NAF Midweek Fight Night 6 PBP Commentary

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Scott Pilgrim (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Tomi McDonald (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). McDonald comes into a darkened arena with his song building. The Daily Mail kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!

Pilgrim
vs
McDonald

190 cm
24
130 lbs
4 - 4 - 0

179 cm
26
143 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
KO power

BJJ White Belt
Good kicks
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Scott Pilgrim!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tomi McDonald!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Horrible takedown by McDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Pilgrim which made him look bad.
Pilgrim looks exhausted already! Oh dear, he should have come in in better shape than this!
McDonald shoots in for a takedown but Pilgrim shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Pilgrim pulls out of a head kick attempt.
No luck with that takedown attempt from McDonald.
Scott Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi McDonald.
Pilgrim keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
McDonald stuffs the takedown.
No luck for Pilgrim with that takedown attempt.
McDonald dives in and grabs Pilgrim's left leg, looking for a takedown. Pilgrim pushes down on McDonald's head and hops out.
McDonald defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Pilgrim.
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Pilgrim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Pilgrim stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Pilgrim wants it to stay on the feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
McDonald tries to score a power double leg takedown but Pilgrim sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten McDonald somewhat.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Pilgrim but Pilgrim pushes him off and we're back to square one.

Pilgrim gets taken down but at least he's managed to land in guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilgrim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
McDonald must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Pilgrim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDonald trying to control but Pilgrim is working from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
McDonald makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Pilgrim is trying to keep McDonald in close.

Pilgrim is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
McDonald throwing strikes but missing.
Pilgrim avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
McDonald postures up in Pilgrim's guard and throws a big left but Pilgrim blocks it.
McDonald throws a big right hand that misses.
Pilgrim will need to keep those long limbs tucked in whilst he's on the ground, to prevent any submissions.
McDonald seems content to control from guard here. He's going to have to remain active though if he doesn't want to get stood back up.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
McDonald trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
McDonald trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
McDonald throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
McDonald trying to control the position from guard on top but Pilgrim is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
McDonald controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
Pilgrim not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi McDonald 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.

McDonald tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Pilgrim swivels and escapes.

McDonald fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Pilgrim to the ground. McDonald is now in Pilgrim's guard.
McDonald looking to pass the guard.
Pilgrim is trying to keep McDonald in close.
McDonald tries to free his leg and advance position but Pilgrim is retaining full guard.
McDonald working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Pilgrim keeping full guard, as McDonald tries to pass.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.

Pilgrim is looking for a triangle here but McDonald uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
McDonald in side control, trying to ground and pound but not landing this time.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Pilgrim is avoiding damage well.
McDonald tries to move into full mount but can't pass Pilgrim's legs.
Sloppy strikes there by McDonald.
McDonald misses with a strike but at least he's keeping busy, looking to cause some damage - that will still help him when it comes to the judges scorecards.
McDonald has knee on belly and moves into mount.

McDonald goes for an armbar but he's fallen flat on his backside there and now Pilgrim is on top in guard.
Pilgrim really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
McDonald really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Pilgrim. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet but he's too absorbed in his own little project and Pilgrim manages to pass to side control.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
McDonald pushes Pilgrim off but Pilgrim dives into side control.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if McDonald can do anything to dispel that myth.
McDonald is looking to work his way out of this bad position but Pilgrim is controlling him well.
Pilgrim tries to score with some ground and pound. McDonald controls his posture well this time though and the shots don't do any damage.
McDonald is trying to buck Pilgrim off.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
McDonald tries to wriggle free to get back to his feet but he's given up his back! Oops.
Pilgrim tries to keep control of the position but McDonald is staying busy.
McDonald wants to get back to his feet.
McDonald is using up a lot of energy trying to get back to his feet. Perhaps he should improve his position first.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Tomi McDonald showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. The crowd applaud as we get ready to start the final round!

McDonald shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Pilgrim defends it nicely.
McDonald shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Pilgrim sprawls well. Pilgrim wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
Pilgrim throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Pilgrim tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Pilgrim sprawls well.
Scott Pilgrim has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Tomi McDonald.
McDonald shoots for a takedown but Pilgrim saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
McDonald keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.

