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MFN: Night 19 PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Anthony Argiropoulos (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Herkules Nowacki (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Argiropoulos comes to the cage accompanied by Grafh - Knock'em Down. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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155 lbs
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anthony Argiropoulos!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Herkules Nowacki!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Alec Ball and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A chopping leg kick lands by Nowacki.
Nowacki takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Nowacki circles away from the clinch attempt.
Argiropoulos tries to clinch there but Nowacki circles away.
Argiropoulos shoots in for a takedown. He's persisting with it as Nowacki sprawls well. Nowacki wins this battle and keeps the fight standing. Argiropoulos gets slowly back to his feet.
Argiropoulos tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Nowacki lands a jab, followed by a cross and another cross, as Argiropoulos backs up against the cage.
Nice sprawl there from Nowacki as Argiropoulos shoots in.
Argiropoulos has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Argiropoulos there as he acknowledges the shot.
Herkules Nowacki seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Nowacki lands an overhand right.
Argiropoulos is rocked!
It looks like Anthony Argiropoulos has been cut.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nowacki feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Argiropoulos's calf.
Oh Argiropoulos is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Nowacki darts in and lands a big hook, right on the button! Argiropoulos's legs crumble underneath him as he falls to the canvas! The ref tackles Nowacki before he gets to land any more shots to his stricken foe.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:43 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Herkules Nowacki!
Herkules Nowacki thanked the fans post fight for their support.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Nicolas Arenas (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chad Joyce (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Joyce comes into a darkened arena with his song building. we still in this kicks in, the lights come on and the crowd goes wild! What a showman! Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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145 lbs
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BJJ White Belt
Solid Muay Thai
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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
1 - 3 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Nicolas Arenas!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chad Joyce!
The judges for this bout are Trevor Gratis, Ian Loll and William Peck.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Joyce jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Joyce cracks Arenas with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Arenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Joyce throws the left hand but Arenas avoids the punch easily.
Arenas fakes with an overhand right and moves in to clinch with Joyce, pushing him back against the cage.
Joyce takes a knee right on the jaw!
It looks like Chad Joyce has been cut.
Joyce is trying to break free.
Arenas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arenas steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Joyce.
Arenas moves away from the strike by Joyce.
Chad Joyce seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Arenas moves out of range of the strikes.
Joyce throws a lazy uppercut
and Arenas counters with a good low kick that Joyce was not able to check.
Arenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Arenas tries to clinch but Joyce is having none of 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!
Arenas rushes Joyce and pushes him back against the cage in a clinch.
Arenas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
Arenas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joyce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Joyce looks winded!
Arenas lands an elbow just above Joyce 's eye.
Joyce tries to pull guard but Arenas holds him up against the cage and eventually Joyce drops back down to his feet.
Arenas drags the fight down to the ground.
That's one minute gone in the round.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Arenas wants to stand but Joyce is controlling the position.
Joyce looking to pass the guard.
Joyce won't allow Arenas to get back to his feet.
Joyce stands up from guard. Let's bang!
Arenas cracks Joyce with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Arenas really does look like a pencil wearing a pair of gloves. Let's hope he has a gameplan to suit that ridiculous body shape.
Arenas uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Joyce.
Arenas closes the distance and clinches.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce holds him up against the cage and eventually Arenas drops back down to his feet.
Arenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lands with a slapping head kick.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Arenas has managed to clinch.
Joyce is really struggling to land any decent head shots against his taller opponent.
Joyce wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Arenas lands a nice elbow.
Joyce has dropped down and is looking to force the takedown but it's defended by Arenas after a bit of a struggle.
Arenas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Joyce throws a hook to the side of Arenas's head but Arenas sees it coming and ducks under it beautifully.
Arenas moves out of range as Joyce strikes.
Arenas closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Joyce throws an elbow that misses.
Arenas connects with a knee to the head.
Joyce is trying to maintain a safe position but Arenas gets an underhook and turns Joyce into the cage.
Arenas stalling the fight.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenas drags the fight down to the ground.
Arenas wriggles free and stands up.
Arenas tries to clinch up.
A big left from Joyce misses.
Joyce looks to land a left hand but Arenas moved out of range nicely.
Arenas displays some good footwork, moving neatly out of range as Joyce throws out the jab.
Joyce tries to keep at a distance but Arenas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Nice elbow from Arenas.
Joyce is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arenas is pushing Joyce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arenas's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas slips a jab from Joyce.
Joyce tries to score a power double leg takedown but Arenas sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Joyce somewhat.
Nicolas Arenas has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Chad Joyce.
Arenas gets in close and instigates a clinch.
Arenas lands a knee to the body.
Arenas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Arenas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Joyce wants to stand and escape but instead Arenas has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Joyce wants to control the position but Arenas says "no thanks buddy" and passes to half guard.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Arenas decides to stand and escape the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Arenas dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Chad Joyce's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Arenas moves into the clinch.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arenas.
Arenas unloads a knee to the mid-section. Joyce lets out a prehistoric sounding urrrrgh.
Arenas breaks from the clinch.
Arenas ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Arenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Joyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arenas bobs and weaves well there to avoid the strikes.
Joyce swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
A big left from Joyce misses.
