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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pierre Trudeau (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Gordon (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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179 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
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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
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pierre Trudeau!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Gordon!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Alec Ball and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Trudeau misses the jab.
Trudeau displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Gordon throws out the jab.
Gordon avoids a punch combination nicely.
Trudeau fails in his attempt to clinch.
Trudeau ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Gordon moves away.
Gordon steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Trudeau.
Trudeau throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Nice shot by Gordon.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Gordon paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Gordon uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Gordon misses with a low kick.
Gordon thows a body shot but no joy.
Trudeau fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Trudeau fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Gordon on the side of the head.
Nice sprawl there from Gordon as Trudeau shoots in.
Trudeau scores with a decent looking hook.
Gordon lands with a nice body punch.
Trudeau looks to land a combination but Gordon avoids it well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Trudeau thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Trudeau has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Gordon is staying active underneath Trudeau, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Gordon is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Trudeau scores with a couple of nice shots.
Trudeau not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Trudeau is trying for a guillotine from the top but the pressure isn't in the right place so Gordon is just riding it out for now. Trudeau eventually gives up the hold.
Gordon wants to improve his position but Trudeau is controlling well.
Gordon is positioning himself well to prevent Trudeau advancing to mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon is trying to maintain the position but Trudeau is very close to passing his half guard.
Trudeau throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Gordon really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Trudeau. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Gordon holds on for dear life, maintaining half guard for now.
Trudeau is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gordon sees it coming and defends easily.
Trudeau is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Trudeau wants to lay and pray for a moment but Gordon keeps working.
Gordon gets full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon working a defensive guard here.
Trudeau in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Gordon can do anything to dispel that myth.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Gordon 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.
Trudeau tries to free his leg and advance position but Gordon is retaining full guard.
Trudeau trying to control the position from guard on top but Gordon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Trudeau missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Trudeau stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Gordon swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Gordon looking to control.
Trudeau throwing strikes but missing.
Trudeau working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Gordon has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Trudeau trying to control but Gordon is working from the bottom.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up.
Trudeau shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Gordon as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau connects with a jab.
Trudeau takes a swing at Gordon's ribcage but misses.
A jab lands there for Gordon.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pierre Trudeau 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.
A big left from Gordon misses.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Trudeau needs to keep his hands up - Gordon had a free shot at his head there.
Trudeau lands a slapping body shot.
Gordon staying out of range there.
Gordon gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Gordon misses with a knee strike.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Gordon escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Gordon pushes Trudeau up against the cage in a clinch.
Gordon throws an elbow that misses.
Gordon is trying to force a seperation but Trudeau has the dominant position.
Trudeau misses with a punch to the body.
Trudeau tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Gordon's elbow.
Gordon wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Trudeau has him pressed against the cage.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau takes an elbow to the forehead.
Both fighters working to control the clinch.
Trudeau lands a left hand.
Trudeau blocks a body shot from Gordon.
Gordon creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Trudeau's defenses.
Gordon has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Trudeau can't find room to land a body shot as Gordon controls the action.
Trudeau lands a hook to the side of the head.
Gordon misses with the head strike.
Trudeau with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like John Gordon has been cut.
Trudeau lands a left hand.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trudeau tries to close the distance and clinch up but Gordon swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Trudeau moves out of range of the body kick.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Gordon takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Gordon lands a head kick!
Gordon's corner calls for a 1-2. Gordon obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Trudeau.
Trudeau jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Gordon misses with a body kick.
Trudeau throws a big shot that misses.
Pierre Trudeau is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Trudeau lands a slapping body shot.
Trudeau tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Gordon swivels and escapes.
Gordon misses with a few strikes there.
Trudeau throws a lazy right hand but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Gordon scores with a hook to the body. Trudeau takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Gordon misses with a two punch combination.
Trudeau works Gordon's body with a nice hook.
John Gordon is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon slaps away a takedown attempt from Trudeau, before circling back to the center of the mat.
John Gordon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Gordon throws a half hearted mid kick.
Trudeau pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Trudeau looks to land a left hand but Gordon moved out of range nicely.
Trudeau throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Gordon counters with a nice uppercut.
Gordon fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Trudeau manages to avoid it.
Gordon scores with a nice strike.
Trudeau swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
The fighters circling - Gordon throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Gordon moves into the clinch.
Gordon misses with an elbow strike.
Trudeau drops down looking for an ankle pick but Gordon pulls his leg out and moves away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Trudeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Gordon throws an overhand right that lands on Trudeau's shoulder, as Trudeau tries to avoid the shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
letting Gordon counter with a right hand.
Trudeau moves into the clinch.
Trudeau gets through Gordon's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Trudeau looking for a takedown.
Gordon breaks from the clinch.
Trudeau looks to throw the jab but Gordon is out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Decent striking displayed by Trudeau there.
Gordon drives through and clinches with Trudeau against the cage.
Gordon tries to break free but Trudeau pushes him back against the cage.
Gordon tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Trudeau tries to throw a body punch but Gordon avoids it by throwing Trudeau back against the cage.
Trudeau lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Gordon.
A left hand lands to the body for Trudeau.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but John Gordon will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on John Gordon's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Trudeau swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Gordon takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Trudeau throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Gordon sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Gordon instigates a clinch.
Gordon lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
Gordon blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Gordon pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Gordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trudeau.
Trudeau misses with a takedown attempt - Gordon sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Gordon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Gordon connects with a single shot there.
Trudeau throws a lazy right hand but Gordon sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
A big right from Gordon misses.
Gordon has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Trudeau sizes up Gordon with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Trudeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Trudeau misses with an uppercut.
