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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Damien Havoc (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Grizzly Adams (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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135 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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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 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Damien Havoc!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Grizzly Adams!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Havoc thuds a left hand into Adams's body.
Adams with a poor takedown
and Havoc counters with a left and a right that stings Adams.
Grizzly Adams seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Havoc keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Adams shoots in and drives through. Havoc sprawls well.
Damien Havoc has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Grizzly Adams.
Adams has his takedown stuffed
and Havoc counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A combination from Havoc does no damage.
Adams tries for a takedown but Havoc circles away easily
and Havoc counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Havoc misses with a few strikes there.
Havoc is looking to clinch but Adams is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Havoc moves into the clinch.
Adams decides to pull guard.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Havoc got a little sloppy there for a moment and Adams has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Havoc has managed to get both his arms back between Adams's legs - danger averted.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Adams thows some rabbit punches from the bottom but they don't do any damage.
Adams is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Adams keeping moving, preventing Havoc from controlling successfully.
Havoc knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Adams on the ground.
Adams throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Adams is looking to sinch up a triangle. Havoc throws the leg off to one side though and gets in tight to Adams's body to avoid the submission. Adams has instead reached around Havoc's neck and now has a guillotine! Oh, this is biiiig trouble! Adams arches his back and squeezes and forces the tap from his hapless opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Grizzly Adams!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Ryan Gives (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jon Snow (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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260 lbs
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250 lbs
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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
6 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ryan Gives!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jon Snow!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Steve Smith and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Gives tries to clinch but Snow moves out of range.
Snow looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Snow tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Gives is able to avoid easily.
Gives moves into the clinch.
A hook to the body from Gives.
Snow breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Gives looking to score a takedown here. Snow is defending well but Gives drives through and ends up in Snow's guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Snow throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Gives trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Snow utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Snow looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Gives got a little sloppy there for a moment and Snow has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Gives has managed to get both his arms back between Snow's legs - danger averted.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Snow 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.
Snow has his feet on Gives's thighs here. He's pushed Gives off and worked for a very quick armbar from the bottom! He's flipped onto his stomach and he's cranking hard on the arm! Gives screams in pain and taps out! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jon Snow!
A relieved looking Jon Snow 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 welterweight MMA rules bout between Chase Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick James (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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185 lbs
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183 lbs
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Solid boxing
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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 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chase Rollins!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Rick James!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins throws a nice looking combination but James bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Some bone on bone action there as James checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
James stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and James wants it to stay on the feet.
Rollins closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into James's guard.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
James wants to stand but Rollins is controlling the position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
James tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Rollins not doing a lot at the moment. He'll have to show some more aggression or the fight will get stood up.
Rollins lands a couple of elbows.
Rollins with a nice head shot there.
James is avoiding any damage by keeping wrist control.
James is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
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.
Rollins lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
James is pulling down on Rollins's head. It's preventing any offense from Rollins, at least for the moment.
Rollins 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.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rick James.
Rollins misses with a left hand
and James counters with a body kick that brings a smile to the face of both fighters.
Rick James is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
James pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
James throws a nice outside leg kick.
Rollins works over James's head and body with a nice combination.
James tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James thows a leg kick but Rollins checks it
and Rollins counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Nice defenses there by James.
James keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Rollins.
Rollins tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
James jabbing away but nothing is landing.
James rushes Rollins and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins can't find room to land a body shot as James controls the action.
Rollins misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Rollins works on James's body with a couple of short punches.
James takes a shot to the head.
James comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
James misses with a knee to the head.
James looking to throw knees to the head but Rollins is blocking nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins lands a hook that snaps the head of James backwards.
James lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Rollins blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Rollins takes a shot to the head.
James is working Rollins over against the cage.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
James can't find room to land a body shot as Rollins controls the action.
James tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Rollins blocks the elbow strike.
Rollins is working for a takedown up against the cage. He can't get it on this occasion though.
James misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Rollins.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
Rollins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James misses with a knee to the head.
Rollins misses with a short punch on the inside.
Rollins breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Rollins keeps the fight on the outside.