That's one minute gone in the round.
McDonald fails with a takedown attempt.
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Pilgrim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McDonald fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Pilgrim avoids it really well and circles away.
Pilgrim fails with a takedown attempt.
McDonald looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
McDonald fails with the takedown.
Pilgrim doesn't manage to clinch there - McDonald circles away.
McDonald staying out of range there.
Pilgrim stuffs the takedown attempt from McDonald. McDonald gets slowly back to his feet.
McDonald shoots in and drives through. Pilgrim sprawls well.
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Pilgrim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
McDonald takes a shot right to the bread basket.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Pilgrim. No joy for McDonald on that attempt.
Pilgrim shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with McDonald but McDonald pushes him off and we're back to square one.
McDonald shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Pilgrim pinned against the cage. Pilgrim gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from McDonald is defended easily by Pilgrim.
Pilgrim misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Pilgrim slaps away a takedown attempt from McDonald, before circling back to the center of the mat.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Pilgrim fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but McDonald avoids it really well and circles away.
McDonald shoots in for a double leg but Pilgrim sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Scott Pilgrim is winning the standup battle so far.
Pilgrim tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but McDonald paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Horrible takedown by McDonald or perhaps it was just good defense by Pilgrim which made him look bad.
McDonald has a takedown stuffed.
Scott Pilgrim has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Pilgrim misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.

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 Scott Pilgrim.
I think McDonald 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Tomi McDonald!
Tomi McDonald bigged himself up after the win. The crowd seemed to love it.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
40%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Connor Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Sam Peterson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Connor Silva has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Silva
vs
Peterson

220 cm
25
250 lbs
0 - 0 - 0

194 cm
23
263 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Good takedowns
Counter striker
Determined

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Connor Silva!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Sam Peterson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Ian Loll and Steve Smith.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Peterson avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Silva throws a sloppy head kick and Peterson moves out of range easily.
Peterson leaves Silva with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Silva walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Peterson checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.

Peterson closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Silva to the mat! Silva manages to get full guard.
Peterson pushing down on Silva's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Silva wants to get back to his feet.
Peterson slows the pace down in half guard.

Peterson is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Peterson looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Peterson keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Peterson moves into full mount! Silva won't be happy about that!
Peterson takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Peterson quickly switches position and commits to an armbar! It's a big risk for Peterson but it's paid off an Silva is forced to tap! Nice work by Peterson.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Sam Peterson!

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
24%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Hazard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Rockert (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Hazard's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Cult of Personality. Rockert has chosen Cant be touched as his entrance music. Steve Rockert struggled to make weight for this fight. He only made it down to 171.4lbs at the first attempt and had to take the additional two hours to make the official bout weight. Let's see how much it's taken out of him. Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!

Hazard
vs
Rockert

178 cm
19
176 lbs
2 - 2 - 0

185 cm
20
180 lbs
1 - 2 - 0

Decent wrestler
Counter striker
Good in bed

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Solid chin

GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !
GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 !

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Hazard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Steve Rockert!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Ian Loll.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rockert swinging wildly here.
Rockert keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Rockert shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Hazard pinned against the cage. Hazard gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A right-left combo lands from Rockert.
Rockert tries to close the distance and clinch up but Hazard swats him away and circles back towards the center.

Hazard shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rockert manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Hazard is stalling in the full guard.
Hazard is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Hazard not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Rockert swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Rockert working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Hazard.
Hazard looking to control the position here, rather than advance.

Rockert pushes Hazard off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.

Hazard darts in and lands a nice takedown into half guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hazard looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Rockert with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Hazard not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Rockert pushes Hazard off but Hazard dives into side control.
Rockert looks gassed!
Check out the look on Hazard's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Hazard in side control, throwing shots but Rockert defends.
Hazard working away.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rockert is letting Hazard control him for a moment.
Hazard's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard working the head with strikes.
Rockert taking punishment in the form of punches.
Rockert trying to remain calm as Hazard controls from the top position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Hazard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Rockert for as long as he can get away with.
Rockert taking punishment in the form of punches.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard lands a nice forearm strike.

Hazard looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Hazard stands up.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
A left lands for Hazard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazard shoots in for a takedown but Rockert shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Rockert tries to clinch but Hazard moves out of range.
Rockert tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Hazard manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Hazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockert.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hazard dominated that 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.

Rockert moves in looking to clinch but Hazard pushes him off.
Hazard swats away the attempt to clinch by Rockert.
Rockert tries to clinch but Hazard is having none of it.
Rockert wants to clinch

so Hazard counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Hazard trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Hazard stands up and waves to Rockert to follow him.
Rockert is looking to clinch but Hazard is avoiding it.

Hazard clinches.
Hazard is trying to drag Rockert to the mat but Rockert just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.

Hazard manages to break the clinch.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Hazard shoots in but doesn't get the takedown

so Rockert counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Rockert is breathing heavily.