Joyce tries to keep at a distance but Arenas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arenas gets control of Joyce's arms and successfully pulls guard. Arenas will no doubt be looking for submissions off his back.
Arenas has his feet on Joyce's hips. He pushes off and gets to his feet. Nice work.
Nicolas Arenas is winning the standup battle so far.
Joyce misses with a right hand
and Arenas counters with a flying knee. Nice.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Joyce connects with a looping left hand that seems like it dazed Arenas momentarily.
Joyce is breathing heavily.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas has Joyce up against the cage in a clinch.
Arenas working Joyce over with knees to the body.
Arenas utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Come on Arenas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arenas lands a knee to the head.
Joyce misses with an elbow over the top.
Arenas lands an elbow inside that Joyce shrugs off.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Arenas.
Joyce swings wildly with an uppercut but Arenas uses good head movement to avoid it.
Arenas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joyce's defenses.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Joyce tries to jump guard but he falls flat on his backside. Arenas smiles and moves away.
Arenas lands a big head kick that sends Joyce tumbling to the mat! Arenas takes a step backwards and waves Joyce back to his feet - he wants the finish!
Joyce is rocked!
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Arenas has managed to clinch.
Joyce is still on wobbly legs! Can Arenas finish him?
Arenas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joyce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
Arenas is trying to wear down his opponent with knees to the body.
Arenas lands an elbow just above Joyce 's eye.
Arenas lands an elbow inside that Joyce shrugs off.
Joyce takes an elbow to the temple.
Stalling in the clinch from Arenas.
Arenas lands a knee to the head there! That was nasty!
Arenas lands a knee to the body.
Arenas breaks from the clinch.
Arenas clinches.
Knees in the clinch landing for Arenas.
Arenas scores a nice knee to the body.
Joyce seems to have recovered his senses.
A knee to the head by Arenas.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce won't allow it.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lands a damaging elbow.
Arenas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arenas crunches a lovely knee into Joyce's ribcage.
Arenas jumps guard but Joyce turns him against the cage and keeps the fight standing.
Arenas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Arenas is clearly stalling here... Pick up the pace son.
Arenas breaks the clinch.
Joyce takes a head kick and shrugs it off.
Joyce bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Arenas throws a head kick but Joyce moves out of range.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas tries to clinch there but Joyce circles away.
Nice defenses there by Arenas.
Arenas slips a jab from Joyce.
Arenas keeping his hands up high there, blocking the jab from Joyce.
Arenas tries to close the distance and clinch up but Joyce swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Arenas instigates a clinch.
Arenas jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Joyce walks away with a smile on his face. Arenas gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Arenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Joyce connects with a slap. Keep your fist closed son.
Joyce tries to clinch up.
Arenas tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Donk. Joyce catches Arenas right on the button with a cross.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Nice defenses there by Arenas.
Nicolas Arenas is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Joyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Arenas.
Arenas closes the distance and clinches.
Arenas ties up his opponent against the cage and manages to drag the fight down to the ground. Arenas no doubt will be looking to work submissions from his guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Nicolas Arenas dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Chad Joyce's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Nice shot lands for Joyce.
Arenas wants to clinch up but Joyce keeps it at a distance.
Joyce 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.
Arenas is looking to clinch.
Arenas leaves Joyce with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Arenas is really dominating this fight. Is there anything that Joyce can do to turn this around?
Arenas has closed the distance and engaged Joyce in a clinch.
Arenas displaying some good clinch control by pressing Joyce up against the cage.
Arenas gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Joyce takes a knee right on the jaw!
Nicolas Arenas has scored more points in the clinch so far.
Arenas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joyce's defenses.
Arenas breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Arenas forces Joyce back against the cage and clinches.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce holds him up against the cage and eventually Arenas drops back down to his feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Arenas creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Joyce's defenses.
Arenas is trying to pull guard but Joyce turns him against the cage and we stay in the clinch.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Arenas manages to break the clinch.
Arenas throws a right high kick that is partially blocked by Joyce.
Wow, both these guys are really going for it!
Arenas tries to clinch but Joyce moves out of range.
Joyce misses with a lunging right hand
and Arenas counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Joyce shoots in looking for a takedown. Arenas tries to sprawl out of it but Joyce keeps driving through. The fighters are pinned against the cage. Arenas manages to get underhooks and after a bit of a struggle, circles away and we're back to standing.
Arenas moves in looking to clinch but Joyce pushes him off.
Arenas doesn't manage to clinch there - Joyce circles away.
Joyce fails in his attempt to clinch.
Joyce looks to throw the jab but Arenas is out of range.
Arenas tries to close the distance and clinch but Joyce swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Arenas moves into the clinch successfully.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Arenas lands a good knee to the midsection. Joyce won't want to take too many of those.
Arenas putting his Muay Thai to good use. He has Joyce in a tight clinch and is doing some damage with knees to the body.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Arenas is pushing Joyce up against the cage, for a bit of lean and pray action. Action being used the in the loosest possible sense of the word.
Arenas scores with a knee to the head.
Arenas breaks from the clinch.
Arenas tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Joyce manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Arenas gets a clinch.
Arenas manages to break the clinch.
Arenas defending well as Joyce loads up on a big left hand.
