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Heavyweight Tournament: R1 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between James Gaston (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rizzy Kock (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Kock is bouncing up and down as he enters the arena, backed by 45 from Shinedown. Man, I cannot wait for this one!
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265 lbs
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265 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Brawler
Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Gaston!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rizzy Kock!
The judges for this bout are Elvis Blanc, William Peck and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Kock closes the distance and gets a trip takedown into side control. Gaston quickly recovers to half guard.
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Kock missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Kock is sneakily working for an arm triangle but Gaston sees it coming and defends easily.
Kock is taking a breather. Gaston says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Kock is pressing down on Gaston's thigh, looking to free his foot. Gaston is holding on for now.
The fighters are battling for position here. Gaston manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
Gaston working for submissions but it's allowed Kock to get to half guard.
Kock has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Kock prevents Gaston from standing back up.
Kock is trying to work for a kimura but Gaston is defending well.
Gaston is trying to stand up here but Kock is controlling him well.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Gaston tries to get to full guard but Kock has control of the leg.
Gaston avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Kock.
Kock stops Gaston from getting back to his feet.
Kock is looking for a kimura but Gaston is holding onto that half guard position, so it's hard for Kock to get the leverage.
Kock stops Gaston from getting back to his feet.
Kock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Kock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kock.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Kock is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Gaston has managed to free his arm - good work.
Gaston keeping control of the position.
Kock is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Gaston doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Kock.
Kock looking for a kimura but he'll have to free his other leg if he wants to finish that. Perhaps he's just using it as a distraction technique.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston pushes Kock off looking to stand but Kock dives back in and keeps control.
Gaston throws a strike from the bottom that misses.
Gaston pushes Kock off looking to stand but Kock dives back in and keeps control.
Kock tries to stand but his hand is stuck under Gaston.
Kock trying to pass the guard but Gaston defending well.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Kock is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Gaston has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Kock is working away from the top position though.
Gaston tries to kick Kock off but Kock keeps his base steady and stays in half guard.
Kock is trying a forearm choke… I don't think that's going to do much at this level of the game.
Gaston is looking to get back to is feet but Kock passes into side control.
Kock is looking to finish here, going for an Americana. Gaston knows the correct defense though, so he's OK.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Kock swings around for an armbar but Gaston sees it coming a mile off and turns beautifully into Kock's guard.
Gaston trying to stand up but can't free himself from Kock's guard.
Gaston controlling from the top position.
Gaston wanted to stand there but Kock had control of the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Kock has a loose triangle. He'll be looking to tighten that up but Gaston can see exactly what he's planning and manages to posture up and free himself.
Gaston controls from within his opponent's guard.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Kock wants to control but Gaston passes easily into half guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Gaston not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Kock is trying to control but Gaston passes into side control!
Gaston goes for an armbar! This could be all over! Wait, no, Kock rolls with the submission and now he's on top in Gaston's guard! Nice work there by Kock!
Gaston has a butterfly guard looking to sweep but Kock has passed into side control.
Kock tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Kock has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Gaston tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Kock wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Gaston is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gaston tries to bench press Kock off him but Kock keeps the position.
Gaston is putting a lot of effort into getting back to his feet here.
Gaston keeping his opponent close.
Gaston pushes Kock away and creates a bit of space to escape. He's almost out here... but no, Kock gets a good hold of his legs and remains firmly in side control.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Gaston on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Gaston is trying to get back to half guard. He's pushing on Kock's leg. He's managed it. Nice work.
Kock is working for a submission of some sort.
Gaston is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
Kock prevents Gaston from standing back up.
Kock is working for a submission of some sort.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Gaston wants to improve his position but Kock is controlling well.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Rizzy Kock will probably get the nod.
The fighters' corners scream their final instructions, as the referee calls time. Here we go, back to the action! This is the final round!
Horrible takedown by Kock or perhaps it was just good defense by Gaston which made him look bad.
The fight moves into the clinch position.
Gaston tries to break the clinch but Kock is controlling the position.
Gaston is trying to push Kock away but Kock has him pressed against the ropes, so he's going nowhere.
Gaston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kock gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
It looks like James Gaston has been cut.
Gaston wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Kock is trying to work for a single leg takedown but Gaston pulls him back up using the underhooks.
Gaston is trying to break free.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Kock has double underhooks.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kock is working for takedown but Gaston is calmly controlling the position for now.
James Gaston has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Rizzy Kock.
Kock drops to a knee looking for a takedown but Gaston gets the underhooks and prevents it.