James tries to close the distance and clinch but Rollins swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
A telegraphed right hand from Rollins misses the target.
Rollins throws a front kick aimed at James's knee but James avoids it well.
James throws a head kick that misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
James misses the jab.
James throws a right and a left that Rollins avoids nicely.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rick James will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
James misses the jab.
James swings widly with a right hand
and Rollins counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Rollins digs a good body shot into James's ribs.
James bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Rollins's head backwards.
Rollins fails with a takedown attempt.
James is looking to clinch.
Rollins throws the kick towards the body but James avoids it.
James blocks a low kick nicely.
Rollins waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract James.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Rollins.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins throws an ugly left hook that misses
and James counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
James is looking to score with low kicks.
James is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
James works the jab nicely.
Rollins chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before James can pounce on him.
Rollins throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
James scores with a one two! Rollins had his feet all tangled up there and couldn't avoid the strikes.
Rollins is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by James.
Rollins looks to land a left hand but James moved out of range nicely.
Rick James seems to be getting the better of the standup.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins shoots for a takedown but James saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Rollins is defended easily by James.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chase Rollins. That's going to take a lot out of him.
James tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Rollins on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Rollins throws a body punch but James moves out of range.
Rollins tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but James was well out of range. Poor timing from Rollins.
James with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
The fighters circle momentarily. Rollins darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
James keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
James tries to clinch up.
Rollins looks to score with a jab to the body but James is just out of range.
Rollins gets tackled into the cage by James. James maintains the clinch.
James lands an elbow inside that Rollins shrugs off.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rollins blocks it with crossed arms.
James tries a knee to the head but Rollins blocks it.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Rollins on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Rollins stalling in the clinch.
James with a knee to the head.
It looks like Chase Rollins has been cut.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
James with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
James throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Rollins blocks it with crossed arms.
Rollins has a couple of punches blocked by James.
Rollins takes a knee right on the jaw!
James lands a nice elbow.
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!
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
James makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Rollins wants to break free but James has control.
James trying to control the position but instead, Rollins has worked for underhooks and has pushed James into the cage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by James.
James content to slow the pace in the clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins misses with a hook from the clinch.
James goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A knee to the head by James.
James throws a knee to the head but misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rick James showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chase Rollins'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!
Rollins throws a head kick that misses.
Rollins lands a leg kick that knocks James off balance momentarily.
James lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
James misses with a low kick.
James looks to land a left hand but Rollins moved out of range nicely.
James tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Rollins counters with a stiff right hand.
The fighters circling - Rollins throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
James feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Rollins's calf.
That's one minute gone in the round.
James steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
James lands a glancing blow to the side of Rollins's head.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Rollins looks to throw the jab but James is out of range.
James ducks under a wild hook from Rollins.
Rollins swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rollins keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Rollins jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
James fails with an attempt to clinch.
Rollins does a little shimmy and throws a leg kick. The leg kick missed by a considerable margin though, making him look a little bit silly for doing the shimmy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
James tries to land a front kick but Rollins steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Rollins jabs James to the body, keeping him at a distance.
James throws a sloppy head kick and Rollins moves out of range easily.
Rollins attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice body kick from James.
James moves out of range of the leg kick from Rollins.
James throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James throws a decent looking leg kick but it doesn't land clean.
James thuds his right hand into Rollins's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins looks to land a right hand but James moved out of range.
James swinging wildly here.
Rollins tries to score a power double leg takedown but James sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Rollins somewhat.
Rollins throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
James slips a jab and a cross from Rollins.
Rollins misses with a head kick.
Rollins throws a head kick but James moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a hook to the body
and James counters with a flying knee. Nice.
Rollins misses with a hook. James ducked under it nicely.
James misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Rollins throws a lazy right hand but James sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
James throws a head kick but Rollins moves out of range.
James misses with a head kick.
James moves into range and clinches up with Rollins.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Rollins lands a body punch - he's looking to wear down James.
Rollins lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Chase Rollins has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rick James is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
James with an attempt at a knee that misses.