Gordon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Trudeau eats them both and turns towards Gordon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Trudeau!
Trudeau avoids the head kick by Gordon.
Trudeau misses with a right hand
and Gordon counters with a right hand to the body.
Gordon misses with a straight left.
Trudeau throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Trudeau rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Gordon moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Trudeau shoots in for a takedown but Gordon shows good takedown defense.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Gordon - that will leave a mark!
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Gordon takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Gordon scores with a jab to the head.
Trudeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Trudeau takes one to the side of the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau throws a body punch but Gordon moves out of range.
Gordon tries a head kick but it misses.
Gordon scores with a head kick. Trudeau tried to block it but didn't get his arm up in time.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gordon displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Trudeau throws out the jab.
Gordon misses with a straight right.
Gordon lands with a head kick! That's gotta hurt.
Gordon swats away the attempt to clinch by Trudeau.
Trudeau fails to land the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Pierre Trudeau. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Trudeau drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Trudeau tries to clinch but Gordon moves out of range.
Pierre Trudeau seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Trudeau throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Gordon.
Trudeau takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Trudeau tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gordon throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Gordon takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Gordon throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Gordon tries to bum rush Trudeau with a series of wild strikes but Trudeau uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Trudeau has a takedown stuffed.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Trudeau misses with a looping right.
Gordon lands with a right hand.
Trudeau uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Gordon.
Gordon misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Trudeau.
Trudeau gets tackled into the cage by Gordon. Gordon maintains the clinch.
Nice body punch from Gordon - that landed with a thud.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Gordon slips a jab from Trudeau.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Trudeau tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Gordon was well out of range. Poor timing from Trudeau.
Gordon blocks a jab.
Trudeau doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Trudeau on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Trudeau throws a jab when Gordon was well out of range.
Gordon throws out a powerful jab.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Gordon rushes Trudeau and presses him up against the cage.
Trudeau goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Gordon breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Trudeau closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gordon manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gordon 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.
Trudeau tries to free his leg and advance position but Gordon is retaining full guard.
And that's the end of the fight!
John Gordon comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Gordon 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... John Gordon!
John Gordon 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Spider Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hank Venture (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida has a slight injury, which hopefully won't affect the fight too much. Spider Machida has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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211 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
13 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Spider Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Venture!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Venture fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Machida is breathing heavily.
A slow jab from Machida misses its intended target.
Venture tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Machida manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Machida dodges the punch combination from Venture.
Venture fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Machida misses with a looping right.
Venture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Machida cracks the inside of Venture's front leg.
Machida tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Venture shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Venture trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Venture thowing shots but they're missing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Venture tries to control but Machida wriggling away.
Venture thowing strikes but they're hitting the gloves, not doing any damage.
Venture controlling from the full mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Machida is in a horrible position here, under a barrage of strikes, he's managing to avoid any damage.
Venture controlling the position easily from mount.
Venture with a couple of short strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture looking to control but Machida is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Venture misses with a head shot.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A few boos can be heard. I'm sure they will multiply if the fighters don't pick up the pace.
Venture misses with a series of strikes from mount. He'll no doubt be working on his ground and pound when he gets back to the gym.
Venture misses with a head shot.
Venture has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Machida in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Machida taking shots to the head.
Venture has control of Machida's right arm, working for a kimura. It's a bit of a token attempt though and Machida regains control of the situation pretty easily.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Venture pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Venture 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.
Venture lands a right hook to the body.
Venture throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Venture misses the shot to the body.
A left lands for Venture.
Machida keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Machida throws a body punch but Venture moves out of range.
Venture thows a left - swing and a miss!
Venture misses with a body shot.
Venture throws a jab when Machida was well out of range.
Machida needs to keep his hands up - Venture had a free shot at his head there.
Venture shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Venture misses with a series of wild punches.
Machida avoids the body shot from Venture.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Venture just misses with a punch to the body.
Venture throws a body punch but Machida moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Venture decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Venture throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Venture wants to take a breather but Machida is having none of it.
Hank Venture has got the better of the ground game so far.
Venture works his way into side control.
The strikes coming from Venture are missing the target in this wave of attacks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Venture trying to control the action but Machida is working from the bottom.
Venture working the ground and pound but Machida is defending the strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Venture throwing strikes but missing, from side control.
Venture throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Machida parries the strikes from Venture easily there. Venture is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Machida to escape.
Venture working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Venture is looking to take a break and control but Machida is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Venture landing a few strikes.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Hank Venture 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! This is the final round!
The fight stays on the outside here - Venture looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Venture digs a good hook to Machida's body.
Venture lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Venture connects with a single shot there.
Venture is throwing a lot of body shots here, looking to wear down Machida rather than just go for the knockout.
Venture throws a leg kick that misses.
Venture lands a jab to the nose.
Venture looks to score with a jab to the body but Machida is just out of range.
Venture feints and as Machida raises his hands in defense, Venture changes levels and drives through with a takedown into guard.
Venture wants to control from the top but Machida keeps moving.
Venture has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Hank Venture.
Venture lands a right hook to the body.
Venture listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Venture throws a big shot that misses.
The sound of bone on bone echoes around the arena as Machida checks a leg kick.
Machida avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Horrible takedown by Venture or perhaps it was just good defense by Machida which made him look bad.
Venture moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Machida is rocked!
Venture tries to clinch but Machida moves out of range.
Oh Machida is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Machida uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Venture.
Spider Machida is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Venture lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Venture dives in and gets a big takedown. He lands in full mount and immediately unloads a series of heavy strikes! Machida has had enough and taps out.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:59 of round 3, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Hank Venture!
