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MLC 109: Niedzwiedzki vs Naji PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Diego Sanchez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zack Fair (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). I don't know about you partner, but I'm pumped for this one!
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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
7 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Diego Sanchez!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
7 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zack Fair!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Alec Ball and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Danga de danga de dang - Sanchez scores with a four punch combination!
Sanchez misses with a double jab
and Fair counters with a takedown into side control.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
Fair content to control the pace. The referee will try and keep them active though.
Sanchez is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Fair has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Fair working away.
Fair is in a dominant position here, looking for a kimura. Sanchez looks calm but he's in trouble here. Fair gets his leg over his opponent's head and yanks on the arm. Sanchez is tapping like a morse code operator on the titanic! SOS! SOS! Fair lets go of the hold and Sanchez can pop his arm back in it's socket.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kimura). Zack Fair!
Zack Fair really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that Empire Threads logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Male Nurse (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Vic Sommers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Nurse comes to the cage accompanied by The Crazy Things We Do. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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218 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
13 - 13 - 0, fighting out of New York, Male Nurse!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
18 - 12 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Vic Sommers!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nurse connects with a single shot there.
Sommers displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Nurse throws out the jab.
Sommers lands a jab followed by a nice looking cross.
It looks like Male Nurse has been cut.
Sommers attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Sommers swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Nurse showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Sommers.
Sommers walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Sommers looks for a takedown but Nurse sprawls well.
Sommers shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Nurse but Nurse pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Sommers slips a straight right by Nurse.
Sommers thows a body kick. Nurse tries to catch it but that hurt him.
Nurse misses with an uppercut.
Sommers takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sommers gets in close and instigates a clinch.
A knee to the head by Sommers.
Sommers softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Nurse blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Sommers stalling the fight.
Nurse is trying to break the clinch but Sommers is controlling him.
Sommers tries to work over Nurse's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sommers stalling.
Sommers utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Still in the clinch, Sommers scores with a nice short uppercut.
Sommers is working for takedown but Nurse is calmly controlling the position for now.
Male Nurse has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Vic Sommers.
Sommers dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the cage.
The ref breaks the fighters up, due to lack of action by Vic Sommers.
Sommers displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
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!
Nurse moves out of range as Sommers throws a body kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Nurse takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Sommers lands the left hand.
Sommers looks to land a combination but Nurse avoids it well.
Sommers just misses with a punch to the body.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Sommers slowing the pace effectively.
Nurse is trying to break the clinch but Sommers has him pressed against the cage.
Sommers will no doubt start fighting again in a minute but for now he's just having a little rest, leaning Nurse up against the cage.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nurse is trying to push Sommers away but Sommers has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Sommers lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Sommers keeps control of Nurse as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Sommers is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Nurse is defending well for now.
Nurse managing to block the knees to the body from Sommers.
Sommers drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Nurse gets the underhooks and prevents it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nurse stops a takedown attempt from Sommers.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Vic Sommers dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Male Nurse's cut.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Sommers throws a left and a right that both miss
and Nurse counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Sommers throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Sommers slaps away a takedown attempt from Nurse, before circling back to the center of the mat.
Sommers throws a body kick that misses.
Nurse lands a lovely overhand right.
Sommers's corner calls for a 1-2. Sommers obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
Sommers misses with a wild body shot.
Sommers slips under a jab from Nurse.
Some wild striking there from Sommers.
Nurse blocks the body kick.
Nurse avoids the body shot from Sommers.
Sommers uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Nurse has time to react.
Nurse moves out of range as Sommers strikes.
That's one minute gone in the round.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Nurse.
A cross from Nurse lands.
Sommers tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Nurse was well out of range. Poor timing from Sommers.
Sommers pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Nurse looks for the body kick but Sommers saw that one coming.
Nurse thows a body shot but no joy.
Nice defenses there by Sommers.
Sommers lands a jab to the head.
Nurse ducks under a wild hook from Sommers.
Nurse misses the body punch
and Sommers counters with a three punch combination, finished off with a leg kick. Nice work.
Nurse throws a looping overhand right but Sommers ducks down to avoid it.
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!
Sommers swings wildly with a hook that is half blocked by Nurse.
Nurse misses with a hook.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sommers throws a series of strikes that have Nurse backpedaling.
Nurse is rocked!
Male Nurse's cut is getting worse.
Sommers just misses with a punch to the body.
Sommers connects with a combination that backs up Nurse into the cage. Sommers lands a flurry of punches that gets past Nurse's guard. Nurse is down and the referee has seen enough. It is all over! Sommers bursts into tears - this win obviously means a huge amount to him.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:18 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Vic Sommers!
Vic Sommers thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jean Descharme (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chase Rollins (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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176 lbs
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185 lbs
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Excellent boxer
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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
12 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jean Descharme!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Tokyo, Chase Rollins!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rollins takes a solid shot to the body. That one hurt him but he's trying not to show it.
Descharme works Rollins's body with a nice hook.
Rollins swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Rollins slips a jab from Descharme.
Rollins loads up on a big right hand but Descharme slips the punch.
Descharme throws the kick towards the body but Rollins avoids it.
Rollins blocks a jab.
Rollins avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Descharme throws an overhand right that lands on Rollins's shoulder, as Rollins tries to avoid the shot.
Descharme misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Rollins.
Good work by Rollins as he checks the leg kick.
A big left from Rollins misses.
A nice inside leg kick there by Descharme. That's going to slow Rollins down.
Rollins throws a big shot that misses.
Descharme throws a predictable looking body shot
and Rollins counters with an outside leg kick.
No luck for Descharme with that takedown attempt.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins misses with a head kick.
Rollins throws the left hand but Descharme avoids the punch easily.
Descharme lands a nice shot to the body.
Rollins tests Descharme's chin there with a solid looking shot.
Good exchange - Rollins coming out on top.
Descharme blocks a head kick by Rollins.
Rollins lands a leg kick and bounces back out of range.
Descharme lands with an uppercut that bounces Rollins off the cage and back into range.
Descharme swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Ouch! a nice leg kick from Descharme, right into the meat.
Rollins lands with a shot to the body.
Nice shot by Descharme.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descharme keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Rollins moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Descharme looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Rollins will need to close the distance a bit before he attacks - that leg kick was thrown from too far away.
Descharme listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
Rollins throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Descharme sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Descharme is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Rollins turns his hip over beautifully as he lands a nice leg kick.
Rollins misses with a kick to the body.
Descharme tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Rollins was well out of range. Poor timing from Descharme.
Descharme with a hook.
Descharme misses with a wild combination.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descharme throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Rollins slips a jab from Descharme.
A big right from Rollins misses.
Descharme shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Rollins sprawls well. Rollins wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Descharme gets slowly back to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Descharme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Rollins fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Descharme.
Descharme gets a takedown into half guard.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Descharme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rollins moves his hips nicely and gets into full guard.
