoi slips a straight right by Machida.
Machida misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Machida pivots, looking for a leg kick but Hoi is out of range and Machida settles back down.
Hoi takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
A slapping body kick lands there for Hoi.
Machida looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Machida tries to clinch up.
Hoi misses with a body kick.
Hoi moves into the clinch.
Hoi lands a right hand that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Hoi just leaning against Machida, taking a breather.
Hoi goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Hoi blocks a body shot from Machida.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida lands a right hand.
Machida throws a punch but it's blocked by Hoi.
Hoi struggles to land a body shot inside as Machida controls his hands.
A frustrated look appears on Machida's face as he tries to break the clinch.
A short uppercut from Hoi.
A nice right hand lands inside from Hoi.
Hoi lands a nice uppercut.
It looks like Spider Machida has been cut.
Hoi scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Hoi holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Hoi managing to block the knees to the body from Machida.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Machida working hard to break the clinch.
Machida looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Machida lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Hoi.
Hoi cracks Machida with a nice body shot.
Machida swings wildly with an uppercut but Hoi uses good head movement to avoid it.
Hoi avoiding damage.
Hoi lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Machida backwards.
Machida misses with a hook to the ribs.
Machida trying to land knees to the body.
Hoi tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Machida's elbow.
Machida misses with a knee to the head.
Hoi makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Machida tries a body shot but Hoi blocks it.
Machida wants to get back to striking at distance but Hoi won't allow it.
Hoi lands a hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoi's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Hoi throws a monster overhand right that drops Machida! Hoi follows up with more strikes from mount and the fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:13 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Aloha Hoi!
An out of breath Aloha Hoi thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Olivier De Troyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). De Troyer is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Jay Z - Run This Town. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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25
252 lbs
19 - 7 - 0 |
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32
284 lbs
27 - 20 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Lethal high kicks
Granite chin |
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Excellent boxer
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 7 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tiago Silvain!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
27 - 20 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Olivier De Troyer!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Troyer fails with a takedown attempt.
Silvain lands with a straight right. De Troyer didn't see that one coming.
De Troyer throws a head kick but Silvain moves out of range.
De Troyer blocks a head kick by Silvain.
De Troyer uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Silvain.
Silvain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silvain displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from De Troyer.
De Troyer takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
De Troyer looking to score a takedown here. Silvain is defending well but De Troyer drives through and ends up in Silvain's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
De Troyer tries to free his leg and advance position but Silvain is retaining full guard.
Silvain is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
De Troyer throws a strike but Silvain rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
De Troyer keeping moving, preventing Silvain from controlling successfully.
Silvain pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. De Troyer is keeping the position for now.
De Troyer being controlled here, momentarily.
Silvain will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
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.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Tiago Silvain wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Silvain tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvain tries to land a front kick but De Troyer steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Silvain lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
De Troyer uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Silvain.
De Troyer thuds his right hand into Silvain's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
De Troyer throws a hook to the side of Silvain's head but Silvain sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Silvain throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Tiago Silvain is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
De Troyer looks gassed!
Silvain fails to land with a series of punches.
Silvain smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Silvain throws a good cross that connects.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Silvain lands a nice looking kick to the body. De Troyer takes a step back to recover.
A nice leg kick lands there from Silvain.
De Troyer takes a head kick and keeps coming.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Silvain thumps De Troyer with a low kick.
Silvain lands with a nice body kick.
Tiago Silvain seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Silvain lands a big head kick that sends De Troyer tumbling to the mat! Silvain takes a step backwards and waves De Troyer back to his feet - he wants the finish!
De Troyer is rocked!
Silvain feints with a left and delivers a massive head kick! De Troyer collapses like a ragdoll! Game over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Tiago Silvain!
Tiago Silvain retains his heavyweight title!
An out of breath Tiago Silvain thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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