After winning the bout, Hank Venture 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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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Drake Vonstein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zeburdiah Zappatista (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Vonstein comes to the cage accompanied by Seether - Remedy. Zappatista comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Kanye West - Runaway kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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224 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
14 - 12 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Drake Vonstein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
20 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zeburdiah Zappatista!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Zappatista tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Zappatista scores a takedown into full mount!
Vonstein is trying to escape the mount.
Zappatista throwing strikes here but Vonstein is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Zappatista lands an elbow that was bordering on illegal but the referee lets it go with a warning.
Zappatista landing strikes from the mount.
Zappatista looking to ground and pound but Vonstein is blocking nicely.
Vonstein sneaks a leg under to get to half guard.
Vonstein works his way to full guard. Good work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vonstein working for submissions but it's allowed Zappatista to get to half guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein trying to control here.
Zappatista passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Vonstein!
Vonstein working to try and regain half guard.
Vonstein is working hard here to advance position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Zappatista has his opponent pinned against the cage, landing some nasty ground and pound that is really making a bit of a mess out of Vonstein's face.
Zappatista thowing shots but they're missing.
Vonstein is looking to get to half guard.
Vonstein bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Vonstein is looking to work some ground and pound but Zappatista has wrist control.
Vonstein passes Zappatista's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Vonstein is looking to stall here but Zappatista recovers full guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein is pushing down on Zappatista's leg trying to pass to half guard. Zappatista is fighting to maintain full guard but Vonstein has managed to sneak the leg through.
Vonstein throwing shots but Zappatista is blocking nicely.
Zappatista moves into full guard.
Vonstein throwing strikes from guard but Zappatista blocks nicely.
Vonstein is fighting to break Zappatista's control of his arms but Zappatista is doing a good job of controlling the position at the moment.
Vonstein pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Zappatista is keeping the position for now.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein controlling from the top position.
Vonstein tries to free his leg and advance position but Zappatista is retaining full guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Vonstein distracts Zappatista with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Zappatista is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Zeburdiah Zappatista will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Vonstein fails with a takedown attempt.
Zappatista bobs and weaves into range and then changes levels and scores with a nice takedown into side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Vonstein tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Zappatista wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Vonstein gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
Vonstein makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Vonstein.
Vonstein keeping moving, preventing Zappatista from controlling successfully.
Vonstein has an omoplata and is looking to use it perhaps as a submission or perhaps to transition. Zappatista is in a bit of discomfort here, but he's managed to free himself and has dived into side control! That didn't work out too well for Vonstein.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Vonstein is looking for a sweep.
Vonstein manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Zappatista has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Vonstein is working away from the top position though.
Vonstein passes to side control.
Vonstein looks up at the clock and then as Zappatista takes his cue and looks up at the clock too, Vonstein smacks him right in the chops with a big elbow! How rude!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein cracks Zappatista with a big right hand but Zappatista just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Zappatista gets back to half guard.
Zappatista is refusing to be controlled, as Vonstein sits in half guard.
Vonstein wants to pass the guard but Zappatista is defending well.
Vonstein is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Vonstein is looking to pass the guard... He's managed it - he's now in full mount!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Vonstein fakes a shot to the body and cracks his opponent in the head. Nice ground and pound there!
Vonstein lands a heavy elbow.
Zappatista is squirming around, avoiding Vonstein's attempts to control the action.
Vonstein throwing sloppy strikes here. Perhaps if he tightened up his striking from such a dominant position, he'd be able to finish easier.
Vonstein throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Zappatista is in a horrible position here. Vonstein smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Vonstein has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Vonstein working Zappatista over with strikes here.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Vonstein misses with a head shot.
Zappatista takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Vonstein's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:30 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drake Vonstein!
Drake Vonstein decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stuart Redman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joey Kocur (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stuart Redman has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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30
270 lbs
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270 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Stuart Redman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Joey Kocur!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Gregory Folan and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kocur looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
It looks like Joey Kocur has been cut.
Kocur takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Redman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Kocur.
Redman throws a hook but Kocur blocks it.
Redman scores with a jab.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kocur with a lazy takedown attempt
and Redman counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Redman tries to clinch up but Kocur circles away and keeps his distance.
A nice leg kick lands there from Redman.
Nice defenses there by Redman.
Redman connects with a jab, followed by a picture perfect straight right that sends Kocur to the canvas, out cold! What a finish by Redman!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Stuart Redman!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Paul Ooka (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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202 lbs
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189 lbs
11 - 10 - 0 |
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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
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Ooka!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ooka lands a head kick!
Fitzgibbon lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Ooka circles away quickly and effectively.
Ooka looks for a takedown but Fitzgibbon sprawls well.
Fitzgibbon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Ooka throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ooka misses with a body kick.
Ooka is looking to clinch but Fitzgibbon is avoiding it.
Ooka takes one to the chin there.
It looks like Paul Ooka has been cut.
Ooka avoids the head kick by Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon shuffles to his left behind two crisp jabs. Ooka eats them both and turns towards Fitzgibbon to reposition himself and eats a stinging right hand-left hook combo.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Ooka misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Ooka walks into a stiff left hand from Fitzgibbon.
Ooka throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Paul Ooka seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A combination from Fitzgibbon does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Fitzgibbon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ooka is just out of range.
Ooka ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Ooka throws a shot from downtown. Fitzgibbon moves away and avoids it.
Ooka staying out of range there.
Ooka fails with the takedown.
Ooka misses with a jab, cross combination.
Fitzgibbon throws a leg kick but Ooka moved away.
Fitzgibbon throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Ooka throws a head kick that misses.
Fitzgibbon lands a nice hook to Ooka's body. Ooka takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Ooka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Fitzgibbon changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Ooka looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Ooka is looking for a sweep.