Rollins trying to control the position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Rollins has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Descharme can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Descharme throws a strike but Rollins rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Rollins in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Rollins trying to control the position from guard on top but Descharme is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Descharme working for a triangle but Rollins defends it easily.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Descharme not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Jean Descharme will probably get the nod.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Rollins closes the distance and clinches.
Rollins is pushing Descharme up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Descharme struggles to land a body shot inside as Rollins controls his hands.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Rollins.
Descharme misses with a punch to the body.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Descharme prevents a body shot from Rollins.
Rollins can't find room to land a body shot as Descharme controls the action.
Rollins tries to work over Descharme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Descharme lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Rollins tries to work over Descharme's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Descharme turns his back and goes for a hip toss. It's a bit messy but it gets the job done and Descharme manages to end up in side control.
Sloppy strikes there by Descharme.
Descharme is staying tight to Rollins's torso, preventing him from escaping.
Descharme lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Descharme working away.
Descharme working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Descharme working the ground and pound but he's contacting the mat, not the fighter.
Rollins tries to bench press Descharme off him but Descharme keeps the position.
Descharme lands a decent elbow from side control.
Descharme lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
Descharme tries to move into full mount but can't pass Rollins's legs.
Descharme cracks Rollins with a big right hand but Rollins just smiles back at him and invites him to have another go.
Descharme misses with the ground and pound.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Descharme misses with the ground and pound.
Descharme throwing strikes but Rollins manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Descharme is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Rollins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Descharme keeps working.
Rollins controlling from side mount.
Rollins tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Rollins has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
An elbow from Rollins crashes against the mat.
Descharme tries to bench press Rollins off him but Rollins keeps the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Rollins scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Descharme to see if he's OK.
Rollins tries to move to mount but Descharme blocks the move with his legs.
Rollins trying to control the position but Descharme is working away.
Descharme is looking to regain half guard here but Rollins keeps moving and retains side control.
Rollins landing with strikes to the head and body from side control.
Descharme tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Rollins working the body and head with strikes.
Rollins wants to lay and pray for a moment but Descharme keeps working.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Descharme tries to buck Rollins off but Rollins is having none of it.
Rollins has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Rollins lands a nice forearm strike.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins gets to mount! Descharme was on the offensive and wasn't defending properly.
Descharme is squirming around, avoiding Rollins's attempts to control the action.
Descharme in a bad spot here, taking shots to the head.
A nice elbow there by Rollins.
Rollins connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Descharme can't escape the position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Rollins lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Descharme hang on?
Chase Rollins has got the better of the ground game so far.
Descharme is desperately trying to get back to half guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Chase Rollins will probably get the nod - 10:9.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action. This is the final round!
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Descharme uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Rollins.
Descharme missing with a left hand there. Rollins was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Descharme takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Descharme blocks a low kick nicely.
Descharme closes this distance looking for a takedown but Rollins circles away.
Descharme fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Rollins manages to avoid it.
Descharme takes a swing at Rollins's ribcage but misses.
Jean Descharme seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nice takedown defense from Rollins. No joy for Descharme on that attempt.
Rollins jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Descharme keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Descharme throws a head kick that half lands.
Descharme misses with a body shot.
Descharme lands with a straight right. Rollins didn't see that one coming.
Jean Descharme is winning the standup battle so far.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rollins displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Descharme throws out the jab.
Descharme swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Rollins counter with a right hand.
Rollins connects with a body shot.
Descharme throws a hook to the side of Rollins's head but Rollins sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Descharme lands a leg kick that knocks Rollins off balance momentarily.
Descharme on the wrong end of a nice hook.
Rollins scores with a punch to the head.
Descharme throws a low kick but it's checked well by Rollins.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Descharme.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jean Descharme. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Descharme slips a jab from Rollins.
Descharme cracks Rollins with an open hand slap.
Descharme shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Rollins as he avoids it easily.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Rollins stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Rollins shoots in and drives through. Descharme sprawls well.
Rollins closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Descharme manages to get back to half guard.
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. Rollins connects with a nice short shot to Descharme's temple.
Rollins is stalling here. Descharme is in no mood to hang around though. He's locked up a kimura from the bottom! Rollins seems to be keeping calm but he's forced to roll out of the hold and Descharme has ended up in side control on the top. Nice work.
Descharme working the ground and pound.
Rollins is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Descharme's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Rollins trying to hold on to Descharme's head to control him but Descharme postures up.
Rollins controlling the position for now.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Descharme sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Rollins defending well though.
Descharme throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Descharme missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Rollins is working for an escape here. He's hooked one of Descharme's legs and he's managed to sneak out and take Descharme's back!
Descharme just trying to survive but Rollins is wriggling into a better position, looking to finish.
Rollins controlling the position well here. Descharme rolled but Rollins kept the hooks locked in and stayed in the dominant position.
Rollins cracks Descharme with a big shot to body and one to the head - really punishing Descharme from the back mount here, looking to soften him up.
Rollins looking to soften up his opponent with punches.
Descharme looks to control his opponent's hands but he's not mananging it at the moment.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Rollins doesn't have the hooks in and Descharme manages to turn into his guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Descharme throwing strikes from guard but Rollins blocks nicely.
Descharme throws a big elbow that misses.
Rollins is trying to control the position from the bottom.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Rollins wants to sweep here but Descharme controlling him for the moment.
Descharme wants to pass the guard but Rollins is keeping the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Rollins wants to sweep but no luck.
Descharme throwing strikes but missing.
And that's the end of the fight!
Chase Rollins comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Rollins has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Chase Rollins!
Chase Rollins very nearly forgot to thank 5th Round Clothing 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 heavyweight MMA rules bout between Kevin Raybould (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gunrak Ironshield (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Gunrak Ironshield acknowledges the crowd's support as he enters the cage.
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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
23 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Kevin Raybould!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
12 - 4 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gunrak Ironshield!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ironshield scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
Raybould misses with a body shot.
Kevin Raybould seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Raybould misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Ironshield.
Raybould lunges at Ironshield with a hook that half lands and is half blocked by Ironshield's hand.
Raybould swings away with a body shot that misses
letting Ironshield counter with a right hand.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Raybould lands with a shot to the body.
Raybould on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Raybould feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Ironshield's calf.
Raybould rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and Ironshield counters with a one-two to the body.
Ironshield throws a hook but Raybould blocks it.
Raybould loads up on a big right hand but Ironshield slips the punch.
Ironshield scores with a decent looking hook.
Raybould misses with the combination.
A big right from Raybould misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Raybould pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Ironshield lands an overhand left. A wild punch that just about connected.
Ironshield misses with a series of wild punches.
Ironshield connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Raybould momentarily.
Raybould tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ironshield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A slow jab from Ironshield misses its intended target.
Ironshield uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Raybould.
Raybould throws a series of punches but Ironshield moves out of range.
A combination from Ironshield does no damage.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Raybould tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Ironshield manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Ironshield keeps the fight on the outside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield throws a lazy uppercut
and Raybould counters with a leg kick.
A jab from Ironshield misses.