Joyce swats away the attempt to clinch by Arenas.
Joyce connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Joyce tries to keep at a distance but Arenas has taken the fight into the clinch.
Arenas escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Arenas tries to clinch but Joyce is having none of it.
Arenas avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Joyce waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Arenas.
Joyce pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Arenas gets a clinch.
Arenas stalling in the clinch.
Joyce takes a knee to the side of the body.
Arenas is trying to pull guard but Joyce has him pressed against the cage.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Nicolas Arenas. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Nice elbow from Arenas.
Joyce takes an elbow to the forehead.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Arenas tries to pull guard but Joyce won't allow it.
Arenas lands a damaging elbow.
Arenas lands an elbow that stopped Joyce in his tracks for a moment.
Arenas crunches a lovely knee into Joyce's ribcage.
Arenas using the Thai clinch to land knees to the body.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Come on Arenas - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Arenas lands a nice elbow.
Arenas fails to pull the fight into his guard.
Chad Joyce has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Arenas dodges an elbow strike from Joyce.
Arenas avoids the elbow strike from Joyce, against the cage.
Nicolas Arenas is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
Joyce tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
And that's the end of the fight!
Nicolas Arenas showed his dominance in that final round.
Well Arenas 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 Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
Judge William Peck scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Nicolas Arenas!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Jack Jones Jr (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Routov Aleval (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Jack Jones Jr has the edge in experience - let's see if he can make that count tonight.
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
2 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jack Jones Jr!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Routov Aleval!
The judges for this bout are William Peck, Ian Loll and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Jones Jr lands a slapping body shot.
Aleval darts in trying to clinch
and Jones Jr cracks him with a counter punch right on the button.
Jones Jr keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Jones Jr thows a body shot but no joy.
Aleval misses with a takedown attempt - Jones Jr sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Jones Jr with a hook.
Aleval fails miserably with a takedown attempt.
Jack Jones Jr has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Routov Aleval.
Jones Jr scores with a jab to the jaw.
Aleval has a takedown stuffed.
Jones Jr paws at his opponent with the jab and then lunges in with a straight, right on the button.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Aleval 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 Jones Jr has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Jones Jr and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
A left and a right from Jones Jr both land. Nice combination.
It looks like Routov Aleval has been cut.
Aleval on the wrong end of a vicious looking body shot.
Jones Jr lands a nice shot to the body.
A jab from Jones Jr finds it's way through Aleval's defenses.
Jones Jr cracks Aleval with a hook to the jaw. Both fighters smile at eachother and high-five before getting back down to business.
Aleval is rocked!
Jones Jr is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Aleval looks winded!
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Jones Jr throws a left jab followed by a right to the body, Oh Aleval colapses and takes a barrage of punches from Jones Jr as he moves to mount! the ref stops the fight and Aleval is left battered and dazed whilst Jones Jr and his camp cheer!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:32 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jack Jones Jr!
An out of breath Jack Jones Jr 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 featherweight MMA rules bout between Kuai Liang (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and AJ Winters (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Liang kept the crowd waiting but all that was forgotten when his ring entrance music started. The incomparable musical genius that is So Cold by Breaking Benjamin. Kuai Liang has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Kuai Liang!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
2 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, AJ Winters!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Dillan Fox and Robert Douchet.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Liang throws a poor cross that misses
and Winters decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Liang's guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Winters looking to pass the guard.
Winters postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Liang is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Winters, into his guard.
Liang makes a bit of distance and scores with some ground and pound, still in guard.
Liang in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Liang knows he needs to get back to his feet asap. He's simply no match for Winters on the ground.
Winters had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Liang defends it easily.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Winters looking for submissions from the bottom here. Moving his hips around, possibly looking for an armbar.
Liang trying to control but Winters is working from the bottom.
Liang passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Winters tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Liang wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
Liang tries to stand but Winters is controlling his head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Liang trying to control the position but Winters is working away.
Liang scores with punches from side control.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Winters manages to get one leg in to regain half guard.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Winters looking for submissions off his back.
Liang is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Winters!
Liang wants to control the pace but Winters is squirming around nicely.
Winters is looking to improve his position but Liang isn't that keen on the idea.
Liang raining down shots from the mount!
Liang looking to finish here with some ground and pound. He lands one big shot that has Winters 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 2:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Kuai Liang!
An out of breath and clearly excited Kuai Liang thanked Happy Pills 159Q - 90% Laundry for their help and support (and free stuff they sent him).
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Mirsad Vranic (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clay Matthews (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Mirsad Vranic has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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150 lbs
3 - 2 - 0 |
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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
3 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mirsad Vranic!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clay Matthews!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Matthews takes a jab on the nose there. A little bit of blood seems to be coming out. Hopefully that won't affect his breathing.
Vranic misses the shot to the body.
Vranic checks a leg kick.
Excellent takedown into side control there by Matthews.
Matthews has had enough of the ground for now and decides to stand.
Vranic swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Mirsad Vranic seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Vranic blocks a jab.
A big right from Matthews misses.
Vranic fakes with a right hand and throws a good leg kick, right into the thigh. That had to hurt Matthews.
Vranic thuds his shin into the meat of Matthews's side.
