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UPF-M 3: As the Dawn Breaks PBP Commentary |
Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Ethan Ornatowski (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Greg Giraldo (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Greg Giraldo has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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BJJ Blue Belt
Solid boxing
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ethan Ornatowski!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Greg Giraldo!
The judges for this bout are Ian Loll, Yves DeLean and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Ornatowski fails with an attempt to clinch.
Ornatowski fails to land with a series of punches.
Giraldo throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Ornatowski sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Well, he's not going to score with shots like that. A lazy body kick attempt from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski closes the distance but Giraldo moves to the side
and Giraldo counters nicely by changing levels and landing a hook to the body.
Ornatowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
letting Giraldo counter with a right hand.
Giraldo lands a slapping body shot.
Giraldo cracks Ornatowski with a good shot that sees him stumbling back into the cage.
Giraldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Giraldo avoids the head kick by Ornatowski.
Ornatowski falls off balance throwing a combination
and Giraldo makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Ornatowski swinging wildly here.
Ornatowski lands a powerful looking uppercut that connected with his opponent's jaw.
Ornatowski takes a shot to the nose. Hopefully that hasn't broken it.
Jab by Giraldo.
A decent looking cross lands there for Giraldo.
Ethan Ornatowski seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch but Giraldo is avoiding it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
letting Giraldo counter with a right hand.
Ornatowski wants to clinch up but Giraldo keeps it at a distance.
Ornatowski uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Giraldo.
Giraldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Giraldo swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Giraldo lands a body shot.
Giraldo takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
Ornatowski throws a combination but it was largely blocked by Giraldo.
Ornatowski misses with a wild combination.
Giraldo scores with a jab. Ornatowski acknowledges it with a nod of the head.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ornatowski moves away.
Ornatowski stuns Giraldo with a nice body shot, before stepping back out of range.
Ornatowski clinches up against the cage.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo is controlling him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The pace really dropping off here, momentarily.
Ornatowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Ornatowski tries to work over Giraldo's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giraldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ornatowski.
Ornatowski wants to get back to striking at distance but Giraldo won't allow it.
Ornatowski blocking some punches.
Giraldo misses with a punch to the body.
Ornatowski is trying to break the clinch but Giraldo is controlling him.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Giraldo stalling in the clinch.
Giraldo tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch but Giraldo keeps him there for the moment.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Giraldo struggles to land a body shot inside as Ornatowski controls his hands.
Giraldo swings wildly with an uppercut but Ornatowski uses good head movement to avoid it.
Giraldo goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Ornatowski creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
A bit of stalling here from Ornatowski.
Ornatowski wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Giraldo tries to work over Ornatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Giraldo stalling in the clinch but Ornatowski improves position.
Giraldo tries to work over Ornatowski's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Ornatowski has had enough of the clinch and is looking to separate.
Ornatowski working aggressively here.
Giraldo has had enough of the clinch but Ornatowski keeps him there for the moment.
Ornatowski tries to break free but Giraldo pushes him back against the cage.
A frustrated look appears on Ornatowski's face as he tries to break the clinch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Giraldo has control.
Giraldo prevents Ornatowski from breaking the clinch.
Ornatowski misses with a body punch.
Ornatowski tries to break the clinch but Giraldo is controlling the position.
Giraldo pressing his opponent against the cage.
Ornatowski looking to slow down the pace here.
Giraldo blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Giraldo throws a punch but it's blocked by Ornatowski.
Ornatowski misses with a hook to the ribs.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Ornatowski wants to break free but Giraldo has control.
Giraldo is trying to break the clinch but Ornatowski is controlling him.
Giraldo breaks from the clinch.
Ornatowski takes one to the chin there.
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 Ethan Ornatowski will probably get the nod.
The fighters get back to their feet, the hooter sounds and we're back to the action!
Ornatowski is looking to clinch.
Ornatowski ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Giraldo moves away.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ornatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Ornatowski tries to grapple but his opponent circles
and Ornatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch but Giraldo is avoiding it.
Ornatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Ornatowski takes a shot to the body in his stride.
Ornatowski slips under a jab.
Ornatowski misses with a double jab
and Giraldo counters with a lovely straight right hand!