Ooka is breathing heavily.
Fitzgibbon in side control, throwing shots but Ooka defends.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Fitzgibbon tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Fitzgibbon has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Ooka is being controlled here.
Ooka is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
Fitzgibbon working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Fitzgibbon wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Fitzgibbon taking a break here but Ooka is having none of it and regains half guard.
Fitzgibbon trying to mount his opponent but Ooka defends it.
Fitzgibbon content to control rather than advance.
Ooka is looking for a sweep. Fitzgibbon is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon passes the half guard and he's now in mount! Big trouble for Ooka!
Fitzgibbon is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Ooka has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Ooka wants to hold on but Fitzgibbon pushes him away.
Fitzgibbon prevents Ooka from getting the reversal.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Fitzgibbon wants to control the pace but Ooka is squirming around nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Paul Ooka's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Ooka misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Fitzgibbon.
Ooka listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Fitzgibbon throws a lazy uppercut
and Ooka counters with a series of strikes. Fitzgibbon will be more careful next time no doubt.
A looping hook to the body misses from Ooka. Fitzgibbon does a little dance to reset his feet.
Fitzgibbon misses with an uppercut. Ooka saw that one coming.
Ooka looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Fitzgibbon connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ooka momentarily.
Fitzgibbon pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Ooka connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Fitzgibbon scores with a three punch combo!
Ooka dodges the punch combination from Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon looks to score with a jab to the body but Ooka is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ooka doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Ooka scores with a hook to the body. Fitzgibbon takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Ooka is looking to wear down Fitzgibbon with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Ooka steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Fitzgibbon.
Ooka plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Ooka will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Fitzgibbon is looking to clinch.
Fitzgibbon cracks Ooka with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Ooka moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Fitzgibbon thows a body shot but no joy.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Fitzgibbon jabs Ooka to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Fitzgibbon misses with a looping left.
Ooka swings for the body but Fitzgibbon moves out of range.
Ooka fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Fitzgibbon avoids it really well and circles away.
Fitzgibbon slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Fitzgibbon lands with a nice body punch.
Fitzgibbon digs a good hook to Ooka's body.
Fitzgibbon fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Some wild striking there from Fitzgibbon.
Fitzgibbon lands with a good body shot.
Ooka takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ooka takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Fitzgibbon lands a nice looking body shot.
Ooka looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Nice uppercut lands for Fitzgibbon. That snapped Ooka's head back.
Ooka on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Fitzgibbon is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Paul Ooka's cut is getting worse.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Fitzgibbon, as that shot connected.
Fitzgibbon lands a really nice looking cross but Ooka seems unphased.
Ooka is rocked!
Fitzgibbon throws an overhand right that has Ooka reeling! Fitzgibbon follows up with more punches and Ooka is out cold! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:49 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon!
Our winner, Bon Kenneth Fitzgibbon, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jason Canadian Kid (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Taro Mishima (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Buckle up people - heeeeeeeeeere we go!
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28
181 lbs
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31
180 lbs
19 - 14 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
22 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Canadian Kid!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
19 - 14 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Taro Mishima!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Canadian Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Canadian Kid lands a glancing blow to the side of Mishima's head.
A looping hook to the body misses from Canadian Kid. Mishima does a little dance to reset his feet.
A head kick misses from Mishima.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mishima. Canadian Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
A lazy left from Canadian Kid finds it's target.
Mishima throws an off balance right hand
and Canadian Kid counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Mishima feints and then cracks Canadian Kid's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Canadian Kid down.
Canadian Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Canadian Kid.
Mishima slips a jab and a cross from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid lands a nice leg kick that just misses Mishima's sensitive parts.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Canadian Kid connects with a looping right hand.
Mishima just misses with a punch to the body.
Mishima misses with a body shot.
Canadian Kid misses the shot to the body.
Canadian Kid scores with a nice strike.
Canadian Kid swings for the body but Mishima moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid misses with an uppercut.
Canadian Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheers as Canadian Kid lands an impressive looking overhand right. Mishima doesn't seem phased though.
Mishima lands with a nice low kick. That'll leave a bruise.
Mishima connects with an inside leg kick.
Canadian Kid works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Mishima tries to clinch but Canadian Kid is having none of it.
Canadian Kid lands a jab.
Mishima misses the jab.
Mishima misses with a looping right.
Canadian Kid jabs at Mishima's 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!
Canadian Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Canadian Kid cracks Mishima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima looking to throw a kick but he's pulled out of it.
Mishima connects with a leg kick. Canadian Kid looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Canadian Kid cracks Mishima with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Jason Canadian Kid is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Mishima fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Canadian Kid avoids it really well and circles away.
Mishima on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Mishima thows a leg kick but Canadian Kid checks it
and Canadian Kid counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Canadian Kid thows a body shot but no joy.
Mishima swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mishima tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Canadian Kid is able to avoid easily.
Canadian Kid throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Canadian Kid slaps away a takedown attempt from Mishima, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Canadian Kid falls off balance throwing a combination
and Mishima counters with a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima closes this distance looking for a takedown but Canadian Kid circles away.
Jason Canadian Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taro Mishima.
Canadian Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mishima looks gassed!
Canadian Kid lands a slapping body shot.
Canadian Kid on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick but Mishima moves out of range.
Mishima walks into a jab.
A looping hook to the body misses from Mishima. Canadian Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Mishima takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Canadian Kid will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Canadian Kid connects with a crisp jab.
Canadian Kid throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Canadian Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Mishima is trying desperately to land a takedown but Canadian Kid is having absolutely none of it. This is turning into a bit of a nightmare for Mishima.