Hazard pushes Rockert off and gets back to his feet.
Rockert tries to clinch up

and Hazard counters with a shoot takedown. Rockert fights it but they end up in guard.
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!
Hazard trying to control but Rockert is working from the bottom.
Hazard loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Hazard engaging in some classic timewasting tactics.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rockert working a defensive guard but Hazard manages to pass into side control anyway.
A bit of a lull in the action. I'm sure it will pick up again soon... even if the ref has to physically pick them up and put them back on their feet.
Rockert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
Hazard taking a breather here.

Hazard wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Rockert, who protects the arm well.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard landing a few strikes.
The referee asks Hazard politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Hazard prefers to stall for the moment though.
Hazard lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Rockert is trying to get back to his feet.
Hazard creates a bit of distance and throws down some hard shots.
Hazard controls the position.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard scoring with punches from side control.
Hazard wants to control but Rockert is keeping him busy.
You can see the frustration on Rockert's face as Hazard controls the position.
Rockert on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rockert is letting Hazard control him for a moment.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Hazard has controlled the position for a good 20 seconds, which will no doubt be starting to frustrate his opponent.
Rockert takes a big shot right to the temple there but he's taken it well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Ethan Hazard dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!

Hazard closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Rockert did well to prevent Hazard getting side control.
Rockert has hold of Hazard's hands but Hazard slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Hazard tries to pass to full mount but Rockert defends it.
Hazard sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rockert defending well though.
Hazard stops Rockert from getting back to his feet.
Hazard keeping composed on the top, looking to control the action.
Rockert takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Hazard slips a nice elbow through Rockert's hands, connecting with Rockert's forehead.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Hazard in particular looking to stall.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Hazard tries to pass to full mount but Rockert defends it.
Hazard takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Hazard is just content to waste time from the top position. Rockert takes advantage of the situation and regains full guard.
Rockert being controlled here, momentarily.

That's two minutes gone in the round.

We're going to have a standup here because Ethan Hazard wasn't active enough for the referee's liking.
Rockert fails with the takedown
and Hazard counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Rockert thinking.

Hazard scores with a nice takedown into half guard. Let's see what he's got on the ground.

Hazard is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rockert has managed to free his arm - good work.
Hazard slows the pace down in half guard.
Ethan Hazard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hazard is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.

Hazard is looking for a kimura but Rockert is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Hazard to get the leverage.
Hazard controlling the action here.
Hazard lands with a punch from half guard.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Hazard controlling the action here.
Hazard works his way into full mount!
A nice elbow there by Hazard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Hazard postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Rockert looks a forlorn figure.
Steve Rockert has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Ethan Hazard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.

Rockert is rocked!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Hazard postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Rockert bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Hazard and the fight is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Ethan Hazard!
Ethan Hazard took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, GR Design - Top quality, from $10 to $150 ! for their support in the buildup to the fight.

C
A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
53%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Cody Yeary (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eric Le Clarke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Yeary's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Chip off the block - Machine gun Kelly (MGK). Both fighter's entrance songs getting the crowd jumping here.

Yeary
vs
Le Clarke

188 cm
26
186 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

186 cm
25
190 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

Good wrestling
Basic striking
Good chin

Good takedowns
Brawler
Determined

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, Cody Yeary!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Eric Le Clarke!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Le Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Yeary.
Yeary throws a right and a left that Le Clarke avoids nicely.
Yeary keeps the fight on the outside.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Le Clarke.
Yeary displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Le Clarke.
Yeary throws a big shot that misses.
Yeary slaps away a takedown attempt from Le Clarke, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Cody Yeary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Le Clarke.
Le Clarke dodges the punch combination from Yeary.
Yeary swings and misses with a hook to the body.

Le Clarke shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Oh and he's advanced to full mount straight away.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Le Clarke looking to control and managing it successfully.
The referee warns Yeary that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.

That's one minute gone in the round.

Le Clarke is standing up out of mount! Strange tactic there - he must really want this one on the feet!
Yeary misses with a few strikes there.
Yeary fails to land with a series of punches.
Yeary throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Le Clarke.
A punch combination from Yeary misses.
No joy there for Yeary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Cody Yeary is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Yeary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeary looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Le Clarke looking to land some kicks to the body here.
Yeary misses with a two punch combination.
Le Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Yeary.
Yeary works over Le Clarke's head and body with a nice combination.
Yeary throws a series of punches but Le Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Yeary misses with a double jab

and Le Clarke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Le Clarke's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Le Clarke has Yeary pushed against the cage.
A right handed body shot lands from Le Clarke.
Yeary stops a takedown attempt from Le Clarke.
Yeary working hard to break the clinch.
Yeary is trying to break the clinch but Le Clarke has him pressed against the cage.
Le Clarke manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
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!