Raybould looks to throw the jab but Ironshield is out of range.
Raybould dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A jab from Raybould finds it's way through Ironshield's defenses.
Ironshield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raybould.
Ironshield thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ironshield moves away from the strike by Raybould.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Raybould fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Ironshield manages to avoid it.
Raybould feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Ironshield sprawling to the canvas! Ironshield rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Raybould finish him?!
It looks like Gunrak Ironshield has been cut.
Ironshield misses with the combination.
Ironshield misses with a head kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Raybould.
Ironshield connects with a nice looking jab.
Ironshield connects with a lovely right hand, straight down the pipe.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ironshield throws a shot from downtown. Raybould moves away and avoids it.
The fighters circling - Raybould throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Ironshield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ironshield keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Raybould tries to close the distance and clinch but Ironshield swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ironshield looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Raybould lands a big head kick that sends Ironshield tumbling to the mat! Raybould takes a step backwards and waves Ironshield back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Ironshield waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Raybould.
Raybould throws a hook but Ironshield blocks it.
Raybould rushes Ironshield and presses him up against the cage.
Ironshield is trying to break free.
Raybould tries a body shot but Ironshield blocks it.
Raybould throws a punch but it's blocked by Ironshield.
Ironshield blocks a body shot from Raybould.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
A bit of stalling here from Raybould.
Raybould gets a warning from the ref for wasting time.
Raybould misses with a hook to the ribs.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Kevin Raybould dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Gunrak Ironshield's cut.
OK. That's time! The bell goes and we're back to the action.
Ironshield drops his hands momentarily and Raybould takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Ironshield swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Raybould counters with a nice uppercut.
The fight stays on the outside here - Raybould looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Raybould gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Ironshield.
Raybould takes a swing at Ironshield's ribcage but misses.
Raybould slips a jab from Ironshield.
Raybould takes a swing at Ironshield's ribcage but misses.
Raybould misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Ironshield counters with a left and a right that stings Raybould.
Kevin Raybould is winning the standup battle so far.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Raybould throws a body punch but Ironshield moves out of range.
Ironshield takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ironshield misses the shot to the body.
Ironshield thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironshield blocks a jab.
Raybould throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Ironshield misses with a jab, cross combination.
Ironshield lands with a right hand.
Ironshield throws a shot from downtown. Raybould moves away and avoids it.
Ironshield connects with the punch.
Ironshield misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Raybould.
Ironshield ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Ironshield bobbing and weaving, closes the distance and lands a hook to the side of Raybould's head.
Raybould tries to clinch there but Ironshield circles away.
Ironshield closes the distance and lands a one-two.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A big right from Ironshield misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Raybould throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
The crowd cheers as Raybould lands an impressive looking overhand right. Ironshield doesn't seem phased though.
Ironshield cracks Raybould with a right hand to the side of the head.
A jab from Ironshield does it's job there.
Oooooh!!! Ironshield has knocked Raybould down with a huge combo! Ironshield steps away and waves a wobbly Raybould back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Kevin Raybould has been cut.
Raybould ducks under a wild hook from Ironshield.
Ironshield misses with a hook.
Raybould with a nice cross.
Raybould tries a head kick but it misses.
Ironshield rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Raybould moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
Raybould throws a jab but it's blocked by Ironshield.
Raybould scores with a nice strike.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield ducks under a wild hook from Raybould.
Raybould takes the fight into the clinch.
Raybould effectively controlling the action here.
Raybould doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Raybould.
Ironshield is trying to break free.
Raybould keeps control of Ironshield as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Ironshield is trying to break the clinch but Raybould has him pressed against the cage.
Raybould misses with the head strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield can't break the clinch.
Ironshield can't break the clinch.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Ironshield.
Raybould misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Ironshield is trying to push Raybould away but Raybould has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
A left hand lands to the body for Raybould.
Raybould lands a shoulder strike.
Raybould avoiding damage.
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 frustrated look appears on Ironshield's face as he tries to break the clinch.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Ironshield has had enough of the clinch but Raybould keeps him there for the moment.
Ironshield wants to break free but Raybould has control.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gunrak Ironshield showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
Both fighters have cut men working on them during the interval.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action! Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Raybould clinches up against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Raybould digs a right hand into Ironshield's ribs. Those have got to be taking their toll on Ironshield's gas tank.
Raybould tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Raybould lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Ironshield backwards.
Raybould is stalling here. The referee will be looking to step in if he doesn't pick up the pace.
Ironshield can't break the clinch.
Raybould trying to control the position but instead, Ironshield has worked for underhooks and has pushed Raybould into the cage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ironshield blocks a punch to the side of the head.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Ironshield blocks a body shot from Raybould.
Raybould swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironshield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Raybould tries to throw a body punch but Ironshield avoids it by throwing Raybould back against the cage.
Raybould struggles to land a body shot inside as Ironshield controls his hands.
Raybould swings wildly with an uppercut but Ironshield uses good head movement to avoid it.
Ironshield blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ironshield manages to break the clinch.
Ironshield lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Raybould backs up against the cage.
Raybould swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Ironshield might want to mix his strikes up a bit more. He's just going for head shots at the moment and that can become a bit predictable.
Ironshield throws a combination. Raybould tries to block but a couple of punches get through.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Nice defenses there by Raybould.
Raybould uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Ironshield.
Ironshield takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Ironshield takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Raybould just misses with a punch to the body.
Raybould keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Ironshield.
Raybould showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ironshield.
Ironshield scores with a decent looking hook.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Raybould connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Ironshield momentarily.
Raybould showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ironshield.
Raybould throws a body punch but Ironshield moves out of range.
Ironshield throws a right hand that Raybould ducks under and follows up with a left that Raybould also avoids with ease.
Gunrak Ironshield is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Ironshield misses the body punch
and Raybould counters with a right hand to the body.
Ironshield takes a hook to the side of the head. I wonder if that's got his ears ringing.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Ironshield is pinned up against the cage taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
Ironshield is rocked!
Raybould cracks Ironshield with a hook to the temple - Ironshield is on wobbly legs here! Raybould swarms him with hook after hook, landing with each one! Ironshield falls to the canvas face first and the referee dives in to stop the fight! Raybould wins by TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:48 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Kevin Raybould!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kevin Raybould thanked SPARTA FIGHTWARE-GTI for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pumola Chang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jake Creed (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Creed is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Welcome To The Jungle. There are an array of beautiful celebrities at ringside tonight! I wonder if any of them paid for their tickets.
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26
179 lbs
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32
172 lbs
14 - 9 - 0 |
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World class boxer
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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
9 - 7 - 0, fighting out of New York, Pumola Chang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
14 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jake Creed!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A looping hook to the body misses from Creed. Chang does a little dance to reset his feet.
Chang shoots in for a double leg but Creed sprawls well. That's going to sap some energy.
Chang connects with a right hand. Creed shakes it off.
Creed just misses with a punch to the body.