Canadian Kid lands the left hand.
Mishima keeps the fight on the outside.
A jab from Canadian Kid finds it's way through Mishima's defenses.
Mishima shoots in but no luck this time.
Mishima blocks a head kick by Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid scores with a hook to the body. Mishima takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Mishima lands a nice hook to Canadian Kid's body. Canadian Kid takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Canadian Kid changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Canadian Kid moves away from the strike by Mishima.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Canadian Kid scores with a jab to the body.
A slapping body kick lands there for Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Mishima doesn't seem bothered though.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Canadian Kid dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Canadian Kid takes a swing at Mishima's ribcage but misses.
Canadian Kid lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Mishima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canadian Kid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Canadian Kid's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Canadian Kid duly obliges.
Canadian Kid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
An inside leg kick lands from Canadian Kid.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Canadian Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Mishima is just out of range.
Mishima moves away from the strike by Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
Good exchange - Mishima coming out on top.
Canadian Kid lands a nice hook to Mishima's body. Mishima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Mishima is breathing heavily.
Canadian Kid looks to land a combination. Mishima sees it coming but can only parry a couple of the shots.
Canadian Kid scores with a nice body kick.
Canadian Kid scores with a three punch combo!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Mishima was well out of range. Poor timing from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that Mishima semi-blocks.
Jason Canadian Kid is winning the standup battle so far.
Mishima fails with a takedown attempt.
Canadian Kid lands a nice shot that snaps Mishima's head back.
Canadian Kid wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Canadian Kid misses with a looping left.
Nice body kick from Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid connects with a high kick.
Canadian Kid misses the shot to the body.
Canadian Kid is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Mishima can do to turn this around?
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A kick lands to the mid section there for Canadian Kid.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid jabs Mishima right on the nose. Mishima blinks but takes it well.
Canadian Kid lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
Canadian Kid scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Canadian Kid cracks Mishima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Canadian Kid scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Mishima takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Canadian Kid with a hook.
A nice combination there by Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Canadian Kid thuds a left hand into Mishima's body.
Canadian Kid throws a body kick that sends a sickening thudding noise reverberating around the arena.
Canadian Kid lets loose with a powerful body kick. Mishima will feel that in the morning.
Canadian Kid throws a right hand that Mishima ducks under and follows up with a left that Mishima also avoids with ease.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid connects with a good right hand that stumbles Mishima. Mishima circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Canadian Kid connects with a body shot.
Mishima doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Canadian Kid throws a nice outside leg kick.
Canadian Kid lands a head kick!
Canadian Kid lands a nice looking kick to the body. Mishima takes a step back to recover.
Canadian Kid throws a sloppy head kick and Mishima moves out of range easily.
Canadian Kid lands a leg kick that knocks Mishima off balance momentarily.
Canadian Kid looks to score with a jab to the body but Mishima is just out of range.
Canadian Kid takes a swing at Mishima's ribcage but misses.
Mishima has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Mishima.
A bone on bone clash there as Mishima blocks the leg kick.
No joy there for Canadian Kid, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Both these guys seem content to just stand up and trade with eachother but Mishima might want to think about changing up his gameplan a bit because over the course of the fight, Canadian Kid has got the better of the exchanges.
Mishima throws a body punch but Canadian Kid moves out of range.
Canadian Kid moves out of range of the body kick from Mishima.
Canadian Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Canadian Kid thows a body shot but no joy.
Mishima throws a hook to the side of Canadian Kid's head but Canadian Kid sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Mishima swings away with a body shot that misses
and Canadian Kid counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Mishima has developed a nice purple lump on his ribcage, as a result of some heavy body kicks from Canadian Kid.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Mishima tries to clinch up.
Mishima bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Canadian Kid's head backwards.
Canadian Kid keeps the fight on the outside.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Jason Canadian Kid dominated that second round.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! Ladies and gentlemen, this is the final round!
A looping hook to the body misses from Mishima. Canadian Kid does a little dance to reset his feet.
Canadian Kid tries to bum rush Mishima with a series of wild strikes but Mishima uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Mishima is trying hard to land a takedown here. Canadian Kid sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Canadian Kid swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Canadian Kid swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mishima walks into a stiff left hand from Canadian Kid.
Mishima takes a kick to the side of the head.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that misses.
Mishima pivots as if he's going to throw a leg kick but stops half way.
Canadian Kid takes a kick to the body and keeps moving.
Canadian Kid stuffs the takedown attempt from Mishima. Mishima gets slowly back to his feet.
Mishima tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Canadian Kid was well out of range. Poor timing from Mishima.
Mishima takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Canadian Kid plants his feet and lands a nice head kick!
Canadian Kid cracks a nice hook into Mishima's ribs.
Mishima takes a push kick to the midsection and stumbles backwards.
Canadian Kid lands with a nice body punch.
Canadian Kid moves out of range of the strikes.
Mishima tries to clinch up but Canadian Kid circles away and keeps his distance.
Canadian Kid cracks Mishima with a good jab.
Canadian Kid lands with a nice body kick.
Canadian Kid misses with a wild body shot.
Canadian Kid throws a front kick that sends Mishima stumbling back into the cage.
Canadian Kid throws a sloppy head kick and Mishima moves out of range easily.
Canadian Kid connects with a high kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Canadian Kid thuds a mid kick into his opponent's body. That will wear on Mishima if he has to take too many more of those.
Taro Mishima has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Canadian Kid is looking to wear down Mishima with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mishima drops his hands momentarily and Canadian Kid takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Mishima jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Mishima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canadian Kid.
Mishima throws a nice looking combination but Canadian Kid bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Canadian Kid cracks Mishima with a right hand to the side of the head.