Gaston wants to get back to striking at distance but Kock won't allow it.
Kock drops down for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Kock prevents Gaston from breaking the clinch.
Gaston is looking to break free of the clinch but Kock has double underhooks.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kock prevents Gaston from breaking the clinch.
Gaston can't break the clinch.
Kock is working on a leg, looking for a takedown but Gaston is defending well.
Gaston is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the ropes.
Kock's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Kock fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Kock closes the distance and clinches up with Gaston, looking for a takedown. Kock pushes Gaston against the ropes but Gaston circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kock is breathing heavily.
Gaston shoots for a takedown but Kock saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Gaston tries to score a power double leg takedown but Kock sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Gaston somewhat.
Kock misses with a takedown attempt. He shot from a bit too far out.
Kock has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Kock there as he acknowledges the shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Gaston shoots in looking for a takedown. Kock tries to sprawl out of it but Gaston keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the ropes. Kock manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
James Gaston is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Gaston feints and then winds up with a huge right hand that connects perfectly and sends Kock sprawling to the canvas! Kock rolls over backwards and springs off the ropes and manages to regain his footing - how acrobatic! Oh, he's still wobbly - can Gaston finish him?!
It looks like Rizzy Kock has been cut.
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!
Nice takedown defense from Kock. No joy for Gaston on that attempt.
Kock with a poor takedown
and Gaston connects with a straight left hand counter down the middle.
Kock is rocked!
Gaston lands a huge takedown. Kock is out but the ref is slow to react and Gaston lands 3 more undefended punches before the fight is stopped. Brutal finish. Kock lies on the canvas for a good minute before the doctors bring him round. Good to see he's OK.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3:26 of round 2, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). James Gaston!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Dan Millar (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Jason Hammortree (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). 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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275 lbs
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245 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 6 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dan Millar!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jason Hammortree!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Yves DeLean and Gregory Folan.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Hammortree swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Hammortree swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Millar counters with a shoot takedown. Hammortree fights it but they end up in guard.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Millar scoring with some ground and pound.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Millar is looking to stand up but Hammortree won't let him.
Millar scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Millar keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Hammortree's head.
Millar in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Hammortree wants to get back to his feet but Millar is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Millar is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Millar stands up over Hammortree, holding on to his feet. Millar throws the legs to one side and dives in with a huge shot that lands flush on the chin! Hammortree is out cold! Millar lands a couple more shots and the ref tackles him out of the way! What a brutal finish!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Dan Millar!
Dan Millar decided to hype himself up post fight. It was going well but he went on about it a bit too long and the crowd turned on him a little.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Rua (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Danny Bear (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rua comes to the ring accompanied by Rocky. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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246 lbs
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 1, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Rua!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Danny Bear!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Alec Ball and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Bear avoids a low kick by using good footwork.
Bear doesn't manage to clinch there - Rua circles away.
Bear closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the ropes.
Bear tries to land knees in the clinch but Rua avoids the damage to the body.
Bear landing knees to the body.
Bear misses with a knee to the head.
Bear landing knees to the head.
Bear lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
It looks like Daniel Rua has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Bear drops Rua with a big knee straight up the middle! Rua is covering up against the ropes but manages to escape and gets back to his feet!
Rua is rocked!
Rua is breathing heavily.
Rua thows a body shot but no joy.
Rua misses with a two punch combination.
Rua fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Bear lands a monster head kick that reverborates around the arena! The crowd goes wild as Rua crumples to the floor! Bear milks the crowd's applause and if that isn't knockout of the night, I will be very surprised!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:50 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Head Kick). Danny Bear!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Jorge Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Blake Perry (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Perry's choice of entrance music: Sound of Maddness from Shinedown. Blake Perry has the eye of the tiger tonight.
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265 lbs
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jorge Smith!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Blake Perry!
The judges for this bout are Robert Douchet, Gregory Folan and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Smith's hands are dropping dangerously low here and Perry connects clean with a right hook that sends him down to one knee! Smith scrambles back to his feet.
Perry throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Smith fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Perry tries a low kick but Smith avoids it.
Perry stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Perry with a poor takedown
so Smith counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
If this pace continues, the referee will definitely step in and force a standup.
Perry is looking to get back to his feet but can't, whilst Smith is controlling him.
Perry should think about turning a few of those tyres round his middle into muscle if he wants people to take him seriously as an athlete.
Smith postures up and lands a big shot to Perry's brow.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Perry can do anything to dispel that myth.
Smith postures up in Perry's guard and throws a big left but Perry blocks it.