Creed misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Creed keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Chang pushes forward with a 1-2 combination that forces Creed back to the cage. Chang follows up with a solid lead hook to the liver.
Creed scores a takedown into full mount!
Chang tries to hold on but Creed postures up.
Poor strikes thrown by Creed there. More accuracy and less frantic strikes would help!
Chang is looking to get to half guard.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Creed throwing strikes here but Chang is writhing around nicely and avoiding any serious damage.
Chang bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Creed is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Creed looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Chang with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Creed slips a nice elbow through Chang's hands, connecting with Chang's forehead.
Chang wants to control but Creed is keeping busy.
Chang is trying to get back to full guard.
Chang moves into full guard.
Chang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Creed preventing the sweep.
Chang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
Creed postures up.
Creed with a couple of shots to the head there. Not particularly brutal.
Creed won't allow Chang to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang pulls Creed in close to prevent any damage.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Creed wants to pass the guard but Chang is keeping the position.
Chang has a closed guard, preventing anything of note from happening. Perhaps he's looking to stall.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Creed throwing strikes but missing.
Chang utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Creed postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Chang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Creed, into his guard.
Creed working from the bottom, still in full guard. He's managed to get a loose triangle. Chang doesn't seem to be doing much to defend here, obviously he feels comfortable in the position. Chang manages to throw the legs off his shoulder and he's back into guard - no problem.
Chang throwing strikes but missing.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Chang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Creed's head.
Chang pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Creed is keeping the position for now.
Chang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Creed looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Chang throwing strikes but missing.
Creed controls Chang momentarily but Chang frees himself.
Chang working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Chang stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Creed swivels though and keeps the full guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Creed working a defensive guard here.
Creed is looking to stand up but Chang isn't so interested in that idea.
Chang is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
Chang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed wants to stand and escape but Chang is having none of it.
Chang postures up and lands a big shot to Creed's brow.
Chang postures up and lands a big shot to Creed's brow.
Chang lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Chang is looking to work some ground and pound but Creed has wrist control.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chang keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Creed's head.
Creed trying to keep a closed guard but Chang is proving a slippery customer.
Creed 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.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumola Chang dominated that round.
That's time! Chang's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Creed lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Chang circles away quickly and effectively.
Creed closes the distance and clinches up with Chang, looking for a takedown. Creed pushes Chang against the cage but Chang circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Chang shoots in for a takedown. "I don't think so" says Creed as he avoids it easily.
Creed doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Creed scores with a big left there. The judges will like that one.
Chang fakes and then throws a beautiful body shot. Creed looks a bit winded and takes a step backwards to take a breath.
A left and a right from Chang both land. Nice combination.
A big right from Creed misses.
Chang thuds a left hand into Creed's body.
Chang cracks Creed with a right hand to the side of the head.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Chang fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Chang connects nicely with a jab. Noted by the judges no doubt.
Chang drives through with a takedown into Creed's guard. Let's see what he can do from the top position.
Chang throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Chang controlling from the guard. I say controlling but really, he's stalling.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
Creed utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Chang throws a big elbow that misses.
Creed 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.
Chang wants to control from the top but Creed keeps moving.
Creed looking for submissions from the bottom but instead Chang passes into half guard.
Chang 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.
Creed tries to roll over but Chang keeps him under control.
Creed on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Chang thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Creed's head.
Creed regains full guard, whilst avoiding punches from Chang.
Creed wants to sweep here but Chang controlling him for the moment.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chang throwing strikes from guard but Creed blocks nicely.
Creed wants to sweep here but Chang controlling him for the moment.
Chang trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Creed working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Chang.
Pumola Chang overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Chang scoring with punches to the head and body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Creed looking to hit a scissor sweep but Chang is one step ahead there.
Creed looking for submissions off his back, moving his hips, looking for an opening.
Chang is stalling in the full guard.
Chang is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Chang lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Chang working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Creed has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Chang can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Chang trying to control but Creed is working from the bottom.
Chang preventing the sweep.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Chang accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Chang cracks Creed with a solid left hand.
Chang stands up over Creed, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Chang passes Creed's left leg - he's now in half guard.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Creed is not content to let Chang control the position.
Creed wants to get back to full guard.
Chang lands with a punch from half guard.
Creed has hold of Chang's hands but Chang slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Chang looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chang is nestled in close to Creed, controlling him well. He's worked in a nice elbow to the side of the head as well, for good measure.
Creed taking some punishment here, with Chang in his half guard.
Chang is keen to just control but Creed is a slippery customer.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pumola Chang dominated that second round.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. This is the final round!
Chang lands with a nice combination. Creed backs away looking to recover.
Creed is rocked!
Chang uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Creed.
Creed is still on wobbly legs! Can Chang finish him?
Creed throws a loose over hand right and dives in with a double leg takedown. Chang tries to sprawl but it's too late and the fighters hit the mat. Creed is in Chang's guard.
Creed seems to have recovered his senses.
Chang trying to keep a closed guard but Creed is proving a slippery customer.
Chang bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Creed's guard.
Chang looking to pass the guard.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creed wants to sweep but no luck.
Creed trying to control the position.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Chang chips away with some ground and pound.
Creed wants to sweep but no luck.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Chang landing some decent shots from guard.
Chang trying to control the position from guard on top but Creed is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Chang is really struggling to control Creed but he's trying to hold on to the position.
Chang postures up in Creed's guard and throws a big left but Creed blocks it.
Chang missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Creed avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Creed not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Creed tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Creed bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Chang's guard.
Creed must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Chang pulls Creed in close to prevent any damage.
Chang looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Chang managing to control the position.
Creed missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Chang looking for a sweep. Not yet Chang, not yet.
Chang looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Creed trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Chang manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
The referee warns Creed that he has to improve his position here as he takes two more clean shots to the head.
Pumola Chang is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Creed wants to hold on but Chang pushes him away.
Chang raining down shots from the mount!
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Chang wants to control the pace but Creed is squirming around nicely.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Chang cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Chang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Chang with shots to the head and body - Creed looks very uncomfortable down there.
Creed is desperately trying to improve his position but Chang has a good base and remains in mount.
Chang controlling from mount.
Jake Creed has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Chang looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Chang raining down shots from the mount!
Creed is looking to improve his position but Chang isn't that keen on the idea.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Chang tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Chang takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
Creed is looking to improve his position but Chang isn't that keen on the idea.
Chang trying to control but Creed is having none of it.
Creed taking shots to the head.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Chang tries to control but Creed wriggling away.
Chang connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
And that's the end of the fight!
Pumola Chang showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Chang 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 Trevor Gratis scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Pumola Chang!
Pumola Chang gave a mention to Empire Threads in his post fight interview. That will please them (and hopefully generate some sales).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Theron Morrison (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Peter McCool (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Morrison's entrance music is Thieves by Ministry. A fine choice. The crowd seem to be enjoying McCool's choice of entrance music: I'm Shipping Up to Boston. The key to victory for Theron Morrison has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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157 lbs
24 - 9 - 0 |
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156 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
24 - 9 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Theron Morrison!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
11 - 10 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Peter McCool!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, William Peck and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCool misses with a right hand
and Morrison counters with a nice uppercut.