Vranic slips under a jab from Matthews.
Vranic tries a switch kick but it misses it's target.
Matthews takes one on the chin but keeps coming.
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!
Vranic lands a jab to the nose.
Matthews closes the distance, clinches up and gets a nice trip takedown into side control. Very smooth.
Vranic is looking to reverse the position.
Matthews wants to stand but Vranic has his arm trapped.
Vranic tries to work a leg under to get back to half guard but Matthews wriggles his own leg back out and remains in side control.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Matthews decides to take the fight back to the feet.
Vranic swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.
Vranic slips under a jab.
Matthews misses the shot to the body.
A big right from Vranic misses.
A nice leg kick lands there from Vranic.
Vranic works Matthews's body with a nice hook.
Matthews uses good footwork to get in and out and land a nice right hand before Vranic has time to react.
It looks like Mirsad Vranic has been cut.
Matthews missing with a left hand there. Vranic was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
A telegraphed right hand from Matthews misses the target.
Matthews fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Vranic manages to avoid it.
Matthews throws a low kick but it's checked well by Vranic.
Matthews wants to slow Vranic down by chopping away at his legs.
A jab from Vranic finds it's way through Matthews's defenses.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Vranic scores with a shot to the body.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Vranic misses with a wild body shot.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Vranic thuds a left hand into Matthews's body.
Vranic connects with an inside leg kick.
Vranic is looking to wear down Matthews with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Vranic jabs at Matthews's body.
Vranic throws out a loose jab but Matthews uses good head movement to avoid it.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Vranic 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 Matthews has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Matthews and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Vranic lands a nice hook to Matthews's body. Matthews takes it in his stride and looks to land his own strikes.
Vranic lands a head shot.
Vranic avoids a lazy jab quite easily.
Matthews looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Matthews stands and steps away. Vranic gets to his feet too and we're back to the striking game.
Vranic throws a body punch but Matthews moves out of range.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Vranic saw that one coming.
Vranic throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
A left lands for Vranic.
Vranic scores with the left hand. Matthews knows he should have avoided that one.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A really sloppy takedown attempt there from Matthews.
Matthews tries to work over Vranic's front leg with a kick but Vranic checks it.
Vranic steps to the side to avoid the strikes from Matthews.
Vranic buckles his opponent's knee momentarily with a nice leg kick.
Vranic avoids the head kick by Matthews.
Matthews loads up on a big right hand but Vranic slips the punch.
A head kick misses from Vranic.
Matthews takes a nice looking leg kick right on the meat of his thigh there.
Nice uppercut there from Vranic.
Matthews with a hook.
Nice body punch from Vranic.
Vranic swings for the body but Matthews moves out of range.
Vranic uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Matthews.
Vranic fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Matthews on the side of the head.
Matthews closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
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!
Matthews tries to stand but his arm is trapped.
Both fighters really going for it on the ground here!
Matthews escapes and gets back to his feet.
Vranic lands a leg kick that knocks Matthews off balance momentarily.
Matthews misses with an uppercut. Vranic saw that one coming.
That kick from Vranic tenderised Matthews's leg. Matthews is trying to keep his angry face on.
Vranic swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Vranic slips a jab from Matthews.
Vranic lands a jab to the head.
Matthews waving his hands out in front of him, looking to distract Vranic.
Matthews walks into a stiff left hand from Vranic.
Vranic catches Matthews with a nice straight right. He seems pissed - ooooh, it's on now! On like donkey kong!
Matthews moves forwards but Vranic connects with a nice, crisp jab.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Nice body punch from Vranic.
Vranic scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Matthews throws a jab when Vranic was well out of range.
Vranic bobs and weaves and then throws a good body kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close round but Clay Matthews will probably get the nod.
The cut man is working on Mirsad Vranic's cut.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Matthews looks shocked there as he takes a right hand to the temple.
Vranic lands a leg kick. The shin dug right into the meat of the thigh.
Matthews swings widly with a right hand
and Vranic counters with a good low kick that Matthews was not able to check.
Matthews lands three nice shots there - that looked like it hurt!
Mirsad Vranic is winning the standup battle so far.
Matthews is looking to chop away at Vranic's legs.
Vranic jabs Matthews to the body, keeping him at a distance.
Vranic lands a head shot.
Matthews with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Vranic to score with a decent uppercut.
Matthews throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Vranic sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Some wild striking there from Matthews.
Matthews looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Vranic is fending him off so far but Matthews persists. Nope, Vranic circles away and we're back to standing.
Vranic lands with a slapping head kick.
Vranic's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Vranic duly obliges.
Matthews is rocked!
This has been an exciting period of action!
Vranic fakes a right and follows up with a big left that drops Matthews to one knee - oooooh, he's wobbly! Matthews looks to clinch but Vranic throws him off and pummels him into the canvas! Matthews taps out under the strikes! The fight is over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:55 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Strikes). Mirsad Vranic!
A victorious Mirsad Vranic thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Giovani Castro (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Dave Smith (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The key to victory for Giovani Castro has got to be keeping the fight on the feet.
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155 lbs
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151 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Solid Muay Thai
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Giovani Castro!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Dave Smith!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Elvis Blanc and Yves DeLean.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick that misses.