Mishima blocks a head kick by Canadian Kid.
Canadian Kid lunges at Mishima with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Mishima's hand.
Canadian Kid throws a head kick that misses
and Mishima counters with a straight right hand.
Canadian Kid lands with a slapping head kick.
Canadian Kid throws a jab to the body, straight down the pipe. Boom. That sent Mishima stumbling backwards but he manages to regain his composure quickly.
Canadian Kid throws a nice looking combination but Mishima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mishima is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mishima misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Canadian Kid.
Mishima looks to land a right hand but Canadian Kid moved out of range.
Canadian Kid throws a nice looking combination but Mishima bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Mishima throws a head kick that misses.
Mishima misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Canadian Kid throws out a powerful jab.
Canadian Kid lands with a kick to the ribs.
Canadian Kid throws a good cross that connects.
Canadian Kid scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Mishima avoids the body shot from Canadian Kid.
Mishima shoots for a takedown but Canadian Kid saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Jason Canadian Kid has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Taro Mishima.
Canadian Kid ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Canadian Kid lands a head kick. Mishima smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Canadian Kid jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Canadian Kid connects with a crisp jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Mishima tries to clinch up.
Canadian Kid throws a combination. Mishima tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Canadian Kid fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Mishima throws out a loose jab but Canadian Kid uses good head movement to avoid it.
Mishima tries to clinch up
and Mishima takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Canadian Kid walks into a straight right hand from Mishima.
Canadian Kid lands a nice hook to Mishima's body. Mishima takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
And that's the end of the fight!
Jason Canadian Kid showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Canadian Kid has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:26
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:26
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Jason Canadian Kid!
Jason Canadian Kid is the new welterweight champion!
Our winner, Jason Canadian Kid, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ville Kuukkeli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Leo Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kuukkeli comes to the cage accompanied by a-ha - Take On Me. Leo Clarke has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Ville Kuukkeli's chin.
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28
218 lbs
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223 lbs
14 - 13 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the light heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ville Kuukkeli!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Leo Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fighters circling - Kuukkeli throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Kuukkeli scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
It looks like Leo Clarke has been cut.
Kuukkeli shoots in and drives through. Clarke sprawls well.
Clarke gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Clarke has a couple of punches blocked by Kuukkeli.
Clarke looking for a takedown.
Kuukkeli is stalling here.
Clarke is pressed up against the cage. Kuukkeli has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Clarke down to the mat. Clarke avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Clarke shoots in but no luck this time.
Clarke lands a jab to the head.
Clarke scores with a jab. Kuukkeli acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to land body kicks.
Kuukkeli slips under a jab.
Clarke stuffs the takedown.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Kuukkeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke thows a body shot but no joy.
Kuukkeli displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Clarke throws out the jab.
Clarke misses with a lunging right hand
and Kuukkeli counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Clarke thinking.
Clarke avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Kuukkeli closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Clarke quickly recovers to half guard.
Kuukkeli throwing shots but Clarke is blocking nicely.
Clarke is doing well to control the position and prevent Kuukkeli from advancing to side control.
Kuukkeli throwing shots but Clarke is blocking nicely.
Kuukkeli wants to pass to mount but Clarke is defending the position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is trying to control the action in half guard but Clarke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Nice strikes from Kuukkeli there.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuukkeli is trying to control the action in half guard but Clarke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Clarke blocking the ground and pound attempt from Kuukkeli.
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. Kuukkeli connects with a nice short shot to Clarke's temple.
Clarke moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Kuukkeli looking to pass the guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kuukkeli advances position into side control!
Kuukkeli working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli postures up a little and throws a couple of hammerfists but they don't connect properly.
The referee tells the fighters to keep busy.
Clarke takes a couple of big shots there - the referee warns him that he has to defend himself better.
Kuukkeli is putting a hurting on Clarke here, landing some big shots from side control.
Clarke regains half guard there - taking advantage of Kuukkeli's attempt to lay and pray for a moment.
Kuukkeli prevents Clarke from improving his position.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Kuukkeli seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Clarke does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Kuukkeli thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Clarke's head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is looking to advance position but Clarke won't allow it.
Kuukkeli is trying to control the action in half guard but Clarke is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Kuukkeli takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Kuukkeli has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Kuukkeli trying to mount his opponent but Clarke defends it.
Clarke is looking to improve his position.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kuukkeli has freed up his trapped foot and advances to mount.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Clarke in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Ville Kuukkeli dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Leo Clarke's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
A big left from Clarke misses.
Clarke circles away from the clinch attempt.
Clarke scores with a jab to the body.
Kuukkeli misses the jab.
Clarke fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Kuukkeli manages to avoid it.
Clarke scores a takedown into full mount!
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kuukkeli bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Clarke trying to control the position here.
Kuukkeli throwing strikes from guard but Clarke blocks nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Clarke keeping moving, preventing Kuukkeli from controlling successfully.
Kuukkeli pushes down on Clarke's leg and manages to get into half guard.
Kuukkeli is keen to just control but Clarke is a slippery customer.
Kuukkeli content to control rather than advance.
Clarke wants to improve his position but Kuukkeli is controlling well.
Kuukkeli not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke is looking to improve his position.
Clarke is pressing down on Kuukkeli's left leg trying to get back to full guard. He's managed it.
Kuukkeli postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kuukkeli stops Clarke from standing up.
Clarke avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Clarke looking to control.
Kuukkeli postures up in Clarke's guard and throws a big left but Clarke blocks it.
Clarke controls Kuukkeli momentarily but Kuukkeli frees himself.
Kuukkeli won't allow Clarke to sweep him here.
