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MCC 97: Exalt PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Wei Yeh (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Alvaro De Silva (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 Alvaro De Silva was going to win. Let's see if he was right.
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Wei Yeh!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 18 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Alvaro De Silva!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Steve Smith and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
De Silva tries for a takedown but Yeh circles away easily
and Yeh counters by clinching up.
De Silva is looking for a takedown.
De Silva changes levels and goes for a takedown here. Yeh fights it off and pushes away nicely.
Wei Yeh has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Alvaro De Silva.
De Silva misses with a takedown
and Yeh counters with a thumping low kick.
De Silva fails with the takedown
and Yeh counters by clinching up.
Yeh gets underhooks to prevent De Silva's takedown attempt.
Knees to the body from De Silva.
De Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
A short uppercut from Yeh.
Yeh putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has De Silva in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
De Silva looks gassed!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva goes for a takedown in the clinch but Yeh prevents it.
Yeh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
Yeh scores with a knee to the head.
Yeh pushes De Silva back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Yeh connects with a knee to the head.
Yeh landing knees to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Yeh scores with a knee to the head.
A right handed body shot lands from Yeh.
Yeh lands with a short punch from the clinch.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Yeh.
Yeh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yeh is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Yeh connects with a knee to the head.
Yeh landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
De Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yeh obliges.
Yeh lands with a right to the head.
De Silva's head jolts backwards as he takes an uppercut right on the button!
Kneeeeees! The crowd are calling for knees to the body. Yeh obliges.
Yeh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
De Silva is rocked!
Yeh with a knee to the head.
De Silva is still on wobbly legs! Can Yeh finish him?
Yeh avoiding damage.
Yeh with a knee to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Yeh drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Alvaro De Silva seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
De Silva swats away the attempt to clinch by Yeh.
A shot to the liver by Yeh. Beautiful body shot.
Yeh takes the fight into the clinch.
De Silva seems to have recovered his senses.
Good body shot from Yeh.
Yeh with a knee to the head.
Yeh connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Silva's face.
Yeh is struggling to control the position.
De Silva takes a knee right on the jaw!
Yeh landing knees to the head.
Yeh drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Yeh lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Yeh lands a nice shot to the body.
De Silva 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.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
De Silva stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Yeh.
De Silva with a lazy takedown attempt
and Yeh makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Yeh tries to close the distance and clinch but De Silva swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Yeh rushes De Silva and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Yeh stalling in the clinch.
Yeh landing knees to the body.
Yeh lands a shoulder strike.
A knee to the head by Yeh.
Yeh with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
Yeh throws a blind hook that connects with the side of De Silvas head.
Yeh connects with a nasty looking knee right to De Silva's face.
Yeh unloads a knee to the mid-section.
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!
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Yeh creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Yeh landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Yeh utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Yeh gets through De Silva's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Yeh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeh landing knees to the head.
A short right from Yeh on the inside.
Yeh lands a body punch.
Yeh unloads a knee to the mid-section. De Silva lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Knees in the clinch landing for Yeh.
A hook to the body from Yeh.
A shot in the inside from Yeh.
Yeh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeh with a knee to the head.
Yeh is pushing De Silva up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Yeh lands a knee to the body.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A short right from Yeh.
Yeh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeh connects with a knee to the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Wei Yeh dominated that round.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
De Silva keeps the fight on the outside.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
A short right from Yeh on the inside.
Yeh lands a knee to the head.
A nice left hand lands by Yeh.
Yeh stalling.
Yeh drops De Silva with a big knee straight up the middle! De Silva is covering up against the cage but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Yeh lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Yeh lands a big knee! That's hurt De Silva! Oh, he's all over the place! Yeh lands another knee that sends De Silva to the floor and the referee steps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Wei Yeh!
