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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Roland Of Eld (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and David Abbott (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Abbott has chosen Say What Again!! as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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BJJ Purple Belt
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Roland Of Eld!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, David Abbott!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice defenses there by Abbott.
A big right from Abbott misses.
Of Eld rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Abbott moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Abbott lands with an overhand left.
It looks like Roland Of Eld has been cut.
Abbott drops Of Eld with a straight right hand, right on the button! Abbott follows him down to the mat and pounds him out with hammerfists until the referee jumps in to end the fight!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:16 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). David Abbott!
In his post fight interview, David Abbott started talking himself up. Luckily his charisma kept the crowd on side and gave him a good reception.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brock Lesnar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Silva (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Silva is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by Calm Like a Bomb. John Silva will no doubt be trying to keep this one on the feet, where he has a distinct advantage.
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260 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Counter striker
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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
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Brock Lesnar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, John Silva!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice shot by Silva.
Silva jabs Lesnar right on the nose. Lesnar blinks but takes it well.
Silva shoots in looking for a takedown but Lesnar manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Silva's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Silva.
Silva looks for a takedown but Lesnar sprawls well.
Brock Lesnar has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Silva.
Silva dips to his left and cracks Lesnar with an uppercut!
It looks like Brock Lesnar has been cut.
Silva shoots in but no luck this time.
Lesnar closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Silva's guard.
Lesnar is breathing heavily.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Silva working for submissions but it's allowed Lesnar to get to half guard.
Silva looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Lesnar wants to free his trapped foot but Silva is holding on for dear life with his legs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Silva wants to improve his position but Lesnar is controlling well.
Lesnar is trying to control. Silva wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Silva looking for subs from the bottom but Lesnar mounts him!
Silva regains half guard.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Silva is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Lesnar pulls his head out easily.
Lesnar stalling.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Silva makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Silva.
Silva throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Lesnar defends easily.
Lesnar got a little sloppy there for a moment and Silva has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Lesnar has managed to get both his arms back between Silva's legs - danger averted.
Silva can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Lesnar controls the pace.
Silva has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Lesnar can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Lesnar controls the pace of the fight for a moment.
Silva is looking for a triangle but Lesnar pushes his legs off easily.
Silva looking for a guillotine here but Lesnar defends easily.
Silva throws his legs up looking to secure a triangle. Oh, that looks pretty tight, I gotta say! Lesnar escapes and throws Silva's legs to the side, diving into side control!
Lesnar in side control, just content to control the action for now.
Silva wants to escape from the position here - easier said than done!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Silva manages to work his way to half guard, despite Lesnar's best efforts.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Silva is looking to escape.
Silva is working on a guillotine. He's managed to get to full guard and he's really squeezing tight! Lesnar is tapping! Great win for Silva!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:29 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). John Silva!
A victorious John Silva 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 light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Zack Stevens (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Reggie Turner (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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215 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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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
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Zack Stevens!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Reggie Turner!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Robert Douchet and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Stevens looks for the body kick but Turner saw that one coming.
Turner throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Stevens counters with a series of strikes. Turner will be more careful next time no doubt.
Stevens takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
Nice sprawl there from Turner as Stevens shoots in.
Stevens avoids a punch combination nicely.
Stevens fails with a takedown attempt.
Turner thows a left - swing and a miss!
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Stevens.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner misses with a hook. Stevens ducked under it nicely.
Turner throws a hook to the side of Stevens's head but Stevens sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Turner looks to land a right hand but Stevens moved out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Stevens.
Stevens ducks under a wild hook from Turner.
Stevens fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Turner slaps away a takedown attempt from Stevens, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Turner jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Stevens lands a body shot.
Turner swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Turner scores with a nice head shot.
Turner misses with a wild combination.
Stevens fails with the takedown.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner misses with a jab, cross combination.
Stevens walks into a straight right hand from Turner.
Stevens throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Turner's waist but Turner gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Stevens off to one side.
Turner gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
A frustrated look appears on Stevens's face as he tries to break the clinch.
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!
Stevens tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Turner smiles and moves away.