Clarke keeping full guard, as Kuukkeli tries to pass.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Kuukkeli wants to control from the top but Clarke keeps moving.
Kuukkeli passes easily into side control. Nice work.
A lull in the action here.
You can see the frustration on Clarke's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Kuukkeli creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is looking to take a break and control but Clarke is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Clarke sneaks back into half guard.
Clarke is trying to control but can't.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Clarke gets full guard.
Kuukkeli wants to pass the guard but Clarke is keeping the position.
Kuukkeli throwing strikes but missing.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Ville Kuukkeli will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Leo Clarke'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. This is the final round!
No joy there for Clarke, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Kuukkeli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Kuukkeli blocks a jab.
Kuukkeli has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Clarke.
Kuukkeli lands a head kick. Clarke smiles back at him and beckons him forward.
Kuukkeli takes one on the button.
Clarke fails with the takedown.
Clarke throws out a loose jab but Kuukkeli uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kuukkeli uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Clarke.
Kuukkeli lands a nice looking body kick.
Clarke takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kuukkeli keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kuukkeli is trying hard to land a takedown here. Clarke sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Clarke misses with a body punch
and Kuukkeli counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Clarke's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Kuukkeli connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Clarke scrambles back to his feet.
Kuukkeli explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Kuukkeli moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kuukkeli. Clarke does a little dance to reset his feet.
Kuukkeli avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Clarke misses with a head kick.
Ville Kuukkeli is winning the standup battle so far.
Kuukkeli misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Kuukkeli moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Clarke throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Kuukkeli lands a lovely overhand right.
Kuukkeli throws a head kick but Clarke moves out of range.
Leo Clarke has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Clarke just misses with a punch to the body.
Clarke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Clarke stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Clarke wants it to stay on the feet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kuukkeli takes the fight into the clinch.
Clarke has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Kuukkeli avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clarke looking to slow down the pace here.
Clarke struggles to land a body shot inside as Kuukkeli controls his hands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Clarke throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Kuukkeli blocks it with crossed arms.
Kuukkeli blocks an uppercut.
Clarke lands an uppercut.
Clarke throws a head punch that misses.
Clarke gets underhooks to prevent Kuukkeli's takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Ville Kuukkeli. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Clarke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Kuukkeli backwards.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuukkeli.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Kuukkeli.
Kuukkeli has hold of a leg and is looking for a trip takedown. Clarke avoids it nicely though and we remain in the clinch.
Clarke is trying to stall.
Kuukkeli tries to score a body lock takedown but Clarke shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kuukkeli wants a takedown.
Clarke tries to throw a body punch but Kuukkeli avoids it by throwing Clarke back against the cage.
Kuukkeli is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Clarke is defending well.
And that's the end of the fight!
Ville Kuukkeli showed his dominance in that final round.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Kuukkeli, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Ville Kuukkeli!
Ville Kuukkeli retains his light heavyweight title!
Ville Kuukkeli 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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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Bob Parker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Williams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The fight MMA fans around the world have waited their entire lives for!
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27
287 lbs
15 - 13 - 0 |
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26
306 lbs
17 - 7 - 0 |
Good wrestling
Counter striker
Very strong |
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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
15 - 13 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bob Parker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Williams!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Parker shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Williams sprawls well. Williams wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Parker gets slowly back to his feet.
Williams lands a right hook to the body.
Williams lands a vicious shot with the stealth of a sniper and the strength of a viper. Are vipers that strong? I can think of lots of things that are stronger than a viper - not many rhyme with sniper though.
It looks like Bob Parker has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Parker slaps away a takedown attempt from Williams, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Williams slips under a jab.
Parker shoots in looking for a takedown. Williams tries to sprawl out of it but Parker keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Williams manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Parker throws a body punch but Williams moves out of range.
Williams slips a jab and a cross from Parker.
Williams looks to score with a jab to the body but Parker is just out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Parker takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Parker throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Parker fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Bob Parker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Sloppy strikes from Parker. Those never looked like landing.
Williams shoots in looking for a takedown. Parker tries to sprawl out of it but Williams keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Parker manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Williams bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Parker uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Williams.
Williams feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Parkers jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!
Williams drops Parker with a straight left! Oh this is bad for Parker! Williams dives in and starts dropping bombs - the referee has no choice but to step in and save him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Eli Williams!
After the big win, Eli Williams made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors Revolution Fatigues and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Nikolai Volkov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paulo Kang (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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25
204 lbs
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193 lbs
17 - 8 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the middleweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
18 - 10 - 0, fighting out of Rio de Janeiro, Nikolai Volkov!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 8 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paulo Kang!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kang throws out a loose jab but Volkov uses good head movement to avoid it.
Volkov avoids the body shot from Kang.
Kang closes the distance and clinches.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Kang tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Volkov avoids it.
Kang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volkov blocks it with crossed arms.
A nice right hand lands inside from Kang.
A short right from Volkov.
Volkov blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kang pushes Volkov back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Volkov.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Kang.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Kang tries a knee to the head but Volkov blocks it.
Kang is stalling here.
Kang lands with a left to the head.
Kang lands with a right to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Kang.
Kang is struggling to control the position.
Volkov stalls.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A short right hand to the side of the head by Kang.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A nice left hand lands by Kang.
Volkov trying to control the position but instead, Kang has worked for underhooks and has pushed Volkov into the cage.
Kang pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Kang thuds a left hand into Volkov's body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang throws a body punch but Volkov moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Volkov.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kang. Kang obviously looking to wear him down.
Volkov takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Volkov moves out of range as Kang throws a body kick.
Kang moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Volkov throws a jab when Kang was well out of range.
Kang lands a nice leg kick that just misses Volkov's sensitive parts.