James tries a knee to the head but Rollins blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Rick James.
I've got James winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rick James!
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Coming up we have a bantamweight MMA rules bout between Drizzt Do Urden (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Joe Pimentel (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Do Urden comes to the cage accompanied by Scream. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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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
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Drizzt Do Urden!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Joe Pimentel!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Trevor Gratis and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Do Urden clinches with his opponent.
Pimentel looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Pimentel takes an elbow to the temple.
Pimentel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do Urden controlling the action here for a moment.
Do Urden connects with a nasty looking knee right to Pimentel's face.
Do Urden scores with a knee to the head.
Do Urden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Knees to the body from Do Urden.
A knee to the head by Do Urden.
Pimentel is rocked!
A bit of stalling here from Do Urden.
Pimentel is still on wobbly legs! Can Do Urden finish him?
Pimentel takes an elbow to the temple.
Do Urden lands a nice knee to the body.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Do Urden taking a break, stalling in the clinch.
Pimentel seems to have recovered his senses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Do Urden connects with a knee to the head.
Do Urden is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Pimentel fails to pull guard.
Do Urden comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Do Urden lands an elbow just above Pimentel 's eye.
Do Urden is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Do Urden putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Pimentel in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Do Urden crunches a lovely knee into Pimentel's ribcage.
Knees to the body from Do Urden.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside that Pimentel shrugs off.
Do Urden lands a damaging elbow.
Pimentel takes an elbow to the temple.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Do Urden avoiding damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Do Urden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do Urden lands a good knee to the midsection. Pimentel won't want to take too many of those.
Do Urden stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside that Pimentel shrugs off.
Do Urden manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside.
Do Urden lands a knee to the body.
Do Urden lands an elbow inside.
Pimentel takes a knee to the side of the body.
Pimentel takes a knee right on the jaw!
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Do Urden just leaning against Pimentel, taking a breather.
Pimentel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do Urden unloads a knee to the mid-section. Pimentel lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Do Urden obliges.
Do Urden unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Do Urden lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Do Urden scores with a knee to the head.
Do Urden stalling in the clinch.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Do Urden for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Do Urden lands a knee to the body.
Pimentel takes a knee right on the jaw!
Do Urden controlling the action here 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!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Drizzt Do Urden.
Do Urden gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Do Urden stalls.
Do Urden connects with a knee to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Pimentel takes an elbow to the temple.
Do Urden avoiding damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Drizzt Do Urden dominated that round.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
An inside leg kick lands from Do Urden.
Do Urden circles to his right before unloading a perfect head kick! Pimentel drops to the canvas, hurt badly! Do Urden follows Pimentel to the ground and unloads with a series of strikes that force the referee to step in and end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:17 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Drizzt Do Urden!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Drizzt Do Urden made sure he mentioned Empire Threads - The Best $15 You've Ever Spent!, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Elijah Hoffman (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Orlando Murillo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I'm sure you'll be fascinated to know that I was talking to some pointless Z list celebrity before the fight and he thought that Orlando Murillo was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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180 lbs
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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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Elijah Hoffman!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Orlando Murillo!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Murillo rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Hoffman cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Hoffman swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Murillo moves out of range of the strikes.
Elijah Hoffman seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Murillo uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Hoffman.
Hoffman steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Murillo.
Murillo avoids a punch combination nicely.
Hoffman dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Hoffman moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Hoffman throws a two punch combo that lands nicely.
Hoffman is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Murillo.
Hoffman misses with a takedown attempt - Murillo sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Hoffman throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Hoffman shoots in looking for a takedown. Murillo tries to sprawl out of it but Hoffman keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Murillo manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Hoffman fails to land with a series of punches.
A telegraphed right hand from Murillo misses the target.
Hoffman with a nice cross.
Murillo throws a head kick but Hoffman moves out of range.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Murillo.
Hoffman throws a jab when Murillo was well out of range.
Hoffman uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Murillo.
Hoffman looks to land a combination but Murillo avoids it well.
Murillo gets cracked there but stands up to it.