Turner swinging wildly here.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Stevens is defended easily by Turner.
Stevens is breathing heavily.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Turner keeps Stevens at a distance using the push kick.
No luck for Stevens with that takedown attempt.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Turner dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
Stevens takes a shot to the head.
Turner lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Stevens or not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stalling in the clinch from Turner.
Turner throws a head punch that misses.
Turner is pushing Stevens up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
A quick uppercut on the inside from Stevens.
A nice left hand lands by Turner.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Turner won't allow it.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Turner stalling.
Turner swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Turner trying to land knees to the body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stevens trying to stall but Turner improves his position.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Turner slowing the pace effectively.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Turner dominated that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Turner cracks Stevens with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
We are yet to see a takedown attempt from Turner in the fight. On paper you would think he is the more dominant ground fighter so let's see if these unusual tactics pay off.
Turner lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Turner swinging wildly here.
Turner looks to land a combination but Stevens avoids it well.
Stevens shoots for a double leg takedown but Turner sprawls well. He's pushed Stevens's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Stevens clinches with his opponent.
Turner lands with a short shot to the head.
Stevens tries to pull guard but Turner forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
Stevens is looking to take this one to the mat.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Stevens drops down looking for an ankle pick but Turner pulls his leg out and moves away.
A head kick from Turner lands but Stevens takes it in his stride.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Turner fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Stevens, pushing him back against the cage.
Turner has Stevens pressed against the cage.
Turner lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Stevens backwards.
Turner landing knees to the body.
Turner slowing the pace effectively.
Stevens is trying to break the clinch but Turner is controlling him.
Stalling in the clinch from Turner.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Stevens has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Turner is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Turner landing knees to the head.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stevens jumps guard but Turner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
A hook to the body from Turner.
Knees to the body from Turner.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Turner slows down the pace here.
A knee to the head by Turner.
Turner throws a knee to the head but misses.
Reggie Turner seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Turner looking to throw knees to the head but Stevens is blocking nicely.
Turner throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Stevens blocks it with crossed arms.
Turner scores with a shot to the side of Stevens's head.
Stevens wants to take the fight to the mat but Turner manages to get underhooks and keep the fight in the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Turner content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Turner tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Turner pressing his opponent against the cage.
Turner lands a knee to the head.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
The pace slowing considerably in the clinch, as Turner takes a break from that fighting nonsense to think about the finer things in life.
Stevens takes a knee right on the jaw!
Stevens jumps guard but Turner turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Stevens fails to pull guard.
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Stevens is trying to pull guard but Turner turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Stevens wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Turner has him pressed against the cage.
Turner with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Turner tries to land a knee to the head but Stevens blocks with his arms.
Stevens blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Turner is struggling to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevenss head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Reggie Turner showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. This is the final round!
Stevens shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Turner pinned against the cage. Turner gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Turner listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Turner lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Stevens circles away quickly and effectively.
Stevens 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.
Turner is looking to clinch.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stevens closes this distance looking for a takedown but Turner circles away.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Zack Stevens. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Turner getting the better of the striking in that exchange.
Stevens tries to close the distance and clinch but Turner swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
This is turning into a torrid day at the office for Stevens. He's trying desperately to land a takedown but he's failing miserably and getting slapped silly on the feet to compound his misery.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Turner scores with a head kick.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Stevens.
Turner throws a head kick but Stevens moves out of range.
Stevens misses with a takedown attempt - Turner sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Stevens closes the distance and clinches up with Turner, looking for a takedown. Stevens pushes Turner against the cage but Turner circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Turner throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Stevens.
Turner has managed to clinch.
Turner lands a body punch in the clinch.
Turner with a knee to the head.
Stalling in the clinch from Turner.
Turner connects with a nasty looking knee right to Stevens's face.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Turner effectively controlling the action here.
Stevens drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Turner gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Turner stalling against the cage.
Turner connects with a knee to the head.
Stevens is rocked!
Turner has Stevens pressed against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Turner tries a knee to the head but Stevens blocks it.
Stevens is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Turner is defending well.