Yeary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Clarke tries to clinch up.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeary scores with a jab to the body.
Le Clarke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yeary swivels and escapes.
Yeary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeary avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Yeary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yeary misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Clarke tries to score with a low kick but Yeary moves his leg out of the way.
Yeary throws a right and a left that Le Clarke avoids nicely.
Yeary avoids the head kick by Le Clarke.
Le Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Yeary.
Yeary misses with the combination.
Yeary throws a series of punches but Le Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Yeary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Yeary uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Le Clarke.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Clarke shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Yeary pinned against the cage. Yeary gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Cody Yeary seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Yeary misses with a combination

and Le Clarke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Yeary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Yeary swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Le Clarke counters with a series of strikes. Yeary will be more careful next time no doubt.
Le Clarke is looking to clinch.
Yeary misses with a few strikes there.
Yeary throws a nice looking combination but Le Clarke bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Yeary misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Clarke is trying hard to land a takedown here. Yeary sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Le Clarke looks gassed!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Le Clarke shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Yeary as he avoids it easily.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice body punch from Yeary.
Yeary throws a series of punches but Le Clarke moves out of range.
Yeary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

A close round but Eric Le Clarke 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.

Yeary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Cody Yeary is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Yeary misses with a double jab

and Le Clarke counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Le Clarke.
Le Clarke is trying to force a seperation but Yeary has the dominant position.
Yeary is trying to push Le Clarke away but Le Clarke has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A short right from Le Clarke.
Le Clarke misses with a knee to the head.
Yeary is looking to break free of the clinch but Le Clarke has double underhooks.
A nice right hand lands inside from Le Clarke.
Yeary has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Le Clarke has Yeary pressed against the cage, preventing Yeary from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Le Clarke is trying to drag Yeary to the mat but Yeary just about manages to keep his footing. He used the cage to his advantage there.
Yeary wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Le Clarke is trying to force a seperation but Yeary has the dominant position.
Yeary is pressed up against the cage. Le Clarke has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Yeary down to the mat. Yeary avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Le Clarke takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Le Clarke has his takedown stuffed
and Yeary counters with a one-two to the body.
Cody Yeary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Le Clarke.
Le Clarke dodges the punch combination from Yeary.
Yeary misses with the combination.
Some wild striking there from Yeary.
Le Clarke is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Yeary lands a jab-cross combination.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeary rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Le Clarke moves out of range and avoids them all easily.

Le Clarke shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Le Clarke seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.

Le Clarke is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Yeary sees it coming and defends easily.
Le Clarke is breathing heavily.
Yeary looks like he's trying to stand up.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Le Clarke wants to control but Yeary is keeping him busy.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Le Clarke uses his free foot to push down on Yeary's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Yeary.
You get the feeling that Yeary really doesn't like being in this position too much.

Yeary bucks Le Clarke off and manages to get back to his feet!
Yeary misses with a double jab.
Yeary misses with the combination.
Le Clarke changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Yeary tries to avoid it but Le Clarke manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Yeary to the ground. Yeary escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Yeary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Le Clarke counters by clinching up.
Yeary is looking to break free of the clinch but Le Clarke has double underhooks.
Le Clarke prevents Yeary from breaking the clinch.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Le Clarke prevents Yeary from breaking the clinch.
Le Clarke taking a breather.

Yeary's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Le Clarke dives in and grabs Yeary's left leg, looking for a takedown. Yeary pushes down on Le Clarke's head and hops out.
Le Clarke throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Yeary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Yeary misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Yeary misses with a series of wild punches.
Le Clarke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yeary.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Yeary misses with a wild combination.
Le Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Yeary.
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 Cody Yeary will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!