Smith throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
We're hearing some news coming in from back stage. It's official - Perry has eaten all the pies!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith is trying to stand up but he's not managed so far.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Smith!
The fighters are going at a pretty good pace and they're both starting to sweat now.
Smith prevents Perry from getting back to his feet.
Smith postures up in Perry's guard and throws a big left but Perry blocks it.
Smith throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Perry works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Smith throws a strike but Perry rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Perry stands up from Smith's guard - Perry perhaps looking for a knockout.
Smith is trying hard to land a takedown here. Perry sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Perry is looking to land body kicks.
Smith shoots in but no luck this time.
Perry throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Smith sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Perry darts in and clinches Smith up against the ropes.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Perry is defending well against a takedown attempt.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Perry has picked Smith up - he's going for a ride! Perry dumps his opponent to the mat with a thud and settles into half guard.
Perry missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Perry looks winded!
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Perry thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
Perry throwing shots but Smith is blocking nicely.
Perry lands strikes from half guard.
Perry missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Smith avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Perry.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perry scoring with strikes to the body and head.
Perry drops an elbow to the side of Smith's head.
Perry not landing any meaningful shots this time.
Smith knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Perry on the ground.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perry thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Smith's head.
Perry thows a huge punch but Smith dodges it nicely.
Smith keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Perry throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Perry misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry throwing strikes from guard but Smith blocks nicely.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Smith utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Perry has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Smith wants to stand but Perry is controlling the position.
Perry working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Smith is looking to stand up but Perry isn't so interested in that idea.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Perry postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Perry accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Perry forces his way into half guard.
Perry misses with a head shot. Smith uses the momentum to regain guard.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Perry in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Blake Perry dominated that round.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action! This is the final round!
Perry stuffs the takedown attempt from Smith. Smith gets slowly back to his feet.
Smith looking to shoot here. He's gone for it and he's landed a takedown into side control! Oh, that's bad for Perry!
Perry avoids any damage from the ground and pound of Smith.
Smith is trying to ground and pound but Perry uses the momentary lack of control by Smith to regain half guard.
Perry kicks Smith off and gets back to his feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Smith throwing strikes but Perry manages to buck up and roll into a nice reversal - now he's on top in side control!
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Perry fails to land a wild elbow strike.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Perry lands a knee to the body and a forearm to the face.
An elbow from Perry crashes against the mat.
Perry decides to stand back up.
Smith tries to shoot in for a takedown. He's got hold of a leg but Perry swivels and escapes.
Perry fails with a takedown attempt.
A big right from Perry misses.
Perry gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Perry creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
A frustrated look appears on Perry's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith goes for a takedown in the clinch but Perry prevents it.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Jorge Smith. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Smith wants a takedown but no success here.
Perry missing with knees to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith is trying to drag Perry to the mat but Perry just about manages to keep his footing. He used the ropes to his advantage there.
Perry's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Perry looking to score a takedown here. Smith is defending well but Perry drives through and ends up in Smith's guard.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Perry lands a couple of elbows.
Perry scoring with punches to the head and body.
Perry throws an elbow that misses. Smith uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Perry's guard. Nice move by Smith!
Smith missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Smith scoring with punches to the head and body.
Smith throws a big right hand that misses.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Perry preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Smith throws an elbow that misses. Perry uses the momentum to reverse the position. He's now in Smith's guard. Nice move by Perry!
Perry content to strike from guard, landing some decent shots.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry postures up in Smith's guard and throws a big left but Smith blocks it.
Smith avoiding any damage from the ground and pound.
Perry looking to pass the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry is looking to stand up but Smith won't let him.
Smith working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Perry.
Perry missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Perry trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Smith is looking to stand up but Perry isn't so interested in that idea.
Perry throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Smith works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Perry throwing strikes but missing.
Perry is looking to work some ground and pound but Smith has wrist control.
Perry wants to pass the guard but Smith is keeping the position.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Smith preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Perry with a flurry of punches that miss.
Perry postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Perry throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Perry throws a big elbow that misses.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
Smith pushes Perry off and scrambles back to his feet.
Smith shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
Smith fails to land the takedown.
Perry has closed the distance and engaged Smith in a clinch.
Smith is pressed up against the ropes. Perry has hold of a leg and is looking to drag Smith down to the mat. Smith avoids the attempt though and has circled away. We're back to striking at a distance.
Smith tries to score a power double leg takedown but Perry sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Smith somewhat.
Perry loads up on a big right hand but Smith slips the punch.