Turner lands with a short head shot on the inside.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Come on Turner - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Turner lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Oh Stevens is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Stevens tries for a takedown. No joy.
Stevens seems to have got his legs back now.
Turner makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Turner displaying some good clinch control by pressing Stevens up against the cage.
Turner landing some nice looking knees to the body.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Turner creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Turner throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Stevenss head.
Turner misses with a knee strike.
Turner's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Turner working the clinch nicely. Stevens is working for position but Turner cracks him with a big knee to the head! Stevens crumples up against the cage and Turner lands two more shots before the ref can save Stevens! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:13 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Knee & Punches). Reggie Turner!
Our winner, Reggie Turner, made sure he spent some time buttering up the crowd during his post fight interview, which will no doubt bring him a few more fans.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Velimir Stojkovic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jack Jackson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Stojkovic's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, Drowning Pool - Numb . Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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175 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
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Velimir Stojkovic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jack Jackson!
The judges for this bout are Alec Ball, Steve Smith and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A jab from Stojkovic misses.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Stojkovic.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Jackson blocks a low kick nicely.
Stojkovic is looking to chop away at Jackson's legs.
Velimir Stojkovic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Jackson wants to clinch but Stojkovic slips to the side
and Stojkovic counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Stojkovic circles away.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Jackson shoots for a takedown but Stojkovic saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
A swing and a miss from Stojkovic.
Jackson displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Stojkovic throws out the jab.
Stojkovic pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Stojkovic slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
Stojkovic misses with a low kick.
Jackson throws a nice inside leg kick.
Stojkovic misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Stojkovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stojkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
Stojkovic misses with a straight left.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Stojkovic.
Stojkovic dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Stojkovic fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Stojkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Stojkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson walks into a straight right hand from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
Jackson throws a sloppy head kick and Stojkovic moves out of range easily.
Some wild striking there from Jackson.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stojkovic.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic misses with a hook. Jackson ducked under it nicely.
Velimir Stojkovic is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Jackson is trying hard to land a takedown here. Stojkovic sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Jackson lands a jab. Then a cross. Then finally a nice hook to the body. Good work there by Jackson.
Stojkovic scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Stojkovic swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Jackson.
Jackson fails with an attempt to clinch.
Stojkovic misses with a wild body shot.
The crowd cheers as Stojkovic lands an impressive looking overhand right. Jackson doesn't seem phased though.
Stojkovic cracks Jackson with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Stojkovic throws an overhand right that lands on Jackson's shoulder, as Jackson tries to avoid the shot.
Stojkovic avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Stojkovic is really peppering his opponent's head with punches.
Stojkovic throws a shot from downtown. Jackson moves away and avoids it.
Stojkovic throws a low kick but it's checked well by Jackson.
Jackson looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A jab from Stojkovic does it's job there.
Stojkovic clinches up against the cage.
Stojkovic throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Jacksons head.
Jackson tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Stojkovic avoids it.
Stojkovic lands an uppercut.
Stojkovic's corner are urging him to control the action in the clinch for a moment, rather than mount any serious offense. I'm sure the crowd appreciate those instructions... not.
Stojkovic on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Stojkovic struggles to land a body shot inside as Jackson controls his hands.
Stojkovic has Jackson pressed against the cage.
Stojkovic lands with a left to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are pressed against the cage, as the pace of the fight slows.
Jackson blocks an uppercut.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Stojkovic lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Jackson trying to control the position but instead, Stojkovic has worked for underhooks and has pushed Jackson into the cage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stojkovic lands a right hand.
Stojkovic gets through Jackson's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Velimir Stojkovic dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!
Jackson moves away from the strike by Stojkovic.
Jackson tries to clinch up.
A telegraphed right hand from Stojkovic misses the target.
Jackson fails in his attempt to clinch.
Stojkovic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Stojkovic bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Jackson's head.
Stojkovic rushes Jackson and presses him up against the cage.
Stojkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stojkovic controlling the action here for a moment.
A short uppercut from Stojkovic.