Castro throws a sloppy head kick and Smith moves out of range easily.
Smith is looking to clinch but Castro is avoiding it.
Castro misses with a low kick.
Castro lands a glancing blow to the side of Smith's head.
Castro throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Castro keeps the fight on the outside.
Smith tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Smith tries to clinch
and Castro counters with a nice jab to the body that keeps Smith thinking.
Castro lands a jab to the nose.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Smith with poor footwork there. He got himself in a bit of a tangle, enabling Castro to score with a decent uppercut.
That kick from Castro tenderised Smith's leg. Smith is trying to keep his angry face on.
Smith clinches up against the cage.
Castro dodges an elbow strike from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith avoiding damage as Castro throws knees to the body.
Castro avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Smith takes a shot to the head.
Castro avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith pushes off and fires off an elbow that misses, before clinching up again, against the cage.
Smith lands an elbow inside that Castro shrugs off.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith clinches.
Castro tries to circle away but Smith has him pinned against the cage.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Castro scores with a knee to the head.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Smith lands a knee to the body.
Castro working aggressively here.
Castro blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Smith lands an elbow just above Castro 's eye.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castro avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith blocks a body shot from Castro.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith stalling the fight.
Castro blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Castro avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Smith misses with a knee to the head.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith comes over the top with an elbow. That landed flush.
Nice elbow from Smith.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castro avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Smith on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro misses with a body shot. Nice footwork from Smith.
Smith slips under a jab from Castro.
Castro tries to land with a swinging hook to the body but Smith was well out of range. Poor timing from Castro.
Smith lands a leg kick that knocks Castro off balance momentarily.
Smith ducks right into an uppercut from Castro.
Castro feints with a shoulder and throws a nice leg kick to Smith's calf.
Smith rushes Castro and presses him up against the cage.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castro's defenses.
Castro blocks an elbow strike from Smith.
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro blocks an elbow strike.
With the fighters up against the cage, Smith throws an elbow but misses.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Castro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Smith dominated that round.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Smith wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Castro misses with a hook.
Castro motions for Smith to come forward. Castro throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Castro is using his height advantage well here, landing a good percentage of his punches.
Castro ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Smith moves away.
Smith checks the leg kick nicely there.
Nice body punch from Castro.
Castro circles away from the clinch attempt.
Smith wants to clinch up but Castro keeps it at a distance.
Oooooooooooh, not good. A low kick from Castro 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 Smith has 5 minutes to recover. He's OK now though... a thumbs up from Smith and we're back underway with a touch of gloves.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Castro throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Smith.
Smith throws a body kick but he was well out of range there.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Castro paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Castro in a clinch.
Castro avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith throws a knee to the head but misses.
Come on Smith - let's have some action - none of this stalling nonsense.
Castro escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Smith doesn't manage to clinch there - Castro circles away.
Smith throws a body kick but he wasn't in range.
Smith tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Castro manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Smith misses with a low kick as Castro jumps back.
Smith wants to clinch.
Castro scores with the left hand. Smith knows he should have avoided that one.
Castro stuns Smith with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Smith has Castro up against the cage in a clinch.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
The two fighters are working to gain dominance in the clinch.
Smith keeps control of Castro as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Castro wants to get back to striking at distance but Smith won't allow it.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Castro looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Smith prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
Smith throws an elbow but it's blocked.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Castro is trying to force a seperation but Smith has the dominant position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Castro struggles to land a body shot inside as Smith controls his hands.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Castro avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith creates a bit of space for himself and sneaks an elbow through Castro's defenses.
Smith misses with a knee strike.
Castro avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Castro wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Castro blocks the elbow strike.
Dave Smith seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Castro avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Castro takes an elbow to the forehead.
Castro tries to break the clinch but Smith is controlling the position.
Castro blocks a knee to the body. He'll have a nicely bruised forearm in the morning.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Smith is controlling him.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro avoids a wild elbow strike from Smith.
Castro blocks an elbow strike.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Smith using the Thai plumb to throw knees but Castro has his back arched nicely, preventing the strike.
Smith throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Castro blocks it with crossed arms.
Castro blocks an elbow strike.
Castro breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Castro thows a left - swing and a miss!
Smith ducks under an overhand right and circles away with a smile on his face.
Castro fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Smith on the side of the head.
Castro throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Castro misses the shot to the body.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Smith lands a kick to the ribs of his opponent. Nice work there - in and out in a flash.
Smith has closed the distance and engaged Castro in a clinch.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Castro pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Castro misses with a wild body shot.
Castro checks a leg kick.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Dave Smith showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action. And we move into the final round!
Castro digs a good body shot into Smith's ribs.
Castro scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Castro throws a lazy right hand but Smith sees it coming a mile off and sidesteps it easily.
Castro swats away the attempt to clinch by Smith.
Smith on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Castro is looking to wear down Smith with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
Castro just misses with a punch to the body.
Smith pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Smith tries to clinch up but Castro circles away and keeps his distance.
Smith has managed to clinch.
Smith missing with knees to the body.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
Smith connects with a knee to the head.
Smith lands a nice elbow from the clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Smith lands a damaging elbow.