Ornatowski drops his hands momentarily and Giraldo takes advantage with a crisp shot to the head.
Giraldo lands the left hand.
Ornatowski shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Ornatowski attempts a low kick but it misses it's target.
Nice jab there from Giraldo.
Ornatowski doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski's corner calls for a 1, 2 combination and Ornatowski duly obliges.
It looks like Greg Giraldo has been cut.
Giraldo looks to score with a combo but nothing lands.
Ornatowski moves in looking to clinch but Giraldo pushes him off.
Giraldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ornatowski swinging wildly here.
Giraldo misses with a wild body shot.
Giraldo keeps his opponent at a distance with a nice jab.
Ornatowski misses with a two punch combination.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a series of strikes. Ornatowski will be more careful next time no doubt.
A slow jab from Giraldo misses its intended target.
Giraldo throws a hook but Ornatowski avoids it easily.
Ornatowski misses with a double jab
and Giraldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Giraldo is having none of it.
Giraldo connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Ornatowski's hands.
Giraldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
A looping hook to the body misses from Giraldo. Ornatowski does a little dance to reset his feet.
Giraldo thows a left - swing and a miss!
Ornatowski walks into a jab.
A swing and a miss from Ornatowski.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Giraldo throws a hook to the body but it doesn't connect.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch but Giraldo swats him to one side with an open hand palm strike and circles away.
Ornatowski takes a shot right to the bread basket.
Giraldo looks to throw the jab but Ornatowski is out of range.
Ornatowski walks into a left hand.
Ornatowski darts in trying to clinch
and Ornatowski takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a left to the body.
Ethan Ornatowski is looking to throw some combinations by the looks of things.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch but Giraldo is having none of it.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up but Giraldo circles away and keeps his distance.
Ornatowski walks into a straight right hand from Giraldo.
Ornatowski misses with a jab, cross combination.
Donk. Giraldo catches Ornatowski right on the button with a cross.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch but Giraldo is avoiding it.
Ornatowski ducks under a wild hook from Giraldo.
Giraldo thuds his right hand into Ornatowski's forehead from close range. That could be painful for both fighters.
Giraldo takes a swing at Ornatowski's ribcage but misses.
Greg Giraldo seems to be getting the better of the standup.
Giraldo lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
Ornatowski tries to bum rush Giraldo with a series of wild strikes but Giraldo uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Giraldo scores with a crisp jab that stopped Ornatowski in his tracks.
Ornatowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ornatowski walks into a straight right hand from Giraldo.
Ornatowski takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ornatowski is just out of range.
The fight stays on the outside here - Ornatowski looks like he's thinking about clinching though.
Sloppy strikes from Ornatowski. Those never looked like landing.
Ornatowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giraldo counters with a left to the body.
Both fighters are absolutely exhausted here.
Ornatowski keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Giraldo scores with a punch to the gut of his opponent.
Ornatowski blocks a jab.
Giraldo takes a swing at Ornatowski's ribcage but misses.
Ornatowski looks like he's developed a pretty tasty lump over his left eye. He'll need to avoid taking much more damage to that.
Ornatowski thows a leg kick but Giraldo checks it
and Giraldo counters with a shot to the ribs. That looked like it hurt.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up but Giraldo circles away and keeps his distance.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giraldo throws a body punch but Ornatowski moves out of range.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giraldo, as that shot connected.
Giraldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
Ornatowski wants to clinch up but Giraldo keeps it at a distance.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
A close second round but Greg Giraldo will probably get the nod - 10:9.
The cut man is working on Greg Giraldo's cut.
That's time! Ornatowski's corner gives him a slap on the ass as he gets ready to fight. Let's hear some noise people - this is the final round!
Ornatowski throws a right hand that Giraldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Giraldo also avoids with ease.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch.
Ornatowski throws a right and a left that both miss.
Ornatowski avoids the body shot from Giraldo.
Ornatowski misses with a jab and misses with a cross straight after too.
Ornatowski looks to land a combination but Giraldo avoids it well.
Ornatowski walks straight into a jab right on the nose. That one stung - he's blinking and trying to clear his head.
A jab from Giraldo does it's job there.