Jackson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Stojkovic doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
Stojkovic manages to get underhooks and slows down the pace for a moment.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The crowd are getting pretty annoyed with Stojkovic for his constant stalling in the clinch and are voicing their displeasure.
Still in the clinch, Stojkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
Jackson blocking some punches.
Stojkovic throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Stojkovic avoiding damage as Jackson throws knees to the body.
Stojkovic lands a shoulder strike.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Good body shot from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
The fighters are starting to get sweaty, which will make takedowns a bit more tricky.
Stojkovic lands with a light punch inside.
Stojkovic lands a hook that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Stojkovic lands a right hand that snaps the head of Jackson backwards.
Stojkovic slows down the pace here.
Stojkovic scores with a shoulder strike.
Jackson is rocked!
Stojkovic breaks from the clinch.
A big left from Stojkovic misses.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Stojkovic fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Jackson looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Stojkovic connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Jackson bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Stojkovic connects with the punch.
Stojkovic tests Jackson's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Jackson is still on wobbly legs! Can Stojkovic finish him?
A jab from Stojkovic finds it's way through Jackson's defenses.
Stojkovic is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Jackson can do to turn this around?
Stojkovic misses with a looping right.
Jackson seems to have recovered his senses.
Stojkovic moves into range and throws a lovely three punch combination.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Stojkovic pushes him off.
Jack Jackson is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Jackson uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic lands a pitter patter jab to the forehead of his opponent.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stojkovic circles away.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Jackson ducks under a wild hook from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson dives in and grabs Stojkovic's left leg, looking for a takedown. Stojkovic pushes down on Jackson's head and hops out.
Stojkovic throws a right hand that misses
and Jackson counters with a good low kick that Stojkovic was not able to check.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Stojkovic paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Stojkovic swings for the body but Jackson moves out of range.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch up but Stojkovic swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Jackson tries to clinch but Stojkovic moves out of range.
Stojkovic uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Jackson has time to react.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stojkovic.
Jackson doesn't manage to clinch there - Stojkovic circles away.
Stojkovic lands a right hook to the body.
Jackson tries to clinch but Stojkovic moves out of range.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Stojkovic catches Jackson with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Stojkovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Stojkovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Stojkovic has closed the distance and engaged Jackson in a clinch.
Still in the clinch, Stojkovic scores with a nice short uppercut.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Velimir Stojkovic dominated that second round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! And we move into the final round!
Stojkovic changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
A slow jab from Stojkovic misses its intended target.
Stojkovic cracks Jackson with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
Stojkovic misses with an uppercut.
Stojkovic looks to throw the jab but Jackson is out of range.
Jackson wants to clinch up but Stojkovic keeps it at a distance.
Jackson tries to move into range but Stojkovic moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Jackson moves away from the strike by Stojkovic.
Jackson with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Stojkovic to score with a decent uppercut.
Stojkovic ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Jab from Stojkovic.
Jackson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Stojkovic.
Stojkovic misses with a looping left.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Stojkovic pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Jackson back to the cage. Stojkovic follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice takedown defense from Stojkovic. No joy for Jackson on that attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Jackson is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Stojkovic scores with a crisp jab that stopped Jackson in his tracks.
Stojkovic throws a hook to the side of Jackson's head but Jackson sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Stojkovic connects with a good right hand that stumbles Jackson. Jackson circles away out of range and recomposes himself.
Jackson tries to clinch there but Stojkovic circles away.
Jackson needs to keep his hands up - Stojkovic had a free shot at his head there.
Jackson takes one on the button.
Jackson tries to clinch up but Stojkovic circles away and keeps his distance.
Stojkovic swinging wildly here.
Stojkovic throws a jab when Jackson was well out of range.
Jackson walks into a jab.
Stojkovic swats away the attempt to clinch by Jackson.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Stojkovic pivots, looking for a leg kick but Jackson is out of range and Stojkovic settles back down.
Jackson is looking to clinch but Stojkovic is avoiding it.
Stojkovic throws a lazy uppercut
and Jackson counters by clinching up.
Stojkovic tries a knee to the head but Jackson blocks it.