The fight stays on the outside here - Le Clarke looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Yeary misses with a double jab.
Le Clarke slips a jab and a cross from Yeary.
Yeary moves out of range of the body kick from Le Clarke.
Yeary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yeary tries to bum rush Le Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Le Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Yeary is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Le Clarke.
Le Clarke shoots in and drives through. Yeary sprawls well.
Le Clarke misses with a takedown attempt - Yeary sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Yeary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Yeary throws a combination. Le Clarke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Le Clarke showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Yeary.
Yeary tries to bum rush Le Clarke with a series of wild strikes but Le Clarke uses good footwork to avoid the assault.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeary circles away from the clinch attempt.
Yeary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yeary misses with a wild combination.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Yeary lands with a straight right. Le Clarke didn't see that one coming.
Yeary takes a step back and watches a body kick go sailing past his mid section.
Yeary pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Le Clarke tries to clinch up but Yeary circles away and keeps his distance.
Yeary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yeary moves out of range of the body kick.
Yeary lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Le Clarke circles away quickly and effectively.
Yeary throws a left and a right that both miss
and Le Clarke counters with a nice body shot.
Le Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Yeary shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Cody Yeary has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Eric Le Clarke.
Yeary throws a right hand that Le Clarke ducks under and follows up with a left that Le Clarke also avoids with ease.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeary keeps the fight on the outside.
Yeary throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
Yeary misses with a few strikes there.
No joy there for Yeary, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Le Clarke tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Yeary swivels and escapes.
Yeary connects with a body shot that sends Le Clarke's belly button to the back.
Yeary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Le Clarke shoots in for a double leg but Yeary sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Yeary throws a combination that misses

and Le Clarke decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Yeary's guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Le Clarke throws an elbow that misses. Yeary uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Le Clarke's guard. Nice move by Yeary!

Yeary stands up from guard. Let's bang!

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Yeary throws a combination. Le Clarke tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Danga de danga de dang - Yeary scores with a four punch combination!
Yeary throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Le Clarke wants to clinch.
Yeary defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Le Clarke.
A combination from Yeary does no damage.
Yeary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Yeary lands with a good body shot.
Yeary avoids the head kick by Le Clarke.
Yeary swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Le Clarke takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Le Clarke shoots in for a takedown but Yeary shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeary throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped

and Le Clarke counters into the clinch. Nicely done.

Yeary escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Le Clarke dodges the punch combination from Yeary.
Yeary throws a series of punches but Le Clarke avoids them all with ease.
Le Clarke shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Yeary as he jumps to the side.
Yeary throws a right and a left that both miss.
Yeary misses with a jab, cross combination.
Yeary will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Yeary misses with a two punch combination.
A big left from Yeary misses.

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

Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 30:27
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 29:28

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Cody Yeary!
Cody Yeary took to the mic in his post fight interview and said 'I would 1st like to thank my coaches @ M.S.T.C. Art Jones and Jerry Walker. I know this guy is tough we had a 3 round war last time and I felt like I won the fight but thats how it goes. I changed it up for this fight I started working more on my stand-up and I hope it shows!'.

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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
65%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Brett Appley (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rock Prescott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Appley comes to the cage accompanied by Headlines. This should be a great matchup!

Appley
vs
Prescott

175 cm
26
134 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

176 cm
26
135 lbs
3 - 1 - 0

Good takedowns
Basic striking
Intelligent

Good takedowns
Brawler
Solid chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brett Appley!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rock Prescott!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Appley lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Prescott looks for a takedown but Appley sprawls well.
Prescott throws a sloppy head kick and Appley moves out of range easily.
A combination from Appley does no damage.
Prescott shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Appley but Appley pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Prescott fails to land the takedown.
Brett Appley has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rock Prescott.
Prescott shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Appley counters with a straight right hand.
Prescott ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Appley moves away.
Rock Prescott seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.

Prescott gets tackled into the cage by Appley. Appley maintains the clinch.
Prescott wants a takedown but no success here.

Prescott is fighting off a takedown attempt but Appley is just too persistent for him and manages to trip Prescott to the mat. Prescott regains guard as soon as the fighters hit the mat.
Appley has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Appley stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prescott swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Appley knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Prescott on the ground.
Prescott has momentary wrist control but Appley slips an elbow through the middle.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!

Prescott looking for a guillotine here but Appley defends easily.

Prescott is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Appley controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Appley scoring with punches to the head and body.

Prescott had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Appley defends it easily.
Appley trying to control but Prescott is working from the bottom.
Appley is looking to work some ground and pound but Prescott has wrist control.
Appley slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Appley is sitting in close to Prescott's body. Prescott has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Appley is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Appley is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Prescott.

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Rock Prescott!
Rock Prescott decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.

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A

C
B

energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
61%

Undercard bout

Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Aziz Ansari (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clyde Irving (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Chooooooooon! I think Ansari might be my favorite fighter, now he's come out to Macarena. Irving comes into a darkened arena with his song building. Psychosocial kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.