Giraldo misses the body punch
and Ornatowski counters with a two punch combo.
Ornatowski is looking to clinch.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Giraldo, as that shot connected.
Ornatowski avoids the body shot from Giraldo.
Ornatowski throws out a leg kick but Giraldo moves out of range and Ornatowski only half commits.
Giraldo keeps the fight on the outside.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
A big right from Giraldo misses.
Ornatowski wants to land a leg kick but Giraldo is out of range.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up but Giraldo circles away and keeps his distance.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a crisp hook to the side of the head.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Giraldo with a body punch. A glancing blow.
Ornatowski takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Ornatowski fails in his attempt to clinch.
Ornatowski has his hands up protecting his head but a hook from Giraldo finds it's way round the side to connect with Ornatowski's head.
Giraldo throws a shot to the body.
Giraldo connects with a body shot.
Giraldo wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Ornatowski tries to clinch up
and Giraldo counters with a left to the body.
Giraldo connects with a single shot there.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Giraldo misses the jab.
Giraldo showing good head movement there, avoiding the strikes from Ornatowski.
Giraldo swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Giraldo lands with a right hand.
No joy there for Ornatowski, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giraldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giraldo misses with a body shot.
Ornatowski takes an uppercut right on the jaw but it doesn't phase him.
Giraldo scores with a jab to the jaw of his opponent.
Nice uppercut there from Giraldo.
Giraldo misses with an uppercut.
Giraldo swats away the attempt to clinch by Ornatowski.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
A decent looking cross lands there for Giraldo.
Giraldo connects with a jab.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Ornatowski tries to close the distance and clinch up but Giraldo swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Giraldo circles away from the clinch attempt.
This fight brought to you by 5M nutrition - it's mmmmm tasty. Nice jab by Giraldo.
A swing and a miss from Giraldo.
Ornatowski swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Giraldo connects with a body shot that sends Ornatowski's belly button to the back.
Giraldo avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Ornatowski throws a right hand that Giraldo ducks under and follows up with a left that Giraldo also avoids with ease.
Giraldo throws a looping overhand right but Ornatowski ducks down to avoid it.
Giraldo dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Ornatowski moves his head to the side to avoid a jab but walks straight into a cross.
Giraldo ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Ornatowski moves away.
Giraldo changes levels and scores with a jab to the body.
Ornatowski throws a combination that misses
and Giraldo counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Ornatowski looks to land a combination but Giraldo avoids it well.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Nice uppercut lands for Giraldo. That snapped Ornatowski's head back.
Ornatowski on the wrong end of an overhand right that came out of nowhere.
Giraldo scores with the left hand. Ornatowski knows he should have avoided that one.
Ornatowski walks into a jab.
Ornatowski throws a jab, cross combination which is slipped
and Giraldo counters with a straight right hand.
Giraldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giraldo looks to score with a jab to the body but Ornatowski is just out of range.
Ornatowski misses with a combination
and Giraldo counters with a nice uppercut.
Giraldo throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Ornatowski will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Giraldo thuds a left hand into Ornatowski's body.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Giraldo fakes a head punch and goes low to the body. Nicely done.
Giraldo throws a good cross that connects.
Ornatowski moves in looking to clinch but Giraldo pushes him off.
And that's the end of the fight!
Greg Giraldo comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Giraldo has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Ian Loll scores the fight 28:29
Judge Yves DeLean scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Greg Giraldo!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jesse Murdoch (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and James Dove (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dove has chosen Renegades of Funk as his entrance music. Over to our ring announcer for the fighter introductions!
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BJJ Purple Belt
Counter fighter
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Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Jesse Murdoch!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 5 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, James Dove!
The judges for this bout are Dillan Fox, Steve Smith and Elvis Blanc.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dove closes the distance and clinches up, looking for a takedown. He shifts his weight and gets a nice trip into half guard.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Murdoch avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Dove.
Murdoch taking some punishment here, with Dove in his half guard.
Dove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdoch's head.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Dove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdoch's head.
Dove missing with the ground and pound from half guard.
Dove really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Murdoch. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Murdoch is looking to improve his position.
Dove thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Murdoch's head.
Murdoch slips a foot under and gets full guard. Nice work.
