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KFC 09 Bean Vs. Romo PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Jon Flanagan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvin Abac (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alvin Abac acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Flanagan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvin Abac!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Flanagan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Flanagan creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Abac's defenses.
Abac using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Flanagan has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Abac wants to break the clinch but can't.
Flanagan pulls Abac into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Flanagan holds on and takes a little breather.
Abac wants to stand but Flanagan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Flanagan has control of Abac's left arm, preventing Abac from doing any damage.
Abac has decided he wants to stand but the closed guard of Flanagan is proving hard to escape from.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Jon Flanagan.
Flanagan decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Abac looks like he's trying to stand up.
Flanagan is keen to just control but Abac is a slippery customer.
Abac keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Abac makes some distance and scrambles quickly back to his feet. Nice work!
Abac gets tackled into the cage by Flanagan. Flanagan maintains the clinch.
Flanagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan drives through and clinches with Abac against the cage.
Abac tries to pull guard but Flanagan won't allow it.
Abac stalling in the clinch but Flanagan improves position.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Come on Flanagan - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Flanagan turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Flanagan manages to end up in side control.
Abac is trying to escape and get back to his feet.
Flanagan landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Flanagan tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Flanagan has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Abac tries to escape but Flanagan is in control.
Flanagan taking a breather here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Flanagan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Flanagan wants to control but Abac is keeping him busy.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan is putting a hurting on Abac here, landing some big shots from side control.
Flanagan will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
Abac tries to escape but Flanagan is in control.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Flanagan goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Abac rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Flanagan's guard! Nice work there by Abac!
Abac wants to stand but Flanagan is controlling his posture from full guard.
Abac looks gassed!
Flanagan looking for a sweep. Not yet Flanagan, not yet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Abac trying to stand up but can't free himself from Flanagan's guard.
Flanagan 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.
Flanagan has a closed guard, preventing Abac from standing up.
Abac stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Abac shoots in looking for a takedown but Flanagan manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Abac's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Abac misses with a takedown
and Flanagan counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Jon Flanagan has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvin Abac.
Flanagan changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
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!
Flanagan moves into the clinch.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Flanagan dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Flanagan clinches up against the cage.
Abac has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Abac is looking to break free of the clinch but Flanagan has double underhooks.
Abac jumps guard.
Abac working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Flanagan.
Flanagan makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Flanagan trying to control the position from guard on top but Abac is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Flanagan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Flanagan is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Flanagan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Abac wants to stand and escape but Flanagan is having none of it.
Flanagan is working Abac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flanagan content to stall in guard here.
Flanagan prevents Abac from getting back to his feet.
Abac is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Flanagan is stalling in the full guard.
Flanagan is working Abac over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Flanagan wants to control from the top but Abac keeps moving.
Abac kicks Flanagan off and gets to his feet.
Flanagan circles away from the clinch attempt.
Jon Flanagan is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Flanagan closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Abac to the mat! Abac manages to get full guard.
Flanagan lands a couple of elbows.
Flanagan wants to control from the top but Abac keeps moving.
Abac scrambles and gets back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
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!
Abac tries to close the distance and clinch but Flanagan swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Flanagan scores with a push kick.
Flanagan rushes Abac and presses him up against the cage.
Flanagan has hold of one of Abac's legs. Abac is fighting the takedown attempt but Flanagan gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Flanagan showing good wrestling skills to control the position.
Abac is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
Abac blocks a body shot from Flanagan.
Abac throws a knee to the head but misses.
Flanagan lands a left hand that snaps the head of Abac backwards.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan manages to break the clinch.
Flanagan misses with a body shot.
Abac shoots in and bounces Flanagan off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
Flanagan seems keen to control Abac's posture.
Abac gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Abac tries to clinch but Flanagan is having none of it.
Abac tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Abac shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Flanagan defends it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan throws a head kick that looked like it stung.
Abac throws a head kick that misses.
Abac tries to clinch up but Flanagan circles away and keeps his distance.
Flanagan cracks a nice hook into Abac's ribs.
Flanagan instigates a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Flanagan lands an uppercut.
Flanagan pressing his opponent against the cage.