Ansari
vs
Irving

172 cm
25
143 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

167 cm
26
135 lbs
2 - 1 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Brawler
Intelligent

BJJ White Belt
Excellent MT
Granite chin

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Aziz Ansari!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clyde Irving!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Irving lands a head shot.
Irving scores with a nice looking left hook and follows it up with an uppercut!
Irving lands a body shot.
Clyde Irving seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good exchange - Irving coming out on top.
Ansari on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Irving ducks under a wild hook from Ansari.
Ansari swats away the attempt to clinch by Irving.
Ansari throws a combination that misses
letting Irving counter with a right hand.
Irving avoids the head kick by Ansari.
Irving throws a combination. Ansari tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
Irving tries to clinch there but Ansari circles away.
Irving slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Ansari takes a swing at Irving's ribcage but misses.
Irving wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.

Irving pushes Ansari up against the cage in a clinch.
Irving digs a right hand into Ansari's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ansari's gas tank.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Irving lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.

Ansari is rocked!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irving.
Oh Ansari is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
A short right hand to the side of the head by Irving.
Irving lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irving lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Irving throws a big uppercut that drops Ansari! More strikes from Irving and the referee jumps in to stop the fight! Ansari lies dazed against the cage as Irving celebrates with his cornermen!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:19 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Clyde Irving!
After winning the bout, Clyde Irving 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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C
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energy
A | B

hype
A | B

pop
A | B

mgr
A | B

FIGHT
RATING
72%

Co-main event

Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Vinny Wells (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Henry Winkler (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Winkler has chosen Mortal Kombat as his entrance music. Man, I cannot wait for this one!

Wells
vs
Winkler

176 cm
19
181 lbs
2 - 0 - 0

198 cm
22
176 lbs
7 - 2 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
Granite chin

BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Knockout power

Fresh To Death Nutrition 159!

Ironhand Fightwear (Everything $7.95!)

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vinny Wells!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Henry Winkler!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Robert Douchet.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Wells pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Wells closes the distance and clinches up with Winkler, looking for a takedown. Wells pushes Winkler against the cage but Winkler circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Wells scores with a punch to the head.
Winkler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Wells waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Winkler.
Wells lands with an uppercut that bounces Winkler off the cage and back into range.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winkler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Wells throws a hook but Winkler avoids it easily.
Wells tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Winkler was well out of range. Poor timing from Wells.
Nice uppercut lands for Winkler. That snapped Wells's head back.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winkler. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Winkler takes one to the side of the head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkler.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Winkler, as that shot connected.
Wells misses with an uppercut.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A looping hook to the body misses from Wells. Winkler does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wells on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
Wells looks to land a right hand but Winkler moved out of range.
Winkler misses the jab.
Winkler scores with a hook.
Winkler is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Wells misses with a hook. Winkler ducked under it nicely.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Wells is defended easily by Winkler.
Winkler scores with a nice right hand.
Winkler connects with a jab.
Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winkler moves away.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler takes a swing at Wells's ribcage but misses.
Winkler missing with a left hand there. Wells was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Wells misses with a low kick.
Winkler throws a jab when Wells was well out of range.
Winkler throws a big shot that misses.
Wells shoots in for a takedown but Winkler shows good takedown defense.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Wells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler lands a jab to the head.
Winkler misses with an uppercut.
Winkler jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Winkler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Winkler connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Wells momentarily.
Winkler is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! Wells had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
Wells misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Winkler.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells scores with the left hand. Winkler knows he should have avoided that one.
Wells takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
A looping hook to the body misses from Winkler. Wells does a little dance to reset his feet.
Wells throws a series of punches but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler throws a body punch but Wells moves out of range.
Wells throws an ugly left hook that misses
and Winkler counters with a straight right hand.
Wells misses with an uppercut. Winkler saw that one coming.
Winkler throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Wells on the side of the head.
Wells misses with a looping right.
A low kick from Wells misses
and Winkler counters with a straight right hand.
Wells scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Winkler doesn't seem bothered though.
Vinny Wells seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wells throws a jab but it's blocked by Winkler.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Winkler scores with a nice head shot.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Wells throws a poor cross that misses
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Winkler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wells on the side of the head.
Wells takes a swing at Winkler's ribcage but misses.
Winkler looks to throw the jab but Wells is out of range.
Winkler swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wells misses with a lunging right hand
and Winkler counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Wells tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Winkler swivels and escapes.
Jab by Winkler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wells misses with a low kick.
Winkler has used his reach advantage pretty well so far tonight.
Wells looks to throw the jab but Winkler is out of range.
Winkler avoids the body shot from Wells.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Winkler 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.