McCool throws a hook but Morrison avoids it easily.
McCool moves away from the strike by Morrison.
Peter McCool seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
McCool throws out a powerful jab.
Jab, jab by Morrison - just one landing.
McCool throws an overhand right that lands on Morrison's shoulder, as Morrison tries to avoid the shot.
Morrison sizes up McCool with a pawing jab and scores with a straight right down the middle.
McCool is rocked!
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
McCool throws a poor cross that misses
and Morrison scores with a counter punch that sends McCool to the canvas! Morrison smells blood - he's punishing McCool with more strikes and the ref has stopped it! McCool has no idea where he is - he's tackled the ref... oh dear, poor guy, the crowd is in hysterics!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Theron Morrison!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Don Piano (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Roberto Garcia (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Garcia is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Ballad Of A Dead Soulja . Both fighters will be looking to make this an exciting fight for the fans, I'm sure!
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28
270 lbs
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
15 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Don Piano!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
17 - 7 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Roberto Garcia!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Nice straight punches there by Piano. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of Piano.
Piano needs to keep his hands up - Garcia had a free shot at his head there.
Garcia fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Piano on the side of the head.
Garcia swings widly with a right hand
letting Piano counter with a right hand.
Garcia avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Piano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Garcia throws a leg kick which misses Piano's front leg but catches the back leg as Piano tries to avoid it.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Piano misses with a jab, cross combination.
Piano shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Piano shoots in looking for a takedown but Garcia manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Piano's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
Garcia tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Piano was well out of range. Poor timing from Garcia.
Garcia throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Piano walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Piano fails to land with a series of punches.
No luck for Piano with that takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Don Piano. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Piano tries to bum rush Garcia with a series of wild strikes but Garcia uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Garcia drops Piano with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Piano looks back up at him and smiles so Garcia waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
It looks like Don Piano has been cut.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Garcia moves out of range of the strikes.
Garcia connects with a nice looking jab.
Piano is rocked!
Piano tries a head kick but it misses.
Garcia cracks Piano with a big right hand that sends him to the floor! Piano looks wobbly but he's sprung back up to his feet straight away… can Garcia finish him?
Oh Piano is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A decent looking body kick lands there for Garcia.
Piano is breathing heavily.
Piano shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Garcia but Garcia pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Piano seems to have got his legs back now.
The fighters circling - Garcia throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Garcia throws a lazy right hand but Piano sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Piano changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Garcia looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
The referee looks like he's ready to step in and stand the fighters back up.
You can see the frustration on Garcia's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Garcia is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Garcia trying to control here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Garcia moves into full guard.
Garcia kicks Piano off and gets to his feet.
A punch combination from Piano misses.
Piano scores with a jab.
Piano takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Garcia scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Piano fails with a takedown attempt.
Garcia fakes a head shot and lands one to the body.
Piano takes a body kick right on the floating rib. Ouchie.
Garcia throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Garcia buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Piano drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Garcia misses with a wild body shot.
Garcia fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Piano manages to avoid it.
Garcia throws a mid kick that lands with a slap.
Garcia scores with a jab. Piano acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Don Piano's cut is getting worse.
Garcia feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Piano sprawling to the canvas! Piano rolls over backwards and springs off the cage and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Garcia finish him?!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Garcia lands a nice looking body shot.
Garcia lands a jab to Piano's midsection.
Piano walks straight into a right hand from Garcia - that's dropped him! Garcia jumps into mount and starts pounding away - can he finish?! More strikes go undefended and the referee has to dive in to save Piano from any more punishment! Piano complains about the stoppage but falls over as he tries to stand back up, so it was clearly a good stoppage.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:38 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Punches). Roberto Garcia!
Roberto Garcia got down on his knees post fight and begged the management for a title shot. 'Please, I want that title shot so bad! Give it to me!'
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Pawel Wisniewski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Four Loko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Wisniewski comes to the cage accompanied by Vienio & Pele - To jest moj hardcore. Loko has chosen Loco for them Lokos as his entrance music. I can't wait for this one - let's get the fighter introductions out of the way and get this one started!
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182 lbs
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185 lbs
10 - 3 - 0 |
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Excellent boxer
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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
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Pawel Wisniewski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
10 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Four Loko!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Loko misses with a wild combination.
A combination from Loko does no damage.
Wisniewski blocks a head kick by Loko.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Loko.
A clash of legs there as Wisniewski blocks the low kick.
An inside leg kick from Wisniewski misses.
Wisniewski staying out of range there.
Wisniewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Wisniewski clinches up with Loko and pushes him back against the cage.
Loko is trying to force a seperation but Wisniewski has the dominant position.
Loko breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Loko misses with a few strikes there.
Loko tries to keep at a distance but Wisniewski has taken the fight into the clinch.
Wisniewski tries to work over Loko's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Wisniewski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Nice elbow from Wisniewski.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski misses with a punch on the inside.
Wisniewski is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Loko is defending well.
Wisniewski misses with a body punch.
Loko takes an elbow to the temple.
Loko has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Loko blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Wisniewski has a couple of punches blocked by Loko.
Loko stops a takedown attempt from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski lands a left hand.
Wisniewski working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Wisniewski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Loko pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Wisniewski throws out a leg kick but Loko moves out of range and Wisniewski only half commits.
Loko throws a body punch but Wisniewski moves out of range.
Loko throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
Wisniewski shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
It looks like Pawel Wisniewski has been cut.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Wisniewski tries to clinch but Loko is having none of it.
Loko connects with a leg kick. He turned his hip over nicely there.
Loko walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A slapping leg kick lands for Wisniewski.
Wisniewski dives in and scores a takedown into Loko's guard.
Wisniewski trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Wisniewski with a nice head shot there.
Loko 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.
Wisniewski forces his way into half guard.
Wisniewski passes the guard and advances to mount!
Wisniewski is in the full mount, landing strikes.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski working the ground and pound effectively.
Loko really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Wisniewski controlling from the full mount.
Loko is not a happy chappy… he wants out of there.
Wisniewski tries to control but Loko wriggling away.
Loko really wants to buck Wisniewski off and get back to his feet.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Wisniewski with the ground and pound from mount.
Wisniewski raining down hammerfists from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
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!
Loko is wriggling around trying to escape.
Loko is squirming around, avoiding Wisniewski's attempts to control the action.
Loko is trying to get to the cage to help him get back to his feet.
Wisniewski tries to control but Loko wriggling away.
Wisniewski lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Loko hang on?
Wisniewski looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Wisniewski moves into side control, trying to work for a kimura. That looks painful! Will he finish!!?? No, Loko has worked his arm free - good work by Loko!
Wisniewski trying to control the action but Loko is working from the bottom.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Loko throws Wisniewski to one side and escapes!