Abac with an attempt at a knee that misses.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Flanagan lands with a right to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jon Flanagan dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Abac moves into the clinch.
Flanagan jumps into guard, dragging Abac to the mat.
Abac wants to stand but Flanagan has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Abac is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
Flanagan controlling the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Abac wants to stand and escape but instead Flanagan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Abac takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Flanagan's corner is telling him to maintain position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Flanagan is in close to Abac's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Flanagan trying to control but Abac is working from the bottom.
Abac pushes Flanagan off and gets back to his feet.
Flanagan gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Abac pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan has taken the fight to the clinch.
Flanagan lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Flanagan pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Flanagan displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Abac.
Flanagan gets in close and instigates a clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan avoiding damage.
A short right from Flanagan on the inside.
Flanagan decides to pull guard.
Abac tries to stand but Flanagan is controlling from the bottom.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Abac wants to stand and escape but instead Flanagan has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Abac being controlled here, momentarily.
Flanagan postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Abac wants to get back to his feet but Flanagan is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan stands and steps away. Abac gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Flanagan closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Abac did well to prevent Flanagan getting side control.
Abac is trying to stand.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Flanagan controlling the action here.
Abac pushes Flanagan off looking to stand but Flanagan dives back in and keeps control.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Flanagan lands with a punch from half guard.
Flanagan performing his best blanket impression for a moment.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Flanagan is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Alvin Abac has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Flanagan seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Abac does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Jon Flanagan is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Abac is looking to escape.
Abac wants to stand back up but Flanagan manages to pass into side control.
Abac is being controlled here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Flanagan wants to control but Abac is keeping him busy.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jon Flanagan showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Flanagan 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 Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jon Flanagan!
Jon Flanagan was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Viktor Bellic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Watson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Watson's choice of entrance music: Till I Collapse- Eminem. The key to victory for Viktor Bellic has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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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
3 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Viktor Bellic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Watson!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bellic on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Bellic jabs at Watson's body.
Bellic misses with a head kick.
Watson wants to clinch up but Bellic keeps it at a distance.
Bellic shoots in looking for a takedown but Watson manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Bellic's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Watson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Bellic throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Watson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Watson wants to slow Bellic down by chopping away at his legs.
Bellic takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Bellic throws a right hand that Watson ducks under and follows up with a left that Watson also avoids with ease.
Bellic misses with a head kick.
Watson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson misses with a straight right.
Sloppy strikes from Bellic. Those never looked like landing.
Bellic shoots in looking for a takedown. Watson tries to sprawl out of it but Bellic keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Watson manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Viktor Bellic. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Bellic takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Bellic misses with the combination.
Bellic avoids the body shot from Watson.
Bellic fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Watson swings for the body but Bellic moves out of range.
Bellic keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Bellic tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Watson was well out of range. Poor timing from Bellic.
Watson throws a series of punches but Bellic moves out of range.
Watson with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Bellic throws a series of punches but Watson moves out of range.
Bellic is breathing heavily.
Watson closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Watson breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Watson is looking to clinch.
Watson blocks the body kick.
Watson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Bellic.
The fight stays on the outside here - Watson looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson moves into the clinch.
Watson is trying to break the clinch but Bellic is controlling him.
Bellic is trying to break the clinch but Watson has him pressed against the cage.
Watson wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Watson's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
A head kick misses from Watson.
Nice defenses there by Bellic.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Bellic throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Watson counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
No joy there for Bellic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Bellic. Those never looked like landing.
Bellic misses with a jab, cross combination.
John Watson seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Bellic dodges the punch combination from Watson.
Watson wants to clinch up but Bellic keeps it at a distance.
Watson lands a straight punch to the body, keeping Bellic at a distance.
Watson tries to clinch but Bellic moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Bellic wants to clinch up but Watson keeps it at a distance.
Watson fakes a jab and then connects with a hook.
Watson pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Bellic back to the cage. Watson follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Watson misses the body punch
enabling Bellic to counter with a crisp jab.
Watson misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Bellic.
Watson lands a lovely overhand right.
Watson stuns Bellic with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Jab by Watson.