Castro breaks from the clinch.
Smith moves in looking to clinch but Castro pushes him off.
Good work by Castro as he checks the leg kick.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Smith scores with a spinning back kick!
Castro fakes a jab and throws a low kick but Smith checks it well.
Smith tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Castro throws a nice looking combination but Smith bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Smith tries to close the distance and clinch but Castro swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Castro connects with a crisp jab.
Smith tries to clinch but Castro is having none of it.
Smith fails with an attempt to clinch.
Castro thows a leg kick but Smith checks it
and Smith moves into the clinch.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Smith.
Smith misses the knee to the body. Nice hip positioning from Castro.
Smith creates a bit of distance and throws an elbow that only just misses.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Smith just misses with a elbow thrown towards Castro's brow.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Castro takes an elbow to the temple.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Castro is looking to break free of the clinch but Smith has double underhooks.
Castro blocks an elbow strike.
Castro is trying to break the clinch but Smith has him pressed against the cage.
Castro avoids the elbow strike from Smith, against the cage.
Castro tries to land a knee to the body but he is off balance and Smith avoids it.
Castro misses with a body punch.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
A frustrated look appears on Castro's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Smith throws an elbow but it misses.
Smith prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
Nice elbow from Smith.
Smith tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Smith blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Smith looks to throw an elbow but misses.
Smith misses with an elbow over the top.
Dave Smith is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
Castro wants to break the clinch but can't.
Castro is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Castro misses with a knee strike.
Castro misses with a body punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Castro is trying to break free.
Smith gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Castro working hard to break the clinch.
Giovani Castro has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Castro wants to break free. God knows he wants to breaaaak freeee.
Castro throws a head punch that misses.
Smith blocking some punches.
Smith prevents Castro from breaking the clinch.
Castro lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Smith pushes off an throws an elbow but Castro leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Castro lands a shoulder strike.
Castro works on Smith's body with a couple of short punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Dave Smith.
I've got Smith winning every round here. Surely the decision will go his way and he'll pick up a well deserved decision victory. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Dillan Fox scores the fight 27:30
Judge Elvis Blanc scores the fight 27:30
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Dave Smith!
A relieved looking Dave Smith thanked the fans for their support and gave the usual line about them being amazing. They seemed to believe that he actually meant it.
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Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Brad Pound (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Geoff Sanburg (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Sanburg is bobbing his head along to his entrance song: Black Sabbath - War Pigs. Geoff Sanburg is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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155 lbs
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153 lbs
5 - 1 - 0 |
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Solid boxing
Granite chin |
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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
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Brad Pound!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Geoff Sanburg!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Alec Ball and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Pound throws a body punch but Sanburg moves out of range.
Pound jabbing away but nothing is landing.
Pound misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanburg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Sanburg is trying hard to land a takedown here. Pound sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Pound throws a hook but Sanburg avoids it easily.
Pound bobs and weaves and throws out a fast jab that snaps Sanburg's head backwards.
Pound swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Nice defenses there by Sanburg.
Sanburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Pound looks to land a left hand but Sanburg moved out of range nicely.
Pound scores with a jab to the body.
Pound throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Sanburg sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Pound uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Sanburg.
Pound is really struggling to find his range with his punches. Sanburg's reach advantage is clearly causing him problems.
Pound misses with a lunging right hand
and Sanburg counters with a nice body kick.
Sanburg misses with a two punch combination.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound throws a shot from downtown. Sanburg moves away and avoids it.
Sanburg looks frustrated there after his takedown attempt is stuffed easily.
Sanburg slips under a jab.
Sanburg tries to bum rush Pound with a series of wild strikes but Pound uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Sanburg is defended easily by Pound.
Brad Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Sanburg.
Pound with a nice cross.
Sanburg has his head snapped back a nice jab. A little nod from Sanburg there as he acknowledges the shot.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanburg is just out of range.
Sanburg drives through with a takedown into guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Pound is trying to keep Sanburg in close.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg drops back looking for a heel hook - he quickly realises he's not going to get it but Pound manages to dive on top of him before he can escape and now Sanburg has Pound in his guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Sanburg trying to control the position here.
Sanburg controls Pound momentarily but Pound frees himself.
Pound trying to control the position from guard on top but Sanburg is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound landing with the ground and pound.
Sanburg pulls Pound in close to his closed guard and prevents Pound from doing any damage or advancing position.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Sanburg tries to clinch but Pound moves out of range.
Pound throws a looping overhand right but Sanburg ducks down to avoid it.
Pound takes a swing at Sanburg's ribcage but misses.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg shoots in but no luck this time.
Brad Pound is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Pound fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Sanburg looks to land a combination but Pound avoids it well.
Sanburg lands a nice leg kick that just misses Pound's sensitive parts.
Nice cross by Pound.
Pound scores with a sloppy right hand. Sanburg should have avoided that one.
Pound throws a body punch but Sanburg moves out of range.
Pound misses with a two punch combination.
Sanburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
A nice combination there by Pound.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pound throws a good cross that connects.
Pound lands with an overhand left.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pound dominated that round.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Nice defenses there by Pound.
Sanburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pound.