Wisniewski misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Wisniewski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Pawel Wisniewski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Pawel Wisniewski's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Loko tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
A nice inside leg kick there by Wisniewski. That's going to slow Loko down.
Loko paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
A head kick misses from Loko.
Loko avoids the body shot from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski takes a swing at Loko's ribcage but misses.
Loko tries a head kick but it misses.
Wisniewski takes a kick to the side of the head.
Loko throws a sloppy head kick and Wisniewski moves out of range easily.
Four Loko seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Wisniewski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Loko moves away.
Loko throws a head kick that misses
and Wisniewski makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Loko throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Loko throws a sloppy head kick and Wisniewski moves out of range easily.
Wisniewski misses with a hook. Loko ducked under it nicely.
A head kick by Loko misses
and Wisniewski counters with a three punch combo that has Loko backing up. Loko nods at Wisniewski to acknowledge the strikes.
Wisniewski fails in his attempt to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski takes a swing at Loko's ribcage but misses.
Wisniewski misses the shot to the body.
Loko misses the shot to the body.
Wisniewski scores with a shot to the body.
An inside leg kick lands from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski thows a left - swing and a miss!
Loko misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Wisniewski is looking to wear down Loko with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Wisniewski shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Loko wants to get back to his feet.
Wisniewski looks to score some points with some ground and pound.
Wisniewski trying to mount his opponent but Loko defends it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ground and pound from Wisniewski.
Loko wants to get back to full guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Loko trying to control but Wisniewski postures up.
Wisniewski seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Loko does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
Wisniewski is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Loko reverses the position - he's now on top in Wisniewski's guard.
Wisniewski looking for a sweep. Not yet Wisniewski, not yet.
Wisniewski wants to hit a switch here but Loko passes into full mount! Oh no, disaster for Wisniewski there!
Pawel Wisniewski overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
Wisniewski wants to improve position but instead he's given up his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Loko working for a RNC but it's not happening just yet.
Wisniewski rolls, trying to escape but Loko keeps control of the position.
Wisniewski rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Loko is looking for a kimura but he's never going to get it from there.
Wisniewski wants to get back to full guard.
Wisniewski has a hand on Loko's thigh, trying to get back to full guard. Loko takes advantage of the position though and mounts him!
Loko can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Wisniewski is looking to escape.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko prevents Wisniewski from getting the reversal.
Loko is standing up, even though he is in mount.
Loko dips to his left and cracks Wisniewski with an uppercut!
Wisniewski jabs Loko to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Wisniewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Wisniewski throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Loko scores with a sloppy right hand. Wisniewski should have avoided that one.
Wisniewski swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Wisniewski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Loko looks to score with a jab to the body but Wisniewski is just out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Pawel Wisniewski will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Pawel Wisniewski's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Wisniewski lands with a right hand.
Pawel Wisniewski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Wisniewski tries to clinch up.
Loko gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Loko with a nice cross.
Wisniewski just misses with a punch to the body.
Wisniewski swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Loko throws a nice head kick!
Wisniewski connects with a single shot there.
Wisniewski walks into a jab.
Loko takes a body punch but keeps moving.
Loko misses with a head kick.
Loko slips a jab from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski throws a lazy right hand but Loko sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Wisniewski changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Wisniewski swinging wildly here.
Loko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Loko looks to land a left hand but Wisniewski moved out of range nicely.
An inside leg kick lands from Wisniewski.
Wisniewski scores with a nice right hand.
Loko throws a looping overhand right but Wisniewski ducks down to avoid it.
Loko avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Both fighters circling a little - Loko finishes the exchange with a kick to the body.
Wisniewski looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Four Loko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Loko throws a head kick that misses.
Wisniewski thows a body shot but no joy.
Wisniewski misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Loko.
Wisniewski tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Loko manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Loko throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Sloppy strikes from Loko. Those never looked like landing.
Thud! ouch! good body kick from Wisniewski - that will leave a mark!
A telegraphed right hand from Wisniewski misses the target.
Wisniewski throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Wisniewski throws a right hand that misses
and Loko counters with a big head kick but Wisniewski shrugs it off.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Wisniewski is looking to land body kicks.
Wisniewski takes a swing at Loko's ribcage but misses.
Wisniewski shoots in for a takedown and gets it.
Wisniewski passes to side control.
Wisniewski trying to control the position but Loko is working away.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Wisniewski working the head and body with strikes.
A lull in the action here as Wisniewski stalls from top position.
Loko is trying to buck Wisniewski off.
Four Loko has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Wisniewski has knee on belly and moves into mount.
Loko tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Wisniewski trying to control but he's not successful this time.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Loko tries to buck Wisniewski off but he can't manage it.
Loko takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Loko tries to hold on but Wisniewski pushes him away.
Wisniewski dominating with strikes here.
Pawel Wisniewski is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A nice elbow there by Wisniewski.
Wisniewski looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Loko covering up... and two more big strikes land, forcing the referee to step in and put and end to proceedings! This fight is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:51 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Pawel Wisniewski!
An out of breath Pawel Wisniewski thanked his loyal fans in his post fight interview, giving them credit for his success over the course of his career.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Silas Storm (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Suraski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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270 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Silas Storm!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
24 - 16 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Suraski!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, William Peck and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
An inside leg kick from Storm misses.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suraski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Suraski swats away the attempt to clinch by Storm.
Suraski closes the distance and lands a one-two.
It looks like Silas Storm has been cut.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Suraski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm avoids a punch combination nicely.
Storm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
Storm walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Storm doesn't manage to clinch there - Suraski circles away.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Suraski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Suraski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Storm bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Suraski's head backwards.
Suraski scores with a nice strike.
Storm shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Suraski but Suraski pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Suraski throws a left that rocks Storm and follows with a right that sends him tumbling to the canvas! Suraski dives into side control, looking to finish! Can Storm regain composure!
Storm is rocked!
Storm trying to remain calm as Suraski controls from the top position.
Storm is not content to let Suraski control the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee asks Suraski politely if he wouldn't mind getting on with it and actually doing something. Suraski prefers to stall for the moment though.
Suraski wants to stand but Storm has his arm trapped.
You can see the frustration on Storm's face, being in this tough position on the bottom.
Suraski controlling the position from side mount.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref calls for a clean break and stands the fighters back up. Dave Suraski wasn't active enough on the ground.
Storm has taken the fight to the clinch.
Suraski blocking some punches.
Storm tries to work over Suraski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Storm.
Suraski's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Suraski keeping at a good range here, avoiding a leg kick.
Suraski lands a head 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!
Storm misses with a low kick.
Suraski misses with the combination.
Suraski fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
A combination from Suraski does no damage.
Storm gets to the clinch - let's see what his plan is here.
Storm stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Suraski looking to slow down the pace here.
Storm drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Suraski avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Storm lands with a left to the head.
Storm misses with a body punch.
Suraski blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Suraski lands a left hand that snaps the head of Storm backwards.
Storm stalling here - the referee won't stand for too much of that.