Bellic looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Bellic on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Watson. Watson obviously looking to wear him down.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Bellic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bellic takes a body punch that cleary hurt but he's trying not to show any weakness.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Watson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Bellic to the mat! Bellic manages to get full guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Watson loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Watson passes into half guard.
Bellic misses with some strikes from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Watson thows a huge punch but Bellic dodges it nicely.
Watson is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
Watson is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Bellic doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Watson.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Watson slips a nice elbow through Bellic's hands, connecting with Bellic's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Watson looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Bellic with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Bellic blocking the ground and pound attempt from Watson.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
John Watson dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Bellic misses with a jab, cross combination.
Watson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Bellic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Viktor Bellic is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Bellic keeps the fight on the outside.
Watson swings for the body but Bellic moves out of range.
Bellic displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Watson throws out the jab.
Bellic takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Watson works Bellic's body with a nice hook.
Bellic missing with a left hand there. Watson was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Watson doesn't manage to clinch there - Bellic circles away.
Bellic misses with a double jab.
Watson misses with a jab to the body
and Bellic counters with a stiff right hand.
Watson is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Bellic rather than just go for the knockout.
Bellic is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Watson should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Bellic avoids a punch combination nicely.
Watson fails to land with a series of punches.
Bellic keeps the fight on the outside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No joy there for Bellic, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Bellic moves forwards but Watson connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Watson shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Watson was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Watson lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Watson is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Bellic can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Watson blocks Bellic's feeble attempts to strike from the bottom.
Bellic is working to get back to half guard.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Watson cracks Bellic with a nasty head shot there - the crowd let out an audible gasp there, as the noise reverberated around the arena.
Watson lands a heavy elbow.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
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!
Watson connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Watson working Bellic over with strikes here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Watson working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Watson looking to finish Bellic with some ground and pound. This is bad for Bellic!
Watson with good strikes from the mount here!
Watson punishing his opponent with strikes.
Bellic is rocked!
Watson loads up on a couple of big shots to the head that have Bellic scrambling to escape. He can't get free though and several more unanswered shots from Watson land to the head. The referee has no choice but to stop the fight. Watson stands and salutes the crowd.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:45 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Watson!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, John Watson made sure he mentioned [CBK] The Smashwear Corporation, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Bryan Sabacajan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Hopkins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). We have two fighters making their debuts here, so let's see who comes out of this one with their first professional victory.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bryan Sabacajan!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Hopkins!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice uppercut there from Hopkins.
Sabacajan misses with a head kick.
Hopkins rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Sabacajan counters with a nice double leg into guard.
Hopkins trying to control the position here.
Hopkins not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Hopkins wants to sweep but no luck.
Sabacajan wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Sabacajan wants to stand but Hopkins is controlling his posture from full guard.
Sabacajan has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Sabacajan is fighting to break Hopkins's control of his arms but Hopkins is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Henry Hopkins has forced the referee to step in and restart the fight on the feet.
Sabacajan feints and as Hopkins raises his hands in defense, Sabacajan changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Hopkins working a defensive guard here.
Sabacajan wants to control from the top but Hopkins keeps moving.
Sabacajan wants to pass the guard but Hopkins is keeping the position.
Sabacajan throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Hopkins works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Hopkins is pulling down on Sabacajan's head to control his posture.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins keeping moving, preventing Sabacajan from controlling successfully.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Bryan Sabacajan wasn't doing enough on the ground.
A jab lands there for Hopkins.
Sabacajan shoots in and bounces Hopkins off the cage to secure the takedown into guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
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!
Hopkins is pulling down on Sabacajan's head to control his posture.
Sabacajan looking to sit in guard and control but Hopkins gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Sabacajan looking to hit a scissor sweep but Hopkins is one step ahead there.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins gets to his feet. Sabacajan looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
Hopkins connects with a good right hand that stumbles Sabacajan. Sabacajan circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Donk. Hopkins catches Sabacajan right on the button with a cross.
Sabacajan tries to clinch
and Hopkins counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Hopkins wants to slow Sabacajan down by chopping away at his legs.
Sabacajan wants to clinch.
Hopkins ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
No luck for Sabacajan with that takedown attempt.