Winkler displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Wells throws out the jab.
Wells shoots in for a takedown but Winkler shows good takedown defense there and keeps this one on the feet.
Winkler fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Winkler lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
Wells on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Wells missing with a left hand there. Winkler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winkler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wells has time to react.
Wells cracks a nice hook into Winkler's ribs.
Winkler misses with a looping right.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Wells. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Wells throws a lazy right hand but Winkler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Winkler fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Wells on the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Winkler 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.
A jab from Winkler finds it's way through Wells's defenses.
Winkler is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Wells swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wells throws a leg kick that misses.
Henry Winkler seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wells throws a poor cross that misses
and Wells takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Wells misses with a looping left.
Winkler misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Wells.
Wells tried to score with a low kick but Winkler checks it.
Winkler avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Winkler uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Wells.
A left lands for Winkler.
Winkler tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Wells was well out of range. Poor timing from Winkler.
Wells misses with a looping right.
Winkler throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler missing with a left hand there. Wells was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wells.
Wells misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Winkler counters with a right hand to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A big right from Wells misses.
Wells thows a body shot but no joy.
Wells throws a hook to the side of Winkler's head but Winkler sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Winkler has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Wells finds it's way round the side to connect with Winkler's head.
Winkler walks into a left hand.
Wells takes a punch to the jaw and another one to the bread basket.
Winkler ducks right into an uppercut from Wells.
Winkler connects with a crisp jab.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells throws an overhand right that lands on Winkler's shoulder, as Winkler tries to avoid the shot.
Winkler looks to score with a jab to the body but Wells is just out of range.
Winkler stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Wells.
Wells swings and misses with a shot to the body
enabling Winkler to counter with a crisp jab.
Winkler uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Wells.
Wells takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Winkler uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Wells has time to react.
Wells shoots for a double leg takedown but Winkler sprawls well. He's pushed Wells's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Winkler throws a body punch but Wells moves out of range.
Winkler scores with a decent looking hook.
Winkler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winkler ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Wells moves away.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Wells. That's going to take a lot out of him.

Wells scores a takedown into full mount!
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Winkler holding onto his opponent's waist for dear life, as Wells tries to land some strikes to get him to release his grip.
Winkler gets back to half guard.
Wells stops Winkler from getting back to his feet.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Wells throwing shots but Winkler is blocking nicely.
Winkler has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Wells is working away from the top position though.
Winkler moves into full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

Henry Winkler showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's time! Wells's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!

Wells throws a poor cross that misses
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
Wells ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Winkler moves away.
Winkler digs a good hook to Wells's body.
Wells takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winkler digs a good body shot into Wells's ribs.
Winkler digs a good body shot into Wells's ribs.
Winkler lands with a nice body punch.
Wells misses with a lunging right hand
and Winkler counters with a nice uppercut.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Winkler scores with a crisp jab that stopped Wells in his tracks.
Wells throws a lazy uppercut
and Winkler counters with a lovely straight right hand!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Wells has a takedown stuffed.
Wells changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Winkler tries to avoid it but Wells manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Winkler to the ground. Winkler escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Winkler connects with a jab.
Wells misses with a hook
and Winkler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Winkler drops his hands momentarily and Wells takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Wells missing with a left hand there. Winkler was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Winkler lands a nice hook to Wells's body. Wells takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Wells misses with a straight right.
Wells swings for the body but Winkler moves out of range.
Winkler fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Wells tries for a takedown but Winkler sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Vinny Wells. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Wells takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Vinny Wells has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Winkler cracks Wells with a good jab.
Wells misses with a hook
and Winkler counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winkler with a hook.
Wells moves forwards but Winkler connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Wells needs to keep his hands up - Winkler had a free shot at his head there.
Wells misses with a hook
and Winkler counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Winkler lands with a cross.
Wells is trying hard to land a takedown here. Winkler sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Winkler ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Wells takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Winkler sizes up Wells with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
Winkler digs a good body shot into Wells's ribs.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wells takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Henry Winkler is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Winkler scores with a jab to the jaw.
Wells throws a couple of head shots and lands with the final one - a decent hook, which struck Winkler on the side of the head.
Wells throws a lazy right hand but Winkler sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
The fighters circling - Wells throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Wells explodes with a nice body kick and back out of range. Nice work.
Wells misses with a lunging right hand
and Wells takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Winkler scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Wells doesn't seem bothered though.
Winkler lands with a cross.
Winkler works the jab nicely.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wells takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Winkler cracks Wells with a good jab.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Winkler lands a nice looking body shot.
Wells misses with an uppercut.
Wells throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Winkler counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circle momentarily. Winkler darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Winkler bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Winkler lands the left hand.
A left lands for Winkler.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Winkler lands a body shot.
Winkler feints a straight left to the body, then turns around with a flashy move and hits Wellss jaw with a dramatic spinning back fist!