Jackson trying to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice left hand lands by Stojkovic.
Jackson takes a shot to the head.
Jackson missing with knees to the body.
Stojkovic effectively controlling the action here.
Stojkovic lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Stojkovic breaks the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Jackson checks a leg kick.
Velimir Stojkovic is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Jackson moves in looking to clinch but Stojkovic pushes him off.
A decent looking cross lands there for Stojkovic.
Stojkovic cracks Jackson with an open hand slap.
An inside leg kick from Stojkovic misses.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Stojkovic working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Stojkovic cracks Jackson with a nice body shot.
Stojkovic escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Velimir Stojkovic is winning the standup battle so far.
Stojkovic throws a good cross that connects.
Jackson has a pretty nasty looking mouse under his right eye.
Stojkovic lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Jackson tries to close the distance and clinch but Stojkovic swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Jackson gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Stojkovic misses with a straight right.
Stojkovic lands an overhand right.
Stojkovic scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Jackson keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Stojkovic lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Jackson tries to clinch but Stojkovic moves away
enabling Stojkovic to counter with a crisp jab.
Stojkovic throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Jackson misses with a kick to the body.
Stojkovic cracks a nice hook into Jackson's ribs.
Stojkovic darts in and out, connecting with a jab.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Jackson tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Jackson takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Jack Jackson has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Jackson is looking to land body kicks.
And that's the end of the fight!
Velimir Stojkovic showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Stojkovic has outscored his opponent in every aspect of the fight today. Only a scarily incompetent judge or two will keep him from a well deserved win... Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Velimir Stojkovic!
A loyal slave to those sponsorship dollars, Velimir Stojkovic made sure he mentioned Steel Penn's Laundry 93%, along with how happy he was to win his fight.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Rictras Shard (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Steve Brown (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Shard comes to the cage accompanied by Mari-Mac by Great Big Sea. Both these guys have really solid chins. Will we see a standup war or will they both decide that a knockout is unlikely and try to win the fight elsewhere?
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152 lbs
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152 lbs
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Brawler
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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
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rictras Shard!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Brown!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Steve Smith.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Shard is trying hard to land a takedown here. Brown sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Shard drives through with a takedown into guard.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Brown holds on and takes a little breather.
Brown can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Shard controls the pace.
Rictras Shard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shard moves into range and clinches up with Brown.
Shard has hold of one of Brown's legs. Brown is fighting the takedown attempt but Shard gets the trip and lands the takedown into guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Shard trying to control the position from guard on top but Brown is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown trying to control the position.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Shard has gone for a leg lock! Brown slips out almost immediately though and dives into Shard's guard.
Shard bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Brown's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shard wants to pass the guard but Brown is keeping the position.
Shard advances position into side control!
Shard tries for a kimura. Not really close to a finish though.
Shard controlling the position from side mount.
Shard seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Brown for as long as he can get away with.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shard working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Shard is looking to take a break and control but Brown is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Brown holds on tight, trying to prevent any damage.
Shard goes for an armbar here - this could be all over! But no, Brown has escaped beautifully and is now on top in side control! Oh, that's unlucky for Shard but great work by Brown.
Brown is looking to take a break and control but Shard is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Shard wings away with a couple of strikes but they don't land.
Brown working away.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Shard tries to bench press Brown off him but Brown keeps the position.
Shard managing to avoid any damage from the strikes thrown by Brown.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rictras Shard dominated that round.
That's time! Back to the action!
Shard shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Brown napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Brown is trying to get back to half guard.
Shard controlling the position from side mount.
Shard working away.
Shard trying to control the position but Brown is working away.
Brown struggling a bit here.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown is not content to let Shard control the position.
Brown tries to improve position but can't.
Brown struggling a bit here.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Shard gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Shard pulls guard successfully.
Shard working a defensive guard but Brown manages to pass into side control anyway.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Shard manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
Shard keeping control of the position.
Shard is looking for a sweep. Brown is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Brown trying to control the action but Shard is working from the bottom.
Shard is trying to maintain the position but Brown is very close to passing his half guard.