A relieved looking Wei Yeh 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Devon Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Clark (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Walker's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Welcome to New York. Clark has chosen Follow Me by Breaking Benjamin as his entrance music. Danny Clark will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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210 lbs
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223 lbs
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Brawler
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Excellent MT
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Devon Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Danny Clark!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
The fight stays on the outside here - Walker looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Clark punishes Walker's body with a nice straight punch.
Clark with a hook.
Walker tries to clinch up.
Walker closes the distance but Clark moves to the side
and Clark counters with a massive head kick! KABOOM! Walker is out cold! A devastating KO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:20 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Clark!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Gray Maynard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Johny Bravo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Maynard comes to the cage accompanied by Kickstart. Gray Maynard is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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155 lbs
6 - 4 - 0 |
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162 lbs
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Good wrestling
Solid boxing
Cardio machine |
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Gray Maynard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Johny Bravo!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Elvis Blanc and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Maynard catches Bravo with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Bravo tries to close the distance and clinch up but Maynard swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Bravo darts in trying to clinch
and Bravo takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Bravo is a painfully thin specimen of a man. You do wonder whether a good body kick would snap him clean in two.
Bravo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Maynard in his tracks.
Bravo closes the distance but Maynard moves to the side
and Maynard connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Bravo drives through and clinches with Maynard against the cage.
Bravo using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Maynard has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Maynard escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Bravo wants to clinch
and Maynard counters with a nice body shot.
Bravo swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Maynard counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Maynard with a jab.
Bravo is rocked!
Maynard is looking for a takedown. Wow, that's a brutal slam - Bravo is in big trouble! Maynard is landing strikes from the mount and this one is all over! The ref jumps in to save a confused looking Bravo. Poor guy.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:14 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Slam). Gray Maynard!
Gray Maynard very nearly forgot to thank Hopkins Athletics amongst all the excitement of his win but just as the interview came to a close, he screamed their name. Hopefully he'll get a few nice freebies in the mail as a thank you.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Davis Davies (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Evan Stout (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Davies's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Wars Of Islam. Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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153 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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154 lbs
4 - 4 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
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Solid Muay Thai
Knockout power |
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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 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Davis Davies!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Evan Stout!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Davies lands with a shot to the body.
Davies avoids the body shot from Stout.
Davies swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Davies throws a jab but it's blocked by Stout.
Davies throws a hook but Stout blocks it.
Davies misses with a looping right.
Stout takes a shot to the eye socket. That's gotta hurt.
Davies shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Stout but Stout pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Stout tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
Davies throws a poor cross that misses
and Stout counters with a head kick. That will keep Davies thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Stout closes the distance and takes a jab right on the nose as he does so.
Stout moves away from the strike by Davies.
Stout takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Davis Davies seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Stout tries to clinch up but Davies circles away and keeps his distance.
Stout takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Stout is rocked!
Stout uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Davies.
Davies swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The fighters circling - Davies throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Davies cracks Stout with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Stout looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Davies finish him?
Stout is still on wobbly legs! Can Davies finish him?
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!
Stout walks right into a perfectly timed right hook and goes down hard! He's out cold! The ref cradles Stout limp body while Davies jumps on to the cage and waves to the roaring crowd. Wow that was just a brutal knockout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Davis Davies!
A victorious Davis Davies thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Chicken Salad (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paul Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Paul Taylor has the power to score a knockout today if he connects clean with Chicken Salad's chin.
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199 lbs
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195 lbs
14 - 12 - 0 |
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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
7 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Chicken Salad!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Taylor!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Dillan Fox and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws a right and a left that both miss.
Taylor is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Salad.
Salad displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Taylor throws out the jab.
Nice defenses there by Taylor.
Taylor misses with a wild body shot.
Taylor throws a low kick but Salad moves out of range easily.
Salad moves away from the strike by Taylor.
Taylor looks to score with a jab to the body but Salad is just out of range.
Salad slips under a jab from Taylor.
Salad closes the distance and looks for a trip takedown... aaaand he's got it - Salad lands in his opponent's guard.