Volkov throws a shot from downtown. Kang moves away and avoids it.
Kang misses with a hook. Volkov ducked under it nicely.
Kang works the jab nicely.
Kang scores with a shot to the body.
Volkov is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Kang fails to land with a series of punches.
Kang scores with a sloppy right hand. Volkov should have avoided that one.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Volkov tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Kang scores with a leg kick.
Kang fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Volkov.
Volkov on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Kang. Kang obviously looking to wear him down.
Kang throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Volkov wants to clinch.
Kang tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Kang moves into the clinch successfully.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Kang lands a good knee to the midsection. Volkov won't want to take too many of those.
Kang lands with a short shot to the head.
Volkov tries to break free but Kang pushes him back against the cage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang 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.
Kang takes the fight into the clinch.
Paulo Kang seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Volkov stalling the fight.
Kang scores with a shoulder strike.
Kang with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Kang is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Kang continues to stall. The referee tells him to work or he's going to break them up.
Volkov stalling in the clinch but Kang improves position.
Kang throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Volkov blocks it with crossed arms.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang misses with a punch on the inside.
Kang missing with knees to the body.
Kang pushes Volkov back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Kang breaks from the clinch.
Kang jabs Volkov to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Kang getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kang scores with a body shot.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Volkov slips a jab from Kang.
Kang throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Kang fails with an attempt to clinch.
A looping hook to the body misses from Kang. Volkov does a little dance to reset his feet.
Paulo Kang seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Kang's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Volkov connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Kang scrambles back to his feet.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kang punishes Volkov's body with a nice straight punch.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Volkov motions for Kang to come forward. Volkov throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Kang throws a nice inside leg kick.
Volkov takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Volkov walks into a left hand.
Kang throws a quick inside leg kick.
Volkov tries to keep at a distance but Kang has taken the fight into the clinch.
Kang pressing his opponent against the cage.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kang tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Volkov can't break the clinch.
Kang lands a knee to the body.
Kang lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
Kang cracks Volkov with a nice body shot.
Kang lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Kang misses with a body punch.
Kang scores a nice knee to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kang stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Kang breaks the clinch.
Kang gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Kang lands a hook that snaps the head of Volkov backwards.
Kang lands an uppercut.
Kang taking a breather.
A right hand to the body from Kang.
Kang's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Kang is looking to clinch but Volkov is avoiding it.
Kang circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kang explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paulo Kang showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Back to the action! The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!
Kang misses with a looping right.
Volkov misses with a hook
letting Kang counter with a right hand.
Kang connects with a nice looking jab.
Kang throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Volkov ducks under a wild hook from Kang.
A big right from Volkov misses.
Volkov is hobbling a little on that front leg after taking quite a few leg kicks so far in this fight.
Volkov throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
A shot to the liver by Kang. Beautiful body shot.
Kang tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Volkov was well out of range. Poor timing from Kang.
Kang lands a jab to the head.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Kang checks a low kick. Bone on bone - not my idea of a good time.
Kang lands a lovely overhand right.
Kang connects with a crisp jab.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Kang lands a really nice looking cross but Volkov seems unphased.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kang throws a hook but Volkov avoids it easily.
Kang blocks a head kick by Volkov.
Kang scores with a punch to the head.
A head kick misses from Kang.
Kang misses with a body shot.
Kang throws a nice outside leg kick.
Volkov throws a looping overhand right but Kang ducks down to avoid it.
Volkov throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Volkov takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
Kang listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Kang lands a right hook to the body.
Oooooh!!! Kang has knocked Volkov down with a huge combo! Kang steps away and waves a wobbly Volkov back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
Nikolai Volkov has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Volkov is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kang scores with the left hand. Volkov knows he should have avoided that one.
Oh Volkov is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Kang lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Kang lands with a right and another and another! Volkov is in big trouble! Kang lands again and this time it's lights out for Volkov! A quality knockout there for Kang.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:12 of round 3, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Paulo Kang! Paulo Kang retains his middleweight title!
A relieved looking Paulo Kang thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tiago Silvain (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tatsuyo Hayate (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The atmosphere really building for this one as we go over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
20 - 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
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tatsuyo Hayate!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hayate tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Silvain takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
Hayate misses with a two punch combination.
Hayate lands a lovely overhand right.
It looks like Tiago Silvain has been cut.
Hayate throws a low kick but Silvain moves out of range easily.
A head kick from Hayate lands but Silvain takes it in his stride.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Silvain.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Silvain throws a nice looking combination but Hayate bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Silvain swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Silvain tries a low kick but Hayate avoids it.
Silvain throws a head kick that Hayate semi-blocks.
Silvain tries to land a leg kick but Hayate saw it coming and moves away.
Silvain connects with a single shot there.
Hayate misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Silvain.
Hayate is looking to land body kicks.
Silvain tries to score with a low kick but Hayate moves his leg out of the way.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hayate swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Tatsuyo Hayate seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Hayate throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Silvain works Hayate's body with a nice hook.
Hayate jabs Silvain to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Silvain misses with a looping right.
Hayate misses with a low kick.
A head kick misses from Silvain.
Hayate misses with the body kick
and Silvain counters with a crisp one two that drops Hayate! Silvain thinks about following him to the mat for a moment but instead steps back and waves Hayate to his feet! Hayate is in big trouble!
Hayate is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
BAM! Silvain delivers a spinning backfist that drops Hayate like a ragdoll! This is all oooooveeeer! He was out before he hit the ground!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:41 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Spinning Backfist). Tiago Silvain!
Tiago Silvain retains his heavyweight title!
During a confident post fight interview, Tiago Silvain thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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