Smith shoots in for a takedown from distance. He catches Perry napping and manages to drive through into side control!
Check out the look on Smith's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
Perry gets back 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!
Perry is looking to escape.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith throwing shots but they're hitting the canvas more than the man.
Ground and pound from Smith.
Nice strikes from Smith there.
Perry has hold of Smith's hands but Smith slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Smith thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Perry avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Smith.
Smith throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
Smith thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Perry's head.
Perry keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
Smith takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Smith lands with a punch from half guard.
Smith slips a nice elbow through Perry's hands, connecting with Perry's forehead.
Smith lands with an elbow from half guard - that looked like it hurt.
Smith is thwarting Perry's attempts to control the position.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith looks towards his corner to check for any instructions. The corner give him nothing to work with, so he cracks Perry with a short hammerfist. I guess that's as good as any advice he could get in this position.
And that's the end of the fight!
That was a close round. You could make an argument for either fighter but I would give it to Jorge Smith.
I have no idea who won that fight. Let's wait and see whether the judges are as confused as me! Time for a split decision perhaps?!. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Robert Douchet scores the fight for Blake Perry!
Judge Gregory Folan scores the fight for Blake Perry!
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight for Blake Perry!
Blake Perry wins by unanimous decision!
A very excited looking Blake Perry made sure he remembered to thank all the fans both in the arena and on the internet. He said all the coolest people spend all day on MMA websites, which got a big reaction.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Sundar Thapa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Bronze Royce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sundar Thapa had a look across the ring there at his opponent. He definitely means business
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265 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Sundar Thapa!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Bronze Royce!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Oooooh!!! Royce has knocked Thapa down with a huge combo! Royce steps away and waves a wobbly Thapa back to his feet! This one might not go much longer!
It looks like Sundar Thapa has been cut.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Royce misses with a takedown
and Thapa counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Thapa.
It looks like the ref is thinking about a standup.
Thapa trying to land body shots but he keeps hitting the mat.
Thapa might be looking to lock onto one of his opponent's long limbs for a submission, whilst we're on the ground.
Thapa stands up over Royce, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Thapa landing with the ground and pound.
Thapa postures up and lands a big shot to Royce's brow.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Thapa distracts Royce with his right hand and drops a big elbow with his other arm.
Royce looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Thapa scoring with punches to the head and body.
Thapa lands a nice shot whilst sitting in his opponent's guard.
Thapa connects with a couple of short punches.
Thapa sneaks a leg through and gets to half guard. That was like a knife through butter how easily he passed Royce's guard.
Thapa is just sitting in half guard, waiting for something to happen.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Thapa tries to pass the half guard into mount. Royce knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Royce trying to hold on to Thapa's head to control him but Thapa postures up.
Ground and pound from Thapa.
Thapa lands strikes from 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. Thapa connects with a nice short shot to Royce's temple.
Thapa trying to control the pace.
Thapa tries to pass to full mount but Royce defends it.
Thapa is taking a breather. Royce says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Thapa is keeping good posture, landing some ground and pound.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Thapa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Thapa is taking a breather. Royce says something to him but it's hard to make out. Perhaps he's telling him to get on with it and actually do something.
Thapa is scoring with some nice ground and pound from the dominant position.
Thapa seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Neither fighter is being very active at the moment, with Thapa in particular looking to stall.
Thapa works his way into full mount!
Thapa is still in mount, landing shots to his trapped opponent. Royce can't stay in a position like this for much longer.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Thapa dominating with strikes here.
Thapa controlling from mount.
Thapa seems to have a rather negative gameplan on the ground. He seems keen to just score the takedown and hold down Royce for as long as he can get away with.
Royce tries to lock up and control but Thapa gives him a forearm to the face and pushes him away.
Thapa controlling from mount.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Thapa lands a heavy elbow.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Thapa avoids the attempt from Royce to control.
Royce tries to get back to half guard but can't.
Thapa with a couple of short strikes.
It looks like Bronze Royce has been cut.
Royce looks winded!
Thapa controlling his opponent.
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Thapa cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Thapa sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Thapa looking to ground and pound his opponent to a finish here.
That's five minutes gone in the round.
Thapa in mount throwing good strikes here, bouncing his opponent's head off the canvas.
That has opened up Bronze Royce's cut even more.
Thapa 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.
Thapa dominating with strikes here.
Royce is rocked!
The cut above Bronze Royce's eye is starting to cause him problems now.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Bronze Royce's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5:35 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Sundar Thapa!