No joy there for Murillo, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Hoffman swings for the body but Murillo moves out of range.
Nice defenses there by Murillo.
Nice shot lands for Hoffman.
Murillo shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Murillo was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Murillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Hoffman is looking to improve his position but Murillo isn't that keen on the idea.
Murillo has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Hoffman tries to lock up and control but Murillo gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Murillo looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Murillo unloading with bombs!
Murillo working away from the top, dropping strikes.
Murillo looking to control but Hoffman is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Murillo is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Hoffman can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
Hoffman is rocked!
Murillo scores with a couple of good head shots there.
Oh Hoffman is still in real trouble! Will he be able to recover?!!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Hoffman really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Murillo looking to control and managing it successfully.
Hoffman is squirming around, avoiding Murillo's attempts to control the action.
Murillo pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Murillo postures up and lands a whopping elbow - oh that's hurt Hoffman bigstyle! Two more strikes land for Murillo and the fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Orlando Murillo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chris Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Riki Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). This should be a great matchup!
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185 lbs
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190 lbs
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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
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Johnson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Riki Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Johnson throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Rousey tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Johnson is in Rousey's guard.
Johnson throws a strike but Rousey rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson pulls Rousey in close to prevent any damage.
Rousey wants to control from the top but Johnson keeps moving.
Johnson controls Rousey momentarily but Rousey frees himself.
Rousey trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Chris Johnson wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Rousey throws a jab but it's blocked by Johnson.
Rousey forces Johnson back against the cage and clinches.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is defending well against a takedown attempt.
Rousey is trying to stall.
Rousey is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Johnson is defending well for now.
Rousey with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Chris Johnson has been cut.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the head but Johnson blocks with his arms.
Rousey holding his opponent close, against the cage.
Johnson wants to take the fight to the mat but Rousey manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rousey lands a good knee to the midsection. Johnson won't want to take too many of those.
Johnson is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey lands a knee to the head.
Rousey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Rousey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
Johnson pulls guard.
Johnson is trying to keep Rousey in close.
Johnson throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson working a defensive guard but Rousey manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
You can see the frustration on Johnson's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson is in a bad position, trying to hold on for dear life but he is really struggling to maintain any sort of control.
Johnson tries to control but Rousey manages to take his back.
Rousey lands with a couple of good shots - one to the side of the head and one questionable shot that could be viewed as to the back of the head but the referee lets it go.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Johnson trying to control but he's just got himself in more trouble.
Johnson is trying to break free.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Johnson trying to control but not successfully.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riki Rousey dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chris Johnson's cut.
That's time! Johnson's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Rousey tries to clinch but Johnson is having none of it.
Rousey gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Rousey with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Rousey is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Rousey is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rousey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "Ole!" shouts Rousey as he jumps to the side.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rousey circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rousey is looking to clinch.
Rousey fails in his attempt to clinch.
Johnson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Johnson takes one on the button.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Rousey sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Rousey manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Johnson trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Rousey is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson 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 referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Chris Johnson.
Rousey stuffs the takedown attempt from Johnson. Johnson gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rousey has managed to clinch.
Rousey misses with a knee to the head.
A bit of stalling here from Rousey.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Rousey tries to land knees in the clinch but Johnson avoids the damage to the body.
Rousey tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Johnson avoids it.
Rousey misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Johnson.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rousey is looking to control Johnson's arms but Johnson gets an underhook and turns him. Now Rousey has his back to the cage.
Johnson on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Johnson has Rousey pressed up against the cage and is working for takedown. Rousey manages to improve position though and keeps the fight standing.
Rousey tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Johnson goes for a takedown attempt but Rousey pushes him away and we're back to fighting at a distance.
Johnson shoots in and drives through. Rousey sprawls well.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson misses with a takedown attempt - Rousey sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Riki Rousey showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Chris Johnson's cut.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Johnson closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rousey circles away.
Rousey is looking to clinch.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johnson defending well as Rousey loads up on a big left hand.
Johnson with a lazy takedown attempt
and Rousey moves into the clinch.
Rousey throws a knee to the head but misses.