Salad chips away with some ground and pound.
Taylor is trying to keep Salad in close.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor is trying to keep Salad in close.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salad!
Salad tries to hold on but Taylor postures up.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor pausing momentarily but resumes with a couple of decent strikes that do a bit of damage.
Salad is writhing around trying to get back to his feet.
Salad in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
Taylor throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Salad manages to regain half guard. Good work.
Taylor is looking to stall here but Salad recovers full guard.
Taylor trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Salad working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Taylor.
Salad is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Salad's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Salad's back!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Salad is taking damage to the body and head.
Salad breaks Taylor's hooks off and manages to turn into his guard.
Salad throwing strikes but missing.
Salad throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Salad slips nicely into half guard, despite the strikes coming from Taylor.
Taylor is looking to control Salad's leg but it's slowly edging free. Can Taylor avoid being mounted?
Salad lands a big shot. The thud that echoes around the arena is like music to the fans' ears.
Taylor flails away from the bottom but he's not doing any damage.
Salad winds up and cracks Taylor with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Salad is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Salad is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Taylor has managed to free his arm - good work.
Salad 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.
Salad wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Taylor works his way to full guard. Good work.
Taylor controls Salad momentarily but Salad frees himself.
Salad stands up over Taylor, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Salad distracts Taylor with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Taylor looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Taylor looking to control.
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salad with a nice head shot there.
Taylor looking to control.
Taylor lands a beautiful switch and he's in full mount! That could spell trouble for Salad!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Salad keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Taylor breaks from Salad's wrist control and lands an elbow.
Salad wants to control but Taylor is having none of it.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Taylor looking to ground and pound but Salad is blocking nicely.
Salad is in all sorts of trouble here.
Taylor raining down shots from the mount!
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Paul Taylor will probably get the nod.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Taylor scores with a punch to the head.
Salad defending well as Taylor loads up on a big left hand.
Salad takes a jab right on the kisser.
Taylor misses with a double jab.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Salad is defended easily by Taylor.
Horrible takedown by Salad or perhaps it was just good defense by Taylor which made him look bad.
Salad throws a body punch but Taylor moves out of range.
Taylor throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Paul Taylor is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Taylor thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor slaps away a takedown attempt from Salad, before circling back to the center of the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Salad slips under a jab from Taylor.
Salad fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
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 combination from Taylor does no damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor missing with a left hand there. Salad was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Salad closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Taylor did well to prevent Salad getting side control.
Salad wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Salad working Taylor over with strikes.
Taylor wants to get back to full guard.
Taylor taking some punishment here, with Salad in his half guard.
Salad is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Taylor is trying to control but can't.
Salad looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Taylor with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
The referee walks around the fighters to get a better view of the action. Salad lands a nice short elbow.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Taylor is looking to improve his position.
Salad is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Taylor is staying active underneath Salad, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is trying to maintain the position but Salad is very close to passing his half guard.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
Salad is trying to control. Taylor wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Salad blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Salad drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Ground and pound from Salad.
Salad working over Taylor with some ground and pound. Taylor looks like he wants out of this position, which is understandable.
Salad looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
Salad blocks the strikes from Taylor.
Taylor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Taylor is not content to let Salad control the position.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Salad sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Taylor defending well though.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Salad is controlling well.
Salad wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor wants to control but Salad is keeping busy.
Taylor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Salad seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Taylor tries to roll over but Salad keeps him under control.
Taylor has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Salad is working away from the top position though.
Salad wants to work for an arm triangle but Taylor is really keeping half guard well and defending the submission attempt.
Taylor wants to improve his position but Salad is controlling well.
Taylor throws a sloppy strike from the bottom. He's now off balance and Salad manages to pass to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Salad works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Salad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Salad in side control lands a decent elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Salad is trying to land an Americana. He has the arm isolated but Taylor is keeping cool and he's avoided the danger for now.