Storm scores with a nice hook to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Storm is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Suraski breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suraski swinging wildly here.
A shot to the liver by Suraski. Beautiful body shot.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Storm on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Storm is looking to clinch but Suraski is avoiding it.
Storm throws a lazy right hand but Suraski sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Storm tries to clinch but Suraski is having none of it.
Suraski lands with a hook. Storm tried to avoid it but it clipped the top of his head.
Suraski throws a right and a left that Storm avoids nicely.
Some bone on bone action there as Suraski checks a low kick. Luckily it wasn't a particularly hard one.
Suraski blocks a low kick nicely.
Suraski takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suraski keeps the fight on the outside.
Storm wants to land a leg kick but Suraski is out of range.
Suraski tries to bum rush Storm with a series of wild strikes but Storm uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Suraski walks into a left hand.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Suraski dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Silas Storm's cut.
That's time! Storm's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight.
Storm changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Suraski tries to avoid it but Storm manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Suraski to the ground. Suraski escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
A looping hook to the body misses from Storm. Suraski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Storm tries to land a leg kick but Suraski saw it coming and moves away.
Suraski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Suraski misses with a wild combination.
Storm is looking to clinch but Suraski is avoiding it.
Storm tries to close the distance and clinch but Suraski swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Storm takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Suraski throws a hook but Storm avoids it easily.
No joy there for Suraski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Suraski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Suraski just misses with a punch to the body.
Storm throws a low kick but it's checked well by Suraski.
Storm tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Storm moves in looking to clinch but Suraski pushes him off.
Storm with a hook.
Suraski rushes forward with a series of wild hooks but Storm moves out of range and avoids them all easily.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm tries to clinch but Suraski is having none of it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suraski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Storm lands a jab to the nose.
Nice shot by Suraski.
Storm takes the fight into the clinch.
Storm goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Suraski looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Suraski wants to get back to striking at distance but Storm won't allow it.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Storm.
Suraski is looking for a takedown.
Storm tries to stall but Suraski uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Suraski is trying to force a seperation but Storm has the dominant position.
Storm misses with some punches.
Storm throws a punch but it's blocked by Suraski.
Suraski blocks a body shot from Storm.
Suraski wants to break the clinch but can't.
Storm is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the cage.
Suraski swings away with an uppercut that misses.
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!
Storm is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Suraski tries to break free but Storm pushes him back against the cage.
Suraski manages to break the clinch.
Suraski fails to land with a series of punches.
Suraski misses with a looping right.
Storm tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Suraski was well out of range. Poor timing from Storm.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Suraski misses with a series of wild punches.
Storm throws a leg kick
and Suraski counters with a three punch combo that has Storm backing up. Storm nods at Suraski to acknowledge the strikes.
Dave Suraski is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Storm drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Suraski dodges the ground and pound from Storm.
Storm is pausing for a moment. What's he doing? It looks like he's clearing his nose. Oh dude! He's shot a load of snot all down Suraski's shoulder. That is not cool.
Suraski tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Storm wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Storm lands some shots froms side control.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Suraski wants to control but Storm postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm sitting in side control, looking to soften his opponent up with elbows and hammerfists but Suraski is avoiding damage well and looking to escape the position.
Suraski is not content to let Storm control the position.
Suraski tries to bench press Storm off him but Storm keeps the position.
Suraski parries the strikes from Storm easily there. Storm is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Suraski to escape.
Suraski is not in a great position here, taking some shots.
Storm in side control lands a decent elbow.
Suraski tries to bench press Storm off him but Storm keeps the position.
Storm is putting a hurting on Suraski here, landing some big shots from side control.
Storm in the domination position with Suraski hanging on.
Storm is looking to take a break and control but Suraski is keeping him honest, looking to work from the bottom.
Suraski prevents Storm from improving position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Storm in side control, throwing shots but Suraski defends.
Suraski is trying to improve his position.
Suraski is not content to let Storm control the position.
Suraski parries the strikes from Storm easily there. Storm is wary of posturing up too much because it might enable Suraski to escape.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Suraski throws his opponent off and manages to get back to his feet! Nicely done!
Suraski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Suraski dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Storm with a nice cross.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Silas Storm dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Silas Storm's cut.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Suraski stumbles momentarily as he takes a strong leg kick from Storm.
Dave Suraski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Storm looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Suraski lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Storm dodges the punch combination from Suraski.
Storm wants to clinch up but Suraski keeps it at a distance.
Storm stooping low to avoid any incoming strikes and then lunges in with an uppercut come cross that lands flush.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Suraski misses with a two punch combination.
Storm swings away with a leg kick that misses.
Good shot there by Suraski.
Suraski avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Storm fakes a strike and closes the distance, dragging Suraski to the ground. Storm is now in Suraski's guard.
Suraski has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Storm has passed into side control.
Suraski tries to improve position but can't.
Storm working the ground and pound from side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Storm grinds an elbow into Suraski's temple.
Suraski takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Storm throws a knee to the body but it doesn't do much damage.
Storm has knee on belly and moves into mount.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Storm looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
Suraski regains half guard.
Storm not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Storm working some ground and pound from close in. He's looking to maintain this position and strike for a while by the looks of things... although he'll probably advance to full mount in a minute now I've said that.
Silas Storm overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
The referee calls for the fighters to work.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Storm's ground tactics aren't going to win him many fans. Let's hope he's got fireworks for us if he gets back to his feet because he's not doing much on the ground.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Storm trying to control from half guard but Suraski is working away.
Suraski wants to control but Storm is keeping busy.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Storm wants to clinch.
Storm fails with the takedown.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Storm throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Suraski's waist but Suraski gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Storm off to one side.
Suraski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Storm lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Suraski has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Suraski and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A clash of legs there as Suraski blocks the low kick.
Suraski checks a low kick from Storm.
Storm fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Suraski, pushing him back against the cage.
Storm tries a body shot but Suraski blocks it.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Suraski tries to circle away but Storm has him pinned against the cage.
Suraski escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Storm fails with an attempt to clinch.
Storm swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Storm tries to clinch up.
Good leg kick by Storm there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
Suraski throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Storm walks into a straight right hand from Suraski.
Suraski throws a series of punches but Storm avoids them all with ease.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A big right from Storm misses.
Storm is looking to clinch but Suraski is avoiding it.
Storm tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Suraski manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Storm throws a low kick but Suraski avoids it.
Storm tries to clinch but Suraski moves out of range.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A solid leg kick lands there for Storm.
Storm misses with a leg kick.
Storm rushes Suraski and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
A bit of stalling here from Storm.
Storm is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Suraski pulls him back up using the underhooks.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Silas Storm. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Suraski controls his hands.
Storm misses with a hook from the clinch.
Storm stalling in the clinch but Suraski improves position.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Storm struggles to land a body shot inside as Suraski controls his hands.
Storm tries to throw a body punch but Suraski avoids it by throwing Storm back against the cage.
Storm tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Suraski can't get the takedown.
Storm tries a body shot but Suraski blocks it.