Sundar Thapa decided to go for the less than humble approach in his post fight interview, telling everyone how he is going to conquer the world. The crowd seemed to like it when really that sort of approach could have gone either way.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Brynden Tully (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rubin Neshakov (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Rubin Neshakov told me before the fight that he's been watching a lot of DVDs so let's see if that helps him in this one! I can't wait to find out!
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Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brynden Tully!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Rubin Neshakov!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Neshakov is pinned up against the ropes taking some big shots here. The referee is looking closely deciding whether he should stop the fight.
It looks like Rubin Neshakov has been cut.
Tully with a hook.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Tully ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Neshakov looks winded!
Tully moves into range and throws a big uppercut. OH! Neshakov goes down! Can Tully finish him!?
Neshakov is rocked!
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Tully cracks Neshakov with a solid left hand.
Neshakov is still in real trouble! Can Tully finish him?
Tully stands and steps away. Neshakov gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Tully shoots in for a takedown. He's got it... He's hoisted his opponent over his head and is carrying him over to the other end of the mat. The crowd roars in approval and Tully slams his opponent to the mat. OH, that is naaaaaasty! He's out! Tully lands a punch to his unconscious victim for good measure before the ref has time to call the fight.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:25 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Slam). Brynden Tully!
After the fight, Brynden Tully was humble in paying tribute to his opponent but made it clear he wants to go on to bigger and better things. It seemed to go down well with the crowd who cheered him loudly.
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Main event
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Marc KroKop (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Zdeno Chara (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). KroKop's entrance music is This Day We Fight. A fine choice. Both these guys have solid standup skills and neither is particularly fantastic on the ground, so let's hope for a nice standup war!
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254 lbs
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260 lbs
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Excellent MT
Granite chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 2 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
8 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Amsterdam, Marc KroKop!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Zdeno Chara!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Robert Douchet and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
KroKop misses with a looping right.
KroKop tries to land a front kick but Chara steps back. That was a bit too telegraphed.
Chara looks to score with a jab to the body but KroKop is just out of range.
KroKop wants to clinch.
Chara misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from KroKop.
KroKop throws a head kick but Chara moves out of range.
A jab lands there for Chara.
KroKop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
KroKop rushes Chara and pushes him back against the ropes in a clinch.
Chara fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Chara tried to land a shot to the body but connects with KroKop's elbow.
KroKop blocking some punches.
KroKop blocks an uppercut.
Chara throws a head punch that misses.
KroKop throws a nice elbow but it doesn't land.
KroKop has Chara pressed against the ropes, preventing Chara from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Chara presses KroKop against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short left from Chara.
Chara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chara misses with a hook from the clinch.
Chara pushes KroKop back against the ropes and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Chara tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
A head punch blocked on the inside by KroKop.
KroKop breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
KroKop drives through and clinches with Chara against the ropes.
KroKop pushes off an throws an elbow but Chara leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the ropes.
KroKop pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
KroKop uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Chara.
KroKop slips under a jab.
Chara connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed KroKop momentarily.
KroKop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
KroKop misses with a body kick.
KroKop lands with a nice body kick.
KroKop throws a leg kick that misses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
KroKop feints and then cracks Chara's leading leg with a nice low kick. He's obviously looking to slow Chara down.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Chara lands with a right hand.
Chara scores with a body shot.
KroKop takes a thudding leg kick, right into the meat of the thigh.
A low kick from Chara misses
and KroKop counters with a head kick. That will keep Chara thinking before he tries any more sloppy attacks!
Chara scores with a nice one two combo and darts back out of range to avoid anything coming in the opposite direction.
An inside leg kick from Chara misses.
KroKop keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Chara.
KroKop throws a low kick but his opponent is out of range.
Chara digs a good body shot into KroKop's ribs.
KroKop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chara.
Zdeno Chara seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
A looping hook to the body misses from Chara. KroKop does a little dance to reset his feet.
KroKop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
KroKop displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Chara throws out the jab.
A swing and a miss from Chara.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Chara rushes in with a sloppy looking punch
and KroKop makes him pay by landing a thudding low kick.
Chara takes a nasty kick to the mid section... That should keep him thinking. Does he try and block and risk a head kick landing?
Chara connects with a leg kick. KroKop looked like he was expecting something else and didn't defend it.
Chara looks to land a combination but KroKop avoids it well.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from KroKop.
Chara throws a hook but KroKop blocks it.
Chara drops his hands and takes a jab to the jaw for his troubles.
Chara misses the jab.
A left lands for Chara.