Salad tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Taylor takes a nasty elbow to the side of the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Salad connects with a decent looking elbow from side control that caused Taylor some visible discomfort.
Taylor controls the position for a moment.
Salad working the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Chicken Salad dominated that second round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Salad shoots in for a takedown but Taylor shows good takedown defense.
Taylor fails in his attempt to clinch.
Salad closes this distance looking for a takedown but Taylor circles away.
Taylor ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Salad moves away.
Salad fakes an overhand right and shoots for a takedown. Taylor sprawls well initially but Salad persists and gets the takedown into half guard.
Taylor wants to control but Salad is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Taylor misses with some strikes from the bottom.
Salad looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
Salad throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Taylor missing with punches from the bottom.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Taylor is defending against the submission attempts here by Salad.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Salad connects with a nice short shot to Taylor's temple.
Salad is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Salad looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Salad drops an elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Taylor moves into full guard.
Salad postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Salad working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor throwing strikes off his back to little effect.
Taylor is working from a closed guard but he's struggling to control his opponent.
Taylor 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.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Taylor controls Salad momentarily but Salad frees himself.
Salad scoring with some ground and pound.
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!
Taylor wants to sweep but no luck.
Chicken Salad overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Salad wants to control from the top but Taylor keeps moving.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor is adopting a defensive guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Taylor looking for a sweep. Not yet Taylor, not yet.
Taylor takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Salad trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Taylor wants it to stay on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Chicken Salad. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Taylor lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Taylor misses with a shot to the body
and Salad counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Taylor utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Taylor throws some sloppy strikes off his back.
Salad loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Salad trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
Taylor controls Salad momentarily but Salad frees himself.
Salad postures up in Taylor's guard and throws a big left but Taylor blocks it.
Taylor trying to punch from his back but it's not doing any damage.
Salad scoring with punches to the head and body.
Salad drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Salad off! Salad jumps back into Taylor's guard.
Salad drops back looking for a leg! Taylor is in trouble here! The fighters roll with the hold and Taylor manages to kick Salad off! Salad jumps back into Taylor's guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor doesn't do any damage with a couple of strikes from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Salad working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Taylor's head.
Salad is looking to work some ground and pound but Taylor has wrist control.
Taylor avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Salad postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Taylor 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.
Taylor keeping full guard, as Salad tries to pass.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Taylor is edging up against the cage. He's using the cage to get back to his feet. Nice work there - the fighters are clinched.
A frustrated look appears on Taylor's face as he tries to break the clinch.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chicken Salad showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Salad 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 Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 29:28
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chicken Salad!
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nate Kyzer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Meredith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kyzer's entrance music is All of the Lights. A fine choice. Meredith has chosen Four Kicks as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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153 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the featherweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
16 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Nate Kyzer!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
9 - 11 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Chris Meredith!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Dillan Fox and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Meredith looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Meredith moves in looking to clinch but Kyzer pushes him off.
Meredith shoots in looking for a takedown but Kyzer manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meredith's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Kyzer scores with a kick to the midsection.
Meredith fails in his attempt to clinch.
Meredith needs to keep his hands up - Kyzer had a free shot at his head there.
Kyzer with a body punch. A glancing blow.
A slow jab from Kyzer misses its intended target.
Kyzer walks forward, straight into a front kick from Meredith.
Meredith will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Nate Kyzer has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chris Meredith.
Meredith moves in looking to clinch but Kyzer pushes him off.
Kyzer defends well against a solid takedown attempt from Meredith.
Meredith has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Meredith there as he acknowledges the shot.
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!
Meredith gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Meredith throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Kyzer.
Kyzer throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
A jab lands there for Kyzer.
Kyzer lands with a kick to the temple. Meredith shrugs as if to say "is that all you've got?"