And that's the end of the fight!
Silas Storm showed his dominance in that final round.
I think Storm 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 29:28
Judge William Peck scores the fight 29:28
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Silas Storm!
During a confident post fight interview, Silas Storm thanked all his fans. He seemed very genuine when describing how motivated his fans keep him.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Abdul Rashid Naji (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Andrzej Niedzwiedzki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Niedzwiedzki has chosen Nirvana - You know you're right as his entrance music. 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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277 lbs
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270 lbs
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Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
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Excellent MT
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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
9 - 4 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Abdul Rashid Naji!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Andrzej Niedzwiedzki!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Robert Douchet and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Niedzwiedzki lands where it shouldn't have, right in the... well, you know what he did? He kicked him in the penis. He's injured, injured bad. The referee sends both fighters to their corners and Naji has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Naji and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Niedzwiedzki gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Naji.
It looks like Andrzej Niedzwiedzki has been cut.
Naji tries for a takedown but Niedzwiedzki sees it coming a mile off and avoids it easily.
Niedzwiedzki throws a head kick that misses.
Naji looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Niedzwiedzki is fending him off so far but Naji persists. Nope, Niedzwiedzki circles away and we're back to standing.
Niedzwiedzki ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Naji jabs Niedzwiedzki to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Niedzwiedzki throws a low kick but Naji avoids it.
Niedzwiedzki attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Naji looks to throw the jab but Niedzwiedzki is out of range.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A slapping leg kick lands for Niedzwiedzki.
Naji looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Rashid Naji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Naji shoots in for a takedown - he's clinched up with Niedzwiedzki but Niedzwiedzki pushes him off and we're back to square one.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a nice body kick.
Naji decides to change it up a bit and drives through with a nice takedown into half guard.
Niedzwiedzki regains full guard. Nicely done.
Naji won't allow Niedzwiedzki to sweep him here.
Naji throws a strike but Niedzwiedzki rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki got a little sloppy there for a moment and Naji has worked his way into a loose triangle - can he finish it?! No, Niedzwiedzki has managed to get both his arms back between Naji's legs - danger averted.
Naji working for a triangle but Niedzwiedzki defends it easily.
Niedzwiedzki works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Niedzwiedzki trying to control from half guard but Naji is working away.
Niedzwiedzki is figuring out what he wants to do next.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Naji is trying to control but can't.
Naji is trying to get back to full guard.
Niedzwiedzki is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
The ref stands the fighters back up, due to lack of action by Andrzej Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Naji closes the distance and after a bit of a stuggle, scores a takedown into Niedzwiedzki's guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki wants to stand and escape but Naji is having none of it.
Naji wants to control from the top but Niedzwiedzki keeps moving.
Naji throws a big right hand that misses.
Niedzwiedzki 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.
Niedzwiedzki controls Naji momentarily but Naji frees himself.
Naji throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Niedzwiedzki works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Niedzwiedzki is trying to control the position but Naji postures up.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Niedzwiedzki has control of Naji's left arm, preventing Naji from doing any damage.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Andrzej Niedzwiedzki was stalling too much, according to the referee.
Niedzwiedzki connects with a leg kick. Naji looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Niedzwiedzki keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Niedzwiedzki throws a low kick, looking for Naji's leg but Naji calmly moves out of range.
Naji ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Niedzwiedzki moves away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Naji fails to land the takedown.
Naji shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niedzwiedzki defends it nicely.
Naji is on the wrong end of a nice combination from Niedzwiedzki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzki connects with an inside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Niedzwiedzki tries to close the distance and clinch up but Naji swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Naji on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niedzwiedzki. Niedzwiedzki obviously looking to wear him down.
Niedzwiedzki pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Naji shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Niedzwiedzki pinned against the cage. Niedzwiedzki gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
A solid leg kick lands there for Niedzwiedzki.
Naji is breathing heavily.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Niedzwiedzki tries to clinch up but Naji circles away and keeps his distance.
Naji misses with an uppercut
and Niedzwiedzki counters with a leg kick that reverborates around the arena.
Niedzwiedzki throws a low kick, looking for Naji's leg but Naji calmly moves out of range.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Andrzej Niedzwiedzki's cut.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Naji shoots in looking for a double leg takedown. Niedzwiedzki defends it nicely.
Naji throws a looping overhand right but Niedzwiedzki ducks down to avoid it.
Naji with a lazy takedown attempt
and Niedzwiedzki counters with an outside leg kick.
Niedzwiedzki has taken the fight to the clinch.
Naji has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
A right handed body shot lands from Niedzwiedzki.
A hook to the body from Niedzwiedzki.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Niedzwiedzki lands a hook to the body. It's hard to tell if that hurt Naji or not.
Niedzwiedzki goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a left to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Niedzwiedzki.
Niedzwiedzki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Niedzwiedzki lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Naji backwards.
Niedzwiedzki lands a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki throws an elbow that misses.
Niedzwiedzki scores with an uppercut up the middle.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Niedzwiedzki lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right hand that snaps the head of Naji backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki pushes off an throws an elbow but Naji leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki has Naji pressed against the cage.
Niedzwiedzki gets through Naji's defenses to land a nice punch to the side of the head.
Naji tries to pull guard but Niedzwiedzki forces him back to his feet, against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Abdul Rashid Naji. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Niedzwiedzki wants to stall.
Naji is trying to stall.
A frustrated look appears on Naji's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a hook to the body.
Niedzwiedzki lands an uppercut.
Niedzwiedzki lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Naji backwards.
Niedzwiedzki makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
A shot in the inside from Niedzwiedzki.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Niedzwiedzki pushes Naji back against the cage and unloads with a body punch.
Niedzwiedzki breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Niedzwiedzki keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Naji on the receiving end of a decent leg kick there by Niedzwiedzki. Niedzwiedzki obviously looking to wear him down.
Naji chopped to the floor by a nice leg kick but he springs right back up before Niedzwiedzki can pounce on him.
Niedzwiedzki has been the more effective fighter overall so far.
Niedzwiedzki lands a slapping body shot.
Niedzwiedzki scores with a slapping inside leg kick.
Like a baseball bat into the meat of his leg there - nice leg kick by Niedzwiedzki.
Naji walks straight into an uppercut. Luckily it didn't land flush.
Naji takes one to the chin there.
Niedzwiedzki forces Naji back against the cage and clinches.
Niedzwiedzki lands with a short shot to the head.
Naji is rocked!
Niedzwiedzki drops Naji onto one knee with a big uppercut from the clinch! Naji is propped up by the cage and works his way back to his feet!
Oh Naji is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Niedzwiedzki unloads with a big right hand that wobbles Naji! He's leaning against the cage trying to keep his feet but Niedzwiedzki is unloading with more strikes now! Naji drops to his knees and the referee stops the fight for a TKO!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:48 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Andrzej Niedzwiedzki!
Andrzej Niedzwiedzki seemed lost for words in his post fight interview but he remembered to thank his fans and directed everyone to his website.
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