And that's the end of the fight!
Henry Winkler comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Winkler 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30

In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Henry Winkler!
Henry Winkler opened up his post fight interview with a scream to camera that he wants a title shot! Whether he deserves the shot will be up to the management of the organization, so I guess he'll have to wait and see.

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energy
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hype
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pop
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FIGHT
RATING
88%

Main event

Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between BJ Andrews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Matt Youngblood (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Andrews comes to the cage accompanied by Inflikted. Youngblood is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: DJ Khaled - All I do is win. Matt Youngblood has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?

Andrews
vs
Youngblood

183 cm
23
215 lbs
3 - 0 - 0

183 cm
20
211 lbs
6 - 0 - 0

BJJ Purple Belt
Basic striking
Big heart

BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Good gas tank

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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 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 3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, BJ Andrews!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 6 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Matt Youngblood!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Robert Douchet and Elvis Blanc.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Youngblood stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Youngblood wants it to stay on the feet.

Excellent takedown into side control there by Andrews.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.

Andrews tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Andrews has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!

Andrews looking for an arm triangle but it's way too loose to do anything.

Andrews is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Youngblood has escaped the position, nice work there.
Youngblood tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Andrews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Andrews looking to punish the body of his opponent here but Youngblood is avoiding damage well.
Youngblood sneaks back into half guard.
Andrews is keen to just control but Youngblood is a slippery customer.
Andrews wants to pass the guard but Youngblood is defending well.
Youngblood is trying to get back to full guard.
Youngblood is trying to stand.
Andrews working to pass to mount. He's got his hand pressing down on Youngblood's thigh. Youngblood counters though and makes it back to full guard.
Youngblood really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Andrews. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Andrews looking to pass the guard.
Andrews is working hard here to advance position.
Andrews stops Youngblood from standing up.
Youngblood looking to hit a scissor sweep but Andrews is one step ahead there.
Andrews sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Youngblood's guard.
Youngblood regains full guard. Nicely done.
Andrews slips nicely into half guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!

Andrews is working for an americana but Youngblood has been sneaky and has managed to get back to half guard, whilst Andrews was thinking about the submission.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood wants to stand and escape but Andrews is having none of it.
Youngblood keeping full guard, as Andrews tries to pass.

Andrews drops back looking for a leg! Youngblood is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Youngblood manages to kick Andrews off! Andrews jumps back into Youngblood's guard.
There's a bit of a scramble here and now Youngblood is on top in guard.

Andrews is active off his back here, looking for submissions.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Youngblood tries to free his leg and advance position but Andrews is retaining full guard.
Andrews thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.

Youngblood got a little sloppy there for a moment and Andrews has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Youngblood has managed to get both his arms back between Andrews's legs - danger averted.
Youngblood trying to control the position from guard on top but Andrews is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Andrews is trying to control the position but Youngblood postures up.

Andrews has his foot on Youngblood's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Youngblood works his way back into a safe position though.
Youngblood slips nicely into half guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Youngblood thows a huge punch but Andrews dodges it nicely.
Andrews gets back to full guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

BJ Andrews dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Andrews shoots in for a double leg but Youngblood sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Youngblood scores with a body shot.
Andrews tries for a takedown but Youngblood sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Youngblood throws a leg kick but Andrews sees it coming and checks it nicely.
Youngblood fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Andrews.
Youngblood connects with a body shot that sends Andrews's belly button to the back.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Youngblood scores with a shot to the body.

Youngblood drops Andrews with a beautiful combination! Andrews stares up at his opponent, who ushers him back to his feet - Youngblood is looking for the KO!

Andrews is rocked!

It looks like BJ Andrews has been cut.

Youngblood cracks Andrews with a big right hand that sends him crashing to the floor. Youngblood has the opportunity to follow him to the ground but instead he's beckoning Andrews to stand back up!
Oh Andrews is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Youngblood wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Youngblood throws a feint and then finishes with a kick to the body.
Youngblood lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
BJ Andrews seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Youngblood chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Youngblood catches Andrews with a right, a left, a right. It's raining punches and Andrews forgot an umbrella! Another punch and he's down. This one is over!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:52 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Matt Youngblood! Matt Youngblood retains his light heavyweight title!
Matt Youngblood gave a mention to New Age Nutrition & Laundry Service in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).