Johnson lands a nice trip takedown into half guard.
Johnson controlling the pace.
Rousey is looking for a sweep. Johnson is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson wants to lay and pray for a moment but Rousey keeps working.
Rousey tries to get to full guard but Johnson has control of the leg.
Johnson trying to control from Rousey's half guard. Rousey has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Johnson stopping the sweep attempt from Rousey.
Johnson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
Johnson being controlled here momentarily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson stays in close to Rousey's body and controls the position.
The ref stands the fighters back up because Chris Johnson just wasn't active enough.
Rousey's jab looks to have found its range, popping Johnson under the eye.
Nice defenses there by Johnson.
Rousey rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Johnson moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Rousey misses with a left hand
and Johnson counters with a leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Johnson shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rousey as he avoids it easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chris Johnson. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Johnson shoots for a double leg takedown but Rousey sprawls well. He's pushed Johnson's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Rousey tries to clinch up.
Johnson slips a straight right by Rousey.
Rousey rushes Johnson and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Rousey tries to stall but Johnson uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Rousey avoiding damage.
Johnson tries for a takedown but Rousey manages to get underhooks.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Johnson tries to score a body lock takedown but Rousey shows good agility there to stay on his feet.
Johnson wants a takedown.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Rousey with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Rousey connects with a knee to the head.
Johnson takes a knee right on the jaw!
Rousey with a knee to the head.
Johnson is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Rousey pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Rousey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Rousey is defending well.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rousey throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Johnson blocks it with crossed arms.
Chris Johnson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Riki Rousey is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Johnson changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Rousey fights it off and pushes away nicely.
And that's the end of the fight!
Riki Rousey comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Rousey winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight 27:30
Judge William Peck scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Riki Rousey!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carl Mills (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mansur Abdel Salam (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mills comes to the cage accompanied by LMFAO - Party Rock Anthem. Abdel Salam has chosen PRO PAIN - SHINE as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. These two fighters really are very evenly matched on the feet - it will be fascinating to see who can assert themselves in that aspect of the fight.
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256 lbs
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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
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carl Mills!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Mansur Abdel Salam!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Mills connects with a right hand. Abdel Salam shakes it off.
It looks like Mansur Abdel Salam has been cut.
Mills thows a body shot but no joy.
Abdel Salam is moving around nicely and scores here with a single head shot.
Mills scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Abdel Salam throws a series of punches but Mills avoids them all with ease.
Abdel Salam cracks Mills with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Abdel Salam looks to land a combination but Mills avoids it well.
Abdel Salam scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Abdel Salam misses with a double jab
and Mills counters with a body kick that stops Abdel Salam in his tracks momentarily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Mills swings widly with a right hand
and Abdel Salam counters with a straight right hand.
Mills misses with an uppercut
and Abdel Salam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Sloppy strikes from Abdel Salam. Those never looked like landing.
Mills misses with a straight left.
Mills clinches with his opponent.
Abdel Salam tries to break free but Mills pushes him back against the cage.
Mills prevents Abdel Salam from breaking the clinch.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Mills takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Mills prevents Abdel Salam from breaking the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Abdel Salam tries to circle away but Mills has him pinned against the cage.
Abdel Salam takes a shot to the head.
Abdel Salam's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Mills waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Abdel Salam.
Abdel Salam misses with a double jab
letting Mills counter with a right hand.
A combination from Abdel Salam does no damage.
Mills bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Mills tests Abdel Salam's chin there with a solid looking shot.
That has opened up Mansur Abdel Salam's cut even more.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Abdel Salam throws a looping overhand right but Mills ducks down to avoid it.
Abdel Salam misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Mills lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Abdel Salam misses with a straight left.
Mills stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
The cut above Mansur Abdel Salam's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Abdel Salam misses with the combination.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Mills throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Mills throws a leg kick but Abdel Salam sees it coming and moves out of range.
Mills throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Abdel Salam swats away the attempt to clinch by Mills.
Nice uppercut there from Mills.
A big right from Mills misses.
Mills throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Good shot there by Abdel Salam.