Sanburg keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Sanburg drives through with a takedown into guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Pound bucks up whilst keeping hold of a body lock, managing to reverse the position. Now he's in top in Sanburg's guard.
Pound trying to control but Sanburg is working from the bottom.
Sanburg is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Pound has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Sanburg 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.
The referee wants the fighters to be more active or he's going to reset them on the feet.
Sanburg is persisting with the attempt to improve his position.
The referee decides to stand the fighters back up, due to lack of activity on the part of Brad Pound.
Sanburg uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Pound.
Sanburg staying out of range there.
Pound misses with a left hand
and Sanburg counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Pound throws a hard body shot but it just misses.
Sanburg takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Pound throws out a loose jab but Sanburg uses good head movement to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound cracks Sanburg with an open hand slap.
Pound throws out a token jab with nothing on it.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanburg manages to avoid it.
Pound connects with a looping right hand.
Sanburg dodges the punch combination from Pound.
Brad Pound is winning the standup battle so far.
Sanburg clinches with his opponent.
Sanburg wants to push off and get back to the center of the mat but Pound has him pressed against the cage.
The referee calls for Sanburg to work.
The referee is keeping an eye on Pound - much more stalling and he will separate the fighters.
Pound lands a nice uppercut.
Pound manages to break the clinch.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound throws a hook but Sanburg avoids it easily.
Pound looks to score with a jab to the body but Sanburg is just out of range.
A nice leg kick lands there from Sanburg.
Pound takes a swing at Sanburg's ribcage but misses.
A looping hook to the body misses from Pound. Sanburg does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sanburg uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Pound.
Pound looks to land a right hand but Sanburg moved out of range.
Pound jabs away that one connects to the head of his opponent.
Pound on the wrong end of a nice jab.
Sanburg tries for a takedown but Pound circles away easily
and Pound counters with a quick right hand to the jaw.
Pound thows a left - swing and a miss!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg slips under a jab.
Pound fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Pound throws a shot from downtown. Sanburg moves away and avoids it.
Sanburg has Pound up against the cage in a clinch.
Pound breaks the clinch and we return to the middle of the mat.
Sanburg's corner calls for a 1-2. Sanburg obliges with the 1 part as he scores the single shot and moves back out of range.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Pound is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Sanburg.
Pound scores with a sloppy punch to the body. Not much technique there but it did the business.
Sanburg tried to score with a low kick but Pound checks it.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Nice defenses there by Sanburg.
A shot to the body from Pound misses
and Sanburg counters with a nice kick to the body.
Pound works his jab well there, keeping his opponent at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Brad Pound dominated that second round.
That's time! Back to the action! This is the final round!
Sanburg throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Brad Pound seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Pound lands a head shot.
Pound misses with a telegraphed body shot
and Sanburg decides to take the opportunity to score a takedown. He's landed in Pound's guard.
Pound is trying to keep Sanburg in close.
Sanburg is trying to work a guillotine from the top, or something like that? Don't know how he thinks he's going to get a finish from there.
Sanburg trying to control the position from guard on top but Pound is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Pound pushes Sanburg off and scrambles back to his feet.
Sanburg dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Pound. That did some damage!
Geoff Sanburg is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Pound avoids the head kick by Sanburg.
Pound fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Sanburg manages to avoid it.
Sanburg changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Pound tries to avoid it but Sanburg manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Pound to the ground. Pound escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Pound lands a glancing blow to the side of Sanburg's head.
Pound keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Sanburg fails with a takedown attempt.
Brad Pound has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Geoff Sanburg.
Sanburg takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
Pound cracks Sanburg with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Pound tests Sanburg's chin there with a solid looking shot.
The fighters circling - Pound throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pound lands with a nice combination. Sanburg backs away looking to recover.
Pound throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Pound with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Sanburg takes a jab right on the kisser.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Pound throws a body punch but Sanburg moves out of range.
A big right from Pound misses.
Pound just misses with a punch to the body.
Sanburg fails in his attempt to clinch.
Pound wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Sanburg misses with a double jab
and Pound counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Pound looks to land a left hand but Sanburg moved out of range nicely.
A big right from Pound misses.
Pound circles away from the clinch attempt.
Pound throws a body punch but Sanburg moves out of range.
Sanburg throws a low kick but it's checked well by Pound.
Geoff Sanburg has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Sanburg changes levels and drives through with a really nice takedown into side control. Pound looks really pissed at himself for not defending that better.
Pound on his back here. We all know that wrestlers don't like being on their back so let's see if Pound tries to get out of the position.
The ground and pound from Sanburg seems to be hitting the mat more than his opponent.
Sanburg tries to advance to mount but Pound denies him.
Pound holds on to Sanburg's head and controls the position momentarily.
Brad Pound is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sanburg tries for an arm triangle. That looks pretty tight to me. Is this one over!?! Possibly, maybe, no Sanburg has let go of the choke. Obviously it wasn't as tight as we thought!
Sanburg tries for a kimura but Pound is defending well.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pound gets one leg under and gets the fight to half guard.
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 Brad Pound.
Well I reckon that's a shut out for Pound, winning every round. Will the judges agree? They are the ones who matter, even if they are often depressingly incompetent. 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 Dillan Fox scores the fight 30:27
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 30:27
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 30:27
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Brad Pound!