Sabacajan pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Sabacajan is breathing heavily.
Sabacajan shoots in but no luck this time.
Sabacajan shoots in but no luck this time.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bryan Sabacajan. That's going to take a lot out of him.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Nice uppercut there from Hopkins.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hopkins drops Sabacajan with a beautiful combination! Sabacajan stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Hopkins is looking for the KO!
Sabacajan is rocked!
Sabacajan backs away from a small jab... but Hopkins lunges forward with a huge superman punch! Sabacajan crumples to the ground as his mouth piece is sent flying! Hopkins with a spectacular finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:12 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Superman Punch). Henry Hopkins!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Cloud Strife (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Six Pack (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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165 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cloud Strife!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Six Pack!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strife fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Pack looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Pack pushes Strife up against the cage in a clinch.
Pack wants to get back to striking at distance but Strife won't allow it.
Strife jumps guard but Pack turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Pack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strife is trying to drag Pack to the mat but Pack just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Pack trying to stall but Strife improves his position.
Strife is trying to force a seperation but Pack has the dominant position.
Strife prevents a body shot from Pack.
Strife is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Pack to keep the fight standing.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife has had enough of the clinch but Pack keeps him there for the moment.
Strife prevents a body shot from Pack.
Pack is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Pack is leaning against Strife and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Pack is pressed up against the cage. Strife has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Pack down to the mat. Pack avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Pack staying out of range there.
Strife keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Pack.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife throws a series of punches but Pack avoids them all with ease.
Sloppy strikes from Pack. Those never looked like landing.
Pack tries to close the distance and clinch but Strife swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Strife will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Pack tries to clinch up.
Strife tries to bum rush Pack with a series of wild strikes but Pack uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Strife waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Pack.
Strife misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Pack scores with a three punch combo!
Strife rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Pack moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Strife steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Pack.
Strife blocks a jab.
Strife misses with a series of wild punches.
Six Pack seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Strife fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Pack swings for the body but Strife moves out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife walks into a stiff left hand from Pack.
Pack tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Strife manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Pack moves into range and throws a combination. A nice jab followed by a hook to the body.
Pack feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Strifes jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Nice jab there from Strife.
Pack misses with a shot to the body
and Strife counters with a stiff right hand.
Strife throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Strife staying out of range there.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Strife misses with the combination.
Strife misses with a double jab.
A big right from Strife misses.
Strife swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Pack throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
A big right from Pack misses.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Strife lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Strife throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Pack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Six Pack dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Pack closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Pack wants to get back to striking at distance but Strife won't allow it.
Strife can't get the takedown.
Strife wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Strife can't break the clinch.
Strife wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
A frustrated look appears on Strife's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strife wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Pack misses with a body punch.
Strife jumps guard but Pack stands there with Strife around his waist. Strife gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Pack wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Strife has him pressed against the cage.
Strife wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pack has him pressed against the cage.
Strife trying to control the position but instead, Pack has worked for underhooks and has pushed Strife into the cage.
Strife blocks a body shot from Pack.
Pack lands a nice shot to the body.
Pack wants to break free but Strife has control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife prevents a body shot from Pack.
Strife tries to pull guard but Pack forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Pack tries to work over Strife's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Pack keeps control of Strife as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Strife working hard to break the clinch.
Strife jumps guard but Pack stands there with Strife around his waist. Strife gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Pack creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Pack makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Pack is trying to break the clinch but Strife is controlling him.
Pack wants to stall.
Strife is trying to pull guard but Pack turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Pack struggles to land a body shot inside as Strife controls his hands.
Pack working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Strife is trying to push Pack away but Pack has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Six Pack seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Pack wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Pack is working Strife over against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pack tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Strife keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Pack's efforts to push away.
Strife taking a breather.
Strife tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Strife misses with a hook from the clinch.
Pack prevents the takedown attempt.
Strife breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Pack misses with a looping right.
Pack digs a good hook to Strife's body.
Strife moves out of range as Pack strikes.
Strife throws a nice looking combination but Pack bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Pack connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Pack was well out of range. Poor timing from Strife.
Pack clinches up against the cage.