Kyzer lands a beauty of a right hand that gets the crowd cheering.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meredith tries to clinch
and Kyzer makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Meredith tries to clinch but Kyzer moves out of range.
Meredith on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
Kyzer connects with a jab.
Kyzer misses with an uppercut.
Meredith throws a chopping leg kick but Kyzer manages to avoid taking any serious damage.
Kyzer scores with a nice right hand.
Meredith shoots in but no luck this time.
Kyzer works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
Kyzer goes for a spinning back kick but it misses.
Meredith drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Meredith darts in and clinches Kyzer up against the cage.
Meredith drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kyzer lands a body shot in the clinch.
Meredith looks gassed!
Kyzer avoids a wild elbow strike from Meredith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer breaks from the clinch.
A leg kick checked by Kyzer.
Meredith takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Meredith shoots in and drives through. Kyzer sprawls well.
Kyzer scores with a jab to the head.
Kyzer misses with an uppercut.
Meredith takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Meredith has a takedown stuffed.
Kyzer decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
The referee is pacing around the two fighters - he looks like he's thinking about a standup.
Meredith on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Kyzer slips a nice elbow through Meredith's hands, connecting with Meredith's forehead.
Kyzer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meredith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meredith is trying to maintain the position but Kyzer is very close to passing his half guard.
Kyzer is looking to take a break and control but Meredith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Kyzer looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Meredith with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Meredith does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Meredith is trying to get back to full guard.
Meredith slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
Meredith working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Kyzer doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Kyzer manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Kyzer preventing the sweep.
Kyzer trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kyzer advances to half guard.
Kyzer is looking to take a break and control but Meredith is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kyzer is really struggling to control Meredith but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Meredith is controlling Kyzer's trapped leg to prevent Kyzer from advancing to side control.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Meredith wants to get back to his feet.
Meredith has guillotine here! It looks pretty tight! Could this be all over! No, Kyzer escapes and passes into side control at the same time. Nice work there by Kyzer!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Kyzer decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Kyzer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Kyzer misses with a looping left.
Kyzer looks to land a left hand but Meredith moved out of range nicely.
Meredith moves into the clinch.
Meredith misses 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!
Kyzer blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Kyzer manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
Kyzer digs a right hand underneath Meredith's ribcage. Meredith let out a lung full of air as it connected.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nate Kyzer dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Kyzer getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Kyzer moving in and out of range nicely, whilst landing the scoring shot.
Good standup being displayed there by Kyzer as he connects with a hook.
Chris Meredith is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Kyzer missing with a left hand there. Meredith was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Kyzer throws an off balance right hand
and Meredith counters with a straight right hand.
Kyzer shoots in with a lovely double leg takedown. Meredith manages to land in full guard to minimise the damage.
Meredith looking for subs off his back but Kyzer has passed one foot through into half guard.
The fighters are battling for position here. Meredith manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Kyzer stopping the sweep attempt from Meredith.
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!
Kyzer loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Kyzer connects with a couple of short punches.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kyzer wants to control from the top but Meredith keeps moving.
Kyzer is looking to work some ground and pound but Meredith has wrist control.
Kyzer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Meredith looking for a guillotine here but Kyzer defends easily.
Kyzer wants to control from the top but Meredith keeps moving.
Meredith is trying to control the position but Kyzer postures up.
Kyzer trying to control but Meredith is working from the bottom.
Meredith working a defensive guard here.
Kyzer makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Meredith is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kyzer connects with a couple of short punches.
Kyzer working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kyzer works over Meredith with some ground and pound from guard.
Kyzer tries to free his leg and advance position but Meredith is retaining full guard.
Kyzer passes easily into side control. Nice work.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Kyzer throws a strike aimed at the side of Meredith's head but Meredith avoids it well.
Kyzer has knee on belly and now moves to full mount! Trouble for Meredith!
Meredith wants to hold on but Kyzer pushes him away.
Kyzer landing strikes from the mount and Meredith is in trouble!