This is a great period of action - very entertaining stuff!
Murdoch preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
Dove loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dove wants to stand but Murdoch has a closed guard, so he can't escape.
Dove postures up in Murdoch's guard and throws a big left but Murdoch blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dove wants to stand and escape but instead Murdoch has hit a sweep and he's now on top in guard.
Murdoch wants to pass the guard but Dove is keeping the position.
Murdoch trying to control the position from guard on top but Dove is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Murdoch drops back for a leg! It's a sloppy attempt though and Murdoch jumps back into guard quickly, to retain the dominant position.
Murdoch wants to control from the top but Dove keeps moving.
Murdoch stops Dove from standing up.
Murdoch trying to control but Dove is working from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The ref stands the fighters back up. Jesse Murdoch wasn't doing enough on the ground.
Dove is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Murdoch's half guard.
Dove throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Dove looks to land a strike but Murdoch avoids it nicely and regains full guard.
Dove wants to stand but Murdoch is controlling his posture from full guard.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Murdoch controls Dove momentarily but Dove frees himself.
Dove working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dove with a flurry of punches that miss.
Dove looking to pass the guard.
Dove must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Dove missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
Dove wants to get up but he can't break Murdoch's closed guard. He needs to be careful trying to break the legs open, as he's open to submissions here.
Dove stands up over his opponent, looking to dive in with a big punch. Here he comes, superman style! Oh, the punch misses and Murdoch has got him in a triangle choke for good measure! Oh no! Dove manages to get his head free but now Murdoch has transitioned to an armbar! Dove grimaces and is forced to tap! Beautiful Jiu Jitsu from Murdoch! I'd be surprised if that didn't end up as submission of the night!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Jesse Murdoch!
After the big win, Jesse Murdoch made sure to do all the important stuff like thanking his sponsors MaFiA FightWear and telling the interviewer how much he loves him.
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Undercard bout
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Anderson Jones (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Marco Basa (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Anderson Jones had real problems making weight for this fight. After initially coming in at 171.1lbs, he had two hours to make the official fight weight. He made it but it will have taken a lot out of him to cut those extra few pounds. Both fighters really staring each other down here, as Marco Basa enters the cage!
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170 lbs
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BJJ Brown Belt
Counter fighter
Granite chin |
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Solid chin |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Anderson Jones!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Marco Basa!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Gregory Folan and Ian Loll.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Basa will need to tighten up his combinations if he doesn't want to gas himself out, swinging at thin air.
Basa looks to clinch
and Jones counters with a driving takedown into guard. Nice work there by Jones.
Basa working a defensive guard here.
Jones is stalling in the full guard.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Basa can do anything to dispel that myth.
Basa wants to stand up but Jones is controlling him.
Jones trying to control but Basa is working from the bottom.
Jones thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Jones stops Basa from standing up.
Jones 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.
Jones passes easily into side control. Nice work.
Jones is working to tighten is grip on Basa's neck. He's isolated an arm and is working for an arm triangle. Basa has recognised the danger and is trying to turn with the submission but Jones is really squeezing tight and eventually Basa passes out! Jones breaks the hold and jumps onto the cage to celebrate! Submission of the night, I'd say!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:56 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Arm Triangle). Anderson Jones!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Thomas Hooke (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Liam Lanchester (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
0 - 0 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Thomas Hooke!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Liam Lanchester!
The judges for this bout are Yves DeLean, Robert Douchet and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
A bone on bone clash there as Hooke blocks the leg kick.
Lanchester takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
Good leg kick by Lanchester there. It's the ones that make that thud noise that hurt and that was an almighty thud.
No joy there for Lanchester, who threw a few shots but didn't land.
Hooke lands a nice looking body shot.
Good exchange - Hooke coming out on top.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Lanchester motions for Hooke to come forward. Lanchester throws a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Hooke lands a right hook to the body.
Lanchester pulls out of a head kick attempt.
Lanchester tries to move into range but Hooke moves to the side and lands with a nice right hand.
Hooke bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Lanchester throws a combination that misses
and Hooke counters with a right hand to the body.
Lanchester looks winded!
Hooke lands a right hook to the body.
Hooke ducks low and lands a nice hook to the body of his opponent.