Rictras Shard overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Shard keeping hold of Brown's head, controlling as best he can.
Brown really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Shard. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Rictras Shard has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Shard fails to land the takedown.
Shard slips a jab from Brown.
Brown takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Shard ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Brown fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Shard looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
Brown misses with a body shot.
Nice cross by Brown.
Rictras Shard is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Shard closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Brown quickly recovers to half guard.
Shard trying to control the action but Brown is working from the bottom.
Brown trying to hold on to Shard's head to control him but Shard postures up.
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!
Shard is looking to advance position but Brown won't allow it.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Rictras Shard dominated that second round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. This is the final round!
No joy there for Brown, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Shard shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Brown as he avoids it easily.
Brown displays good takedown defense there as he swats away a double leg from Shard.
Brown connects with the punch.
Brown scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
A big right from Brown misses.
Brown misses the shot to the body.
Shard fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Rictras Shard. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Shard tries to clinch there but Brown circles away.
Brown cracks a nice hook into Shard's ribs.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Brown scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Shard stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Brown.
Brown lands a head shot.
Shard takes a jab on the nose. He smiles like he loves it and keeps coming.
Brown throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A shot to the liver by Brown. Beautiful body shot.
Brown lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Shard misses with a takedown
and Brown counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Shard's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Brown connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Shard scrambles back to his feet.
Brown lunges in with an uppercut that skims his opponent's chin.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Brown ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Brown scores with a nice right hand.
The crowd cheers as Brown lands an impressive looking overhand right. Shard doesn't seem phased though.
Shard is rocked!
Steve Brown is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Shard fails with the takedown
and Brown counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Oh Shard is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Brown cracks Shard with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Shard seems to have got his legs back now.
Steve Brown seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Shard takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Brown punishes Shard's body with a nice straight punch.
Brown lands a jab to Shard's midsection.
Brown slips in close and lands a nice hook before moving back out of range.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Brown tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Shard is able to avoid easily.
Shard looks for a takedown but Brown sprawls well.
Brown throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Brown throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Brown takes a swing at Shard's ribcage but misses.
Shard throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Brown tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Shard is in Brown's guard.
Brown is pulling down on Shard's head. It's preventing any offense from Shard, at least for the moment.
Shard wants to control from the top but Brown keeps moving.
Rictras Shard is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Brown not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Shard moves out of range of the strikes.
Shard keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Brown.
Good shot there by Brown.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Shard is defended easily by Brown.
Steve Brown has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Brown throws a wild combination but nothing lands.
And that's the end of the fight!
Steve Brown comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Shard has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 29:28
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 29:28
Judge Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Rictras Shard!
A relieved looking Rictras Shard thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between High Strangeness (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Kimbo Junior (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Junior is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by can't be touched. High Strangeness has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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268 lbs
1 - 1 - 0 |
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240 lbs
2 - 2 - 0 |
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Brawler
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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
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, High Strangeness!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Kimbo Junior!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Strangeness takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
It looks like High Strangeness has been cut.
Junior misses with a combination
and Strangeness counters with an inside leg kick.
Junior misses the jab.
Strangeness takes one to the chin there.
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!
Junior misses with a hook
and Strangeness counters with a big head kick but Junior shrugs it off.
Strangeness walks forward and throws out a flicking leg kick. Junior checks it nicely though, as he moves to the side.
Junior looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Junior gets in close and tags Strangeness with a short punch that almost sends Strangeness to the mat! Oh Strangeness is in big trouble! He turns his back on Junior, trying to create some distance but Junior rushes him, striking wildly and Strangeness goes down! The referee tackles Junior into the cage to end the fight! Junior is one violent man!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:34 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kimbo Junior!
A relieved looking Kimbo Junior 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 Oscar Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and John Lachance (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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205 lbs
3 - 1 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Oscar Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, John Lachance!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne throws a head kick that misses.
Payne fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Lachance.
Payne rushes Lachance and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Lachance tries to pull guard but can't drag his opponent to the mat. Payne just stands there and leans against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Payne's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Lachance working aggressively here.