Meredith wants to hold on but Kyzer pushes him away.
Meredith is working to get back to half guard.
Kyzer with good strikes from the mount here!
Nate Kyzer overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Kyzer dominating with strikes here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Meredith is in all sorts of trouble here.
The referee warns Meredith that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Meredith is rocked!
Kyzer postures up and throws a massive shot that knocks Meredith out cold! Two more strikes to his unconscious opponent for good luck and this one is all over! Kyzer goes absolutely crazy with his corner! Wow, you can see how much that win means to him!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:37 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Nate Kyzer!
Nate Kyzer retains his featherweight title!
Nate Kyzer took to the microphone after his victory and thanked his sponsors, [CWCE] Doom Fightwear & Laundry Service for their support in the buildup to the fight.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Hank Taylor (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Hannibal Soze (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Taylor's entrance music is Blame Canada. A fine choice. Soze has chosen Outside - To Forgive but not Forget as his entrance music. Hank Taylor has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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24
235 lbs
11 - 3 - 0 |
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240 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hank Taylor!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Hannibal Soze!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Dillan Fox and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Taylor throws out a leg kick but Soze moves out of range and Taylor only half commits.
Soze thows a left - swing and a miss!
Taylor misses with the combination.
Soze ducks under a wild hook from Taylor.
Soze dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Taylor thumps Soze with a low kick.
Taylor lands a right hook to the body.
Taylor throws a right hand that Soze ducks under and follows up with a left that Soze also avoids with ease.
Soze misses with a looping left.
Taylor buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Nice takedown defense from Taylor. No joy for Soze on that attempt.
Taylor swinging wildly here.
Taylor lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Soze circles away quickly and effectively.
Taylor swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Soze counters with a nice double leg into half guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Taylor trying to control from the bottom.
Soze missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Soze is nestled in close to Taylor, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Soze wants to take a breather but Taylor is having none of it.
Taylor moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Soze cracks Taylor with a solid left hand.
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!
Soze pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Taylor is keeping the position for now.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Soze loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Taylor working a defensive guard here.
Taylor is doing well to control the posture of his opponent and prevent any damage.
Soze trying to control the position from guard on top but Taylor is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Soze with a flurry of punches that miss.
Soze throwing strikes from guard but Taylor blocks nicely.
Soze 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.
Taylor preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Soze trying to control but Taylor is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Taylor misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Soze closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
Soze throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Taylor is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Soze's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Soze's back!
Taylor struggling to keep hold of the position.
Soze rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Soze looking for submissions off his back.
Soze is trying to get back to full guard.
Soze looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Taylor is keen to just control but Soze is a slippery customer.
Soze is concentrating on defense, preventing Taylor from advancing position.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Taylor is trying to control. Soze wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Soze manages to get to full guard.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Soze has control of Taylor's left arm, preventing Taylor from doing any damage.
Taylor wants to control from the top but Soze keeps moving.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Hank Taylor wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Taylor tries to bum rush Soze with a series of wild strikes but Soze uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Hannibal Soze will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action!
Soze dodges the punch combination from Taylor.
Taylor misses with a looping left.
Jab, cross, leg kick. Nice combination by Taylor!
It looks like Hannibal Soze has been cut.
Taylor throws a looping overhand right but Soze ducks down to avoid it.
Soze keeps the fight on the outside.
Taylor fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Taylor doesn't manage to clinch there - Soze circles away.
Soze throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Taylor sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Taylor moves forwards but Soze connects with a nice, crisp jab.
Taylor lands a big head kick that sends Soze tumbling to the mat! Taylor takes a step backwards and waves Soze back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Soze is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Taylor ducks down into range and throws a picture perfect right hook that connects with Soze's jaw. Soze's eyes stare off into space as he falls to the mat, out cold! Taylor does the decent thing and steps back, rather than landing any shots to his unconscious opponent.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Hank Taylor!
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