A very excited looking Brad Pound 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 bantamweight MMA rules bout between Paul Meyer (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayson McCarthy (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the prize buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!
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143 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the bantamweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Paul Meyer!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
6 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Clayson McCarthy!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
McCarthy stuffs the takedown attempt from Meyer. Meyer gets slowly back to his feet.
McCarthy tests Meyer's chin there with a solid looking shot.
McCarthy fails in his attempt to clinch.
Nice takedown defense from McCarthy. No joy for Meyer on that attempt.
Meyer moves out of range of the strikes.
Nice takedown defense from McCarthy. No joy for Meyer on that attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Paul Meyer. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Meyer dives in and grabs McCarthy's left leg, looking for a takedown. McCarthy pushes down on Meyer's head and hops out.
McCarthy misses with a wild body shot.
McCarthy swings for the body but Meyer moves out of range.
McCarthy is looking to clinch but Meyer is avoiding it.
Meyer throws a leg kick but he was too far away and it doesn't land.
Meyer motions for McCarthy to come forward. Meyer throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Meyer fails with the takedown.
McCarthy dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Meyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCarthy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyer somewhat.
That's one minute gone in the round.
McCarthy misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
The fighters circle momentarily. McCarthy darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Meyer on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
McCarthy jabs Meyer right on the nose. Meyer blinks but takes it well.
Meyer staying out of range there.
Meyer fails to land the takedown.
McCarthy connects with a right hand. Meyer shakes it off.
Meyer shakes his hands off, looking to compose himself, but takes a jab to the jaw whilst he does it.
McCarthy ducks under a wild hook from Meyer.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but McCarthy shows good takedown defense.
Meyer changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. McCarthy tries to avoid it but Meyer manages to keep hold of a leg and drag McCarthy to the ground. McCarthy escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
Meyer shoots in for a takedown but doesn't get it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Meyer doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Meyer swats away the attempt to clinch by McCarthy.
McCarthy tries to close the distance and clinch up but Meyer swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Nice sprawl there from McCarthy as Meyer shoots in.
McCarthy fails with an attempt to clinch.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Meyer circles away from the clinch attempt.
Paul Meyer seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Meyer shoots in looking for a takedown but McCarthy manages to keep the fight standing, pushing Meyer's face into the canvas for good measure before circling away.
McCarthy thows a body shot but no joy.
Meyer looking to score a takedown here. McCarthy is defending well but Meyer drives through and ends up in McCarthy's guard.
McCarthy wants to get back to his feet but Meyer is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
McCarthy really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Meyer. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Meyer throwing strikes but missing.
Meyer postures up.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy is looking to stand up but Meyer isn't so interested in that idea.
Meyer lands a couple of decent looking shots.
Meyer postures up in McCarthy's guard and throws a big left but McCarthy blocks it.
Meyer tries to free his leg and advance position but McCarthy is retaining full guard.
Meyer passes McCarthy's right leg, so he's now in half guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Meyer throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
McCarthy is controlling Meyer's trapped leg to prevent Meyer from advancing to side control.
McCarthy is staying active underneath Meyer, who seems content to just control the action from this position.
Meyer looking to pass the half guard. Not this time.
McCarthy is looking for a sweep. Meyer is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
McCarthy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meyer.
McCarthy blocking the ground and pound attempt from Meyer.
Meyer 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.
McCarthy is looking to improve his position.
Meyer wants to take a breather but McCarthy is having none of it.
McCarthy wants to control but Meyer is keeping busy and won't allow it.
Meyer trying to control from half guard but McCarthy is working away.
The referee has ruled that neither fighter is active enough on the ground and has stood them back up.
Meyer closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. McCarthy did well to prevent Meyer getting side control.
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!
Meyer passes to full mount!
McCarthy defends a decent attempt at a guillotine from Meyer.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Meyer lands a nice shot to the head.
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 Paul Meyer will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Meyer slips under a jab from McCarthy.
Meyer shoots in and drives through. McCarthy sprawls well.
McCarthy tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Meyer manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Meyer tries to score a power double leg takedown but McCarthy sees that one coming and sprawls well. That will dishearten Meyer somewhat.
McCarthy instigates a clinch.
McCarthy lands an elbow that stopped Meyer in his tracks for a moment.
McCarthy stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
A battle for position here, against the cage.
A nice glancing elbow lands by McCarthy.
McCarthy makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Meyer wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Nice elbow from McCarthy.
McCarthy lands a left hand that snaps the head of Meyer backwards.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Meyer turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
McCarthy is trying to get back to half guard.
Meyer lands a decent elbow from side control.
Meyer working the head and body with strikes.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Meyer thinks about going for a far side armbar but bails out and retains the dominant position instead.
Meyer scores with a couple of short elbows.
McCarthy is rocked!
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Meyer is working to tighten is grip on McCarthy's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. McCarthy has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Meyer is really squeezing tight and eventually McCarthy passes out! Meyer breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 2, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Paul Meyer!
A victorious Paul Meyer thanked his army of followers in his post fight interview, telling people to make sure they follow him on Twitter.
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