Payne leaning against his opponent.
Payne breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Lachance has a nice red mark on his side after a thudding body kick by Payne.
Nice takedown defense from Payne. No joy for Lachance on that attempt.
Payne rushes Lachance and presses him up against the cage.
Payne is trying to push Lachance away but Lachance has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
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!
Payne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Payne tries to break free but Lachance pushes him back against the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Lachance tries for a takedown but Payne manages to get underhooks.
Oscar Payne has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of John Lachance.
Payne is looking to break free of the clinch but Lachance has double underhooks.
Payne wants to break free but Lachance has control.
Payne breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Payne cracks the inside of Lachance's front leg.
Payne lands a nice leg kick that just misses Lachance's sensitive parts.
Lachance looks gassed!
Payne fails in his attempt to clinch.
Lachance tries to check the leg kick but that clearly hurt him.
Lachance on the wrong end of a kick to the body.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Payne throws a leg kick which misses Lachance's front leg but catches the back leg as Lachance tries to avoid it.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Payne.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Payne clinches.
Payne scores with a knee to the head.
Payne with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Payne content to slow the pace in the clinch.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Payne scores with a nice body kick.
Oscar Payne is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Payne darts in and clinches Lachance up against the cage.
Payne wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Payne breaks the clinch.
Payne throws a sloppy head kick and Lachance moves out of range easily.
Lachance on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Payne. Payne obviously looking to wear him down.
Payne throws a quick inside leg kick.
Payne bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
Payne scores with a head kick.
It looks like John Lachance has been cut.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Payne drops Lachance with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Lachance looks back up at him and smiles so Payne waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Lachance is rocked!
I'm just looking down at my notes here and I see that.... oh! Payne has cracked Lachance with a big right, followed by a left! He's out on his feet! Payne lands another huge swinging hook and Lachance tumbles to the canvas! The ref dives in to save Lachance, before Payne can land any more shots!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:51 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punches). Oscar Payne!
Oscar Payne was full of energy after the big win and talked about how he thinks he can do big things in this sport. The crowd were appreciative of his determination to succeed.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Rodrigo Belmonte (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter Poirier (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Belmonte comes to the cage accompanied by Los Lobos - Cancion Del Mariachi. Poirier is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: ACDC - TNT. 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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210 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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BJJ White Belt
Decent boxing
Heavy handed |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rodrigo Belmonte!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Peter Poirier!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Steve Smith and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Belmonte uses good footwork to get in and out, landing a nice hook.
Poirier looks to land a right hand but Belmonte moved out of range.
Poirier scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
A jab from Belmonte misses.
Belmonte thows a left - swing and a miss!
Poirier throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Belmonte sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Peter Poirier seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Belmonte digs a good hook to Poirier's body.
Nice shot lands for Belmonte.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Belmonte needs to keep his hands up - Poirier had a free shot at his head there.
Poirier gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Belmonte.
Poirier is rocked!
Belmonte connects with a body shot.
Poirier is still on wobbly legs! Can Belmonte finish him?
Poirier looks gassed!
Poirier uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Belmonte.
Poirier slips a jab from Belmonte.
A telegraphed right hand from Belmonte misses the target.
Belmonte loads up on a big right hand but Poirier slips the punch.
Poirier avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Poirier seems to have recovered his senses.
Belmonte with a nice looking leg kick. You could hear that one land in a back row.
Belmonte cracks Poirier with a nasty uppercut that draws ooohs from the crowd and sends Poirier tumbling backwards onto the mat. He tries to recover but Belmonte pounces and lands a hail of unanswered strikes that forces the referee to step in to end the fight! Poirier is not happy but he gave the referee no choice!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Rodrigo Belmonte!
Rodrigo Belmonte really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that SAVE A FIGHTER logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Co-main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Stanton Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Patrick St Pierre (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Crowe comes into the arena with The Builders & The Butchers - Bringing Home The Rain blaring out of the sound system. St Pierre has chosen The Sheep Dogs - I Don't Get By as his entrance music. Patrick St Pierre will no doubt be looking to use his reach advantage to good effect.