Hooke has managed to clinch.
That's one minute gone in the round.
A short uppercut from Hooke.
Hooke lands a right uppercut that snaps the head of Lanchester backwards.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Hooke creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Lanchester is rocked!
A shot in the inside from Hooke.
Lanchester is still on wobbly legs! Can Hooke finish him?
Hooke pushes Lanchester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooke lands with a short head shot on the inside.
Hooke pushes Lanchester back against the cage and lands a hook to the side of the head.
Hooke lands a hook to the side of the head.
Some stalling of biblical proportions here from Hooke.
Hooke on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Hooke lands an uppercut.
Hooke avoiding damage as Lanchester throws knees to the body.
Lanchester missing with knees to the body.
Lanchester seems to have recovered his senses.
Hooke softening up his opponent with strikes, against the cage.
Lanchester tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Hooke scores with a shot to the side of Lanchester's head.
Hooke stalling.
Lanchester has had enough of the clinch but Hooke keeps him there for the moment.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Hooke pushes off and circles away, back to the middle of the mat.
Nice uppercut there from Hooke.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Today's fight clock is brought to you by... OOOH that's a huge shot by Hooke! Lanchester is in big trouble here - the ref steps in to save him and this one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:17 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Thomas Hooke!
A very excited looking Thomas Hooke 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 Cat Von (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Paso Leati (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Cat Von is staring across the cage at his opponent, tweaking his nipples... Tweaking his own nipples that is.
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263 lbs
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274 lbs
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Good kicks
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Cat Von!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
0 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Paso Leati!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Alec Ball.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Leati scores with a hook to the body. Von takes a step back and tries to catch his breath.
Von misses with a body punch
and Leati counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Leati.
Leati tries a body shot but Von blocks it.
Leati misses with a body punch.
Leati keeps control of Von as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
Leati tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Von's elbow.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leati misses with a punch on the inside.
Leati misses with a punch to the body.
Leati misses with a body punch.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Leati is controlling him.
Leati tries a body shot but Von blocks it.
Von blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von is trying to break free.
Leati throws a punch but it's blocked by Von.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leati.
Von prevents a body shot from Leati.
Von working hard to break the clinch.
Leati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Leati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Von blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Leati misses with a hook to the ribs.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Von tries to break the clinch but Leati is controlling the position.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leati misses with a punch to the body.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Leati is controlling him.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
Leati keeps control of Von as he tries to wriggle out of the double underhooks.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Von.
Leati tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Von blocks an uppercut.
Leati misses with a punch on the inside.
Von tries to circle away but Leati has him pinned against the cage.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Leati.
Leati working aggressively here.
Leati lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
It looks like Cat Von has been cut.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Leati has him pressed against the cage.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
Leati prevents Von from breaking the clinch.
Leati has Von pressed against the cage, preventing Von from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
Leati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leati misses with a short punch on the inside.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leati swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
Von is looking to break free of the clinch but Leati has double underhooks.
Leati swings wildly with an uppercut but Von uses good head movement to avoid it.
Leati keeps the fight in the clinch, despite Von's efforts to push away.
Leati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Von blocking some punches.
Von blocks a body shot from Leati.
Von tries to break the clinch but Leati is controlling the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paso Leati dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Cat Von's cut.
That's time! Back to the action!
Von throws a head kick that misses and slips in the process. He scrambles back to his feet and the fighters circle.
Von chopping away at his opponent's legs.
Von throws a right and a left that Leati avoids nicely.
Leati clinches up with Von and pushes him back against the cage.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Leati has him pressed against the cage.
Leati tries to work over Von's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von blocks an uppercut.
Von has had enough of the clinch but Leati keeps him there for the moment.
Von blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leati tries a body shot but Von blocks it.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Leati.
Leati has a couple of punches blocked by Von.
Leati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Leati tries to work over Von's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Leati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leati lands a short shot on the inside that snaps the head of Von backwards.
Von working hard to break the clinch.
Paso Leati seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Von can't break the clinch.
Von prevents a body shot from Leati.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A frustrated look appears on Von's face as he tries to break the clinch.
Von wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Leati throws a punch but it's blocked by Von.