Pack tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Strife's elbow.
Pack effectively controlling the action here.
Strife wants a takedown.
Strife is stalling here.
Pack looking to slow down the pace here.
Strife tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Pack just stands there and leans against the cage.
Pack misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Pack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strife's efforts to push away.
Strife can't get the takedown.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Strife takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Pack clinches with his opponent.
Pack pushes Strife back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Pack lands with a left to the head.
Pack keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Strife's efforts to push away.
Strife tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Pack smiles and moves away.
Strife looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Strife swats away the attempt to clinch by Pack.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Six Pack showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Pack fails with an attempt to clinch.
Strife thows a body shot but no joy.
Strife showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Pack.
Strife circles away from the clinch attempt.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Strife slips a jab from Pack.
Strife looks to land a left hand but Pack moved out of range nicely.
Strife lands a jab to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Strife lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Pack is looking to clinch.
Strife loads up on a big right hand but Pack slips the punch.
Pack scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Strife tests Pack's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Pack misses with an uppercut. Strife saw that one coming.
Strife avoids a punch combination nicely.
Strife ducks under a wild hook from Pack.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Strife is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Strife misses with a series of wild punches.
Pack tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Pack scores with a jab to the head.
Six Pack is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Cloud Strife is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Pack is looking to clinch but Strife is avoiding it.
Six Pack seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Pack rushes Strife and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Strife fails to pull guard.
Strife is trying to break the clinch but Pack has him pressed against the cage.
Pack looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Strife trying to stall but Pack improves his position.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Pack.
A frustrated look appears on Pack's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Strife fails to pull guard.
Pack goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Pack digs a right hand underneath Strife's ribcage. Strife let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Pack just leaning against Strife, taking a breather.
Pack prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Cloud Strife. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Strife fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Pack works on Strife's body with a couple of short punches.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Pack effectively controlling the action here.
Pack pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Pack moves away from the strike by Strife.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pack tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Strife paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Strife closes the distance and lands a one-two.
Pack might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
No joy there for Strife, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Strife takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Cloud Strife has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pack tries to clinch but Strife moves out of range.
Strife throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Pack counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Strife thinking.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Pack closes the distance and clinches.
A frustrated look appears on Strife's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Pack lands a body shot.
And that's the end of the fight!
Six Pack comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Pack 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Six Pack!
Six Pack gave a mention to 1337 ANZAC in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jackob Keen (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Old Man (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jackob Keen had a look across the cage there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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155 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jackob Keen!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Old Man!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, William Peck and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Man changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Keen looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Man tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
The ground and pound from Man seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Keen dodges the ground and pound from Man.
Man working the ground and pound from side control.
Keen tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Keen regains half guard.
Keen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Keen keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Man missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Keen looking for submissions off his back.
Keen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Keen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Keen does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Keen looking for submissions off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keen defending well though.
Man sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Keen defending well though.
Keen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man is nestled in close to Keen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Keen is looking for a sweep. Man is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Man looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Man seems to be working for a kimura but Keen defends the submission attempt.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Keen actively working from the bottom here.
Keen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keen actively working from the bottom here.
Keen is breathing heavily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Keen has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Keen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Keen has hold of Man's hands but Man slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Man scores with a couple of good hammerfists.
Keen is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Man scores with a couple of nice shots.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Keen's head.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Man is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Man not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Keen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Man.
Keen actively working from the bottom here.
Keen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Keen looking for submissions from an awkward position here.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Keen's head.
Nice strikes from Man there.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Keen looking for submissions off his back.
Man takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man winds up and cracks Keen with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Man landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
Keen on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man working over Keen with some ground and pound. Keen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man working over Keen with some ground and pound. Keen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Man connects with a nice short shot to Keen's temple.
Keen looking for submissions off his back.
Ground and pound from Man.
Man wants to pass the guard but Keen is defending well.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Keen actively working from the bottom here.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Man dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Man dives in and grabs Keen's left leg, looking for a takedown. Keen pushes down on Man's head and hops out.
Man scores with a takedown into Keen's guard.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Man distracts Keen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Man throwing strikes from guard but Keen blocks nicely.