Chara lands a nice hook to KroKop's body. KroKop takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
KroKop throws a head kick that misses.
KroKop wants to clinch.
KroKop tries to close the distance and clinch up but Chara swats him away and circles back towards the center.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A looping hook to the body misses from Chara. KroKop does a little dance to reset his feet.
A low kick from Chara is predictable there
and KroKop counters with a stiff right hand.
Chara throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Chara pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Chara moves out of range of the body kick from KroKop.
Chara avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Chara stuns KroKop with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
KroKop lands with a right hand.
Chara takes a swing at KroKop's ribcage but misses.
KroKop moves into range and lands a nice leg kick.
Chara throws a low kick, looking for KroKop's leg but KroKop calmly moves out of range.
Chara lands with a straight right. KroKop didn't see that one coming.
Chara throws a leg kick that is checked
and KroKop counters with a kick to the head that grazes his opponent. Chara is lucky that one didn't land flush.
KroKop moves into range and lands a nice body kick.
Chara looks winded!
That's five minutes gone in the round.
KroKop throws a push kick but Chara slaps the foot to one side.
KroKop misses with a half-hearted attempt at a head kick.
Chara thows a left - swing and a miss!
KroKop on the wrong end of a decent looking cross there.
KroKop moves out of range as Chara strikes.
Chara misses with a hook.
Chara blocks a head kick by KroKop.
Chara listening to his corner there, landing a nice uppercut.
KroKop fakes a couple of low kicks, before throwing one on the third attempt. It connects and Chara has to reset his feet before getting ready to engage.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from KroKop.
Chara slips under a jab.
Chara looks to land a right hand but KroKop moved out of range.
KroKop uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Chara.
Chara looking to take his opponent's legs away with the low kicks.
Chara blocks the body kick.
That's six minutes gone in the round.
Chara misses with a straight left.
Chara throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chara is using his reach advantage to land shots from outside his opponent's range.
Chara moves out of range of the strikes.
Chara jabs KroKop to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Chara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
KroKop wants to land a leg kick but Chara is out of range.
KroKop scores with a kick to the midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
A head kick misses from KroKop.
KroKop throws a head kick that connects with a bit of head and a bit of hand.
KroKop throws a low kick but Chara avoids it.
Nice uppercut lands for Chara. That snapped KroKop's head back.
Chara blocks a head kick by KroKop.
KroKop ducks under a wild hook from Chara.
KroKop ducks right into an uppercut from Chara.
That's seven minutes gone in the round.
A left lands for Chara.
Chara dips to his left and cracks KroKop with an uppercut!
Chara moves out of range of the leg kick from KroKop.
Chara jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Chara is landing a lot of head punches in this opening round! KroKop had better start moving his head a bit unless he wants his face to turn into pâté.
KroKop gets his head snapped back by a nice shot there.
Nice defenses there by KroKop.
KroKop throws a good cross that connects.
Chara misses with a looping right.
KroKop looks to land a body kick but Chara moved away.
KroKop pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Chara ducks down and throws a hook to the body but KroKop moves away.
Chara throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
KroKop tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
That's eight minutes gone in the round.
KroKop throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Chara smiles there as he lands a nice right hand right on the button.
Chara swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
KroKop steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Chara.
Jab from Chara.
KroKop lands a head kick!
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
A telegraphed right hand from Chara misses the target.
KroKop instigates a clinch.
KroKop trying to control the position but instead, Chara has worked for underhooks and has pushed KroKop into the ropes.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
KroKop manages to break the clinch.
KroKop staying out of range there.
KroKop avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
That's nine minutes gone in the round.
KroKop uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Chara.
KroKop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
KroKop on the wrong end of a nice low kick. He's acting like it's no big deal but he doesn't want to take many more of those.
Chara lands a jab to KroKop's midsection.
KroKop wants to clinch.
KroKop ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
KroKop lands a big head kick that sends Chara tumbling to the mat! KroKop takes a step backwards and waves Chara back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Chara is rocked!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
KroKop throws a front kick that sends Chara stumbling back into the ropes.
Chara is still on wobbly legs! Can KroKop finish him?
KroKop throws a sloppy head kick and Chara moves out of range easily.
Chara switches off momentarily and KroKop cracks him with a monster right hand! Chara topples backwards and makes a semi conscious attempt to cover up, as KroKop dives in to land one more shot, before the referee has time to call the fight. What a finish by KroKop!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 9:48 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Marc KroKop!
An out of breath and clearly excited Marc KroKop thanked Untouchable Fight Gear for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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