Leati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
A shot in the inside from Leati.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Leati swings wildly with an uppercut but Von uses good head movement to avoid it.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Leati is controlling him.
Leati goes for a body shot but it's blocked.
Leati misses with a body punch.
Von looks like he'd prefer to be striking at range right now.
Leati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leati misses with a punch on the inside.
Leati misses with a shot to the kidneys.
A head punch on the inside from Leati fails to land.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leati throws a punch but it's blocked by Von.
Von is trying to break free.
Von blocks a punch to the side of the head.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
Leati tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Leati misses with a punch on the inside.
Leati misses with some punches.
Von is trying to break the clinch but Leati has him pressed against the cage.
Leati struggles to land a body shot inside as Von controls his hands.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
Leati tries to work over Von's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Von is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Von is trying to push Leati away but Leati has him pressed against the cage, so he's going nowhere.
Von prevents a body shot from Leati.
Leati misses with a hook to the ribs.
Von blocking some punches.
Leati tries a body shot but Von blocks it.
Von blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leati working aggressively here.
Von has had enough of the clinch but Leati keeps him there for the moment.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
A shot in the inside from Leati.
Leati is working Von over against the cage.
Von blocks a body shot from Leati.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Paso Leati showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
The cut man is working on Cat Von's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin! This is the final round!
Leati tries to clinch but Von is having none of it.
Leati steps to his left, right into the path of a big body kick from Von. That one must have hurt.
Von avoids the body shot from Leati.
Von throws a leg kick but Leati sees it coming and moves out of range.
Leati swings for the body but Von moves out of range.
Von dances in quickly and lands a nice inside leg kick on Leati. That did some damage!
Leati is looking to clinch.
The fighters circle momentarily. Leati darts into range and connects with a nice straight punch.
Leati tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Von manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
A head kick misses from Von.
Von swings for the body but Leati moves out of range.
Leati wants to clinch.
Von misses with a wild body shot.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Von misses with a wild body shot.
A head kick from Von lands but Leati takes it in his stride.
It looks like Paso Leati has been cut.
Leati lands a nice looking body shot.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Leati checks a leg kick.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Leati is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Cat Von seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Good shot there by Leati.
Von keeps the fight on the outside.
Leati blocks a head kick by Von.
Von throws a jab when Leati was well out of range.
Leati bobs and weaves and unloads with a good uppercut.
Leati dips to his left and cracks Von with an uppercut!
Von tries to score with a leg kick but it misses it's target.
Von misses with a jab to the body
and Leati counters into the clinch. Nicely done.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Von avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Leati misses with a body punch.
Von takes a shot to the head.
Von blocks an uppercut.
Von can't break the clinch.
Leati struggles to land a body shot inside as Von controls his hands.
Leati lands punches inside but they're not really causing much damage.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
Still in the clinch, Leati scores with a nice short uppercut.
Leati stays in close to his opponent and throws a right hand to the body.
Leati can't find room to land a body shot as Von controls the action.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Leati tries to work over Von's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Von prevents a body shot from Leati.
A right handed body shot lands from Leati.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Von avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
Leati lands a hook that snaps the head of Von backwards.
Von blocks an uppercut.
Leati misses with a hook from the clinch.
Leati lands with a right to the head.
Leati throws a punch but it's blocked by Von.
A short left from Leati.
Leati lands a shoulder strike.
Cat Von has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Paso Leati is fighting for a decision - hopefully he's judged it right and he's actually winning the fight.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Leati tries to throw a body punch but Von avoids it by throwing Leati back against the cage.
Von blocking some punches.
Leati has Von pressed against the cage, preventing Von from circling away and getting back to striking at range.
A head punch on the inside from Leati fails to land.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Von blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Leati blocks a body shot from Von.
And that's the end of the fight!
Paso Leati comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I've got Leati 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 Steve Smith scores the fight 27:30
Judge Trevor Gratis scores the fight 27:30
Judge Alec Ball scores the fight 27:30
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Paso Leati!
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Matrim Cauthon (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Ronald Rousey (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd seem to be enjoying Rousey's choice of entrance music: Creepy Jackalope Eye by Supersuckers. Matrim Cauthon has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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174 lbs
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174 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Matrim Cauthon!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Ronald Rousey!