Man postures up and lands some nice ground and pound.
Keen is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Man is in close to Keen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Man loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Old Man has got the better of the ground game so far.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Man is in close to Keen's body, working some short punches and elbows.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Keen has wrist control.
Keen working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Man connects with a couple of short punches.
Man avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Man not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Man landing with the ground and pound.
Man trying to control the position from guard on top but Keen is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Man working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Keen is looking for a triangle but Man pushes his legs off easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Man trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Keen preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Man sitting in guard here, content to control.
Man is working Keen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Keen is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Man is aware though and is defending well.
Man content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Man postures up and lands a big shot to Keen's brow.
Man is looking to work some ground and pound but Keen has wrist control.
Keen is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Man defends well.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Keen had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Man defends it easily.
Man is working Keen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Man chips away with some ground and pound.
Man distracts Keen with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Man is working Keen over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Man with a nice head shot there.
Man postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Keen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
Man scoring with some ground and pound.
Keen looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Man works a leg free and moves into half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Man lands with a punch from half guard.
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Keen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Keen looking for submissions off his back.
Man working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Man seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Man lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Man is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Keen sees it coming and defends easily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Keen with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Man is nestled in close to Keen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Old Man showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Keen misses with a hook. Man ducked under it nicely.
Man looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Man's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Man accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Keen working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Man makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Man got a little sloppy there for a moment and Keen has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Man has managed to get both his arms back between Keen's legs - danger averted.
Keen working for a triangle but Man defends it easily.
Man slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Man landing some decent shots from guard.
Keen looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Man passes into half guard.
Man working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Man is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Man connects with a nice short shot to Keen's temple.
Man thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Man is trying to control the action in half guard but Keen is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Man decides to stand and escape the position.
Keen displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Man.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Keen. That snapped Man's head back.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.
Man wants to control but Keen is keeping him busy.
Keen actively working from the bottom here.
Keen looking for submissions off his back.
Man working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Keen actively working from the bottom here.
Man working over Keen with some ground and pound. Keen looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Man lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Man working the head and body with strikes.
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Man lands a nice short elbow.
Keen taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.
Keen looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Still in half guard, Man seems content to control.
Man drops an elbow to the side of Keen's head.
Man lands strikes from half guard.
Keen looking for a kimura from the bottom but Man passes into side control!
Keen manages to get back to half guard.
Man is trying to control. Keen wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Man is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Man is looking to take a break and control but Keen is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Man is nestled in close to Keen, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Keen taking some punishment here, with Man in his half guard.
Keen wants to get back to full guard.
Man seems to be working for a kimura but Keen defends the submission attempt.
Keen is not content to let Man control the position.
Keen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Man slips a nice elbow through Keen's hands, connecting with Keen's forehead.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Man scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Keen is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Man pulls his head out easily.
Jackob Keen has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Old Man is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Man is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Keen doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Man.
And that's the end of the fight!
Old Man comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Man winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Old Man!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Complete Mma (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Samuel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Samuel is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Stuck in the Moment. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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190 lbs
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190 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Basic striking
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Complete Mma!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eli Samuel!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A combination from Samuel does no damage.
Samuel lands a really nice looking cross but Mma seems unphased.
It looks like Complete Mma has been cut.
Samuel slips a jab from Mma.
Mma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Mma is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Samuel sees it coming and defends easily.
Mma is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Samuel has managed to free his arm - good work.
Mma is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Samuel tries to kick Mma off but Mma keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Mma is working for a kimura but Samuel is defending it quite comfortably.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma is looking for a kimura. It's pretty deep but Samuel still has the half guard so he's probably OK. Oh, Samuel has exploded into a beautiful escape there and after a quick scramble, he's ended up in side control on top! Nice work!
Mma tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Samuel decides to stand back up. Samuel steps back and let's Mma get back to his feet.
Eli Samuel is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuel.
Samuel misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Samuel throws a right hand that Mma ducks under and follows up with a left that Mma also avoids with ease.
The fighters circling - Samuel throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Samuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samuel tries to avoid it but Mma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samuel to the ground. Samuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Mma shoots in but Samuel avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Mma is breathing heavily.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.