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277 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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255 lbs
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Basic striking
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Stanton Crowe!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Patrick St Pierre!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
St Pierre loads up on a big right hand but Crowe slips the punch.
Crowe misses with a kick to the body.
Patrick St Pierre seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Horrible takedown by Crowe or perhaps it was just good defense by St Pierre which made him look bad.
St Pierre lands with a right hand.
St Pierre misses with the combination.
St Pierre lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
It looks like Stanton Crowe has been cut.
Crowe fakes a jab and scores with a low kick.
St Pierre throws a big shot that misses.
St Pierre lands a jab to the nose.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Crowe looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Crowe wants to control from the top but St Pierre keeps moving.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Crowe scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Crowe distracts St Pierre with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Crowe throwing strikes but missing.
Crowe 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.
St Pierre working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Crowe.
Crowe might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Crowe is pushing down on St Pierre's leg trying to pass to half guard. St Pierre is fighting to maintain full guard but Crowe has managed to sneak the leg through.
Crowe works his foot free and advances to mount.
Crowe dominating with strikes here.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
BOOM! Crowe connects with a massive shot to the dome!
St Pierre is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Oooh a big shot lands for Crowe! St Pierre is out! The ref dives in to save him from more punishment!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:21 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Stanton Crowe!
Stanton Crowe retains his heavyweight title!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Stanton Crowe waved his t-shirt featuring SAVE A FIGHTER's logo in front of the cameras.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Mark Machida (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Eli Crowe (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Machida kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is Calm Like a Bomb. Crowe has chosen Angry Johnny & The Killbillies - Kill Again as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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210 lbs
3 - 0 - 0 |
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215 lbs
4 - 1 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
Solid boxing
KO power |
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BJJ White Belt
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
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mark Machida!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Eli Crowe!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Gregory Folan and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Crowe has taken the fight to the clinch.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Crowe lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Mark Machida has been cut.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Crowe blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Machida misses with the head strike.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida is trying to pull guard but Crowe has him pressed against the cage.
Crowe is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Crowe lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Machida fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Crowe working Machida over with knees to the body.
Crowe lands a good knee to the midsection. Machida won't want to take too many of those.
Crowe lands a damaging elbow.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Crowe landing knees to the head.
Crowe connects with a nasty looking knee right to Machida's face.
Crowe lands an elbow inside.
Machida tries to pull guard but Crowe holds him up against the cage and eventually Machida drops back down to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Mark Machida. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Machida.
Machida is trying to pull guard but being pressed up against the cage enables Crowe to keep the fight standing.
Machida takes a knee to the side of the body.
Crowe landing knees to the body.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Mark Machida's cut is getting worse.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Crowe.
Crowe unloads a knee to the mid-section. Machida lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Crowe creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Machida's defenses.
A head punch on the inside from Machida fails to land.
Machida throws a head punch that misses.
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Machida pulls guard.
This has been an exciting period of action!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Machida throwing his legs up looking for a triangle.
Machida is breathing heavily.
Crowe looking to pass the guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Machida has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Crowe can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Crowe is looking to stand up but Machida won't let him.
Crowe controls from within his opponent's guard.
Crowe stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Crowe moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Machida misses with a hook
and he gets countered with a snapping leg kick.
Mark Machida seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Machida takes one to the chin there.
Mark Machida's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
Machida throws a lazy uppercut
and Crowe counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Crowe.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Crowe, as that shot connected.
Crowe moves into the clinch.
Crowe lands a knee to the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Crowe comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Machida misses with a punch on the inside.
Crowe putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Machida in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Crowe lands an elbow inside that Machida shrugs off.
Jeez, Mark Machida's cut is really nasty now. The referee must be thinking about getting that checked.
Crowe landing knees to the body. They look like they could hurt.
Crowe landing some nice looking knees to the body.
Crowe lands a knee to the head.
Machida takes an elbow to the forehead.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Mark Machida's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:42 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Eli Crowe!
Jumping up and down and very excited, Eli Crowe waved his t-shirt featuring SAVE A FIGHTER's logo in front of the cameras.
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