Mills scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Abdel Salam lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Mills circles away quickly and effectively.
Mills will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Mills throws a leg kick that misses.
Abdel Salam misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Mills misses the body punch
and Abdel Salam counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Mills fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
Good work by Abdel Salam as he checks the leg kick.
A punch combination from Abdel Salam misses.
Mills looks to land a left hand but Abdel Salam moved out of range nicely.
Abdel Salam misses with a straight left.
Abdel Salam throws a right and a left that Mills avoids nicely.
Mills ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Mills swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A jab from Mills does it's job there.
Mansur Abdel Salam's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Mansur Abdel Salam seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Abdel Salam misses with a combination
and Mills counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
A solid leg kick lands there for Mills.
Abdel Salam looks gassed!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Mills bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Abdel Salam's head.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mansur Abdel Salam's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:55 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Carl Mills!
Carl Mills managed to slip a mention for his sponsors, KAISER, into his post fight interview.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Tobias Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rafael Suez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker comes to the cage accompanied by The Rapture - Echos. The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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145 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Tobias Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rafael Suez!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Walker tries for a takedown but Suez circles away easily
and Suez counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Walker's guard now.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Walker lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Suez!
Suez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Suez wants to control but Walker is having none of it.
Walker wants to control the pace but Suez is squirming around nicely.
Walker really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Suez wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suez tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Walker looking to control but Suez is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Suez can't escape the position.
Suez is squirming around, avoiding Walker's attempts to control the action.
Walker is working on an americana here. Ooh, that looks pretty nasty! Nope, Suez has managed to escape the submission attempt.
Walker trying to control but Suez is having none of it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suez is in all sorts of trouble here.
Suez wants to hold on but Walker pushes him away.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Walker moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Suez has worked his arm free - good work by Suez!
Suez is positioning himself to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker taking a break here but Suez is having none of it and regains half guard.
Walker is trying to control the action in half guard but Suez is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Suez wants to sweep but Walker has passed to side control!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suez, who protects the arm well.
Suez tries to buck Walker off but Walker is having none of it.
Suez sneaks a leg under to get back to half guard.
Walker prevents Suez from improving his position.
Suez with the active half guard here but Walker passes nicely into side control.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker wants to work for a kimura but he's foiled early by Suez, who protects the arm well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Suez dominated that round.
That's time! Walker's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Suez bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Walker's head backwards.
Walker shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Suez counters with a nice double leg into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Suez trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Suez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Suez drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Walker manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Suez has Walker in his guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suez is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Walker defends well.
Suez looking for a guillotine here but Walker defends easily.
Walker avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but Suez keeps moving.
Suez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Walker wants to control from the top but Suez keeps moving.
Suez has his foot on Walker's thigh. He's trying to push off and get in position for a triangle, I think. Walker works his way back into a safe position though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Walker is holding a leg here, probably looking for an ankle lock - he drops back and goes for it! Suez is in trouble! Is it all over??? No! Suez has escaped and now he's on top!
Suez looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Suez had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Walker defends it easily.
Walker wants to control from the top but Suez keeps moving.
Walker got a little sloppy there for a moment and Suez has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Walker has managed to get both his arms back between Suez's legs - danger averted.
Rafael Suez has got the better of the ground game so far.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Walker trying to control but Suez is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rafael Suez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Suez closes the distance and gets a double leg, slamming Walker to the mat! Walker manages to get full guard.
Walker looking for a guillotine here but Suez defends easily.
Suez looking to sit in guard and control but Walker gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Walker looking to sit in guard and control but Suez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suez wants to pass the guard but Walker is keeping the position.
Walker is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Suez is looking to get back to full guard here but Walker has managed to pass to side control instead.
Suez manages to get back to half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suez wants to get back to full guard.
Suez manages to get to full guard.
Walker won't allow Suez to sweep him here.
Suez is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Walker is aware though and is defending well.
Suez looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Walker sitting in guard, not really doing much.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Suez has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Walker can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Suez looking for a sweep. Not yet Suez, not yet.
Tobias Walker has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Rafael Suez is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Suez looking to control.