The judges for this bout are Gregory Folan, Elvis Blanc and Trevor Gratis.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Cauthon throws a low kick, looking for Rousey's leg but Rousey calmly moves out of range.
Cauthon gets a double leg takedown into Rousey's guard.
Cauthon looking to control the position here, rather than advance.
Rousey utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
Rousey is working actively off his back, looking to secure an arm or perhaps work for a triangle.
Rousey is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Cauthon trying to control but Rousey is working from the bottom.
Cauthon pushing down on Rousey's thigh, trying to pass to half guard. He's managed it... Nice work.
Rousey has no desire to be mounted, so is trying to control. Cauthon is working away from the top position though.
Cauthon prevents Rousey from improving his position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Cauthon is working for a kimura but Rousey is defending it quite comfortably.
Cauthon is trying to control. Rousey wants to improve his position but can't escape this time.
Rousey is trying to get back to full guard.
Cauthon is trying to work for a kimura but Rousey is defending well.
Cauthon is working for submissions here but there's nothing on.
Rousey trying to control from the bottom.
Cauthon is trying to work for a kimura. This could be trouble! No, Rousey has managed to free his arm - good work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon is looking for an arm triangle, whilst trying to pass to side control. Rousey doesn't seem that keen to cooperate though. No luck this time Cauthon.
The fighters are starting to get a bit slippery now, which will make submissions a bit more difficult.
Cauthon controlling the action here.
Rousey is looking to sinch up a guillotine here but Cauthon pulls his head out easily.
Cauthon is working hard to pass the guard. He's done it - he's now in full mount! Trouble for Rousey!
Cauthon tries to control but Rousey wriggling away.
Rousey prevents Cauthon from taking his back.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Rousey is looking to escape.
Cauthon wants to take Rousey's back but he can't do it this time.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Rousey bucks up and manages to get a nice reversal! He's in guard on the top - nicely done!
Cauthon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rousey preventing the sweep.
Cauthon is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Rousey pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Cauthon is keeping the position for now.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Cauthon 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.
Rousey trying to control the position from guard on top but Cauthon is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Rousey trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Cauthon looking to hit a scissor sweep but Rousey is one step ahead there.
Rousey drops back for a leg here. A bit of a high risk move... He's looking for a kneebar by the looks of things. Now both of them are looking for submissions. Rousey seems to have locked his on tight now - Cauthon screams in pain and taps out furiously! It certainly was a high risk move but it's paid off for Rousey, as he picks up the win!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:46 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Kneebar). Ronald Rousey!
Ronald Rousey really struggled to get his t-shirt on before his hand was raised. Making sure that MaFiA FightWear logo gets some air time is pretty tricky when you're all sweaty.
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Guillaume Mein (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and SyvesterSegul VandammeChuck (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look pumped up here. Let's hope this is a good fight!
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216 lbs
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265 lbs
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Counter fighter
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
6 - 2 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Guillaume Mein!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, SyvesterSegul VandammeChuck!
The judges for this bout are Steve Smith, Trevor Gratis and Dillan Fox.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
VandammeChuck fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Mein on the side of the head.
VandammeChuck ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
VandammeChuck throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
VandammeChuck dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Nice straight punches there by VandammeChuck. You know Roy Jones Jr respects the hands of VandammeChuck.
VandammeChuck scores with a sloppy right hand. Mein should have avoided that one.
VandammeChuck lands a jab to Mein's midsection.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
VandammeChuck punishes Mein's body with a nice straight punch.
Mein takes a jab right on the nose. That must have hurt but he shrugs his shoulders and looks to return the favor.
VandammeChuck takes a step towards his opponent and connects with a left hand, before circling away.
VandammeChuck drops Mein with a hook right on the temple. He thinks about going to the ground but Mein looks back up at him and smiles so VandammeChuck waves him back to his feet - he obviously thinks he can knock him out after that shot landed.
Mein is rocked!
VandammeChuck moves in close and cracks Mein with a massive right hand! Mein, frozen momentarily in time, tumbles to the canvas, already out cold! A brutal knockout by VandammeChuck!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:53 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). SyvesterSegul VandammeChuck!
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