Samuel scores with a three punch combo!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mma dives in and grabs Samuel's left leg, looking for a takedown. Samuel pushes down on Mma's head and hops out.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Complete Mma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mma shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Samuel but Samuel pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Horrible takedown by Mma or perhaps it was just good defense by Samuel which made him look bad.
A nice combination there by Samuel.
Samuel throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Samuel will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a right hand that Mma ducks under and follows up with a left that Mma also avoids with ease.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.
Samuel misses with the combination.
Samuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Samuel swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nice sprawl there from Samuel as Mma shoots in.
Samuel displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Mma throws out the jab.
Samuel throws a right hand that Mma ducks under and follows up with a left that Mma also avoids with ease.
Samuel fails to land with a series of punches.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
Samuel misses with a straight right.
Samuel uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Mma.
A telegraphed right hand from Mma misses the target.
Mma shoots for a double leg takedown but Samuel sprawls well. He's pushed Mma's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Samuel throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Samuel misses with an uppercut.
Mma misses with a right hand
letting Samuel counter with a right hand.
Samuel throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Mma is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Samuel's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A swing and a miss from Samuel.
Samuel misses with a wild combination.
Mma slips under a jab from Samuel.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Samuel dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Complete Mma's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
A jab from Samuel misses.
Samuel cracks Mma with an open hand slap.
Mma waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Samuel.
Mma lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Mma throws a lazy uppercut
and Samuel counters with a leg kick.
Complete Mma seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Mma cracks Samuel with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mma ducks under a wild hook from Samuel.
No joy there for Samuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Eli Samuel is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Mma throws a shot from downtown. Samuel moves away and avoids it.
A swing and a miss from Mma.
Samuel misses with a straight left.
Mma fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Samuel throws a one two combo.
Complete Mma's cut is getting worse.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Samuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma looks for a takedown. He's got it. We're now in half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Mma trying to advance position but Samuel counters by regaining guard.
Samuel wants to stand and escape but Mma is having none of it.
Samuel manages to escape and get back to his feet.
Eli Samuel seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Some wild striking there from Samuel.
Samuel scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Mma slips a jab and a cross from Samuel.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
Mma misses with a takedown attempt - Samuel sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Samuel throws a hook but Mma blocks it.
Nice defenses there by Samuel.
Samuel misses with a few strikes there.
Samuel throws a series of punches but Mma moves out of range.
Mma is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Mma changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Samuel tries to avoid it but Mma manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Samuel to the ground. Samuel escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Complete Mma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Mma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samuel.
Mma gets the takedown into side control.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mma goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Samuel rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Mma's guard! Nice work there by Samuel!
Mma is looking to sweep but instead, Samuel has passed into half guard.
Samuel is trying to get back to his feet now but his leg is trapped.
Mma actively working from the bottom here.
Samuel decides to return to a standing position.
Mma blocks the body kick.
Mma will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
No joy there for Samuel, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Sloppy strikes from Samuel. Those never looked like landing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Mma looks to land a left hand but Samuel moved out of range nicely.
Samuel slips under a jab from Mma.
Samuel fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Mma throws an overhand right that lands on Samuel's shoulder, as Samuel tries to avoid the shot.
Samuel ducks under a wild hook from Mma.
Mma is really head hunting here, hardly looking to strike to the body at all.
Samuel sizes up Mma with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Samuel lands with a right hand.
Samuel swinging wildly here.
Sloppy strikes from Samuel. Those never looked like landing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Samuel gets caught napping as Mma dives in and scores a takedown. Samuel manages to retain guard.
Mma is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Samuel is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Samuel has escaped and now he's on top!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Eli Samuel showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Complete Mma's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Samuel takes a swing at Mma's ribcage but misses.
Nice defenses there by Samuel.
Mma throws the left hand but Samuel avoids the punch easily.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Mma.
Mma throws a hook but Samuel avoids it easily.
Samuel tries to sprawl but Mma drives through with a takedown into half guard.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Samuel is defending against the submission attempts here by Mma.
Mma tries to pass the half guard into mount. Samuel knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Mma is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Samuel is trying to stand.