Walker drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Walker jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Suez pulls Walker in to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Walker wants to control from the top but Suez keeps moving.
Suez controls Walker momentarily but Walker frees himself.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Suez preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Suez pulls Walker in close to his closed guard and prevents Walker from doing any damage or advancing position.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Rafael Suez.
Suez scores with a sloppy right hand. Walker should have avoided that one.
And that's the end of the fight!
Rafael Suez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
Well Suez 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 William Peck scores the fight 27:30
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 27:30
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rafael Suez!
Rafael Suez seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Robbie Alcatraz (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bernie McLeod (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Alcatraz comes to the cage accompanied by FIght Music. McLeod has chosen Flower of Scotland as his entrance music. This should be fireworks!
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Good wrestling
Great elbows
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the welterweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
14 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Robbie Alcatraz!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 2 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Bernie McLeod!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Alcatraz takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Alcatraz on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Alcatraz - that will leave a mark!
Bernie McLeod seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Alcatraz throws a head kick that misses.
Alcatraz throws a nice looking combination but McLeod bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
McLeod swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
McLeod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
McLeod scores with a shot to the body.
Alcatraz closes the distance and clinches.
McLeod misses with a punch to the body.
McLeod blocks the elbow strike.
McLeod lands a left hand that snaps the head of Alcatraz backwards.
McLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcatraz.
McLeod misses with a body punch.
McLeod lands with a short punch from the clinch.
McLeod takes an elbow to the temple.
It looks like Bernie McLeod has been cut.
Alcatraz misses with a knee to the head.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
McLeod misses with a hook from the clinch.
McLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLeod scores with a shoulder strike.
Alcatraz tries a knee to the head but McLeod blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short right from McLeod on the inside.
McLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Alcatraz.
McLeod tries a body shot but Alcatraz blocks it.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
Alcatraz blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
McLeod takes an elbow to the temple.
McLeod lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
McLeod takes a knee right on the jaw!
Alcatraz lands a nice elbow.
That has opened up Bernie McLeod's cut even more.
McLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcatraz.
McLeod takes a knee to the side of the body.
A short uppercut from McLeod.
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLeod avoids it.
McLeod tries a body shot but Alcatraz blocks it.
Alcatraz throws an elbow that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz trying to land knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
McLeod tries to work over Alcatraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Alcatraz using the Thai plumb to throw knees but McLeod has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Alcatraz pushes off an throws an elbow but McLeod leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Alcatraz blocks a body shot from McLeod.
McLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Alcatraz controls the action.
Alcatraz working McLeod over with knees to the body.
McLeod lands with a light punch inside.
McLeod lands a nice looking hook to the body, against the cage.
McLeod swings wildly with an uppercut but Alcatraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
Nice body punch from McLeod.
McLeod lands a left hand.
McLeod managing to block the knees to the body from Alcatraz.
McLeod lands a nice uppercut.
McLeod misses with a short punch on the inside.
McLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcatraz.
McLeod avoiding damage as Alcatraz throws knees to the body.
Alcatraz takes a shot to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Alcatraz misses with a knee to the head.
Alcatraz tries a body shot but McLeod blocks it.
A head punch on the inside from McLeod fails to land.
Alcatraz with an attempt at a knee that misses.
A head punch blocked on the inside by McLeod.
McLeod tries to work over Alcatraz's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
McLeod misses with the head strike.
McLeod avoids a wild elbow strike from Alcatraz.
McLeod lands with a short shot to the head.
McLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcatraz controls his hands.
Alcatraz blocks a body shot from McLeod.
Alcatraz lands a right hand that snaps the head of McLeod backwards.
Alcatraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
Alcatraz prevents a body shot from McLeod.
McLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Alcatraz controls the action.
McLeod takes a knee to the side of the body.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLeod.
McLeod misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A quick uppercut on the inside from McLeod.
McLeod lands a hook to the side of the head.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A short uppercut from McLeod.
Alcatraz throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
McLeod working aggressively here.
McLeod doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Still in the clinch, McLeod scores with a nice short uppercut.
McLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLeod misses with a body punch.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the head but McLeod blocks with his arms.
Alcatraz creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through McLeod's defenses.
Alcatraz pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
McLeod blocks the elbow strike.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
McLeod misses with a shot to the kidneys.
McLeod on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Alcatraz tries to land knees in the clinch but McLeod avoids the damage to the body.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Alcatraz.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Bernie McLeod dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Bernie McLeod's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
McLeod comes forward and lands a shot to the body, then darts back out of range.
McLeod moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Alcatraz lands a leg kick that knocks McLeod off balance momentarily.
McLeod lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Robbie Alcatraz is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
McLeod looks to land a left hand but Alcatraz moved out of range nicely.
Alcatraz has not gone for a single takedown so far in this fight, which seems like a very strange tactic when you consider that he has the superior wrestling and BJJ.
A slow jab from McLeod misses its intended target.
Alcatraz throws a shot from downtown. McLeod moves away and avoids it.
McLeod scores with a body shot.
Alcatraz takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
McLeod swings and misses with a shot to the body
and Alcatraz counters with a leg kick.
Alcatraz moves out of range as McLeod strikes.
Alcatraz takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Alcatraz is looking to clinch but McLeod is avoiding it.
McLeod cracks a nice hook into Alcatraz's ribs.
McLeod fails with an attempt to clinch.
Alcatraz wants to clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
McLeod throws a right hand that misses
and Alcatraz counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps McLeod thinking.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McLeod goes to the watering hole and comes back with a big thumbs up from the judges as he scores a three punch combo.
A looping hook to the body misses from McLeod. Alcatraz does a little dance to reset his feet.
McLeod fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Alcatraz, pushing him back against the cage.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for McLeod.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside that McLeod shrugs off.
Alcatraz gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
McLeod tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Alcatraz blocks a body shot from McLeod.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Alcatraz just misses with a elbow thrown towards McLeod's brow.
Alcatraz blocks a body shot from McLeod.
Alcatraz scores a nice knee to the body.
Alcatraz softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
McLeod lands a left hand.
Alcatraz digs a right hand underneath McLeod's ribcage. McLeod let out a lung full of air as it connected.
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!
A nice right hand lands inside from McLeod.
Alcatraz misses with an elbow strike.
Alcatraz tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and McLeod avoids it.
Bernie McLeod seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Alcatraz lands a left hand that snaps the head of McLeod backwards.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
McLeod can't find room to land a body shot as Alcatraz controls the action.
McLeod is leaning against Alcatraz and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
McLeod avoids a wild elbow strike from Alcatraz.
Alcatraz blocking some punches.
McLeod lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Alcatraz backwards.
McLeod fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
McLeod struggles to land a body shot inside as Alcatraz controls his hands.
Alcatraz lands a good knee to the midsection. McLeod won't want to take too many of those.
McLeod misses with a body punch.
McLeod misses with a hook to the ribs.
McLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
McLeod swings wildly with an uppercut but Alcatraz uses good head movement to avoid it.
McLeod throws a punch but it's blocked by Alcatraz.
Alcatraz tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
A short left from McLeod.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
The cut above Bernie McLeod's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
Alcatraz tries to land knees in the clinch but McLeod avoids the damage to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Alcatraz pushes McLeod back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
McLeod blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Alcatraz lands on the inside with an uppercut.
A nice right hand lands inside from Alcatraz.
McLeod tries to throw a body punch but Alcatraz avoids it by throwing McLeod back against the cage.
Alcatraz lands an elbow inside.
McLeod goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
McLeod lands a nice shot to the body.
A head punch on the inside from McLeod fails to land.
McLeod takes an elbow to the temple.
Bernie McLeod's cut is absolute horrible now. This looks like something out of a horror film with blood covering both fighters.
Alcatraz lands a good knee to the midsection. McLeod won't want to take too many of those.
Alcatraz using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
McLeod is breathing heavily.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
McLeod takes an elbow to the temple.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bernie McLeod's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:53 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Robbie Alcatraz!
Robbie Alcatraz retains his welterweight title!
Robbie Alcatraz thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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