Samuel kicks Mma off and gets back to his feet.
Samuel throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Mma.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Samuel stuffs the takedown.
Samuel fails to land with a series of punches.
Mma showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Samuel.
Mma shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Complete Mma. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Samuel is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Mma.
Samuel looks to land a left hand but Mma moved out of range nicely.
A slow jab from Mma misses its intended target.
Samuel uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Mma.
Samuel misses with a two punch combination.
Samuel throws a half hearted mid kick.
Samuel throws a right and a left that both miss.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Samuel leaves Mma with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Samuel throws a head kick but Mma moves out of range.
Samuel slips a straight right by Mma.
Samuel pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Samuel defending well as Mma loads up on a big left hand.
Samuel waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Mma.
Samuel misses the jab.
Mma shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Samuel manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Mma drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Samuel manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Mma has Samuel in his guard.
Samuel must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Mma has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Samuel can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Samuel wants to stand but Mma has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Mma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mma looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Mma might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Samuel gets to his feet. Mma looking to butt scoot but the ref puts an end to that. On your feet son!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Some wild striking there from Samuel.
Complete Mma has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Eli Samuel is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Samuel throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Complete Mma.
I think Samuel 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 William Peck scores the fight 28:29
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Eli Samuel!
Eli Samuel took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, Charlie Wang's Tattered Rags-$10 or less & Laundry for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between George St Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Shileds (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). St Taylor comes to the cage accompanied by Ne Compare Pas. Jack Shileds told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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170 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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180 lbs
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Basic striking
Experienced |
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, George St Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Shileds!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Taylor changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Shileds tries to avoid it but St Taylor manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Shileds to the ground. Shileds escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
St Taylor shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Shileds as he avoids it easily.
Shileds looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? St Taylor is fending him off so far but Shileds persists. Nope, St Taylor circles away and we're back to standing.
St Taylor fails with the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for George St Taylor. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shileds tries to clinch up.
Shileds shoots in for a takedown but St Taylor shows good takedown defense.
St Taylor will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Shileds defends well against a solid takedown attempt from St Taylor.
Shileds tries for a takedown but St Taylor sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Shileds shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has St Taylor pinned against the cage. St Taylor gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Shileds leaves St Taylor with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Shileds displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from St Taylor.
St Taylor shoots and misses
and Shileds counters with a series of strikes. St Taylor will be more careful next time no doubt.
St Taylor fails with a takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Shileds fails with an attempt to clinch.
St Taylor dives in and scores a takedown into Shileds's guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
St Taylor passes into half guard.
St Taylor is looking for a kimura. It's going to be difficult to finish that from half guard though and Shileds defends it well.
Shileds is defending against the submission attempts here by St Taylor.
St Taylor is breathing heavily.
St Taylor is working for a kimura but Shileds is defending it quite comfortably.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
St Taylor maintaining the dominant position here and is working for a kimura. He's locked it up! Shileds could be in real trouble here! He's trying to wriggle out but St Taylor has cracked it and Shileds is screaming in pain - he's tapped out! Great finish by St Taylor!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:30 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). George St Taylor!
A victorious George St Taylor thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Baby Bean (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Kyle Romo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Bean has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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302 lbs
10 - 2 - 0 |
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170 lbs
7 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the super heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 2 - 0, fighting out of London, Baby Bean!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 1 - 0, fighting out of London, John Kyle Romo!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Romo lands with an overhand left.
Bean is breathing heavily.
Romo throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Romo.
Bean walks into a left hand.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Romo lands a front kick.
Bean takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Romo throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Romo thumps Bean with a low kick.
Romo lands with a slapping head kick.
Romo throws a leg kick which misses Bean's front leg but catches the back leg as Bean tries to avoid it.
Bean doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Good shot there by Romo.
Bean is rocked!
A slapping leg kick lands for Romo.
Oh Bean is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Romo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Romo connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Romo throws a nice outside leg kick.
Romo throws an overhand right that drops Bean like a sack of potatoes! Romo dives in to finish the fight with more strikes and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). John Kyle Romo!
John Kyle Romo is the new super heavyweight champion!
During a confident post fight interview, John Kyle Romo thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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